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Good Afternoon Waples Mill Families,
Here are this week's updates:
Free Online Tutoring Services for All FCPS Students Coming Soon!
All FCPS students will soon have unlimited access to online tutoring support services through Tutor.com at no cost. Funds to support Tutor.com for school year 2022-23 and 2023-24 will come from an ESSER III Unfinished Learning Grant.
Students can connect online any time, and in most subjects for as long as they need. Tutoring is focused instruction provided to students in a one-on-one format through voice or text chat. Tutors will focus on developing student’s strengths and capabilities in reading, mathematics, or other specified subjects. Tutoring services may be accessed before, during, or after school hours and/or on weekends through a link in Schoology.
All tutors must pass a rigorous application process including an extensive background check. No personal information is shared between a student and tutor. All sessions are recorded and transcripts are available for review by teachers and parents/guardians.
Students will automatically have access to the Tutor.com tutoring service unless a parent/guardian submits an opt-out request. All FCPS families will soon receive an email including an online tutoring services notice and opt-out information. Additionally, a hard copy form will be sent home with every student.
For additional information, visit our online tutoring services website.
FCPS Family Engagement Survey Open
The Family Engagement Survey was sent to parent email addresses the afternoon of Sunday, March 13. Please participate—your feedback is critical in helping to inform and improve FCPS’ practices to best support our students.
Taking this survey will also help strengthen the partnership between your family and your school. When that partnership is strong, students can experience a range of benefits including improved school readiness, higher student achievement, and better social skills and behavior.
FCPS is partnering with independent firm K12 Insight to administer the survey, and it will be available in eight languages. For more information, please watch this short video from Superintendent Brabrand and visit the Family Engagement Survey webpage. Your voice matters!
Upcoming Webinar - Covid Learning Gaps and Screen Time Overload: Strategies to Get Kids Back on Track
Presenter: Ann Dolin, M.Ed
Our kids are now well into their third school year filled with Covid disruptions. They’re building resiliency to deal with the constant changes, but many students are also struggling with issues like Covid learning gaps and a greater dependency on electronics. As parents, you want to help! But how? It’s all uncharted territory for families. As the virus continues to evolve, so do the impacts of the pandemic on students. With no clear roadmap to follow, Educational Connections Founder and President Ann Dolin, M.Ed. is here to help! At this virtual parent event, you will learn:
✔️ The lasting impacts of the prolonged period of virtual learning on elementary schoolers
✔️ How to help close some of the most common learning gaps K-5 students are struggling with
✔️ Sneaky strategies to incorporate learning at home and build your child's executive function skills, even if there's little to no homework (and over the summer)
✔️ Ways to get your child interested in offline activities
✔️ When to leave things up to your child, step in to support, or recruit outside help
Please register in advance so we may send you the webinar link. If you can't make it, no worries! Please still register and we will send you the replay video to watch at your convenience.
Date: March 30th at 7:00 p.m.
Registration Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VAauatIrSFCRpULxEUICwg
Food Drive at WMES!
PLEASE SUPPORT the Power Pack food drive, organized by our second grade team, to benefit children living in poverty in Fairfax County.
We will collect food beginning MONDAY, MARCH 7th - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23rd
DONATION BOXES WILL BE IN THE LOBBY
For more information about the Power Pack Program (P3), or hunger and homelessness in Fairfax County see www.foodforothers.org.
Food for Others sets specific guidelines that we must follow completely, or the packs cannot be used. To view a list of items that are acceptable for donation, please see below:
Kindergarten Registration for 22-23 School Year
Kindergarten Registration for the 2022-2023 school year is open! FCPS is conducting its annual Survey of Preschool Children. If you have a child eligible for Kindergarten this August (rising Kindergarten students need to be 5 years old before September 30, 2022), please complete the form that was sent home and return it to our office by March 31st. If you have no need for the form, please check with your neighbors who may have children eligible for kindergarten and give the form to them. Questions? Please contact our registrar, Carla Collins at 703-390-7700 or via email at chcollins@fcps.edu.
FCPS CARES Program
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.
Daily Health Screening Questionnaire Reminder
Parents/Guardians are strongly encouraged to monitor their children for symptoms of infectious illness every day through home-based symptom screening and students who are sick should not come to school.
Please review the daily health screening questionnaire before sending your child to school.
Any student, staff or visitor demonstrating symptoms of illness should stay home to help “Stop the Spread” of COVID-19.
Important Calendar Reminders
March 31: End of 3rd Quarter, 2-Hour Early Release (Dismissal at 2:00 p.m.)
April 1: Student Holiday/Teacher Workday (No School for Students)
April 4-8: Holiday (Spring Break)
(Standard School Year Calendar)
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