FCPS Announces Open Enrollment for Dual Language Immersion Programs
Fairfax County Public Schools’ online registration for the county-wide lottery for Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs will open on Monday, January 25. Current prekindergarten students may apply for the kindergarten immersion program and current kindergarten students may apply for the first grade immersion programs for the 2021-22 school year.
The kindergarten DLI programs are available in Korean and Spanish. Korean is available at Powell and Spanish is available at Bailey’s Primary, Fort Hunt, Lake Anne, Laurel Ridge, London Towne, and Rose Hill Elementary Schools. First grade DLI programs are available at 12 elementary schools and are offered in French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.
Information Meetings Start on January 13
Parents who are interested in the DLI programs in FCPS are encouraged to attend one of the upcoming informational meetings. All meetings are held virtually. Information regarding virtual meeting access will be made available on the Dual Language Immersion registration site by the day of the meeting.
Get more information on Dual Language Immersion programs.
Health Screening Commitment Form Required Prior to Student Return to School Buildings
As additional student groups return to school in person, parents and caregivers are asked to complete a Health Screening Commitment form before student(s) return to school buildings. This document confirms that a parent, caregiver, or guardian will complete a daily health screening and will keep their students home should they become ill.
The Health Commitment form can be submitted electronically through ParentVUE (PVUE), or via hard copy. Contact the school office at (703) 633-7500 if you need a hard copy.
Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19
Together, students and staff can help stop the spread of illness in FCPS schools and buildings. The Fairfax County Health Department has information about where to get tested for COVID-19 in Fairfax and surrounding jurisdictions available online.
Elementary School Grades K-6 Parent Preview Notification Letter:
Students in grades K-6 participate in Family Life Education (FLE) instruction through their classroom teacher. Students in Kindergarten through grade three receive instruction in an emotional and social health unit. Students in grades 4-6 receive instruction in a human growth and development unit and an emotional and social health unit.
For more information about the FCPS Family Life Education program, please see the detailed grade-level program descriptions at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-family-life-education-fle.
In addition, grade level-specific curriculum lessons are available for review in multiple locations.
You are invited to attend an evening opportunity to preview the Family Life Education media and lessons and to talk with school staff about the program. The meeting will be held virtually on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 6PM.
Link for the session:
https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/6f9d0a594b0e4edaa5582b0ce0c524de
Parents/guardians who do not wish to have their child participate in FLE instruction may choose to opt their child out of any or all of the lessons. If you would like to opt your child out of one or more lessons, please fill out the form provided to you in your child’s orientation packet at the beginning of the school year or you may access the opt out forms online athttps://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-family-life-education-fle .
If you have already indicated your desire to opt your child out of FLE lessons by using the form provided earlier in the school year, you do not need to complete another form. Should you opt your child out and then later decide you want your child included in FLE instruction, you must notify your child’s teacher in writing before instruction begins.
An alternative non-FLE health instructional program is provided for children who do not take part in FLE instruction, and every effort is made to foster understanding and respect for family choices and to avoid peer pressure for or against participation in the program.
Instruction occurs at various times for the instructional units during the school year. Please contact your child’s teacher for specific dates of FLE instruction. We look forward to working as your partner in providing information that will help your child make healthy choices related to the exciting changes and new challenges he/she will be facing in the next few years.
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The Positivity Project
This week Cub Run has been learning about OPTIMISM.
Next week, we will begin learning about PRUDENCE. Prudence is the ability to do the right thing, at the right time, for the right reason. It's a future-oriented way of thinking that helps a person set goals, make plans, and have the discipline to accomplish them. It is cognitive – more a strength of the head than of the heart.
Click the link for P2 for Families! The password is “P2.” https://posproject.org/p2-for-families/
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Bus Stops for Library Book Drop-Off/Pick Up
In addition to our library curbside check-out held on Monday and Wednesday at the school, students will now have an additional option to retrieve library books they have put on hold. Starting September 17, on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, FCPS busses and bus drivers will deliver library books to Cub Run bus stops. Students can also return library books at this time.
Cub Run bus stops and times:
CUB-01
3:02PM Chandley Farm Cr. and Chandley Farm Ct.
3:24PM Eagle Chase Rd. and Deerwatch Dr.
CUB – 02
3:00PM Sequoia Farms Dr. and Castle Harbor Wy.
3:12PM Sequoia Farms Dr. and Brookmere Dr.
3:22PM Sequoia Farms Dr. and Gulliver Rd.
3:34PM Sequoia Farms Dr. and Nandina Ct.
3:45PM Cedar Break Dr. and Jameson Ct.
3:57PM Belle Pond Dr. and Coachway Dr.
4:09PM Belle Plains Dr. and Round Lick La.
4:20PM Round Lick La. And Braddock Ridge Dr.
4:30PM Braddock Ridge Dr. and North Slope St.
How-To Videos for Parents and Students as they Return to School
Mask-Wearing
Riding the Bus
Return to School Daily Procedures
ParentVue
Save the Dates:
Jan. 7 - Virtual FLE Meeting @ 6pm
Jan. 11 - Independent Work (Asynchronous) day for Grades 1-6
Jan. 12 - PTA Meeting (Zoom) AAP Local Level IV at Cub Run Presentation
Jan. 18 - No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Jan. 20 - Inauguration Day Holiday
Jan. 22 - 2nd Quarter Ends / 2hr Early Release
Jan. 25 - Student Holiday / Teacher Work Day
Be Informed, Stay Involved!
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