Last week the Abingdon library was transformed into a beautiful holiday store that was visited by over 175 shoppers during the annual Abingdon Holiday Shop! Families were treated to beautiful music from Abingdon's 5th grade strings thanks to our amazing strings teacher, Ms. Gomez. They also enjoyed delicious treats sold by the Kindergarten teaching team to raise funds to buy books for their classrooms.
The PTA would like to thank
Andrew Vitols
, Abingdon parent and past PTA president, as well as
Linda Ellis
, Abingdon teacher, for their countless volunteer hours to make this event a huge success again this year. We would also like to thank the many other teachers, parents, alumni, and Wakefield High School volunteers that participated in the event.
Without our volunteers, we would not be able to hold exciting events like the Holiday Shop!
This week marks the last full week of school before the Winter Break. We have several events scheduled over the next few days and then we are all looking forward to a nice long break!
Looking for ways to give this holiday season?
There are several ways to help the Abingdon community this holiday season with donations of gift cards, food and money.
GIFT CARD DONATIONS - December 12 - 16
Once again, Abingdon will be collecting gift cards for families in need in the Abingdon community. More information will be coming home in the December 13 Tuesday folder. Gift card donations should be sent to school to the attention of Ms. Caty Bronco, Abingdon's Community Liasion this week or they can be dropped off at the front office.
AFAC FOOD DRIVE - December 12 - 16
Abingdon will be collecting non-perishable food items in bins located throughout the school and trailers this week. The food will be donated to the AFAC (Arlington Food Assistance Center) food pantry and will help feed the over 2,200 Arlington families that visit the pantry each week. Suggested donations include baking supplies, canned goods and breakfast cereal/oatmeal.
STAFF APPRECIATION TREAT TRAYS - December 15
Each year, the PTA prepares holiday treat trays for the Abingdon staff to thank them for all their hardwork throughout the year. We are looking for donations of homemade or store-bought baked goods (please no treats that require forks). Please drop off your donations to the front office by 10 am on December 15. We are also looking for a few volunteers to help us assemble them around 10:30 am on the 15th. For more information, contact Jeni Hornback at
abingdonptapresident@gmail.com.
ABINGDON STAFF 'DONORS CHOOSE' CAMPAIGNS
Several Abingdon staff currently have active Donors Choose campaigns underway and would appreciate donations. To donate, visit donorschoose.org, click on the "Find a classroom to support" button at the top of the page and search for Abingdon Elementary. Currently, Mr. Fox and Ms. Childress have requests for donations on the fundraising site.
SUPPORT A CURE FOR ELLIE VIA AMAZON SMILE!
Shopping Online through Amazon? Support A Cure for Ellie!
Your holiday shopping can help support the ongoing research for A Cure for Ellie by going through Amazon Smile!
Amazon will donate 0.5% of ALL purchases to A Cure for Ellie. You do not need to open a new account, simply link your Amazon account to Ellie's "Smile" account. Click
here
to get started.
Don't forget these last few events through the end of 2016!
Abingdon Twitter Class - December 13 at 2:00 pm
Join Abingdon's PR Liaison, Erin Sonn, for a Twitter Class on December 13 at 2:00 pm at Abingdon. Ms. Sonn will teach us about the benefits of Twitter and how to get started using it (including setting up an account). For more information, contact Ms. Sonn at
erin.sonn@apsva.us and make sure to follow her on Twitter at @AbingdonSTC.
Abingdon Spirit Day - December 16
ADULT GRAY ZIP HOODIES NOW AVAILABLE FOR JUST $25!
Let's show our Abingdon Spirit as we wrap up 2016! Wear red or your Abingdon Spirit Gear on Friday, December 16. Abingdon Spirit Gear makes great holiday presents!
Parents, stay warm this holiday season in one of our new gray zip hoodies for just $25!
To order Spirit Gear, visit the
Abingdon Spirit Gear Store
to order online or download an order form. Please make sure to order by
December 12
if you want gear by the December 16 Spirit Day.
Arlington SEPTA Stress-Free Santa Event - December 16
The Arlington County Special Education PTA (SEPTA) will be hosting a stress-free visit with Santa event on December 16 at the Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church at 1500 N. Glebe Road in Arlington, from 5:30 - 8:30 pm. Children of all ages can take their time meeting Santa, while parents have the opportunity to snap just the right photo. It's a welcome alternative to the often overwhelming "mall Santa" experience.
December PTA Meeting - December 20
Did you know that Abingdon is a Title I School? Do you know the many benefits that we receive from this status? Please join us on Tuesday, December 20 at 6:30 pm for a presentation by Wendy Pilch, Arlington Public School's Title I Coordinator. Ms. Pilch will discuss why we are a Title I School and what that means to Abingdon. You can skip dinner prep that night and enjoy free pizza and drinks provided by the PTA. The PTA also provides free babysitting (and pizza) for kids ages 3 and up!
Next week will be the last Cardinal E-Courier of 2016! I'm going to take a break and give you all a break from reading these for a few weeks. We have exciting events planned for 2017 including an International Night, Movie Nights, and PTA Meetings in the new cafeteria. As always, thank you so much for taking the time to read this newsletter.
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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