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January 14 5th Grade Field Trip
5th Grade Honors Chorus Annandale Pyramid Concert
(7:00pm, AHS)
January 17 PTA Meeting -Internet Safety
(9am, Parent Center)
January 20 Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday (No School)
January 23 Family Food Market (3:45pm, cafeteria)
January 24 Parent Coffee - Resume Building Workshop
(9am, Parent Center)
January 27-28 Teacher Workdays/Student Holiday (No School)
Over the next several months the existing building is being renovated. Effective January 15, 2020, the walking path that leads from the Wedgewood community around to the front of the school building will not be accessible due to construction work. Students walking from the Wedgwood community may enter the building at door #12 OR walk on the sidewalk around the back of the building to access the quad and modular. If students who walk from the Wedgewood community arrive late to school, they will need to walk on the sidewalk around the back of the building to either door #9 (new wing) or door #3 (existing building) to ring the doorbell. Parents needing access the main office will access the school’s campus from the front parking lot.
Each year, rising kindergarteners and first graders have the chance to participate in Immersion programs available in French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish offered at: Bailey’s, Fort Hunt, Fox Mill, Great Falls, Kent Gardens, Lake Anne, Laurel Ridge, London Towne, Orange Hunt, Powell, Ravensworth, and Rose Hill elementary schools through a county-wide lottery process. Online registration opens on January 27, 2020 at https://www.fcps.edu/registration/world-language-immersion-programs-registration. Registration is open to all rising kindergarteners and first graders living in Fairfax County.
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A parent or guardian who wishes for their child to wear a bracelet or device with GPS capabilities, such as an AngelSense, to school must now request principal approval for the device. Parents or guardians should utilize the new Request for Principal's Approval For Student Use Of GPS Bracelet/Device (SS/SE-349), located on the internet and intranet. If the device also includes communication features, parents must agree to disable these features during the school day and, if applicable, while on the school bus. After receiving the request, principals should complete the bottom portion of the form, file it in the student’s scholastic record, and provide a copy of the completed form to the parent or guardian. A new request needs to be completed before each school year begins.
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Changes to the FCPS 24/7 safety tipline managed by the Office of Safety and Security (OSS) are complete. The tipline allows users to submit tips in the following manner:
- Telephone-571-423-2020 (Leave voice mail, same number)
- Text-888-777 keyword; TIP FCPS (new text number and keyword)
- Online
All of the above options are explained in detail and are accessible on the FCPS Internet safety tipline page located here (www.fcps.edu/tipline). Links to the safety tipline page are also located on the FCPS and OSS internet home pages as well as the OSS FCPSnet home page. In the near future, links will be located on the homepage of all schools.
The Office of Communication and Community Relations will be messaging information regarding the tipline and informational posters will be distributed to all schools and centers.
The safety tipline is intended for the anonymous and confidential reporting of any situation that may negatively impact the safety and/or security of any school, student, or staff member.
Check the online at www.fcps.edu, or tune to COX FCPS Red Apple TV Channel 21
2-Hour Delay Opening for Head Start - 5th grade:
10:35 am – 3:20pm - Breakfast cancelled
Early closing announcements for inclement weather will be made by 10:00 AM.
FAMILY FOOD MARKET JANUARY 23-The January Family Food Market at Annandale Terrace ES will be on Thursday, January 23, 2020 from 3:40 until the food runs out. Come stock up for the Holidays and bring your bag! Flyers will be sent home January 15.
PARENTING SUPPORT CLASSES in 2020-The Fairfax County Parenting Education Classes are accepting registration for the following parent classes. They are free, they include childcare and classes for your child or children, and dinner. Please contact the school social worker, Jane Thatcher, at jkthatcher@fcps.edu for a referral, or call the instructor directly. Classes are offered in English and Spanish:
 Online videos explain the program in English and Spanish at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/familyservices/children-youth/parenting-education-programs
HEALTHY MINDS, FAIRFAX:This online newsletter has information about parenting, holiday stress, choosing media wisely, sleep habits and focus. Check it out! https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VAEDUFCPS/bulletins/26db5c8
SIBSHOPS for brothers and sisters of students with disabilities will be offered on January 28, a teacher workday, at Providence Community Center in Fairfax from 9:00 to noon. It is an exciting and fun workshop for FCPS students in grades 2 through 6 whose siblings have a disability. For more information or to register, call 703-204-3941 or email the FCPS Parent Resource Center at prc@fcps.edu.
NO COST HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR ADUTLS AND CHILDREN ON Monday, January 20, 2020
LOCATION: First Christian Church of Falls Church
6165 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22044
TIME: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
SERVICES: No-cost health screenings for adults and children, dental check-ups for children, and healthful, complimentary meals
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