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Dominion Trail Elementary School PTA Pawprints March 2013 March: Reading Month Mar 1: Bingo Night Mar 4: Spring Pictures Mar 7 Reading Under the Stars, 6:30 - 7:30pm Mar 8: Reading Month: Foxiest Socks Day Mar 12: PTA Mee�ng, 7pm, Library Mar 13: Second Grade Musical, 9am & 6:30pm Mar 13: LEAP Mee�ng, Loudoun Admin. Bldg., 7pm Mar 14 - 15: 5th Grade Wri�ng SOL Test – Mul�ple Choice Mar 18 - 22: 5th Grade Wri�ng SOL Test – Short Paper Mar 19: SEAC Mee�ng, Loudoun Admin. Bldg., 7pm Mar 20: Talent Show Tryouts, 4:30 - 6:30pm, Mul�pur- pose Room Mar 20: MSAAC Mee�ng, Loudoun Admin Bldg., 7pm Mar 22: Reading Month: Team Color Day Mar 25 - 29: Holiday (Spring Break) April 1: Student Holiday April 3 - 5: Second Grade CogAT Test April 5: Spring Dance, 6:30pm, Mul�purpose Room April 9: PTA Mee�ng, 8:30am, Cafeteria April 10: Donuts with Mom April 11: Spring Chorus Concert, 9am & 6:30pm April 18: Science Fair Showcase A Message from Your PTA President Hello Huskies Parents! As you have probably heard from your students, there is a lot going on at the school! The long awaited playground is being installed͖ plans for Bingo, the Spring Dance, Sci- ence Fair, and Talent Show are underway! If you haven’t already, please consider how you might help DTES in prepara�on for these ac�vi�es. Volunteering might include do- na�ng snacks, drinks, volunteering your �me at the event, etc. Many hands help make the work light. Contact the event chair or myself if you need help in iden�fying what you can do. Volunteering sends a wonderful message to your students – school is important, let’s be a part of it, let’s make it a be�er place, let’s con�nue to build our community, the list goes on. Thanks for your help in and outside the classroom! Karen Cornfeld PTA President karenpta@yahoo.com Upcoming Events Spring Dance Save the date - the spring dance is coming! Friday, April 5th 6:30 - 9pm in the multipurpose room ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kindergarten Registration is on April 16th P lease visit the DTES website to view the dates for SOL tests & CogAT tests at Dominion Trail. Please help to ensure that your child is at school on the days that he/she is scheduled for an SOL or CogAT test. Being well rested and having a good breakfast will help the students be prepared to do their best on the tests! h�p://www.lcps.org/dominiontrail President: Karen Cornfeld karenpta@yahoo.com Vice President: Laura Dumouchelle laura.dumouchelle@verizon.net Treasurer: Jen Rose jrosedtes@gmail.com Secretary: Rupal Choksi rupalchoksi@yahoo.com Web: www.lcps.org/page/44830 Facebook: www.facebook.com/dtespta Mee�ngs: Mee�ngs are the second Tues- day of each month, alterna�ng morning and evenings. Morning mee�ngs are at 8:30am in the cafeteria͖ Evening mee�ngs are at 7pm in the library. Mee�ng Minutes: www.lcps.org/page/44847 Dominion Trail PTA How You Can Help: 1) Join the PTA 2) Volunteer your �me to help with PTA programs and ac�vi�es. 3) Earn “free” money with our easy pro- grams like Box Tops, Labels for Educa- �on, Market Day, grocery card linking, Amazon School Rewards, Capri Sun pouch recycling, Elmer’s Glue recycling, ink cartridge recycling, Target Take Charge of Educa�on, My Coke Re- wards, and other valuable programs! Email Signup Are you on our PTA email list? Contact dtes_pta@tjdjmail.com to sign up to re- ceive informa�on about PTA programs, ac�vi�es, volunteer opportuni�es, and more! Follow us on Facebook! h�ps://www.facebook.com/ Be a Part of Your PTA! Open PTA posi�ons for next year (the 2013 - 14 school year) include Treasurer, Secretary, Bingo Night Chair, Dona�ons Chair and Hospitality Chair. The two new Board members will be for a two year term with Karen Cornfeld and Laura Dumouchelle, who will have one year le� in their two year term. Addi�onal dis- cussion is needed between those interested and the current Board to determine roles and responsibili�es. For example, the two new board members may be VP and Treasurer