Category Archives: Education Activities

Donuts and Coffee with the Principals and PTO

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When: Friday, September 6th, at 10:30am

Where: MCES Library

Mason Crest Elementary has an active PTO and we would love for you to join us so we can keep it going strong! Whether you can help out a little or a lot, we need you support!

There’s something for everyone, come by and learn about the PTO, what we do and the many opportunities to volunteer throughout the year!

Want to learn more but can’t attend? Please contact Rachel Rajala at 571-921-0661 or masoncrestpto@gmail.com

Mason Crest Elementary After-School Programs

THE START DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11th

Registration is still open so please continue to register. Classes are held after school from 4:05-5:05pm. Online registration is preferred but paper registrations will be distributed again in the Tuesday folders. Please contact Allison Gilbert with any concerns for questions at AlliMGilbert@gmail.com

Contact Christie Yarn for information on scholarships at clyarn@fcps.edu

Kids in Motion Classes

Registration fees are $84 per class. Please click on the registration forms above for each class or visit novakidsinmotion.com and click on Online Registration on the top left.

Kids Create Classes

  • Tuesdays – CHESS K-5
  • Fridays – CARTOONING K-5

Registration fees are $96 per class. Please fill out the registration form that will be coming home in the Tuesday folders or please print out this registration form and follow the instructions on how to make your payment.

Kids Create Registration Form

 

After School Classes

 

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There’s so much to choose from among our after school enrichment programs!  Stimulate your child’s mind by enrolling them into Chess and/or Cartooning classes sponsored by Kids Create or promote fun fitness by having them join Run Club, Yoga and/or Glow Light Dance Party provided by NOVA Kids in Motion.  Registration due date is Friday September 23, 2016 for all classes. 

Also please contact Christie Yarn  at clyarn@fcps.edu for information on scholarships opportunities.

It’s a Win-Win Situation ;)

Dry Erase Marker packs are among the most coveted equipment our teachers use throughout the entire school year.  Please donate a set and be entered into a raffle for a chance to win an awesome MCES t-shirt.  Winner will be announced that night.

Or…

Enter our raffle for a chance to win a Kindle Fire. All you’ll need to do is fill out an information card to get PTO news. Winner will be announced through email.

So join us for Open House/Back to School Night this Thursday, 9/1/16 at 4:30pm.

Mason Crest College and Career Link to Learning Team College and Career Fair (June 12)

The Mason Crest College and Career Link to Learning Team we will hold the College and Career Fair on Friday, June 12 from 9:15 am to 11:15 am in the Mason Crest Elementary School gymnasium. The goal of this event is to raise awareness amongst the students of Mason Crest about higher education and the opportunities that can become available to them when they earn a college degree.

During the event, career fair volunteers will be set up at tables around gymnasium and the students in grades four and five, who would love to learn more about the careers they dream about, will have the opportunity to go from table to table to ask questions about the volunteer’s careers and the path that got them there.

If you are currently working in a career that you love and would like to talk to our students about it, then please email Kimberly Lord at krlord@fcps.edu or by phone at (571) 226-2691.

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After School Programs sign up deadline extended until Oct. 29.

Registration for the classes can be completed online atwww.kssprograms.com

The registration deadline for the after school programs at Mason Crest Elementary has been extended until Wednesday, Oct. 29.  Registrations can be done online or at the day and time of the class.

Tae Kwon Do for boys and girls in grades kindergarten through fifth grade will be available on Mondays. Tuesday is basketball for first through fifth grade boys and girls and Wednesday is Mandarin Chinese lessons are offered on Wednesdays. Super Scientist, a hands-on exploration of the world of science will be offered on Thursdays and Friday is Video Game Programming. A complete list of available after school programs and associated costs was distributed via the student’s TuesdayFolders and can be found online at www.kssprograms.com.

Volunteers are needed for the Kindergarten Environmental Print Photo Project

ANNANDALE, Va. — The kindergarten classes of Mason Crest Elementary School will soon begin a study unit on environmental print. In this unit, the students will learn to notice print in the world around them. Examples would include learning to recognize print on items like on stop signs, cereal boxes or  as they drive by stores and restaurants. In order to supplement the photos provided in the environmental print alphabet book provided by the school system the kindergarten education team is asking the entire Mason Crest Community to provide pictures showing things the students may recognize in their local neighborhood. Examples may include a photo of a local Safeway sign to illustrate the letter S, or Kmart to illustrate the letter K. Photos can also be taken of items around the home. Examples like a photo of an Xbox for the letter X, or a photo of a jar of Jiff peanut butter to represent the letter J.

Photos can be submitted by email to photo.project@masoncrestpto.org.

For additional information on the Kindergarten Photo Project contact Jacqueline Heller at JMHeller@fcps.edu.