Sangster News You Choose
Two Weeks At a Glance
October 25 - November 1 - PTA Fall Auction
October 26-27 - PTA "Boo! You're it!" Bag Pickup, 4:30-6:30pm, Sangster Bus Loop
October 25-26 – Sangster Rocks ROCKTOBER! – Rock pickup 11am-4pm
October 30 - PTA Sangster Rocks ROCKTOBER! - Rock drop off deadline
October 30 - End of 1st Quarter/2-Hour Early Release
November 2-3 - Student Holidays/Teacher Workdays
November 3 - Election Day
A Message from Ms. Jankovich
Dear Sangster Families -
I hope that everyone had a good week and has something fun planned for the weekend. As I have said many times, find as many opportunities as you can to put the technology away and get outside! It’s almost hard to believe that it’s time to get out the rake and lawn bags, but I must practice what I preach. 😊
I know that you have many questions about the instructional delivery model for in-person teaching and learning at Sangster. We can now share that FCPS will begin implementing a concurrent model of instruction beginning with our Kindergarten students on November 16, 2020, followed by grades 1 & 2 on November 30, 2020, and grades 3 – 6 on January 4, 2021. I will be scheduling evening Office Hours soon where more information will be shared with you about the concurrent model. Stay tuned for those links, dates, and times.
In July, you were asked to select a preference of virtual or in-person learning for your child. If your July preference remains the same, there is nothing further you need to do. If your family situation has changed since July, you will have the opportunity to communicate that change with us. More general information regarding the concurrent model and directions on how to change your child’s preference will be sent out in an e-notify message on Monday, October 26.
Please know that the staff, Ms. Redford, and I know what a challenging year this has been for our students as well as you. While we know another transition is on the horizon, please know that we are going to continue to support you and do everything we can to make this next step as easy as possible for our students.
Thank you again for all you do.
Sincerely,
Ms. Jankovich
PTA "Boo! You're it!" Bag Pickup - Oct 26-27
Let's spread some seasonal fun! Purchase your "Boo! You're it!" bags this week. Includes lots of candy, glow sticks, stickers, brain erasers, pens and the instructions on how it works, all ready to go in a festive bag! Each bag is $10. All the proceeds go to Sangster PTA. You can pick up your bags in the Sangster loop on Monday, October 26th and Tuesday, October 27th from 4:30-6:30pm. Available while supplies last! Please go to this link on Member Hub to purchase your bags! Sangster PTA Store. |
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Sock Drive - Drop off deadline - October 30
For the second year in a row the Lake Braddock Athletic Sports Leadership Class is holding a sock drive to collect new socks to distribute to local families in need. The committee has placed a box where you can drop off new socks (any sizes) at the Springfield Glory Days Grill. We will also place a box outside of Sangster where socks can be dropped off Monday - Friday from 8:30AM - 3:30PM. The drive will begin October 19th and last until Friday, October 30th.
Thank you!
October Monthly Classroom Newsletters are Up!
Virtual classrooms at Sangster Elementary School are hard at work in October. See all the amazing ways they are learning in this month's newsletters by checking them out on our Sangster website!
Attendance Reporting Changes
FCPS has established new attendance reporting guidelines. Please report your student's absence by using one of the following methods:
Virtual Family Nights with Sangster Clinical Team
The Clinical Team at Sangster would like to provide families with information sessions in the form of Virtual Family Nights to support parents and guardians at home. Please consider responding to the Google Survey Form below to let the Clinical Team know what topics may be of interest to you.
We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your feedback!
Virtual Family Night Google form
Forms to Complete On-Line - DUE NOW
Please continue to complete these forms asap. Forms may be accessed in WeCare or scanned and emailed to Marian Hoelscher, Registrar at mthoelscher@fcps.edu.
Emergency Care Form - complete and submit in WeCare
Health Information Form - complete and submit in WeCare
Homeless Student Referral Form
Identification of Military Families
FLE Opt Out
Parent consent for digital tools - click link to complete and submit
Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R)
Due ASAP: Link is for Sangster Students ONLY
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 SANGSTER ES student.
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: Links are school-specific. The link below is for ONLY Sangster ES students. If you have a student in another FCPS school you must complete the link provided by that school.
