Every year, our PTA organizes a wide range of programs, activities and fundraisers celebrating art, science, international cultures, music, movement and our fantastic school community.
Actividades
Back to School Ice Cream Social (August)
The PTA invites all MVCS families and staff to an ice cream social on the K-2 playground to welcome new and returning students and celebrate the start of a new school year.
Pumpkin Patch and Reflections Art Day (October)
Join the PTA for a fun fall celebration. Purchase pumpkins and enjoy carnival games and activities including opportunity for students to create their own art piece for the PTA Reflections Art Contest. This is a national PTA contest in which students can participate in any of 6 artistic categories. Each year has a different them and all MVCS winners will go on to the Alexandria City level, and then to the state level. The event is held after-school typically between 3-5pm with a Bake Sale. Volunteers to help set up, run activity tables, provide bake sale items, and break down will be solicited closer to the event. For questions, please contact programs@mvcspta.org.
Marine Corps Marathon Healthy Kids Fun Run (October)
In concert with the annual Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) each fall, MVCS students participate in the 1-mile fun run, held at the Pentagon. Bus transportation for participants is provided. Participants receive a medal and the five local schools with the most runners each receive a monetary prize. For questions, please contact mcmfunrun@mvcspta.org.
Fabulous Fall Fundraiser (late October/early November)
The Fabulous Fall Fundraiser is a lively neighborhood adults-only event with delicious food, festive beverages, kickin’ music, raffle prizes and a live/silent auction. Each year, we ask parents, caregivers, teachers, leaders, staff and community partners to join this annual fall tradition as we raise money to support all the activities of the PTA. If interested in joining the planning committee, please contact fundraising@mvcspta.org.
Biliteracy Night (November)
The PTA provides food and drink in support of this after school event, organized by the school, to celebrate the dual language program and promote biliteracy with fun activities and games led by teachers.
Math Night (January)
The PTA provides food and drink in support of this after school event, organized by the school, to celebrate and promote math skills with fun activities and games led by teachers.
Read-a-Thon (February)
The PTA organizes a two-week read-a-thon fundraiser, working with the school and especially MVCS Librarians, to promote reading with fun prizes and activities leading up to the annual Book Fair (which is organized by the school). For questions or how you can volunteer, please contact fundraising@mvcspta.org.
Science Night (March)
The PTA invites families, community members, and staff to host science-related tables to share their skills and knowledge with MVCS students with activities that spark curiosity and show how much fun science is! The event is after-school hours (typically starts at 5pm) with food provided. In prior years, 20-30 different stations are available with hands-on activities and demonstrations. Volunteers to help set up, run activity tables, distribute food, and break down will be solicited closer to the event. For questions, please contact programs@mvcspta.org.
MV Big Flea (April)
The MV Big Flea is a gigantic flea market fundraiser held each spring to raise money for grade level projects, enrichment opportunities and school assemblies, as well as funding a critical portion of our operating budget for the year. For questions or learn how to volunteer, please contact support@TheBigFlea.org.
Cinco de Mile Fun Run (May)
Join us in this annual fundraiser to promote healthy motion for students. This is an after-school event in which students and members of the co-located after-care programs at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center and Campagna run a mile around the MV rec center fields. After the run, children can enjoy a tasty popsicle and art activities as well as Bake Sale. Leading up to the event, MVCS PE teachers help “train” the students to run the mile as part of PE class. For questions, please contact cincodemile@mvcspta.org.
International Night (May)
One of our favorite and most highly-attended events celebrates the diversity of the world’s nations and the heritage of many of our school families. Kids who attend receive a special passport which they can have stamped for each country featured at the tables set up throughout our school hallways. Each country table features photos, facts, foods, instruments, arts and crafts, coins, videos, puzzles, games and other emblems and activities. We come together as a community in our cafeterias to share international cuisine provided by local restaurants. Volunteers to help set up, run activity tables, distribute food, and break down will be solicited closer to the event. For questions, please contact programs@mvcspta.org.
Bingo Night (December and February)
During the winter, the PTA organizes kid and family-friendly Bingo Night events (typically 2) held in the MVCS School Cafeteria after school hours to raise money but more importantly have fun! Bingo cards, pizza, drinks and bake sale items are available for purchase on site.
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
Below are some of the PTA sponsored or led programs or activities throughout the school year.
Blessings in a Backpack
This program serves families in our community who struggle with food insecurity. Blessings in a Backpack (BIAB) is a national program designed to supply kids with food for the weekend. Free meals are currently available during the week at school, but for many kids, there is a real risk of not having enough to eat over the weekend. With the very generous support of the PTA, individual parents, and neighbors, MVCS’s BIAB program puts together two-days’ worth of meals and snacks for over 125 kids each week during the school year. We have been lucky to have the enthusiastic support of school staff (who identify the kids who need this help the most and discreetly distribute the bags each week) and wonderful volunteers who come in once a week to pack the bags. For more information about the program or how to volunteer, please email biab@mvcspta.org.
Health + Wellness
Our PTA coordinates activities designed to inspire healthy habits and social-emotional well-being for our kids. Some of the activities that the committee has overseen in the past include the Bike Rodeo, Safe Routes to School, healthy food tastings, dental screening, optical care, and lice treatment and prevention.
Spiritwear
Show your MVCS pride by sporting MVCS spirit wear! The PTA sells red, blue and white kid and adult-size shirts, hoodies and other items throughout the year. Products are available at the PTA Store and will be delivered via your student. Any questions, please contact spiritwear@mvcspta.org.
Teacher / Staff Appreciation
We LOVE our teachers and staff! We are always looking for creative and meaningful ways to let our teachers, paraprofessionals and school staff know how much we value them and everything they do for our kids. The PTA provides mini-grants/reimbursements to help new and returning teachers purchase supplies not funded by ACPS or MVCS. We host back-to-school lunches with community restaurants and healthy snacks and food for parent-teacher conferences to keep them sustained during the back-to-back meetings. We celebrate our school staff with lunches on their special day. If interested in being on the Teacher/Staff Appreciation Committee, contact president@mvcspta.org.
Uniform Closet
The MVCS Uniform Closet provides families with FREE school uniform clothing for students. We welcome and appreciate donations of gently worn, used or new uniform pieces. If you have clothing to donate or if your child needs clothing, please contact Rosa Landeros, MVCS Parent liaison.
Anuario
PTA volunteers curate photos and memories from throughout the year then design our colorful and treasured school yearbook. The yearbook features school pictures taken in the fall in addition to photos submitted by parent, teachers and volunteers. With that said, we are always looking for photos to feature in the yearbook! First day of school, classroom projects, playground fun, school activities – we would love to see them all! For questions, contact: yearbook@mvcspta.org.