Lots of Lake Anne families have stars in their eyes and their eyes on the skies after a great evening at Observatory Park. Thank you once again to the Analemma Society for sharing their expertise and telescopes with us!

Special thanks to Robert Anderson and Mary Blessing for suggesting such a great family event!

Lots and lots going on this week – capped off with Skate Night at SkateQuest. A DJ will play music to skate by – another family fun activity!

Have a great week!

If your child – or a neighbor or friend’s child – will be five years old on or before September 30, 2007, please attend this open house/registration event. Mrs. Hajj will introduce teachers and staff members and give a brief presentation about what to expect next fall, and children will be invited to visit a kindergarten classroom. For more information, call the school at 703.326.3500.

The PTA Board will meet at 6:15 p.m– all are welcome.

The General meeting begins at 7 p.m

Special Guests include Virginia Delegate Ken Plum and Virginia State Senator Janet Howell, who will make a presentation to the Lake Anne community.

Also that evening, the 4th and 5th grade Odyssey of the Mind Team will give us a peek at their prize-winning performance as they prepare for the State Finals.

Finally, the First LEGO League Lake Anne Sea Monsters will demonstrate their robotics run for the PTA members.

Plenty of great reasons to come to the PTA meeting on April 17th. As always, child care is available.

Tickets for Skate Night wlil be on sale after school on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Just $7 for admission and skate rental – and there will be a DJ providing tunes to skate by! Stop by and get your tickets ahead of time – and save!

You will see just how fun Science can be when you join us at Science Night at Lake Anne. Displays and demonstrations will appeal to all grade level students and their parents. Don’t miss this exciting “experimental” evening! Contact the front office for more details – 703.326.3500.

The Quarterly Celebration for Grades 4- 6 will be held at 8:45 a.m. in the gym. In addition to the awards presented at this ceremony to the upper grades, participants in the PTA Reflections Fine Arts program will also be recognized for their submissions. Bring your camera!

The Reflections masterpieces will be displayed along the windows of the main hallway at LAES (across from the front office) so please take some time to view the colorful artwork and stunning photography as well as read the wonderful literary and music composition submissions.

Spring Skate Night – with a DJ! Come to Skate Quest Reston and spend 2 hours skating with your friends. Lake Anne and Terraset will have the rink to themselves for that block of time. Lots of fun for all ages! Great family night out! Contact Jenny Holah (jenny@nach.com) at 703.796.1941 .for more information. Pre-Purchase your tickets and save! Just $7 – includes skate rental.

Good luck to the Lake Anne 4th and 5th grade team! Put those very creative thinking caps on and have a great time!

We are fortunate to have lots of little green space all around the school, including the newly restored inner courtyard. Erin Schulz is looking for some folks who would like to enhance some of these areas. Specifically she is looking for help during the day or after school to prepare a vegetable garden spot. If you would be interested digging in there, please contact her right away.

Erin will also be looking for some weed warriors in many areas – and wonders if a family or group who might provide some plants for other bare areas. If you would like to help bring some Spring beauty to these spaces, please contact Erin with the Green Thumb Schultz (emm1338@hotmail.com) at 703.464.0448

The 2006-2007 yearbook will be packed full of the best collection of photographs representing the school year: the best candids, group photos, and individual portraits of all students, faculty, and pictures of all your special friends having fun while they learn.

Just 25 yearbooks left – don’t miss out! Yearbooks are $21 – checks should be made payable to LAES PTA.

Any questions? Please contact Lee Ann Lovgren (lalovgren@msn.com) at 703.437.9966

Carolyn Low

Newsletter/Email

703.476.5312

Carolyn@familytalk.org

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