 Thank you to all our lions who wore their polo on Friday! Polos are an important part of our school community. The PTA provides a polo for every student and staff member so they may participate in our spirit days and be prepared for field trips. Please mark your calendars for the next polo day so every child participates on Friday, October 2. If your child needs a new polo, email our PTA at lemonroadpta@gmail.com.
Speaking of the PTA - our PTA Armchair Fundraiser reached $6000 and we celebrated with a dance party on Thursday! We are close to hitting the next school-wide celebration of a popsicle party when we raise $8000. If you haven't contributed, please do - any amount helps us reach our goals!
On Friday, all classes acknowledged the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance. Several grades participated in a Zoom call with the National Museum of the Marine Corps. As a part of the program, the classes listened to a read aloud of the book Branches of Hope: The 9/11 Survivor Tree.
This week, we look forward to a SCA Officer Candidate Interest Meeting tomorrow with Ms. Gray & Ms. Hagy, finishing up beginning of year testing (MAP and iReady), Back to School Night on Thursday evening, and a Summer Activity Board Celebration Friday for over 100 lions that turned in their hard work from the summer! Finally, our kindergarten - second grade soccer teams have their first practices & games this week. Saturday will be a lot of fun for all participating families!
Lemon Road teachers are looking forward to hosting Back to School Night for our parents on Thursday, September 17. Back to School Night is an adult-only event where parents & guardians meet their child's teacher(s) to hear about curriculum, homework, volunteer opportunities, etc. and visit with specialists and student leadership sponsors in the cafeteria/library. Our schedule for the evening is below:
4:50: Doors Open for Parents/Guardians
5:00: Classroom Session #1
5:40: Meet & Greet with Specialists and Student Leadership Opportunities
6:10: Classroom Session #2
6:50: Evening Ends
In addition to hearing from our Lemon Road staff, the FCPS School Board has prepared messages for our parents & families. Please take a moment to watch these welcome videos and get to know the school board representatives!
 We hope you kids enjoyed the celebratory dance party on Thursday! Thank you for all the support with our armchair fundraiser and the other iniatives we have going on to support our school. See you Thursday evening in the cafeteria before and during Back to School Night! Here are our current PTA initiatives:
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Room Parents: Every class is looking for 2 parents to support the teacher and serve as a room parent. If you are interested, email your child's teacher and our Room Parent Coordinator Haleema Sullivan at hkmsullivan@gmail.com.
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Spirit Wear: This is the final week of the fall LRES spirit wear sale - order gear for your whole family here!
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Armchair Fundraiser: We hope to reach $10,000 to cover much of the annual operating budget (Field Trip buses, Teacher Reimbursements, Staff Appreciation, Student Scholarships, and more). Donate today!
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Mabel's Labels: You can support our fundraiser "Lemon Road PTA (Falls Church)" and the Lemon Road PTA receive 20% commission on all sales.
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DC United Game: Lemon Road is heading to DC United at Audi Field on Saturday, September 19 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $45 to sit in the Lemon Road section 102. Purchase your ticket(s) HERE.
We Need YOU: Joining the PTA is a key indicator that you support the school-home partnership that we foster. We are also looking for room parents, Odyssey of the Mind coaches, Science Olympiad coaches, Math Olympiad coaches, and help on any of our PTA committees. Email lemonroadpta@gmail.com to get involved!
FCPS provides elementary school staff with additional time because our teachers do not have equal paid planning or collaboration time as middle and high school colleagues. For our staff to have this professional time, we ask students to go home or to an aftercare location at 11:55 a.m. on these four Wednesdays. The dates for Lemon Road are: September 30, November 18, January 13, and April 7.
Families complete their forms electronically through Parent Vue (https://bit.ly/3RZepAK) or by downloading the paper forms, (https://bit.ly/4gd8Rfj) from the FCPS website and returning them to the school office. If your child is able to go home or to their aftercare location, please email Ms. Argodale at jhargodale@fcps.edu.
Follow the steps to complete the Early Release Wednesday Survey:
Step 1: Log into FCPS ParentVUE
Step 2: Click on “Online Packets” in the upper right-hand corner (If you are using the App, you will click on online registration and then scroll to Online Verification (OVU).
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Review and Sign the Student Rights & Responsibilities Agreement
- Your Child Belongs at School & FCPS Attendance Policies
- What’s for Lunch? Check the FCPS App
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving this weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
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Monday, September 14: D Week; SCA Officer Interest Meeting
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Thursday, September 17: LRES Back to School Night (5 - 7 PM)
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Friday, September 18: LRES School Spirit Day (navy & yellow); Summer Activity Board Breakfast
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Saturday, September 19: LRES K-2 PTA Soccer Club Games (9 - 1)
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Monday, September 21: School Holiday (Rosh Hashanah)
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Wednesday, September 23: OM Interest Meeting (7 PM)
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Friday, September 25: September Freaky Friday; Marshall Mayhem (5 PM); LRES PTA Movie Night (7 PM)
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Saturday, September 26: LRES K-2 PTA Soccer Club Games (9 - 1)
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Wednesday, September 30: 3-Hour Early Release Day; PTA General Meeting (7 PM)
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Friday, October 2: LRES Polo Day for Students & Staff
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Saturday, October 3: LRES K-2 PTA Soccer Club Games (9 - 1)
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Wednesday, October 14: Eco Defense Free Swap (3:30 - 5:00 PM)
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Friday, October 30: October Freaky Friday (Costume Day); End of Quarter 1; 2-hour Early Release Day
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