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Calendar
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JANUARY
16 MLK holiday
19 JI info session
27 Staff meal-4th grade parents
27 Kids Helping Kids-3rd grade
30-31 Teacher workdays
FEBRUARY
7 PTA meeting
10 Science Fair registration deadline
20 President's Day holiday
22 Science Fair judging
23 Science Fair showcase
24 Staff meal-3rd grade
24 Kids Helping Kids-2nd grade
Full PTA Calendar.
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PTA Information
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Next PTA meeting:
Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. in the school library. Join us to learn more about the new math curriculum with a guest speaker from FCPS.
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Fox Prints January 16
Dear Fox Mill Parents and Guardians,
The new year is getting busy! We have a lot of fun activities in the works. Planning is getting underway for our Fox Mill Family Festival. We need some parent volunteers to get things started. Tina Anderson will be chairing again this year but needs some volunteers. Please see the details below. Thanks to the success of Boosterthon we do not need Fox Mill Family Festival to be a fundraiser this year. We are able to reduce the number of volunteers we need as the money raised during this event will cover the expenses of all the wonderful entertainment Tina has planned.
We have several new after school activities kicking off in the new year. Fox Prints will continue to bring you information about these classes. We'll also be hosting a Fox Mill Spirit Night at Rebounderz in February. Our Annual Science Fair is also underway for February as well. Thank you to all the parents stepping up to run all these interesting and fun activities at our school.
On Feb. 7, during our PTA meeting, we will have members of the county math department join us to discuss the new math curriculum. If you have any questions or concerns that you would like to have addressed at that time please forward them to me lmietlicki@verizon.net ) by Jan. 29.
Sincerely,
Lorraine Mietlicki
PTA President
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Running Program for Boys Needs Coaches
|  Fox Mill PTA has found a running program that we can offer to boys! It is called Running with the Stars. Running with the Stars is a Loudoun-based organization that provides a twelve-week lesson plan, on-road running experience, a special 5K race, and T-shirts for the runner and a buddy -- all for $125 per student. Runners would meet straight after school twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The first meeting would be on Wednesday, Feb. 29. The 5K race, which is open only to participants in the Running with the Stars, is on Sunday, May 20 at 7:30 a.m. in Lansdowne.
We need some running coaches to get this wonderful program off the ground.
The lesson plan gives advice on nutrition, stretching, and running tactics to complete a 5K. If you are interested in nutrition counseling, being a stretching coach, or just want to focus on running, please contact us. Ideally we would have a team leader and a number of volunteers to divide up the responsibilities. Coaches can be of either gender.
If we have enough volunteers, boys from Grades 1-6 will be eligible to participate. E-mail Jennifer Bower at jdbower1@cox.net or Marion LaRow at marion.larow@cox.net with your questions and/or area of interest. We could even have a Wednesday coaching team and a Friday coaching team if two days commitment is too much for your schedule. |
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Fox Mill Family Festival Needs Volunteers
| It's coming ... the best family evening out ever at Fox Mill! On Friday, March 16, the PTA will launch the Fox Mill Family Festival, an evening of fun for students and parents alike! There will be face painters, magicians, balloon artists, games and competitions with prizes, DJ and dancing, arts & crafts, raffles, door prizes, and so much more. Mark your calendars now! The Boosterthon Fun Run was so successful that this will not be a fundraising event. The focus will be on fun with family and friends.
Watch Fox Prints for more information and updates on the Fox Mill Family Festival. If you would like to assist in planning the Fox Mill Family Festival, contact Tina Anderson at 703-919-3075 or via e-mail at tina@novakbiddle.com. Tina needs a co-chair to help with daytime meetings. Please consider helping Tina plan a fantastic Fox Mill Festival!!
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Online Auction Needs Your Help!
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This year's online auction will take place March 5-9, and we need your help to make it a success! While the event seems far in the future, in actuality the bulk of the work to acquire donations for the auction takes place NOW. Here is how you can help:
- Ask if your company would donate products, services, or perhaps tickets to a sports event.
- Solicit area businesses that you frequent; we can provide you with flyers.
- Donate your own goods and services. If you're a small or large business owner, please consider donating to the online auction. You would be making a tax-deductible charitable donation while supporting your school at the same time!
- Donate new, unopened gifts, or gift baskets that would be appropriate for the auction. There will be no class baskets at this year's Fox Mill Family Festival, but you can still donate your own to the online auction.
If you would like to volunteer or have suggestions about merchants who would be willing to donate or just have questions, contact Online Auction Committee Chair Therese Howe at theresehowe@hotmail.com.
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Sports Spectacular Starts This Week
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Thank you for registering your student for Sports Spectacular.
Classes will start tomorrow, Tuesday Jan. 17, at 7:15 a.m. for K-3, and on Thursday, January 19 at 7:15 a.m. for grades 4-6.
There are a few open spots if your students would like to participate. Online registration is available at www.otaregistration.com. Click Northern VA, "Register Here" for After School Programs. If you are new to Overtime Athletics you will need to register and receive a password. Select Fox Mill ES and your desired program. If you have trouble with your registration, contact customer support at 703-437-1200.
PLEASE NOTE THE FRONT DOOR WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:10 A.M. TO 7:30 A.M. ONLY. THE FRONT OFFICE IS NOT OPEN AT THIS TIME. Students should walk straight to the gymnasium to start the class.
