WORKING TOGETHER TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR CHILDREN & BUILD A STRONG SCHOOL COMMUNITY

 

Summer Dates to Note:

Please check the calendar for more details!

July 1 - Online program school supplies orders DUE

August 14 - Teacher Welcome Breakfast/Lunch (volunteers needed)

August 16 - New student, family play date 

August 16 - School supply boxes distribution AND packet stuffing (volunteers needed)

August 17 - Open House (TBC)

August 21 - First day of school - Tears and Cheers Parent Coffee

Spanish Language Programs

Registration for the 2023-24 school year is now open!

GFES PTA partners with the Children’s Center for Language and Culture (ChiCeLaCu) to offer a before-school Spanish Language Immersion program. Classes start at 7:45am and are last for 1 hour at GFES on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Sessions begin at the end of September and run throughout the school year. 

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School Supplies

Time to Order School Supplies for Next Year!

The PTA is once again partnering with First Day School Supplies to provide you with a kit of the exact, brand name school supplies your child's teacher requests, delivered straight to the classroom over the summer. This means ZERO HASSLE FOR YOU! Buy now and save up to 30% over shopping at big box stores like Target, Walmart and even Amazon!

Visit 1stDaySchoolSupplies.com today!

Tutor.com Services Through FCPS

Tutor.com services through FCPSRecently, PTA/PTSA/PTO leaders from the Dranesville district met with the FCPS manager for tutoring services about Tutor.com. We were impressed by everything that was included–it was more than we expected! For example, we learned that students are able to get personal help whenever they need it 24/7, even in Spanish from bilingual tutors for students still learning English. We also found out that students can work through Java/Python code together with a tutor, and get in-depth feedback on college and scholarship application essays. For those of you with soon-to-be college students, students also have access to all of the Princeton Review’s SAT/ACT coursework with unlimited tutoring at no additional cost!

If you haven’t already, we’d encourage you to take just a few minutes to connect with a tutor with your child. More info about Tutor.com in FCPS is available here.

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PTA General Meetings

The last General PTA Meeting of the year was Wed, May 10, 2023. 

Minutes from the past general meetings can be found here.