Sangster News You Choose
Important Dates
March 22: PTA Restaurant Fundraiser, Auld Shebeen Irish Pub,11AM-9PM
March 23: Lake Braddock Pyramid Virtual Community Meeting, TIME TBD
March 25: FLE Grades 4th-6th Parent Preview Night, 6:30-7:30PM
(Details below)
March 26: End of 3rd Quarter - 2 Hour Early Release
March 29-April 2: Spring Break
April 5: Teacher Workday/ No School
A Message from Our Assistant Principals
It’s been an exciting week here at Sangster! On the same day we enthusiastically welcomed back our 3rd – 6th grade in-person students, Allison Jankovich was named the Region 4 Outstanding School-Based Leader! We are so incredibly proud of her dedication to the school community and her leadership during unchartered waters. We wish her luck moving forward as one of the five finalists for the district award.
It has brought us joy to observe our resilient teachers, students (both in-person and virtual), and staff as they’ve jumped into concurrent learning and continued to build classroom communities. We are amazed at the level of interactive and engaging lessons that are being done with students online and in class and the way our students are growing as communicators and critical and creative thinkers.
We are thrilled that next week all of our students will enjoy PTA sponsored virtual assemblies that focus on science while connecting with Positivity Project traits. Our K-3 grade teachers will share Nana Puddin’s "Gravity" production with their students throughout the week. This assembly, performed by award winning ventriloquist Dennis Lee, is an all-time favorite of Sangster students and teachers with its motivational content and engaging and humorous delivery. Our 4th through 6th graders will enjoy a live virtual assembly by Flow Circus entitled “The Science of Awesome" on the afternoon of Monday, March 22nd. Students will log in during their asynchronous school day to enjoy Flow Circus juggler and entertainer Paul Miller, as he integrates science content and the theme of resilience during his show. Students will receive information from their teacher about how and when to access the assemblies. Thank you so much to PTA for planning these wonderful events for our students!
As warmer spring weather approaches, we hope everyone is able to enjoy beautiful weather and the longer daylight hours.
Warmly,
Cindy Agner and Jennifer Redford
Assistant Principals
Arrival and Early Checkout Procedures and Kiss & Ride Information
To ensure the safety of our students and the community, please review these procedures for student arrival to and early checkout from school:
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Arrival
• The school day starts at 9:45AM. Students must be in their classroom by 9:45AM, or they will be marked as tardy.
• Any student arriving after 9:45AM must be escorted by a parent into the glass foyer where they will need to sign in their student in using the pink check-in slip at the check-in cart.
Early Checkout
• When checking out a student, please be prepared to show a photo ID into the camera, complete a pink checkout slip in the glass foyer, and then return back outside the building. Your student will be brought outside to you.
• Students must be picked up no later than 3:25PM, in order to exit the Bus Loop by 3:30PM.
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Reservation Drive: If you are choosing to park on Reservation Drive to walk your child to the building, please do not block any portion of a residential driveway.
Kiss & Ride
Thank you to parents and staff for a smooth week at Kiss & Ride. Please remind your child to continue to do the following:
• At arrival and dismissal, exit/enter your car from the curb.
• At arrival, have their mask on or in their hand.
If possible, please have your child practice buckling themselves in. We understand this may be a developmental skill, and please know we will continue to help, as needed.
FCPS Transportation
Bus Delay Notification System
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Stay up-to-date on school bus arrivals with FCPS' bus delay notification system. This system provides parents with timely notification of late bus route information. Parents may access the Bus Delay Notification System or use the FCPS Here Comes the Bus Mobile App to receive the delayed bus report. Morning route information will be available until noon. Afternoon bus route information will be available from 1:00-7:00PM.
E-Notify (BlackboardConnect) email messages will also be sent to announce bus delays. Need assistance or have questions? Contact the Transportation office listed for your school. For any concerns after hours (after 5:30 p.m.), contact FCPS Safety and Security at 571-423-2000.
