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This week we celebrated our 100th day of school. Our 1st Grade staff participated by dressing like they were 100 years old! |
This week was our February Building-Wide Morning Meeting where our whole school comes together to celebrate our progress so far. Our Eagle mascot joined the fun this time to lead the way! |
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We had much to celebrate as our Eagles have worked hard both academically and socially to make our school a great place to learn! |
Dear Forest Edge Family and Community Members,
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) serves a diverse community of learners, and we strive to inspire and empower students to meet high academic standards, lead healthy, ethical lives, and be responsible and innovative global citizens. FCPS has a variety of programs that enable students to meet these high expectations that include the Title I, Part A funding. Title I, Part A was established by the United States Department of Education to provide schools with 75% or more students eligible for Free and Reduced Meals with funding to support a variety of programs. Each local school district is able to set their own level of eligibility and for years FCPS designated schools where 40% of students are eligible for Free and Reduced Meals as Title I schools. In the 2016-2017 school year, the threshold was increased to 45% due to fluctuations in funding,and increasing costs of programs and other supports.
Due to additional recent changes, the threshold for FCPS elementary schools to qualify for Title I, Part A program has increased from 45% to 55% for the 2019-2020 school year. This new threshold resulted in Forest Edge Elementary no longer qualifying as a Title I school as its current percentage of students eligible for Free and Reduced Meals is 52%.
Forest Edge administration is working closely with the Title I staff in the Office of Professional Learning and Family Engagement to ensure the impact of the loss of Title I, Part A funding is minimized. Currently, Forest Edge Elementary is in a one-year grace period and will continue to receive support from the Title I staff for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.
If you have questions regarding Title I, Part A please feel free to contact our Title I office at (571) 423-4701. If you have any specific school-related questions, please contact us at 703-925-8000.
Sincerely,
Jillian Zuber
Principal
This is a friendly reminder that there is no school Monday, February 17th. Happy President's Day!
WIDA Testing will begin for our English Language Learners on February 10, 2020. Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep and eats breakfast on the day they will be testing. Please see the schedule to determine which day your child will test if they are an English Language Learner.
Tuesday, February 18 – 1st and 2nd grade students
Wednesday, February 19 – 3rd and 4th grade students
Thursday, February 20- 5th and 6th grade students
**Kindergarten students will test individually beginning January 29th.**
The attached flyers are for the upcoming Office for Children webinars, Stepping Into Kindergarten (English and Spanish). There are still openings in all the webinars. See the flyer for registration information.
- February 4th Webinar is in Spanish and is for providers/educators and families. The webinar focuses on building a foundation for learning from birth to age five years. There will be a panel presenting and discussing the topic.
- February 27th (English) and March 12th (Spanish)
These 2 webinars are primarily for families with children entering kindergarten in the fall or next year. The focus is on transitioning to and preparing for kindergarten. Each webinar will have a kindergarten teacher, a SACC representative, a parent liaison, and a school administrator who will present and discuss.
Stepping Into Kindergarten 2020- Feb. 4- Spanish.pdf
Stepping Into Kindergarten 2020 Feb 27- English.pdf
Stepping Into Kindergarten 2020- March 12- Spanish.pdf
Please join us March 19th at the Reston Home Depot for this family math night! Families can walk around with their children through Home Depot of Reston, solving grade appropriate math problems. When they enter, they will be given a set of questions to answer that Forest Edge teachers have created specifically for Home Depot. The math problems will correlate with items in the store. This is a great opportunity for parents to work with their child, solving everyday math problems! Students who turn in a completed math activity sheet will receive a coupon that they can use at the Spring Book Fair!
Please see this attached flyer for more information!
Home Depot Math Night Flyer.docx
It's time for Kindergarten! If your child is turning 5 years old
on or before September 30, 2020, please join us at the Forest Edge Kindergarten Orientation on Wednesday April 1st from 2:00-3:00pm. For more information, please see this flyer.
Calling all rising 7th graders! Join us at Langston Hughes Middle School for our annual Panther Preview on August 10th and 11th. Students will be introduced to middle school life. They will learn about what it means to be a Langston Hughes Panther, discover how to navigate the new building, review the secrets to academic success, meet key staff members, and make friends. The preview will take place from 8-12 both days. Transportation information will be shared in advance. To register go to https://tinyurl.com/yx82pnjx
Please contact Brian Plancich, assistant principal if you have any additional questions @ baplancich@fcps.edu
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Congratulations to our 2019-2020 yearbook cover winner, Zariya Khan!
Thank you to all our participants for their hard work and excellent designs! To see the runner-up cover designs, click here.
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Our Parent Advisory Committee is looking for ways to best provide resources to our school community and we are looking for your help. The following survey will help us learn which topics you would like to learn more about (math strategies, reading supports, parenting tools, or anything else that might be of interest to you!), challenges you may be experiencing, and how to best deliver information to you. Please complete the survey using this link https://forms.gle/c61MZp8VkDsSxata9. We look forward to learning more about your interests and experiences!
We need you! Becoming a member of the PTA is not an obligation to do anything more than financially support your child’s school! No commitment to meetings or volunteering; however, your participation is always welcome!
Your PTA membership contribution will pay for field trip buses, movie night, international night, teacher appreciation week, and so much more. Please join or renew your annual membership today.
Family membership $15 Teacher membership $5
Sign up TODAY:
1. Drop off completed membership form (attached) and payment in the Forest Edge front office or directly into the PTA President or Treasurer Mailbox.
2. Sign up and pay by credit card on https://fees.ptboard.com and click on Form & Payment
- February 17th - George Washington's Birthday (no school)
- March 3rd - School Planning Day (no school)
- March 19th - Home Depot Math Night (5:30-6:30pm)
- April 1st - Kindergarten Orientation (2:00-3:00pm)
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