Lemon Road Elementary

7230 Idylwood Road, Falls Church, Virginia 22043
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703-714-6400
Lemon Road Elementary
PTA
February 2015
DON’T
FORGET!
Monday, March 16
NO SCHOOL!
Teacher workday
Monday, March 30Monday, Apr 6
NO SCHOOL!
SPRING BREAK!
UPCOMING
EVENTS
March 5
Multicultural Night
6:30 PM
March 6
Boosterthon Fun Run
March 27
Assembly
Reptiles Alive!
Custodian
Appreciation
Week!
Take time to thank
Dora Amaya,
Blanca Avila,
Francisco Nolasco &
Nathanial Spencer
f.or all they do for our
school.
From the Principal’s Desk …
This has definitely been an interesting
winter to say the least. I know that the
consistency of the district making the
calls on cancellations has been frustrating
for you as parents. I understand it seems
like there is no rhyme or reason for how
FCPS makes these decision. However, to
the contrary, FCPS follows an outlined
protocol when making a decision as to
whether or not to open school. The process looks at multiple factors. The challenge, this year, has been snowfalls and temperatures that have
been unusually unpredictable making the decision process much
tougher. Hopefully, warmer temperatures are coming around
the bend and we can get back to concentrating on teaching and
learning!
We have a great Multicultural Night planned for Thursday,
March 5 at 6:30 PM with over 30 cultures from around the globe
represented through musical performances and cultural tables.
A huge thanks to our Multicultural Night Committee, led by
teachers Ms. Mortson and Ms. Patterson, for coordinating this
event. We are strong at Lemon Road because of our diversity
and the rich fabric of cultures. This diversity provides our students with an enriching environment, preparing them for their
futures in our global society. We are very fortunate and it is
definitely fun and worthwhile to celebrate this aspect of our
school environment.
Thanks, and please stay warm and safe!
Andy
Eat Pizza and Raise Money!
Mark your calendars— join us at Ledo’s Pizza Restaurant Night,
Tuesday, March 24 & Wednesday, March 25. The Lemon Road
PTA will get a percentage of all sales.
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From The PTA President
Dear Parents,
What a winter! As if life with children isn’t chaotic enough, now
we’re trying to manage what we’re doing on which day with which
kids and with what last-minute delays or cancellations – it’s all a
great game of Whack-a-Mole, isn’t it? But let’s assume the worst
is behind us: the first day of Spring is less than a month away!
I want to thank Lemon Road staff for everything they’ve done to
keep classes and kids on track through this chaos. If you hang out
in teachers’ workrooms (you know, while copying, stuffing folders, all that fun stuff parents can
help with), you overhear them reworking their lesson plans, rescheduling their classroom projects, worrying just as much as parents – and maybe more -- about how to pull it all back together. And I’ve seen our Principal and Assistant Principal huddled over laptops open to the full
school calendar, trying to figure out how to reschedule all the delayed events without upsetting
any future schedules, making sure no one loses out on an opportunity to succeed at Lemon Road.
Thank you all for the extra effort these past weeks!
And a very special thank you to our custodians Dora Amaya, Blanca Avila, Francisco Nolasco, and Nathanial Spencer, who keep our school beautiful inside and out. While parents were
bringing kids to sled behind the school one day last week, the custodians were out front, shoveling the steps and sidewalks to keep our kids safe – thank you, and Happy Custodian Appreciation Week!
The PTA has been busy, between cancellations, organizing this year’s Boosterthon, our biggest
annual fundraiser. We bring in an outside company to run this, because the Boosterthon team
has more energy and engenders more excitement than any parents I’ve ever known! They get
kids excited about their lessons in character building and exercise – and parents take it to the
next step by helping kids get pledges for the Fun Run! There’s lots more info on that in this
newsletter. What Lemon Road earns will go towards supporting the PTA budget, updating school
technology, and other school improvements.
We’ll see you at our big events in the next few weeks, just before the start of Spring!
