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Dear Mantua families,
We welcomed Fairfax County Park Authority to Mantua this week for our Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience! This hands-on classroom event focuses on investigations into local environmental issues and helps students learn to make connections between the natural world and our human environment. These experiences are critical to learning, as they help students make responsible and thoughtful decisions about the world we live in. Some of our kinder classes learned about teeth cleaning and dental hygiene during a presentation by our school nurses. And students also worked hard to finish up SOL testing this week! We are glad to have that behind us as we focus on a strong finish to the school year!
Next week will be a short academic week due to school holidays and a teacher workday:
Monday, May 25th – Memorial Day holiday; schools and offices closed
Tuesday, May 26th – Teacher Workday (Student Holiday)
Wednesday, May 27th – School holiday for Eid al-Adha
Thursday, May 28th – School Resumes
We wish you a wonderful and safe holiday weekend!
Take good care,
Ms. Shannon, Mrs. Vaughan, Ms. Maurer
May 25: School holiday, Memorial Day
May 26: Teacher Workday, Student Holiday
May 27: Student Holiday, Eid al-Adha
June 2: High School Grad Walk for All Graduating Mantua Alumni, 3:00 PM
June 9, 10: Mantua Field Days
June 11: 5th and 6th Grade Spring Chorus Concert, 7 PM
June 15: 6th grade Promotion Ceremony, Woodson HS, 10:15 AM
6th Grade Promotion Party, sponsored by Mantua PTA
June 17: Last Day of School, 2-hour Early Release
June 18: Teacher Workday, No School
June 19: Juneteenth, School Holiday, Schools and Offices Closed
Weekly Staff Spotlight
Staff Spotlight is our way to recognize Mantua's incredible staff! Each week, we recognize a group of staff members. Check them out on Mantua ES Instagram. This coming week's featured staff members are our High Impact Tutors, Ms. Eurich and Ms. Pham.
Please use the Spotlight Submission Form to share a positive message with them. We will share the messages with them at the end of next week.
This will be our last Staff Spotlight of the year. We thank you so much for encouraging and supporting our staff in this way!
Mantua Field Days Reminders
Field days is one of our most-anticipated days of the year! To make Field Days safe and fun for your student, we have a few friendly reminders as you prepare:
- Have your child wear closed-toed/tennis shoes that day. We want our students to stay safe as they actively run and participate!
- Send your child with a water bottle and sunscreen
- Consider packing a towel and/or change of clothes. Students get very wet during the water games and may need a way to dry off before heading back to class
We want every child to feel they can participate fully and we appreciate your consideration!
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Graduation and Summer Resources
- Check Your Lunch Balance
- Mental Health Support
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving this weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
Linda Shannon, Principal LCShannon@fcps.edu
Colleen Vaughan, Assistant Principal CAVaughan@fcps.edu
Michele Maurer, Assistant Principal, Mkmaurer@fcps.edu
Susan Palomino, Administrative/Finance Assistant SLPalomino@fcps.edu
Mergie Kakouris, Student Information Assistant, MBKakouris@fcps.edu
Fadwa Finaish, Office Assistant, FFinaish@fcps.edu
Judy Toy, Office Assistant, JPToy@fcps.edu
Avril Donat, Office & Library Assistant Andonat@fcps.edu
Kathy Van Dyke, Advanced Academics Resource Teacher kkvandyke@fcps.edu
Maria Regina Incer, Family Liaison, mrincernunez@fcps.edu
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