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Important Reminder: There will be no school on Monday due to the Presidents' Day holiday.
 3rd graders made a creative assortment of goods to sell at our annual Kanga Mart!
Helping Games Update! Event Two: Book Drive & Handmade Bookmarks. For the next two weeks (Feb. 19-Mar.1) students may bring like-new or gently used books (all genres and levels) to the gym from 8:55-9:15 a.m. to earn points for their Helping Games team. Blank bookmarks will be available for pickup in the gym on all mornings (limit 2 per student, per day). Students may use any 2-D media to decorate bookmarks. Does your student volunteer outside of school? Your child can earn points for their team! Printed photos with student name/team color may be turned in to the gym any morning during any Helping Games event.
Please join us for the next West Springfield Pyramid Parent University!
Theme: Partnership between School and Home: Tips & suggestions on how to help support your child at school.
Date: Tuesday, March 5th
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Irving Middle School
Sessions include:
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Looking Beyond Grades: A Parent's Guide to Student Achievement and Well-Being: This session will provide parents information about the positive impact of healthy habits, limited screen time, and social emotional support. We will share tips and suggestions for your family to help remove barriers that prevent your student from learning at school. Parents will leave with easy to access resources and tips they can implement right away.
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Utilizing Parent Resources to Support Student Learning: This session will bring parents up to speed on the various online resources to support your child throughout elementary, middle, and high school. We will explore the various parent portals such as SIS, Google Classroom, Naviance, and the Parent Resource Center. Parents will leave with knowledge of how to access and navigate each system to maximize parent support of student learning.
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Smooth Transitions - Setting the Stage for Change: This session will outline developmental stages and changing expectations between elementary, middle, and high school in order to reduce the stress of transition. We will provide information to help the whole family adjust and prepare for the changes.
- Visit https://www.smore.com/chwxv-parent-university for more detailed information and to RSVP (not required, but appreciated!)
Positivity Project (P2) Weekly Update: This week we focused on Love.
The P2 Blog tells us: "Love means that we value close relationships with others and being close to people. The character strength of love represents the way we think, feel, and behave towards the people with whom we have close relationships. When one person loves another person, that person: comforts and makes the other feel safe; sacrifices on the other’s behalf; supports the other during struggles; and places the other’s needs ahead of his/her own. If you love a person, that person makes you feel safe and secure. You can be yourself with that person. You miss that person when he/she is not around. Positive psychology looks at love as reciprocal, not one-sided. That means crushes, stalking, and celebrity worship do not fall into this strength. What is contained in this strength are: romantic love and friendship; love between parents and children; and emotional bonds between family members, friends, mentors, teammates, or coworkers."
Next week’s focus will be: Kindness
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You can find more information about the Positivity Project on their website.
To read the Positivity Project Blog, visit this link.
To learn more about the meaning behind #OtherPeopleMatter, visit this link.
School Environment Parent Survey: Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is studying how school environments relate to discipline practices in the division. As part of the study, you will receive a survey from the FCPS Office of Research and Strategic Improvement (ORSI). The surveys are designed to help FCPS understand your and your child’s thoughts about the school environment and how discipline is approached in the school setting.
Surveys to parents will be translated into multiple languages and come via eNotify.
Participation is voluntary for you and your child, and all responses will be anonymous.
We encourage you to participate in this important survey to help FCPS understand what is working well and where we can improve.
The PTA Pirate-themed READ-A-THON Is Coming February 25th through March 2nd! This is the 6th annual Kanga READ-A-THON to encourage our children to develop excellent reading habits and raise funds to support our school. This is the PTA’s major fundraiser of the year, and we appreciate your support. All monies raised will go directly back to the school to help fund field trips, STEAM lab, assemblies, author visits, classroom supplies, and more! Look for more information coming soon in Thursday folders.
PTA Nominating Committee: We need YOU! This is your opportunity to contribute to the future of the KMES PTA. The Nominating Committee will help solicit nominations for the 2019-2020 elected PTA Executive Board positions. Interested or have questions? Please contact Penny Dunlop at kmesptapresident@gmail.com for more information.
Reminder: Order Your Yearbook by Feb 15th and SAVE!! Yearbooks can be ordered online at: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/ Search for Keene Mill Elementary School. Submit your order by February 15th, and pay only $17. Orders placed after February 15th will be $20.
SAVE the Date! March 6th Silver Diner Restaurant Night! More information is coming soon!
Mark your Calendar
2/18-Presidents’ Day, Holiday for All
2/18-2/22-Custodian Appreciation Week
2/19-Area Band Concert, Irving MS
2/22-Fancy Dress Spirit Day
2/25-3/2-6th Annual Kanga READ-A-THON!
2/28-Interims Go Home in Thursday Folders
3/6-PTA Silver Diner Restaurant Night
SAVE the Date! March 6th Silver Diner Restaurant Night! More information is coming soon!
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