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In this message you will find information regarding:
- Kiss and Ride
- weCare@school
- Health Information
- Digital Resource - Parent Permission
- Social and Emotional (SEL) Screener
- Advanced Academics Program (AAP)
- ParentVUE/Schoology
- Mutlilingual Family Podcasts
- Here Comes the Bus App
- CFES Job Opportunities
- PTA Information and Spirit Wear Order
- PTA Spirit Night!!
FCPS School Calendar 2021-22
October 11 - No School- Student Holiday
October 23- Real Assistive Technology for Everyone (RATE) Conference
For more information and register for this conference, visit our 2021 RATE Conference page.
October 29 - End of First Quarter - 2 Hour Early Release
November 1 and 2 - Student Holiday
Dia De Los Muertes
November 4- Diwali
New traffic pattern starting Tuesday! Thank you to families who have helped us by coming to Kiss and Ride at or after 3:45. We have notice a difference in traffic. Starting Tuesday we will be trying a new pattern in Kiss and Ride which will allow us to have two flows ow drop off and arrival. We ask that families slow down and pay attention as you arrive to kiss and Ride. You will arrive the same way, but as you get to closer to Door 3, you will be directed to one of two lanes. Three cars will be dismissed at a time from each lane. A staff member will direct you on the new pattern.
Thank you for your patience as we make Kiss and Ride an efficient process.
Fairfax County Public Schools is committed to ensuring that the climate in all FCPS facilities is safe and secure. In support of this goal, FCPS provides weCare@school (weCare), an emergency care information system, available to FCPS parents and guardians who have registered for their own Parent account. weCare helps manage emergency medical information by enabling parents to enter and update their children’s medical data at their convenience online. Contact information provided automatically enrolls parents to receive eNotify communications from the district and their child’s school. eNotify is the communications tool for FCPS emergency, attendance, and essential outreach messages. Messages are sent via e-mail, telephone, and SMS.
In ParentVUE you will click on the FCPS Links on the left hand side menu.
Daily Symptom Check
Parents are asked to screen their children every morning before sending them to school. If you have any questions about whether your child is able to come to school based on symptoms or exposure, please call the office. Please review this link as you make decisions for school attendance. Daily Health Screening Please do not send your child to school if they have been identified as a close contact to COVID case. Please do notify administration if your child is pausing at home due to an exposure. Important! A negative COVID test does not clear your child to return to school. A physician must complete return documentation when students receive the sick student notification form.
Sick Child at School ~ Guidance for Return to School
If your child is sent home from school with COVID like symptoms, parents must have a physician complete the Return to School form with appropriate documentation. Please do not return to school without the form completed by a care provider and appropriate documentation.
Administrative Verification Process for Return to School After Sick Student Notification from the School
The Sick Student Notification is received by a parent when your child shows any symptoms while present at school. This form is required for return to school with physician completion. It must be returned directly to an administrator before your child can return to school. Parents should not send children on the bus or drop at kiss n ride without having an administrator verify completion of health return documentation. An email with a photo of the documentation or checking in the office with your child on the morning of return will meet this expectation. Students without the correct clearance will not be allowed to return to class.
Guidance for Families ~ Pause, Contact Tracing and Quarantine
Guidance for families regarding pause, quarantine, contact tracing and close contacts and the meaning and impact of each of these, please see the following resource: Pause, Contact Tracing, Quarantining
COVID Notifications Update for FCPS
If there is a new COVID case within the school, we will send out a community notification on Friday or the last day of school for the week.
FCPS is committed to supporting the well-being of all students and building caring school cultures that foster mental wellness. This year, students in all grades will have the opportunity to participate in a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener. SEL skills include self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.
The screener will review these skills, as well as students’ relationships, feelings of belonging, feelings about their school environment, and mood. These skills are important for collaboration and perspective taking. They help students manage their feelings, address challenges, and reach their goals.
Teachers will complete a survey on their observations of students' skills and experiences for students in grades K-2 in the winter and spring. Students in grades 3-12 will reflect and report on their own skills and experiences in the fall, winter, and spring. The SEL screener allows staff to gather information regarding student strengths and needs, thereby enhancing programming for schools, classrooms, and individual students. Results will be shared with parents and guardians following each assessment window.
