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Family Life Education Instructional Program Information
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides a
comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for students in
grades kindergarten through grade twelve. Instruction is seen as a partnership
among parents and guardians, the school, and the community in supporting the
learning essential to the development of strong families, positive
relationships, and a healthy community.
Parents/guardians may choose to opt their child out of all
or part of the Family Life Education program. Students who are opted out are
provided with age-appropriate, nonpunitive alternative health instruction, and
every effort is made to foster respect for family choices. If you wish to opt your child out of all or part of FLE for
this school year, opt out forms were included in your child’s back-to-school
packets and are available online for Elementary (K6) https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-school-academics-k-6/elementary-family-life-education.
Please fill in the opt-out form and return it to your child’s school
prior to Family Life Education instruction.
Detailed grade-level program descriptions are available
online at Elementary (K-6) , Middle School (7- 8) , and High School (9-12). FLE
grade level-specific lessons and media that FCPS has streaming rights for are
available for parents online in FCPS 24-7 (Blackboard) Parent View https://fcps.blackboard.com/. Account information is available online at http://www.fcps.edu/is/instructionaltechnology/247help/parents.shtml.
Grade level-specific lessons are also available at the
Fairfax County Regional Library in the City of Fairfax (this location does not
have media). Grade level-specific lessons and media that is not streamed online
are available for review in the school library. Due to copyright
permissions, we are unable to stream all media online.
Program questions may be addressed by Mrs. Colter, assistant principal, or
by contacting Instructional Services at 571-423-4550 or by contacting Elizabeth
Payne, Health and Physical Education Coordinator at etpayne@fcps.edu.
Reflections Submissions Due by
October 15! Does your child enjoy art, music and dance or have an
interest in writing, producing films and taking photos? Encourage him/her to
join us and have fun unleashing their inner artist with Reflections! This
year’s theme, “Heroes Around Me,” calls for participant’s own unique
interpretation through the arts. The guidelines and an entry form are HERE on our PTA website. Entry and
form need to be turned in at KMES by October 15. For inspiration, visit
the Reflections virtual art gallery and learn more about prizes and
scholarships at PTA.org/Reflections.
Your child can still participate in the Pyramid Challenge for FREE! Just bring 4 cans of
food to be donated to needy families. More information is
available through our KMES PTA website and Facebook page. Sign
up HERE.
Costume Bingo will be on Friday, October 26, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. Get your costumes ready and
join us for a fun family night playing Bingo in your
costume! Plan to pre-order your pizza and eat dinner in the
cafeteria. Flyers were sent home in your child's Thursday Folder and are
available on the PTA website. Volunteers are needed to make
this event a success. Please sign up HERE to help with this event. If you have any questions, contact
Azadeh Clayton azadehc@gmail.com or
Lynette Kaber tandlkaber@gmail.com
See you there!
Mark your Calendar:
10/8-Columbus Day Holiday - No School!
10/10-Advanced Academic Information Meeting, Library, 9:30 a.m.
10/11-Advanced Academic Information Meeting, Library, 6:00 p.m.
10/12-3rd
Grade Field Trip, Huntley Meadows Park (Barrios, Sisk, Walker)
10/13-Pyramid Challenge, Irving Middle School, 10:00 - 12:00
10/15-3rd
Grade Field Trip, Huntley Meadows Park (Allen, Pritchett, Yoon)
10/18-10/19 - 6th Grade Field Trip, National Gallery of Art
10/22-PTA Spirit Night at Chipotle, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
10/26-Costume Bingo, 6:00-8:30 p.m.
11/1-11/2-5th Grade Field Trip to Hidden Pond
11/2-6th Grade Field Trip to Hemlock
11/5-11/6-Student Holidays
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