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Dear North Springfield Community,
We hope everyone has been able to get outside and enjoy the fall weather during your family choice time and screen breaks this week.
Our library curbside check out has been going great each Monday. Thank you to our outstanding librarian, Ms. Madigan, for her organization of these efforts. If your family has not had a chance to pick up books, please see the information below. As a reminder, Monday October 12th is a student holiday so there will be no curbside check out.
Next week, we are hosting an Advanced Academics Program question and answer session on Wednesday evening at 7:00pm. Please make sure to RSVP, additional information is listed below. We also hope that you will join us on Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm for our monthly PTA meeting.
Thank you for your continued support.
Chad McRae and Leslie Malkowski, Administrative Team
North Springfield Elementary
Click the links below and visit the NSES AAP website for important program information and events.
Advanced Academics Q&A with Ms. Jenkins
Have you joined the North Springfield PTA? We invite all from our community to join. Whether you are a North Springfield Elementary, homeschooling, or private school family, you are welcome to join us!
Click here to join: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3zbxfQbWjh26BAQNUNzufNCR7dyokR5G7no6bbHBxcOthiQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
PTA Reflections Program
Do you have an artist at home? Reflections is a PTA sponsored fine arts contest that gives your child the chance to be creative with any type of art- 2D, 3D, dance, music, and literature.
This year's theme is "I Matter Because..."
Entries are due October 20th.
Contact Kristine at kiarakelly@gmail.com or see https://www.pta.org/home/programs/reflections for more information.
Curbside Library Check Out
There will be no curbside check out Monday, October 12th.
Students are now able to check out print books from the school library. Please follow the steps below. Contact Mrs. Madigan (mbmadigan@fcps.edu) if you have any questions.
How to check out print books from the North Springfield Library:
- Log in to Destiny Discover and put up to 5 books on hold.
- You will get an email (to your fcpsschools.net account) when your books are ready.
- Someone can come to school to pick up your books on Mondays (12-2pm).
- When you arrive, ring the bell at Door 1 and wait for Mrs. Madigan to wheel the book cart outside.
- Make sure you are wearing a mask and standing at a safe distance from the door.
- You can take your books (marked with your name) after Mrs. Madigan closes the door.
- You have 2 weeks to pick up your holds. After that, they will be made available to other students. If you need more time, please email Mrs. Madigan.
Library Book Return
- You still have 3 weeks before books are due, and you can renew items from your Destiny account.
- If you need more time and aren't able to renew the books on your own, email Mrs. Madigan (mbmadigan@fcps.edu).
- Library books can be returned on Mondays (12-2pm). Place them on the cart marked Library Book Returns outside Door 1 (main entrance). You can also return books from the spring during this time.
- Do not touch any other books on the book return cart.
To support families who are working with their children during distance learning, FCPS has launched a new Parent Technology Help Desk, effective Monday, August 24. The help desk can be reached at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS) and will be answered by staff members between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., seven days a week.
Parents or guardians can call this number for basic tech support with parent accounts, help with FCPS student devices and technical assistance with other FCPS applications. If help desk staff members are unable to solve the issue, they will enter a support ticket on behalf of the parent/guardian to escalate the issue to the appropriate FCPS team. Parents who need help in a language other than English can inform the help desk staff when they call of their preferred language, and an interpreter will join in on the call.
FCPS has also set up Parent and Student Technology Support portal at https://itweb.fcps.edu/itsupport/ to allow older students and parents/guardians to request technology help directly. When a support request ticket is entered through the portal, it is auto-routed to the TSSpec at the appropriate site to expedite service.
Encouraging Positive Behaviors at Home Series
10/22 Challenging Behaviors: Prevention Strategies and Teaching Self-Control
11/19 Challenging Behaviors: ABCs of Behavior & How to Respond
12/17 All Behavior Happens for a Reason: Behavior as Communication
01/21 Strategies for Increasing Replacement Behaviors
02/18 Teaching your Children to Follow Directions
03/18 Effectively Communicating with Your Child
04/22 Minimizing Prompts and Maximizing Your Child’s Independence
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