 Forestville Elementary wishes all of our Cardinals and their families a very happy, relaxing, and safe Holiday Season!
December 20 – December 31 – Winter Break - School and Main Office Closed
January 3, 2022 - Students and staff return to school
I am happy to announce that Karin Meixner, our current cafeteria hostess, will be filling an additional role here a Forestville, as our part-time Family Liaison. Every school within FCPS has been awarded funds for a Family Liaison this year. Karin came to us last January as a classroom monitor, supported us in many roles and has learned a lot about our school. She lives within the Great Falls community and has kids in the Langley pyramid, which will assist her in her role as Family Liaison.
As our Family Liaison, Karin will be responsible for the following roles and responsibilities:
- Building relationships with and among parents, staff, and community members.
- Provide FCPS information and resources to parents.
- Facilitate home-school-community communication.
- Provide information about and connect parents to human services.
- Help parents feel welcome, trusted, and valued by the school.
We are excited that Karin will be taking on this additional role here at Forestville. She will continue to serve as our Cafeteria Hostess during lunch time throughout this school year but will start her role as our Family Liaison, as we transition back to school after Winter Break.
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Student Quarantine Options Now Include a 7-Day Timeline
CDC guidance allows for a reduction of the student quarantine period to seven days “when diagnostic testing resources are sufficient and available.” With FCPS now offering drive-through diagnostic testing at six sites across the county, in addition to the many alternative ways to access COVID-19 testing, FCPS is now providing the option for students who have been exposed to COVID-19 to return to school and in-person activities after seven days.
If your child is quarantined due to exposure at school, please keep them at home until one of the following quarantine periods is met:
- Seven days of quarantine, your child remains symptom-free AND you provide both: a negative COVID-19 test (Rapid Antigen or PCR) taken on day five of quarantine or later, as well as a copy of the FCPS pause letter indicating the return to school dates; or
- 10 days of quarantine, your child remains symptom-free AND you provide a copy of the FCPS pause letter indicating the return to school dates; or
- 14 days of quarantine and you provide a copy of the clearance letter (SARA-Alert) from the health department.
If your child is quarantined due to exposure outside of the school, please contact the school as soon as possible. The timeline for quarantine return begins when you alert the school. Keep your child at home until one of the following quarantine periods is met.
- Seven days of quarantine, your child remains symptom-free AND you provide both: a negative COVID-19 test (Rapid Antigen or PCR) taken on day five of quarantine or later, as well as a copy of the Return Letter for Exposures Outside of FCPS indicating the return to school dates; or
- 10 days of quarantine, your child remains symptom-free AND you provide a copy of the Return Letter for Exposures Outside of FCPS indicating the return to school dates (you must contact your school to request the letter at the beginning of the quarantine period); or
- 14 days of quarantine and you provide a copy of the clearance letter (SARA-Alert) from the health department.
The above options only apply to a student returning to in-person learning and school-sponsored activities. Other organizations, such as SACC, may have different requirements for return.
We continue to balance the need for students to have a high-quality in-person learning experience with student and staff safety. By adhering to our layered prevention strategies and increasing vaccination rates, we are all doing our part to keep schools safe.
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