Return to School Information
Dr. Brabrand met with the School Board yesterday and provided an updated draft return to school timeline. Final approval by the School Board will be on February 2nd. Additional information will be provided by FCPS communications.
New School Hours Effective February 16
K-6th grade 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
AM Preschool 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
PM Preschool 12:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
PAC 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
When students return to the school building for face to face instruction, our school hours will switch to the Hybrid Schedule for both in-person and virtual learning.
Health Commitment Form
FCPS will utilize a one-time parent-guardian health screening commitment form requiring parents and guardians to screen their child’s health daily before coming to school and require face coverings be used by students and staff.
If you have not completed the health commitment form for those students returning to in-person instruction, please complete it and email to our Registrar
HealthScreeningCommitment.pdf
Dining Room Hostess Needed
When students return to in-person instruction, we will have an opening for a dining room hostess. This is a daily position with hours from approximately 10:45am-1:30pm. This person needs to have a lot of patience, great rapport with children, be flexible and work in the cafeteria with a fair amount of noise/talking in the background. The hostess works with another hostess to help monitor student behavior, provide assistance to students, and facilitate having each class clean up their tables on the given schedule. This position is paid at an hourly rate of about $11/hour. If you are interested in this position, please contact the Deer Park office at 703-802-5000 and provide a copy of your resume and references.
End of 2nd Quarter Reminder
Today, January 22nd is the end of 2nd Quarter.
Monday, January 25th is a teacher workday
Progress reports for parents who have not chosen the "paperless option" will be mailed home the week of February 1st, 2021.
Go Paperless You can opt to "Go Paperless" for Secondary Report Cards and Elementary Progress Reports by clicking the checkbox just under your account details in your SIS Parent Account.
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Creative Corner |
Dear Artists and Families!
I have some exciting news for art! We will be working with modeling clay or Play-doh the first week or two in February!! Students were provided modeling clay in their art supply bag at the beginning of the year. If they no longer can find their modeling clay, Play-doh works great too!
We will be creating characters from the clay so make sure your artist is prepared with modeling clay or Play-doh. They will also want to have a piece of paper to work on as a mat so the oils don’t get everywhere. A plastic bag or tight container to seal up their clay after is also important.
Artists will also be asked to share their work on Padlet. I will create virtual art galleries so I can see their work and other students can see their masterpieces too! If you have not signed the Technology consent form…they will not be able to share their work as an artist. Please consider signing the tech consent or emailing me to give them permission to use Padlet. Have a wonderful day!!
Artfully,
Ms. Crabtree
Optional Virginia Early Childhood Family Survey
VDOE, UVA, and the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) want to learn about Virginia families’ experiences with the care and/or education for their young children (birth through kindergarten) this year. The Virginia Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDBB5) study wants to reach as many Virginia families as possible to better understand the experiences and challenges of families with young children in Virginia.
Parents of young children are invited to participate in this study by completing a voluntary and anonymous survey available at vafamilysurvey.info.
2020_family_survey_flyer.pdf
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DIY Conversation Heart Cookie Kit
Enjoy decorating cookies this Valentine's day and help support a local business and our school!
$25.00 includes 8 bare heart cookies, 4 bags of royal icing, and 2 edible red pens. Pre-order your cookie kit today!
For more information visit:
PTA cookie-making-kit
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PTA Meeting
The next PTA meeting will be Wednesday, February 3rd at 7:00PM. Please RSVP here to have the zoom link emailed:
PTA Meeting RSVP for zoom link
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KidSmartz Virtual Seminar
RSVP for this free seminar on Thursday, February 4th at 7:00PM by clicking here:
PTA RSVP for KidSmartz Seminar
KidSmartz is a child safety program that educates families about preventing abduction and empowers kids in grades K-5 to practice safer behaviors. This program offers resources to help parents, caregivers, and teachers protect kids by teaching and practicing the 4 Rules of Personal Safety using tips, printable activities, quizzes, articles, music, videos, and more.
Visit our PTA website for more information: https://www.deerparkespta.org/events/virtual-seminars
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Upcoming Dates
January 22 - End of 2nd Quarter/Early release at 1:30 p.m.
January 25 - Teacher Workday/No School for students
February 3 - PTA Meeting
February 4 - KidSmartz Seminar
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Contacts
Deer Park Attendance Phone Line: 703-802-5011
Deer Park Attendance mailbox: DeerParkES.Attendance@fcps.edu
Technology Support for Families/Parent Help Desk 1-833-921-3277
Bob D'Amato, Principal: rjdamato@fcps.edu
Heather Hitz, Assistant Principal: hahitz@fcps.edu
Cindy Jeter, Administrative Assistant: cmjeter@fcps.edu
Laura Zirzow, Student Information Assistant: lezirzow@fcps.edu
Leeza Wisniewski, Office Assistant: llwisniewski@fcps.edu
Diana Archilla, Parent Liaison: darchila@fcps.edu
Si tienen preguntas o necesitas mas informacion en Español, puedes comunicarte con Diana Archila- Parent Liaison por medio de su correo electronico darchila@fcps.edu
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