Panther Post

9/2 - Spirit Night at El Paso in Dumfries, 11am-10pm

9/4 - No School: Labor Day Holiday
9/7 - No School: Labor Day Holiday

9/8 - PTCO Meeting, 6:30pm (Pattie's Library)

9/10 - Mason Day of Service (Pattie's POP Club)

9/11 - Spirit Wear Sale ends at midnight

9/15 - School Lockdown Drill

9/21 - No School: Yom Kippur

9/30 - Field Day

10/1 - Back to School Night (PK - 2: 5:30 - 6:30) (3-5: 6:45 - 7:45)

10/2 - Field Day Rain Date

10/7 - Walk & Roll to School Day

10/9 - PTCO Movie Night, 6:30pm

Back-to-School packets must be completed in ParentVUE no later than September 18th! This packet contains information that is vital to the safety of your student.

Directions for setting up a ParentVUE account can be found, here: https://www.pwcs.edu/support_services/apps_technology/hub/parentvue

Directions for completing the Back-to-School packet can be found, here: https://www.pwcs.edu/support_services/back_to_school/instructions/index

Please utilize the EZArrival app (https://www.pwcs.edu/support_services/bus_transportation/bus_app) to track your student's bus location in the morning or afternoon, and utilize Pattie's dismissal link to track the arrival and departure of your student's bus in the afternoons. https://docs.google.com/document/d/16CkQGN5NkOyBja9HSTxMh6E8lrTeNFllJGOYF1Y2mPM/edit?tab=t.0

Thursday, October 1st

PK - 2nd Grade: 5:30pm - 6:30pm

3rd Grade - 5th Grade: 6:45pm - 7:45pm

Your student's teacher(s) will provide an overview of classroom logistics and expectations, and there will be opportunities to ask questions. This is not a parent/teacher conference to discuss individual students. Those conferences will be scheduled on or around November 2nd unless it is needed sooner.

In order to do this, you will need to sign your child(ren) out in the front office, and then sign them back in after lunch. Obviously, the weather may impact your scheduled day, so just make sure to check the forecast before arriving.

Please use this link to sign up for times: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E48A4A92BA0FC1-51881076-lunch#/

Pattie is in need of a parent representative to attend PWCS' Superintendent's Advisory Council on Instruction. The Superintendent's Advisory Council on Instruction meets every second Thursday of each month (unless otherwise noted) from 6-8 p.m. in conference room 1101 at the Edward L. Kelly Leadership Center (KLC), located at 14715 Bristow Rd., Manassas, VA 20112. The first meeting is Thursday, October 8th. The schedule for the remainder of the year can be found, here: https://www.pwcs.edu/about/advisory_committees/instruction/index

Pattie's representative will be asked to share out any important information from these meetings to the Pattie's Principal Advisory Council, who meets 5 times throughout the year - generally the 2nd Tuesday of the month, before PTCO meetings.

We understand that families will forget to pack important items for their child, but it can be a challenge for the front office when items are being dropped off all throughout the day - particularly lunches and food delivery services. Please try to establish a routine for students so that they get in the habit of packing their lunches and other necessary items for their school day, and please avoid having food delivered. Remember that school lunches are free, so if a lunch gets forgotten at home, students may get lunch at school.

Because of limited space and the schedule changes that it requires, we will only have one picture day this year and one opportunity for make-ups. On Tuesday, October 20th, students will take their class picture and their individual picture(s). For the spring make-up day (date to be determined) students who were absent and new students to Pattie will have a chance to get their individual picture taken.

We've had several bikes stolen last school year because they were not locked to the bike rack, so please consider using a lock so that our kids can continue to ride to school!

Thank you to both the Men's and Women's Golf Association of the Montclair Golf Club for their generous donation of school supplies at the start of the year!

Hello Pattie Panthers! The encore team is looking forward to a great year with each of you.

Our team includes (from left to right): Mrs. Motley- librarian, Mrs. Baughman - music teacher, Mrs. Smith - library media assistant, Mrs. Holston - technology teacher, Mrs. H. Braxton - art teacher, Mrs. A. Braxton - PE teacher, and Mr. Gilbert - PE Teacher.

Mrs. Braxton and Mr. Gilbert have been reviewing the importance of proper footwear in PE. Sneakers are the only appropriate PE shoes. Crocs, flip flops, sandals, slippers, heels, and boots are not safe for PE. Please make sure your students are prepared for each class.

