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Welcome Back Mrs. Gates!
Our Award-Winning Staff!
Thank you to the community members who sent in award nominations for our staff members. See below for how you can still help!
Here are the winners for each category:
- Outstanding New Teacher: Cara Rubin
- Outstanding Teacher: Nicole Lee
- Outstanding Professional Employee: Lisa Clarke
- Outstanding Operational Employee: Jose Flores
- Outstanding Leader: KJ An
If you have any input on these award winning recipients, please email that to Mr. Gerstner by November 20. The next step is for him to present these winners to the Woodson Pyramid for consideration as the principals select their representatives for each category.
Thanksgiving Luncheon
We are pleased to invite you to our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon!
Due to limited capacity of the cafeteria and parking, Thanksgiving Luncheon will be held over two days. Grades 1, 3, 4, 5, PM Preschool and Ms. Wilson's class will have their Thanksgiving Luncheon on Wednesday, November 20th. Grades K, 2, 6, AM Preschool as well as Ms. Moore's and Ms. McNamee's class will have their luncheon on Thursday, November 21st.
Students in grades 1, 3, 4 and 5 will eat lunch in their classrooms on Thursday, November 21st, and students in grades K, 2, and 6 will eat lunch in their classrooms on Wednesday, November 20th. We encourage your child to bring a packed lunch from home on the day that he/she eats in the classroom. If your child decides to buy lunch on one of these days, a bag lunch will be delivered to your child’s classroom during their regularly scheduled lunch time.
Our Thanksgiving Luncheon menu will consist of:
Roast Turkey w/dressing, Green Beans, Fresh Fruit, Whipped Potatoes with Gravy, Cranberry Sauce and Milk.
In order to get everyone through the lunch line in a timely fashion, we are asking that you purchase your lunch ticket ahead of time from the school office. The price for lunch is $4.50 for adults and any non-school aged child. To pre-purchase your lunch, please submit exact dollar amount as we will not be able to give changes. You may send in cash or check (please make checks payable to Fairfax Villa Food Service). Presale luncheon tickets will be on sale through Friday, November 15th. On the day of the luncheon, please sign in and pick up your tickets from the office. Parents do not need to purchase a ticket for children who currently attend Fairfax Villa. The lunch price will be deducted from their lunch account if they buy Thanksgiving lunch. If they do not have money in their lunch account, they may bring $3.25 for lunch. Please RSVP and pre-purchase your tickets by Friday, November 15th.
We look forward to celebrating Thanksgiving with you at the Villa on November 20th and 21st!
Positivty Project Character Trait Of The Month Is Gratitude
We are focusing the entire month of November on the character trait of gratitude. Out of all 24 character strengths, gratitude is the single best predictor of individual well-being. It is correlated with increased energy, empathy, happiness and optimism.
What does gratitude mean?
Gratitude is the quality of feeling and expressing thankfulness and appreciation. It is an affirmation that there is goodness in other people and the world, and that we have received that goodness. People with the strength of gratitude have a readiness to show appreciation for kindness and also to return kindness. A leading expert, Robert Emmons, calls gratitude a “relationship strengthening emotion because it requires us to see how we’ve been supported and affirmed by other people.”
Fairfax Villa Family Engagement Survey Results
This year, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) conducted a division-wide Family Engagement Survey to all families with students in grades K-12.
The survey asked families to provide their feedback on their engagement at their child’s school in six core areas:
- Welcoming environment
- Communication
- Student success
- Advocacy
- Family and school partnerships
- Collaboration with the community.
We are proud that Fairfax Villa families reported:
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95 percent feel our school welcomes families of different backgrounds and cultures.
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95 percent feel welcome at our school.
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96 percent feel the children feel safe at our school.
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95 percent feel information provided to me is easy to understand
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96 percent feel our school is safe.
This feedback will help us continue to strengthen family engagement and foster a Caring Culture.
Fairfax Villa Welcomes Our Veterans!
The following is sent on behalf of the PTA of Fairfax Villa Elementary School. Its content reflects the views of the PTA.
Spirit Night At Chipotle Is Tomorrow!
Wednesday, November 13, 5:00 pm-9:00 pm
11062 Lee Hwy Fairfax, VA
Thanksgiving Luncheon: Volunteers Needed!
Please consider giving an hour of your time to help make our Thanksgiving luncheons successful for our entire school! Plan to volunteer only when your own student is not eating, the Sign Up Genius will have more information about when each class is celebrating. THANK YOU!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4EADA628A13-20181
Mark Your Calendars: Cocoa With Kids
Soon you will be receiving an exclusive invitation from your student to attend our brand new breakfast event--Cocoa With Kids! The event will take place on Thursday December 5 for students in grade levels: 1, 3, 4, 5, preschool & middle ID -and- Friday December 6 for students in grade levels: K, 2, 6, upper & lower ID.
SEPTA Inclusion Night: November 18
Celebrate Inclusive Schools Week and learn about inclusive programming in FCPS! Register free here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inclusion-night-2019-tickets-80952161093
Ms. Lee Teaching Word Study
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