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Coming Events
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PTA Meeting
Monday, Sept. 19 - Sept. 30
PTA Membership Drive
Thurs.- Fri., Oct. 6-7
Parent-Teacher Conferences
NO SCHOOL
Monday, Oct. 10
Columbus Day Holiday
NO SCHOOL
Friday, Oct. 14
Fall Picture Day
Mon.-Fri.,Oct. 17-21
Book Fair
Tuesday, Oct. 18
PTA Meeting
Oct. 24 - Nov. 4
Read-A-Thon
Wed., Oct. 26
Early Release at 12:26 pm
Friday, Oct. 28
Fall Festival
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Congratulations on a successful first week of school! We had the pleasure of meeting a lot of new Abingdon families and saying "Hi" to returning families at several PTA sponsored events during the past two weeks. The Back-to-School Picnic was very well attended this year and featured face-painting, which based on the size of the line of kids waiting, was a very popular addition this year! We also enjoyed greeting families on the first day of school at the PTA sponsored "Kiss & Cry" coffee station at the front entrance of Abingdon.
The PTA would like to extend a big
THANK YOU to the Abingdon staff for all of their hard work to get our school ready for last week's opening. The staff put in a lot of extra time over the past few weeks cleaning the building, setting up their new classrooms and organizing the school. To help thank them, the PTA sponsored a grab-n-go ice cream station on September 2! One teacher remarked while eating an ice cream sandwich, "we have the best PTA ever!"
Interested in learning more about the on-going construction project? Then plan on attending the September 20th PTA meeting at 6:30 pm. An APS representative will be in attendance to discuss the status and answer questions.
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 14
On Wednesday, September 14, come meet your Abingdon teachers and staff and learn about your child's daily school schedule! The PTA will offer free childcare for students in pre-K through fifth grades and younger siblings (ages 3 or older) during the event. Children will have three options:
1) a movie night in the cafeteria, OR
2) a quiet room for reading books, working on homework or playing on their OWN tablets with headphones, OR
3) dancing in the trailer gymnasium.
Students MUST REMAIN in the location they were dropped off - they are NOT allowed to switch locations.
Childcare registration will take place at the school front entrance
starting at 6:30 pm. Please arrive for childcare registration by 6:45 to ensure that the Back-to-School Night program starts right at 7:00.
Parents and children must wear a wristband (provided at check-in) with the child's name and parent's cell phone. All children must be escorted by a parent to drop-off and pick-up.
PTA MEETING, SEPTEMBER 20
Mark your calendars to attend the first PTA meeting of the year at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, September 20. Pizza will be served and FREE CHILDCARE will be available for Abingdon students and their siblings (ages 3 & older). An Arlington Public Schools representative will be at the meeting to discuss the Abingdon renovation project and answer any questions parents may have about the project. The PTA will also discuss volunteer opportunities for parents to get involved in the PTA. So please join us on September 20th!
PTA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE, SEPTEMBER 19 - 30
The PTA will launch their annual Membership Drive the week of September 19th. Annual dues are only $5, of which Abingdon ONLY keeps $1.25 (the rest going to state and national PTAs). We will also be accepting donations to help cover the cost of all the exciting events sponsored by the PTA, as well as the valuable services the PTA provides to Abingdon's teachers. This is one of the PTA's main fundraisers for the year and this year, to make joining and donating easier, we will be offering the option of paying via credit card! We hope to sign up 300 families for PTA memberships this year. Please check your student's Tuesday folder on September 20th for a flyer with more information.
We look forward to seeing you at Back-To-School Night on the 14th!
Sincerely,
Jeni Hornback
Abingdon PTA President
P.S. If your child is no longer attending Abingdon and you wish to be removed from this email list, please send an email to: abingdonelementarypta@gmail.com or "Safe Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of this page. If you know of new families who are attending Abingdon this fall, please send their name and email addresses to: abingdonelementarypta@gmail.com to be added to the list.
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