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Spring time is coming soon! We're so excited to see flowers in bloom!
What's Happening at Mount Eagle
March 5, 2021
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Reminders for this Friday & Monday
This Friday, March 5 is an early-release day. Instruction will end at 1:30pm. Teachers will have professional learning in the afternoon. Monday, March 8 is a teacher workday. There will be no morning meeting or attendance taken.
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Grades 1 & 2: In-person students ready for next Tuesday
Families whose Grade 1 & 2 child will be attending in-person will receive an email with details about arrival, dismissal and expectations for lunch & recess. Please look for the email from Ms. Consolla.
Schedule Changes Beginning on Tuesday
As we begin to transition to concurrent learning, there will be some schedule changes for ALL students in Grades 1-6. And some things will stay the same.
What's the same?
Everyone will begin class at 9:00am with morning meeting.
Grades 4-6 will still have their lunch break from 11:30-12:30pm.
Grades 3 & 4 will still have the same specials time.
What's different?
Grades 1-3 will now have their lunch break from 11:15-12:15pm.
Grades 1, 2, 5 & 6 will have new log-on times for their specials. The times are adjusted by 5-30 minutes. Please check with the schedule below and your child's teacher.
On Tuesdays & Wednesdays, online students will finish up by 3:20pm so that in-person students can prepare for dismissal.
There will be adjustments to some of the content times and breaks. Your child's teacher will share more information. We appreciate your flexibility as we all work through the transition to concurrent instruction on Tuesdays & Wednesdays.
How To Talk to Your Kids About Race
Thank you to all of the families who were able to join us for Dr. William’s presentation on How to Talk to Kids About Race last week with the other schools in our Edison pyramid. Dr. Williams has shared the recording of the content of his presentation which can be found here: https://virginia.zoom.us/rec/share/heOkpxd_gVgevEZ0cL-4BqjPW3fcunUlo6b9qvlcI-AREw28mP2mTBenCVFdYncf.JU4Rp7MJ3L0NyjEU Please use the passcode: ^.4$?i%x to access the recording.
Dr. Williams has also shared additional resources which can be found here.
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Masks: What's okay?
All students who come to school must have masks that fit their face snugly. Please do not give your child an adult mask that is too big. Also, masks with valves are not allowed at school. If your child needs a replacement mask during the school day, we can provide one. Masks must be worn on all buses and throughout the day, except for eating.
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Challenging Behaviors at Home
The Mount Eagle Student Support Team will be virtually presenting “Challenging Behaviors: Strategies for Home” on March 24th at 6 PM (English) and 7 PM (Spanish). All parents and caregivers are welcome to attend! We will be sharing how to identify a power struggle, different strategies to handle them, and the 1-2-3 Magic approach. A link will be provided closer to the presentation date. We can’t wait to see you there!
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Meal Pick-up Schedule
Grab & Go: Daily pick-up of breakfast & lunch
Meal Kit: Weekly pick-up of a kit that has 7 days worth of meals
NEW SCHEDULE
Every Monday- Friday: Grab & Go at 1:10-1:20pm.
Every Wednesday: Meal Kit from 8:00am - 12:30pm
Thank you to everyone for your flexibility. These changes have been made to better serve the community and to help with the transition to in-person instruction.
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Mental Health Support for Your Child
Does my child have a mental health concern? If this is a question you are wondering about, click here to find out what supports you can get here in Fairfax County, including crisis supports available 24/7
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Important Dates
Monday, March 8
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No school for students: Teacher Workday
Tuesday, March 9
- Grades 1 & 2 In-person students begin
Thursday, March 11 & Friday, March 12
- Grades 3-6 will have asynchronous days so that their teachers can prepare their classrooms for students to return to the building
Tuesday, March 16
- Grades 3-6 In-person students begin
Wednesday, March 24
- Parent Workshop: Help for Challenging Behaviors at Home 6pm English, 7pm Spanish. Link will be provided.
Spring Break: Monday, March 29 - Friday, April 2 plus Monday, April 5
Find Us on Facebook and Twitter
Our Mount Eagle PTO can be found in both English and Spanish on Facebook. In English, search for Mount Eagle Elementary PTO. In Spanish, search for Mount Eagle en Espanol. If you're on Twitter, you can follow @MountEagleES.
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Your Partners In Education
We are honored to work with your family this year and will work everyday to ensure a safe and positive learning environment for your child. We can't do it alone. Please contact us when there is a question or concern, especially related to bullying. As a parent, you will often hear about something before staff might. Thank you for all your support.
Jean Consolla, Principal
jtconsolla@fcps.edu
Kate Kirkland, Assistant Principal kekirkland@fcps.edu
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