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Volunteer: Teacher Appreciation Week: May 5-9

The Luther Jackson PTA has a fun-filled, action-packed week planned to honor the teachers and staff at Luther Jackson Middle School during Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5-9). We are asking for donations of various items to show our support for the LJMS staff. Please sign up below and let us know what you can give …

PTA Meeting Friday, May 23, 2025, 5 pm to 6 pm

In-person in the Multi-purpose Room before Heritage Night. Join us for the last PTA meeting of this school year, as we elect officers for the next school year. If you want to add something to the meeting agenda, please send a note to president@jacksonmspta.org.

Heritage Night Friday, May 23, 2025, 6 pm to 8 pm

Join us for an evening of food, fun, and culture from around the world as we foster cultural understanding and spotlight the rich diversity at Luther Jackson and our surrounding community. Want to contribute? Here’s how you can help:

Grocery Bag Donation Drive for Food Pantry

The food pantry has run out of the brown paper grocery bags we use to deliver food to families. If you have any spare bags, please bring them into the office. We need at least 160 bags to get us through the rest of the year.

Food Pantry Distribution Coordinator

We need a volunteer to help with the food pantry distributions every other Wednesday from 4-5:30 pm next school year. Students prepare the food bags, so the coordinator just needs to arrive early to ensure the bags are set out and assist students in distributing the food to families when they arrive. Ability to speak Spanish is a …

PTA board for 2025-26 school year

Thank you to the Nominating Committee members, Olga, Molly, and Ricardo, for soliciting nominations of LJMS PTA officers for the next school year. The committee has nominated the following officers for the 2025-26 school year: The above officers will be voted on at our May 2025 PTA meeting.

Proposed Cuts to After-school Programs

A proposed budget reduction for FY2026 could eliminate funding for the Middle School After-School (MSAS) program in all 27 Fairfax County middle schools, including LJMS. Intramural Sports, Performing Arts rehearsals, after-school tutoring and homework help, teacher office hours, and many enrichment activities like College Career & Exploration, Science Olympiad, TSA, Math Counts, NJHS, and Model …

Krispy Kreme Fundraiser

All year: support LJMS PTA by ordering doughnuts from Krispy Kreme here: grouprai.se/krispykreme56758sa at $15/dozen.

Luther Jackson PTA Reflections Program

Reflections is a national PTA arts recognition program that encourages students to express their artistic talents. Based on the 2024-2024 theme “Accepting Imperfections” fifteen Luther Jackson students submitted their artwork in three categories. Their work has been evaluated by community artists and professionals on their interpretation of theme, creativity and technique. For each art form, …

LJMS Magnets, T-shirts, and Hoodies

Would you like to purchase a LJMS magnet ($5), LJMS T-Shirt ($18), or LJMS Hoodie ($35) to help support the PTA? Order by clicking here to visit our PTA store. Please specify the size when you order. The current available sizes are Youth Small, Adult Small, Adult Medium, and Adult Large. Emails will be sent out when …