 What a beautiful weekend to celebrate the close of Quarter 1 at Lemon Road. It was so much fun celebrating October birthdays with Costume Day - there was so much creativity and school spirit!
We loved seeing our families chaperoning the Jamestown Field Trip, reading with 1st graders, listening to 2nd graders share their writing, and joining us for soccer on Saturday!
We hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween who celebrated. If your child brought home more candy than your family will enjoy, Lemon Road would love to take your leftovers! We like to offer snacks at staff meetings and required trainings throughout the year. Drop them off in the office next time you come by!
As your Halloween candy is eaten and your jack-o-lanterns are ready to leave - bring them into Lemon Road for our pumpkin graveyard! We’ll place a box outside the front door labeled PUMPKINS ONLY Wednesday-Friday of this week. Please only bring in pumpkins with no paint or marker on them, so they can decompose in our gardens. Have a spooktacular weekend!
On November 11, Lemon Road looks forward to honoring Veterans Day, but many government-funded entities are closed. This includes SACC/BTB, Fall Church McLean Childrens' Center, and Fairfax Government services like our School Health Aide and Public Health Nurse. Please ensure alternate childcare arrangements are made for students. All students will be sent home on the bus unless alternate plans are communicated. Thank you for your ongoing partnership and support!
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Return your Federal Impact Aid Survey. FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available in SIS ParentVUE under Online Packets, which is in the upper right corner of the screen after logging in. Please complete it as soon as possible. Completing this form is how we ensure we receive all the resources available to us from the federal government. For more information, please visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page.
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Students in Grades 3 - 6 can bring their bike helmets and bicycles to school beginning Wednesday, November 4 to participate in our annual PE Bike Unit. FCPS will deliver additional helmets and bikes for shared use during PE instruction.
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Label all jackets, sweatshirts, and hoodies to ensure they are returned!
- Visitors to school events download the Raptor Safe App prior to visiting Lemon Road. Arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of an event.
- All students wear their LRES polos on field trip days.
- Students in grades 4 - 6 should bring their agendas home each night. Parents/guardians should regularly check their child's agenda.
- Apply for Free/Reduced Lunch which also gives opportunities for scholarships for other school events and fees. New applications are required every year. If your family needs assistance with scholarships or supplies, apply using the link above and contact Mrs. Reyes Gomez (Family Liaison) at kereyesgomez@fcps.edu.
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Parents/legal guardians should submit full-day absences using ParentVUE. FCPS school attendance policies will be enforced. Parents will be held accountable for students who do not attend school regularly.
- Add money to your child's lunch account using MySchoolBucks. Check out what is being served each month in the cafeteria using MealViewer.
Each year, Lemon Road holds a book fair that extends during the school day as well as one evening for family shopping. The books and materials are delivered on November 12. Lemon Road students can shop during the school day OR by coming to Family Night on Thursday, November 19. Join us to shop, volunteer, set up, or break down. If you are available, email Ms. Gabby Burke at goburke@fcps.edu. Parents are able to shop online and set up an eWallet to safely allow their children to shop at school here! Finally, click this link to make a donation to help us ensure every child can choose a book from the fair this year.
As featured in photos here, the Kindergarten and Preschool Storytime Event last week was adorable and well attended. Thank you to all our families who joined and staff that participated.
Lemon Road Elementary is participating in FCPS's Outstanding Employee Awards for the first time in many years. We would love to recognize LRES staff who have gone above and beyond to make a difference in our community. Please take a moment to consider educators at Lemon Road in one or more of these categories (learn about each category on the FCPS website):
- Outstanding Teacher
- Outstanding New Teacher
- Outstanding Professional Staff Leader
- Outstanding Educational Services Employee
- Outstanding Operational Services Employee
- Outstanding Principal
Use this form to nominate a staff member for any of the above categories!
We are excited to welcome veterans and members of the US Military to Lemon Road Elementary School on Wednesday, November 11th, to celebrate you and your service to our country. We will begin with a light breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in the cafeteria followed by classroom visits to share your stories and/or to read a book. To ensure a smooth plan for the day we are kindly requesting some information from you in this Veterans Day Breakfast Google form if you are planning on joining.
Lemon Road will also celebrate the veterans and members of the military in our community with a school-wide slideshow. To include someone special, email a photo, their name, and branch of the U.S. Armed Forces to Gabby Burke at goburke@fcps.edu by Monday, November 9.
 Our PTA is hard at work. Here are current PTA initiatives:
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Join us at Happy FroYo on November 3 and give back to the Lemon Road PTA. Share Lemon Road PTA at checkout and a portion of the purchase is sent right back to our school. Vote and treat yourself after!
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Room Parents: we look forward to seeing you at the November PTA meeting on November 11. There will be discussion around planning for winter parties. Be sure to send monthly communication to classes.
- Lemon Road is participating in the National PTA's Reflections Art contest! Encourage your child to interpret this year's theme "What My Culture Means to Me" and submit in one or more art categories including visual arts, photography, film, music composition, choreography, and literature.
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Mabel's Labels: As the weather gets cooler, the number of jackets left behind in lost and found grows! The PTA has partnered with Mabel's Labels to help you get quality labels for your kids items! Just enter in Lemon Road PTA in the search bar.
We Need YOU: Joining the PTA is a key indicator that you support the school-home partnership that we foster. Email lemonroadpta@gmail.com to get involved!
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Special Education Family Conference
- FCPS Elementary Bike Program (Lemon Road starts Wednesday)
- Science Fair Judges Needed
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Monday, November 2: C Week; Student Holiday
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Tuesday, November 3: Election Day; Student Holiday; Teacher Workday; Happy FroYo PTA Fundraiser
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Wednesday, November 4: Lemon Road Bike Unit (grades 3 - 6) begins; NGAT Testing; Virtual Lexia Event (6:30 pm); Full-Time AAP Referral Process Meeting (6:30 pm); PTA Board Meeting (8 pm)
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Thursday, November 5: NGAT Testing
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Friday, November 6: Polo Day; NGAT Testing; Kindergarten Field Trip to Frying Pan Farm Park
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Saturday, November 7: LRES PTA Soccer Club Games at Marshall High School (9 am – 12 pm)
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Monday, November 9: D Week; SCA Officer & Representative Meeting; Quarter 1 Progress Report Grades in ParentVue
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Wednesday, November 11: Veterans Day Recognition & Breakfast; Quarter 1 Progress Reports in Wednesday Folders; SACC/BTB and Falls Church McLean Closed; November PTA Meeting
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Thursday, November 12: Book Fair Set Up (3:10 PM)
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Saturday, November 14: Possible LRES PTA Soccer Club Games 9 – 1 PM (Marshall High School Fields)
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Monday, November 16: A Week; Patrol Meeting
- Updated 2026 - 2027 FCPS School Calendar
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