Arlington Science Focus School PTA

• Saturday, May 13th: ASFS Race to the Finish
• Tuesday, May 16th: ASFS PTA Meeting
• Wednesday, May 17th: ASFS Book Swap

Please visit the ASFS Master Calendar for all 2021-22 school year dates.

ASFS Book Swap & Ice Cream Social Volunteers Needed

If you can help out from 8:30-9:00am the mornings of Monday, May 15th-Wednesday, May 17th to host the book drop-off tables, please click below to sign up! We also need help with the evening event if you can take a shift to serve ice cream, run the book checkout table, or lend a hand with set up and clean up.

ASFS Book Swap & Ice Cream Social Volunteer Sign-up

Contact Carrie Hill and Puja Valiyil with questions. Thank you for your help!

It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of Simon Sawicki, the father of Leo Sawicki in 2nd grade. Simon fought a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Please keep Leo and his family in your thoughts. If you are able, consider donating to his GoFundMe page to help with medical expenses. 

The Sawicki family is grateful for the love and support of the ASFS community.

ASFS Volunteers - we want to THANK YOU!

Attention Volunteers! Please join us for a volunteer reception on Tuesday, May 16th at 7pm in the ASFS library.  We will have refreshments and a small gift for all of our amazing volunteers. We hope you'll stay for the PTA meeting that will follow at 7:30pm. 



*Note - this is a change in the original volunteer reception date. May 16th at 7pm is the correct day and time.*

ASFS Race To The Finish: May 13th



Join us on Saturday, May 13th, at 9am for our annual family fitness event sponsored by the PE Department and the ASFS PTA. This will be an exciting morning of fun and fitness as racers run and walk 2 miles to beat the clock to have a chance at prizes. 

The event is open to the whole family with the starting line in front of ASFS and venturing out and back on the Custis Trail. Racers will run/walk to beat the clock in 15, 30, 45 minutes to have a chance at prizes. The faster you finish, the greater the chance at prizes. 

For more details, download the Registration Form, or register online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PL6B5YB

• $20 Registration Fee for each participant, and make sure to register by April 14th to be guaranteed a t-shirt!
• Please consider adding an additional donation to your race registration to honor race founder Vince McDonald by supporting the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Foundation, Inc.
• Contact ASFS PE Teacher Jenn Hall at jennifer.hall@apsva.us with questions or if you’d like to volunteer.

ASFS Race to the Finish: Volunteers Needed

Volunteers Needed! We need help out with packet pick-up and/or the day of the event – click to sign up: ASFS PTA: ASFS Race to the Finish (signupgenius.com)

ASFS Kidsgiving: Thank You for Supporting KidsGiving 

This month, KidsGiving is highlighting Aspire! Afterschool Learning, whose mission is to expand learning opportunities that help historically underserved young people fulfill their potential through afterschool and summer learning programs.

How you can help: As part of Aspire’s vision that all students have access to age-appropriate books, ASFS KidsGiving is hosting a ‘free’ book fair for Aspire students and their siblings. We are collecting 'like new' used book donations in the collection bin in the ASFS Lobby through dismissal on Wednesday, May 3rd.

- Books should be in ‘almost new’ condition and popular series or titles.

- All age level books (board books through middle school) are welcome.

In addition, ASFS 3rd grade is sponsoring a project with Phoenix Bikes, an Arlington nonprofit that uniquely combines youth education programs with a full-service professional bike shop and retail store. Phoenix Bikes is seeking used bike donations - visit phoenixbikes.org/donate-a-bike/ for more details on how to donate your used bikes to help their cause, and please spread the word to your friends and neighbors. Thank you!

All ASFS students are encouraged to sign up for KidsGiving anytime to learn more, or email Dena Porter if you have questions or would like to get involved.

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Save the Date: ASFS PTA Meeting, Tuesday May 16th

Join us Tuesday, May 16 at 7pm for the PTA Meeting in   the ASFS library! **Childcare will be provided in the gym**

Take a moment to review the ASFS PTA Nominating Committee Report (4/11/23) for details. Any ASFS PTA member may self-nominate themselves to be added to the ballot for elections on May 16th – May 18th.

•To submit your intent to run from the floor, send an email to:  president@asfspta.org by Friday, May 5th and include your name, email address, and position you are running for.

•In order to run for office or vote in the election, members must join the ASFS PTA by Friday, May 5th. Click here to join, or contact membership@asfspta.org confirm your status.

ASFS PTA Officer Nominations 2023-24

Introducing the slated nominees of PTA Officers for next year and a tremendous thanks to the nominees for volunteering to serve as PTA leads:

•President: Heather McDougle

•VP Community Service: Amanda Sutton

•VP External Affairs: Sophie Glucksman

•VP Fundraising: Olga Kasyan

•Secretary: Samantha Ofori

Treasurer: Jay Gunasekera

PTA Committee Roles – External

Affairs

• Advisory Council on Teaching and Learning (ACTL) Representative
• County Council of PTAs (CCPTA) Representative

PTA Committee Roles

• Green Committee Lead

PTA Administration

• Parent Coffee Co-Lead

PTA Programs

• Girls on the Run Lead
• Odyssey of the Mind Lead

• Take a look at the ASFS PTA Committee Chair Role Descriptions  for a list of all of the ASFS PTA roles, and contact Amanda Sutton, ASFS PTA President, or the PTA Nominating Committee, Liz Mixer, Francine Friedman, and Kristen Jeffreys, if you are interested in any of these roles, or would like to discuss other available roles. Thank you for your support!

PTA Position of the Week: CCPTA Representative

Serve as the ASFS representative at monthly County Council of PTA meetings, and bring any relevant information and action items back to the ASFS PTA membership. The Arlington County Council of PTAs has been successfully advocating for investments in education and the well-being for every child for decades. 

(These meetings are currently held on Zoom).

Contact Amanda Sutton, ASFS PTA President, or the PTA Nominating Committee,

Liz Mixer, Francine Friedman, and Kristen Jeffreys, if you are interested in learning more leading Enrichment efforts for next school year or any open PTA roles.

The ASFS PTA Electric News (EN) is a weekly newsletter that informs the ASFS community about school, PTA, and relevant APS and community news. Please send any newsletter submissions to newsletter@asfspta.com by 12pm on Wednesday for inclusion in Friday's EFF.