Mosaic Matters - October 8, 2021

Photo of staff with their new shirts

Mosaic staff showing off their new spirit wear!


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Dear Mosaic Families,

In an effort to maintain safe arrival and dismissal procedures for our students and staff, we are asking families to NOT use Kingsbridge Drive for an impromptu kiss & ride line. This is causing unsafe conditions for both our students and staff, our bus riders, for families that live on/near Kingsbridge Drive, and for student walkers that use Kingsbridge Drive on their way to school. We encourage everyone to use our main kiss & ride line, on Mosaic school property, for morning arrival and afternoon dismissal. We have been notified by the Fairfax County Police Department that tickets may be administered for cars/drivers posing unsafe conditions on Kingsbridge Drive.

Thank you for your continued support, and for helping us keep our students and staff here at Mosaic Elementary safe.

-Mosaic Elementary Administration


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WOW!

"Mosaic Elementary ranked first among public elementary schools in Fairfax County, according to Niche's 2022 Best Schools and Districts Rankings...Mosaic was sixth among 1,118 elementary schools and 22nd out of 1,115 in elementary school teachers [in Virginia]." Read the article in the Patch to learn what other FCPS schools made the list!


info for parents

Advanced Academic Programs Information

Parents and guardians are invited to a virtual meeting via Zoom to learn more about the screening and selection for Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) in FCPS. The meeting will be recorded if you are unable to attend. If you have any questions, please contact our Advanced Academics Resource Teacher (AART), Kristine Choi, at kvchoi@fcps.edu or by calling (703) 937-1633.

Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Time: 6:00 PM

Where: Zoom (Join Link)

The links for the virtual meetings are also on our website under Events. All recordings and slide decks will be posted to the Advanced Academic Program folder in the Mosaic Parent Schoology course; parents log in with their SIS ParentVue account information. 


Movie Night

Community Movie Night

Fairfax HS DECA and Fairfax City Parks & Recreation are hosting a movie night!

When: Saturday, October 16th from 6:45pm - 11:45pm

Where: Fairfax High School football field

What: Hotel Transylvania (PG) at 6:45pm and Lights Out (PG-13) at 9:00pm

Cost: FREE

Fairfax DECA will be selling pizza, Rita's ice, general concessions, and glow sticks at the event.


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Technology Reminders

Helpful tips for students in Grades 3-6:

  • Laptops should be charged every night at home; charger can stay home.
  • Laptops should be shut down when in a backpack or in a laptop case to avoid overheating.
  • Laptops should be restarted at least once a week to get updates.
  • Clear the cache in Chrome once a week to help Chrome work properly.
  • Only log into Chrome with FCPS Google Account.
  • Keep liquids and food away from laptops.
  • Laptop issues? Students should let their teacher know as soon as possible.
  • More helpful tips can be found on the Student Laptop Responsible Use webpage.

Upcoming Events

October 11 - NO SCHOOL - Student Holiday

October 12 - Screening and Selection for Level IV 6:00 PM (virtual via Zoom)

October 19 - PTA Meeting 6:30 PM (virtual via Zoom)

October 29 - 2 Hour Early Release - End of 1st Quarter