Human Growth and Development FLE
4th-6th Grade Parent Preview Night
March 25, 6:30PM – 7:30PM
Students in Grades 4-6 participate in Family Life Education (FLE) instruction through their classroom teacher. Students in grades 4-6 receive instruction in a human growth and development unit. For more information about the FCPS Family Life Education program, please see the detailed grade-level program descriptions at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-family-life-education-fle.
We would like to invite you to join our Human Growth and Development FLE Parent Preview Night on Thursday, March 25th, 2021 from 6:30PM – 7:30PM. These links will be recorded and teachers can send out the link upon request.
4th Grade Link: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/5915c2c9d60144c9888b2f48a642fff1
5th Grade Link: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/fadcb1c6f59a4fa586df537d20336af3
6th Grade Link: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/2c3d0e32dc6c4ef784807ea071a50707
Parents/guardians who do not wish to have their child participate in FLE instruction may choose to opt their child out of any or all of the lessons. If you would like to opt your child out of one or more lessons, and have not done so already, please locate the forms at FLE Information and Opt Out Forms. You are welcome to drop the form off at school or take a photo and email Mrs. Hoelscher at mthoelscher@fcps.edu.
Lake Braddock Pyramid Community Meeting on Equity
March 23, TIME TBD (Virtual Meeting)
The Lake Braddock Pyramid is excited to hold our second pyramid-wide community meeting on equity with all of the Lake Braddock Pyramid School Principals. This virtual meeting will be focused on building a stronger understanding of equity across the PreK-12 learning continuum. During this conversation, you will learn more about the clearly defined and connected efforts of all eight schools within the pyramid in addressing equity-informed practices to ensure that all students feel welcome, and that inclusion remains at the center of our work.
More information about the start time of this meeting will be coming out shortly. Please use the this link to access the meeting.
Lifetouch Student Picture Distribution
In-person learners: Student pictures will be sent home with students.
Virtual learners: Student pictures are available for pickup from the school office from 10:00AM-2:00PM.
Yearbook Sales Still Open
This school year has been one for the record books; one that we will never forget! We want to celebrate and capture all the amazing moments in the Sangster 2020-2021 yearbook.
Families, we need your help! We need pictures, lots of pictures, to include student photos and candid shots. Be on the lookout each week for a weekly candid theme for the Sangster Shutterfly site. This week’s theme is Home Work Stations!
Yearbooks are available for preorder only, so don’t miss out! Purchases can be made online only. To order, click on the link: Lifetouch Yearbook order and enter the Sangster yearbook ID Code: 13246521
Deadline to Order Yearbooks is April 16, 2021 for $18.
Don’t miss out on ordering the 2020-2021 Sangster Yearbook!
Positivity Project
Week of March 14
Love of Learning
This week’s character strength is Love of Learning. Those with this strength enjoy learning simply for the sake of learning. They don’t need a prize or a high grade as a reward. Their reward is the process of doing the work and improving. People who love learning experience positive feelings in the process of acquiring skills, building on existing knowledge, or learning something completely new. Over time, individuals with this strength may develop deep and wide knowledge. Their knowledge enables them to make significant contributions to others’ understanding.
The site P2 For Families is available for connecting P2 to your home and you can learn more about the site here. Many of the slides are password protected and the password is P2 (case-sensitive).
Next Week’s Character Strength: Humor
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Sangster Tech Tips of the Week
Now Accepting Kindergarten & New Student Enrollments for 2021-2022
Do you have a child who will be five years old by September 30, 2021?
Please fill in the New Student Registration page located on the Sangster website. Your form will be submitted to our school Student Information Assistant, Marian Hoelscher, who will be able to assist you with the registration process.
To start the registration process, please complete and submit this form online: Kindergarten and New Student Registration form
Sangster Events Calendar
Subscribe to Sangster’s Events calendar to learn about all the great things happening at Sangster. Sangster Events Calendar.
News from the PTA
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The new Sangster PTA News You Choose announcement is sent out every Tuesday with information about PTA events and programs.
For more information on PTA activities, please see the “Weekly Email Update” heading on our PTA website: Sangster PTA website
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