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Dear Stenwood Families,
It has been a busy week in the Stinger hive as we prepared for many operational changes. We announced earlier this week that we have worked through the logistics to provide all current in-person students with four days/week of in-person instruction starting April 20th. This was no small feat and required a tremendous amount of planning, flexibility, and creativity from our staff. If your child is currently learning in-person, they might share with you that they are eating lunch or having recess in different locations or have other minor adjustments to their schedule and/or usual daily routines. Our teachers and staff will work with your child to adjust to any necessary changes in routines that had to occur to make this possible.
At the forefront of our minds throughout the transition was limiting the changes and impacts on our virtual learners. One change that we could not avoid is the consolidation of our virtual lunch bunches to include grade level clusters within the younger grades. Here is the updated schedule for Virtual Lunch Bunches:
K - 2nd Grade: Tuesday, 11:40 - 12:10 with Mrs. Herendeen
3rd Grade/ 4th Grade: Wednesday, 12:05 - 12:35 with Mrs. Herendeen
5th Grade: Thursday, 11:55 - 12:25 with Ms. Campbell
6th Grade: Friday, 11:55 - 12:25 with Mrs. Herendeen
Students in grades K - 4 may need to access their lunch bunch through a new link, so please be on the lookout for that information to be shared.
Our SOL testing schedule for students in Grades 3 - 6 has also been adjusted from what was previously communicated as a result of our operational changes. Virtual students will no longer be testing on Mondays, but will participate in testing at the school during the week in our school library. Please read the details in the forthcoming SOL Update eNotify. All participating 3rd - 6th grade families should mark their calendars with the finalized SOL dates for the school year:
SOL DATES
In today’s newsletter:
- Resources for Families
- Employment Opportunity: Work for FCPS
- Positivity Project: Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence
- Curbside Library Checkout
- Library Mystery Bags
- Don't Forget to Return Your Library Books
- Grab and Go & Meal Kit Sites
Erica Riley, Principal
esriley@fcps.edu
Twitter @esriley1
Meredith Mitchell, Assistant Principal
mamitchell@fcps.edu
Twitter @MereMitchellAP
Resources for Families
Technology Resources
RTS Resources
Employment Opportunity: Work for FCPS!
New employment opportunity in Fairfax County Public Schools
FCPS schools and centers will be hiring classroom monitors to provide in-person classroom assistance for students when a staff member remains virtual. If you would like more information about the position, please review the job description and qualifications online and apply if interested. Please feel free to share information about this opportunity with anyone else you think may be interested.
FPCS is seeking individuals to serve as substitute teachers!
Are you or somebody you know interested in substitute teaching with FCPS? Apply here or attend one of our Friday information sessions to learn more! To sign up for a session, visit our substitute information page here. Say Yes 2 FCPS!
Positivity Project:
Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence
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This week, we are focusing on the Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence. You notice and value the world’s beauty and people’s skills. You don’t take things for granted.
“Better to be blind and see with your heart than to have two good eyes and see nothing.”
~Helen Keller
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Questions you might enjoy talking about:
- What do you think it means to see with your heart?
- Why do you think we fail to notice the beauty around us?
- What can you do to start noticing that beauty?
Curbside Library Checkout
Stingers can now go to Destiny Discover, the library catalog, and put books on hold!
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Please note that the catalog may give you a pop-up message saying the book is ready – do not believe it! Only come to the school AFTER you receive an email from us letting you know the items are ready and what time you’ll be able to pick them up. Be sure to mark your calendar because after one week, the books will be returned to the library so other students may enjoy them.
Click here for directions on how to put books on hold.
Need to return books? You may return library books on Mondays from 2:30-3:30PM. Drop off location will be in the Kiss-n-Ride loop in the back of the school. As always, please contact Mrs. Cole, our librarian, if you have any questions.
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Library Mystery Bags
Need new books? Not sure what to search for in the catalog? Well, look no further – Mrs. Cole to the rescue! Fill out the appropriate grade level form and she’ll put together a “Mystery Bag” for your child. It might be great, or maybe not – but trying new things is what education and reading are all about.
(Note: Separate forms for K-2 and Grades 3-6)
Grades K-2 "Library Mystery Bags"
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Please fill out this form (Gr K-2) if you would like to request a "Mystery Bag" from the Stenwood Library. The "Mystery Bag" will include 5 books selected by Mrs. Cole. It may include a combination of Picture books, "I Can Read" books, Quick Reads (early chapter books) and/or Nonfiction books. |
Grades 3-6 "Library Mystery Bags"
If you need inspiration, you can look at the included pictures and/or access the Library/Materials Schoology course for a look at previous years’ pumpkins. As always, please contact Mrs. Cole if you have any questions.
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Please fill out this form (Gr 3-6) if you would like to request a "Mystery Bag" from the Stenwood Library. The "Mystery Bag" will include 3 books selected by Mrs. Cole.
Remember, if you have a specific book you are looking for, please log into the Destiny Catalog to place a book on hold. (Directions are in your grade level folder here in the Library Course.)
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WAIT FOR AN EMAIL BEFORE COMING TO STENWOOD
TO PICK UP BOOKS.
If you have a Yahoo email account, please check your spam folder. Yahoo is blocking emails automatically generated by the library software. If you are concerned that you missed a pick up time, please contact Mrs. Cole.
Questions? Please contact Mrs. Cole, our librarian, if you have any questions.
Don’t Forget to Return Your Library Books!
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While Mrs. Cole is happy that students are getting books during virtual education, she’s really happy when they come back so other students can enjoy them! You can return books during curbside pickup. See information above. |
If your child doesn’t know what has been checked out, they can log into Destiny Discover and see what they have checked out. As always, contact Mrs. Cole with any questions you have.
Grab and Go Sites
Please note that new Meal Kit distribution sites have recently been added, which allows families to pick up a week’s worth of food every Wednesday from 8:00am - 12:30pm (while supplies last), so check here for a meal kit location near you.
Here is our local Grab and Go food distribution bus route:
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Breakfast and lunch meals are offered Monday through Friday (excluding holidays). Breakfast and lunch are served at the same time. Breakfast and lunch are also offered at no cost to any student who attends in-person instruction at a school Monday-Friday. Meals for Saturday and Sunday are offered at sites and on bus routes every Friday. |
More information is available online here, or by calling the Office of Food and Nutrition Services at 703-813-4800.
Free/Reduced Lunch Applications are available for those who qualify and wish to initiate or renew their applications for the 20-21 school year. Your child(ren)’s application from last school year is only good for the first few days of this school year. You must send in a new household application for each school year. The application is available HERE.
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