 Good evening!
Lemon Road had a short, but wonderful week at school. We celebrated elementary book end events - welcoming our newest students & families to Kindergarten Orientation and visiting Longfellow Middle School with several of our 6th graders who plan to attend next year!
We are fully into spring and the final quarter of the school year. Help your child stay on top of their assignments, bedtimes, and studying. Be sure to check their Wednesday folder weekly and read communication from teachers so you don't miss anything.
In April, we celebrate our amazing volunteers who help ensure our students, teachers, and staff are supported throughout the year. We invite all our volunteers to our Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast in the library on Thursday, April 16 beginning at 8:15. Be sure to download the Raptor Safe App to make your check in process in the office easy. Email Ms. Olsavsky to let her know you are able to make it at enolsavsky@fcps.edu. This includes field trip chaperones, room parents, PTA board members, classroom volunteers, Wednesday folder helpers, etc.!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend and we look forward to seeing your child for 5 full days of school this week and the Spring Fair on Saturday!
 Be sure to your your child a yearbook. LRES Yearbooks are on sale through Monday, April 13. They cost $20 and families can pay on MySchoolBucks (select School Store, Yearbook), a credit card using this link (code 26164), or with cash/check written out to Lemon Road Elementary.
 Hello Lemon Road Families,
Students in grades 3 - 6 will be starting their bike riding unit in PE on Monday April 13th and end on May 1st. Our teachers, Mr. Hickman & Mr. Van Trees take precautions to make sure your children are safe during their ride, including wearing hairnets, helmets, and teach proper bike safety. Please ensure your children do not wear long dresses or baggy clothing on PE days for the next month as they can get caught in bike chains. Having a properly fitted helmet is important so students with long hair are asked to wear it so that a helmet can fit over it properly (for example, a low ponytail). Students may bring their own helmets and/or bicycles. If your child would like to use their own bike during their PE, they may ride it to school and lock it on the bike rack next to DOOR 6 or in the front of the school near the flagpole. All bikes on bike racks will also be under camera surveillance. If there is no room on either bike rack, you can lock them up to the fence closest to the bike rack in the back of the school.
This is a really fun unit and we appreciate you helping your child have the most success possible!
 ♟️Baroody Camps: The spring session for after school Baroody Camps will start this week!
🎪Spring Fair: Spring Fair is SATURDAY, APRIL 18 from 10:00-3:00! There will be music, food trucks, carnival games, rock climbing wall, inflatables, face painting, cotton candy, concessions, and more! We hope to see our full community there! Families can purchase wristbands (children age 5+) or Roaring Raffle tickets using this LINK until Tuesday, April 14. Wristbands offer entry to all activities and are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
⭐Volunteers for Spring Fair: We need of support with the following for Spring Fair - donating baked goods, coolers with ice, drinks, and volunteers (run carnival games and concession stands). If you're able to support us, please sign up HERE! Our community thanks you!
🦁PTA Board 2026-2028: The PTA Elections Committee is seeking volunteers to run for the PTA Board (2-year terms) for 2026-2028. This is a great opportunity to get involved with the PTA and the Lemon Road community. You can nominate yourself or someone else using this form by Friday, April 17, and the slate will be presented at the virtual PTA Meeting on Wednesday, April 22.
🍭Staff Appreciation Week: Plans are underway for Staff Appreciation Week from May 4-8. If you would like to join the SAW Committee, please contact Traci Crockett (ptavpmembershiplres@gmail.com) or join us at our next virtual meeting on Monday, April 13 at 8:00 p.m. (https://meet.google.com/inh-ojkc-wem).
⚽🥅Lions Cheer on DC United: We are excited to offer an opportunity for you and your family to join us at Audi Field as DC United takes on St. Louis SC on Saturday, May 16! You can purchase your tickets here.
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Support Military Children
- Join a Community Conversation with Dr. Reid
- School Board to Present Budget to Board of Supervisors
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving this weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
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Monday, April 13: D Week; Grade 5 Field Trip to Luray Caverns; Earth Week - Lights Out Lunes
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Tuesday, April 14: Quarter 3 Progress Reports in SISParentVue; Earth Week - Trask Pick Up Tuesday
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Wednesday, April 15: Purple Up Day – Month of the Military Child; Grade 3 Field Trip to American History Museum; Earth Week - Water Saving Wednesday
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Thursday, April 16: Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast; Marshall Pyramid Art Show (Marshall High School); Earth Week - Thrifty Thursday (Reuse)
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Friday, April 17: Wear Red for Families with a Loved One who is Deployed; Earth Week - Fuel Reduction Friday; Educate Fairfax Bookmark Contest Entries Due
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Saturday, April 18: LRES Annual Spring Fair; All County Chorus Festival; FCPS Military Family Field Day (12 - 2 PM); Special Education Family Conference (8 AM - 2 PM)
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Monday, April 20: A Week; Earth Week Activities at Lemon Road; Community Conversation with Dr. Reid (Westgate Elementary 6:30 PM)
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Tuesday, April 21: Student Holiday: Voting Day
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Wednesday, April 22: Virtual PTA Meeting (7 PM)
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Friday, April 24: Grade 6 Advanced Math Probability Fair; Grade 6 Transition Field Trip to Kilmer Middle School
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Friday, May 1: Last Day for Class Placement Parent Input
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Tuesday, May 12: Grade 5 Reading SOL
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Friday, May 15: Grades 3, 4 & 6 Reading SOL; Grade 5 Science SOL
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Thursday, May 21: Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Math & Honors Algebra 1 SOL
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Friday, June 12: Lemon Road Field Day
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Monday, June 15: Grade 6 Promotion Ceremony
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Tuesday, June 16: End of Year Class Parties
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Wednesday, June 17: Last Day of School (2-hour Early Release)
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