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Coming Events
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Oct. 24 - Nov. 4
Read-A-Thon
Tuesday, Oct. 25
PTA Meeting
6:30 pm, Library
Wed., Oct. 26
Early Release at 12:26 pm
Friday, Oct. 28
Monster Mash
(Fall Festival)
Volunteers Needed
Monday, Oct. 31
Halloween Parade
12:15 pm
Tuesday, Nov. 8
No School
Grade Preparation Day
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Library Night
Friday, Nov. 11
Veterans Day
No School
Tuesday, Nov. 15
PTA Meeting
6:30 pm, Library
Wed., Nov. 16
Fall Picture
Re-Take Day
Nov. 23 - 25
Thanksgiving Holiday
No School
December 6
Holiday Shop
December 7
Early Release at 12:26 pm
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This is going to be an
EXCITING week at Abingdon featuring lots of reading and dancing! But first, I want to take a moment to
thank all of the volunteers that helped out last week at the Book Fair. Ms. Fatourus reports that the Fair was an
overwhelming success and that she will be able to purchase many new books for the library with the proceeds from the event.
Abingdon READ-A-THON Starts Today!
This year, instead of the traditional catalog sales fall fundraiser, the PTA is hosting a two week Read-A-Thon from
October 28 to November 4th, to help Abingdon students celebrate their love of reading. To participate, students should create a personalized Read-A-Thon profile and then complete a minimum of 10 reading sessions during the two-week event. Students will be given the opportunity to complete 10 sessions during the school day and teachers will log those sessions. It doesn't matter if your child reads alone or if you read to them! We just want the kids to read as much as possible during the two weeks!
It only takes
two simple steps to participate!
1) Visit
www.read-a-thon.com
and enter your email and the secret code provided on your personalized flyer. Then follow the steps to set up your child's profile. You will be given the option to contact family and friends via email or social media to let them know that your child is participating in the Read-A-Thon and how they can sponsor them. Sponsorships are a one-time payment (not per minute of reading). Every student that creates a profile will receive a prize!
2) Each time your child completes a reading session outside of school, visit
www.read-a-thon.com
and login using your secret code. Select the Start a Reading Session tab at the top of the page to select the duration of the reading session.
We have set a school goal of reading 200,000 minutes during the two-week period. That's a pretty lofty goal of about 30 minutes per day per student! But with your participation we can meet this goal and encourage a love of reading and as a side benefit
raise funds for the PTA. Additionally, there will be prizes awarded at the mid-point of the event that every student who participates can be eligible for, as well as prizes at the end to reward the classes that have read the most.
The official tracking of reading minutes starts today, so let's get reading!
Questions or need assistance creating your profile? Please contact Becki Kennedy, PTA Vice President of Fundraising at
abingdonptavp@gmail.com. Thank you for your support and participation!
Monster Mash is THIS FRIDAY, October 28
It's almost time show off your dancing skills! Anyone know all the moves to Thriller? The Monster Mash is THIS FRIDAY, October 28.
Whether you like to grove to music, bounce the night away in moon bounces or enjoy some fun fall activities, plan now to attend the Mash from 7 pm - 9 pm. Tickets will be on sale this week after school on Tuesday and Thursday, as well as at the event. Ticket prices are $6 per person or $20 for a family of four.
Halloween costumes are optional, but this will be another fun event for your child to wear their costume. We have just confirmed that our world famous, celebrity emcees Diana Funk and Julie Brady will be joining us again to help us dance the night away! Back by popular demand, the Monster Mash will also feature the Cake Walk!!! To sign up for a baked good donation, please visit the Sign-Up Genius below.
We are looking for volunteers to help set-up for this event, help out during the event, and help clean up after the event. Visit our Sign-Up Genius at
October PTA Meeting - October 25
The next PTA Meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, October 25 at 6:30 pm in the library. Join us for a discussion with Abingdon's School Counselor, Ms. Sarah Mullinax, on how to talk to your children about the big issues going on in the world The meeting will also include a discussion with Abingdon's Instruction Technology Coordinator, Ms. Kerry Abbott on how to keep your kids safe on the internet. FREE babysitting will be provided for kids over 3, as well as pizza and coffee! Next month, the PTA will host Abingdon's Gifted Services Instructor for an introduction into the Gifted Services Program at Abingdon.
APS Go! Parent Travel Survey
We hope you are as excited as we are about the Read-A-Thon! We thought it was time to take a break from the usual catalog fundraisers and the Read-A-Thon is a great way for students to celebrate their love of reading, and for the PTA to raise much needed funds. Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter and we hope to see you at the PTA Meeting on Tuesday.
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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