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Japanese Immersion Info Night on Jan. 19
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Fox Mill will host an information night to discuss our Japanese program on Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. (Snow date is Jan. 26).
Go to http://www.fcps.edu/is/worldlanguages/immersion.shtml for the latest information on how to find out about, and sign up for, the partial immersion language programs that are available to students in Fairfax County.
The deadline to apply is February 17. The placements are based on a lottery, and you must apply in time to be included in that process.
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3rd Grade Kids Helping Kids on Jan. 27
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3rd Grade Families Invited to Donate Food
All third grade grade students will participate in the Kids Helping Kids program on Friday, Jan. 27. Families with third grade students are invited to donate food items by Tuesday, Jan. 24.
To sign up to donate an item, click here to open a Sign Up Genius form or go to www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F4BACA7292-kids2
Questions? E-mail Amy Fujii at wooster92@yahoo.com. |
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AAP Referrals Due by Feb. 3
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REFERRALS FOR FULL-TIME ADVANCED ACADEMIC PLACEMENT LEVEL IV (Grades 2-7)
Parents or guardians of students not in the second grade screening pool may initiate the full-time AAP (Level IV) screening process by completing and submitting an AAP Level IV Referral Form to the school office no later than Feb. 3. No late referrals will be accepted. Second graders not in the pool and all third through seventh graders are screened only by referral.
Forms are available on the AAP website (www.fcps.edu/is/aap/packet/Fillable_AAPSchool-BasedServicesReferralForm.pdf) and in the Parent Information Packet available at Fox Mill. (Please note: Parents or guardians of students who are in the 2nd grade pool will be notified by the school. Students who are not in the 2nd grade pool will not receive notification. The benchmark score used to create the 2nd grade pool will be published on the Advanced Academic Programs website in mid-January.)
E-mail AAP Resource Teacher Eileen Dunne at EGDunne@fcps.edu with any questions.
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Shopping for Dollars with Giant Food
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 With the Giant Food program (Shopping for Dollars), Fox Mill has 137 cards registered for the 2011-2012 school year (11 more cards then last year). We have raised $1,921.76 for the school so far. The program started in October and will end in May. Keep shopping to earn more money for the school - Fundraising made easy! It's not too late to register your card, just go to www.giantfood.com/aplus. Thanks Fox Mill.
Shopping for Dollars Contest and Trivia Question by
Giant Food's A+ School Rewards Program
Giant Food is sponsoring a coloring and drawing contest through their A+ School Rewards Program. If your family has registered their Giant Bonus Card with Fox Mill's Shopping for Dollars 2011-2012 school year program read on...
A+ Art Coloring & Drawing Contest
 Giant's A+ school rewards program is having a coloring and drawing contest. If you are an artist or just like to draw and color and in kindergarten though 5th grade, the Giant A+ program needs your help! Giant is looking for the best drawing of a healthy plate. Use only the images shown here to create your Healthy Plate. All images must be your own work to qualify. Remember to use Giant's A+ plate by downloading a blank plate and see official rules and prizes at http://www.giantfood.com/our_stores/bonus_bucks/art_contest.htm. Contest ends Feb. 3.
Mail your healthy plates to:
Crane Communications
Attn: Coloring Contest
111 Presidential Blvd., Suite 252
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Be sure to include your name, school name (Fox Mill Elementary),
School ID (01960), and grade (K-5 only). There will be one winner from each age group (K-2 and 3-5).
TRIVIA Question!
Try and answer this trivia question. If you don't know the answer there will be another question next month.
What do you call an angle more than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees?
Do you think you know the answer? .... Think again .... for 500 points!!
Five correct entries will be chosen at random and will win 500 points for the registered school of their choice. The answer MUST be submitted via e-mail to askaplus@cranecommunications.com. Winners will be in a month.
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Science Fair: Register by Feb. 10
|  Announcing the 2012 Fox Mill Science Fair! The Fox Mill Science Fair is back and will be bigger and better than ever! All students in grades 3-6 are invited to enter individually or in teams of 2 or 3. Student judging, Science Showcase, and an awards ceremony will be held on the Feb. 22 from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (snow date is Feb. 29). As a special bonus, students will display their projects for the entire Fox Mill student body on the following day. NOW is the time to start thinking about your ideas. Deadline to register is Feb. 10. Click here for the registration form. Click here for the science fair guidelines and rules. Click here for a project guide. All documents are also available at foxmillpta.com/events/science-fair. All you need is to have an inquisitive mind and be ready to have fun experimenting and showing off your investigation. All students who enter receive medals and gift bags! Don't miss the fun. |
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Summer Camp Fair on Jan. 24
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Summer Academic Programs and Enrichment Camp Fair
Oakton High School, 2900 Sutton Rd. in Vienna
Tuesday Jan. 24 from 7 p.m to 9 p.m.
Admission is free and open to the public
- Meet representatives from summer enrichment programs
- Visit the exhibits, ask questions, and network with others
- See what your children (K-12) can explore next summer
Academic Programs: music, chess, drama, computers, robotics, language immersion, math, science, engineering, and test prep
Enrichment Camps: TIC (Tech is Cool), Fairfax Collegiate, Math Enrichment Services, Traveling Players Ensemble, Writopia, FCPS Institute for the Arts, Congressional Day Camp, iD Tech Camp, Potomac School, Concordia Language Villages, Interlochen Arts Camp, Madeira School Summer Camps, A Class Act: Acting for Kids, and more!
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