June 6, 2025 | Issue 35

Important Upcoming Dates

June 6: Grad Walk 3PM, Mantua Alumni preparing for graduation, walk the halls!

June 9: Mantua 6th Grade Commencement, Woodson High School, 10:45 -12

June 11: Last day of School (2 hour Early Release)

Be sure to bookmark the FCPS School Calendar to keep track of school holidays, breaks, and observances.

Please complete the Cafeteria Lunch and Environment Survey!

Here is the link for the survey: Cafeteria Lunch and Environment Survey

This survey was created to provide feedback and information to the Mantua Elementary School leadership on students’ lunch buying patterns and needs, menu options, and the cafeteria environment. Please answer the questions honestly and as best as you can. There are no wrong choices. Parents, guardians, or another adult can assist any student with completing the survey. The survey should take 5-15 minutes.     

• The Mantua Junior Girl School Troop 55094 organized this survey as their Bronze Award Project.
• The scouts will see and analyze the survey data, together with their troop leaders.
• As a thank you, at the end of the survey, please include your contact information if you would like to be entered into a raffle to win a free box of Girl Scout cookies. 

The purpose of this survey is to provide an opportunity for our students to have a voice and to provide community input.  Considerations may be given on the feedback, where possible and appropriate.

Please complete the survey by Friday, June 13th. If you encounter issues with the survey, email girlscouts55094@gmail.com.

6th Grade Promotion Details! 

Ceremony Information

We are excited to announce that our Sixth Grade Promotion Ceremony will be held on Monday, June 9, 2025 from 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM at the Woodson High School Auditorium. We are excited to be able to celebrate and honor our students with you!

Here are some of the important details about the event:

• We have arranged bus transportation for all Mantua students and staff to and from Woodson. If a parent/guardian would like to take their child after the ceremony, they must do so by returning to Mantua and signing them out from our front office.
• Sixth grade students should arrive at Mantua dressed for the promotion ceremony. 
• The doors to the Woodson Auditorium will open for seating at 10:15 AM. Please do not attempt to enter prior to this time. Student seating will be clearly marked, and families are welcome to sit anywhere outside of this area. 
• Families are invited to park in the parking areas located directly in front of or behind the auditorium and may enter through doors 16 or 18.  Please do not park in other areas. Please try to limit your party to a single vehicle, if possible.
• The Promotion Ceremony will start promptly at 10:45 AM and will run about one hour. 
• Families are welcome to take pictures during the ceremony and are asked to be mindful of blocking the views of other families. Please remain seated as much as possible and if you stand to take photos, return to your seat as quickly as possible.
• At the end of the ceremony, the rising seventh graders will be called to exit to the outdoor courtyard, immediately outside the entrance doors to the auditorium. 
• After all students have exited, families may begin to exit and are invited to join their students in the courtyard for pictures. 
• Students will board the buses by 12 PM to return to Mantua for the Sixth Grade Party. 
• Students should plan to bring a change of clothes with them to school in the morning to change into before the party. They will want to have active clothes, including sneakers.

In order to make this event a great celebration for our deserving 6th graders, we need parent volunteers to help serve food, manage games and photobooth, as well as set up/clean up. We also need volunteers to send in some food/drink items for the 6th grade students. Please use the signup genius link below.

** Please note, in order to attend the 6th grade promotion celebration party at Mantua Elementary from 1:30-3:30pm following the ceremony at Woodson, you must be a volunteer. 

Link to Sign Up Genius: 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4DADAA2AA0FB6-56550051-sixth

Summer STARS Musical Theatre Performance Camp

for Rising 3rd-8th graders

STARS offers a two-week musical theatre intensive bootcamp where students will audition, rehearse, and put on a show in just two weeks!

We currently have openings for our Singin’ in the Rain session.

Camp meets July 21st-25th and July 28th-August 1st from 9am-4pm, with a final performance on the evening of August 1st.

Any rising 7th graders could use this as an opportunity to work with me and brush on their tap dancing skills before Anything Goes at Frost next year! https://theatrestars.org/summercamp STARS Senior (Adults) is a brand new program that utilizes Music Theater International (MTI) Senior musicals- they are like Jr. and KIDS musicals, but are designed for adults!

STARS will be performing Guys and Dolls Sr this July, and we highly encourage all Drama Mamas (and dads!) to give it a shot!

Rehearsals will be held on weekdays from July 7-24th, with a performance for an audience on the evening of July 25th.

We are encouraging anyone 40+ to get involved.No prior performing experience necessary! https://theatrestars.org/stars-senior

 End-of-Year Reminders

The school year ends one week from today! Please see some important reminders below:

1. Remind your child to return all school library books and FCPS laptops (if applicable). 
2. Check your child’s MySchoolBucks account and pay any balances. 
3. Pick up medications your child has been taking at school. A parent/guardian must pick them up in person.
4. Bookmark the 2025-26 school year calendar to be ready for next year.

Please contact your child’s school with any questions.