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Welcome Miranda Goss! She has done a tremendous job jumping in and getting into the work. Many school staff have stepped up and supported in countless ways as Mr. Birge has made his transition to his new school. Thank you so much to our parents and PTA for the delicious breakfast on Wednesday – it was fabulous! Thank you also to everyone who submitted feedback to contribute to our Assistant Principal search – your input was valuable and is helping guide next steps.
Keep your eye on the weather this weekend, there is a potential for school disruption next week. See below for the planned schedule for Lemon Road during our virtual snow days ahead. Classroom teachers will email their classes regarding schedules. The Lemon Road website will be your starting place how to support your child with a virtual snow day. Here is the direct link.
Have a wonderful long weekend ~ Mrs. Castillo
In cooperation with the Fairfax County Health Department, this message is to inform you that more than one student, staff member, or visitor at Lemon Road has reported testing positive for COVID-19 during the week of January 10 – 14. If you have not been contacted by FCPS, your child is not considered a potential close contact to a positive case at this time. If any additional persons are identified as close contacts during the contact tracing and case investigation process, the Fairfax County Health Department or school will contact those individuals directly.
A close contact is any person, regardless of vaccination status, who is within six feet of a COVID-19 positive individual for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) K-12 Indoor Exception states students will not be identified as close contacts if they are at least 3 feet apart and consistently wearing masks in the classroom. (Adults are not included in this exception). If you have questions about COVID-19, you may contact the Fairfax County Health Department at703-267-3511 (9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays). You may also emailffxcovid@fairfaxcounty.gov (monitored 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays).Additional COVID-19 resources can be found on the Virginia Department of Health or FCPS websites.
FCPS also maintains a COVID-19 Dashboard that shows daily cases of COVID-19 at the division and school level. Please know that this information is being shared to keep you informed and aware. We all play a part in stopping the spread of COVID-19.
For more information onCOVID-19 Supports and Resources, please visit the Virginia Department of Health website. Thank you for your cooperation and patience, as we work through the COVID-19 pandemic together.
 FCPS shared that our next snow day and those thereafter will be virtual days running on an approximate two-hour delay schedule. ALL elementary schools will run from 10:30 – 3:15. All schedule information, videos, announcements, and changes will be posted here. This should be your one-stop-shop to supporting your child and understanding how to access learning. See the planned schedule for our snow days above. Important information for parents:
- All instruction will take place through Schoology/Zoom
- Students and staff are all expected to take laptops home with them each night to prepare for snow and quarantine instructions
- On snow days, students should begin logging in at 10:15 AM to allow time to familiarize themselves prior to morning meeting. Student attendance will be taken during morning meeting during snow days. If a student has to miss the day, there will be opportunity for students to make up work.
- All Lemon Road students & staff will have a midday break for lunch, physical activity, and a break from screen time.
- Students will access classroom instruction (yellow on schedule) in their classroom Schoology/Zoom link
- Academic blocks will begin with synchronous instruction, then teachers may assign students work either on or away from their computers that relate to the content.
- Students with disabilities will receive support in their virtual classrooms and will meet with their case manager during Small Group time using their classroom teacher’s link.
- Students will access specials (blue on schedule) in the All Students Schoology Course as a grade level
- Students click on their grade level to access all specials
- Efforts will be made to require minimal supplies for specials during snow days
- Preschool teachers will email their parents and determine an age-appropriate schedule/day for their young learners
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You complete what you start despite obstacles. You never give up. The concept of perseverance can most often be found in one’s active pursuit in overcoming obstacles. Perseverance is a uniquely human characteristic that identifies an individual’s ability to spend long periods of time devoted to a single goal or set of goals. Those who persevere are able to set goals for themselves and then take active, calculated steps toward those goals. People demonstrating high levels of perseverance are able to handle significant, sometimes repeated, setbacks in pursuit of goals.
Thank you all for your patience as we shared the updated link this week. We apologize to those families who were unable to attend the Longfellow Curriculum Night due to the issues with the original link. A recording of the presentation is linked here (passcode: jVS4Ldtpm$). We will be hosting a follow-up event in the near future to answer any additional questions that you might have about Longfellow, Academic Advising and the transition to middle school. Please visit our Longfellow Website to learn more about our core courses, academic advising information, electives and to view the course catalog! In the meantime, if you have any questions please reach out to Katie Madigan, kemadigan@fcps.edu or the elementary counselor liaison for your school. Thank you again for your patience. We look forward to meeting you all in person in the near future.
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Vaughnetta Caldwell vdcaldwell@fcps.edu
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Haycock
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Lorraine Marshall ljmarshall@fcps.edu
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Spring Hill, Timber Lane, Westgate
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Sam Ramatowski snramatowski@fcps.edu
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Franklin Sherman, Lemon Road, Churchill, Great Falls and other schools not on the list
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Jill Scharl jmscharl@fcps.edu
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Kent Gardens
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Bruce Walker bmwalker@fcps.edu
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Chesterbrook
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Want to have fun playing a band instrument in school? Want to make great music with your friends? Want to be a member of one of the largest teams at Kilmer MS? Then you want to be in the Kilmer BAND program! Whether you have never played an instrument before, or you’ve been playing for a while, we’ve got a place for you in the Kilmer MS Bands. From beginners to advanced level players, we’ve got a band for everyone!
For lots of information about our AWESOME BANDS, visit our website:
sites.google.com/view/kilmermsband
On Wednesday, January 26th from 6:00-7:00 PM, we will hold a Meet & Greet Question and Answer Session on GoogleMeet for all students & parents interested in the Kilmer Band program. Current band students, as well as prospective band students and their parents are invited. We look forward to meeting parents and students at the Meet & Greet Q&A on the 26th!
To get to the GoogleMeet:
- Sign into your student’s @fcpsschools.net account
- Go to meet.google.com
- Enter the meeting code: kilmerband (no spaces)
- Click on “Join”
- Click on “Join now”
If you have any questions about the Kilmer MS Bands, please email the lead band director, Ms. Bonneau, at sjbonneau@fcps.edu
Friday, January 14: Navy & Yellow Spirit wear Day
Monday, January 17: MLK Jr Holiday; No School; B Week
Tuesday, January 18: COVID Screening Testing for Select Students (11:15 – 12:30)
Wednesday, January 19: Orthodox Epiphany Holiday; LRES PTA Virtual Meeting
Thursday, January 20: End of Quarter 2; 2-Hour Early Release; Math Club Contest After Dismissal
Friday, January 21: Teacher Work Day
Monday, January 24: Staff Development Day; A Week
Tuesday, January 25: COVID Screening for Select Students
Friday, January 28: January Freaky Friday – Tie Dye Day
2021 FCPS Student Calendar Quick Glance
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