 Welcome to our new kindergarteners and families at Louise Archer!
From the Principal's Desk:
It has been a pleasure to have all of our students and staff back this week! I have enjoyed visiting classrooms and listening as the students get to know one another and their teachers. We have motivated teachers and energetic students ready to learn! The best part of my day is going into classrooms and watching learning in action. The first week everyone has been building routines and setting goals, hopes, and dreams for the school year. I look forward to working with students, staff, and parents this year to help make these happen.
Every other week, I will send out a News You Choose with important information, updates, and reminders related to Louise Archer. Please take time to read this information so you can stay connected with your child's school and maintain a wonderful partnership with us. We look forward to a fantastic school year!
Back to School Night
Join us on Wednesday, September 11th for our BTSN event. As a reminder, it is an event for adults only on this evening. You will learn about the grade level curriculum and hear from your child's teacher. Our specialists will also be available on this evening if you would like to meet them. BTSN will consist of three total sessions, two for each grade level:
6:00 – 6:35 Session 1 (K-3 only)
6:40 – 7:15 Session 2 (K-3 and 4-6)
7:20 – 7:50 Session 3 (4-6 only)
Once again, parking will be challenging. You can park on Nutley Street or the parking lot across from the water tower. There will be no parking available in the First Baptist Church parking lot.
Here Comes the Bus App
Fairfax County Public Schools’ Office of Transportation Services is pleased to introduce Here Comes the Bus®, a parent-focused school bus tracking app for the 2019-20 school year. The app is offered at no charge to parents. The app provides timely school bus arrival information through a graphical interface as well as messaging to indicate the bus’s distance from your child’s bus stop for both a.m. and p.m. bus stops.
For more information, or to sign up and start using Here Comes the Bus®, please follow this link: Here Comes the Bus.
Follow Us On Twitter
Do you want to know what is happening during the school day at Louise Archer? We try to capture the exciting learning through pictures and tweet them out to our families during the week. Please follow us on twitter @LouiseArcherES.
New Families Principal's Coffee
We will host an information session for our new families on Friday, September 13th at 10:30AM in the Library, immediately following the first PTA meeting. Come to hear about instructional programs, meet some of our specialists, and learn about parent resources and communication.
The Positivity Project
LAES is proud to begin our third year with The Positivity Project (P2)! This mission is to help teach and empower our students to build positive relationships and to be contributing community members.
Throughout the course of the year, we will learn about and demonstrate the Positivity Project's 24 character traits. This year we will start this journey the week of September 8th and will delve into the “Other People Matter” mindset. The P2 mission is to help children cultivate positive relationships and to understand, appreciate, and exemplify the character strengths in us all—we all have traits to celebrate!
The idea behind this statement is that good relationships with others promotes happy and healthy individuals. The five behaviors of those with healthy relationships: 1. recognize the good in others, 2. everything you say or do affects other people, 3. support people when they struggle, 4. cheer people on when they succeed, 5. be present, give people your attention.
The week of September 15th will focus on the first of 24 character traits, “Curiosity.” Students will learn about and explore the trait of curiosity and why it is an important strength in all of us.
We would love for parents to be involved in our emphasis on promoting the qualities of the Positivity Project. We will continue to keep you informed of what we are focusing on in hopes that you can reflect on it at home with your children.
Student Holiday
Friday, August 30th and Monday, September 2nd are both FCPS student and teacher holidays. Louise Archer Office hours will be from 9am - 1pm on Friday only.
Parking
When visiting the school during the day, please use only the parking spaces marked "Visitor". The spaces in the school lot are reserved for our staff members during the day. You may also park in the back of the First Baptist Church lot (not in reserved spaces) or on Nutley Street.
Volunteers and Visitors
We look forward to having your support at Louise Archer throughout the school year. All visitors are required to come to the main office first before proceeding to their destination. As a reminder, your driver's license is required for check-in each time.
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