The Lion’s Roar
February 19, 2021
Upcoming Events
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Friday, 2/26 – SCA Spirit Day – “Jersey Day”
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Wednesday, 3/3 – Grades 1 and 2 Virtual Return-to-School Orientation, 6 – 7 p.m.
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Friday, 3/5 – 2-hour early release, instruction ends at 2:15 p.m.
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Monday, 3/8 – Teacher Workday, no school for students
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Wednesday, 3/10 – Grades 3 – 6 Virtual Return-to-School Orientation, 6 – 7 p.m.
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Friday, 3/26 – 2-hour early release, instruction ends at 2:15 p.m.
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Monday, 3/29 – Friday, 4/2 – Spring Break, school and office CLOSED
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Monday, 4/5 – Teacher Workday – no school for students
In This Issue
- Yearbook Needs a Picture of Your Child - Deadline Extended to February 26th!
- Yearbooks Now On Sale!
- SCA Spirit Day – “Jersey/Hobby Day” – Friday, February 26th!
- Kindergarten Return-to-School Meeting Recording
- Calling All Kindergarteners for Next School Year!
- Updates to Rising 7th Grade Course Selection Information for Future Hayfield Hawks
- Lane Coders Returns March 1st!
- Help Wanted: Paid Lunchtime Support for Classrooms
- Parent Resources: Parenting Workshops, Social-Emotional and Mental Health Supports
- Community Resources
News & Notes
Lane Yearbook Needs a Picture of Your Child – Deadline Extended to February 26th!
Thanks again to all of the families who have already emailed a portrait picture of their child for the 2020 – 2021 Lane yearbook! In case you haven’t done so yet, please note that we’ve extended the deadline until the end of this month, Friday, February 26th!
Due to restrictions about outsiders on school campuses, we are not be able to have portraits taken by professional photographers as we usually do. In order for your child to have a current picture in this year’s book, we need you to take it. Please make sure we can see your child’s face clearly, and limit busy backgrounds or additional items in the frame.
Once you’ve taken the picture, email it to laneyearbook2021@gmail.com. In the subject line, include your child’s last name and teacher’s name. Please make sure the photos you share through email from your phone are “large” size or “actual size” so it will print well. If you are attaching a file from photos stored on your computer, please make sure the file is at least a size of 1 megabyte (1MB). Screenshots or copies of online photos (such as from Facebook or Twitter) are too small.
If we do not receive a current picture of your child, we may need to find a way to have him/her take a picture of him-/herself using the laptop camera or use his/her March 2020 portrait from last year’s Spring Picture Day (if your child was enrolled in Lane at that time). Please send in a current picture if you are able!
Feel free to share learning at home pictures, too. If you have questions, please contact our parent liaison and yearbook coordinator, Melanie Crosby Hardy at macrosby@fcps.edu.
Yearbooks Now on Sale - ONLINE ORDERS ONLY!!
School yearbooks are now on sale. The basic book is just $18. There are options such as imprinted name on the cover, extra autograph pages, and stickers you can choose to add.
PLEASE NOTE: All sales are online only. Ordering is simple: Just click this link to purchase and pay with your credit card. If you are not able to order online but would still like to order a book, please contact parent liaison and yearbook coordinator Melanie Crosby Hardy at macrosby@fcps.edu.
We will have a very limited number of books available for sale when they arrive in June. To guarantee your child receives one, please order in advance.
SCA Spirit Day – “Jersey Day” – Friday, February 26th!
All students are encouraged to celebrate their favorite sport or sports team on Friday, February 26th, by wearing a jersey or team spirit gear for SCA’s “Jersey Day”! Students who don’t have a jersey or aren’t into sports can wear something that represents their favorite hobby or just their favorite shirt. We hope your child will participate.
(Artwork courtesy of SCA Reps)
Kindergarten Return-to-School Meeting Recording
If you were unable to make it to the return-to-school virtual orientation meeting on Wednesday, you can listen to the recording here.
Town hall meetings will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. for parents/guardians of students in grades 1 and 2 on Wednesday, March 3rd prior to their return on Tuesday, March 9th and for parents/guardians of students in grades 3 through 6 on Wednesday, March 10th prior to their return on Tuesday, March 16th.
Calling All Kindergarteners for Next School Year!
Do you have a child who will enter kindergarten next year at Lane? Do you know of friends or neighbors who do? If so, we need your help!
A “Survey of Preschool Children” eligible for kindergarten enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year is currently being conducted. We request that parents of students eligible for kindergarten complete and return this survey to our school’s office. A child who will reach his or her fifth birthday on or before September 30, 2021, is eligible for kindergarten this coming fall.
Please return the survey by March 31st. You can fill it out online, save it as a PDF, and send it as an attachment to our registrar, Jami O’Hagan, at jjohagan@fcps.edu. You can also print and mail the form to the school or drop it off in person.
Please share this information with any parent of a rising kindergarten child in your neighborhood that may not have a child in our school and is not aware of this survey.
Thank you!
Updates to Rising 7th Grade Course Selection Information for Future Hayfield Hawks
If you have a sixth grader going to Hayfield next year, don’t forget that course-selection forms are due next week. Here are some important dates and times to keep in mind:
- The student Google form is due Tuesday, February 23rd. Counselor support will be available that day from 1 to 4 p.m. through this link: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/adfc5f234e604342b489bfead5d31edd.
- Once the Google form is complete, students must complete the course-selection application in their SIS Student VUE account. Counselors will be available to help with completing it on Thursday the 25th from 1 to 4 p.m. at this link: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/bb81e6bab6a441ad89450619fb11b528. Students must complete the application by the 25th.
