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Message from the Principal
Dear Sangster Families,
Spring is finally here! I hope you have been enjoying the sunny weather.
We are excited to continue our distance learning opportunities with teachers and students since we are in a rhythm and routine at Sangster. Face-to-face instruction, office hours, learning packets, and cable channel lessons continue to be available. For students who are unable to access the live online session at the scheduled time or want to revisit the lesson, recorded sessions of most lessons will be posted. Please email your classroom teacher if you were unable to connect with your teacher.
As a reminder, our specialists (Art, Music, PE, Spanish, Band/Strings, Library, STEAM and others) have grade level specific activities posted for your students to access in their content areas. They are also joining many classes for the first 10-minutes of the live sessions to connect with students face-to-face. Our mental health team remains available to assist students and families in need of emotional support during this difficult time. Please reach out to them if your child needs support.
We have started coordinating for staff to pack up classrooms and student materials over the next few weeks. With the continued health department safety restrictions, this process will take place over a period of time. Pack up will not impact direct instruction with your students.
Schools are putting together a plan for family pick-up of student belongings beginning the week of June 1, 2020. We will share a schedule with the community regarding pick-up in late May along with information about how we will collect back student materials for 6th graders and students moving (e.g. instruments, library books, etc.). More information will be coming soon both from the Division and from our school with more specific details.
Thank you for your continued patience and support.
Sincerely,
Lisa M. Reddel
End of Year Medication Pick-Up
If your student has medication in the Health Room, you should have received an email Monday regarding the pick-up process. Please sign up at the following link to schedule an appointment to pick up medications today or tomorrow. Please email Jennifer Ogden McAuliffe at jomcauliffe1@fcps.edu with any questions.
Virtual Rising 7th Grade Parent Q&A Session - Lake Braddock SS
Lake Braddock Middle School is hosting a virtual Question and Answer Session. Parents will receive an e-Notify message on May 15th with a video tour, a presentation, and a Google form to be completed with any questions for school staff. There will also be a Blackboard Collaborate link for a virtual Q&A for Wednesday, May 20th at 6:30 pm.
New Student Registration for School Year 2020-2021
NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION for School Year 2020-2021 (Kindergarten-6th Grade) - Parents who have not yet completed the In Person Registration Appointment, please complete the following link: https://sangsteres.fcps.edu/new-student-registration-2020-21. Our registrar will be in contact with you.
If you know of a new student that needs to register for the 2020-21 school year, please refer them to the Sangster website or contact Marian Hoelscher at mthoelscher@fcps.edu for more information.
Student's Intention for 2020-2021 School Year
(Parents of Rising 7th Graders that will be attending another FCPS school do not need to respond)
If your child will not be returning to Sangster next school year, please email our registrar Marian Hoelscher at mthoelscher@fcps.edu with your intentions. Please include the following information:
Student Name:
Grade Level:
Name and address of New School:
If you previously advised the office that your child will not be returning to Sangster and your plans have changed, please let us know.
This information is important for staffing based on enrollment and state regulations require that we determine the educational intentions of students leaving.
Sangster's WHSE News Channel
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FCPS Distance Learning Information
FCPS Distance Learning Plan: found here
FCPS Distance Learning Plan for Students with Disabilities: found here
Learning Packets: found here
Internet Connectivity: Cox, Xfinity, Verizon
FCPS Mental Health & Community Resources: found here
Mental Health Emergency Numbers: found here
FCPS Technical Support: found here
Student Placements for 2020-2021
While it is still early to be thinking ahead to next year, we want to give you information about class placements for the 2020-2021 school-year ahead of time. The staff at Sangster Elementary works hard to place students in an optimal learning situation each year. If you have some information that would help us make those decisions, please send your comments in writing to Ms. Reddel by June 1st. Please do not list teacher names. Rather, describe the classroom academic learning environment in which your child learns best.
Positivity Project - Week of May 18th
This week we will be reviewing gratitude. Gratitude is the quality of feeling and expressing thankfulness and appreciation. It is an affirmation that there is goodness in other people and the world, and that we have received that goodness. People with the strength of gratitude have a readiness to show appreciation for kindness and also to return kindness.
This Coming Week's Character Strength Review: Gratitude
Next Week's Character Strength Review: Bravery/Perseverance
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