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Dear Panther Families,
We are looking forward to our musical concerts coming in the next two weeks. The 5th Grade Choral Concert is next Wednesday. Then, our 6th grade band and 5th and 6th grade strings students will be performing the following week. It is always wonderful for our students to be able to perform and show how hard they have been working.
Please remember that next Friday, Dec. 14, is a three hour early release day. Students in Head Start and K-6 classes will dismiss at 12:25. There are no morning or afternoon preschool classes. The early release time is for our staff to participate in Professional Learning. We will be providing various differentiated learning opportunities to meet the needs of our staff, including math workshop, mindfulness, Responsive Classroom strategies and more.
Have a fabulous weekend!
Ms. Andujar and Ms. Walker
Week at a Glance
November 19-December 10
Poplar Tree Giving Tree for Our Neighbor's Child
Wednesday, December 12:
5th grade Chorus Concert, 2:15pm and 7:00pm, café
Thursday, December 13:
Under the Sea Assembly, 9:00-9:45 for K-3 and 10:00-10:45 for 4th-6th, gym
Friday, December 14:
Interims go home in Friday Folders
4th grade Human Growth and Development Lesson
Three-hour early release for Head Start and K-6, Students dismiss at 12:25- No preschool classes
Positivity Project
This week our focus has been on the character strength of kindness.
Individuals with the character strength of kindness are those who help others because it’s the right thing to do, not because they expect any reciprocal treatment or gain in reputation. They might be described as: caring, thoughtful, considerate, selfless, compassionate and generous.
To quote Amelia Earhart, ““No kind action ever stops with itself. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up to make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.”
If you are interested in learning more about the Positivity Project, please visit their website or the Poplar Tree website Positivity Project.
e-Notify Emergency Messages Will Be Communicated via New Vendor Beginning December 14
Fairfax County Public Schools will be moving to a new vendor to provide emergency and essential email, text, and phone notifications beginning December 14, 2018.
Parents and guardians who have included a cell phone number (in the cell phone field) on a student’s emergency care card will receive a text message on December 14 to confirm the account is set up to receive text messages from FCPS. You do not need to do anything when you receive the text message from the new vendor, School Messenger, on December 14. If you do not receive a text message, please check the contact information listed on your child’s emergency care card in weCare. Your cell phone number must be listed in the cellphone field in order to receive text messages from FCPS.
New this year, parents can enter their student’s cell phone number in weCare so that their student will also receive text messages for delayed openings, school closings, and late bus notifications. The student’s cell phone number will need to be entered in Section 4, under Additional Information. If the student’s cell phone is listed in weCare, they will also receive the text message on December 14.
If you currently receive emergency and essential communications via email, text, or phone, you do not need to do anything as you will continue to receive this information.
Emergency and essential information includes: emergencies; delayed openings/school closings; attendance; early release; buses running late; low lunch balance; power, telephone, internet outages or facility repairs, back to school information, and important testing dates.
If you have recently changed your contact information, please be sure to update the emergency contact information in weCare.
As a reminder, in addition to email and text messages, all FCPS weather delays and openings are also posted on Twitter, Facebook, FCPS website, school websites, and local radio and television broadcasts.
Read more about Weather Cancellation Procedures.
Advanced Academics Important Deadline
Level IV Referral Packets for FCPS students grades 2-7 are due to the local school by January 10, 2019 at 4:00 PM.
Please note that there are NO exceptions to the deadline and you should not wait for ability test scores because of the tight timeline.
Additional information can be found on the Advanced Academic Programs website under Full-Time Level IV Services and Screening Procedures.
If you have any questions, please contact Kim Keleher, AART, at KJKeleher@fcps.edu.
Parent's Day Out at Chantilly HS
Saturday, December 15
Parent’s Day Out is a chance for parents to enjoy an afternoon off while their children are under the care of CHS Faculty/Staff and student volunteers. Potty-trained through 10-year-old children will enjoy 3 hours of crafts, games, food, and a screening of Disney’s Frozen. This Winter Wonderland themed event is enhanced by a PJ dress-code and BYO blanket and water bottle. All the funds go to the Class of 2022. Parents can pre-register with this link: https://goo.gl/forms/ahfFbkxPpr0bB7UN2
$30 for the 1st child, and $10 for each additional related child (pre-registered); $35 for a child, and $10 for each additional related child (at the door).
Week of December 17: 5th and 6th grade Human Growth and Development lessons
December 18: PTA Spirit Night, Chick-fil-A Chantilly, 5-8pm
December 19:6th grade Band Concert, 2:30, café
December 20: 5th and 6th grade Strings Concert, 2:30, café
December 21: SCA Spirit Day- PJ Day
December 24-January 4- NO School- Winter Break and PTES Office Closed
January 7: PTES Main Office opens at 8:00am and students return to school
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