Mosby Matters - December 5, 2018

Our 6th grade leaders dressed to impress represented Mosby Woods well at the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame dinner in Washington, DC.

Inclusive Schools Week December 3-7 marks national Inclusive Schools Week, and MWES will be celebrating with daily activities related to this year’s theme, Kaleidoscope of Friends.  Daily topics include discussion of our unique contributions to the kaleidoscope, our unique skills, our unique challenges, and acceptance of the vast array of individual characteristics to create a school, community, and global kaleidoscope.  Ask your student about the topics and activities!

Mosby Staff serve our community by making dinner at the Ronald McDonald house.

AAP Level IV Screening Parent Informational Meeting A parent information meeting will be held at Mosby Woods on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. The Advanced Academic Resource Teacher, Mrs. Linehan, will discuss AAP services and explain the screening process for full-time Level IV services, as well as answer questions. Students in grades 2-6 are eligible for Level IV screening and eligible students may begin placement in the 2019-2020 school year. Please email Mrs. Linehan  with any questions or visit the FCPS website.

Mrs. Avery's class enjoys an ice cream party for giving the most box tops to our Fall contest.

Family Life Education

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.

In December, students in grades 4 through 6 will receive instruction on human growth and development. 4^th grade students will have one lesson. Students in grades 5 and 6 will have five lessons delivered over five days.

4^th grade: Friday, December 14^th  

5^th grade: Friday, December 14^th through Thursday, December 20th

6^th grade: Monday, December 17^th through Friday, December 21^st

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 are available online for Elementary (K-6) 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). 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 at your local school or 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 at your child’s school library.  Due to copyright permissions, we are unable to stream all media online.

Program questions may be addressed by contacting Mr. Pietzman at 703-937-1600.

Upcoming Events December 11 PTA: Be Smart Presentation 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. December 13 6th Grade Band & Strings Concert 6:30 p.m. December 14 3-Hour Early Release December 17 Chorus Concert 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. December 24 - January 4 School Closed - Winter Break

9819 Five Oaks Rd, Fairfax, VA 22031 | Phone: 703.937.1600

Attendance: 703.937.1661 or MosbyWoodsESAttendance@fcps.edu

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