Dear Wolftrap Families,
As you saw from Dr. Brabrand’s email to the community this afternoon, the current health metrics for Covid-19 cases in our community now exceed the threshold for additional students and staff to expand our in-person learning. This means that Kindergarten students will not start in-person instruction tomorrow as planned. Thresholds have been developed which include the “Total number of Cases Per 100,000 Persons” and the “Percentage of PT-PCR Tests that are Positive during the last 14 Days.” Please see the explanation of these thresholds on the Return to School page of the FCPS website under Metrics for In-Person Instruction https://www.fcps.edu/returntoschool. These indicators guide decisions on when new groups of students can begin in-person instruction. They also determine the criteria for when existing in-person instruction may need to be transitioned back to a virtual setting. If you are interested in seeing the metrics of any particular day in Fairfax County, you may do so by viewing the CDC K-12 School Metrics.
I do understand how disappointing this news will be for many of our students and families. Our teachers have worked hard to prepare our kindergarten classrooms and the building is ready. We look forward to welcoming our youngest learners into the building just as soon as the health metrics allow! We will be moving forward with the kindergarten teacher changes as communicated last week. We will not be changing this placement for the remainder of the year as we are positioning ourselves for a successful pivot. Our Kindergarten students participated in Morning Meeting today with their new class and they will log in tomorrow to virtual learning in these new classes.
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation for the support that you have shown me and all of our amazing Wolftrap staff members this year. It continues to be a privilege for me to spend my days in the company of our teachers and your children. Working alongside you, we have partnered in ways we never thought possible for all of our students to find success this year.
May your Thanksgiving be full of happiness with your family and some well-deserved rest!
Sincerely,
Teresa Khuluki
Not Using Your FCPS Laptop?
If you have chosen full-time virtual learning for your child and your child is not using their FCPS-issued laptop, please consider returning it to the school. Returns can be made to the office Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm.
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November 25-27
Please remember that we will have no School on November 25-27 for Thanksgiving Break.
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New Employment Opportunity in Fairfax County Public Schools- MONITORS
FCPS schools and centers will be hiring classroom monitors to provide in-person classroom assistance for students when a staff member remains virtual. If you would like more information about the position, please review the job description and qualifications online and apply if interested. Please feel free to share the information about this opportunity with anyone else you think may be interested. Wolftrap is in need of several monitors and it would be wonderful if we could hire a community member to serve in this role!
Library Curbside Pickup for Second Quarter
Curbside pickup has been going well and will continue for the second quarter. To see the list of upcoming pickup dates, as well as a refresher on the process for reserving books, click here.
Giving Back to Others!
The Madison Pyramid schools have joined together for a canned food drive. A box will be outside Door 1 until December 14th for community members to drop off canned goods and other non-perishables. We've already had a lot of donations and hope that trend continues. The food we collect will directly support our community, and we are hoping to help as many families as we can!
Another opportunity to give back to others is being provided by our amazing Book Fair Committee!! When purchasing books for your children for the upcoming holidays, please consider donating money to a book fund for our sister school, Mosby Woods ES. When the Book Fair ends, the staff at Mosby Woods will be able to purchase books for identified children in need. This is such a worthy cause and I hope our community can overwhelm them with books!
Return to School Family Guide
A Family Resource Guide has been created to help prepare families and students to a return to in-person learning and to address frequently asked questions. The Resource Guide is available online and can be translated into multiple languages.
Elementary Grading and Reporting
A parent information document has been created which includes information specific to Quarter 1 in our current environment and information parents typically have access to on the Elementary Progress Report envelope.
New to FCPS Student Speech, Voice, and Language Screenings: Kindergarten through 3rd Grade
Per Virginia Child Find Regulations (8 VAC 20-81-50), students newly enrolled in Fairfax County Public Schools in kindergarten through 3rd grade must be screened in the areas of speech, voice, and language to determine if a referral for an evaluation for special education and related services is indicated. Screenings will be coordinated at each school by the assigned speech-language pathologist(s). Screenings may take place in-person or virtually.
Screenings for new to FCPS students in kindergarten through 2nd grade who are currently enrolled will be initiated the week of December 1, 2020. Screenings for new to FCPS students in 3rd grade who currently enrolled will be initiated the week of January 4, 2021. Students who enroll after their grade level returns to in-person instruction will be screened within 60 business days of enrollment.
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