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Congratulations 6th grade students for the wonderful performances of the musical “Willy Wonka Kids.”
Dear Families,
Here we are at the
beginning of June, and things keep trucking along - literally, as
kindergarteners enjoyed their annual Big Truck Day on Thursday. We were
very excited to meet the visitors who shared their big trucks and careers with
our youngest learners. Once again, the highlight of the event was the
landing of a police helicopter on our field in back! Students (and staff) were
in awe at its landing and take-off! A huge thank you goes out to parent chair Zaya
Kuykendall-Bowen who coordinated this popular event, as well as kindergarten
room parents who helped.
This week we celebrated the many talents of our 6th graders with
four performances of “Willy Wonka Kids.” Students not only sang and danced, but
they ran the lights, the sound, built the sets and created
costumes with the help of our astute music teachers, Mrs. Fox and Mrs. Murphy, and
our 6th grade teachers. The talent of our staff and students is
absolutely exceptional! Congratulations to all who participated!
 We wish Mrs. Swarts and Mrs. Gan all the best as they continue their professional journey next school year.
Finally, we wish our teacher Michelle Swarts and our instructional assistant
Siewfah Gan all the best as they both embark on new adventures in middle school
next year. Mrs. Swarts, our wonderful special
education teacher, will be at Carson Middle School, supporting older students
as a special education teacher. She has been at Floris for 5 years.
Siewfah Gan is in a special education cohort and will be teaching 7th
grade math next year as a special education teacher. Mrs. Gan has been instrumental in providing
intervention support to our students needing evidence based programs. We wish them both all the best – they will
truly be missed!
Looking ahead, the last week of
school offers many exciting activities for our students and we hope you are
able to attend some of our events:
June
12:
Volunteer
Recognition 9:30–11:00 am
5th
grade Medieval Fair 11:45–2:00 pm
June
14:
6th
grade Promotion Ceremony 9:30–11:00 am
6th
grade Celebration 11:30–3:45 pm
June
15:
Last
Day of School
2HR
Early dismissal 2:00 pm
Let’s Go CAPS,
Gail Porter, Principal and Dave Gerstner, Assistant
Principal
6th Grade
Promotion Ceremony
We would like to invite parents of our sixth grade students
to our promotion ceremony on Thursday, June 14th at 9:30 am. Sixth grade
students who have earned the President’s Award for Educational Excellence will
be recognized during this time. Due to our parking constraints, please
plan to arrive early and /or park on Mustang Drive.
Volunteer Recognition
Floris
teachers and staff want to thank you! Please mark your
calendars, Tuesday, June 12th from 9:30 – 11:00 AM for coffee and muffins in
honor of our amazing parent volunteers and our PTA board members, to be held in
the Little Theater. We hope to see you there!
Yearbooks – LAST CHANCE!
We will have a few to sell at the school which began
Wednesday, June 6th. The cost when purchasing at the school will be $20 on a
first come first serve basis.
Last Day of
School/Early Dismissal
Friday, June 15th is
our last day of school and early dismissal – students dismiss at 2PM. Please, no bus notes.
Lost and Found
The Floris lost and found
area in the cafeteria is full. Over the next few days please be sure to check
to see if your child has left any clothes, lunch boxes, or water bottles at the
school. Friday, June 15th, we will be boxing any items that
are left behind and donating the remaining contents to a local charity.
Floris Summer Office Hours
Please note the office hours this summer are 9:00 am-1:00 pm or by appointment.
Health Room
Medications
The
school year is quickly coming to an end! Here are a few tips for the end of the
school year.
Have any Medication in the Health
Room/Clinic?
Don’t forget to pick it up! All medication left in the Health Room after
students depart on the last day of school will be destroyed. A parent
must pick up any medication in the health room on or before June
15 by 2:00PM. Students are not allowed to take home medication on the
last day of school.
Health Room Hours
(June 11th – 15th) - last week of school
Mon-Thurs- 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Fri- 9:00 AM-2:00 PM
Please pick up your child’s medication during these hours.
Need
your ‘Meds’ in Summer Camp/School?
Did you know? … If your student
will be enrolled in a 2017-18 FCPS summer program, you may continue to use
their current Medication / Inhaler / Epi-Pen Authorization form(s) for summer
programs. Call the Health Room (703.793.4810) before the end of the year if you
want a copy of the student’s forms.
Medication
Drop-Off Date in late August!
Medications and Authorization
forms will be accepted in the Health Room, during the Parent Open House before
the first day of school. The exact date and time will be announced over
the summer.
If
you have specific health concerns for your child
Please let our Public Health
Nurse know as soon as possible. She works all summer on School Health and
she will be in touch with you before school begins. Contact Hope Luong @
703.639.7879 or hluong1@fcps.edu.
From the Floris PTA
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