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January 18 3-Hour Early Release – Dismissal time 1:35 pm
January 21 No School – Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
January 22 Lock Down Drill
January 23 Langley Pyramid Chorus Concert, 7:00pm, McLean Bible
January 24 Japanese Immersion Info Meeting (kinder families)
January 25 No School – Teacher Workday
January 25 Langley Area Elementary Band Concert, 6:30pm, Langley High School
February 4 No School - Teacher Professional Development
February 6 General PTA meeting - Rachel Bailey Guest Speaker
February 8 Spelling Bee
February 9 Rise Against Hunger – See information below
February 12 Club and Candid photo day
February 18 No School - George Washington's Birthday
Lock Down Drill
Weather pending, we have a regularly scheduled Lock Down Drill next Tuesday, Jan 22 at 2:00 p.m. As per usual, no one will be able to enter/exit the building during this drill. Please plan any pick ups accordingly.
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FCPS Bus Delays Website
FCPS created a website that details all bus delays. With the cold weather, we wanted to share this link https://busdelay.fcps.edu/. Please bookmark this/save to your mobile device homescreen for your reference.
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Connection Newspaper-Children’s Edition
Each winter, we have some of our student works of art published in the annual Connection Newspaper Children's’ Issue. Several of our students are featured in this issue.
Congratulations to: A. Sharma, D. Macleod, J. Coblentz, and Z. Mufti
6th Grade Community Service Project
As part of their 6th grade winter party, our students joined forces with the Fairfax County Police Department to build tricycles to donate to local charities. These tricycles were donated to children whose parents have limited financial resources.
We are so thankful for our collaboration with the FCPD through this project!
We Made FCPS News!
At GFES, we have a growing number of students who use assistive technology devices to communicate. These students are included throughout the day in many of our general education classroom settings. In order to help all of our students become familiar with the devices, our special education department worked with our Assistive Technology Specialist to develop a communication week for students in grades 2, 4 and 5. This week is designed with the ultimate goal of helping our students gain an appreciation and understanding of their classmates who use alternative methods to communicate.
FCPS News wrote a news summary to be sent out to all FCPS employees and families. Please click here to read!
Attention parents of grades 4-6 students
Before the winter break, you were notified 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, 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.
If you have any questions, please contact the Great Falls ES office.
SOL Calendar - Mark Your Calendar
Students in grades 3-6 will be taking the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Tests from May 6th - May 17th with makeups and retakes extending to June 7th. It will be very helpful if you can avoid appointments and trips which may take your child out of school during this time period.SOL tests measure the extent to which students have learned the content and skills specified in the Virginia Standards of Learning. Content areas will be tested according to the schedule.Thank you for your support and assistance with our SOL test administration.
Rise Against Hunger Event-Save the Date Event Date: Saturday, February 9, 2019
Please click here to sign up for the Rise Against Hunger volunteer slots with Signup Genius. We would love to have those of you who are able to come and join us pack meals for this great cause. Here’s a picture from last year’s event!
We encourage ALL of our students to donate to the cause through our "Learn to Earn" initiative. Your students will 'learn' more about Rise Against Hunger this week. We do not want your children to simply ask you for money. We encourage them to 'earn' the money through additional chores, saving part of their allowance, or raising money through other creative ways. When they earn the money, they have a choice to keep the money or donate it to this worthy cause. Whether they donate $.29, $1.00 or $10.00, they are never too young to make a difference in the world.
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Langley Area Honor Band Concert
Please join us for a great evening of music on Friday, January 25th at Langley High School at 6:30 p.m. with the Langley Area Honor Band. The concert is free and all are welcome!
This group is made up of the most advanced elementary school band students from Churchill Road, Colvin Run, Forestville, Great Falls, and Spring Hill elementary schools. Students have been preparing their music at home and with their school directors over the last month and will spend the afternoon of January 25th rehearsing together before the evening performance. The concert will be conducted by Mr. Matt Baker and Ms. Alex Singer, the directors at Cooper Middle School.
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, please click here. Interested parents are encouraged 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. o Snow date: February 12 at 6:30 p.m.
• Bailey’s Upper, Cafeteria, February 6, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. o Snow date: February 13 at 6:00 p.m.
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 $100 fee must be paid upon acceptance to the program. For more information, please visit the Magnet Lottery Fees - Frequently Asked Questions webpage.
Families wanting to apply for the Magnet Lottery will be required to have a SIS account. If a student is not currently enrolled in FCPS, registration at the base school for the upcoming school year will be required.
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Check out our monthly newsletter for GFES PTA:
Monthly Newsletter - Jan 2019.pdf
Highlights:
• Save the Date: General PTA Meeting Wed, Feb 6 9:45 am
Guest Speaker: Rachel Bailey
• Reflections Program School Level Results
• BoxTop$ Submission for Raffle by Thursday, Jan 24
• Seeking Spelling Bee Volunteer and Talent Show Committee Volunteers
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