The Wildcat Way -February 6

Principal's Message

Dear Families,

 

Fairfax County Public Schools will be conducting a survey to gather information about family engagement in our schools. Relationships are important to us, and your opinion is critical to help us support your engagement in your child’s education. Your feedback will also help us determine how well we are reaching the goals for Caring Culture we have set in our Strategic Plan. Survey translations will be made available, and the survey can be taken on electronic devices, including smartphones.

Survey administration is scheduled for March 24-April 12, 2019, and you will receive more information about how to take the survey in the near future.

 

We look forward to hearing from you!

 

Sincerely,

 

Craig A. Herring

Principal

 

 

Estimadas familias:

 

Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Fairfax pasarán una encuesta para obtener información sobre la participación de las familias en nuestras escuelas. Las buenas relaciones son importantes para nosotros; su opinión es esencial y nos ayudará a fomentar su participación en la educación de su hijo. Su opinión y comentarios también nos ayudan a determinar hasta qué punto estamos alcanzando las metas que tenemos incluidas en nuestro Plan Estratégico para establecer una cultura en la que nos preocupamos los unos por los otros. Habrá disponible traducciones de la encuesta, y la encuesta también podrá contestarse por medio de dispositivos electrónicos, incluyendo los teléfonos inteligentes. La encuesta se pasará del 24 de marzo al 12 de abril de 2019. Ustedes recibirán dentro de poco más información sobre cómo responder la encuesta. Esperamos que ustedes contesten esta encuesta.

 

Atentamente,

 

Craig A. Herring

Director

Calendar

 

                                                                                                             

Thanks to Mars, Incorporated for bringing the Fun Food Science Program to  Whitman MS!  Here’s what the director of policy had to say:

 

This was such a delightful experience for our Associates. We delivered the nutrition and cooking curriculum to 66 students over three days (totaling over 33 volunteer hours). The students really enjoyed learning and engaging - especially in the kitchen - and our 12 Associates were ecstatic to be part of this. I’ve taught a lot of cooking and nutrition classes rarely see so many hugs at the end of a cooking class…AWEsome!

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Weather Cancellation Procedures

Be informed in the case of inclement weather or other emergency situations.

When bad weather or other emergency situations occur, it may be necessary for FCPS to cancel, delay, or close schools early. Parents and students should have a well-communicated plan in place in the event of these emergency situations. Children need to know where to go or what to do if a parent will not be home.

The safety of our students and staff is our number one priority any time a decision must be made regarding school closures and delays during a weather situation. We review information from emergency management and state highway administrators about road conditions, and school personnel also go out and inspect the conditions of roads, sidewalks, and FCPS parking lots and bus lanes.

Due to the speed of updating, the official @FCPSnews Twitter account (with blue checkmark) is generally the first and fastest mode of communication. Other communication channels will be updated as quickly as possible including email, text, website, other social media, and news stations. Please be aware, due to the large volume of emails sent there will likely be a lag between the FCPS Twitter alert and receipt of an email in your inbox.    

In the case of emergency for a weather-related closing, delay, or early dismissal, the FCPS website will automatically include an alert at the top of each page with the appropriate information (see sample alert below). This information will remain posted until normal operations have resumed, or you click "Close This Alert" to remove it. If you have closed the alert, a red exclamation mark will remain (highlighted by red circle below) to indicate that the alert is still active. 

 https://www.fcps.edu/resources/safety-and-transportation/weather-cancellation-procedures

To volunteer for the Whitman Winter Dance:  

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C48ABAF29A2FA7-winter

 

                              

WHITMAN PTSA

The Whitman PTSA board would like to thank you in advance for your support. Questions, comments, and ideas are always welcome. PTSA email is Parentsforwhitman@gmail.com. We also post upcoming events on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WhitmanPTSA/.

 

Co-Presidents - Jackson and ShDonna Drumgoogle

Vice President - vacant

Secretary - Hayley Violand

Treasurer - Marie McCain