WHAT TO DO AT THIS FRIDAY'S FALL FESTIVAL
Where
every dollar you spend supports MLWGS school clubs and PTSA.
- Buy tickets when you arrive at one of three ticket booths. All booths, except Dragon’s Lair, take tickets (not cash). Dragon’s Lair takes both. Any unspent tickets at the end of the event can be donated to the club of your choice before you leave the Festival!
- Pick up the Fall Festival Times at any ticket table for a map and booth listing.
- Enjoy the free entertainment: Student bands will entertain on stage throughout the event.
- Bring your younger children: KidZone offers free games and prizes for those 10 and under!
- Save an appetite: Booths will feature over 25 different food offerings!
- Quench your thirst. The PTSA sells soft drinks at 3 drink tables (located beside ticket tables), and some clubs offer specialty beverages,
- Park at the James River Passenger Center / Bus Depot Lot. The lot is located just a block away from Maggie Walker, at the corner of West Leigh and North Allen Street. They have requested that cars are not parked on the grass!
- Attend! Official hours: 4-8 pm (Please pitch in to help cleanup help afterwards!)
FALL FESTIVAL IS THANKFUL FOR
SUPPORT FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES
SUPPORT FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES
The
Fall Festival has received outstanding support from local businesses. This year
the Fall Festival doubled the amount received from Corporate Sponsorship, as
well as increased the number of donations from other businesses and
individuals.
MLWGS
Fall Festival is proud to announce it has
three Gold Sponsors:
three Gold Sponsors:
- Midlothian Behavioral Health Associates, which offers Neurostar Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy, a non-medicine treatment alternative for major depression.
- Patient First, Mechanicsville, which provides a full range of urgent care and primary care services.
- Virginia Family Physicians, independently owned and operated, has been providing medical care to families and individuals since 2002.
Fall
Festival also has four Silver Sponsors:
- Finance for Churches recognizes the unique challenges that churches and non-profits face. They provide resources and advice in a wide range of areas related to finance and administration.
- Lexmi Palace, located on Parham Road, is Virginia’s largest vegetarian grocery store.
- Natural Awakenings magazine presents the latest natural approaches to health, sustainable living, nutrition, fitness, creative expression, and personal growth.
- Nyfeler Associates has been providing professional land surveying services to government and private clients in Virginia and Washington, D.C. since 2010.
Fall
Festival is thankful for donations from the following businesses:
- Container First Services, who have a long history of giving back to their community, is helping MLWGS with recycling and trash. They are leaders in the industry in providing one-stop solutions for your recycling and solid waste disposal needs.
- Dan Lee, a college consultant for Optimum Ed, is providing the 3 Sport Inflatable Game for the Debate Club. Dan, a MLWGS alumni, is an expert at helping families and students identify the right educational, career, and financial aid options to maximize their investment in higher education.
- Henrico County Recreation & Parks is providing the stage and tent, including set up and removal. Henrico offers a variety of programs and activities for all ages, including residents with special needs.
- Kroger, a large supermarket on Broad and Lombardy, provides the PTSA with discounted drinks to sell at the Festival
- Nutzy from the Flying Squirrels is returning this year to the Festival
- The Richmond City Police help provide security for the event.
- The University of Richmond Spider will be making an appearance!
Finally,
MLWGS PTSA would like to thank all the Fall Festival Committee Members: Dave
Dembicer for lending various equipment, Samantha Mier for providing a carnival
game, Charles Aldridge for creating the map, and the MLWGS administration,
teachers, and staff. The Fall Festival would not be possible without you!
LOOK
FOR THE SCRIP TABLE AT
FALL FESTIVAL
Fall
Festival is Friday, and SCRIP will be there. Look for the SCRIP table where a
large selection of gift cards will be available for purchase; it will also be
possible to order other cards beyond what is currently in stock. The MLWGS PTSA
accepts cash and checks.
Won't
be at Fall Festival? The next SCRIP order due date is Tuesday,
October 13, and will be ready for pick-up the following Tuesday, October
20. Due dates and delivery dates can also be found on the MLWGS online
calendar. Order forms can be picked up in Office 100 or downloaded by
going to the Maggie Walker website, clicking
on "Support" and then on "PTSA and Booster Groups." SCRIP
gift cards are worth their full face value and there is no additional
fee.
Questions?
