Reminder
12/18/17 - 01/01/18 Winter Break
(School Closed From 12/25/17 - 01/01/18)
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Thank you to all of our families for returning the Student - Parent Survey. We reached our goal of 100% participation! |
Dear Stenwood Families:
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening at Silver Diner for our PTA sponsored dine out.
We need your help, please. Regular attendance at school is important. This good habit transfers to other important endeavors as children grow older—they develop and stick to good routines, manage their time well, and later in life, will show dedication to their place of employment by showing up to work every day! Please help facilitate this great habit by ensuring regular attendance at school. As you know, parents receive a phone call through an automated system if the office has not been notified of an absence. In addition, a phone call automatically goes out if the absence is unexcused even if the office has been notified; Stenwood office cannot control the automated calls that go out for unexcused absences so thank you for understanding if you receive such a call.
Mrs. Denne and Mrs. Spinelli are looking for donations to enhance our STEAM and Strategies Labs! Please take a look around your homes and see if there are any materials you would like to get off your hands by donating to Stenwood. If you do have any of these materials you’d be willing to share, please contact Mrs. Denne to coordinate drop off.
Here are a few examples:
- 30-40 gallon fish tank
- K'NEX
- Keva Planks
- Legos
- Games (Blokus, Chess, Jenga, Callisto, Quirkle, or any games from Think Fun)
- Coding Tools (Ozobots, Spheros, Dash/Dot, etc.)
- Raspberry Pi’s, Arduinos, LittleBits, Makey Makey kits
Please email Jodi Denne (jldenne@fcps.edu) with any questions.
Sincerely,
Principal Dammeyer
Assistant Principal Riley
SECOND NOTICE
FALL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER ARTICLE
ADVANCED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS (AAP) CONTINUUM OF SERVICES
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) offers a continuum of advanced academic services for all students in grades K-8. Learning experiences are designed to develop higher-level thinking through enrichment, acceleration, and extension of the Program of Studies (POS). Teachers, administrators, and Advanced Academic Resource Teachers (AARTs) work together to provide the following levels of services:
• Critical and Creative Thinking Lessons, Grades K-6 (Level I)
The first level is provided to all students in kindergarten through grade six and consists of model lessons that are designed to teach critical and creative thinking skills. The lessons are modeled in all classrooms by AARTs and the thinking strategies are then used throughout the year by classroom and other teachers who work with students. Student responses to these lessons are used as part of the identification process for Levels II-IV. Parents may also practice these strategies during family conversations and activities. A description of the nine critical and creative thinking strategies can be found at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-school-academics-k-6/advanced-academics/critical-and-creative-thinking.
• Differentiated Lessons in Areas of Academic Strength, Grades K-6 (Level II)
The AART collaborates with classroom teachers to provide additional challenges through lessons and resources that extend and enrich the POS. Screening for this level of service is ongoing throughout the school year. The Young Scholars Model begins at this level and is designed to find and nurture advanced academic potential in students from historically underrepresented populations.
• Part-Time Advanced Academic Programs, Grades 3-6 (Level III)
Students identified by a local school screening committee for Level III part-time advanced academic services are challenged through models and strategies designed to extend and enrich the POS in the four core subject areas. Screening for this level of service is ongoing throughout the school year.
• Full-Time Advanced Academic Programs, Grades 3-8 (Level IV)
Students found eligible for placement in full-time Level IV Advanced Academic Programs through a central selection process receive a highly challenging instructional program in the four core subject areas. Screening for this level of service occurs in the fall for students who are new to FCPS and in the spring for all other students. The referral deadline is October 5, 2017, for students who are new to FCPS and January 12, 2018, for spring screening. Additional information is available in the Parent Information Packet published on the AAP website: https://www.fcps.edu/registration/advanced-academics-identification-and-placement/elementary-school.
• International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IBMYP): Selected Schools, Grades 6-10
The IBMYP is designed for students ages 11-16. The program helps students develop the knowledge, understanding, attitudes, and skills necessary to participate actively and responsibly in a changing world. The curriculum is supported by the fundamental concepts of intercultural awareness, holistic learning, and communication.
• Honors, Grades 7-8
Advanced and/or accelerated classes are available for students in grades 7-8 through an open enrollment process. Students receive instruction that is differentiated for advanced learners in the four core subjects in one or more areas of academic strength or interest.
SCREENING
Multiple criteria are reviewed to determine eligibility for all FCPS advanced academic services. The local school committee determines student eligibility for part-time school-based services. The countywide central selection committee determines eligibility for full-time AAP Level IV placement.
TESTING
In the spring, the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) is administered to all FCPS first grade students. In the fall, the CogAT-Custom Form is administered to all FCPS second grade students. During the fall testing cycle, the NNAT and/or Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) may be administered to students in grades 3-6 who do not have an ability test score. A second grade screening pool is established using the test results from first and second grade testing. Students in the second grade pool are automatically screened for full-time AAP Level IV placement. Parents or guardians may exercise a one-time retest option during the fall testing cycle.
REFERRALS FOR FULL-TIME AAP LEVEL IV (Grades 2–7)
Parents or guardians of students not in the second grade screening pool may initiate the full-time AAP Level IV screening process by completing and submitting an Advanced Academic Programs Level IV Referral Form to the local school principal no later than January 12, 2018. No late referrals will be accepted. Second grade students not in the pool and all students in grades 3-7 are screened only by referral. Forms are available on the AAP website (https://www.fcps.edu/registration/advanced-academics-identification-and-placement/elementary-school) and in the Parent Information Packet available at the local school. Parents or guardians of students who are in the second grade pool will be notified by the school. Students who are not in the second grade pool will not receive notification. The benchmark score used to create the second grade pool will be published on the AAP website mid-January.
Please do not wait for test scores before submitting a referral for your student in grades 2-7 as there will be no referrals for Level IV screening accepted past the deadline of January 12, 2018. If you are waiting for test scores and would like your student screened for Level IV please submit the referral by the published deadline (even if you have not received the test scores for your student).
Please refer questions to Caroline Spinelli, crspinelli@fcps.ed, Advanced Academic Resource Teacher, Stenwood Elementary School.
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December 8th, 2017
9:00am - 10:30am
For details and list of books to read, please click here.
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Stenwood Winter Concert December 12th, 2017
Tuesday at 7:00pm, Gym
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Buy your yearbook today!
Simply go to yearbookforever.com and enter our school name. Yearbooks are sold online this year; they can be purchased for $16.25 using a credit card, debit card or PayPal account. Yearbooks and ordered options will be delivered directly to the school.
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Upcoming Events
11/30 Silver Diner Dine Out, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
12/08 Battle of the Books, 9:00am - 10:30am
12/12 CARES Pizza, 11:30am - 12:00pm
12/12 Winter Concert, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
12/15 SCA Spirit Day, A Favorite Sports Day
12/18 - 01/01 Winter Break, 12/25 - 01/01, School Closed
01/09 CARES Pizza, 11:30 - 12:00pm
01/09 PTA Meeting 7pm
01/15 Student Holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
01/16 - 01/25 SCA School Supply Drive for Graham Road
01/18 Winter PTA Event, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
01/26 Student Holiday, Teacher Work Day
01/29 Student Holiday, Staff Development Day
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