School Hours: 9:15 am - 4:00 pm
Main Office: 703-988-8900
February 16, 2022
Student Holidays
Monday, February 21 - Presidents' Day - No School
Thursday, March 3 - 2 hr. Early Release, 2:00 pm dismissal
Friday, March 4 - Student Holiday
Introducing Mr. Brandon Clarke, Virginia Run's Acting Assistant Principal
Welcome to Virginia Run, Mr. Clarke! Check out Mr. Clarke's youtube video! Please feel free to reach out to Mr. Clarke at bjclarke@fcps.edu.
https://youtu.be/2CA_WK0aRg8
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Meet our new COVID manager, Mrs. Janice Cole
Mrs. Cole will be the one reaching out to you if there are any COVID related communications or concerns. You can reach her at jmcole1@fcps.edu.
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COVID Positive Students
Families are responsible for...
Notifying the school if their child tests positive for or is diagnosed with Covid-19 or is directed to quarantine or isolate by the Health Department, child's physician or other medical provider.
Boosterthon
Our VRES Boosterthon Fundraiser was a huge success today! With your help this year we will be able to fund picnic tables for the outdoor tent area. We will let you know how much we raised as soon as the final numbers are in!
Donations are being accepted until February 25, 2022 at MYBOOSTER.COM!
Thank you for supporting our school - we are grateful for our amazing community!
Spirit Night
Join us for spirit night at The Habit Burger Grill in support of Virginia Run ES PTA, Thursday, February 24, 2022. The Habit Burger Grill will donate 20% of sales from this event to benefit VRES. Simply present the flyer that is coming home in today's Wednesday folder or show offer on your smart phone to cashier upon ordering.
Chantilly, The Habitat Burger Grill
14385 Newbrook Dr. Suite #600
Chantilly, VA 20151
www.habitburger.com
Kindness Week - February 28 - March 4
VRES is showing off our big hearts!! Help us with these acts of kindness during The Great Kindness Challenge, February 28 - March 4. Please click the link below to see the flyer.
Monday, February 28 - Be Kind to Yourself
- ★ Take a mindful breath
- ★ Treat yourself!
Tuesday, March 1 - Be Kind to Family Members
- ★ Find a job that needs to be done around the house
- ★ Give a hug
Wednesday, March 2 - Be Kind to Classmates
- ★ Invite a classmate to play with you
Thursday, March 3 - Be Kind to Your Friends
- ★ Call or message a friend you haven’t seen in a while
Friday, March 4 - Be Kind to Your Neighbors
- ★ Smile and wave to a neighbor when you pass
Kindness Week Flyer
Yearbook Sales
Pre-Order Now to Guarantee a Yearbook!
Pre-order yearbooks now to guarantee a copy in June! Purchase online using the link below. Look for flyers in Wednesday Envelopes soon for cash/check payments.
Here's the direct link to purchase the yearbook:
https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/LookupJob?jobNumber=5662222
Saturday Open House for Elementary Language Arts Basal Resources
The Elementary Language Arts Office will host an Open House for public review of the Elementary Language Arts Basal Resources on Saturday, February 26, 2022 (8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.). We welcome the FCPS community and staff to join us at the Willow Oaks Administrative Center to view the print materials under consideration for adoption in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years.
Materials are located in the FCPS Willow Oaks lobby and members of the Elementary Language Arts team will be available to greet visitors.
Helpful Resources
Screen for Illness Every Day, Stay Home When Sick
One of the most important prevention strategies guidelines is screening students daily for any signs of illness prior to leaving home for school. Any student who is ill or presents with COVID-like symptoms is to remain at home. The daily health screening questionnaire and all translated versions can be found on our Health and Safety Guidance document . This document provides the details of the policies and protocols related to COVID-19, and it is continually updated to align with public health guidance as it evolves during the school year. Daily completion of the health screening is done on an honor basis and does not need to be sent to the school.
Read more about checking for symptoms and how to prepare to return to school after illness.
Masks
Please remember to send your child to school with a mask each day as well as extra masks to keep in their backpacks. We have had an influx of students each day needing masks. Thank you.
Important Technology Update and Reminders
All FCPS students have been issued a laptop (with power cord) for instructional use. All of our K-6 Virginia Run students will be bringing their laptops home daily. All K-6 laptops will need to be charged at home and returned to school fully charged every day to support classroom activities. For technology resources and support at home, families should refer to the Technology Support for Families webpage (available for translation in multiple languages). Note that the webpage has detailed information about both Schoology (our learning management system) and Zoom, our video conferencing platform accessed through Schoology. It also contains links to submit student support request tickets and provides Parent Technology Help Desk information.
Inclement Weather and Virtual Learning
How Students and Staff Should Prepare for Inclement Weather and Virtual Learning
- Students and staff should take their devices home daily. If your child is currently isolating or quarantining and needs to pick up a device from the school to engage in virtual learning please contact your school directly.
- Review the Student Technology Readiness Checklist with your child and complete all the at-home readiness steps.
- Read any messages from your school or teacher to know what to expect.
- Make plans for childcare if needed.
What to Expect on a Virtual Learning Inclement Weather Day Virtual learning will be synchronous or live, teacher-led instruction. However, teachers may prepare emergency asynchronous lessons that can be used if they have issues connecting due to power or other unforeseen circumstances.