If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Levy, Lane counselor, at dlevy@fcps.edu.
Lane Coders Returns March 1st!
Is your child interested in learning how to code to create animations, stories, and games? The Lane Coders Club will return on March 1st. We created several cool projects in 2020, and we can’t wait to create more in 2021!
Two virtual sessions will be offered:
- Grades 3 – 4, Mondays, 12 – 12:45 p.m.
- Grades 5 – 6, Mondays, 1 – 1:45 p.m.
If you are interested in joining Lane Coders, please complete this interest form.
About Lane Coders
The goal of Lane Coders is to encourage students to think creatively, logically, and to work collaboratively. We will learn how to code and create graphics by using the Scratch programming language and online community. All meetings will be on Google Meet.
Do you want to learn more about the Lane Coders? Visit their Google site or contact Dr. Ledesma.
Help Wanted: Paid Lunchtime Support for Classrooms
As students return to the building, Lane is looking for a “Cafeteria Hostess” to provide lunchtime support to teachers. There is no cafeteria usage this year due to the pandemic, but we need someone to cover classrooms during lunch so that teachers can eat. This a paid position with daily hours of 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. If you’re interested, please contact Mrs. Prahl at ccprahl@fcps.edu.
PTA News
Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 2nd, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for the March Lane PTA Meeting on Tuesday, March 2nd at 6:30 p.m. Here is the Zoom link to join.
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FCPS News & Announcements
Public Comment Opportunity: Review of the History and Social Science Standards of Learning
Which stories, events, individuals, and perspectives are centered in our history and social science curriculum? Whose stories are marginalized or missing entirely? What priorities should shape the design of curriculum standards? These important questions are key drivers of curriculum reform for cultural responsiveness in FCPS Social Studies.
FCPS students, educators, families, and community members may review and comment on the current standards via VDOE’s website. The public comment period is open through March 1, 2021. All comments received by that date will be considered for the review and revision of the History and Social Science Standards of Learning.
You may also email your comments on the current History and Social Science Standards of Learning to FCPSsocialstudiesreform@fcps.edu to share feedback directly with the team. Reviewing these comments will better enable the FCPS team to advocate for our community’s priorities and to support ongoing revision curriculum resources and related professional development.
Elementary Magnet Schools Information Nights This Month; Online Application Opens March 2nd!
Fairfax County Public Schools will be accepting applications for its elementary magnet school programs beginning Tuesday, March 2nd. Bailey’s Primary School for the Arts and Sciences will accept lottery applications for students who will be in kindergarten through second grade during the 2021-22 school year; Bailey’s Upper School for the Arts and Sciences will accept applications for students in grades 3 and 4. Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences will accept lottery applications for students who will enter kindergarten through fifth grade during the 2021-22 school year. Selection for available magnet school spaces is based on a lottery. Learn more about parent information nights and the magnet school lottery using this link.
Dual Language Immersion Program Application Window Closes for Rising Kindergarteners Soon!
Online registration for the county-wide lottery for Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) dual language immersion (DLI) programs is now open for rising kindergarteners. For more information, visit the FCPS website.
Applications must be submitted by 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 11th.
Parent Resources
Free Upcoming Webinars from the FCPS Parent Resource Center
“Is it Over Yet? How to Help your Child Cope with the Pandemic and the Eventual Return to Normalcy: A Webinar for Families,” presented by clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Bateman, Friday, February 26th, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
This webinar will focus on parenting strategies to help children cope with the challenges of the pandemic. Strategies include:
- Coping with general stress, changes in daily life/routine, uncertainty about the future, loss of regular activities and social interaction, virtual school, etc.
- Executive functioning to assist with the challenges of virtual school
- Managing anxiety about health and safety
- Building resilience in children to reduce risk of separation anxiety, social anxiety, etc. once the pandemic ends.
Register for Is it Over Yet? How to Help your Child Cope with the Pandemic and the Eventual Return to Normalcy: A Webinar for Families
Upcoming Adverse Childhood Events (ACE) Virtual Workshop for Parents – Monday, February 22nd, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
Research shows that frequent and prolonged exposure to adversity can create toxic stress, which may impact brain development, learning, and overall health. Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs) can create this stress. In this presentation, “Building Resilience and Promoting Healing in Children, Families and Communities: How ACE’s Impact Health and Well-Being,” parents will explore this important research, consider how their own ACE score impacts their parenting, learn how to promote resilience, and get strategies to protect children against the impact of ACEs. See the flyer for more information and session link.
Save the Date! 16th Annual Special Education Conference: “The Time for Inclusion is Now,” Saturday, April 17, 2021
This year’s conference will be VIRTUAL with a combination of synchronous (live) and asynchronous (recorded) sessions. Sessions will include a Student Strand for youth ages 14-22 and an Exhibit Hall and Inclusive Schools resources. Registration will begin next month.
For more information visit the Special Education Conference 2021 website. Email prc@fcps.edu or call 703-204-3941 with questions.
Mental Health Support Information
Community News & Events
Local Little League Now Registering Players
Central Springfield Little League (CSLL) is actively registering players from ages 4-14 for the upcoming 2021 season. CSLL won the 2020 National Little League A Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) and successfully completed a full, extended season last year with zero COVID-19 outbreaks for the league. Little League is a great way to make new friends, get exercise, learn the game, and learn life lessons along the way. If you are interested in more information, check www.csll.org or https://www.facebook.com/CentralSpringfieldLittleLeague, or you can contact the league president at president@csll.org.
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