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Daniels Run Families,
The week of February 4-8 is National School Counseling Week and provides us with an opportunity to thank our two wonderful school counselors, Brooke Nichols and Louise Robinson. Our counselors are preparing students to become lifelong learners and productive members in a global society with a focus on social emotional wellness, academic success, and college and career readiness. Thank you to all of our school counseling professionals in FCPS for the tremendous work they do! Please take a moment to thank one or both of our counselors by completing this short form https://goo.gl/forms/GLtlMeNQbDn33Cla2
On the topic of social emotional wellness we want to provide families a couple updated resources. Our middle and high schools are experiencing a dramatic increase in students vaping and FCPS has updated their resources for students https://www.fcps.edu/vaping and parents/guardians https://www.fcps.edu/resourcesstudent-safety-and-wellnessalcohol-tobacco-and-other-drug-programs/information . Fairfax HS is hosting a viewing of “Angst”, a documentary aimed at raising awareness around anxiety among kids and teens, on February 20th at 6:30 pm. The documentary is appropriate for parents/guardians of students in grades K-12 and students over the age of 13.
We are very excited to announce that we will have a salad bar in our cafeteria starting February 21st. The salad bar will provide students (and staff) with fresh vegetables, fruit, proteins and grains. We will share additional information in the coming weeks and you can also view this introduction video Salad Bar Intro Video. Finally, don’t forget to support our book fair next week!
Have a great weekend and stay warm!
Chris Smith
Principal
This Monday is a Student Holiday
(February 4th)
There is no school for Students.
Resources for Families
We know that many of our Daniels Run families are impacted by the Federal Government furloughs and have compiled a variety of supports for children and families. Listed below are some links to local resources available (with government employee identification) to furloughed workers and their families. If you would like to be included in the Daniels Run ES weekly Food 4 Thought program, please let us know. Additionally, FCPS has released information that breakfast, and lunch will be provided to all students, regardless of ability to pay or temporary financial circumstances, and unpaid cafeteria balances will be allowed to accrue during this time. If you need further supports, please contact our School Social Worker (703-279-8462) or the Family Resource Center (703-279-8441).
Absences!
With the New Year, we want to take a moment to remind everyone of the importance of regular attendance for our students. Missing just 10% of school can impact academic and social success and it can happen before you know it. Students who attend school daily are more likely to be successful in the classroom and to eventually graduate on time. FCPS and Daniels Run Elementary School are committed to working with parents and students to address and encourage strong attendance. Please check out Dr. Brabrand’s recent message on the importance of regular attendance in FCPS (https://www.fcps.edu/attendance ). The Commonwealth of Virginia requires that all children between the ages of 5 and 18 attend school on a regular basis. In order to work together, you can expect a call from the school if your child is missing 10% or more school days or if they arrive late or leave early for that same percentage. We are happy to partner with you and work together to ensure your child is attending school on a regular basis. Feel free to contact your child’s school counselor or the school social worker with any concerns or questions about attendance. They have lots of ideas about how to support families and children.
We do also understand that some absences are unavoidable and that children do become sick and need to stay home occasionally, but it is important that they are in school as often as possible. Please be sure to call the Daniels Run attendance line at 703-279-8484 to report any absences.
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MUSIC NEWS:
The Daniels Run International Assemblies will be Friday, March 1. We are looking for parents, students & faculty to share their heritage at the school assembly. Dance, songs, and instrumental performances are welcome. Please contact Miss McCarten (mmmccarten@fcps.edu) if would like to perform. The deadline is Friday, February 15. Performers must be prepared to audition the act for Miss McCarten. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6VdXcK-Wf4
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Technology Tips Workshop – February 6, 2019, 9am-10-am
Join our technology coach, Lawrence Veasley, to learn about Parent Vue/SIS access on smart phones and other devices. Please note that iPhones work best on the FCPS network; some androids cannot connect without using data. Contact the Family Resource Center if you have questions. 703.279.8441.
We want to hear your views on technology and learning!
Starting now, we will be participating in the Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning. Speak Up is and was the first online research tool designed to help parents share their ideas directly with schools and national policymakers. Speak Up provides parents with a mechanism for expressing their views to the administrators at their child(ren)’s school and district about key issues impacting their child(ren)'s education.
Since 2003, Speak Up has collected and shared the views of more than 5.4 million students, teachers, and parents from all 50 states, as well as internationally. By participating in Speak Up, parents are expressing their views to a wider audience of local, state, and national policy makers as well as the business community—and contributing to the national dialogue about how best to prepare students for the future.
This is an optional survey. To participate, visit: this link and select the Parent option.
All participation is confidential. Questions take about 20 minutes to complete.
We need your input so please 20 minutes to be a part of this important conversation! We appreciate you taking the time to share your views with us!
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Winter Carnival is Coming!
The DRE Winter Carnival is coming with music, moon bounces, games and more. Saturday, February 9th from 3:30-6pm. In order to make this a successful event we need your help. Please sign up for a volunteer shift here.
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Book Fair Next Week, Feb. 5-9
DRES’ Scholastic Book Fair is next week! Tuesday and Wednesday will be browsing days and Thursday and Friday will be purchasing days. Students should bring their book money to school on Thursday or Friday, Feb. 7-8!
Families, you are invited to the Book Fair too! Stop by the Book Fair during Winter Carnival on Saturday, Feb. 9, 3:30-6pm in the downstairs Music classroom (near the gym).
Still haven’t signed up for a shift at the Book Fair? Come and help students select their favorites.
Sign up to volunteer here.
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Before and After School Programs
LEGO Robotics Club and Coding Club started this week, but it’s not too late to register. To learn more about these clubs on the PTA website. ***hopefully this will be true by this time
Chess Club and City of Fairfax programs, Hip Hop/Zumba Fusion, Karate, and Abrakadoodle classes all start the second full week in February. Click the program names or “City of Fairfax programs” link to register.
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International Night Tables Needed
International Night is quickly approaching on March 1st. We would love to have as many families as possible share their culture and heritage with the school community. If you are interested in displaying a table with your culture and heritage’s history, art, food, language, games, etc. please email dresecretary@gmail.com We are looking forward to an enriching and engaging evening for our school community!
VAPTA Conference
PTA Board members spent last weekend in Richmond, joining with other Virginia PTA chapters to advocate for more K-12 state funding for our schools and to learn together with other PTAs, ways to serve our community better! To learn more about the Virginia State PTA, visit https://www.vapta.org/.
- February 4-Teacher Workday-Student Holiday
- February 5-9-PTA Scholastic Book Fair
- February 6-Technology Tips Workshop 9:00am-10am
- February 9-Winter Carnival 03:30pm
- February 18-No School-President’s Day
- March 1-International Night
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