Upcoming Events
October 6 Advanced Academic Program Referral Information Parent Meeting, 8:30 – 9:00 am (see message below)
October 7 Advanced Academic Program Referral Information Parent Meeting, 5:00-5:30 pm (Repeat of October 6th Meeting)
October 12 Student Holiday
October 12 PTA Meeting 6:00 PM (virtual meeting)
October 14 Back to School Family Literacy Night, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
November 2-3 Student Holidays
November 25-27 Thanksgiving Holiday, no school for students
Student Absence Notification
Parents, if your child will not be present in their homeroom class, please
· Call 703-426-3636 (Attendance Line) or
· Complete the online attendance form (Ravensworth homepage, Full Menu, About, Attendance Form) to let us know the reason for the absence.
This will prevent your child from receiving an Unexcused absence.
Immunization Update
Immunizations are still required for enrolled students. If your child has not completed and submitted immunizations to Ms. Teresa Dunbar, Registrar, by Thursday, October 8, 2020, they will be un-enrolled/withdrawn from Ravensworth ES. Ms. Dunbar communicated to parents when enrolling students that immunizations are still required to complete enrollment even though we are beginning school virtually.
If you need to submit immunizations, please submit them to Ms. Dunbar by Thursday, October 8, 2020.
Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R) Information- DUE ASAP
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.
Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1T6XJWXyYqRZFyrJ-69Jaz2_CbizfW5a68i7nvgFWtbc/edit
Forms to Complete On-Line – DUE ASAP
Advanced Academic Program (AAP) Virtual Parent Information Meetings
Live Virtual Q&A: Tuesday, October 6th, 8:30AM or Wednesday, October 7th, 5:00PM, RSVP to receive the link: https://forms.gle/ABQPp9xwHRV84ANu8
This session is for any family of students in grades 2-6 interested in referring for Level IV services.
Overview of the Continuum of Services in FCPS: Narrated presentation to learn about the various levels of service in Fairfax County Public Schools. https://www.fcps.edu/academics/academic-overview/advanced-academic-programs
Information about the Continuum of Services at Ravensworth: Please read the Fall Newsletter 2020 at the following link on our website. https://ravensworthes.fcps.edu/academics/advanced-academics-programs
****note: Level IV services are not offered at Ravensworth. To attend a full-time Level IV program students will attend their AAP Center School based on FCPS boundaries. ***
Level IV Referral Deadlines:
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October 8, 2020 - for those new to FCPS since January 1, 2020 and seeking placement in the second semester
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December 1, 2020 - for those seeking placement in the 2021-2022 school year
Positivity Project
This year, Ravensworth 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. Every 1-2 weeks, students learn about a new character strength.
It is easier than ever for Ravensworth families to access P2 resources this year! The site P2 For Families is available for connecting P2 to your home and you can learn more about the site here. Many of the slides are password protected and the password is P2 (case-sensitive).
Trait for the Week of September 28th- Teamwork
Connecting Bluetooth headphones and home printers to FCPS computers
Good news for elementary school students! If a student takes his/her laptop to the school’s bus loop or parking lot and reboots it twice, the student’s account will have the ability to add printer, Bluetooth, and change the displaying settings. Access to control and settings are now enabled for student accounts.
Elementary Progress Reports - Go Paperless
The “Go Paperless” option is now available to all elementary school parents to allow parents to only receive online progress reports starting the first quarter of School Year 2020-21. Choosing this option will not impact any mailings from FCPS other than the progress reports for elementary school students and report cards for secondary students.
To take advantage of the paperless options, parents and/or guardians must log into ParentVUE, then go to “My Account” and select "Go Paperless". All parents and/or guardians who live with the student and share the same address must have a SIS ParentVUE account and must select the paperless option to prevent mailing of the printed progress reports.
The “Go Paperless” option will apply to all associated students, no matter what school level. If the associated parent and/or guardian has already selected “Go Paperless” for their secondary student, the option will now apply to any elementary school siblings as well.
If you do not have a ParentVue Account, please contact our office assistant Sheryl Hall at sghall@fcps.edu.
Important Information about Grab and Go Meals
FCPS offers grab and go meals to ALL FCPS students Monday-Friday. In addition, Food and Nutrition Services will offer breakfast and lunch meals for Saturday during distribution on Fridays. Food distribution locations and times are posted and updated frequently on the FCPS website: https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/food
FCPS Cares
The FCPS Cares Program is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story so we can acknowledge our Ravensworth staff members.
PTA News
Chess Club Goes Virtual
All ages and skill levels are welcome to join the Ravensworth Chess Club online. You'll learn the game using a self-paced, kid-friendly website, then show off your new skills with weekly online tournaments. Chess teaches strategy, patience, problem-solving, and so much more. Best of all, Chess Club is FREE! Ravensworth parents, siblings and staff are invited to join as well. Email Laurie Vergott at chessclub@ravensworthpta.org if you're interested. Include the participant's name, grade/age, and chess skill level (beginner, intermediate, advanced). Tournaments start in October, so act fast!
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream!
…..YEA, A Student Directory!
Ravensworth ES is pleased to announce the use of Memberhub and the return of the Student Directory. Memberhub is a custom-made software for PTA’s that puts all our resources onto one platform. Best of all, Memberhub allows you to share your contact information with other PTA members and connect with other families in the same class and grade as your children.
To join Ravensworth PTA and become part of the student directory go to: https://ravensworth.new.memberhub.store/store.
There are two membership options plus an option to make an additional donation to the PTA. Please consider donating as our major fundraiser Run 4 Ravensworth was one of many great events that was cancelled last year
Family Membership: $20.00 (two adults) *
Single Membership: $10.00 (one adult) *
*A small processing fee will be added to each transaction
Only PTA members will be listed in and have access to the directory. Once your membership is processed you will receive an email with directions on how to set up your profile on Memberhub. If you need help setting up your profile email Karin Floyd at correspondsec@ravensworthpta.org.
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