 I hope this finds you finishing a wonderful week - clearly these 2nd graders and Mrs. Norton had a fun morning meeting recently! Students and teachers continue to remain busy settling into distance learning and we couldn't be more proud of how well everyone is doing. As you may have heard, some small cohorts of students are beginning to return to schools in person. FCPS has prioritized getting our youngest learners back in the building first and one class of our preschool students will begin next week. The School Board and FCPS Leadership team will continue to develop plans for our other students, once those details have been finalized and approved, we will share that information with our community. In the meantime, we will continue to provide a robust and engaging online learning experience for our students.
Lemon Road has bags of students' personal materials left from the 2019 – 2020 school year. We will begin recycling, reusing, and disposing of materials that remain in the building beginning October 26. If you have not picked up your child’s materials, please call the front office and schedule time to pick up their bag!
We appreciate your ongoing support of your student and our school. As always, please don't hesitate to contact Mr. Birge or me with any questions or concerns you may have. Have a wonderful weekend!
On Friday, October 30, Lemon Road will celebrate the birthdays of students born in October and will show school spirit by wearing their favorite costume! Parents should collaborate with their room parent to determine how the birthdays will be celebrated in each classroom. While we cannot wait to see everyone’s costumes and spirit wear, costumes must:
- Be appropriate and follow dress guidelines shared in Student Rights and Responsibilities
- Contain no blood, gore, or signs of violence
- Not include play guns, swords, knives or weapons of any type
- Allow full participation in virtual learning
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On Monday, students will begin learning about forgiveness. Forgiveness is the ability to move past being injured, and allow yourself to reconcile with the person who hurt you. Forgiveness can often be seen as a selfless act, but it also carries many benefits for those who practice it. Those who demonstrate forgiveness have the ability to move forward after someone has hurt them. Forgiveness is often rooted in the idea that all people are valuable and worthy of a second chance. Many who forgive have the ability to consider things from another’s perspective. By forgiving someone, you don’t have to say that what that person did was okay. And, forgiveness is not contingent on the other person apologizing.
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Are you curious about AAP Level IV? Join Avery Straw, our Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART), on October 27, 2020 for an informational session focusing specifically on the level IV classroom, referring your child for placement, and changes in this process due to Covid-19. The same information will be presented live at 8:30 am and at 6:30 pm; it will also be recorded if you can’t attend. Join the meeting with this BBCU link. Ms. Straw will also be holding drop in office hours for your questions or to review files on 11/13 from 10 am-12 pm, 11/20 from 10 am-12 pm, 11/25 from 7-8:30 am, and 11/30 from 12:30-3:30 pm. Join office hours using this BBCU link. Level IV referrals can be submitted now via email to Ms. Straw at akstraw@fcps.edu and Ms. Castillo at aocastillo@fcps.edu, and are due by December 1.
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All students (PreK-12) in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) have LEAP accounts at FCPL. These public library virtual accounts will allow students to check out up to three items at a time for six weeks each (no renewals).
- A student only needs their name, not a physical library card, to check out materials.
- LEAP accounts never charge fines or fees.
- A student can have a LEAP account as well as a standard library account (application online and in library branches). Standard accounts allow users to place holds on materials and access FCPL’s digital resources such as eBooks and databases.
Visit the FCPL page for LEAP to find flyers in Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, and Vietnamese, and English.
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If you submitted an application for Free or Reduced-Price Meals last school year for your child, please remember to submit a new application for this school year. The current eligibility status will expire on October 20, 2020.
Apply for free and reduced-price meals by visiting www.MySchoolApps.com. Eligibility may also provide your child(ren) other important benefits. Be sure your child(ren) are approved for the 2020 - 2021 school year.
The online application is available in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, Tagalog, French, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Korean. Paper applications are available to complete and submit in English upon request at FCPS food distribution sites.
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October 19: Library Book Bus at Pimmit Dr. & Matera St (2:00 – 2:30)
October 21: Lemon Road General PTA Meeting
October 26: Library Book Bus at Evans Ct. & Leesburg Pike Service Road (2:00 – 2:30)
October 27: AAP Level IV Screening Parent Info Meetings (8:30 AM and 6:30 PM)
October 30: Freaky Friday - Costume Day; 2-hour Early Release (classes end at 1 PM)
November 1: PTA “Give Back Night: at Lazy Mike’s Delicatessen
November 2: Student Holiday
November 3: Election Day; Student Holiday
 
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