The Girl Scouts recently donated 96 boxes of cookies to thank our teachers and staff for all they do all year. Thank you for the sweet treats!
We are excited to provide our Lees Corner community with a Scholastic Book Fair sponsored by our PTA.
This event opens tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and will take place outside on the sidewalk in front of our school. All FCPS protocols, including social distancing and wearing masks will be followed. Books of all kinds will be available for sale! Purchases may be made with credit card, eWallet (more info here), or personal check. You may also shop online at the Lees Corner Scholastic Book Fair website: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/leescornerelementaryschool
Click here to see the flyer with more information.
We still need volunteers during our Book Fair! Please use the link: https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/signup/1XLAPXgft if you are able to help!
Please contact Leslie Dunbar, Lees Corner Librarian if you have any questions: ladunbar@fcps.edu
SOL tests will be administered in May to students in grades 3, 4, 5, and 6.
If you filled out the form to refuse testing for your child, you will receive a confirmation email next week. If you did not fill out the form or notify your child's teacher of your decision to refuse testing, your child will be expected to take the SOL tests.
Virtual students who will NOT take the SOLs will be given the option of taking a remote test (not an SOL) to measure their progress this year. Families of virtual students who refused testing will receive an email with more information.
Virtual students will test on Mondays as listed below. We will email families to offer transportation services.
Monday, May 3rd--4th and 6th grade Reading
Monday, May 10th--3rd and 5th grade Reading
Monday, May 17th--5th and 6th grade Math
Monday, May 24th--3rd and 4th Math; 5th grade Science
Virtual students should arrive at school between 8:45--8:55 a.m. so testing may begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. Students will be offered a breakfast before testing begins. Most students will be finished with testing by 12:00 p.m. Lunch will also be available for all students or students may bring their own lunch/snack. Water bottles are permitted during testing.
If your child will need bus transportation, please respond to the email you will receive and indicate that your child will need to ride the bus on a Monday.
In-person students will test on a day when they are in school.
Attention! Curbside pickup will not take place during the Book Fair (April 24-May 3). Curbside will resume on May 10th, May 17th, and May 24th.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL LIBRARY BOOKS ARE DUE May 28th!
We are currently registering Kindergarteners for the 2021-2022 School Year. In-person registration is Monday, April 26. Please spread the word to friends and neighbors in the school boundary. The link for the Sign-up Genius for an appointment is https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4AA5AC2EABF58-kindergarten1.
Please call the office at 703-227-3500 or email jwboddie@fcps.edu for more information.
The Chantilly Pyramid will continue it’s annual tradition of highlighting post-secondary education through a College Spirit Day on Friday, April 30th!
Staff and students are invited to wear college gear, LCES spirit wear and/or colors. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in a staff-college trivia game where they can learn more about the college experiences from our own Lees Corner staff. The earlier a child knows and believes they can go to college, the more likely they will be to attend! The Google Slide trivia game will posted in Guidance Google Classrooms on Monday, April 26th. Trivia answers will be revealed on the 30th!
Walk In My Shoes program activities are designed to create more welcoming school environments for all kids. Students will learn about challenges their peers face on a daily basis, develop empathy and compassion, and learn strategies to support their peers.
- Increase knowledge--by providing information about learning differences, developmental challenges, and medical issues;
- Build empathy--by providing opportunities to take the perspective of others;
- Build skill--by helping students identify strategies they can use to support a friend.
http://walkinmyshoesprogram.org/
April is Autism Awareness Month. People with autism are in our schools, our workplaces, everywhere. Understanding autism helps us strengthen our relationships and our communities.
Here's a video explaining autism, based on the book A Different Kind of Brilliant.
https://youtu.be/y6g8QHWkKZU
Looking for a fun summer camp that includes bussing and a full day of specials (art, dance, music, and theater)? FCPS is having IN PERSON Institute for the Arts (IFTA) this summer! There are 4 weeks of camp being offered this summer with local professionals and teachers. Come learn some new things!
For current 2nd – 5th Graders:
https://www.fcps.edu/academics/summer-learning-programs/camps-and-institutes-elementary-institute-arts-e-ifta
For current 6th – 11th Graders:
https://www.fcps.edu/academics/summer-learning-programs/camps-and-institutes-institute-arts-ifta
If you have any questions you can email Ms. Kmetz lekmetz@fcps.edu or IFTA@fcps.edu
As we strive to keep Lees Corner as safe as possible, it is a good time to review the Health Screening Commitment Form. that was signed and submitted for in-person instruction. The document is an agreement to screen your child each morning for possible symptoms and to keep them home if any of the following symptoms are present:
Feeling feverish and/or having chills (if documented temperature/fever of 100.4F or greater)
- A new cough not due to another health condition
- Fatigue (more tired than usual)
- Nasal congestion or runny nose
- Headache
- A new sore throat not due to another health condition
- New chills not due to another health condition
- New muscle pain not due to another health condition or that may have been caused by a specific activity such as physical exercise
- New loss of taste or smell, new onset of poor appetite or poor feeding
- Abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting
The commitment form is also available in English, Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Spanish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
Let’s work together to keep Lees Corner safe!
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