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🎉 Youth Night Tailgate Party! 🎉 Join us for some Friday night fun at the Youth Night Tailgate on September 27th from 4-7 PM at the GHS Field Hockey Field—right before the football game! 🏈🎈 This event is FREE and open to the community, with fun activities for all ages. Don’t miss out on the ultimate pre-game party! #YouthNight #Community #FridayFun #FootballFever #GoDukes

🗞 It's time to DIVE in to the 2024-2025 school year! The first Abingdon Paw Print Newsletter is here! Keep an eye out, printed copies will be coming home with students soon for you to hang on that fridge! This edition features... 📍Important September/October dates! Psst. Back to School Night is TOMORROW night from 5:30pm - 6:30pm! 📍 Pictures from our FIRST House Gem Pep Rally 📍 Information about clubs and upcoming school & PTO activities 📍 Nurse Notes and our Counseling Corner 📍 Gloucester County Community News 📍 & SO MUCH MORE!!

Picture Day is October 9th!

Back to School Night is coming!

“No Day Shall Erase You From the Memory of Time.” Join us on Wednesday, September 11th and wear Red, White, & Blue in remembrance of Patriot's Day!

Things are really "FALL-ing" into place here at Abingdon for the 2024-2025 school year! Take a look at what's in store for the rest of September (and the beginning of October!) 🍁 September 11th - Patriot's Day, wear RED, WHITE, & BLUE! 🍂 September 19th - Back to School Night! 🍁 Palette Pals begins on September 24th! 🍂 September 25th - Early Dismissal @ 1:30pm

📸 Say Cheese! Fall Picture Day will be on Wednesday, October 9th!

✏ Mark your calendar for Back to School Night on Thursday, September 19th from 5:30pm - 6:30pm! ✏ Stop by and see your student's classroom and all of the progress they've made so far!

Due to the heat advisory, GCPS will take appropriate precautions for all outdoor activities on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Precautions may include cancellation, moving activities inside, providing frequent breaks, and opportunities for hydration.

Tomorrow we will have our FIRST PEP RALLY of the year! ✨ Please have your student wear their house color! Amethyst - Purple Citrine - Yellow Emerald - Green Ruby - Red Sapphire - Blue

Free breakfast and lunch are available for all enrolled GCPS students! Check the graphic for details!

📣 **Community Announcement: Informational Listening Sessions** On the eve of this upcoming school year, I invite you to join our upcoming Informational Listening Sessions. These sessions are designed for open conversation and an overview of our strategic plan. I welcome all community members to attend and share their insights. **Session Schedule:** - **Abingdon:** August 12, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., Cafeteria - **Botetourt:** August 14, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., Cafeteria - **Petsworth:** August 15, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., Cafeteria - **TCWEC:** August 15, 7:30 – 9:00 a.m., Cafeteria I look forward to your participation and valuable input! Sincerely, Tony Vladu Superintendent of Schools #GCPSListeningSessions #CommunityEngagement #OpenConversation #StrategicPlan

Back to School Vaccine Clinic! Vaccine Requirements can be found here: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/immunization/requirements/

📢 Informational Listening Sessions Join us for our upcoming Informational Listening Sessions! These sessions are an excellent opportunity for open conversation and an overview of our strategic plan for the new school year. We invite all community members to attend and share their insights.

❗ATTENTION RETURNING ABINGDONFAMILIES❗ On July 17th, an email was sent to all returning Abingdon families from PowerSchool Enrollment with the subject: “Gloucester County School District Returning Student Annual Update.” It is imperative that you login using the link in the email and verify that the information on file for each student is correct, EVEN IF NOTHING HAS CHANGED! This is to ensure that we have the correct mailing addresses, emergency contacts, and phone numbers should we need to reach a parent or guardian. If you have any questions, please call the main office 804-642-9885.

Families with students that are rising 1st - 5th graders are invited to join us for a New Panther Orientation on August 14th from 6:00pm - 7:00pm! Please follow this link to register: https://forms.gle/7g3sknPHA34PapoR9

🐾 While we are certainly sad to see summer go, we are SO excited to have our Panthers back for another PAWSOME school year! Here's what's happening in August... 📌 The Gloucester County Library-Virginia will host Comix Con at the Main Street branch THIS Saturday, August 3rd from 10:00am - 2:00pm! 📌 Kindergarten Camp is on August 7th! 📌 New Panther Orientation for rising 1st-5th grade families is on August 14th, 6:00pm - 7:00pm. Register here:https://forms.gle/URSX6qZJnqoctTyy6 📌 Back to School Block Party & Resource Fair - Saturday, 8/17 at the Abingdon Ruritan Club from 2-6pm! Get school supplies, learn about community resources, and more! 📌 OPEN HOUSE - Wednesday, August 21st (PK-2nd) & Thursday, August 22nd (3rd-5th) from 3-6pm! 📌 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - Monday, August 26th @ 9:15am! Doors Open at 9:00am! If you have any questions, please call the Abingdon Main office at (804) 642-9885!

⚠ CHANGES TO SUPPLY FEE ⚠ Please note that the supply fee has been reduced to $26! ☀ Can you believe we're already halfway through July? 🐾We hope you've been having a PAWSOME summer and can't wait to see you in August! We will begin accepting cash or online payments in August. If you have any questions please call the main office at (804) 642-9885.

Save the Date! Abingdon's Prek - 2nd and 3rd - 5th grade Open Houses will take place on August 2st & 22nd from 3:00pm - 6:00pm!

⚠ Attention rising 6th grad families! It's time to complete your EIB selections! ⚠ EIB* selections can be accessed at this link: https://tinyurl.com/PAGE-EIB-REGISTRATION If you have any questions, please reach out to the Page Middle School front office at (804) 693-540 *EIB, or Extended Instructional Block, is a 45 minute block built into the schedule on Mondays through Thursdays to provide additional enrichment opportunities for Page Eagles to SOAR.