Exciting news: Field Day will be in the fall again and held on September the 30th (rain date of October 2nd). We can't do this without the help of our amazing Pattie parents! We generally have about 80+ volunteers for this event and are in need of even more this year. If you are available for a half-day shift, please use the signup link below. PreK-2nd is in the morning session and 3rd-5th is in the afternoon session.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0548ACA62DAAFF2-65409718-pattie

🎉 Hooray, It's Library Day! Mrs. Motley and Mrs. Smith love seeing the students come through the Library. Here are some FAQs about Library Encore we would like to share:

• We focus on taking responsibility in the Library!

• Here is how many books we allow to be checked out at a time:

• Pre-K & Kinder: 1 book at a time

• 1st: 2 books at a time

• 2nd-5th: 3 books at a time

• 1 book per series at a time

• If you lose or damage one of the Pattie Library books, the expectation is you pay for a replacement

• Please do not attempt to fix any damages at home (We have special supplies in the Library just for this purpose!)

• We try to send reminder texts home the night before each Library session

• On Fridays, our library system (Follett Destiny) automatically emails overdue notices that will come from "Pattie ES Library"

Are you interested in volunteering in the Pattie Library? Click this link to see how you can come in to volunteer AND check out a couple of options for at-home help: https://signup.com/go/jHQnHjV (A separate Signup link will share out in a few weeks as we prepare for our Fall Book Fair 🤩)

We look forward to seeing what books all of our Pattie Panthers explore this year!

📚#readreturnrepeat

📚#readallthebooks

Join us for our first Spirit Night of the year at El Paso in Dumfries. Please mention Pattie Elementary when you order and 20% of the sales will come back to Pattie PTCO!

Our Back to School Spirit Wear Sale is OPEN! We’re kicking off the year with a fun new you won’t want to miss!

Order now through Friday, September 11th — this design won’t be in our cold weather element gear sale later this fall!

https://pattie26.itemorder.com/shop/home/

We had so much fun at our Back to School events and we hope you did too! Thank you for helping us support our teachers and staff with their Welcome Back Lunch and for coming out to Popsicles on the Playground and Boohoo/Yahoo Breakfast. We’d love to have you join us this year as we plan more fun events for the community! The Pattie PTCO is all volunteer run and membership is always free. There are lots of opportunities to get involved, like working a shift at Pattie events, attending meetings and sharing your ideas, scanning your receipts for Box Tops, dressing up as Pattie Panther, joining a committee, helping stock the staff lounge snack cart, and more. Join here and tell us how you would like to help. If you joined in previous years, you will need to rejoin for the 2026-2027 school year.

PTCO Facebook Page - The Pattie PTCO Facebook page is active and a great place to get more information, see reminders and ask questions.

Pattie PTCO Linktree - This link is updated with resources you may need related to the PTCO.

If you have any questions, ideas, or would like to help in any way, please feel free to contact us at any time at PattiePTCO@gmail.com.

If you have any questions, ideas, or would like to help in any way, please feel free to contact us at any time at PattiePTCO@gmail.com. We’re looking forward to another great year in 2026/2027!

Our first meeting will be on Tuesday, September 8th, at 6:30 pm in the school library. We will be discussing our plans for the fall and sharing many upcoming volunteer opportunities.

If you are unable to join in person, there is a zoom option available. You will need to have an authenticated account to join which is most easily accessible through your child’s account:

https://pwcs-zm-edu.zoom.us/j/86987817532?pwd=YlRlZm5rTlpNcVl1a2tqWUV1TGsvUT09

Meeting ID: 869 8781 7532
Passcode: 013679

Join Us for Walk and Roll to School Day! Lace up your sneakers or hop on your bike and walk or roll to school with your friends, family, and classmates! Enjoy the music, capture the moment with photo ops, and more. Access the back of the school from Waterway Drive and start your day off with energy and fun! Bus and car riders will also take a supervised lap around the school before entering the building, so everyone will be able to participate.

Mark your calendars for October 9th as we transform Pattie Field into an outdoor movie haven for our Outdoor Family Movie Night!

Get ready to cozy up with your blankets and lawn chairs as we screen a fantastic family-friendly film. It's the perfect opportunity to spend quality time with your loved ones in the crisp autumn air.

The onsite concession stand will open at 6:30 pm offering popcorn, candy and drinks to satisfy your movie night cravings. The movie start time is estimated to be 7:00 pm but may be flexed based on sunset.

Watch for details to come about pizza pre-orders and volunteer sign-ups!

In case of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled or canceled. Movie start time may change based on sunset. Event details are subject to change.

PTCO Facebook Page - The Pattie PTCO Facebook page is active and a great place to get more information, see reminders and ask questions.

Pattie PTCO Linktree - This link is updated with resources you may need related to the PTCO.