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Dear Dogwood Families,
It’s hard to believe that we are half way through November! It is a season of gratitude and we want to take this time to thank every family for your communication and understanding as we navigate through changes this year. We will be welcoming back preschool and kindergarten students whose families have chosen face to face instruction next week. We are grateful for our amazing teachers and staff who are working tirelessly to transition all of our students… from our classroom teachers, instructional assistants, specialists, resource teachers, technology team, custodial team, office team, our central office support team, transportation team, administrative team, food services team, safety and security team, early childhood office team, special education team, ESOL team, and our health department team. It truly takes a village...and we thank each and every one of you.
Best regards,
Mie Devers
As Fairfax County Public Schools prepares for the phase-in of students in Grades PK-2, teachers are required to participate in planning and preparation for the return of their in-person students to school buildings. Students will participate in asynchronous learning on the days their teachers are engaged in this work as follows:
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Phase-in Group
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Grades
Returning
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Student Asynchronous Learning Days
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Return to In-Person/Hybrid Date
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5
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Pre-K & Kindergarten
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November 9th, 12th, 13th, and 16th
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November 17, 2020
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6
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1st Grade & 2nd Grade
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November 16th, 20th, 23rd, and 24th
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December 1, 2020
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Monday’s will be asynchronous learning days as groups phase-in for hybrid learning. Students will login to their Google Classroom sites at 8:50 am, complete a Google Form for attendance, and access a link for our school wide Morning Meeting. They will then complete asynchronous learning activities as directed by their teacher. Dates for this new procedure are as follows:
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Phase-in
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Grades
Returning
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New Monday
Procedure Begins
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5
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Pre-K & Kindergarten
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November 9th
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6
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1st Grade & 2nd Grade
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November 16th
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For students who are returning for in-person learning, families must complete the Health Screening Commitment form prior to the first day of when your student will return.
All families of students returning to in-person learning must complete and submit a Parent Health Screening Commitment Form prior to their child or children returning to an FCPS school building. We will mail a paper copy of this form home to families of students in Group 5 (PK & K) next week. Please complete this form as soon as possible and return to our Dogwood Drop Box outside of Door 1 or email to our Student Information Assistant, Ms. Pam Taylor at PJTaylor@fcps.edu.
Health Commitment Form- English
Health Commitment Form- Arabic
Health Commitment Form- Chinese
Health Commitment Form- Farsi
Health Commitment Form- Spanish
Health Commitment Form- Urdu
Parents/Guardians of students in Grades 2 – 6 can refer their student for the full-time Level IV Advanced Academic Program for the 2021-2022 school year by sending a digital referral (found under Parent Input in the AAP website) to Mrs. Guffain, our Advanced Academic Resource Teacher. The deadline for referrals is December 1, 2020 at 4 pm. For more information, access the AAP website: https://www.fcps.edu/academics/academic-overview/advanced-academic-programs
Deadline to Submit Nominations is November 20
Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Employee Awards! To submit a nomination for Dogwood ES Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please complete the nomination through this Google form.
You may nominate an employee in one or more categories. All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in the criteria for that category. The google form link has more information regarding the criteria for each of these awards and the eligibility requirements are below:
Outstanding Teacher
Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category
Outstanding New Teacher
Eligibility: Within their first three years of being a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category
Outstanding Principal
Eligibility: Has at least three years’ experience as a building principal (in any school/school district)
Outstanding Leader
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in their current position as a Schedule-C or School-Based Administrator scale employee (that is not the building principal).
Positions in this category: Assistant and Associate Principals, Director of Student Activities, Director of Student Services
Outstanding Professional Employee
Eligibility: At least one year experience in current position as a Schedule-B employee or other non-instructional employee in a school that supports school leadership
Positions in this category: School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Assessment Coach, Career Center Specialist, Instructional Coach, Psychologist, Social Worker, School Counselor, Safety and Security Specialist, Resource Teachers that serve in an administrative role in a school
Outstanding Operational Employee
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position as Schedule-A or Classroom Instructional Support Scale employee
Positions in this category: Administrative and Office Staff, Safety and Security Assistant, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, IA, PHA, PHTA, Parent Liaisons
Note: The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, November 20th
Questions? Contact Grace Miranda at gnmiranda@fcps.edu
Meals are available at no cost to ALL students through December 31. Please check the FCPS website for locations offering supper and snacks. Dogwood is offering supper and snack too.
Meals for Saturdays and Sundays will be distributed at all sites and on bus routes every Friday.
Grab and go breakfast and lunch are served at school sites and community locations from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) with both breakfast and lunch being served at the same time.
Buses are delivering grab and go meals throughout the county. Several new bus routes have been added and some bus stop locations have changed. Any changes to bus routes are posted on the website by 5 p.m. each day. Bus Routes for Food Distribution
If there are bus delays while distributing grab and go meals, the information will be posted here: https://busdelay.fcps.edu/. FCPS will send a message to the affected school communities if a bus route is delayed.
Help for troubleshooting issues you may experience can be found on FCPS’s website: Tech Support for Families. It may be very helpful for students to bookmark this site, as it will help solve most common problems. |
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The Solution Station will now be available from 9:00 am - 11:00 am on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and no appointment is necessary. |
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Women Giving Back, Tin Cup Fund and MASE Faith Foundation are co-hosting two Thanksgiving food distribution drive-through events for any family in need. Food boxes include a frozen turkey & everything needed to create a Thanksgiving feast.
NO REGISTRATION NEEDED
300 BOXES ON SATURDAY
50 BOXES ON MONDAY
1 BOX PER CAR
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED
RAIN OR SHINE
SATURDAY, 21 NOV
9 - 11 AM
WOMEN GIVING BACK
20 EXPORT DR.
STERLING, VA 20164
MONDAY, 23 NOV
5 - 7 PM
STONE BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
43100 HAY ROAD
ASHBURN, VA 20147
Thanksgiving Flyer-English-Spanish.pdf
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Dogwood has received a limited donation of new and gently used children’s winter jackets. If your Dogwood student does not have a wearable coat for the winter and you need help getting one, we may be able to help. Please call Ms. Evie Rodriguez in the office at 703-262-3100. |
Until 12/31/2020, families can enroll in Comcast Internet Essentials for $9.95/mo. +tax. The first 2 months are free. Families are still eligible to enroll even if there is an outstanding bill with Comcast. You can apply from your smartphone and choose your language of choice.
https://www.internetessentials.com/Apply
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Thursday November 12th - Asynchronous Learning Day for PreK & Kindergarten
Friday November 13th - Asynchronous Learning Day for PreK & Kindergarten
Saturday, November 14 - Diwali - Festival of Lights
Monday November 16th - Asynchronous Learning Day for PreK, Kindergarten, 1st Grade & 2nd Grade
Friday, November 20 - Deadline to Submit Outstanding Employee Awards. (See article above for details)
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