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Dear Panther Families,
Welcome back and welcome to 2019! What a great first week of the new year! Our teachers and students were back refreshed and ready for the new year. Classrooms were buzzing with great conversations, lessons and reviewing of expectations. Mother Nature even cooperated on Tuesday to allow us to do our January Fire Drill.
Just a reminder that Poplar Tree PTA is hosting our International Heritage Night tonight starting at 6pm. It should be a wonderful evening for all.
Under the upcoming dates section of this Paw Print, we have included links to the FCPS school year calendars for this school year and next school year. We know that some of you have already seen the calendars and wanted to have them easily available for your reference and planning.
We hope you have a great weekend!
Ms. Andujar and Ms. Walker
Week at a Glance
Friday, January 18:
Three hour early release for K-6 and Head Start, No School for AM or PM preschool
Positivity Project
This week our focus has been on the character strength of perseverance.
Individuals with the character strength of perseverance are those who can spend long periods of time devoted to a single goal or set of goals. Those who persevere are able to set goals for themselves and then take active, calculated steps toward those goals. They might be described as: persistent, devoted, hardworking, gritty, committed or industrious.
To quote Martin Luther King, Jr “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
If you are interested in learning more about the Positivity Project, please visit their website or the Poplar Tree website Positivity Project.
FCPS Inclement Weather
Due to inclement weather or other emergency situations, it may be necessary to close schools for the entire day, to open schools two hours late, or to close two hours early. Parents are urged to make arrangements now for the care of their children when schedule changes are made (and to provide for the rare situation when it is necessary to close an individual school because of a power failure or other circumstances). Children should know where to go or what to do if a parent will not be or is not home.
Read more about Weather Cancellation Procedures.
Change to SACC’s Inclement Weather Policy
School-Age Child Care’s (SACC) inclement weather policy for days when FCPS announces a two-hour delayed opening has been revised. Effective January 7, 2019, on days when FCPS announces a two-hour delay, SACC centers will open at 8 a.m. (instead of 7 a.m.) for children enrolled in the before-school session. SACC's one-hour delayed opening will provide additional time for road conditions to improve and be adequately assessed, and for parking lots and sidewalks to be cleared as needed.
VDOE Student School Climate Survey Cancelled
Before the winter break, we notified you that your child would be taking a statewide Student School Climate Survey mandated by the Virginia Department of Education. This survey was scheduled to be conducted from Monday, January 14, 2019 to Friday, February 8, 2019.
Based on feedback from principals and school administrators, Dr. Brabrand, in collaboration and consultation with State Superintendent, Dr. Lane, has granted an exemption of the VDOE Student School Climate Survey for this year.
Therefore, the VDOE Student School Climate survey will not be administered.
Magnet School Application and Lottery Information
The Magnet Program registration window will be open from March 5, 2019 through April 4, 2019.
To learn more about the programs and the registration process, share the following link https://www.fcps.edu/registration/elementary-magnet-school-lottery.with interested parents by Friday, January 18, 2019 and encourage families to attend one of the Parent Informational Nights:
- Hunters Woods Elementary, Cafeteria, February 7, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
- Snow date: February 11 at 6:00 p.m.
- Bailey’s Primary, Cafeteria, February 5, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.
- Snow date: February 12 at 6:30 p.m.
- Bailey’s Upper, Cafeteria, February 6, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
- Snow date: February 13 at 6:00 p.m.
As stated in Notice 5922, a one-time pupil placement application fee applies for students accessing special programs outside of their base school for World Language Immersion or Magnet School Programs. This $100 fee must be paid upon acceptance to the program. For more information, please visit the Magnet Lottery Fees - Frequently Asked Questions webpage.
Families wanting to apply for the Magnet Lottery will be required to have a SIS account. If a student is not currently enrolled in FCPS, registration at the base school for the upcoming school year will be required.
January 21: No School- Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
January 24: End of the 2nd Quarter
January 25: No School- Teacher Workday
January 28: Club and Candid Photos
February 1: SCA Spirit Day
FCPS Calendars
If you would like to see the entire calendar for this year and next year, please click the links below.
FCPS 2018-19 School Year Calendar
FCPS 2019-20 School Year Calendar
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