Dogwood Digest - 3/18/2021

Dear Dogwood Families,

Our hearts are so full this week!  It has been incredible to launch concurrent instruction in grades 3-6 and welcome our in-person students in those grades back to the building.  It has been a long and windy road over the last year with multiple stops, readjustments, and pivots to get us to this milestone.  We recognize that these changes, pivots, and readjustments have had an impact on you and your family.  We want to thank you for your patience, communication, and flexibility as we worked both as a school division and as the Dogwood ES community, to return our Dragons to the building while ensuring the health and safety of everyone.

As always, please let us know if you have any questions, celebrations, or concerns. Thank you for all your continued support and partnership.

Your Dogwood Administrative Team,

Rachel Charlton          Katie Aldridge                 Kim Seck

Acting Principal           Assistant Principal          Assistant Principal

Celia

 

Congratulations to our very own Mrs. Celia Osegueda who was named the 2021 Region 1 Outstanding School-Based Operational Employee! Mrs. Osegueda was presented with an award by our Region 1 Assistant Superintendent, Mr. Douglas Tyson and celebrated by colleagues this past Tuesday.  When you see Mrs. Osegueda, please congratulate her!


Return to School Reminders

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Return to School Guides

Dogwood Family Partnership Handbook

FCPS Return to School Family Guide

 

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Return to School Town Halls

 

Dogwood Family Town Hall Recordings

Groups 1-5 (EHS/HS/Kindergarten) Town Hall Recording

Groups 6 (Grades 1 & 2) Town Hall Recording

Group 7 (Grades 3 - 6) Town Hall Recording

Whole School Return to School Town Hall Recording

 

Return to School Mitigation Strategies

 

All students will be required to wear a mask, properly over their mouth and nose all day, except when eating. Students who are unable or unwilling to comply with this mitigation factor will be required to attend school virtually until they have learned to tolerate mask wearing. This will ensure a safe environment.

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Join Us For Chick-fil-a Spirit Night!

Please join us for a Chick-fil-a Spirit Night Fundraiser on Tuesday, March 23rd from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the Village Commons location:

12160 Sunset Hills Road, Reston

25% of all product sales will support Dogwood! If you order through the app, please be sure to mention the fundraiser in the comment section or if ordering in person/drive thru remember to say you’re ordering for Dogwood!! Can’t wait to see you there, Dragons!

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IB PYP Verification Visit

Dogwood is currently a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme.  We began our candidacy in March 2017.  After four years, we are finally in the final stages of our candidacy!  In June, we submitted our application stating that we are ready to become an authorized IB PYP school.  

On April 8 and 9, we will have two IB educators visiting Dogwood virtually as part of our verification visit.  This is the final step before we can become an authorized IB PYP school.  During this visit, the IB educators will have the opportunity to virtually visit classrooms and talk to our staff, some students, and some parents.  We are looking forward to this visit and the opportunity to share our learning and work from the past four years.  

A few months after this visit, we will receive feedback and hopefully acknowledgement that we are an authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme school.  We would become just the second authorized IB PYP school in Fairfax County!  

If you have any questions about our journey or the visit, please reach out to our PYP Coordinator, Adrienne Schumer at acschumer@fcps.edu.


Dogwood Technology Solution Station

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The Solution Station remains available from 9:00 am - 11:00 am on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and no appointment is necessary.  


Tech Support for Families

Help for troubleshooting issues you may experience can be found on FCPS’s website: Tech Support for Families. It may be very helpful for students to bookmark this site, as it will help solve most common problems. 

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Stay in Touch

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Social Media: Follow @DogwoodFairfax on Twitter or @Dogwood.Fairfax on Facebook

Email Updates: Sign up for Dogwood News You Choose to receive weekly updates

On the web: Check out the Dogwood website and FCPS website for updates.


Upcoming Events

Thursday, March 18th - FCPS School Board Regular Meeting 7:00pm

Wednesday, March 24th - Dogwood Virtual Family Wellness Chat 6:30-7:30 pm

Friday, March 26th - Third Grading Period Ends - Two Hour Early Release 1:30pm

Saturday, March 27th - April 4th - Passover

March 29th - April 2nd - Spring Break - No School 

Wednesday, April 14th - Dogwood Virtual Family Wellness Chat 12:00-1:00 pm

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