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In this Friday Message you will find:
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Principals' Message
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Spirit Week for Oct. 26-30
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Read and Ride
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“Our Beautiful Earth” Pumpkin Decorating Contest
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AAP Level IV Referral Information
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Soaring Eagles
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Positivity Project
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Spotlight on Staff
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Parent Technology Assistance
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FCPS Meals Information - Floris New Meal Kit Distribution Location starting Wednesday, Oct. 28
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Flu Shots Available
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Upcoming Dates
Dear Floris Families,
We are so excited to have received photos for the Virtual Harvest Parade and can't wait to see the finished product. If you have not yet sent your picture, there is still time. Please email the photo of your child to wimcgrath@fcps.edu by tonight. We are looking forward to next week's Spirit Week and can't wait to see all of the fun outfits and thrilling treats.
Please remember that next Friday, October 30, is the end of the quarter and a two-hour early release for students.
We want to remind families that as we shift to the cohorts of in-person learning, we may need to make some classroom changes depending on our numbers and choices by parents and staff. The plan is to keep those changes to a minimum, yet we know that it is not possible to shift to in-person without some changes. As we continue to receive additional information about plans to return more students to the building, we will share what we know. Please know that the health and safety of students and staff is always foremost in any planning to return people to the building.
There is still time to "Go Paperless" for your child's progress report. Please note, if you choose the paperless option, the Progress Reports go live on November 7th. Paper copies will be mailed and should be received in your homes by November 20th.
Have a great weekend!
Holly Walker and Amanda Dorr
hjwalker@fcps.edu
acdorr@fcps.edu
Read and Ride Day
When: Monday, October 26th from 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Who: Floris Students
What: An opportunity to check-out and return library books from the comfort of the car.
How:
- Families drive up to Door 1
- Remain in the car with face masks on
- Have a piece of paper with their child’s name and student ID number ready
- Student tells a staff member the book choice
- Books will be delivered to the car
Book choices for Monday, October 26 include:
- Captain Underpants
- I Can Read leveled books
- Graphic Novels
- Spirit Animals
- Warriors by Erin Hunter
- Funny Chapter Books
- Funny Picture Books
- Who Was/Who Is Biographies
- Dog Man
- Magic Tree House
- Harry Potter- 6th Grade Only
- Dr. Seuss
- All About Cars
- All About Ancient Rome
- All About Whales and Dolphins
November Read and Ride Dates are November 9 and 23.
“Our Beautiful Earth” Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Sponsored by Floris Green Team
To celebrate the fall harvest, our Green Team invites any second- sixth graders to participate in a pumpkin decorating contest focused on the theme, “Our Beautiful Earth." Show us your creative talents while thinking about the world around us. Pumpkin artists are encouraged to incorporate natural materials (e.g. acorns, leaves, flowers, sticks…) and/or non-toxic Earth-friendly paints. Photos of your creation may be submitted to Sarah de Kramer at shdekramer@fcps.edu by Oct. 31. Awards will be given under two categories: Most Creative Use of Natural Materials and Best Representation of the theme, “Our Beautiful Earth.”
AAP Level IV Information
If you are interested in referring your child for level IV AAP services, please submit the required Level IV Referral Form and optional Parent/Guardian Questionnaire to Mrs. Albanese (by email) by no later than DECEMBER 1, 2020. (There are no exceptions to this deadline.)
For more information about this process, please watch the Level IV Screening and Identification Presentation about the level IV screening process. After viewing the video, if you have additional questions about Level IV Screening, you are invited to join Mrs. Albanese during one of her Q & A sessions, offered on the following dates:
November 10 8:30 – 9:30 AM
November 19 5 – 6 PM
November 24 12 – 1 PM.
These sessions are informal and unstructured, but offer a time and place for you to ask any specific questions you may have about the process and learn more about ideas for possible work samples. Please click on the linked date above to join these sessions.
If you want to review the Level IV Screening Presentation on your own, or if you’d like to revisit the AAP Information Session Presentation from Sept. 30, you may access them through Mrs. Albanese’s website Floris AAP, under “presentations.”
