Family Life Education Opt-Out Forms
Family Life Education Opt-Out Forms for Grades K-6 Due Friday, January 22nd
In the next few weeks, students will be participating in the Emotional and Social Health Units (ESH) which are part of the Family Life Education Curriculum (FLE).
For more information on what this curriculum entails, you can access the following resources here or by grade level:
Opt-out forms for the lessons can be found here: here.
These forms were sent home earlier in the year. If you would like to opt-out please send to the school by Friday, 1/22. Students who opt out will be given other activities in which to participate during the FLE time.
Our Parent Night will be held next Tuesday, January 19th. (Link Here)
If there are any questions, feel free to reach out to Mrs. Gadd, Lead FLE Teacher, Mrs. Opie Lead FLE Administrator.
Technology Corner
January Technology Tips for Parents
One big lesson of tech is that there is never just one way to do something. Shortcuts and tricks abound and can be super helpful. Here are a few.
Shortcuts in Chrome.
- Ctrl+h to open your Chrome browser history
- F1 opens Chrome Help in a new tab
- Ctrl+Shift+T opens the last tab closed (my favorite)
- Ctrl+N opens a new window
- Ctrl+0 returns everything to default size (ctrl+ + for bigger, ctrl+ - for smaller)
- Tab moves between clickable boxes on the page
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And the most used - Ctrl+c, Ctrl+v
FInd many many more here. Choose just one or two to get started.
Try some of these helpful techniques for more efficient searching in Google:
- Use tilde (~) before a word to include any synonyms of something you are searching. Examples: ~gifts pulls up presents, trinkets and shopping ideas ~pasta also pulls up noodles and spaghetti
- Put a dash (also known as a minus sign) before any words you want left out of a search. I frequently use -pinterest before searches so I don’t pull up anything from a site that I don’t use.
- Use quotation marks around a whole phrase or full name in a certain order to search so it doesn’t just find the individual words. Example: “John Z. Smith” or “apples and oranges”
Find more here
Top laptop troubleshooting go-tos:
- Restart/reboot your computer
- Ask a friend or parent
- Google the issue
- And for FCPS laptops put in a ticket (info on front page of Gunston website)
Most of the time you can solve your issue with one of these techniques.
Digital technology is great, but make sure to take time away from it too. Play outside or turn on some music and get out some playdough.
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Greetings from the Art Room
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Gunston Students will be creating COLLAGE ARTWORKS (cut and glue paper art). We began working with collage materials this week.
Please make sure your child has their own personal art supplies to work with during Art class through the months of January and February. They will need the following supplies, and the supplies should be kept in a bag for use during each weekly art class.
- Construction Paper (variety of colors)
- Child Size Scissors
- Glue Stick
- Sketchbook of white paper (the same book/paper they have been using for drawing)
- Bag to hold all supplies/cut papers together between art classes
*NOTE: A small baggie of construction papers was given to each student with other supplies during laptop distribution at the beginning of the year. Scissors and glue sticks are on the student grade level supply list. The local dollar store also carries supplies. If you are still in need of supplies, please contact Mrs. Gorham at ahgorham@fcps.edu.
Thank you so much!
Free Meals and Fresh, Local Fruits and Vegetables Offered in January and February
The Office of Food and Nutrition Services will also be distributing fresh, local fruits and vegetables at the bulk meal kit sites throughout January and February. Families that pick up no-cost meals from these sites will also be provided a whole, fresh fruit or vegetable sourced from a local farm for each child, along with an activity sheet and recipe for that item. This item will vary each week, and will be available on the following dates:
- January 19 (please note that distribution will be on Tuesday 1/19 as Wednesday 1/20 is a school holiday)
- January 27
- February 3
- February 10
- February 17
Gunston Elementary is a bulk meal kit site. Families can pick up meals every Wednesday from 8:00am - 12:30pm. Meals in January and February will include fruits and vegetables from local farms.
Got Books?
Gunston Library Books are still available to borrow!
A rotating Monday schedule for curbside collection and neighborhood delivery continues. Watch student and parent emails for detailed information regarding pick up.
Directions on how to borrow books and access eBooks
1) Go to Google Classrooms.
If you don’t have a method, go to Gunston ES homepage, click on “Resources” at the top, click on the Google Classroom icon.
2) Open the Specials class (if there is a join button, click that first).
3) At the top of the page, click on “Classwork.”
4) Scroll down to Library and open “library information & links” and the link it opens.
You should now be in Mrs. McIntyre’s virtual library.
Kindergarten and 1st grade have a form to fill out. Grades 2-6 have directions on how to hold books.
Check your email on Friday. You’ll receive an email Friday if you have a book delivery on Monday. Be sure to check your spam folder. Neighborhood deliveries will be happening next on January 25 and February 8. Curbside at Gunston will be February 1.
Happy Reading
dhmcintyre@fcps.edu
Have you submitted your forms?
Important Upcoming Dates
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Monday, January 18 - no classes - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Tuesday, January 19 - FLE Parent Preview Night 6:00pm
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Wednesday, January 20 - no classes - Presidential Inauguration
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Friday, January 22 - 2 hour early release for students (1:15pm)
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Monday, January 25- no classes - Staff Development Day
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Monday, February 15 - no classes - Presidents' Day
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