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MONDAY, JANUARY 31ST - is the LAST day to order online!
New Year, New Gear! - FEES Spirit Wear Sale!
Shop now to get the latest edition of Forest Edge gear to show your school spirit as we head toward the end of our 50th anniversary year. This year's exciting selection, including a fun tie-dye tee, is available to order through the online store: HTTPS://FEES22.ITEMORDER.COM
Please help spread the word to teachers, alumni, parents, and students. Orders must be placed online. The online store will be open until Monday, January 31. Orders will be delivered to the school for distribution 3-4 weeks following the end of the sale.
If you have a preschool-aged child who is eligible for kindergarten for the 2022-2023 school year, please use this link https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/it112.pdf to access the form. Return completed forms to the office no later than February 28, 2022.
If you know of any children in your neighborhood who also have rising kindergartners, please share this information or ask them to reach out to Yvanna Yearout @ 703-925-8000.
Virginia law, Section 22.1-254 requires that children who will reach their fifth birthday on or before September 30, 2022 must enroll in kindergarten for the 2022-2023 school year. If your child turns five on or before 09/30/2022 and you do not wish to enroll him/her in kindergarten, please let us know in writing.
The form can be submitted to Yvanna Yearout via email at yoyearout@fcps.edu or by dropping it off at the main office.
Thank you for your assistance in helping us identify school-age children.
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Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days.
Order your tests now so you have them when you need them.
https://www.covidtests.gov/
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Don’t miss out on your chance to learn about Reston-area 2022 summer camps
and out-of-school activities!
- When: Saturday, January 29, 2022, 9am-Noon
- Where: Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston
- Cost: FREE!
- Registration: Required on the Reston Community Center website at restoncommunitycenter.com (program number: 880600-2A)
Learn more about summer camps, summer employment and volunteer positions at local camps, camp scholarship and fee waiver opportunities, and more!
Activities for Kids – Door Prizes – Child Identification Tools
Fairfax County Special Education PTA (SEPTA) is hosting virtual focus groups to discuss National PTA's Standards for Family-School Partnerships. Share your experiences and your perspectives on family-school partnerships.
- How do you want to engage with your child’s school?
- What are the most important parts of a parent-educator relationship?
Your feedback will be used to make family-school partnerships more inclusive and impactful in FCPS. National PTA will also use your feedback to inform a set of National Standards for family-school partnerships nationwide.
Sessions last 1 hour and 15 minutes, are interactive, discussion-based, and open to all FCPS families and educators. You do not need to be a PTA member to participate.
A small stipend will be given to the first 20 registrants per session who then attend and complete a brief survey.
REGISTER TODAY AT THE LINKS PROVIDED BELOW:
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Helpful weekly tip is to be used at home with your child. These will help your child with their reading skills at home. By doing this along with your child you will be modeling best practices.
Writing Time:
When discussing literacy, writing can often be overlooked but is just as essential to practice as reading at home. Have them practice writing by asking your child to help you write out the grocery list, a thank you note to Grandma, or to keep a journal of special things that happen at home.
Example: The next time you are about to go to the grocery store or do errands have your child make a list for you. Have them cross off the things that you do and tell you what else you still need to get.
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January 19, 2022
Website Helps Reston Residents Age in Place
Reston, VA – Reston for a Lifetime, an organization that seeks to help the community’s older residents live independently for as long as possible, has updated its website to include many added resources as well as tools to enable Reston’s townhouse clusters to assist older neighbors who may need help.
Restonforalifetime.org now includes extensive local resources that allow users to find information on caregiving, healthy aging, legal help, long term services and supports, paying for care, and transportation. The vast majority of listed resources are those provided by nonprofits or governmental entities.
Reston for a Lifetime is part of the Village to Village Network that supports a growing number of “villages” across the country. Originally started on Boston’s Beacon Hill, the village concept engages neighbors helping older neighbors to stay in their homes when they need care. Many villages are run by staff or volunteers and are often community wide. However, forming such a village in Reston has been difficult.
“Reston is unique in so many ways,” says Sharon Canner one of the organization’s long-term leaders. “Unlike in many communities, Reston already has many trusted county and community resources that provide the kinds of services a formal village might need volunteers or staff to organize.
Our new website can link you or someone who cares about you with them in a few clicks or by phone.”
For example, some villages have organized around rides for those needing to get to a medical appointment or shopping. But in Reston residents have the choice of Reston Rides or NV Rides that offer free rides using vetted volunteers. Both are listed on the site with links to their websites and phone numbers.
Also unique to Reston are its over 130 townhouse clusters. “The cluster association board is ideally positioned to organize around the village concept especially because many people trust their closest neighbors,” Canner adds. “That’s why we developed a tool kit to help any cluster, condo association or interested group of neighbors to form their own.”
Canner and her colleague and Reston resident Scott Parkin also edit News for Neighbors, a monthly newsletter that provides the latest news on relevant events or webinars, resource updates, aging and health issues as well as employment and volunteer opportunities. Those interested in subscribing can do so on the website.
If your child will be out sick for the day it is important that you include ALL stymptoms your child is experiencing. This information is needed to understand why a student is absent and determine if there are any COVID like symptoms. On days with high student absences it also helps the health department determine if we have a large amount of communicable diseases within the school.
If reporting an ill child, please identify any of the symptoms below.
Feeling feverish or chills | Fever of 100.4 F or higher | Headache | New muscle pain | A new cough | A new sore throat | Shortness of breath or breathing difficulties | New loss of taste, smell, or appetite | Congestion or runny nose | Fatigue (more tired than normal or sudden onset) | Abdominal pain | Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea
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The FCPS CARES Program is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story, so we can all acknowledge the good work of FCPS employees, specifically at Forest Edge.
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