We had a great crowd for the PTA International Night on Friday and the food was amazing! Thank you so much to all the families that came and brought dishes to share. I would also like to thank all the volunteers who helped make this event such a big success.
March has been a busy month at Abingdon, and it's almost Spring Break! Here are just a few quick reminders of some of the upcoming events at Abingdon:
Math and Science Night, Around the World - March 30
This Thursday is Around the World Math and Science Night!
Food sales will start at 6:30 pm and profits will go to the Third Grade Team for special projects in their classrooms. The activities will begin at 7 pm. Don't miss out on this fun evening!
Extended Day Registration - April 1
Online registration for Extended Day Summer School 2017 and the 2017-18 school year will open on Saturday, April 1 at 3 p.m. Registration assistance will be available in the Extended Day Central Office (2110 Washington Blvd) from 3 - 6 p.m. on April 1. For more information, visit
https://www.apsva.us/extended-day/.
Spirit Day at Fairlington Pizza - April 5
If you are like me, you are always looking for a good excuse to skip making dinner. Well, here's your excuse for April 5, it's Spirit Day at Fairlington Pizza! Visit Fairlington Pizza between 11 am - 9:30 pm,
mention Abington when you order food for carry-out or dine-in and 20% of your total will be donated to the 5th Grade Promotion Fund! Each year, the PTA works closely with the 5th Grade Teachers to raise funds for their promotion event, including food and drinks at the ceremony, as well as a farewell gift for the graduates.
Fairlington 5K Silent Auction - April 21
A number of interesting and diverse items are pouring into the Fairlington 5K Silent Auction, which will be held Friday, April 21 at 6:00 pm at the North Fairlington Villages Community Center.
The auction items so far include:
- Week-long beach house rental in the Outer Banks, NC that sits just 100 yards from the ocean and sleeps seven;
- Weekend ski condo rental at White Tail Resort which sleeps seven;
- Gift certificates to several kid's summer camps;
- "Principal for the Day" with Abingdon's Principal Joanne Uyeda and "Captain of the Book Bus"
- Saturday field trip to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum with the first grade
teachers;
- Nationals baseball tickets;
- a visit by a personal chef;
- and many, many more exciting offerings!
The event is sponsored by the Fairlington Civic Association, "A Cure for Ellie" and the Abingdon PTA.
Proceeds benefit Abingdon reading and PE programs, and Abingdon third-grader Ellie McGinn who suffers from a rare brain and spinal cord disease called Leukodystrophy-LBSL.
Over $50,000 dollars generated from the last three auctions and 5K races has gone to support critical LBSL research at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and affiliated Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore that will hopefully lead to a cure.
Drinks and light snacks are provided at the auction. Parents are encouraged to use the free babysitting (for children 3 and up) offered by Abingdon PTA at the school. In order to make sure we provide enough babysitters, please send me at email at abingdonptapresident@gmail.com if you plan to drop off kids for the babysitting service.
To donate an item, or for more information, contact event organizer, Beth McGinn at bfrigola@gmail.com.
Fairlington 5k and 1K Walk and Fun Run - April 29
Registration for the Fourth Annual Fairlington 5K will be open for several more weeks, but only those who register before April 10 will receive a shirt. So far, nearly 400 people have signed-up, and race organizers say they are on track to meet or exceed last year's record of almost 700 registrants.
The race
will take place Saturday, April 29th at 8:30 a.m. It will begin and end at Abingdon. Like the auction, proceeds go to benefit
the school's PE and literacy programs and research into a cure for Abingdon third-grader Ellie McGinn.
There is also a special "1K Walk & Fun Run" for those with small children or participants seeking a less challenging course.
The cost of registration for adults is
$35 and includes a t-shirt. Children ages six to 16 are $20, and children five and under are free. Dogs and strollers are always welcome. To register, visit https://www.fairlington5k.com/.
Lastly, I would like to thank everyone who participated in the Mixed Bags fundraiser. We sold over $8,300 of merchandise during the three week fundraiser, which means that the PTA will earn over $3,600. These funds will help fund our activities and events through the end of this school year, as well as the events at the beginning of next year, including the Back to School Picnic, and Back to School Night Babysitting. Thank you so much for all of your generous purchases!
Sincerely,
