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11/4 - PTCO Spirit Night, Papa Johns

11/4 - 4th Grade "Safe at Home, Safe Alone" lesson for all students

11/5 - Veteran's Day Pre-Registration deadline

11/9-11/22 - Winter Spirit Wear and Cold Weather Element Gear Sale (Link coming soon!)

11/10 - Veteran's Day Breakfast, 8:15am (Pattie Gym)

11/11 - Veteran's Day: No School for Students

11/14 - Pattie PTCO Giving Thanks Color Run, 9am (Pattie Field) Sensory Friendly Lap, 8:30am

11/17 - Principal's Advisory Council Meeting, 5:30pm (Pattie's Library)

11/17 - PTCO Meeting, 6:30pm (Pattie's Library)

11/25 - 11/27 - No School: Thanksgiving break

12/2 - Spirit Night, Five Guys 5-9pm

12/3 - Chorus/Strings Concert, 6:00pm

Pattie had its first pep rally of the year last week. Our Kindergarteners made a grand entrance to show off their new elements and Pattie's 5th grade Element Ambassadors and Council Members were announced. Then, our new leaders immediately took part in a crazy element challenge. Air pulled off the win - getting over 70 cheese puffs to stick on their teammates' heads!

Unfortunately, Pattie does not have additional table/seating space in the cafeteria to accommodate families who wish to eat lunch with their child(ren). We value this opportunity, so we've been actively looking for solutions. For this school year, we will set up picnic tables in the bus loop "island" for families who wish to join their student for lunch. Because this provides more space, it will allow multiple families to sign up on any given day.

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#/

See below for an opportunity for 4th and 5th grade students!

Pattie students continue to sing, move, and play instruments in music with Mrs. Baughman. Pre-k and kinder have explored several instruments such as the guiro, egg shakers, and drums. They are great at moving to the steady beat and finding patterns in music. 1st graders listened to a fun piece of music called The Syncopated Clock and added movement with scarves to match the music. 2nd graders just completed turning their name into music. Each class made wrote their song and recorded it for others to hear. You can listen to their work at this link:

https://read.bookcreator.com/-wb4SBxdHke9WG2BzX143qQCYd26hSS8whD5gCpvWIg/_dFaAqA_SSmlhJbDENoILw

Third and fourth grade has been discovering that music is organized in a Form while learning folk dances from Mexico. Fifth graders are practicing their recorder skills

Papa John’s is giving back 20% of Pattie sales on Wednesday, November 4th! Here’s how to participate:

1. Order from your local Papa Johns (Locations: 18085 Triangle Shopping Plaza Dumfries, 1979 Daniel Stuart Sq Woodbridge, 4814 Dale Blvd Dale City) on Wednesday November 4th.

2. Order online papajohns.com and ENTER PROMO CODE: PATTIE in the promo code box so they can track your order.

3. If calling in your order to the store, press #5 to be connected to a team member. MENTION PATTIE when you order and they’ll include all those orders into the total.

4. Papa Johns will tally all orders from online and in store that have used/mentioned PROMO CODE: PATTIE, and they’ll donate 20% of the total food dollars ordered

We're honoring our heroes this Veterans Day with a special event brought to you by The P.O.P. Club and Pattie PTCO. All of Pattie’s Active Duty and Veteran families are invited to join us on Tuesday, November 10th, for a heartwarming Veterans Day Breakfast, where we'll celebrate and show our gratitude for their service. Our celebration includes a breakfast from 8:15-8:45 am for the student and their veteran guest(s). All adults who enter the building must be screened. In order to make the check-in line move more quickly, we're working to collect as much information in advance as possible to ensure a streamlined entry.

**This event is space limited to only our Pattie Active Duty and Veterans with pre-registration** We ask that you please pre-register by Thursday, November 5th. Please pre-register at https://forms.gle/UXjomxkRusFtP1G48

Following the breakfast, service members and veterans are invited to read to Pattie classrooms. Please sign up at https://signup.com/go/GHmSegk

Want to help support our Veteran and Active Duty families? All donations through this link will go toward our breakfast item purchases. Thank you for your contributions to make this a special event. https://my.cheddarup.com/c/pattie-elementary-veterans-day-breakfast-donations/items

The Principal's Advisory Council is open to all families and staff, and it is an opportunity for shared decision making. It is also an opportunity to gain insight into, and ask questions about, Pattie's processes, procedures, instruction and building operations. Each meeting will focus on a particular topic of interest, but will also provide opportunities for open dialogue. Our meeting times are now 5:30pm to help parent participation, and it will immediately be followed by our PTCO meeting at 6:30pm.

This month’s PTCO meeting will focus on debriefing our fall events, Giving Thanks Month, Adopt-a-Family, and planning for next semester.

Both meetings will take place in Pattie's library, and both have virtual options, as well.

Advisory Council Meeting Link: https://pwcs-zm-edu.zoom.us/j/85751845192?pwd=YktGbW5EbHhMOXljdFNIUkQ1V2o0Zz09

Passcode: 662347

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

Passcode: 013679

WHAT COULD BE MORE FUN THAN A COLOR RUN?!

A COLOR RUN PATTIE STYLE!

Saturday, November 14th from 9 am - 10:30 am

Let's lace up our running shoes and get ready for a colorful way to support Pattie! This exciting event is all about celebrating community, gratitude, and our beautiful school!

Enjoy our 1K course (As many times as you want!) while getting splashed with colorful powders at various stations along the route! This event is perfect for participants of all ages! Walk, jog, or run at your own pace—everyone is welcome.

We’ll also host a sensory-friendly lap at 8:30 am.

See you at the starting line!

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: OCT 1 - 24 → $15

OCTOBER 25 - NOVEMBER 2 BEFORE 12PM → $20

Registration includes race entry and race tshirt

NOVEMBER 2 AFTER 12PM - NOVEMBER 14 → $20

Registration includes race entry only, no tshirt

https://2026-pattie-ptco-color-run.cheddarup.com

FAQs, event sponsorship info, and more at: http://linktr.ee/PattiePTCO

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.

We had a blast at all of our October events and we hope you did too! Thank you so much for coming out to our All-American Steakhouse Spirit Night, our Outdoor Family Movie Night, Walk and Roll to School Day, and Fall Family Book Fair Night! We were also so grateful for 1st grade families for treating our staff in October. Together we are Pattie Strong!

John F. Pattie Elementary PTCO is not a program or department of the Prince William County Public Schools, but an independent organization which has obtained the approval of PWCS to support its schools, students, teams, programs, and extracurricular activities. All funds raised by John F. Pattie Elementary PTCO must be used for approved school purposes. This site is not managed, approved, or sponsored by Prince William County Schools.

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!

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.