Students in grades 3-6 have brought home more information in their Tuesday Folder on September 7, 2021. More information about the SEL Screener is available online.
At Cardinal Forest Elementary School, our teachers will use a variety of digital resources to support student learning and promote communication and collaboration with students and families. Some of the digital resources your child may use this year will require your consent before they can be used. You can find our school’s list of the resources that require parental consent here:https://cardinalforestes.fcps.edu/adopteddigitalresources Additionally, you can find more information about approved digital resources in FCPS here: https://www.fcps.edu/resources/technology/digital-resources.
Included on this page is also a link to a form where the enrolling parent or guardian will need to indicate whether or not their student is allowed to use the list of digital resources this year. This page also provides more information about how FCPS carefully reviews digital resources for approval and why we must request your consent before using certain tools. We encourage you to complete the parental consent for digital resources form as soon as possible, as your child will not be able to use the digital resources until we have received your permission. Please reach out to your child’s teacher if you have questions or concerns about the digital resources we’ve chosen to use this year.
Grades 3-8 –Identified students receive AAP curriculum lessons full-time. Programming has increased depth, complexity, and pace in all academic content areas.
Identification Schedule: Fall 2021
Use Activation Code to create ParentVUE account
Once you receive activation letter, your SIS Parent account will provide you with online access to update emergency contact information, connect with the school and teachers through Schoology, and review grades.
Only one request needed per family needed as your account will allow you access to all of your children’s information. Please note that the page is available in multiple languages (see image below)
ParentVUE Login
 Students, families, and staff throughout FCPS and in our school community will use Schoology (prounounced /SKOO-luh-jee/) as our learning management system.
Please access THIS LINK to learn more about your parent account and how you can view your child’s courses, assignments, calendars and more!
The video includes a transcript below that can be translated into the language of your choice.
For further questions or support, please contact our School Based Technology Specialist, Michele Meshover at mmeshover@fcps.edu.
Listen and subscribe to a FCPS Multilingual Family Podcast to hear timely, important information related to school news! The podcasts are produced in conjunction with the Office for ESOL Services and the Office of Professional Learning and Family Engagement. The goal of every podcast is to help families access key resources and understand how to best support their children’s education.
Listen and Subscribe Here
Know when your bus is approaching your stop. Here Comes the Bus® app is a school bus tracking app that can simplify morning and afternoon routines for parents and students by giving them real-time bus location and text or email notification alerts, helping them get to the bus stop on time. Here Comes the Bus® utilizes our GPS data and an easy-to-use customizable map that works on one or multiple devices, such as a tablet or smartphone.
How to Get Started
Cardinal Forest ES is looking for friendly, energetic Student Monitors to help maintain the Cardinal Way of respecting themselves, others and property. A passion for learning and a love of working with children is a must. Duties include providing supervision of students throughout the school day to include the classroom, hallways, lunch, recess, specials and assist with arrival/dismissal.
If interested please contact Mr. Baires at gbaires@fcps.edu
Cardinal Forest ES is looking for a friendly, energetic dining room assistant to help maintain expectations of cafeteria behavior and student safety. We are looking for someone who is patient and loves working with children. Job duties include assisting students during lunchtime, supervises student clean-up, keeps order, and dismisses students to their teachers. This is an hourly paid position, Monday - Friday, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm.
If interested please contact Mr. Baires at gbaires@fcps.edu
It's not too late to join the PTA!
Just $15 for individual membership, or $25 for a family membership. You can join online at cardinalforest.ptboard.com
Kids mask drive to help the school. Drop off either fabric or disposable masks at the school, or order from the Amazon wishlist to be sent directly to the school. https://amzn.to/3hdKWgP
Don't forget to like our new PTA Facebook page to stay up to date. https://www.facebook.com/RedBirdPTA
Donations Needed!
The PTA is devoted to keeping up the morale amongst the CFES Staff.
We need your help by donating yummy snacks and coffee bar supplies using the Amazon Wish List
Spirit Wear Order 2021-22
SPIRIT NIGHT! FOOD TRUCKS! October 14th!
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