Wednesday Folder Information
Please find electronic copies of your child's Wednesday folder items on the PTA website. Thanks for going green and accessing these items online each week! If you would like to change your preferences for paper or electronic copies, please contact the office.
From our Admin
Dear Belvedere families,
Thank you to all who have attended student-led conferences. We hope you walked away with an understanding of what your child has been learning at school. We know students were so excited and proud to be able to share with you what they learn at school.
Our wonderful librarian, Marcy Atkins, works tirelessly to ensure students develop a love of reading and writing exposing them to a variety of authors. This includes scheduling author visits. To date, the Belvedere students have experience the following author visits:
- Fifth Grade students Skyped into an episode of Meet the Author that is shown on Red Apple 21. Students read books by local Pakistani-American author Hena Khan. In their classrooms, teachers provided opportunities for students to create projects or participate in thinking routines related to the books read. Students were able to view the Hena Khan interview live and ask her questions via Skype. You can view the full episode on the Belvedere website. Many thanks to the staff of Meet the Author who provided the books and the opportunity.
- Author Tracey Kyle visited with our first-grade students about her new book Alpaca Patti and her Fancy Fleece. Alexandria-based bookstore Hooray for Books sold Ms. Kyle’s books to students. Tracey Kyle is a Spanish teacher in FCPS and provided a bilingual visit for our students.
These two author visits were free opportunities provided to us, and our PTA has funded author visits for all students forthcoming in the spring semester. We are excited for our students to participate in these opportunities!
We hope you are enjoying this wonderful fall weather!
Sincerely,
Cecilia Vanderhye, Principal
Kelly Cabezas, Assistant Principal
Please return Impact Aid forms
Impact aid forms were sent home to all Belvedere students. Please complete these and return them to the office as soon as possible. Thank you for your help!
Yearbook Cover Art Contest
Students in grades 3-5 are invited to submit original art for the cover of this year’s Belvedere Yearbook! The student whose art is selected for the cover will receive a free yearbook. The details for submissions are included in today's Wednesday Folder.
Thanksgiving Luncheon and Veteran's Day Celebration
Our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon and Veteran's Day celebration is next Monday, November 11! Families are invited to have lunch with their children and visit their classrooms for a brief open house. Please adhere to the schedule found on the flyer in today's Wednesday Folder. We look forward to seeing you at school!
Thanks for participating in our Storybook Parade!
 Last week students dressed as their favorite book characters and marched in the Storybook Character parade. See more photos from the parade on the Belvedere website.
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