Mark Your Calendar
September 27-28 - Yom Kippur
September 28- PTA Virtual Meeting, 6 p.m. Link will be sent via eNotify
October 2 - All Forms Due (See below)
October 12 – Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Back to School Survey
Please let us know your thoughts about Back to School Night and the first three weeks of school by taking the brief survey at this link. Your opinion matters to us!
Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R)
Parents and guardians, please review the Student Rights and Responsibilities and related resources at www.fcps.edu/srr. After reviewing the information, fill out the SR&R Parent Acknowledgement Form using the link below. This form must be filled out once for each student in your family. We will also be putting the survey on the Keene Mill website for families to complete. Please complete the form at this link: https://forms.gle/tWZo7683Gnt9ya3i7
Important Forms to Complete by October 2
REQUIRED FORMS TO COMPLETE NOW
Health Information
Emergency Care Form
Digital Resource Permission
Identification of Military Connected Students
Students Rights and Responsibility (SR&R)
OPTIONAL FORMS
FLE Opt-Out
Survey of Homeless Students
FCPS Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights and Opt-Out Forms
Free/Reduced Lunch Application
Assessments
At the beginning of the year, all students take a variety of assessments across content areas. The purpose of these assessments is to determine students’ areas of strength and growth. This data will help drive the teachers’ instruction and enable differentiation to best support your child this school year. These assessments will not be graded. These assessments should be completed independently by the student. Below are a few suggestions on ways to encourage your student, rather than help, while they take assessments in the virtual environment.
- Remind your student that the assessment is not graded and will be used by their teacher to help them learn this school year.
- It is okay if they do not know the answer to a question as it will tell the teacher that they need help to learn that concept.
- Say, "I noticed you are working hard on this question. Keep it up!"
- Remind them to go back and read the question carefully.
- Tell them to try their best, take their time, and take breaks when needed.
- Advise them not to spend too much time on any one question.
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Avoid:
- Providing the answer
- Giving the definition of a word
- Sounding out a word with a student
- Counting with a student
- Process of elimination with the student
- Pointing to a specific part of the question
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Thank you for your continued partnership in your child's learning. We look forward to a great school year!
Food Distribution by FCPS Buses
Bus Routes Distributing Food for Keene Mill ES Students:
| 7:40 AM |
7:50 AM |
Blarney Stone Dr & Alexis La |
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| 8:05 AM |
8:15 AM |
Burling Woods Dr & Springfield Terrace Apartments |
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| 8:25 AM |
8:35 AM |
Rolling Valley ES |
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| 8:45 AM |
8:55 AM |
West Springfield ES |
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| 7:40 AM |
7:50 AM |
Keene Mill ES |
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| 8:00 AM |
8:10 AM |
Cardinal Forest ES |
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| 8:20 AM |
8:30 AM |
West Springfield HS |
| 8:00 AM
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8:10 AM |
Lake Braddock SS |
Updates from the Tech Team
FCPS Laptop Best Practice
Restart on FCPS network!
- Go to the nearest FCPS school parking lot
- Restart the computer (make sure it is picking up the Fairfax network)
- Login to the computer
- This will allow the computer to pull any FCPS Windows updates or policy changes.
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Due this once every two weeks if you are able.
FCPS Website/Account Troubleshooting Tips
Please check the link here if you are having trouble logging in to certain FCPS websites.
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is acknowledged annually from September 15-October 15. The celebration honors the rich history, culture, and many contributions of Hispanic Americans. For more information please visit this Smithsonian Learning Lab. https://learninglab.si.edu/search?st=hispanic+heritage&item_type=collections&st_op=and
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Positivity Project
This year, Keene Mill will continue implementing the Positivity Project (P2). P2 is dedicated to empowering America’s youth to build strong relationships and to understand, appreciate, and exemplify the character strengths in us all.
Next week students will be learning about teamwork.
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KMES PTA General Membership Meeting
The KMES PTA will hold its first general membership meeting virtually on Monday, September 28, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Come meet your KMES PTA Board Members and hear about the plans for virtual PTA Events. In addition, PTA members will have an opportunity to vote on the proposed 2020-2021 KMES PTA Budget. NOTE: Parents must be a member of the KMES PTA to vote. To become a PTA member, visit the KMES PTA Membership page at Keenemillpta.ptboard.com.
KMES PTA Audit & 2020-2021 Proposed Budget
The KMES PTA Audit for the 2019-2020 school year and the proposed 2020-2021 KMES PTA Budget are both available on the KMES PTA website at http://Keenemillpta.ptboard.com. PTA members will have an opportunity to ask questions about the proposed budget at the September 28, 2020 PTA General Membership Meeting.
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