or some other combina�ons. Contact Karen at- karenpta@yahoo.com for more informa�on or to volunteer! Tonight is Bingo Night! Friday, March 1 from 6:30 - 9:30pm in the Mul�purpose Room. Food service is available from 6:30 - 8:30pm. Individual Bingo Card sets, daubers, and ra�e �ckets will be sold for CASH ONLY the night of the event. If you have any ques�ons, please contact Valen�na at valen�na@ivsdc.com. For more informa�on, visit h�p://�nyurl.com/axqrpkf . Talent Show — “Huskies Under TOe SunA” This year’s talent show will be held on Friday May 3rd at 6:30pm in the Domin- ion Trail mul�purpose room. The theme of the show is “Huskies Under The Sun.” Let’s shake o� the winter blues and take a step towards summer with the talented students at Dominion Trail! We are looking for a wide variety of acts! Tryouts are on Wednesday, March 20 at 4:30pm. All students are welcome to par�cipate, but must a�end the tryout and be at all rehearsals, with no excep�ons. Please see the �yer that came home with your child on March 1st for more informa�on. We are also looking for more volunteers to help with the show that involve di�erent levels of �me commitment. If you even have an hour or two, we could use your help! Please contact us to help make this year’s talent show a memorable one! Dena Hargrave at dena.c.hargrave@gmail.com or Kelly Grieger at kellygrieg- er@hotmail.com.  Try-Outs: Wednesday, March 20th 4:30 - 6:30pm  1st Rehearsal: Tuesday, April 23rd 4:30-6:30pm  2nd Rehearsal: Wednesday, April 24th 4:30-6:30pm  Dress Rehearsal: Wednesday, May 1st 4 - 7pm  Talent Show: Friday, May 3rd at 6:30pm Submi�ed by Dena Hargrave, Talent Show Co - Chair After School Enrichment Program (ASEP) Registra�on for the Spring ASEP session will be held from Friday, March 8th - Friday, March 15th. The session will begin on April 2nd. Visit the website at h�p://www.lcps.org/ page/44854 for a list of classes and registra�on informa�on. Submi�ed by Jennifer Vassar and Nicole Mayor, ASEP Chairs Read the school newsletter, The Husky Herald, here: http://www.lcps.org/dominiontrail DTES PTA Science Fair Showcase 2012 – 2013 Mark Your Calendars: The Science Fair Showcase Parent Evening will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 6:30pm. Each kinder- garten through 4th grade students is invited to complete an op�onal science inves�ga�on at home that will be included in the Science Fair Showcase. Addi�onal informa�on may be found on the DTES website at h�p://www.lcps.org/ Page/103728. Ashburn Area Middle School/High School Rezoning The School Board is beginning a school a�endance zone review process a�ec�ng all Ashburn area middle and high schools and resident MS/HS students in an�cipa�on of the opening of Trailside MS and HS - 6 in the Fall of 2014 and HS - 8 in the Fall of 2015. That process is proposed to include the following school a�endance zones: INVOLVED MIDDLE SCHOOLS : Belmont Ridge Middle School, Eagle Ridge Middle School, Farmwell Sta�on Middle School , Stone Hill Middle School, Mercer Middle School INVOLVED HIGH SCHOOLS : Briar Woods High School, Broad Run High School , John Champe High School (speci�cally those planning zones also assigned to Stone Hill MS), Stone Bridge High School, Tuscarora High School (speci�cally those planning zones also assigned to Belmont Ridge MS) Below is the calendar for that process: CALENDAR : Thursday, March 7: Overview/Public Hearing Monday, March 11: Work Session Monday, March 18: Public Hearing Wednesday, March 20: Public Hearing/Work Session Monday, April 1: Work Session Thursday, April 4: Sta� Brie�ng/Public Hearing Tuesday, April 9: INFO ITEM at Board mee�ng Monday, April 15: Sta� Brie�ng/Public Hearing Tuesday, April 23: ACTION ITEM at Board mee�ng h�p://www.lcps.