Sangster ES Link: FCPS SR&R Parent Acknowledgement Form
Grab and Go Meals
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FCPS Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) offers grab and go meals to ALL FCPS students Monday-Friday. In addition, FNS offers 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
Sangster is a new stop location for Grab and Go Meals! A bus arrives every morning from 7:10-7:20 a.m.
New: Fairfax Meal Kits Offered at Select Locations
Dinner and snacks are now offered at select locations. FCPS wants to provide every FCPS student daily access to nutritious meals. Fairfax Meal Kits are offered at several sites, containing seven (7) days of breakfast and lunch items packed in bulk.
Meal kits will be available for pick up from 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., or until supplies are exhausted. All meals are available at no-cost to FCPS students and children eighteen (18) years of age and under. Parents/caregivers may pick up for children and adults may purchase kits for $28.00.
More information is available online or by calling the Office of Food and Nutrition Services at 703-813-4800.
Sign up for Paperless Progress Reports
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. The “Go Paperless” option will apply to all associated students, no matter what school level. If the associated parent and/or guardian selects “Go Paperless” for one of their students, the option will apply to all other siblings.
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.
If you do not have a ParentVue Account, please contact our Registrar, Marian Hoelscher, at mthoelscher@fcps.edu.
Positivity Project
This year, Sangster 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 Sangster 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).
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Positivity Project - Week of October 18
This week’s character strength is Forgiveness. This means that you accept that people make mistakes and forgive those who have done wrong. 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.
Next Week’s Character Strength: Creativity
Advanced Academic Program (AAP) Virtual Parent Information Meetings
*If you missed the October 6th AAP Overview Parent Information Meeting and would like more information about the services offered by FCPS and Sangster, please email Mrs. Biberaj @ lbiberaj@fcps.edu for more information.
AAP Screening and Referral Meeting – Thursday, November 5th at 7:00 p.m.
Please join the meeting via this BBCU link AAP Parent Information Meeting Link
Level IV Referral Deadlines:
December 1, 2020 - for those seeking placement in the 2021-2022 school year
Download the AAP Level IV Referral Form here
Download the Parent Guardian Questionnaire here (optional but encouraged)
Eating Disorders in Adolescents - November 10 Virtual Presentation 7:00pm
West Springfield Pyramid is hosting a virtual program on the subject of Eating Disorders in Adolescents: What to Look For and How to Get Help. This virtual presentation will be led by speaker, Ashley Steelman, MA, LCSW, the Clincial Director at Clementine Twin Lakes. See flyer for program details and the BBCU link to the virtual presentation.
Sangster Library e-Books
Did you know that Sangster students can access over a thousand new and popular e-Book titles? Students simply log in to MackinVIA through their computer or other personal device using the website/app. The weblink and video tutorials can be found on our Sangster Library homepage, which will require an FCPS Google login: https://tinyurl.com/sangsterlibrary. All links can also be found on our public Sangster site under the "Library" tab.
Please contact our librarian, Nicole Oberdick at neoberdick@fcps.edu with any questions. Happy reading!
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Fairfax County Public Library - LEAP Program
Effective October 1, all FCPS students (preK-12) can check out materials from the Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL), even if they don’t have a traditional library card or a card has been blocked due to fines.
Under the Library Equity Access Pass program (LEAP), a partnership with FCPS and FCPL, students need only their name, not a physical library card, to check out three items at a time for six weeks each (no renewals). LEAP accounts are never charged fines or fees.
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A student can have a LEAP account in addition to a standard library account. Standard accounts allow users to place holds on materials and access FCPL’s digital resources, such as eBooks and databases.
Families can apply for a standard account online and in library branches.
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 Sangster staff members.
How to Stay In-Touch at Sangster
Please stay in touch throughout the year through these official FCPS and Sangster sites:
Sangster sends a weekly News You Choose with the latest school updates.
Sangster ES PTA launches the Sangster PTA News You Choose
We are so excited to be able to communicate with the entire Sangster community, including our PTA members, about the events and programs sponsored by the Sangster PTA in the year ahead!
The all new Sangster PTA News You Choose announcement will be sent out every Tuesday (starting October 27th) with info about PTA events and programs.
PTA Fall Auction - October 25 - November 1
Check out our Fall Auction items up for sale: PTA Fall Auction
For more information on PTA activities, please see the “Weekly Email Update” heading on our PTA website: Sangster PTA website
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