Lake Anne Weekly Update: March 13, 2020

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CALENDAR REMINDER

Reminder: Monday March 16th has been designated as Student Holiday/Staff Development Day to allow staff members to prepare for distance learning opportunities. 


GRAB & GO LUNCHES

Fairfax County Public Schools will be providing emergency grab and go lunches at no cost for students at five sites on Monday, March 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.  School-age students are welcome to come to any of the five sites to pick up a lunch during that time period.

Grab N’ Go lunches will be served at the following sites:

  • Bailey’s Elementary School, 6111 Knollwood Drive, Falls Church
  • Hutchison Elementary School, 13209 Parcher Avenue, Herndon
  • Hybla Valley Elementary School, 3415 Lockheed Boulevard, Alexandria
  • London Towne Elementary School, 6100 Stone Road, Centreville
  • Burke Center, 9645 Burke Lake Road, Burke

All meals are available at no cost to children 18 years and under.

Adult lunches are available for purchase for $2.


DATABASE ACCESS

Fairfax County Public Schools subscribes to various databases and eBooks that are available to all FCPS students.  Please see the user names and passwords for each database below:

Data Base Access

CABLE INSTRUCTIONAL LEARNING

Cable channels with instructional learning lineup are up and running. See attached channel lineup. Additional instructional videos are being developed/recorded and will be added into the lineup as they are available.

Channel 21 is Elementary Programming
Channel 25 is Middle School Programming
Channel 99 is High School Programming

Cable Learning

FCPS CANCELLATIONS

  • All extracurricular activities, interscholastic contests, and after-school programs are canceled until April 12.  SACC centers will remain open. 
  • All community use activities conducted by groups not affiliated with FCPS  are canceled until April 12.
  • All field trips are canceled through April 12.   As you know, we had previously canceled all overnight trips and day trips to New York through April 12.

LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES

There are several options to obtain necessary essential items at local food pantries.  Here are list of options in the Reston/Herndon area:

Britepaths
Community of Faith United Methodist Church
Cornerstones
Floris United Methodist Church
Food for Others
Herndon-Reston FISH
Share Food Network


LAES PTA UPDATES

Due to the developing situation with COVID-19, FCPS has put new policies in place. Namely for the PTA, from Saturday March 14th until April 12th, after-school programs and extracurricular activities are cancelled. So, cancellations affecting LAES PTA are as follows:

1) Movie Night (3/13)-CANCELED We will try to reschedule for a future date.

2) LAES PTA After-School Programs are CANCELED until April 12th.The PTA is exploring our options for dealing with this cancellation. We have never faced this situation before, so please be patient. I will update those affected by next Thursday. Emails will be sent out to those registered for classes.

3) Basketball-POSTPONED-All sixth grade basketball practices are canceled. The game on 3/26 is cancelled. We will try to reschedule for a future date.

4) PTA Meeting (4/1)- Location Change- We will likely meet virtually. I will annouce when I know more. We still need to vote in officers. 

5) Walk and Roll (4/3)-CANCELED- We'll see you on 5/6 for International Bike to School Day.

I know this is disappointing news. Stay healthy everyone. 

If you have questions, email laesptapres@gmail.com.


COVID-19 UPDATES

FCPS is working with the Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) and closely monitoring the health crisis as well as any impact it may have locally. The situation is ever changing, so a coronavirus webpage has been established to provide updates as needed. FCPS has also created a Talking to children webpage to help guide discussions with your children about virus and FCPS specific FAQ to address local issues.  


KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION

K Orientation

At the moment, the Rising Kindergarten Orientation for future Lake Anne Dolphins is still scheduled for Monday April 13th at 4pm.  Please pass this information along to any rising Kindergarten families.  We will keep everyone updated based on the changing situation over the next few weeks.  


PANTHER PREVIEW

Panther Preview

Is your student is a Rising 7th grader at Langston Hughes MS?  If so, registration for Panther Preview is now open.  Panther Preview is a chance for students to be introduced to middle school life at LHMS.  Please contact Brian Plancich, LHMS Assistant Principal, at baplancich@fcps.edu if you have any additional questions. 


UPCOMING EVENTS

Calendar
 

March 16th - Student Holiday. Staff Development Day

April 1st - Virtual PTA Meeting

April 3rd - Last Day of 3rd Quarter

April 6-10 - Spring Break!!

April 13th - Student Holiday.  Teacher Work Day. 

April 13th - Kindergarten Orientation. 4pm


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