Arcola PTA Newsletter
Welcome to the New School Year 2020-2021
From Arcola's PTA President
Hello Arcola Families!
I hope that everyone had a great summer and is gearing up for the start of an awesome new school year! The PTA Board is working very hard to be ready for our new and unusual school year.
The PTA newsletter will be sent to you on a monthly basis to keep you in the loop with PTA activities occurring throughout the school year. With everything so fluid this year, PTA is still working on the list of events our school community can participate in, in a safe and fun way. Please follow our FB page and newsletters for more information to come.
We look forward to your participation as we continue to foster working relationships between parents, teachers, staff and the community for the betterment of our students.
Enjoy the day,
Manisha Gupta- President, Arcola PTA
Meet Your New Board
Please join me in welcoming Arcola's 2020-2021 PTA Board
President- Manisha Gupta (arcolaptapresident@gmail.com)
Treasurer- Angel Gonzalez (arcolaptatreasurer@gmail.com)
Secretary - Prianka Beaulieu (secretaryarcolapta@gmail.com)
VP of Fundraiser- Melissa Dawson (arcolaptafundraising@gmail.com)
VP of Events - Amanda Cherry (arcolaptaevents@gmail.com)
Fundraisers/Events/Spirit Nights
We know that this is a difficult time for everyone. As your PTA we have decided to hold
off on any Fundraisers, Spirit Nights and in person Events until we are able to return to school.
There are so many things on parents and students plates right now, we don’t want to add to
anything else. We hope you understand. If you are able, we would ask that you help support
our local small businesses that have supported our school, staff, and students at Arcola. We
have provided a list of sponsors from last year on our website that we hope the community can support and will continue to advertise throughout the school year on the Arcola PTA Facebook page.
The staff of Arcola along with the PTA look forward to the day when students can return to school. Until then, we want every to stay positive, healthy, and safe.
We wanted you to have a version of Roary, our mascot, to keep you company until we can return to the school physically.
Please consider sharing all the fun you and Flat Roary have by taking pictures with
him on your various adventures. We would love to see your B2S pictures on our FB page https://www.facebook.com/ArcolaElementarySchoolPTA
1) Join the PTA
$15 for both parents.
PTA Memberships help pay our dues to the National and Virginia PTAs along with funding Arcola’s General Fund.
3) Volunteer
PTA is looking for chairperson for our SEAC committee.
SEAC: The primary role of the LCPS Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) is to advise the School Board on unmet needs of special education students. More information can be found at: https://www.lcps.org/Page/1513
If you are interested, please send an email at arcolaptapresident@gmail.com
Register for Math Olympiad
Arcola PTA is pleased to again offer the popular Math Olympiad program in school year 2020-21. This program's goal is to stimulate enthusiasm and love for Mathematics among Arcola students. The Math Olympiad contest is only offered to 4th and 5th grade students, and is based on the MOEMS format. More details such as registration, fee, rules and format will be shared in a flyer as well as in a Parent Information Session. Please email arcolamathclub@gmail.com to express interest and be added on the invite list. Seats are limited and will be offered on a first come first served basis.