Introducing CES's Family Liaison Newsletter
Dear CES families:
Happy Tuesday! We are excited to release the first CES's Family Liaison Newsletter of the school year! The purpose of this newsletter is to inform you about community resources, volunteer opportunities, family engagement, students learning tips, and share other valuable information! We also want to use this tool to interact with you and know more about your family needs, interests and preferences!
The weekly newsletter will be released every Tuesday and edited by your Family Liaison Maria Nogales.
What is a Family Liaison?
She is the person working at the school that:
- Serves as the link between home and school.
- Help parents get the information and assistance they need to support their children at home and to ensure their children's success in school.
- Encourages family engagement in children’s education and connects families to what their children are learning.
- Builds relationships with and among families, staff members, and community members. Connects families to resources in the community.
- Welcomes and orients families who are new to the school and community, and help them understand the school's culture, policies, procedures, and practices.
- Works with families for whom English is a second language to maximize their involvement in school activities and minimize any linguistic barriers.
- Promotes understanding of families’ cultural diversity.
- Ensures families feel welcomed, trusted, and valued by the school.
What to expect from the CES Family Liaison Newsletter
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Family-School Engagement: Receive information on Parent meetings, CES events, volunteer/engagement opportunities at CES and other information on how to get involved at CES.
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Student Learning Tips: Read about tips and activities to motivate your child’s learning progress and be an active participant in their educational journey!
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Community Resources: Read about resources and services provided around the Fairfax community, including: medical and mental health resources, ESL classes, food pantries, volunteering, and more!
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Parent Resource Center (PCR): Receive information on the services provided by FCPS Parent Resource Center. PCR provides information and resources that supports all students, including those with learning challenges, special needs, and disabilities. PCR offers free webinars, free consultations, tutor lists, and others!
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Engagement: We want to interact with you and learn about your preferences and thoughts! We’ll send questionnaires occasionally to interact and explore the best ways to serve you!
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And more! We’ll keep thinking about new content and topics to share and interact with you. We’ll do our best to inform you of the valuable resources available through CES, FCPS, and the community.
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Meet the Family Liaison at CES
I am from Bolivia (South America) and I am bilingual in Spanish. I am a mother of two boys, 2 & 10. I have a bachelor’s in Psychology. I enjoy being outdoors, hiking, playing tennis and biking, and spending time with my family.
I am so excited to be part of the Columbia Elementary School family. I love being able to work with children, their families and the community! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or if you would just like to introduce yourself!
I am at CES on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:45 am to 16:15 pm. You can find me in the front office or can reach me by email: mrnogaleszub@fcps.edu or by calling 703-916-2501. I look forward to meeting you!.
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Talking Points
Check out Talking Points App and easily connect with the CES Family Liaison through text messages. Talking Points is a free text messaging service (when you have unlimited text plan) that facilitates communication by reducing language barriers. Talking Points translates your message to the receiver’s chosen language, and vice-versa! You can also simply use this text service to communicate with us in English.
Your family liaison is now using Talking Points. Learn more about how parents can use Talking Points
At the end of this newsletter please fill out our Family Engagement survey and if you are interested in communicating with us through Talking Points, check the text box for text messages to get the instructions to connect with me.
Quick tips for parents
Family and School Partnerships at FCPS has several programs and resources to build stronger family-school partnerships and better engage families.
Here are some tips to recognize you child's strengths and motivate success.
More Resources for families
 
Move for mental health on May 1
Our Minds Matter (OMM) and Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) are excited to host our first ever Move for Mental Health event on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Mason District Park!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and what better way to celebrate than by getting our moves on?
Formed Families Forward Family Fun Day – Saturday, April 30th
Spring Forward Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Family Fun Day will run 8:30am- 2pm on Saturday, April 30 at the GMU Science and Tech Campus in Manassas.
Learn more at FormedFamiliesForward.org
Youth Substance Use Trends
Register to attend this educational webinar on youth substance use trends and supports. The webinar will be held at 7 p.m. on April 20, April 26, and April 28.
Learn more & Register
Please fill out the Family Engagement questionnaire
We want to learn more about your preferred ways of communication and interests, so we can best serve you.
Family Engagement Questionnaire
Thank you
We are excited to communicate weekly through this newsletter and we hope you find this resource helpful to you and your children. Feel free to reach out to your family liaison with any questions or suggestions.
Have a great week!
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