Kindergarten students enjoy playtime in the classroom.
Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week and we invite you to join us and the PTA in celebrating our amazing teachers. Here's what we have planned:
Virtual Monday: Messages of Appreciation! Email your teacher(s) and share with them your favorite memory or a message sharing how much you appreciate them!
Tuesday: Wow, That’s Cool! Use sidewalk chalk, markers, paint, or anything you have on hand to draw your teacher(s) a picture or write a message and post them to the LCES Facebook page!
Wednesday: My Pleasure! Let’s all show our support and appreciation to all our staff and teachers by wearing our school colors.
Thursday: Mixed Bouquet! Take a photo of flowers, a photo of you holding flowers/draw a picture and email it to your teacher! You may also bring in a flower for your teacher!
Check out the flier here.
Our book fair will soon be ending but you have two more shopping opportunities:
Saturday, May 1st 10-2
Monday, May 3rd 10-3
This is a great time to stock up for summer reading!
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.
Do you have a rising Kindergartner? We are currently enrolling for the 2021 – 2022 school year. The student must be five by September 30, 2021 to qualify for Kindergarten. Documentation required for enrollment includes the most recent physical examination with record of immunizations, birth certificate, and proof of residency/Deed or Lease.
For more information and to start the registration process, please visit our website at https://leescorneres.fcps.edu and submit a new student registration intake form.
Additional information is available at https://www.fcps.edu/registration/kindergarten-registration.
We would appreciate your assistance in sharing this information with neighbors who have preschool children or who are new to the area. Please encourage them to visit our website or contact our Registrar, Jill Boddie for enrollment information. She can be reached at 703-227-3519 or jwboddie@fcps.edu.
SOL tests will be administered in May to students in grades 3, 4, 5, and 6.
If you did not fill out the form to refuse testing 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. Families who need bus transportation should email latapper@fcps.edu.
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.
In-person students will test on a day when they are in school.
Attention! Curbside pickup will take place from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM on the following dates:
May 10th
May 17th
May 24th
PLEASE NOTE: ALL LIBRARY BOOKS ARE DUE May 28th!
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, and it is a great opportunity for us all to learn more about how people with autism see and experience the world. The more we understand, the better we can support one another.
Did you know that the character Julia on Sesame Street has autism? Julia and Elmo are great friends! Here's a video about Julia:
https://youtu.be/dKCdV20zLMs
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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