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Principals' Message
Dear Gunston Family,
We have been enjoying reading to our eagles at night to celebrate Read Across America week. The daily flipgrids have been awesome to watch. Please consider joining us tonight for our mystery readers and more great stories. Our students have been working hard during virtual learning and we are impressed with their discussions and projects. Third quarter interim reports should be emailed today. Please take this time to reflect with your children about their strengths and areas for growth. It is important that students are participating in class and completing their assignments. As always, if you have any concerns please reach out to the teachers so you can continue to collaborate together.
We are so excited that we were able to welcome back our kindergarten students and are prepared to bring back our first and second grade students next week. If you were not able to attend the community meeting, please watch the video to learn about how in-person school will be different. Please remember that the classes were changed based on preference information from July and October. We have rearranged classes and will not be able to honor all additional changes at this time. We have recently resent our letters stating the days your students will come to school if in-person was selected previously. Please note that if we are able to accommodate a change, it takes time and will not be immediate.
We look forward to our upcoming events that are scheduled for the rest of the year, such as virtual STEM Night and Heritage Nights. Stay tuned for more information!
Thank you for all you continue to do to support your children and teachers. We are in this together and love our Gunston family!
Warmly,
Ms. Rucinski and Mrs. Opie
Friday, March 5
Two hour early release for all students (1:30pm)
Morning Pre-K dismisses at 11:00am
Monday, March 8
Student Holiday for all students - no in-person or virtual learning
Teacher Professional Development
Tuesday, March 9
Grades 1 & 2 students return to in-person instruction
Return to School Timeline
March 9 Group 6: Grades 1- 2
(Students attending in person Tuesday/Wednesday will return March 9)
(Students attending in person Thursday/Friday will return March 11)
* Grades 1 and 2 will be Asynchronous on March 1, March 4 and March 5 for teacher preparation.
* Students will log in for morning meeting and hear instructions regarding asynchronous lessons for the day. There will be no small groups meeting on these days.
March 16 Group 7: Grades 3 - 6
(Students attending in person Tuesday/Wednesday will return March 16)
(Students attending in person Thursday/Friday will return March 18)
* Grades 3-6 will be Asynchronous on March 1, March 11, March 12 and March 15 for teacher preparation.
* Students will log in for morning meeting and hear instructions regarding asynchronous lessons for the day. There will be no small groups meeting on these days
Any family who requested their child to attend in-person should have received a letter reminding you of the days your child(ren) will attend in-person. If you previously chose in-person and did not receive a letter, or there were errors in your letter, please contact our office at 703-541-3600.
Please take a moment to log into your ParentVue acount to review your bus information if you selected transportation.
Return to School Community Meeting
Grade 1 - Grade 6
If you were unable to join this community meeting you may find a link to the recording here.
Food Distribution
Daily food distribution hours are 10:00am - 12:30pm for all daily grab and go and bulk meal kit sites. Gunston Elementary distributes bulk meals on Wednesdays.
Arrival/Dismissal Reminders
As more students join in-person instruction, it will take longer for buses and cars to load and unload.
The Kiss & Ride doors open at 8:50am and close at 9:00am. If you arrive after 9:00am you must park your car and escort your student to door #1 in order to sign them in late. In the afternoon, Kiss & Ride begins dismissing at 3:15pm.
Thank you for staying in your car and following the staff members' guidance as they direct you to pull forward.
Each family using the Kiss & Ride will need to have a tag displayed in their front windshield. Kiss & Ride tags are distributed through the main office.
Forms
In-person Learning Required Forms
*Forms only need to be completed one time, per child.
Prior to your child’s return to in-person learning, you will need to make sure that the following forms have been completed:
This document indicates the parent or guardian’s agreement and commitment to completing a daily health screening prior to sending the student to school and also to keep sick students at home.
Parents/guardians may access the document in their preferred language and will receive reminders in ParentVUE until the form has been submitted.
If you do not have a ParentVUE account, you may provide your commitment on a hardcopy form. You will find the commitment form and all translated versions here.
Students whose parent/guardian have not returned a signed Parent/Guardian Health Screening Commitment form will be required to complete a health screening until the form is received.
Signed forms can be scanned and sent to LCPresnell@fcps.edu
We cannot accept Emergency Care/Health forms that are not signed and dated within the 2020-21 school year (starting September 2020).
If you already have a Parent SIS account, you can go to weCare@school for detailed instructions on completing the emergency care form using FCPS 24-7 Learning (login with your ParentVUE credentials).
Signed forms can be scanned and sent to LCPresnell@fcps.edu. We ask that you please do not send in any photos of forms.
Medication
Parents will need to drop-off medications and the appropriate forms prior to their child returning to in-person instruction. Call the school for an appointment to drop off these items.
Do you have Return to School Questions?
Gunston Return to School Guide has all the answers!
Now Accepting Kindergarten/New Student Enrollments for the 2021-2011 School Year
Do you have a child that will be five years old by September 30, 2021? Do you live in the boundaries of Gunston Elementary School? To find out, use the FCPS boundary locator.
Please fill-in the New Student Registration page located on the Gunston website. Your form will be submitted to our school
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