Mary Clare Murray, President, Lemon Road PTA
A Shout Out to our Sponsors! Boosterthon t-shirts this year are specially made
for Lemon Road -- and provided courtesy of a selection of our favorite local businesses! Our fantastic PTA Community Business Liaison, Nancy Wanzer, contacted countless companies, asking
them to support the Lemon Road PTA Boosterthon. So we thank Nancy and those companies who
invested in our school! Here they are, be sure to check out their ads in this newsletter, bring
them your business and thank them for supporting Lemon Road!
Poolservice Company
Rock Hard Excavating
Title Boxing
Shreve/McGonegal
Holland & Knight
Enshin Karate
Growing Smiles
Bowers Design
Ayoub Carpet
Essential Health Center
Kumon
Amazing Smiles
Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram
Vantage Fitness
McLean Hardware
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Lions Share
Lemon Road Lions continue to serve the community through our Lions Share programs! The
Lions Share Food Recovery program collected 161 pounds of food in January, all of which
went to our own families! Be sure to check out the awesome banner in the cafeteria celebrating our program, donated by Food Bus, Inc.
This week at Multicultural Night, the PTA will have a Lions Share table selling bottled water. All proceeds will go to Lions Share grocery cards, which will be used to help needy families within our school. So be sure to stock up on water at Multicultural Night, March 5! All
that excellent food will make you very thirsty!
Looking for another way to help your local community? You may not know that Falls Church
City has a homeless shelter. Check it out at this website:
http://www.fallschurchshelterfriends.org/donate/. The shelter is open through March and
takes donations of supplies (not clothes).
Parenting in the Digital Age
Our January PTA/Community meeting included a
presentation by Lemon Road Parent Liaison Pamela Huffman called "Parenting in the Digital Age."
Pam gave parents information on which media are
most popular right now, what risks kids may face
using them, and how parents can manage computer
use at home. A Spanish translator was also present
for Spanish-speaking parents. Check our PTA website for a copy of her presentation.
Interested in Girl Scouts?
A new brownie troop is forming at Lemon Road for second and third grade students! For more information, please contact Jamie Tomik at
[email protected].
Need a Sitter?
High school senior interested in offering babysitting services on weekends and occasional
week-nights. Very good with children (3 years and older) and Red Cross certified for First
Aid/CPR/AED for adults and children. Conscientious, fun loving and will take great care of
your children. She is a very careful driver and has her own car. Contact
[email protected].
Spiritwear is Here!
Thanks to students and staff who ordered during our first round of Lemon
Road Spiritwear orders! Look for your items to be delivered some time as soon
as next week. And great thanks to parents Susan Cole and Pam Slipakoff
for organizing!
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Piano Lessons!
Lessons taught by an
experienced elementary music
teacher.
Accepting beginner and
intermediate students.
Contact Mrs. Finley, 571-2946899.
Your
AD
could be
here!
“Mrs. Finley is a wonderful music teacher;
not only is my daughter learning to play
the piano but she is developing a genuine
love and appreciation of music overall.
She shares her love of music in an infectious and inspiring way.”
- S. Gruenfelder
Contact Terri Edillon at [email protected] if you
are interested in
advertising your business
in our monthly newsletter.
Thank you to our
Boosterthon
Sponsors!!
Get ready for the Boosterthon!
We need your help connecting your child to sponsors to support them in their Fun Run! The
first thing you must do is register your student on www.funrun.com. To get started
on www.funrun.com, please follow these simple steps:
Sign up as a parent on www.funrun.com by clicking the "Parent Sign Up" button.
**If you’ve signed up before and cannot remember your password, click the "Forgot Password?" button.
Once you are logged on, click the "Register a Participant” button on the Home Page, and enter
your student’s pledge code. Your student’s classroom pledge code can be found on the next page
and is based on his/her teacher. Please double-check that you are using the correct code.
Once registered, you can begin collecting pledges: start now! We are hoping to raise funds to
support a number of important
efforts at the school through the
PTA and encourage everyone to
participate.
