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01/11 Independent virtual learning for all grade levels
Virtual Parent Coffee - 2:00pm
– Learn about changes happening in HYPPI,
Early Childhood Education and Head Start during virtual learning
– Family Food Market (3:00pm - 4:00pm Parking Lot)
01/18 Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday (No School)
01/20 Inauguration Day (No School)
01/22 2-Hour (1:15 PM) Early Release for Students
End of Quarter
01/25 Teacher Workdays/Student Holiday (No School)
02/01 Virtual Parent Coffee - 2:00pm
– Supporting children’s emotional wellness
Please join us for the Virtual Parent Coffee on Monday, January 11th at 2:00pm.
Topic: Learn about changes happening in HYPPI, Early Childhood Education and Head Start during virtual learning
We are looking forward to seeing you at the coffee.
Meeting Information:
https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/f30ca5d9445a447c869f4cb84ee6b174
ATES is partnering with the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) to offer these monthly distributions of nutritious groceries to members of the ATES community, free of charge.
When: January 11th at 3:00 PM-4:00PM
Where: Family Markets will be held outside in the front parking area with drive-up encouraged and walk-ups available.
What: The CAFB will be providing pre-packed boxes/bags of dry goods and produce. One box of each per household, please.
Help us keep Family Markets safe! Please note that masks are required for market participation, and we ask all participants to maintain social distancing by keeping 6 feet or further away from others.
Action required: Please complete January's survey provided in the link below prior to your visit to the school for the food distribution and this is a monthly requirement by CAFB.
https://forms.gle/gaq3apw9v28gdMQa9
All Parent/Guardians are being asked to acknowledge and complete this one-time commitment to health screening so we may be prepared as students are phased back into in-person learning. FCPS will be communicating directly with Parent/Guardians prior to the child's anticipated start date.
ATES LIBRARY BOOK checkout information and instructions |
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Use the library catalog to place a hold on books you want. Log in to the catalog properly and place a hold only on books that are listed as “IN.” Here is a video that shows you how to do this. Students: be sure your parents know you have placed holds, so they can make sure they are picked up and returned according to the schedule below.
Just before the next pickup date, you and a parent should receive an email indicating which of the books that you put on hold were checked out and available to be picked up. If you want to check this for yourself, log in to the library catalog then select “checkouts” from the main menu pull-down list (select the 3 bars icon at the top left of the catalog screen.)
Books can be returned and new ones picked up at the main entrance of the school at the following days and times:
Tuesday, Jan. 12 from 3:30-6pm and Wednesday Jan. 13 from 8am-12:30pm. Be sure to place your holds by noon on Monday, Jan. 11: there is NO LIMIT, so get plenty of books to enjoy!
This will take place every 2 weeks. Upcoming dates and times will be announced. Remember, holds must be placed no later than the Friday before the pickup day.
For younger students, parents are encouraged to place the holds: again, there is a tutorial video to show you how.
And there is much more you will want to explore—including many sources for ebooks, audiobooks and online read alouds--in the Library’s Reading Resources Google Site. A link to this can always be found near the top of the Library page of the ATES website and clicking the “Reading Resources” button.
 Questions or need help? Contact the Librarian, Mr. Landis, at jnlandis@fcps.edu
In partnership with Food For Others we are happy to continually offer this program to our families this year. Please fill out the form below if you wish to participate.
English: https://forms.gle/686A8kghB9tgiMNm9
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Virtual Curriculum Night February 4th- Curriculum information and materials will be posted on our Poe website for our 5th grade students and families to review asynchronously (on your own). We will host a synchronous (live) presentation on February 4th from 7-8pm with the Administrators, School Counselors, After School Program Coordinator, and Parent Liaison. We will have sessions in both English and Spanish.
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Online Course Catalog - The online course catalog is available on the school website
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Academic Advising and Course Selection- In February, elementary school counselors will provide an academic advising lesson to students virtually (pre-recorded by Poe school counselors). Students will fill out a Google form (which replaces the traditional paper course selection form) to select their classes for 6th grade. Students are encouraged to select courses based on teacher feedback, progress in current courses, academic strengths, and personal interests. Elementary school counselors are available for individual academic advising to discuss the student’s course selections and answer any questions they may have.
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Virtual Parent Coffees- Please join us with your students to ask any follow up questions in February and March during our virtual parent coffee meetings:
- February 17th from 4-5pm (English)
- February 18th from 4-5pm (Spanish)
- March 10th from 7-8pm (Spanish)
- March 11th from 7-8 pm (English)
- All course selection Google forms are due February 26th.
We are looking forward to a successful transition to Poe!
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.
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