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Ms. Polak's 4th grade class enjoying morning meeting. |
North Springfield Families,
This week's highlight, the Morning Meeting, is an important part of the Responsive Classroom approach. Every classroom in the school starts their day with a Morning Meeting to build classroom community. Morning Meetings contain four key elements: Greeting, Share, Group Activity, and Morning Message.
Meetings will look and sound different in each classroom which allows all students to feel important and builds trust with their classmates and their teacher. Morning Meeting gives students a sense of belonging, significance, and fun as it incorporates many of our Portrait of a Graduate (PoG) skills: communication, collaboration, critical and creative thinking, ethical and global citizen, and goal directed and resilient individual.
Please ask your students about their Morning Meetings along with questions about what they are doing in the different content areas.
Chad McRae and Leslie Malkowski
NSES Administrative Team
Digital Citizenship Week
We are off to a great start with Digital Citizenship. This year we are working on developing a healthy relationship with technology. Keep filling in those Digital Citizenship Choice Boards.
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Wednesday: Dress as your Muse - Dress up as your favorite artist, musician, author, inventor, actor/actress, scientist, etc. and focus on how you can use technology to create original works.
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Thursday: Dress in Your Best - Wear your best or most professional clothing and focus on using high-quality media.
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Friday: “Lei” Off the Tech - wear Hawaiian clothing and take a break from screens to connect more in person.
Thank you for helping our students become responsible digital citizens.
Thank You NSES Families
Thank you to all of our families who came to Movie Night last Friday night. We had a great turn out to watch Aladdin. Thank you PTA for sponsoring this evening of family fun.
Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid.
Returning this form is important because information from this survey results in an additional $3 million in grants each year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For each school-aged child in your household, please complete, sign, date, and return the survey to your child's school. If sections 1 and 2 of the survey do not apply to you, just check the box in Section 3. All forms must be signed, dated, and returned by October 30. All results are CONFIDENTIAL.
Video link - https://youtu.be/uPqC3BLf3Ow
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FCPS Cares Program
Congratulations to Ali Mallon for being chosen as the September FCPS Cares recipient. We are so proud of you!
Do you know a North Springfield Elementary School staff member who does ordinary things in an extraordinary way or goes beyond what is expected? If so, then click here to submit your story so we can all acknowledge the good work of North Springfield faculty and staff members.
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Advisory for Students with Disabilities Meet and Greet
The FCPS Advisory Committee for Students with Disabilities (ACSD) is holding a Meet and Greet for families, staff, and community members to learn how we advise the school board and superintendent about needs for special education in FCPS. The Meet and Greet will be held on Tuesday, October 22 from 7-9 pm at Luther Jackson MS in Falls Church. Staff from the FCPS Office of Special Services will be present to introduce themselves as well. All families, staff, and community members are welcome. We are looking forward to meeting you!
Annandale High School Presents:
A special screening of the documentary
ANGST: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety
An IndieFlix Original Documentary
Free and open to parents, students, and staff.
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Dinner at 6:00 p.m.- Cafeteria
Screening at 6:45 p.m. - Clausen Hall
How can we as a community recognize the signs of this mental health epidemic and what resources are available?
All teens experience some amount of anxiety – it’s a normal reaction to stress. But when temporary worries or fears become pervasive and interfere with relationships, schoolwork and health, anxiety disorders are at play. This important, eye-opening documentary features student affected by anxiety, mental health professionals, and Olympic athlete and mental health advocate Michael Phelps in opening the conversation and providing hope around a topic many find difficult to discuss.
FREE RSVP HERE
FCPS will recognize and build awareness around dyslexia throughout the month of October.
Dyslexia Open House
- The Parent Resource Center will be holding a Dyslexia Open House on October 24th from 10-12.
Parent Book Talk
Our NSES-SEPTA (Special Ed PTA) representative will be hosting a book talk over the next few months. The author of the book, "Permission to Feel," was the keynote speaker at the recent FCPS Mental Health conference.
For more info & to participate, please see the PTA events calendar & contact our SEPTA rep at carolyn.haydon@gmail.com
Click here for more information.
Important Dates to Remember
October 31 -Storybook Character Day
November 4 -5 - Teacher Workdays / Student Holiday
November 11 - PTA Meeting 9:00 a.m.
November 11 - Thanksgiving Day Luncheon (Schedule to follow)
November 11 - Veteran's Day Assembly 2:00 p.m.
November 12 -15 - NNAT Testing Grade 1
November 14 - Picture retake day
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