Soaring Eagles
We are starting a new online tradition at Floris that gives the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation for our staff and the hours of hard work happening day and night! Please share your love, gratitude and kindness with our staff!
Floris Soaring Eagles are compliments, kudos, etc. for our staff. What a great way to show your appreciation and demonstrate #PositivityinAction!
Please click HERE to share your Floris Soaring Eagles!
#EaglesSoaringHigherTogether
Positivity Project
Being Present and Giving Others my Attention
As we continue to grow the concept of Other People Mindset next week, students will be introduced to the concepts surrounding “being present and giving others my attention.” During the week, students will have daily discussions and activities focusing on the importance of giving your full attention to whatever you are doing, whether it’s learning in our virtual classrooms, working one on one with a buddy, playing with friends, or eating dinner with their family.
“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.” – Bryant McGill (Human Potential Thought Leader, Best-Selling Author, Top Social Media Influencer, and United Nations Appointed Global Champion).
You may also visit P2 for Families and use the password P2 to access activities and tools for you to use at home with your children.
First Quarter Positivity in Action Celebration
During First Quarter, Floris students have been learning about the character traits of curiosity, teamwork and open-mindedness. To celebrate these traits, we invite all students to create a poster reflecting one of the three attributes.
If you would like to participate, please demonstrate what one of these traits means to you through pictures, words, drawings, etc. on a poster. Upload a video of you sharing your poster to our school-wide FlipGrid!
Q1 Character Poster FlipGrid
#OtherPeopleMindset!
This week's spotlight...
Our Fabulous Floris Counselors
Sarah DeKramer and Diane Ramia are such amazing school counselors. They are working with students to support social/emotional learning and supporting families to find resources. In addition to being our school counselors, they are Floris Leaders. Ms. DeKramer is the sponsor of the Green Team and Ms. Ramia is our Equity Lead. Together they support our staff, students and families become involved with some really creative and innovative projects.
Thank you both for everything you do for Floris!!
Parents and Families - Do you need Tech Support?
FCPS has several options for families. Parents can:
Food for Students
Floris Meal Kit Distribution Location starting Wednesday, October 28!
We are excited to announce that Food and Nutrition Services will begin distributing FREE Fairfax Meal Kits containing seven days of breakfast and lunches at Floris ES on Wednesday, October 28, 2020.
The kits will be available for pick up on Wednesdays only, from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. or until they run out. Meal kits will be available to ALL FCPS students and children 18 years of age and under at no cost. Each meal kit will contain breakfast and lunch for one person for a week. Parents and caregivers may pick up one meal kit for each child. Adults may purchase meal kits for $28. Instructions on how to store the food and prepare it will be provided.
Please check out this link for all details, additional options and additional locations.
https://www.fcps.edu/index.php/return-school/food
October 26: Read and Ride Day, 1:00-3:00pm, Floris Bus Loop
October 30: End of 1st Quarter and 2 hour early student release
November 1: Daylight Saving Time Ends at 2:00am on Sunday - Remember to turn your clocks back one hour on Saturday before going to bed
November 2: Student Holiday- No School- Teacher PD Day
November 3: Student Holiday- No School- Teacher Workday and Election Day - All staff will be working virtually due to Floris being a voting location.
November 9: Read and Ride Day, 1:00-3:00pm, Floris Bus Loop
November 10: AAP Q&A Session, 8:30-9:30am
November 11: Veterans Day Holiday, 2 hour early student release
November 18: Walking Wednesday: Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day and PTA Meeting, 6:30pm, Zoom Link from PTA
November 19: Parent Coffee, Finding Calm in Chaos, 9:30-10:30am and AAP Q&A Session, 5:00-6:00pm
November 23: Read and Ride Day, 1:00-3:00pm, Floris Bus Loop
November 24: AAP Q&A Session, 12:00-1:00pm
November 25-27: No School- Thanksgiving Holiday- Floris Main Office Closed
December 1: AAP Level IV Referrals due to Amy Albanese by 4pm today- there are no exceptions to this deadline
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