January 22, 2021

Student Holiday

Students will not have virtual or in person learning on January 25th 2021. 

Digital Resources Consent Form

Please click on this link to complete the Parent Consent form for students to be able to use all of the FCPS- approved online tools listed on our school website! This form must be completed for each student.

Grab & Go Meals

Every Wednesday, bulk meal kits with 7 days-worth of breakfast, lunch, snack, and supper will be available for students in your community.  This change will take effect on Wednesday February 3rd and will be updated on the FCPS food resource webpage - https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/food

 Library Curbside Book Pick Up 

Login to Destiny to put books on Hold and plan to pick up books the following week, Wednesday, January 27^th, 3:00-4:00, at the front of Bucknell. 

*Remember, there’s a sweet treat for all students who return their library books to Curbside Book Pick Up!

Directions and a recorded demonstration on how to login and put books on Hold for Library Curbside Pick Up are on the Blackboard 24/7 Library site.

Tips for Parents

Our Student Support Team has put together several tips to share with parents for virtual learning. This week they want to share some tips on: SLEEP!

• The recommended sleep hours for an elementary school child is 10-12 hours nightly.
• Develop a consistent bedtime routine (bath, brush teeth, a story, tuck into bed, etc.
• Think about allowing as much as a 30-minute winding down or calming down period.  Read with or to your child (older students can read by themselves to wind down too) and consider including a mindfulness or relaxation practice as a part of the routine.  Here is a 2 minute meditation for kids: https://youtu.be/9CdPQ7X1MzU, or use breathing as a way to relax by simply breathing in through your nose for a 3 count and then out through your mouth for a 3 count (this is great for kids and adults alike)
• Limit liquids two hours before bedtime
• No screen time one-two hours before bedtime

Special Education Parent Support Group Meeting 

Dr. Ashley Skinner, Procedural Support Liaison in the Office of Special Education, will be our guest speaker at our 2^nd Special Education Parent Support Group meeting on Thursday, January 28^th from 6:00pm – 6:45pm. She will be discussing Virtual IEPs and she will share supplemental resources for parents and the Parent Resource Center website. Please join us on the 28^th. A BBCU link for the meeting will be sent out via e-notify at 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. 

Student Transfer Renewal Applications Open February 15

A student transfer is valid for one year only. A parent or guardian must submit a renewal application each year for student transfer consideration. A renewal application may be submitted for students who continue to meet the same student transfer criteria as indicated on the original student transfer request. For students no longer meeting the same student transfer criteria, a new transfer request must be submitted.

All students will be considered eligible for student transfer renewal unless the principal indicates ineligibility in the Online Student Transfer Application Admin View or the student is not eligible for renewal e.g. graduating, moving from one level to another, or the transfer type does not allow, such as family relocation. 

Letters from the principal will be automatically generated from the online student transfer application in February for students eligible and not eligible for renewal and sent to the enrolling parents primary email address. 

For detailed information regarding the new renewal process, please view the Student Transfer Renewal Presentation.  

Technology Support

If your child’s computer is running slow or having connectivity issues, please leave the computer on overnight to be sure it is receiving the updates. In the morning, you will need to have your child restart the computer prior to Morning Meeting. You can also stop by our school parking lot and restart there. 

For Technology Help, please call      1-833-921-3277