North Springfield Parents and Students,

Thank you for your continued flexibility and understanding as we continue to work through technical issues in distance learning. Today our staff met to finalize our school plan for synchronous implementation which will begin (again) on Monday, April 27th. It is important for everyone to know that this plan depends entirely on the technology functioning appropriately. Classroom teachers will be reaching out in the next two days to share how you can access their live instructional block. Our grade level teaching blocks and teacher office hours will remain the same.

For the remainder of this week please continue to access asynchronous materials that have been sent out by your classroom teachers. Additionally, you can utilize the packets, and other digital resources provided by the county that we have linked below. No matter what, the learning continues and our teachers will continue to provide instructional opportunities. 

Thank you for your continued support and help to make this fun and beneficial for your student. Remember we are here to support you, please reach out with any questions you might have. 

Chad McRae and Leslie Malkowski

NSES Administrative Team

Distance Learning Schedules

School Age Program

All times are Monday through Thursday

Specialists 

Specialists will continue to utilize their FCPS 24-7 page to post activities for students. They will also be popping into classes from time to time. Every week an activity will continue to be posted for students to participate in if they chose.  We would love for you to try them if you can!

Office Hours for Specialist:

Preschool and Pre-K All preschool teachers will continue to contact each of their students and families individually throughout the week. Pre-K families will receive instructions from Mrs. Buckreis this week.

Updated Third Quarter Grading Timeline

Due to last week’s pause in teacher-led “live” instruction, the third quarter has been extended until Friday, May 1, 2020. Students will work with their teachers to make up third quarter missing/incomplete assignments and complete reassessments by May 1, 2020. 

ParentVUE/StudentVUE access will be turned off to allow for teachers to enter grades from Thursday, April 23 through Friday, May 8. Grades will be available in ParentVUE/StudentVUE on Saturday, May 9.

Report card mailings to all parents/guardians who have not opted into electronic delivery will begin on May 12, 2020. 

More information about grading and reporting for the remainder of the school year will be available later this week. 

News From Andrew Gause's Martial Arts

Free Virtual Distance Learning Taekwondo 

Looking for a constructive activity while you are practicing social distancing?

Andrew Gause’s Martial Arts has taken it’s Taekwondo instruction and is providing a distance learning course FREE to Fairfax County community members.

This 1-month course was designed to help children learn Taekwondo, a very popular Korean Martial Art, in the comfort of their own home.

You can register for this Free course at:

http://www.rvtkd.com/virtualclasses.html

You can also contact us at andrewgausesmartialarts@gmail.com if you have any additional questions.

Andrew Gause’s Martial Arts Team

New FCPS Instructional Resources  Math and Language Arts Distance Learning Lessons broadcast on Apple 21 can now be accessed by teachers and students on demand.  To view, go to Fairfax County Public Schools Distance Learning on YouTube and subscribe.  Playlists are arranged by grade level (for math) and content (for language arts).   Content can also be accessed on the FCPS Apple 21 cable television channel and is streaming at https://www.fcps.edu/news-features-and-events/cable-tv/cable-tv-guide.

Kindergarten Registration

Answers to common questions about the registration process: https://www.fcps.edu/registration/kindergarten-registration

All Registration forms can be found here: https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/enroll_0.pdf

Parents can fill out the paperwork on-line, save it as a download, then email it to Donna Kruse our registrar at: drkruse@fcps.edu. 

Three things that will be needed to finalize registration:

• Photo ID of PARENT
• Birth Certificate of student
• Proof of Residency:

1. Lease/Deed

           OR

1. 3 pieces of mail with their name and address on them

Parents can scan or take a picture of these documents and email them to me with their registration forms. Once the office is reopened, we can set up a time for an appointment where they can bring in the originals and sign all the forms and documents.

AAP Information 

Time-Sensitive AAP Level IV Acceptance

If your child has the option of attending the Level IV Center program at Canterbury Woods Elementary, but you will need to complete the Level IV Acceptance no later than May 4, 2020. This placement is effective for the start of fall semester, August 25, 2020. All placement commitments are for the full academic year. Due to impacts to school staffing, your commitment, made by May 4, 2020, is for the full academic year.

You can access a narrated slide deck about AAP Level IV services from the county at https://www.fcps.edu/node/40718

Taking Care of Yourself and Your Family

County Resources

• Food Resources:  https://www.fcps.edu/news/coronavirus-update-food-resources 
• Food resource in Springfield: ECHO https://www.echo-inc.org/services/how-to-get-help
• Mental Health and Community Resources:  https://www.fcps.edu/news-features-and-events/news/coronavirus-update/coronavirus-update-mental-health-resources
• Fairfax County Resources (Assistance from a Distance):  https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/covid19/sites/covid19/files/assets/documents/dfs-assistance-from-distance.pdf

Follow NSES on Twitter  @NSpringfieldES

Translation Services

Any parent who needs any of the online documentation translated, please call  the Translation Services Information Lines Monday through Friday for 24 hour/day support:

Amharic : 571-423-4957

Arabic : 571-423-4952

Chinese : 571-423-4953

Farsi : 571-423-4954

Korean : 571-423-4951

Spanish : 571-423-4950

Urdu : 571-423-4955

Vietnamese : 571-423-4956

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