From the Administration
Dear Belvedere Family:
We hope you are enjoying the lovely spring weather. Cherry trees are in full bloom so perhaps you have a chance to see them in Washington D.C.
Special Education Conference
Registration is open for 2022 virtual Special Education Conference, which will be this Saturday, March 26. The Conference theme is Bringing our Inclusive Community Together: Affirming, Assessing, Advancing. Welcoming ceremonies, guest speakers, FCPS presentations, and an exhibit hall are included. Registration for this free conference is now available online here. Speakers include:
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Dr. Lisa Cullins, A Conversation About Compassion Fatigue.
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Marlo Keller, Exceptional Family Member Program Pathways: Navigating the Halls of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) School Move.
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Ann Dolin, Less Policing, More Parenting: How to Improve Your Child’s Executive Functioning Skills Without All the Arguments.
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Dr. Lisa Bateman, Reducing the Stigma Around Mental Health Challenges and How to Support Children in Asking for Help.
FCPS Family Engagement Survey
On Sunday, March 13, you were emailed the FCPS Family Engagement Survey. If you haven’t taken the survey, please participate today! Your feedback is critical in helping to inform and improve FCPS’ practices to best support our students. Survey topics include:
- Welcoming environment
- Communication
- Student success
- Advocacy
- Family and school partnerships
- Collaboration with the community to see if FCPS is meeting its goals at the school, region, and division levels
The survey is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Amharic, Farsi, Urdu, Pashto, and Vietnamese. TAKE THE SURVEY HERE or visit FCPS’ website for more information.
Best regards,
Cecilia Vanderhye, Principal and Kelly Cabezas, Assistant Principal
3rd Grade Seed Sale March 29 and 30!
Third grade will be holding a Seed Sale on Tuesday, March 29 from 9:20 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and Wednesday, March 30 from 9:20 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. The public is welcome to attend!
Pre-order forms are available here.
For more information, check out the flyer here, or visit the Seed Sale website (created by Mr. LeLoup's class!) here!
PTA Yearbook Sales Have Begun!
For $18 you can have a wonderful keepsake book of photographs from the 2021-2022 school year, including portraits of every child at Belvedere, candid photos of the kids at work and play, and pictures of Belvedere teachers and staff.
Go to www.strawbridge.net, click Order Pictures/Yearbooks and enter the code YB115015
If your family is eligible for free or reduced lunch, use the code BES8OFF to order at the discounted rate of $10.
Sales end April 1 – so be sure to buy your yearbook soon!
Spring Class Photos
We will be taking class group photos on April 18! To order the group photos, go to https://www.strawbridge.net, click on "Order Pictures and Yearbooks," and enter code FM374811.
For additional details, please see the flyer here.
Register Now for the FCPS Virtual Special Education Conference on March 26
FCPS’s 17th Annual Special Education Conference will be held virtually on Saturday, March 26, with a combination of synchronous (live) and asynchronous (recorded) sessions supporting the conference's theme: Bringing our Inclusive Community Together: Affirming, Assessing, Advancing. Welcoming ceremonies, guest speakers, FCPS presentations, and an exhibit hall are included. Registration for this free conference is now open online.
- Parents and community members will be able to register online.
- Individuals needing foreign language interpretation (Spanish, Amharic, Arabic, and Korean), American Sign Language (ASL), or Cued Language Transliterator (CLT) interpreters for the live sessions may request this on the registration form.
For questions please contact specialedconf@fcps.edu.
Visit the Special Education Conference webpage for more information and to register.
Register for Kindergarten Now!
Registration for the 2022-2023 school year is underway. If you have a child who will be 5 years old by September 30, 2022, they will be eligible for Kindergarten this fall! Please contact the Belvedere office (703-916-6800) or visit our website here for additional information on registering your incoming Kindergarten student.
¡Regístrese para el jardín de infantes ahora!
La inscripción para el año escolar 2022-2023 está en marcha. Si tiene un hijo que cumplirá 5 años antes del 30 de septiembre de 2022, ¡será elegible para el jardín de infantes este otoño! Comuníquese con la oficina de Belvedere (703-916-6800) o visite nuestro sitio web aquí para obtener información adicional sobre cómo registrar a su estudiante entrante de jardín de infantes.
Justice HS Summer Basketball Camp
Justice High School is hosting a basketball camp for rising 4th through 9th graders from June 13-17. For more information, see the flyer below.
To register for the basketball camp, click here.
Continue to Shop the Book Fair Online
The library's Bookworm Book Fair ended on December 10, but you can still shop online using the Online Book Fair link here. The shopping link will be open for the rest of the school year!
Summer STEAM Camps through CTE
FCPS's Career and Technical Education office will be offering a Tech Adventure Camp for students in grades 2-6. Students will explore STEAM, culinary, health, trades, and computer science topics by rotating through daily classes. For additional details, click on this link to see the flyer, or click on this link for more details and registration links.
Free and Reduced-Price Meals Application
Although this school year breakfast and lunch meals are free to all students, we encourage families who believe their children might qualify for free and reduced-priced meals to apply for this program. Qualifying for free and reduced-priced meals has many added benefits, beyond the free meals. For elementary students, these include:
- Reduced or waived musical instrument rental fee
- Information about holiday assistance
- Information about non-FCPS scholarships, classes and other non-FCPS educational related services
- Pupil placement fees
There are also many other benefits and fee waivers that apply to students in middle school and high school (see this earlier letter from Dr. Brabrand).
Belvedere is a Title I school. A school’s Title I status is calculated based on the percentage of students who qualify for free and reduced-price meals. As a Title I school, Belvedere benefits from grant funds that support many school programs.
To apply for free and reduced-price meals, please go to this website.
We are here to support you. If you need help completing this application, please call the school. We can help you over the phone or schedule a time for you to come to school and complete the application.
Thank you for considering this important matter.
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Support the Belvedere PTA
Our PTA supports Belvedere in myriad ways: organizing school events, enrichment and outreach activities; providing funding for field trips, library books, and technology in the classroom; and building a school community outside the classroom.
There are several ways to support the PTA:
Upcoming Dates
- Tuesday, March 29 and Wednesday, March 30: Third Grade Seed Sale
- Thursday, March 31: 2-hour early release
- Friday, April 1: Student Holiday (Teacher Workday)
- Monday, April 4 to Friday, April 8: Spring Break
- Monday, April 18: Class Group Picture Day
- Thursday, April 24: COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for Belvedere students
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