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🐝 Welcome to Escuela Key!
Welcome to the Escuela Key community! The PTA supports student programs, field trips, teacher resources, and events that bring our families together.
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📣 Happening Now at Key
📅 Early Release — October 28
School dismisses at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28 for APS teacher professional development.
❄️ Winter Enrichment: Last Chance to Register!
Registration closes Wednesday, October 28, at 11:59 p.m. Classes begin Monday, November 2. Explore teacher-led classes, including options in Spanish. Space is limited; financial aid is available.
Fall enrichment classes end Friday, October 30.
🎃🏃 Rocktober — October 30
Wear a costume for outdoor P.E. fun during the school day! Costumes should allow students to run, jump, and play safely. No masks or toy weapons.
Only registered, APS-approved volunteers may attend.
🎨 Reflections Art Contest
What does your culture mean to you? Share your creativity through art, writing, photography, music, film, or dance! This year’s theme is “What My Culture Means to Me.”
Entries are due November 13. Send submissions to reflections@keypta.org. All participants will be recognized!
🌼💀 Día de los Muertos: Honor a Loved One
Add a loved one’s name to Escuela Key’s altar. Email hospitalitychair@keypta.org by October 31 to request a sugar skull. The altar will remain on display through mid-November.
📆 Coming Up
🎨 No-School-Day Camp — November 3
No school on Tuesday, November 3? Active Play is offering a day camp right here at Escuela Key, featuring arts, crafts, Legos, and creative play!
Camp Hours & Pricing:
Half-Day (9:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.): $60
Full-Day (9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.): $80
Extended Care (9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.): $100
💛 Scholarships available! When you reach the payment page, email escuelakey@activeplayllc.com to request a scholarship.
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Español 🥫 Key Food Drive — November 5–17
Bring nonperishable food to Ms. B or Coach Fava during morning recess. The class that collects the most items will earn an extra special P.E. class!
📸 Picture Day Retakes — November 9
Picture Day retakes are scheduled for Monday, November 9. Families interested in retakes should complete the form below. Please submit one form per child.
If possible, please send your child's original photo prints with them so the photographer can reference them and make improvements.
🥣 Free Winter Break Meal Kits
Each student can receive a kit with 7 breakfasts and 7 lunches—no refrigeration or cooking needed!
Register by November 15 for pickup on Tuesday, December 22. Choose your pickup location when registering.
Questions? APS Food and Nutrition Services: 703-228-8000.
🐝 This Week at Key
Find school and PTA news, important dates, reminders, and more in our weekly newsletter—including the 4th- and 5th-grade instrumental music schedule.
💙 Supporting Our Arlington PTA Community
Escuela Key PTA is proud to support other PTAs across Arlington, including the Arlington Special Education PTA (SEPTA), an independent, countywide PTA that advocates for students with disabilities and their families across APS.
SEPTA offers educational programs, family resources, community events, and fundraising initiatives that support special education throughout Arlington.
💙 Thank You, Escuela Key!
$30,855 raised! 🎉
We exceeded our $30,000 Campaign for Key goal by $855!
Thank you to every family, donor, and supporter. Your generosity helps fund field trips, student programs, classroom resources, teacher grants, and community events.
🐝 Apicultores Awards
🎉 Congratulations to our October honorees!
Mariana Serrano • Patricia Almeyda • Marisol Roca
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Español Celebrating the teachers and staff who make a difference in our school community!
We've updated how we collect Apicultores nominations! To recognize a deserving teacher or staff member, please complete our new, simple nomination form.
📒 Escuela Key Family Directory
Connect with other Key families, find participating families’ contact information, and update your directory listing.
📅 Subscribe to the Key Calendar
Get automatically updated school dates, APS holidays, and PTA events on your calendar.
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📌 Family Essentials
Find school hours, transportation information, arrival and dismissal procedures, meal information, communication tools, and useful contacts.
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