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Dear Cameron Friends and Families,
Happy Thanksgiving to the Cameron Elementary School
Community! I want to share my thanks for the opportunity to serve you and
your students, and all the teachers and staff at Cameron Elementary.
Cameron Elementary is truly a great place to teach and a great place to
learn! I wish everyone safe travels for those visiting family and friends
elsewhere and to everyone warmest wishes during this Thanksgiving holiday
break.
-Mr. Slayter
Principal
Outstanding Staff Awards
Every year Fairfax County Public Schools recognizes outstanding
employees at all levels. This year, all schools in FCPS are encouraged to
nominate Outstanding Staff Members for a variety of categories. School
winners will be selected and their name will then go on to the pyramid
level where a Pyramid winner will be selected for each category. Then, each of
the five Regions will select their Region winners, who will serve as the
finalists for the coveted Fairfax County Public Schools Outstanding Employee
Awards!
We are asking you, the Cameron community, to help us gather names
for this process. If you would like to nominate a Cameron staff
member for any of the awards listed below, please complete the google form
online by December 1, 2017:
https://goo.gl/forms/2cm2Iff2M7vG8Wms2
The FCPS Outstanding Employee Award categories are:
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Outstanding Teacher – a teacher (classroom or specialists) or
librarian with 3 or more years of experience
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Outstanding New Teacher – a teacher or librarian with less than
3 years of experience
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Outstanding Principal – a building principal with 3 or more
years of experience
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Outstanding New Principal – a building principal with
less than 3 years of experience
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Outstanding Leader – these positions could include School-Based
Technology Specialists, Technology Support Specialist , Assistant Principal,
Director of Student Activities, Director of Student Services, Assessment Coach,
Career Center Specialist, Instructional Coach, Psychologist, Social Worker,
School Counselor
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Outstanding Support Employee – these positions
could include administrative and office assistants, custodial staff, food
service staff, Instructional Assistants, Public Health Assistants, Public
Health Training Assistants with at least one year of experience in the position
with at least one year of experience in the position
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Outstanding Hourly Employee – an hourly paid
employee with at least one year of experience working at least 10 hours a week
at the same location – these positions could include parent liaisons, hourly
office staff, other unique hourly paid positions within the school
If you would like to
nominate a bus driver, nominations are processed through the Transportation
department. If you are interested in nominating a bus driver, please contact
Colleen Haera at cchaera@fcps.edu.
We are excited that we have the opportunity to recognize the many
outstanding staff members who work at our school! Should you have any questions,
please contact our Awards Liaison, Ms. Colleen Haera, at cchaera@fcps.edu .
Parent Coffee
Come and join us in the Parent Resource Center at 9:00am on Friday, December 1st for the next topic in our series of Parent Coffees: Helping with Literacy at Home. Come enjoy some coffee and light refreshments while learning how to support your kid's reading at home. We hope to see you there!
Bookaneer Book Fair: Where books are the treasure!
Cameron will be holding it's annual Scholastic Book Fair in the Library from December 4th through December 8th. The book fair is a wonderful opportunity for children to choose books they want to read and add to their personal collection. Flyers and sample shopping books were sent home with students last week. Please see below for shopping hours.
Monday 12/4 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 12/5 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 12/6 8:30am - 8:00pm (Late Night Pirate Day + Math Night!)
Thursday 12/7 9:30am - 5:00pm
Friday 12/8 8:30am - 2:00pm
Math Night
Level IV Advanced Placement Screening
To all parents of 2nd-6th graders, the deadline for parent referrals for the Advanced Academic Placement program is January 12, 2018. You may access the referral form online. For more information on the program please visit the Elementary Advanced Academics Identification and Placement for Current FCPS Students on www.fcps.edu. If you have any questions please contact Cameron's AART, Lachelle Williams, at lrwilliams2@fcps.edu.
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Mark Your Calendar
November 22- 2 Hour Early Dismissal, 2:05pm
November 23&24- Thanksgiving Break- No school
December 4-8 Bookaneer Book Fair, Library
December 6- Late Night Pirate Day, 4:30pm – 8:00pm, Library
December 6- Math Night, 6:00pm - 7:00pm, Cafeteria
December 14- Winter Concert, 2:00pm & 7:00pm, Gym
December 18, 2017-January 1, 2018- Winter Break- No School
December 25, 2017-January 1, 2018- All FCPS Offices will be
closed
Dates to Keep in Mind
January 18- Head Start Parent Meeting, 9:30am, Parent Resource
Center
January 24- International Night, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
January 25- End of 2nd Grading Quarter and 2 Hour Early
Dismissal, 2:05pm
January 26- Teacher Workday- No School
January 29- School Planning Day- No School
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Parent Coffee Dates and Workshop Topics
December 1- Helping with Literacy at Home
January 19- Executive Functioning
February 23- School Success for Students with Two Languages
April 6- Preventing Bullying/Friendship Skills
May 4- Preventing the Summer Slide
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