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October 11: Student Holiday
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Arrival and Dismissal Reminders
Please make sure to use the crosswalk and follow the directions of the crossing guards as to when it is safe to cross Meeres Road. Families should not be crossing the street unless it is the designated crosswalk.
Primary Kiss and Ride: We will be staging cars for Kiss and Ride arrival and dismissal on Woodlawn Road. In the morning, parent cars in the lot do not allow faculty access to the lot and open parking spaces. We appreciate your cooperation!
We have worked with FCPS Safety and Security, as well as the MPs to support a safe and efficient arrival and dismissal process for the nearly 1400 students who attend school on the Fort Belvoir campus. As always, we are so appreciative of the support of our Police Department in directing traffic. Their main goal is to create a safe environment for our students, families and staff as they arrive and dismiss from the school!
Lockdown Drill
Keeping students and staff safe is a priority for all of us. We have a crisis management and emergency preparedness plan for our school that is reviewed and updated regularly. Our plan includes procedures on how to respond to incidents such as fires and tornadoes. Students and staff regularly practice these drills every school year. We also practice lockdown drills.
A new Virginia Law (22.1-137.2) requires schools to notify parents at least 24 hours before a school practices a lockdown drill. However, we are not required to share the exact date and time of the drill. We are required to practice lockdown drills two times a year. FCPS lockdown drills do not include any type of active shooter scenario training, they are instruction and classroom based.
We will conduct a lockdown drill at our school soon. Our pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students are exempt from mandatory participation in lockdown drills during the first 60 days of the school year. They will participate in our second and final drill later this school year.
Additional information on our lockdown drill program to include parent tips and FAQs can be found on the Emergency Planning and Crisis Response web page. After reviewing this content, you should discuss the value of these safety drills with your child.
Keeping our school safe and secure for all students and staff involves the participation of the entire school community, and we thank you for your help to keep our school safe.
Student Rights & Responsibility
FCPS’ updated Student Rights & Responsibility booklet is now available online and in the ParentVue section of the Student Information System (SIS). The SR&R booklet explains expectations for student behavior, and adult responses to enhance school safety and to create a fair, equitable, and supportive school environment.
Each year, we ask parents to review, sign, and return the SR&R to their child’s school. In ParentVue, you may now download and digitally sign the SR&R. Every parent/guardian with a ParentVUE account will see the SR&R upon login to ParentVUE until the SR&R acknowledgement has been completed.
Your name in the digital signature box must match the parent/guardian’s first and last name in SIS exactly before the signature will be accepted.
Please take a moment to log into ParentVue in your child’s SIS account to access the SR&R. Signatures are due by October 29, 2021.
Student Health
If your student is not feeling well, we ask that you please keep them home.
If your child will be absent from school, please email Primary's attendance at FortBelvoirPrimaryElem.Attendance@fcps.edu or call 703-781-2750 with the reason why your child is absent. Please be specific about the reason why your child will not be attending.
Please Complete your Health Information Form and Emergency Care Card
The Health Information Form (HIF) (SS/SE -71) and the Emergency Care Information form (SS/SE-3) provide valuable information regarding student health conditions. They help to identify students who may need healthcare support in the educational environment. Click on this link for step-by-step instructions to update your forms. You can update all of your children at the same time. Update your forms
Remember, you must be registered for your own Parent View account to access weCare. Need to register for a SIS Parent View account, or do you have a question about it? Click here: SIS Parent Account
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