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Dear Stenwood Families,
Thank you to Mrs. Cole for another great Book Fair. There is so much joy watching students get their hands on new books!
We hope to see any families that have questions about the SEL screener or need next steps at the Counselor’s Workshop this afternoon at 2:10. The Zoom link is included below.
Last week we shared information about the Tutor.com service FCPS will be providing to all students after Spring Break. This week your child brought home a paper copy of an Opt Out form. If you would like to opt your child out of having access, please return the paper form to our front office or complete the Opt-Out through SIS ParentVUE. For more information, see the FCPS website.
Please note some important dates for your calendar:
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Thursday, March 31st: 2 hour early release
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Friday, April 1st: Student Holiday, Teacher Workday
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Monday, April 4th - Friday, April 8th: Spring Break
Here are some additional items included in today’s newsletter:
- Lost and Found *NEW*
- SOL Dates for 3rd - 6th Graders *REMINDER*
- Family Engagement Survey is Live *REMINDER*
- Stenwood Counselors’ Parent Workshop Series: SEL Screener Session *TODAY*
- Kilmer MS Production of Matilda Jr. *REMINDER*
- Special Education Conference *NEW*
- Stenwood Spring Photos Are Now Online! *REMINDER*
- Understanding ESSER III Funding’s Impact on Student Success *REMINDER*
- Kindergarten Registration for 2022-23 School Year Available *REMINDER*
- Positivity Project: Humor
- Available Covid Vaccine Locations
Sincerely,
Erica Riley, Principal
esriley@fcps.edu
Twitter @esriley1
Meredith Mitchell, Assistant Principal
mamitchell@fcps.edu
Twitter @MereMitchellAP
Lost and Found
As the weather gets warmer in the afternoons, our Lost and Found is growing. Our amazing Photo Bees, with the help of Mrs. Krum, have digitally photographed the collection.
Part 1: Items 1-94 (LAST WEEK)
Part 2: Items 95-187 (NEW)
If you see any items that belong to your family, please reach out to our Family Liaison, Maria Agha magha@fcps.edu with the item number(s) of the items you are missing and she will help return them to your family. We will create a new video in May with items between now and then.
SOL Dates for 3rd-6th Graders
Students in our school will be taking the SOL tests between May 3 and May 27. Here is the specific schedule for your child’s SOL tests:
 Please notify Meredith Mitchell (mamitchell@fcps.edu) if you become aware of an unavoidable conflict that could result in missing a SOL test day or if you have questions about state assessments.
Family Engagement Survey is Live!
FCPS is partnering with independent firm K12 Insight to administer the Family Engagement Survey to better recognize, understand, respect, and address family strengths and needs in our school community. The survey is open until April 3rd. It is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi, Chinese, Korean, Farsi, Urdu, and Vietnamese. All responses will be confidential.
With parent/caregiver input, the school division will be better suited to develop policies and practices that incorporate their ideas, and help focus everyone on their role in improving student achievement.
Survey results will be used to develop a plan to improve family and school partnerships throughout the division.
For more information, please watch this short video from Superintendent Brabrand and visit the Family Engagement Survey webpage. An email link was sent on March 13th, however is also available here: Family Engagement Survey Link. If you need a paper copy of the survey, please reach out to our front office and we can provide one for you. Please find translated information below.
English - Spanish - Arabic - Chinese - Korean - Vietnamese
Stenwood Counselors’ Parent Workshop Series: SEL Screener Session
All parents are welcome to attend the Virtual Parent Workshop on Zoom with Stenwood School counselors, Ms. Hapangama and Ms. Berick. This month’s special session will also include additional members from our mental health team, including our school psychologist, Ms. Barnes, and our school social worker, Ms. Appleton.
The next session will take place on Friday, March 25th from 2:10-2:40 PM. You can access the session here:
https://myfcpsk12.zoom.us/j/97633322385
If you have general questions about the screener, please submit them via THIS FORM ahead of time so we can do our best to address them in the presentation. If you have specific questions about your child's results, you may submit those as well and a member of our team will follow up with directly. The Zoom will be recorded and available to view later for those that cannot attend live. The topic for this month will be: “Understanding the SEL Screener”. If you would like an overview of the SEL screener prior to the session, please check out the FCPS SEL Screener webpage. You can access last month’s recording on Schoology on the All Parents page under materials.