The Boosterthon starts with a
Pep Rally Tuesday, February
24, and culminates in a Fun
Run Friday, March 6th. Please
support your child in helping to
collect pledges. And please
come out to support them in the
Fun Run!
Thank you again for supporting
Lemon Road Elementary!
Please contact Christine Calpin
at [email protected] if you
have any questions
or check out the PTA website at
lemonroadpta.org.
Thank you sponsors!
Pledge Codes for Boosterthon
When registering your child, please be sure to use the code
associated with his or her teacher
Teacher
Grade
Pledge Code
Heffron
Other
4349-9188
Knutsen
Pre-K
3927-5754
Prior
Pre-K
3381-2784
Brown
Kindergarten
9718-2462
Denny
Kindergarten
7832-7300
Roman
Kindergarten
5613-9619
Howard
1st
7203-6964
Patterson
1st
4272-5033
Schreiner
1st
9618-8972
Park
2nd
7757-1724
Rowe
2nd
1543-5340
Allen
3rd
7701-3591
Mortson
3rd
3986-0218
Senty
3rd
8837-8791
Atkinson
4th
5694-3683
Krieger
4th
3466-4382
Mohr
4th
8021-6191
Albright
5th
3290-6811
Sherry
5th
2417-9181
Spencer
5th
7176-1747
Miller
6th
1939-6236
Parker
6th
7954-6588
Rzodkiewicz
6th
2211-8161
Veneman
6th
8417-5475
Lemon Road Elementary PTA
2014-15 Fundraiser!
We’re raising funds for our school!
The Boosterthon Fun Run program is a healthy alternative to traditional product sales that raises
much-needed funds for our school and over 1400 others across America. The Boosterthon program
also promotes three specific values during the fun-filled experience: Fitness, Leadership, and Character.
This year’s character theme is ROCK’N TOWN LIVE, a music festival theme all about COMMUNITY! Students will learn five ways to make their community rock where they live and play.
Great Communities…
Plug In To Serve
Amplify Others
Listen For Feedback
Play Hard
Thank Your Crowd
Boosterthon Fun Run Basics
The 9-day program will kick off with a 30-minute school-wide Pep Rally on Friday, February 27 and
conclude on Friday, March 6 with the Boosterthon Fun Run event.
Students will be getting pledges toward the number of laps they will run at the Boosterthon Fun
Run. Students will run between 30-35 laps. 35 is the lap max.
Every student participates in the Fun Run, regardless of pledges raised. Plus, they receive 6 daily
character stickers and have access to Boosterthon’s world-class character resources. Parents, you
must register your student on funrun.com in order for them to run. Just click the “Parent Permission Box.” Your student will receive a FREE gift just for registering.
Remember to enter your student’s pledges on FUNRUN.COM, a safe and secure website that also
allows you to watch the character lessons students learn every day. Remember to include sponsors’
email addresses so they can receive a pledge confirmation. NOTE: Online payment option may be
offered.
How Can You Support Lemon Road Elementary PTA?
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Connect your child to sponsors—friends & family—who can give a pledge. (phone, e-mail,
Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
Come and cheer on your child at the Boosterthon Fun Run on Friday, March 6!
Go to www.boosterthon.com to learn more about the Boosterthon Fun Run or connect at
www.facebook.com/boosterthon
More information will come home with your child prior to the event.
This is the major fundraising event for the year!
Thanks in advance for supporting
Lemon Road Elementary PTA.
Lemon Road
English
Language
Conversation
Group
Practice your English speaking skills at a free drop-in conversation group that is
designed to give adult English language learners practice speaking in an informal, relaxed atmosphere. No registration is necessary.
Lemon Road’s Parent Liaison, Katia Tinajero and Pamela Huffman, are offering
this conversation group for five sessions, held on Wednesday nights from 6:30 –
7:30, through February. In March, based on attendance, Katia and Pam will decide whether or not to continue.
**Speakers of all languages are invited to practice English together.**
Lemon Road Elementary Cafeteria
Wednesday 6:30 – 7:30
February 25