Upcoming Dates

April 4-8 Spring Break

April 16- Parents can see 3rd quarter report cards in ParentVUE

April 19- 3rd Quarter report cards go home for families requesting paper copy

The 2022-23 school calendar was approved by the school board recently.  To find out more about next year’s school calendar, visit the FCPS website.

Standards of Learning (SOL) Testing

Students at Forestville will be taking SOLs. Please see the detailed schedule below to find your student’s assigned testing dates. For more information about these important assessments, view the official SOL notification letter and the FCPS SOL page and/or VDOE SOL page. 

If you know your student will be absent on an SOL day, please contact Afton Carlson (Forestville’s assistant principal and school test coordinator).

YEARBOOK ORDERING Please visit https://www.yearbookordercenter.com and put in our school code: 21994 (or you can search by our school name). We have a couple of different options this year. Our soft-cover yearbook is priced at $20 and our hard-cover yearbook is priced at $30. The content will be completely the same, only the cover material differs. Please note that there is a minimum order we need to meet for the hard-cover yearbooks and, if it is not met, those who ordered them will receive the soft-cover book and the difference will be refunded by the PTA. You also have the option of personalizing your yearbook with your child's name on the cover (lower right corner) for an additional fee. This works for both soft-cover and hard-cover types. We are offering a discount to those who order early! Order by Friday, April 8th and get a $2 discount on either yearbook option. The last day to order a yearbook at full price is Friday, April 22nd. The yearbook will be shipped directly to the school (unfortunately, cannot be shipped to your house) in early June. Please email community.fespta@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Free Online Tutoring Services for All 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.

Lightspeed Parent Report on Child’s Device Activity

FCPS has new tools to help parents and guardians know more about their child’s activity on any FCPS device. These tools are provided by Lightspeed, our internet content filtering service, at no cost to families. You may sign up for a weekly Parent Report, which will provide a list of the top sites your child visited. If you want more detailed information, sign up for the Internet Use Parent portal and log-in anytime to see more detail about your child’s browsing and “pause” access to the internet during non-school hours. Find out more and sign up for these services on our website.

Calling all Artists and Designers: Schoology Design Challenge Are your students looking for a spring break activity. Create a design to fill the big blue field on the Schoology login page. All FCPS students in grades Pre-K-12 are eligible to submit. More information is available on the FCPS website: https://www.fcps.edu/news/calling-all-artists-and-designers-schoology-design-challenge.

Nominate a Forestville Staff Member for FCPS Cares! 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 at Forestville.

Elementary Magnet School Lottery

The Magnet Lottery registration window will opens Tuesday, March 1, 2022.  No late applications will be accepted.  Families wanting to apply for the Magnet Lottery must have a SIS account.  If a student is not currently enrolled in FCPS, registration at the base school for the upcoming school year will be required.  

A separate application must be completed for each sibling applying.  Legacies also must apply to be eligible.  Acceptances into one of the magnet programs is not transferable into another program or school.

Registration for the elementary magnet school lottery closes on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at 4:00 p.m.  No late applications will be accepted.

Family Engagement Survey Participate Today! Deadline is April 3rd Taking this survey will 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.  Your feedback is critical in helping to inform and improve FCPS’ practices to best support our students. For more information, please watch this short video from Superintendent Brabrand and visit the Family Engagement Survey webpage.  Your voice matters! For questions regarding the FCPS Family Engagement Survey, please contact our Family Liaison, Karen Meixner, at kpmeixner@fcps.edu

FCPS Family Resources

Supporting Early Learners: Growing the Caregiver’s Toolbox: A Webinar for PreK-2 Families

• 4/22/22: Supporting Healthy Habits & Routines in Early Learners
• 5/20/22: Growing through Tough Moments in Early Learners

There are so many ways children learn and develop throughout early childhood. Relationships, habits, and even challenges can become rich opportunities to teach and foster lifelong learning and skills for our children. Learn more about how self-regulation, executive functioning, and routines can help your children learn and develop.

• Laura Thieman, LCSW, MPH, RPT- FCPS Social Worker Supervisor, Region 3
• Amy Sheldon, MEd, MSW, LCSW - FCPS Preschool Mental Health Clinician, Early Childhood Assessment Team
• Lori Kraden, FCPS Educational Specialist, Behavior Intervention Services

Fridays 10-11:30 a.m.

Register for Supporting Early Learners: Growing the Caregiver’s Toolbox: A Webinar for PreK-2 Families

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