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📰What's Happening at Mosaic?
2nd graders had so much fun on their trip to Cox Farms!
- Today our Mustangs are wearing orange in celebration of Unity Day!
- 3rd graders learned and collaborated with classmates while playing math games.
- 5th graders built Rube Goldberg machines to demonstrate Newton's Laws.
- There are so many great field trips this time of year! Kindergarteners learned all about plants and seeds at Green Spring Gardens.
🍁Fall Spirit Week
Get ready for a week of fun! Show your spirit with a different theme each day:
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Monday, October 26: Cartoon Character Day — Dress as your favorite cartoon character or represent a favorite cartoon show.
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Tuesday, October 27: Woodland Creatures Day — Wear clothing featuring owls, foxes, raccoons, deer, bears, or squirrels. Ears and headbands are welcome!
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Wednesday, October 28: Wear What You Love Wednesday — Represent something you love with a favorite hobby or team shirt, dress as a jack-o’-lantern, or get creative!
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Thursday, October 29: Video or Board Game Day — Pick a favorite, like Super Mario, Monopoly, Minecraft, or Uno, and dress the part.
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Friday, October 30: Fall-Themed Pajama Day — Wear your fall-themed PJs. Please leave slippers at home!
🧥Lost and Found Items
With the cooler fall mornings and warmer afternoons, students are taking off sweatshirts and coats, and some are getting left behind. We’ve also collected quite a few water bottles in Lost and Found. Please label your child’s belongings with their first and last name so we can return them to their owners. Items not claimed by the end of the quarter will be donated by the PTA.
🎨Art to Remember Fundraiser
Our school is partnering with Art to Remember for a creative fundraiser featuring keepsake products customized with your child's art. With 60+ items (many under $20), these make great gifts and a portion of every purchase supports our school.
📚🎂Books and Bundts
We all know that reading enriches our brains, increases vocabulary, and introduces us to many exciting adventures. To celebrate our love of reading, we are thrilled to partner with Nothing Bundt Cakes-Vienna (129 Maple Ave. W) as we invite ALL Mosaic Mustangs to participate in their sweet Books and Bundts reading program! The program is simple: encourage your child to read 400 minutes a month (20 minutes a day) and record their books on the Books and Bundts Reading Tracker page, which they can get from their teacher.
Bring it to the Nothing Bundt Cakes in Vienna and receive a FREE bundtlet and award certificate to celebrate their fantastic accomplishment! You can repeat this every month from now until March 31, 2027. If you have any questions, please contact Courtney Stevens, our Reading Specialist, castevens@fcps.edu.
📚Notes from the Library
Wow! Our Mustangs have already checked out over 10,000 books this school year! That’s approximately 11 books per student in just 8 weeks! The most popular nonfiction subject among our students has been arts and recreation. We are delighted to see so many books circulating! Please continue to have conversations at home about managing library books, and create systems that students can easily follow on their own so that books get returned on time. As the end of the first quarter approaches, look for email and paper notifications regarding overdue books. If you have any questions about our library program, please reach out to our librarian, Mrs. Brown.
🏈Mosaic Night at the Oakton High School Football Game!
Join us Friday, October 23, at 7 p.m. to cheer on Oakton at its homecoming game. Wear your Mosaic or Oakton spirit wear! Mosaic Elementary students get in free with a paying adult. We hope to see you there!
👶FCPS Is Participating in Virginia Quality Birth to Five (VQB5)
Virginia Quality Birth to Five is Virginia’s system for measuring and supporting quality in early childhood programs so children enter kindergarten ready to learn. VQB5 builds on health and safety standards by measuring the quality of teacher-child interactions and the use of the curriculum. Visit the Virginia Quality Birth to Five website for more information.
🪖VFW Patriotic Programs
VFW Post 8241 invites students and families to take part in its 2026–2027 patriotic programs, all centered on the theme “What a Veteran Taught Me About America.” Students in grades 6–8, including sixth graders attending elementary school, may enter Patriot’s Pen with a 300–400 word essay. The VFW is also accepting Teacher of the Year nominations for eligible K–12 educators who promote citizenship, civic responsibility, and patriotism.
Entries and nominations are due October 31, 2026. Completed forms and materials may be emailed to vfw8241@gmail.com. Find official forms and eligibility details at the VFW student competitions page and Teacher of the Year page. Contact VFW Post 8241 at vfw8241@gmail.com with questions or for submission assistance.
🍎FCPS News
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Facilities Survey
- Transportation Survey
- Health Department Letter on Preventing the Spread of Illness
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving this weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
🗓️Upcoming Events
October 30 - End of 1st Quarter Early Release (dismissal at 1:20 p.m. - Please note that childcare is NOT available on End of Quarter 2-hour Early Release days.)
November 2 - School Planning Day (Student Holiday)
November 3 - Election Day/Teacher Workday (Student Holiday)
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