These Parent Workshops will take place regularly on the last Friday of each month till the end of the school year on zoom from 2:10-2:40, unless otherwise specified. We hope to see you there!
Kilmer MS Production of Matilda Jr.
Kilmer Middle School’s Drama Department is excited to announce their performance of Matilda JR!
Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Over the course of her first term at school, Matilda and Miss Honey have a profound effect on each other's lives, as Miss Honey begins not only to recognize but also appreciate Matilda's extraordinary personality. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!
General admission performances are Friday, March 18th (7pm), Saturday, March 19th (2pm & 7pm), Friday, March 25th (7pm) and Saturday, March 26th (2pm & 7pm)! Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at www.kmsdrama.org (starting March 7th) or at all lunches at Kilmer Middle School the week of March 7th. TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.
Special Education Conference
Registration Open for 2022 Special Education Conference
Join us for the 2022 Special Education Conference, Bringing our Inclusive Community Together: Affirming, Assessing, Advancing, held virtually on Saturday, March 26th. Welcoming ceremonies, guest speakers, FCPS presentations, and an exhibit hall are included. Registration for this free conference is now available online.
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.
Visit the Special Education Conference webpage for more information and to register.
Stenwood Spring Photos Are Now Online!
Stenwood spring portraits and group photos are now available for purchase! Please click here to order. For the next week, Victor O'Neill Studios is offering free shipping! Please use your child's Student ID Number as the Online Code.
Understanding ESSER III Funding’s Impact on Student Success
Last fall, FCPS received $188.6 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III) funding. These funds have helped us safely reopen our schools and to keep them open. We have also been able to address the impacts of COVID-19 on students. If you are not familiar with ESSER III, here are a few things you should know about how it impacts student success. ESSER III focus areas include:
- Prevention and mitigation strategies to help keep schools open and safe for students and staff.
- Academic intervention services, such as our hourly intervention teachers who provide academic support during the school day, before and after-school intervention, and the summer learning programs.
- Professional development to ensure our schools are welcoming and culturally responsive to all students and families.
- Multilingual engagement to ensure information is accessible to all families.
- Additional support for students’ social emotional needs.
There will be two opportunities for you to tell us how well FCPS is meeting ESSER III requirements around a safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of learning. Please stay tuned for details! Visit the ESSER III webpage for more information.
2022 - 23 Kindergarten Registration
It is already that time of year to start planning for next year. Our Kindergarten registration for rising kindergarteners for the 2022-23 school year is now open. Please use the online portal to submit your initial information and Mrs. Hunt will follow up with you. |
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If you have a child at home who will be five by September 30th, please start your registration now. If you have any neighbors with little ones, please send this information to them as well.
*REMINDER* We hosted an in person orientation on Thursday, March 3rd at 2:30 in the cafeteria and virtually on Friday, March 4th. If you were unable to attend either session, the recording from our virtual session is now posted to the Stenwood website.
Positivity Project: Humor
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This week, we are focusing on Humor. You like to laugh and bring smiles to other people. |
"A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.”
~Mignon McLaughlin
Questions you might enjoy talking about:
- How does humor affect relationships? How does it connect people?
- How can you incorporate more humor into your everyday life?
- Have you ever been in a situation where you just couldn’t stop laughing? What happened?
Available Covid Vaccine Locations
 Starting back up next week, students may obtain COVID-19 diagnostic testing at six drive-through sites in Fairfax County. Diagnostic testing is provided for anyone who has symptoms or is identified as a close contact of someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19.
COVID-19 testing helps us reduce the virus’ spread and keep our schools safe places for all students to learn. I encourage you to utilize our new diagnostic testing services as needed.
Appointments are not required for diagnostic testing but families must register in the secure online portal. When you register and provide consent for your child to be tested, they will also be added toStenwood’s screening testing pool. If you do not wish for them to be part of the weekly screening testing pool, simply log back into the online portal after your child’s test is complete and withdraw consent.
More information about diagnostic and screening testing, including site locations and schedules, is available on our website.
Book Fair!
A HUGE thank you to our wonderful parent volunteers!
Spreading Awareness Through Art!
Learning in the Great Outdoors!
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