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Dear Glen Forest Parents & Guardians:
Thank you so much for attending the first Coffee Talk for this school year! It was a delight to meet and greet those who joined us. Mark your calendars as we will be hosting our Coffee Talks on the 3rd Thursday of each month 8:30-9:30 am. We’ll be sending out chat reminders with the link via emails prior to each chat. We really hope you will join in on these events. These Coffee Talks are meant to be informal with a question and answer format. Spanish and Arabic interpreters are available. Please plan to come, we’d love to have a great turnout😊
Monday, October 26 was a fantastic day at GFES! It was our first day of in person instruction for our first cohort of returning students. Our students (and adults!) had a great day and it was good to be back in school. As we continue to phase in more students, we will follow the Virginia guidelines for fire drills and lockdown drills. Our fire drills occur on a weekly basis for the next 4 weeks and then once a month for the remainder of the school year. Our lockdown drills have been scheduled with two in November and one in March. Please reach out should you have any questions.
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Calendar Reminders
This is a friendly reminder that Friday, October 30, 2020 is the last day of the 1st quarter for the 2020-2021 school year. School will have a 2-hour early release. Our school day will end at 2:05 pm. Additionally, Monday and Tuesday, November 2 and 3, are student holidays and there will be no classes in person or virtual on those days. Please be advised of this calendar information.
The 2nd quarter of this school year will begin on Wednesday, November 4, 2020.
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Return to School Options
Today, Friday, October 30, is the deadline for parents to inform us of your return to school option for your child(ren). As we begin to pivot to the Concurrent Model, you have the option of in person instruction or virtual instruction for the remainder of this school year. Please call the main office with your option choice. The telephone number is 703-578-8000 from 9 am to 5 pm.
Food Distribution News
As many schools will be used as polling places on November 3rd, Food and Nutrition Services will not be providing meal service on Election Day. We will provide two days-worth of meals on November 2nd. This is very similar to how we distribute weekend meals on Fridays.
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AAP Coffee Talk
Please join our AART team to learn more about this year’s Level IV AAP application process. Applications for students in grades 2nd-5th are due December 1st! Please join our lunchtime Coffee Talk to get your questions answered!
Wednesday, November 11th 12:15-1:00pm.
BBCU Link will be added next week!
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Justice HS Turkey Trot
Covid got you down? Get out and support the Justice High School Booster club by participating in our 2020 VIRTUAL 5K Turkey Trot! Run or walk, you choose when to trot your 5k/3.1 miles at any point from Saturday, 11/21 through Sunday, 11/29!
More information and to sign up, please click on this link: https://hallofjustice.com/turkey-trot/
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Return to School Dates
- November 16: Anticipated date Group 5 returns (Pre-K and K)
- November 30: Anticipated date Group 6 returns (Gr 1 & 2)
- January 4, 2021: Anticipated date Group 7 returns (Gr 3-5)
Return to School Health Protocols
Parents/guardians who chose in-school instruction for their child will be required to complete a Parent/Guardian Health Screening Commitment form as students are phased back into in-person learning. The document indicates the parental/ guardian’s agreement and commitment to completing a daily health screening prior to sending the student to school and also to keep ill students at home. These health screenings will be done on an honor basis and will not be required to be submitted to the school each day. A FAMILY GUIDE FOR 2020-21 RETURN TO SCHOOL is available at this link: https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/Family%20Guide%20Return%20to%20School.pdf
Also, the Health Room at GFES is fully operational. If you have questions or needs as related to health and medical, please contact Sandra Fitzgerald, health room aide, at 703-578-8030.
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You can always get the most up-to-date information on Fairfax County Public School plans and Glen Forest ES school information by regularly checking our webpages. During this pandemic time, new information is always incoming and change of plans happen quickly and often. The webpages are the best way to stay informed and current on all school information.
The FCPS home page is: https://www.fcps.edu/
The Glen Forest ES webpage is: https://glenforestes.fcps.edu/
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Supporting Successful Learning at Home
Parent Information Session
November 5 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Parents can learn tips about setting up the home learning environment for success and how to help your child develop a growth mindset. Mistakes are great and show your child’s teacher what they know and what they need to practice. Ideas will be shared for helping your child without giving them answers.
Join us on BBCU: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/a0da703dcfaa4d79a2a317b519e1a1e7
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Progress Reports
Did you know you have the option of receiving a paper-version Progress Report OR an electronic Progress Report? Parents and/or guardians can opt to “Go Paperless” at any time by logging into ParentVUE, going into “My Account” and selecting "Go Paperless". Parents should select this option prior to November 6th to ensure they do not receive a printed copy of the first quarter progress report. All parents who live with the student and share the same address must have a SIS ParentVUE account and must select the paperless option to prevent the mailing of progress reports.
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Be Informed, Stay Involved!
Keep your contact information up-to-date
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