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=1094 Donuts with Mom Save the date! April 10th is Donuts with Mom! Reserva�on forms go home in the backpacks just before Spring Break. Enjoy a donut, co�ee or juice before school and work with your mom, your aunt or your best friend’s mom. ItΖs going to be fun! Submi�ed by Brooks Berger, Parent Liaison Our Playground Equipment is Here! On Saturday, March 2nd star�ng at 9am, mulch will need to be distributed around our updated playground! ThatΖs right - the old Swedish gym (aka “monkey bars”) has been removed to make way for a new playset, along with a rock - climbing wall being placed in the middle of the exis�ng equipment! All of the new equipment was installed this week and the �nal step is the installa�on of a top - coat of 3Η of new mulch. We have elected to spread the mulch ourselves because it will save the PTA $1,000 on installa�on costs that can be put to great use elsewhere in our school. We need you! If you are interested in helping with the mulch installa�on on Saturday, March 2nd (tomorrow!) please contact Kara at Kara.bugan@verizon.net. Please note that we will need 4 volunteers to bring wheel- barrows for the mulch installa�on. Submi�ed by Kara Burgan, Playground Commi�ee Co - Chair LCPS Resources:  Minority Student Achievement Advisory Commi�ee (MSAAC) : The Minority Student Achievement Advisory Commi�ee (MSAAC) is dedicated to work in partnership with the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS), parents and community to further the academic, social and cultural development of every student and to ensure that the needs of all minority students are met. h�p://www.lcps.org//Domain/102.  Loudoun Educa�on Alliance of Parents (LEAP) : The Loudoun Educa�on Alliance of Parents (LEAP) is a non - par�san network that promotes interac�on between parents, teachers, School Board members and members of the LCPS Administra�ve Team. h�p://www.lcps.org//Domain/99.  Special Educa�on Advisory Commi�ee (SEAC) : The Special Educa�on Advisory Commi�ee (SEAC) is composed of parents, edu- cators, administrators, business representa�ves, and interested community groups concerned with the educa�on of students with disabili�es. h�p://www.lcps.org/page/1513. March is Reading Month at Dominion Trail! Our theme is ΗReading is our thingΗ and our goal is to read in school for 500 hours during the month of March. Reading logs will be distributed to classrooms and classes will record their minutes read per week. If the school reaches its goal of 500 hours of reading at school, Mrs. Mabee and Ms. Gross will spend a day at work in a loca�on that is voted up on by the students! Ac�vi�es include:  On Thursday, March 7th at 6:30pm is Reading Under the Stars. Bring your slippers and se�le in to hear de- ligh�ul stories read by Mrs. Mabee and other school sta� members.  Friday, March 8th is Foxiest Socks Day! In honor of Dr. Seuss’s Fox in Socks , wear your crazy socks to school.  Friday, March 22nd is Team Color Day. Show o� your class color! Submi�ed by the Reading Month Team Box Tops for Education Hello, DTES Parents. Yes, it is �me to start clipping those Box Tops for the second compe��on of 2012/2013. This compe��on began Monday, February 4th and encourages students to use a Box Tops submission form. Each completed sheet will be entered into a weekly drawing with prizes ranging from gi� cards to fun school ac�vity prizes. Winners will be announced once per week in the a�ernoon announcements. In addi�on, the stu- dent who returns the most sheets will win a $30 GameStop gi� card. Extra forms are available at h�p://lcps.org/ page/44830. Remember, each Box Top coupon is worth 10 cents to our school and these dimes add up quickly. Please feel free to email any ques�ons to tm_luby@yahoo.com. Good Luck! Submi�ed by Theresa Luby, Box Tops Chair Loudoun County Public Schools FY14 Budget Over the next few weeks, the School Board will be reviewing the Superinten- dentΖs recommended FY 2014 budget and adop�ng a budget to propose to the Board of Supervi- sors (BOS). To learn more about the budget and the process for adop�on, visit the LCPS website at h�p://www.lcps.org/ Page/101663. Lost and Found Have you been saying to your kids ΗWhereΖs your sweatshirt? Your raincoat? Your lunchbox?