Gunston Gazette
Annual Winter Wear Drive
We are getting in the giving mood and we hope you will join us…
Help spread warmth and cheer this winter by donating to our annual winter wear drive.
For our Winter Wear Drive: Donations of new hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, and socks are being collected. All sizes from children to adults are welcome. All donations will be hung on the Giving Tree in the front lobby.
Donations will then be distributed to those in need throughout our area through Lorton Community Action Center. Donations will be accepted until December 17th.
Thank you for your generosity during this season.
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Virtual Winter Concert
January 20, 2022
Featuring the glorious sounds of the Gunston Band, Strings and Chorus Ensembles
A link for the recorded event will be sent in the Gunston Gazette and posted in each of the ensemble's Schoology pages on Thursday, January 20, 2022. We cannot wait to share all of the music we have been making during the first
and second quarters!
-Mr. Benton, Mrs. Carlow, Ms. Hegre, and Ms. Szabo
Health Room Update
If your child received their vaccination, please consider keeping them home that day or the next day to monitor for any reactions. Reactions such as COVID related symptoms will require the student to be sent home for monitoring and require a negative COVID test or a physician’s clearance note.
Thank you for your cooperation!
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Level IV Advanced Academic Screening and Identification
Thank you to the families who joined us for the Level IV Advanced Academics Screening and Identification Meeting on Tuesday. The recording of the meeting is available at this LINK.
Parents/guardians of students in Grades 2-7 who would like their student to be considered for level IV full-time advanced academic programs may submit the AAP Level IV Referral Form to Melissa Chang (mschang@fcps.edu) no later than December 15. No late referrals for Level IV services can be accepted. Forms for full-time and part-time referrals are available on the AAP Forms Page.
Submitting a referral form for AAP Level IV will initiate a process that begins at the local school and is then completed at the central office level. Our school will put together a portfolio that includes multiple data which are considered holistically. At the central office level, a committee of professionals from various schools review materials to determine eligibility for level IV placement. Eligibility decisions are communicated by early April. Parents may request a copy of the portfolio that was submitted after they have been turned in for central selection by emailing Melissa Chang (mschang@fcps.edu).
For more information, there are parent presentations available on the FCPS AAP website (under “Presentations”) that contain information similar to our fall parent information meeting at Gunston.
Library Update
A security upgrade has been made. Students that want to log into the library catalog to place holds, read ebooks, and other functions, will need to use their FCPS Google account (id#@fcpsschools.net) to log in. The password will continue to be the FCPS network password. For any questions, please email our librarian at dhmcintyre@fcps.edu
Make-up Picture Day: December 7
Do you want Lifetouch to retake your student's picture? Simply return your original package on make-up day.
Absent on picture day? New student? Please ask the office for a picture day order form.
Need to update Emergency Care Information and Health Information Forms?
Complete Updates in WeCare
It is important that Emergency Care Forms and Health Forms for your student be up-to-date at the beginning of each year and throughout the year.
Both of these forms are available for electronic submission by parents within the WeCare@School module. Please find more information by clicking here .
 Lost and Found
Our lost and found is overflowing with jackets, sweatshirts and water bottles!
Please have your student check the lost and found for missing items. As a reminder, please make sure that student's hats, water bottles, and jackets are labeled with their names.
We Are Hiring!
Bilingual Family Liaison Needed
Do you have paid or volunteer experience working with families, schools or community outreach/organizing?. If yes, we need you on our team.
Family liaisons serves as a liaison among families, community, and school staff; facilitates communication and provides FCPS information and resources to families; encourages family engagement in student's education and connects families to what their children are learning, builds relationships with and among families, staff members, and community members; promotes understanding of families' cultural diversity; provides information about and connects families to human services; and ensures families feel welcome, trusted, and valued at the school.
Interested applicants should send their resumes to clbaltimore@fcps.edu. Please put Family Liaison at Gunston ES in the subject line.
Special Education Instructional Assistant
Do you have one (1) year paid or volunteer experience working with children or documentation of participation in any teacher education introductory course, including high school courses? If yes, we need you on our team!
Special Education Instructional Assistants performs a variety of paraprofessional curricular, instructional, clerical, and support tasks to support teachers and other professional staff in a general or special education classroom or learning environment; assists with the daily management of the students and classroom.
Interested applicants should send their resumes to clbaltimore@fcps.edu. Please put Instructional Assistant at Gunston ES in the subject line.
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December 7: Fall Picture Retake
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December 20-31: Winter Break. School will be closed for staff and students
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January 17: Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Holiday. School will be closed for staff and students.
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January 20: End of 2nd Quarter/Two-Hour Early Release. Students will be released at 1:25 PM. (No afternoon pre-school)
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January 21 & 24: Teacher Workdays. School will closed for students.
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PTA News & Announcements |
Thank you, GES Community!
Our Turkey Trot fun run and fundraiser was a huge success! We met our goal and continued to build our Gunston community and got a little exercise! Prizes will be sent home early next week for our top 10 fundraisers and every eagle that raised at least $40.
The Gunston Holiday Shop is coming!
The PTA is proud to announce that our Gunston Holiday Shop is back this year, in-person and on-line. The holiday shop is designed to allow the students to select their own special holiday gifts for their family and friends. Please consider volunteering to work in this year’s shop https://signup.com/go/trkKrSK.
The Holiday Shop will be open December 9-13 for shopping during the school day. Your child’s teacher will let you know what day they plan to attend the Holiday Shop.
The PTA is also holding a special parent/child after school shopping event Tuesday, December 14 from 3:45-6:30. Please look for more details in your child’s Thursday folder.
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