Principal Message 10.16.19

Fairfax County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 10/16/2019 05:10 PM EDT
Daughtery

Dear Beech Tree Families,

 

Fall has arrived! Thank goodness for the much needed rain! Tomorrow, Thursday, October 17th, we invite you to join our Advanced Academics Teacher, Patty Settel, in the library at 6:30pm. She will share information about AAP in FCPS and at Beech Tree. Next week, on Thursday, October 24th, we invite you to join our assistant principal, Maureen Lopez, and myself, to learn more about Title I in FCPS and at Beech Tree. We will be in the library at 6:30pm.

One of my favorite events to enjoy when my son was young enough to go where Mom wanted to go, was a Fall Harvest Family Day at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. There is an entrance fee, but it was such a unique Virginia experience, you may want to consider checking it out. Here’s the link for the event:

https://www.virginia.org/listings/Events/FallHarvestFamilyDays/

The last week of October, we will host our annual Character Day Parade, on October 31st at 9:20 in the morning. All are encouraged to be creative and dress like a favorite story book character. Ms. Lopez and I already have our costumes in honor of this year’s musical, “The Jungle Book!” We’re hoping for a nice cool day, because being furry warms you up! 😉

We also wanted to let you know that beginning on October 21, FCPS will be 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 anticipated $3 million dollars in grant funds 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.

Here is a video link with more information: - https://youtu.be/uPqC3BLf3Ow

As always, thank you for your trust and feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns.

 

Karim Daugherty

Principal

Beech Tree ES

703-531-2600

https://twitter.com/BeechTreeElem

https://beechtreees.fcps.edu/

 

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell

Important Dates:

  • Thursday, October 17th AAP Information Night 6:30pm
  • Thursday, October 24th, Title I Parent Meeting in the library at 6:30pm
  • Friday, October 25th, Fall Picture Day

Important Reminders:

Free and Reduced Price Meals Application: Did you know that free and reduced price meal application forms need to be completed EVERY year? We encourage you to apply online using this link. Applications are also available in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Tagalog, French, and Vietnamese. To change the language of the application click on the Language link in the top right of the screen. For more information, please click here.

Opt-Out Forms - Get information on the 2019-20 opt-out choices related to surveys, records, curriculum, privacy, and related rights. Click here

FLE Opt-Out Forms - If you wish to opt your child out of all or some of the Family Life Education lessons, please complete this form and return it to your child’s classroom teacher prior to FLE instruction. Click here

New App - "Here Comes the Bus" - Here Comes the Bus app is a school bus tracking app that can simplify morning and afternoon routines for parents and students by giving them real-time bus location and text or email notification alerts, helping them get to the bus stop on time. Here Comes the Bus utilizes our GPS data and an easy to use customizable map that works on one or multiple devices, such as a tablet or smartphone. The FCPS school district code is 28982. Click here for more information about Here Comes the Bus.

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