Ravensworth Elementary PTA

🎃🚗 **TRUNK OR TREAT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!** 🍬👻

Our Ravensworth **Trunk or Treat is Friday, October 23 from 6:30–7:30 PM**, and we need your help to make it a fun night for our families!

We’re looking for **families, community members, and local businesses** to decorate a trunk and hand out candy to our trick-or-treaters. Decorations can be as simple or as elaborate as you’d like — the more trunks, the more fun! 🎃

🌮 **Food trucks will arrive before Trunk or Treat**, so come early, grab dinner, and then join in the Halloween fun!

🚙 **Want to host a trunk? Sign up here:**
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cTQKIyqsrUoFMunO8RKMhAL1cRFyzSmHR1AC9p6YiZU/edit

🍬 **Friday, October 23**
⏰ **Trunk or Treat: 6:30–7:30 PM**

Please share with anyone — including local businesses — who might want to participate! 🧡💜

** Update - Free tickets are gone. You can still purchase tickets here - https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/lake-accotink/bug-fest/092626

🐛 **FREE BUG FEST TICKETS FOR RAVENSWORTH FAMILIES!** 🦋

FLAP is generously sponsoring **50 tickets to Bug Fest** !

If your family would like to attend, please sign up below. **Tickets are limited to 50, so be sure to register while spots are available!**

# # # 🐞 Bug Fest

📅 **Saturday, September 26, 2026**
⏰ **10:00 AM – 2:00 PM**

📍 **Lake Accotink Park**
7500 Accotink Park Road
Springfield, VA 22150

🎟️ **Sign up here:** https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uHu78Ec06L-0bg7QSlyBwv1VyP1jOYbXIIXS_xW0DWQ/edit?usp=forms_home&ouid=112581492555111335548&ths=true

We hope to see lots of Ravensworth families there! 🐛🦋🐞

Join Today!
👉https://ravensworth.givebacks.com/shop?category=23755

♟️ CHESS CLUB VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! ♟️

Our Chess Club needs a few awesome parent volunteers to help keep things running smoothly!

No chess experience needed! 🙌

👉 Sign up to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45A5AA2BA0F9C70-65343229-adult

Thank you for helping us make Chess Club possible for our Ravensworth students! ♟️

See you at Back to School Night tonight! 💙💛

Join Ravensworth staff from 5:30–7:00 PM to learn more about your child’s school year! Teachers and staff will share information about classes, homework, schedules, specials, testing, and curriculum updates, with plenty of time to answer your questions.

The schedule for the evening is the following:
5:30 PM - 5:50 PM Admin Welcome in cafeteria & Meet/Greet with Specialists in the Front Lobby
6:00 PM - 6:25 PM Teacher/Grade Level Session 1
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Teacher/Grade Level Session 2

Need help with some of the school logistics? Staff will also be available to assist families with SIS ParentVUE, bus badges, and Kiss & Ride numbers. You’ll also have an opportunity to connect with the Dean of Students, Family Liaison, AART, and Military Family Life Counselor.

We hope to see you tonight! 💙💛

📬 Did you get our 11:00 AM PTA newsletter today?

Our weekly newsletter goes out every Wednesday at 11:00 AM to all Ravensworth PTA members and is your one-stop spot for upcoming events, important dates, volunteer opportunities, school updates, and more! https://www.givebacks.com/communication/newsletters/f3127fad-9df4-42ab-b4aa-1c6007f6f6ce

💙 Not a PTA member yet? Join today so you don’t miss next week’s update! https://ravensworth.givebacks.com/shop?category=23755

Already a member? Check your inbox for today’s newsletter! 👀

🎉 **We’re SO close to 200 PTA members!** 🎉

We currently have **169 members** — just **31 more** to reach our goal of 200!

**Have you joined the PTA yet?** 💙 https://ravensworth.givebacks.com/shop?category=23755

📬 **Starting September 16, our Wednesday newsletter will be sent to PTA members only.** This helps us keep our email list clean and make sure we’re sending updates to families who want to hear from us!

Our newsletter goes out **every Wednesday at 11 AM** with the latest:
📅 Upcoming events & important dates
📣 PTA and school information
🙋 Volunteer opportunities
🎉 Programs, activities & more!

**Join the PTA today for just $10** to stay in the loop — and help us get to **200 members!** 🐦💙

https://ravensworth.givebacks.com/shop?category=23755

Already a member? Help us close that 31-member gap by reminding a Ravensworth friend to join, too!

🔫 READY… AIM… NERF BATTLE! 🎯

We’ve got a seriously fun Friday night coming up — and 100% of the proceeds support the Ravensworth PTA! 💙💛

Kids ages 5–12 can join us for an action-packed evening featuring:

🔫 Nerf battles
🎯 Target practice
🏃 Dodging games & challenges
🍕 Pizza dinner
🙌 And plenty of organized fun!

📅 Friday, October 9
⏰ Drop-off: 6:30–6:45 PM
🚗 Pick-up: 8:30 PM
💵 $35 per child

And parents… did we mention this is a DROP-OFF event?! 😉 Two hours of Nerf fun for them and two hours for you!

⚠️ Space is limited, so grab your child’s spot before the battle fills up!

Every registration helps support programs and resources for our Ravensworth students and staff. 💙

Who’s ready for battle?! 🔫🎯

Register Here: https://cp.mystudio.io/e/?=7035030101/71/860953//1787845685

Last chance to save on our biggest discounts of the year! Buy Ravensworth Hoodies for $32.99, Tees for $19.99, and Crewnecks for $30.99! Shop now before the flash sale ends! Remember, our Back-to-School Sale ends in one week! Click here to shop now: https://1stplace.sale/96409

📸 Volunteers Needed for School Photo Day! 📸

We’re looking for volunteers to help make School Photo Day run smoothly!

📅 Tuesday, September 15
⏰ 8:30 AM–2:15 PM
🙋‍♀️ Half-day or full-day volunteers welcome!

Whether you can help for a few hours or stay for the full day, we’d love to have you!

Interested in volunteering? Please contact [email protected].

Thank you for helping make Picture Day a success! ❤️📷