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MARCH
15 Celebrate Calm Workshop
16 Family Fun Festival
20 Billy B aka The Science Guy! Assembly
30 Staff Meal by 2nd grade
30 Kids Helping Kids: 1st grade
APRIL
2-6 Spring Break
9 Student Holiday
10 PTA Meeting
15 Spring Landscape Clean Up
17 Spring Pictures
18 Volunteer Reception
20 6th Grade Basketball Game
23 Kindergarten Orientation
27 Staff Meal by 1st Grade
27 Kids Helping Kids: kindergarten
27-28 All County Chorus
Full PTA Calendar.
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PTA Information
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Next PTA meeting is April 10 at 7 p.m. in the school library.
PTA Meeting Minutes
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Family Festival This Friday!
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FOX MILL FAMILY FESTIVAL
Friday March 16
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Order your tickets before Friday. Tickets for orders submitted now will be held at the Will Call table at the festival.
Ticket prices will go up to $10 at the door!
CLICK HERE FOR A TICKET ORDER FORM!
Ticket order forms can also be picked up in the brochure display in the school lobby.
If you submitted an order before March 9, you will receive your tickets in your Tuesday packet on March 13. If you do not receive tickets in your Tuesday packet, e-mail Therese Howe at theresehowe@hotmail.com.
For more information about the Family Festival, contact Tina Anderson at 703-919-3075 or tina@novakbiddle.com.
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Online Auction Item Pick Up This Week
| Thank you everyone who participated in the online auction! Winners must pick up and pay for their items at the Fox Mill Elementary School office conference room from March 12-14. Payment must be cash or check made out to the Fox Mill PTA. Times for pickup are:
- Monday 8 to 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Tuesday 8 to 8:30 a.m. and 3 to 4 p.m.
- Wednesday 8 to 8:30 a.m. and 3 to 4 p.m
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Cafeteria Volunteers Needed
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Would you like to help out in the cafeteria during lunch time? Some students need help opening lunch items, getting silverware, and dealing with unexpected spills.
This is a test program that will run until spring break. The signup will continue into the fourth quarter if there is enough interest. If you have any questions please contact Amanda Owens at Amanda.J.Owens@mac.com. Thanks for considering this opportunity! |
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Parenting Workshop on March 15
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New Evening Session Added!
Free Workshop with Kirk Martin from Celebrate Calm
Thursday, March 15
9:00 a.m to 10:30 a.m. or 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Are You At Your Wit's End? Want to stop yelling and power struggles? Do you need help calming your explosive household? Tired of yelling at, negotiating with and bribing your child? Do you want your child to take responsibility for his assignments, chores and attitude?
We promise you will laugh and leave with a dozen practical strategies that really work. Come see Kirk Martin and his teenage son, Casey. The workshop is free and there is no need to register. Bring your family and friends to one of the workshop sessions at the Fox Mill Elementary School cafeteria. Both sessions will present the same content.
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Yearbook Orders Due March 30
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Yearbook Order Envelopes have been sent out in Tuesday packets.
Promised to be filled with lots of memories for all!
A great keepsake for sixth graders!
Take the smiles with you! Reserve your copy now!
COST.....$18.00 (same price as last year)
Don't miss out...limited quantity...first come, first served!
Order yours by March 30!
E- mail Missy Bidwell at Missy Bidwell at car8top@verizon.net with questions.
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Mad Science Starts in April; Enroll Now
|  Online enrollment is now open for the popular after school program, Mad Science! "Guide to the Galaxy" will run on Tuesdays from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (students go directly to the school cafeteria from their classroom) for 8 sessions starting April 17 and ending June 5.
Space is limited and spots may fill up fast, but please note that this curriculum is a REPEAT of the offering made last spring when Mad Science was reintroduced to Fox Mill ES.Because capacity at the school is so limited and demand has been so strong, repeating the "Guide to the Galaxy" class will give anyone who missed that opportunity to enroll their child(ren) a chance to experience this exciting curriculum on space. The cost is $104 per student. Note that children do not need to attend Fox Mill ES in order to enroll, but please edit and update your child's information (grade and teacher's name) prior to enrolling.
The deadline to register is March 30. Parent volunteers can receive free tuition and get guaranteed enrollment. If you are interested, please contact the coordinator for more information.
Click here for more information on the program. Questions? Send an e-mail to guggenmos_family@yahoo.com. |
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Sports Spectacular Starts in April; Register Now
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Monday Afternoon Sports
Coming to Fox Mill this Spring
Two Monday afternoon athletics programs start this April. Classes will be offered outside on the fields from April 16 to June 4. There will be no classes on the Memorial Day weekend. Classes will start at 1 p.m. and end at 2 p.m. The cost for all seven classes is $70. To learn more about these programs, click here here to open a flyer or see foxmillpta.com/programs/sports-spectacular.
Grades K-3 will enjoy a variety of games each week with Sports Spectacular. Grades 4-6 will have fun playing Flag Football.
Online registration 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, please contact customer support at 703-437-1200.
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Lego Class Starts in April
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The slots for the Play-Well TEKnologies free Engineering with Legos class filled quickly.
An eight week program will start at Fox Mill on Tuesdays from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. starting on April 18.
Online registration will be offered at the end of March. Watch Fox Prints for more details! Questions? Please contact Amanda Owens at Amanda.J.Owens@me.com.
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FLEX Summer Language Camps
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The FLEX program will offer a variety of one-week summer language camps at Island Creek, Oak View, Orange Hunt, and Stenwood elementary schools. These camps are ideal for current FLEX students or newcomers who want to discover fun with languages. Children can begin or continue their world language learning while enjoying crafts, music, and activities, and sharing their experience with new friends.
Languages include Chinese, French, German, and Spanish for beginning language learners in grades K - 6. Most camps are from 9 a.m. to noon; German Immersion is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuition is $179 per student.
For online registration, see https://aceclasses.fcps.edu/SubjectListing.aspx?CategoryID=10377&ProgramID=342&ProgCatgName=World+Languages+(PreK-6)&IsCourse=1&SubjectID=10486&AreaName=FLEX
An FCPS Emergency Care Form is used during the summer session and is required at the first class. This form is available at http://www.fcps.edu/it/forms/se3.pdf.
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Volunteer Reception on April 18
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Kindergarten Orientation on April 23
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Kindergarten Orientation/Registration
for the 2012 - 2013 School Year
Fox Mill Elementary School will hold an orientation/registration meeting for parents of incoming kindergarten students on Monday, April 23, at 1:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Children must be five years old by September 30, 2012 to attend this fall's kindergarten.
We are sure you have many questions about the kindergarten year and your child's enrollment. We will try to answer all of your questions at our orientation meeting in April. We look forward to seeing you there. This meeting is for parents only.
Please return a "Survey of Preschool Children" by Friday, March 30, 2012. Click here to open the form or it can be picked up in the school office.
Upon receipt of your completed survey, the school office will then forward the necessary school registration paperwork to you before the April 23 meeting. While we hope to handle most registrations at the orientation, you may register your new student at any time. However, it is recommended that you please call ahead to 703-262-2700 to make sure our registrar, Barbara Mehm, is in.
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