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Good afternoon Lees Corner Families!
In this week's News You Choose (NYC) entitled, "Lees Corner Updates 4/10/20" we are providing you with information about grading and the schedule for distance learning which begins on Tuesday, April 14th. In addition, we are providing additional helpful updates.
As we transition to the Distance Learning model of instruction, we are focused on supporting the social and emotional needs of our students. Our clinical team will be collaborating with our teachers during this transition and will be available for continued student and family support. Please do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s counselor or to our school social worker, Olivia Yellen, if you need any assistance!
Our entire staff is looking forward to engaging with students and families again as we all begin this new learning experience together! We may be physically separated, but all of you remain close to us in our hearts and in our minds. If you have questions, concerns, or just want to say hello, please reach out to us directly via email.
We wish you all continued good health and much happiness!
VaRonica Sloan, Principal
Laura Tapper, Assistant Principal
and The Lees Corner Staff
No fourth quarter grades will be assigned to elementary students due to equity issues of access to technology and limited student ability to submit work during distance learning.
Click on the link below to see Lees Corner's Daily Schedule.
LCES Draft Schedule_Distance Learning.pdf .
Teachers will share more detailed schedules with families on Monday, April 13th. Please remember that April 13th is still a teacher workday.
In the schedule linked above, you will see that teachers will provide one hour of virtual instruction per day, Monday through Thursday, and will be available for one hour of “office” time to provide individual and small group support during those four days. Fridays will be used for staff meetings, grade level meetings, and team collaboration and planning.
Elementary students will engage in teacher-led and independent learning. The distribution of learning packets in the mail, via the United States Postal Service (USPS), began the week of March 30th. Literacy and math content will also be made available on FCPS Cable Channel 21.
Some students may not yet have received the first packet containing review materials. We greatly appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding while waiting for packets to arrive. Packets are being prepared and mailed to ALL PK-8 students in FCPS. This is a huge undertaking! Packets that have not yet arrived should arrive soon! If your child's packet has not arrived by Monday, April 13th, please let one of us know.
Students will have access to weekly print activities through centrally created and distributed learning packets. Students will engage with the teacher in virtual chats as detailed in the school schedule. Video lessons will be available on cable Channel 21 and through Channel 21 web streaming. Teacher created activities will be posted in FCPS 24-7 Blackboard to ensure parent access. G Suite and Google Classroom may be used for students to complete activities. Students should have both off and on-screen learning activities.
FCPS school buildings remain closed, with limited access to essential staff members only. Any additional device requests for students in grades 3-6 will be managed and processed according to guidance from FCPS. We will continue to stay in communication with families regarding their requests.
Our Yearbook Committee has been hard at work to make sure our plans for the 2019-2020 yearbook stay on track! They have been busy communicating with our Lifetouch representative and have come up with a NEW plan. AWESOME changes are being made to capture distance learning at LCES!
Now we need your help to get more photos and make sure ALL of our students' beautiful faces are included in the yearbook. The deadline to submit pictures and order yearbooks has been extended to Friday, April 24th. That is two weeks from today. Don't delay, order yours today! #weseeyou #everyonematters
Please continue to enjoy your school library books at home. No books are overdue, and they should be returned when Lees Corner re-opens. Remember to check Blackboard for eBooks available for you to check out electronically or listen to. You may also find library resources at www.fcps.edu. Click on the word “Library” in white letters in the blue ribbon. It is the fourth word from the left.
Families throughout FCPS are asked not to take books to school when they arrive for technology pickup or when visiting meal sites. If a school does receive library books from home, they will be placed on a cart separately from the collection and allowed their own quarantine time.
Keep reading and talking with friends and loved ones about what you are reading!
Sending you much love and sunshine,
Mrs. Dunbar, Librarian
Mrs. Poole, Reading Teacher & Literacy Leader
Find out how to access the Fairfax County Department of Family Services for Assistance from a Distance:
Government Family Services
Kindergarten Orientation is postponed but enrollment continues. Please contact Betty Nolan for more information and to register your child. You may reach her via email at bnolan@fcps.edu.
Enrollment forms can be found at this link:
https://www.fcps.edu/registration/forms
Please feel free to reach out if we can be of assistance.
VaRonica Sloan, Principal: vdsloan@fcps.edu
Laura Tapper, Assistant Principal: hahitz@fcps.edu
Matt Miller, Administrative Assistant: mrmiller@fcps.edu
Betty Nolan, Student Information Assistant: blnolan@fcps.edu
Kim Proppe, Office Assistant: kjproppe@fcps.edu
Linda Nicklyn, Office Assistant: llnicklyn@fcps.edu
Yanneth McCoy, Parent Liaison: ymmcoy@fcps.edu
Olivia Yellen, Social Worker: omyellen@fcps.edu
Jenny Spears, School Counselor: jaspears@fcps.edu
Debbie Bradner, School Counselor: dgbradner1@fcps.edu
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