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In this Issue:
LJMS Rising 7th Grade Parent Orientation
Resource Corner: Clothing/Coats, Parenting Classes
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Dates to Remember:
January 20 - No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 21 - Rising 7th Grade Parent Orientation, Luther Jackson MS, 7:00-8:30pm
January 27 - No School for Students
January 28 - No School for Students
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Rising 7th Grade Parent Orientation
Special Sessions:
6:00-6:30 PM: AAP Center Information Session - Auditorium
6:30 PM AAP work display and showcase - Cafeteria
6:30– 7:00 PM: Special Education Information Session - Library
General Sessions:
7:00 PM: We Are LJ!, Academics, Electives -Auditorium
We Are LJ!-See what makes LJMS a special place as your student transitions to middle school
LJ Academics-
General Education & Honors curriculum—Multipurpose Room - Panel Presentation
LJ Electives-
Classroom Visits-See what we have to offer!
Band Room 201
Orchestra Room 202
Chorus/Music Participation Lab Room 303
Art Foundations/3-D Art/Art Extensions Room 410
Theater Arts Appreciation Room 419
Computer Solutions/Coding Tech Room 308
World Languages Cafeteria
Engineering Design & Modeling Room 418A
Family & Consumer Sciences Room 901/903
Creative Writing Room 414A
AVID Room 612
Health/Physical Ed (required course for all) Main Gym
Please attend sessions based on your student’s last name.
Last Name A-J
7:00-7:30 PM Auditorium: We are LJ!
7:35-8:00 PM Multipurpose Room: LJ Academics
8:05-8:30 PM Classroom Visits: LJ Electives
Last Name K-R
7:00-7:30 PM Multipurpose Room: LJ Academics
7:35-8:00 PM Classroom Visits: LJ Electives
8:05-8:30 PM Auditorium: We are LJ!
Last Name S-Z
7:00-7:30 PM Classroom Visits: LJ Electives
7:35-8:00 PM Auditorium: We are LJ!
8:05-8:30 PM Multipurpose Room: LJ Academics
Resource Corner
Clothing and Coat Resources:
Dunn Loring Community Church of God is having a coat drive.
Individuals in need of coats, hats, and gloves can register by clicking on the link below or can call 571-572-2326.
https://dunnloringccog.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=0d974016a49706ccc57c63911&id=091fd74fd3
Unique Thrift Store
2956 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042
703-992-6560
https://stores.savers.com/va/fallschurch/unique-thrift-store-5109.html
Unique Thrift Store provides gently used, quality and affordable clothing items, as well as househould items, for sale.
Monday-Saturday: 9am-9pm; Sunday: 10-7pm
Goodwill
2936 Annandale Road
Falls Church, VA 22042
703-663-2762
http://www.dcgoodwill.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1
Goodwill offers gently used clothing and shoes, as well as some household items, for sale.
Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday - 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
The Parent Resource Center - Free Workshops:
Upcoming Workshops from the FCPS Parent Resource Center in Dunn Loring:
Parenting Children with Challenging Behaviors, Friday, January 10, 10-noon
Mind in the Making Series, 8 sessions running from January 16 through March 5, all in the evening
To Register call 703-204-3941
Parenting Classes:
Parents and children learn to increase their empathy, discover new ways to encourage
appropriate behaviors, build positive self-concept and self-esteem, and learn how to have fun as a family.
For parents with 5 to 11 year-olds:
- 1/27/19-5/4/20 Mondays 5:30-8:00 p.m. Fairfax Church of Christ 3901 Rugby Road, Fairfax, VA 22033 Debi Hackney 703-324-7790 Lisa Payne-Chesley 703-324-7734
- 3/19/20-6/18/20 Thursdays 5:30-8:00 p.m. Grace Presbyterian Church 7434 Bath St., Springfield, VA 22150 Janet Little 703-324-7501
- 6/2/19-8/26/20 Tuesdays 5:30-8:00 p.m. (Spanish) St. Mark’s Lutheran Church 5800 Backlick Road, Springfield, VA 22150 Alba Quinones 703-324-7310
Parents with children 12 to 18 year-olds
- 2/11/20-5/5/20 Tuesdays 5:30-8:00 p.m. (Spanish) Willston Multicultural Center 6131 Willston Drive, Falls Church, VA 22044 Alba Quinones 703-324-7310
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Your Partners in Education
At Graham Road, our mission is to empower students, staff, and families. With you, we will collaborate to provide equitable education so that we can all strive to reach our fullest potential as members of society. Please let us know when there is a question, concern or feedback to help us do better.
Lauren Badini, Principal lebadini@fcps.edu
Patty Hibner, Asst. Principal pjhibner@fcps.edu
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