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April 15th -19th Spring Break - Student Holiday
May 3th - Lion King Musical 5 pm
May 7th - May 23rd - SOL Tests - Grades 3-6
May 9th - PTO Meeting 7 pm
June 1st- Dragon Dash - Mark your Calendar!
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 Spring break is a wonderful time for students to be outside playing and enjoying the sun. Have a wonderful week. We will miss you and look forward to welcoming you all back on Monday April 22, 2019.
On March 24th, you received an invitation from Dr. Scott Brabrand, Superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools to participate in the 2019 FCPS Family Engagement Survey!
We would love for you to complete the survey letting us know how we are doing in the areas of:
- Communicating.
- Providing you opportunities to partner.
- Developing positive relationships.
- Ensuring student success and more.
The survey will be available between March 24th- April 12th.
The information we learn from you will help us strengthen family engagement and continue fostering a Caring Culture throughout FCPS.
There are 3 ways you can complete the survey.
- Check your email after March 24 for an invitation with a survey link from Dr. Scott Brabrand, Superintendent with subject line: FCPS Family Engagement Survey.
- Ask the front office staff for a paper survey. You can complete it right there on the spot.
- Complete the online survey using one of the school computers. The office staff would be happy to show you an available computer for you to complete the survey electronically at the school.
We honor your opinion and commitment to your child and our schools. We strive to make it a better place for ALL!
For more information, please contact your child’s school.
Thank you in advance!
Mie Devers
SPRING SCHOOL-BASED AAP SERVICES NEWSLETTER ARTICLE
ADVANCED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS (AAP)
SCREENING FOR SCHOOL-BASED (LEVEL II-III) SERVICES
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) offers a continuum of advanced academic services for all students in grades K-8. Learning experiences are designed to develop higher-level thinking through enrichment, acceleration, and extensions of the Program of Studies (POS). Teachers, administrators, and advanced academic resource teachers (AARTs) work together to provide the following levels of school-based services in each elementary school:
Critical and Creative Thinking Lessons, Grades K-6 (Level I)
All students in kindergarten through grade six receive level I services which consist of model lessons that are designed to teach critical and creative thinking skills. The lessons are modeled in all classrooms by AARTs and the thinking strategies are then used throughout the year by classroom teachers and other teachers who work with students. Student responses to these model lessons are used as part of the identification process for AAP services. Parents may also practice the thinking strategies during family conversations and activities. A description of the nine critical and creative thinking strategies can be found at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-school-academics-k-6/advanced-academics/critical-and-creative-thinking.
Differentiated Lessons in Areas of Academic Strength, Grades K-6 (Level II)
The AART collaborates with classroom teachers to provide additional challenge through lessons and resources that extend and enrich the POS. Level II services are part of a talent development pool. Students are rescreened annually to make decisions about the need for this level of service.
Part-Time Advanced Academic Programs, Grades 3-6 (Level III)
Students identified by a local school screening committee for part-time advanced academic services are challenged through models and strategies designed to extend and enrich the POS in the four core subject areas. Students receive direct instruction from the AART at the local school using curriculum from the AAP Curriculum and Resources to Support the Differentiated Framework. Students identified for Level III services continue to receive level III services through grade 6.
Screening for school-based services can happen at any time during the school year but is done schoolwide in spring to determine services for the next school year. Parents or guardians may initiate the screening for school-based (level II and III) services by submitting the AAP School-Based Services (Level II-III) Referral Form (available at https://www.fcps.edu/registration/advanced-academics-identification-and-placement/elementary-school/current-fcps at the bottom of the page in Forms) to the AART at Dogwood ES prior to spring screening by May 3rd, 2019. Multiple criteria are used to screen students for all levels of AAP services. Parents or guardians who submit a referral will be notified by Dogwood ES of their student’s eligibility status by May 31,, 2019.
If a parent or guardian wishes to appeal an ineligible decision, they may submit an appeal with new data for consideration by the local school screening committee. This new information should be submitted to Stephanie Guffain.
If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Guffain at saguffain@fcps.edu.
We, Dogwood Dragons, are Showing Our Learning!
Students in grades 3-8 in our school will be taking the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Tests between May 6, 2019 and June 6, 2019. It is important that your child attend school on these days.
Please avoid scheduling trips or appointments that would take your child out of school during this time period. It is also important that your child have a good night’s rest and a healthy breakfast before testing. Below is the schedule of our Standards of Learning assessments. Testing will begin promptly at 9:15 each day.
Our Standards of Learning SOL test schedule is follows:
5/7 Reading SOL Grade 3
5/8 Reading SOL Grade 4
5/9 Reading SOL Grade 5
5/10 Reading SOL Grade 6
5/15 Virginia Studies Grade 4
5/16 Math SOL Grade 5
5/17 Math SOL Grades 6, 7
5/22 Math SOL Grade 4
5/23 Science SOL Grade 5
5/23 Math SOL Grade 3
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Get ready for Earth Week! Each day is a theme day.
- Monday, April 22 - wear green for Earth Day and Great Outdoors Day
- Tuesday, April 23 - wear yellow for Energy Day
- Wednesday, April 24 - wear blue for Watershed Day
- Thursday, April 25 - wear red for Consumption and Waste Day
- Friday, April 26 - wear purple for Protecting Our Species Day
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School Calendar
Please consult the 2019-2020 school calendar when making plans for this summer and next school year. The calendar can be found at: https://www.fcps.edu/index.php/calendars/2019-20-standard-school-year-calendar
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Dogwood Hours:
8:35am: Doors open
Bus riders and walkers enter through the front door and Kiss and Ride students enter through 5. All students go directly to classrooms.
8:50 am: Instruction begins
3:35 pm: Dismissal
Any changes to Dismissal procedures must be communicated before 3 pm.
Attendance phone number: 703-262-3131
Main Office phone number: 703-262-3100
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