Η Pictures have been post- ed on our Facebook page of items in our Lost and Found. Stop by the Lost and Found rack in the hallway outside of the mul�purpose room to retrieve your belongings. h�ps://www.facebook.com/dtespta Follow us on Facebook! h�ps://www.facebook.com/dtespta Labels for Education DTES is collec�ng CampbellΖs Labels for Educa�on labels! To �nd out what products have these labels, visit the link below. A collec�on box is in the main o�ce or you can send them into the school through your childΖs homework folder. Par�cipa�ng product lines include: Campbells, Dannon Kids Yogurt, Pace, Pepperidge Farm, Post, Prego, V - 8, and more. labelsforeduca�on.com/Earn - Points/ Capri Sun Pouch Recycling We recycle Capri Sun and Honest KidΖs Drink Pouches for money for our school! If you are planning a class party or pack these drinks in your childΖs lunch, please bring them to the cafeteria and place in the bin marked “Capri Sun/Honest Kids Drink Pouches.” This is another great way to earn free money for our school. You’re welcome to bring in drink pouches from outside organiza- �ons as well. For more informa�on contact Anne�e Grimm at anne�ebg@aol.com. Amazon School Rewards — Help Earn Free Money! Thanks to everyone for using the DTES Amazon link (amazon.com?_encoding=UTF8&tag=domtraelesc09 - 20) while shopping on AmazonΖs website last year͖ we were able to generate almost $625 through this fundraising program. Make sure to keep this link bookmarked and con�nue to use for all of your back - to - school purchases! Submi�ed by Kara Burgan, Amazon Rewards Chair Rewards Programs Grocery Club Cards — Have You Linked Yours? Did you know that we raised almost $6,100 from the grocery club card fundraising pro- grams last year? And that was with around 200 cards enrolled in both the Giant & Harris Teeter pro- grams. We currently have 500+ families as DTES – we’d love to see every family’s cards enrolled. If you haven’t had a chance to enroll your cards yet, contact ka- ra.burgan@verizon.net and we’ll do it for you. Submi�ed by Kara Burgan, Grocery Receipts Chair Send in My Coke Rewards Codes DTES collects reward codes from Coca - Cola products, which can be used to pur- chase school supplies & equipment through the Coke Rewards catalog. These 14 character codes can be found on bo�le caps or can packaging. Enter these codes online yourself and donate the points to DTES or send the codes to school through your child’s homework folder and we can enter the codes for you. Or you can send an email with the codes to kara.burgan@verizon.net and we’ll do the rest. Submi�ed by Kara Burgan, Grocery Receipts Chair Ink Cartridge Recycling DTES wants your home and o�ce printer cartridg- es and old cell phones! Ask if you can have the old ones clu�ering up the copy room and bring us your empty cartridges from home. Drop them o� in the school o�ce any�me or email dianne_andruzzi@hotmail.com. Thinking about ge�ng a new camera, iPod, or Mp3 player for your birthday? Use maxback.com to get money and points for you and for our school. We get paid to recycle...what a green way to contribute to our school! Submi�ed by Dianne Andruzzi, Ink Cartridge Recycling Chair Target Take Charge of Education Visit the website and select DTES as your designated school by using the school ID of 1814. Enter your Target RED card infor- ma�on and DTES will earn a percentage of your purchases. Last year DTES raised about $460 from this program! sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp? contentId=PRD03 - 005174 Elmer’s Glue Recycling Dominion Trial Elementary School collects Elmer’s brand glue s�cks and glue bo�les to send to Ter- raCycle for recycling. TerraCycle will recycle the empty glue containers and pay us 2 cents per item. Send in with your child any empty Elmer’s glue s�cks or bo�les that you may have at home or bring them to the school o�ce so we can put them to good use! (This is for Elmer’s products only, please.) Contact Katrina Towle with any ques�ons at bobkat8198@verizon.net or 703 - 723 - 7255.