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Calendar
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APRIL
23 Kindergarten Orientation
27 Staff Meal by 1st Grade
27 Kids Helping Kids: kindergarten
27-28 All County Chorus
MAY
1 PTA Meeting
7 Staff Luncheon by PTA
7-11 Teacher Appreciation Week
25 Kids Helping Kids 4th Grade
25 Staff Meal by Kindergarten
28 Memorial Day holiday
Full PTA Calendar.
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PTA Information
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Next PTA meeting is May 1 at 7 p.m. in the school library.
PTA Meeting Minutes
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Fox Prints April 23
Dear Fox Mill Parents and Guardians,
Thank you to all the scouts and families who helped to spruce up our landscaping. The flowerbeds look beautiful! Also, thank you to Shannon Smith and Karen Duggan for taking the time to transplant some of their greenery to the school. Please remember plant orders are due today if you need flowers to start your own landscaping projects!
Congratulations to ALL three Fox Mill Basketball teams for their wins against Forest Edge! Thank you to all the 6th grade families who volunteered their time to make this night happen!
Sincerely,
Lorraine Mietlicki
PTA President
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Kindergarten Orientation Today
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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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Drama Lessons Registration Due Tomorrow
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Acting for Young People presents drama lessons at Fox Mill
 Registration is now open for 8 weeks of drama lessons at Fox Mill. The registration deadline is now Tuesday, April 24. These classes will be held for grades K-3 on Wednesdays from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. from April 25 to June 13. For more information about these classes, including a registration form, click here or see foxmillpta.com/programs/drama-lessons. An additional class will be held for grades 4-6 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays from April 25 to June 13. For more information about these classes, including a registration form, click here or see foxmillpta.com/programs/drama-lessons. Send your registration and check in an envelope marked "drama". Make sure you enclose a check for $80 made out to "Fox Mill PTA" with your registration. The minimum enrollment for these classes is 8. If you have any questions,e-mail Amanda Owens at Amanda.J.Owens@mac.com.
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7th Annual Matsuri
Friday, May 4, 6-9 p.m.
Fox Mill Elementary School
 All Fox Mill families are welcome to attend the 7th annual Matsuri (Japanese Festival) on Friday, May 4. Activities include live performances by karate and kendo dojos, karaoke, and traditional Japanese games and crafts. There will be Japanese food samples and a craft fair with hand-made Japanese-inspired items. We will conclude the evening with everyone participating in a traditional folk dance! Click here for a flyer with more information or see foxmillpta.com/events/masturi.
Ticket & Meal Orders accepted until Tuesday, April 24, or until sold out. No tickets sold at the door.
Admission and Activity Wristbands Adults and children age 3 and older must pay general admission. Children wishing to play games and do craft activities must purchase an activity wristband (admission included). Only a limited number of children's activity wristbands are available and often sell out before the deadline, so buy yours now!
General Admission: $2.00 per person. Admission price includes food samples and cultural performances.
Children's Activity Wristband (includes cost of General Admission): $5.00 per person. Activity wristband includes traditional crafts and games, game prizes, food samples, and cultural performances.
All students must be accompanied by an adult, no drop-offs. T-shirts, and activity and meal tickets are sent home with students in Tuesday packets on May 1.
Meal InformationMeals will be catered by Hama Sushi Japanese Restaurant in Herndon. Meals and sushi orders must be pre-ordered! No meals or sushi will be available for purchase the night of the festival. Meals served warm from the kitchen and pre-ordered sushi can also be picked up from the kitchen from 6 to 8 p.m. (A 12 oz. bottle of water is included with each meal or sushi order.) Questions about meals? E-mail Masako Buck at abuck22181@aol.com. Volunteer Information
The Japanese Festival Planning Committee is seeking parent volunteers to work shifts during the festival. We welcome volunteers from all classes; you do not have to speak Japanese to volunteer.
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Parent Workshop on April 24
| Is your child smart but struggling? Find out why and unlock their potential. If your child is struggling in school, get to the root cause -- their ability to focus, think and learn. Learn about the cognitive skills that are used in learning and how you can strengthen the key parts of the brain that students need to learn and read better.
Please join Maureen Loftus, Executive Director from LearningRx on April 24 at 9:00 a.m. for coffee to learn more. |
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Laptop Donations Needed
|  Many of Fox Mill's laptops are coming close to retirement age. If you work for a business, or know someone who is working for a business, that is upgrading its laptops, please consider donating them to the school. The school uses Windows-based machines and Dell computers primarily. FCPS guidelines require that donations be enough for a classroom set, so 20-30 laptops should be donated at the same time. If you have any questions, e-mail Audrey Kirtland, Fox Mill's Technology Specialist, at aakirtland@fcps.edu. |
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SOL Test for Grades 3-6 in May
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Box Tops Due May 31
|  ARE YOU CRAZY FOR ICE CREAM! The PTA will be awarding THREE ice cream parties to the classes collecting the most Box Tops coupons during the month of May. One party will be held for a class from grades K-2, one from grades 3-4 and one from grades 5-6. Click here or see foxmillpta.com/fundraising/box-tops-for-education for more information about the Box Tops for Education program. |
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