 Cameron staff members showed their love of reading at the Book Fair Family Night! Several of our faculty dressed as book characters and conducted read-alouds for students at the Book Fair. Congratulations to librarian Ms. Lanier for a successful event!
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Dates to Remember
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Friday, December 14 - Students released 3 hours early. The office will close at 2:00.
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Wednesday, December 19 - Band, Strings, and Choir concert. See below for details.
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December 24, 2018 - January 4, 2019 - Winter Break
See our website for all of our upcoming events.
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Calendar Reminder: Students Dismissed Three Hours Early on December 14
Students will be dismissed from school three hours early on December 14 for a school planning day. Cameron will dismiss at 1:05 p.m. and the main office will close at 2:00 p.m. Classes will resume on Monday, December 17. See the complete 2018-19 school year calendar
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Winter Concert Information
The Winter Concert will be on Wednesday, December 19th at 6:30 p.m. for the parents and 2:00 p.m. for the students.
We are asking that for the afternoon performance, students wear their red Cameron shirts (if they have them) or any red shirt. For the evening performance, students are asked to arrive no later than 5:45 p.m. and wear black pants/dresses/skirts, black shoes and a white top.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Advanced Academics Program Referrals
Screening for Level IV services occurs in the fall for students who are new to FCPS and in the spring for all other students. The referral deadline for spring screening is January 10, 2019. Additional information is available in the Parent Information Packet published on the AAP website.
Holiday Meal Planning? Help Edison HS, and shop at HoneyBaked Ham!
Make the holidays easy this year! Order a HoneyBaked Ham - they also sell turkey, all the trimmings, and dessert! Simply click this link, purchase a gift card, and use it to buy your holiday meal. 20% of profits benefit the Edison Senior Class All Night Graduation Party. Thank you, from the Class of 2019.
Twain Middle School Transition Information Night
Rising 7th (current 6th grade) parents are invited to the Twain Middle School Transition Information Night on Monday, January 14, 2019. The IB program information overview begins at 5:00 p.m. and the rising 7th and 8th grade orientation begins at 6:00 p.m. At 7:00, the Advanced Academic and AVID programs will give an overview of their programs.
The event, in the Twain cafeteria, will include representatives from the following departments: Electives, English, ESOL, Health & PE,Mathematics, Student Services, Science, Social Studies, Special Education and World Languages.
Student School Climate Survey
This winter our school, in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Education and the University of Virginia, is participating in a statewide student school climate survey. The purpose of this survey is to help schools assess their progress in establishing a positive school climate that promotes student learning.
The survey will be completed online using computers at school. The survey does not ask for your child’s name and all answers are anonymous (no one will know how your child answered the survey). Parents will not have access to their child’s survey answers. There is a copy of the survey available at school for your review and is available online at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/school-climate/index.shtml.
The survey will ask questions such as how students feel about their school, how students get along with one another and their teachers, how students feel about school rules, their perceptions of their teachers’ willingness to help them, and how they feel about attending school. They will also be asked what kinds of bullying they may have observed at school and whether they have been bullied themselves.
The survey is voluntary and your child can decide not to participate. If you do not wish for your child to participate, please notify the school office by telephone or letter by January 9, 2019.
Your child will not receive any immediate benefit from participating in the survey, but the survey will help us to maintain a safe, inviting, and supportive learning environment for your child.
 International Night
To celebrate our international Cameron families, we will be hosting International Night on Thursday, February 28, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Families are invited to participate in this celebration by:
- Dressing in your country's native costumes
- Preparing your country's native foods
- Sharing native crafts and customs
More information to follow soon!
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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:
- Emergency.
- Delayed openings/school closings.
- Attendance.
- Early release.
- Buses running late.
- Low lunch balance.
- Power, telephone, internet outages or facility repairs.
- Back to school information.
- 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.
2019-20 School Year Calendar Announced
In case you missed the announcement over the summer, the School Board adopted the calendar for the 2019-20 school year. The first day of school will be Monday, August 26, 2019, and the last day will be Friday, June 12, 2020. Notable dates include a three-day break for Thanksgiving (November 27-29, 2019) a two-week winter break (December 23, 2019 to January 3, 2020) and a one-week spring break (April 6-10, 2020). See the complete 2019-20 school year calendar.
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PTA Updates
The PTA will be getting together on December 18 to write happy holiday letters to our Cameron folks! Please join us.
If you would like to know more about the PTA or the letter writing activity, please contact our PTA president, Adrienne Barge at cameronesptapres@gmail.com or check out their Facebook page (@CameronESPTA)!
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 Staff Spotlight: Renee Thorward
This is Renee Thorward's fifth year teaching at Cameron, where she currently teaches Kindergarten. Ms. Thorward is originally from New Jersey, but grew up in Southern Maryland.
In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, crafting, and DIY projects. She also cheers on her favorite time, the Washington Capitals. Ms. Thorward also enjoys exploring the outdoors and new places, trying out different types of food and restaurants. She has a sister who is 12 years her junior.
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