Please contact:
Karen
Murtha at k.murtha@comcast.net
Lori
Bekenstein at lori.bek@verizon.net
OCTOBER EVENTS WITH AN INTERNATIONAL FLAIR
MLWGS
Global Outreach knows that Trigonometry class (or your job) makes it hard to
drop everything and travel the world, so it's convenient that Richmond has
brought the world to your doorstep.
Richmond
Folk Festival October 9-11
The
Richmond Folk Festival once again brings together an eclectic mix of artists to
perform on 7 stages along downtown Richmond’s historic riverfront. Forty
musical groups representing traditions from all over the world are scheduled to
perform at the free, 3-day event; eight of these traditions have never before
been presented at the festival. This year marks the eleventh for the festival,
the largest folk festival of its kind in the nation.
University of Richmond International Film Series, Fall 2015
Free
and open to the public, all films are shown in the Ukrop Auditorium in the
Robins School of Business (except where noted) at the University of Richmond.
Friday showings are at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday showings are at 7:30
p.m. The films are shown in the original language with English. UofR International Film Series
ATTENTION TARGET SHOPPERS!
If
you have a Target RedCard, why not sign up for Target’s Take Charge of
Education program? MLWGS will get 1% of your purchases using your Target
debit or credit card, and you’ll still get your 5% off.
To
sign up: Go to www.target.com/tcoe. Enter your
RedCard number and follow the directions. Our school account is 104517.
Last
year the PTSA earned more than $700 from this program. It’s amazing how
fast all those cheap, yet fashionable, t-shirts and bags of organic tortilla
chips can add up.
THE
DRAGON’S LAIR
The
Dragon’s Lair would like to remind everyone about its new hours 8-9 a.m. on the
first and third Wednesday of the month from (this month October
7—tomorrow—and October 21). The Lair hopes
these new hours will allow some additional flexibility for MLWGS parents.
The Dragon’s Lair is still open Tuesdays and Fridays at lunch and at special
events. Speaking of special events, please visit the Dragon’s Lair tent
at the Fall Festival. The Lair is fully restocked with sizing and even
has a few selections in extended sizes now. Grab the new oval and RVA
stickers while they last, or cuddle a new purple stuffed dragon. Credit
cards are accepted at all times now, and the new electronic and check-out table
process will speed up your wait in line. Tickets will also be
accepted. Volunteers for Fall Festival are still needed. Student volunteers
are welcome. Please sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e044caaac2d6-dragons1.
Should
you have any questions or requests, please email Shannon Adee at shannon.adee@comcast.net.
LOOKING FOR THAT MLWGS DIRECTORY .....
…that
didn’t get picked up at Back-to-School Night? Students who have not yet received
their directories can pick them up in Ms. William's office. The
directories are sorted by grade, then alphabetically.
MICROSOFT PROGRAM ACCESS UPGRADE
Students’
email accounts have been transitioned to a new server to allow MLWGS to provide
them with enhanced access to Microsoft programs. When they first access their
MLWGS email account on the new server, students should follow the steps below.
- Open a web browser (e.g. Chrome, Internet Explorer) and go to http://mail.office365.com
- On the Office 365 welcome screen that appears, sign in with an MW e-mail user name (username@gsgis.k12.va.us) and password (not the Google user name with the # in front).
- Select a language and time zone.
- Click Save.
Once
this initial set-up is complete, students may access Microsoft Outlook
Online, as well as the other apps associated with Office 365 Online. When
logging back into O365 Online, students may go to https://login.microsoftonline.com/. Like
Google Docs, Office 365 Online apps are streamlined versions of Office programs
and support collaboration.
For
full-featured PowerPoint, Word, and Excel programs, students may use a school
computer and/or install Office 2013 on a home computer for free.
Related
installation instructions are in a PDF available in the "Forms" box
on the dashboard of the Student Information course (where students accessed
their handbook quiz earlier this month).
--Wendy
DeGroat, MLWGS Librarian
MLWGS
MUSICIANS EARN HONORS
Congratulations
to the following students for auditioning and earning seats in the Senior
Regional Orchestra Event:
Willow
Kwak (’18, Henrico), First Violin
Andrew
Shin (’18, Henrico), First Viola
Alec
Handy (’16, Richmond), Second Viola
Rachel
Zhao (’18, Henrico), Sixth Cello
By
participating in the event, these students gain eligibility to audition
for the All-State Orchestra Event in February.