The Inclement Weather Virtual Learning Day Schedule will be utilized.
- ALL Elementary Schools will begin at 10:30 a.m.
- ALL Middle and High Schools will begin on a two-hour delay
Your school and teacher will share more specific information you need to prepare for success on an inclement weather virtual learning day.
Attendance Teachers will take attendance in SIS as they would on an in-person day. Students who are unable to connect will be marked absent, but given an opportunity to make up work.
New Guidance for Returning to School After Quarantine, Pause, or Isolation
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance for isolation and quarantine in late December, with multiple updates in January. This guidance reduces isolation and quarantine to five days. The VDH states that school districts may choose to continue more stringent isolation and quarantine requirements or may implement the new CDC guidance.
FCPS will adopt the new guidance with one exception:
- FCPS will adopt CDC’s recommendation for a five-day period of quarantine for students and staff.
- FCPS will adopt CDC’s recommendation for a five-day period of isolation for staff.
- FCPS will NOT adopt CDC’s recommendation for isolation for students as we are unable to implement the required physical distancing protocols during meals. FCPS students with COVID- 19 will need to continue to complete a ten day isolation period.
Return Guidance for Students who are Close Contacts to School Related Exposures
Asymptomatic students who are close contacts and required to quarantine are able to return to school when all the criteria for one of the two options below is met:
- Option 1:
- Student completes five days of quarantine; AND
- Student is asymptomatic; AND
- Student is able to wear a face mask at school- Day 6 thru 10 ; AND
- Student submits FCPS Pause Letter with the return date to their attending school
- Option 2:
- Student completes ten days of quarantine; AND
- Student submits FCPS Pause Letter with the return date to their attending school
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Students with mask exemptions will need to utilize Option 2 to return from quarantine.
Return Guidance for Students who are Close Contacts to Community Related Exposures
NEW! FCPS will no longer require Return to School documentation for a student deemed a close contact in the community, outside of the school environment. FCPS recommends that families adhere to the Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) quarantine guidance, as appropriate. If families have questions regarding COVID-19, they are encouraged to consult their physician or the Fairfax County Health Department.
Updates and Answers to Common Questions
Isolation and Quarantine
We follow the CDC definitions of isolation and quarantine. Understanding the difference is helpful when determining what you need to do following a diagnosis or being named a close contact.
Isolation separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick. When you or your child has tested positive for, or been medically diagnosed with, COVID-19, the instruction is to isolate.
Quarantine separates and restricts the movement of people who are exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick. When you or your child has been exposed to a COVID-19 positive individual, the instruction may be to quarantine.
The First Step if Your Child Tests Positive or Receives a COVID-19 Diagnosis
If your child tests positive or receives a COVID-19 diagnosis, please notify your school so they can provide you with the FCPS Isolation Letter, which will include the anticipated return to school date for your child.
The process for returning to school after a COVID-19 positive test, diagnosis, or exposure is outlined on the FCPS website.
Fully Vaccinated Students with School-related Exposures Can Be Exempt from Quarantine
Fully vaccinated students with a school-related COVID-19 exposure can be exempt from quarantine. Parents or guardians will receive the vaccination survey link in the FCPS Pause Letter provided by the school when the student is identified as a close contact. This survey is only available to school-related cases.
Who Provides Clearance Letters
The Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) will no longer provide return to school/work letters in most cases. FCPS pause letters will now serve as return documentation for students that are close contacts. The FCPS pause letters will provide the steps students will follow to return to school.
The FCHD will provide clearance emails ONLY to students who are exempt from quarantine (see above).
Medical Questions About COVID-19
If you have questions about COVID-19, please contact your child’s physician or the Fairfax County Health Department at 703-267-3511 (9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends). You may email ffxcovid@fairfaxcounty.gov (monitored 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays).
What is Live Streaming?
When a student must be paused, isolated, or quarantined due to a COVID related illness, the student will need to work from home until cleared by the Fairfax County Health Department.
Here are few things you should know about live streaming…
- Limited livestreaming is a process where students have live access to watch/hear what’s happening in the classroom.
- Teachers may use recorded lessons instead of limited livestreaming where appropriate.
- Teachers will create a Zoom session within Schoology or Google Meet session that is provided to students via their Schoology course or Google email. Recorded videos may be provided for all students.
- Once direct instruction is complete, home students will log off Zoom or Google Meet and work on asynchronous assignments.
- Limited livestreaming sessions or recordings will be provided at the elementary level for Language Arts and Mathematics focus lessons.
- Families may choose not to participate in limited livestreaming and/or recorded sessions during a pause or quarantine. Students would continue to complete asynchronous assignments and other critical assignments upon return.
- Student/parent questions should be emailed to the teacher for response within 24-48 hours.
- Additional class assignments will continue to be posted in the Learning Management System (i.e. Schoology course) for asynchronous completion.
- All students will have access to a teacher and other staff members for individualized support.
Schoology Parent Resource Kit
For information on how to access the Schoology Parent Resource Kit click the link below:
https://www.fcps.edu/schoology/parents/welcome
Health and Safety Information
Please visit the following FCPS websites regularly for specific safety updates including, but not limited to:
- Wearing masks
- Vaccinations
- Contact Tracing in Schools
Return to School Webpage
Return to School- Safety Webpage
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