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THANK YOU to our students, parents and staff for taking time to spread the love in our community last Saturday. Our Share The Love Project was a huge success! Over 800 bags of food were packed for area students in need. Thank you Ms. Jamie O'Neill and the PTA for your hard work in organizing this community outreach program! |
Thursday-March 1st PTA Meeting 7pm in the Library
Tuesday-March 6th Parent University @ Irving Middle School 6:30pm
Wednesday-March 7th Author Sue Fliess Visits K-2
Thursday-March 8th Reflections Ceremony 4:15pm in Cafe
Monday-Thursday March 12-15th 6th Grade Visits American Indian Museum (Each class goes one of the days)
Thursday-March 15th Science Fair and Invention Convention
Friday-March 16th 3rd Grade Visits Mt. Vernon
Thursday-March 22nd 5th Grade Field Trip to Medieval Times
Do you have a
child who will be 5 years old by 9/30/18?
If so, please complete the Survey of Preschool Children that is
going home today in the Thursday folder. If you know of a neighbor or friend
with a rising kindergarten-aged child, please invite them to call the office. We are hosting our
Kindergarten Orientation on Thursday, April
12 at 6 p.m. Please call the office now to schedule a registration
appointment.
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Sangster Elementary now has an additional way for parents to report student absences or tardies. You can either email absences to the new attendance line at SangsterES.Attendance@fcps.edu or you can continue to phone in absences/tardies to the attendance line at 703-644-8282. Even if you email your child's teacher, you still must email or call to report your child's attendance. |
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Read Across America Week! As we celebrate the Birthday of Dr. Seuss!
Friday, March 2nd Dr.Seuss Day! Wear red and white like the Cat in the Hat to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday.
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School Health Services
Survey
The Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) employs
school health aides and public health nurses who provide school health services
to the students in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). To determine the
quality of these services, a survey has been developed by the FCHD to be shared
with all parents or guardians and school staff members who interact with the
school health rooms.
Electronic versions of the survey forms may be accessed
at:
Parent Survey
(English): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FCPSParent2018
Parent Survey
(Spanish): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2018SpanishP
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Fantastic Falcons
We are starting a new online tradition here at Sangster that
gives the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation
for all of the effort the Sangster staff is putting in day and night! Your
compliments, kudos, etc. will be posted on our Fantastic Falcons bulletin board
in the main hallway. Thank you for helping us celebrate these individuals! Find the form here:
https://goo.gl/vuvPYm
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Your
Views and Opinions Are Important to Us
This spring a random sample of Sangster Elementary parents
will receive the Parent Opinion Survey. This survey is part of the
Performance Evaluation Program and offers parents an opportunity to provide
anonymous input about various issues related to our school. These issues
include instructional leadership, school climate, human resources management, organizational
management, communication and community relations and professionalism.
The survey will arrive on-line
in early March 2018. If you receive a
copy of the Parent Opinion Survey, please take a few minutes to complete and
return the survey. We
appreciate your time.
Parent University
March 6th 6:30 – 8:30 at Irving Middle School
We hope you will join us for Parent University – a night of speakers designed
to help YOU – the parent! Do you need extra help motivating your
child? Do you see signs of stress, anxiety, fatigue, frustration,
organizational or social challenges? Would you benefit from some
strategies for how to help your child be successful and happy in school and at
home? Join us on March 6th at 6:30 for a parenting workshop designed to
give you those strategies and tools. Please visit the website for more
info: https://www.smore.com/dxj25-parent-university Contact:
Leigh Ashurst with questions: lwashurst@fcps.edu
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Positivity Project (P2)
Social Intelligence We will continue to focus on Social Intelligence another week. This strength is defined as You are aware of people's thoughts and feelings. You understand why others do things. #otherpeoplematter
Interested in learning about your own strengths? This free survey will rank your character strengths: http://www.viacharacter.org/www/Character-Strengths-Survey
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Community Flyers
As outlined by FCPS Regulation 1367.2, school principals shall offer options to nonprofit organizations that want to make their materials available to students and parents. At Sangster during the 2017-18 school year, non-profit organizations will be permitted to send home flyers in the take home folder two times during the year. The final flyer for the 2017-18 school will be going home on March 15, 2018. The fliers must be related to the schools' educational mission and be age-appropriate. Community organizations must submit their materials in advance to the school and must include the disclaimer "These materials are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Fairfax County School Board, the Superintendent, or this School". Once approved, the organization will be required to make the copies necessary for distribution. These copies should be made available to the office at least three days before the distribution date. Any questions can be directed to Marian Hoelscher, at mthoelscher@fcps.edu.
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Author Sue Fliess is Coming to Sangster!
Children’s Author Sue Fliess is visiting Sangster on
Wednesday, March 7, to share her books and talk about the writing process with
our Kinder, 1st and 2nd grade students! To learn more
about Sue, visit her online at www.SueFliess.com
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Save the Date! Sangster
Carnival
Friday, April 20th 6-8pm
As the carnival is one of the
primary PTA fundraisers, the committee is looking for amazing items to put in
the Silent Auction. Do you have sporting tickets or other items to donate?
Please contact Denise Siderys at dsiderys@yahoo.com
More information and volunteer opportunities coming soon!
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