RAVENS' NEST 08/11/2022

Upcoming Events

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Aug 17th – You should hear about your child’s classroom placement by this date

Aug 18th – Kindergarten Open House/Meet the Teacher, classrooms, 2:00 – 3:00 pm

Aug 18th – Grades 1-6 New Student Orientation, cafeteria, 3:00 – 4:00 pm

Aug 18th – Grades 1-6 Open House/Meet the Teacher, classrooms

  • 4:00 – 4:45 pm (Last names A-K) and
  • 4:45 – 5:30 pm (Last names L-Z)

Aug 22nd – First Day of School

Sept 2nd & 5th – School Holidays (Labor Day) – All FCPS Offices Closed

Sept 26th – Student Holiday – Rosh Hashanah (Professional Workday)

Plan Ahead – 2022-2023 Standard School Year Calendar 

 

Registration

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We need all new families and kindergarten families to register as soon as possible. Complete registration is critical to our school being fully staffed. Find out more about registration https://ravensworthes.fcps.edu/student-services/student-registration or contact Ms. Teresa Dunbar at 703-426-3600 or at tldunbar1@fcps.edu

 

Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications

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For the last two years free breakfast and lunch were provided for all interested families. This year families must submit an application and be approved to be eligible for free and reduced-price meals for the 2022-23 school year.

Interested families are encouraged to submit the Free and Reduced-Price Meal application ten days prior to the first day of the 2022-23 school year. The online application will be available later this summer and accessible via the FCPS homepage.   

Students approved for Free and Reduced-Price Meals may qualify for additional benefits such as waived or reduced fees for instruments, uniforms, field trips, FCPS class fees, and Parktakes classes. Schools also benefit from funding opportunities based on Free and Reduced Price Meal application numbers. 

Watch your email and our website for more information. Learn more about the Free and Reduced-Price Meal program online. If you have questions or need assistance with the Free and Reduced-Price Meals application, please contact Ravensworth ES at 703-426-3600.

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Immunizations

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As we begin to look ahead to the 2022-23 school year, please know that some Immunizations are required for public school entry (deadline August 28th / click the link). We encourage you to check with your healthcare provider to make sure your child is up to date on required immunizations for the 2022-23 school year as soon as possible. If you have questions, please contact our registrar Teresa Dunbar at 703-426-3600 or tldunbar1@fcps.edu

 

Paperless Opt-Outs Available!

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As a part of our ongoing efforts to streamline paper processes, parents can now select a number of opt-out’s electronically via ParentVUE.  Once you have signed into your ParentVUE account, simply select the “Student Info” tab and click on “Edit Information.” You will find opt-out’s listed there.  Parents that do not yet have a ParentVUE account will still be able to use paper forms for notification. If you need to set up your ParentVUE account, you can create one online via the FCPS ParentVUE Registration page.

 

School Supply Lists

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Our 2022-23 school supply lists can be found at: https://ravensworthes.fcps.edu/academics/supply-lists.  Kindergarteners will be utilizing ipads this year. Headphones purchased for kindergarteners should go over the student’s ears and should have a standard straight jack.

 

Staffing Opportunities

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Classroom Monitors: Ravensworth is looking for several classroom monitors for the 2022-2023 school year. Monitors will work Monday – Friday from 8:15 AM – 3:45 PM on the days students are in school. Monitors will be responsible for supervising students in a variety of settings (classrooms, lunch, recess, specials). Teachers will provide directions/assignments for monitors and students. Please email Patrick Bourjaily, Assistant Principal, if you’re interested in this opportunity and apply here.

Substitute Teachers: FCPS and Ravensworth will need substitute teachers and substitute instructional assistants this year. Substitute teaching is a great opportunity for stay-at-home parents, retirees, college students, and anyone who wants a flexible work schedule. Like many school districts across the region and country, FCPS is looking for kind and caring substitute teachers to ensure our students continue to thrive when teachers need to be out of the building. If you are interested in working as a substitute teacher or substitute instructional assistant, you are able to set parameters for the days you are available, the grade levels you would like to teach, or the schools where you want to assist!

If you would like to learn more about becoming a substitute teacher or instructional assistant, FCPS is offering virtual information sessions. Sessions are held weekly on Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m. Candidates will receive an email link to the virtual information session the Monday before the session.

  • Upcoming Information Sessions:
  • August 10, 17, 24, 31

Sign up for the information session here.

 

Food and Nutrition Services Career Opportunities

 

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WeCare is now available!

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weCare@school is now available in your SIS Parent View account.  Parents/Guardians can update contact information and emergency contacts in weCare.  You can login with your SIS ParentVUE username and password, clicking on FCPS Links, then selecting the link for weCare@school. 

Using weCare@school is also an easy way to ensure that yor emergency contact information is current so that the emergency communication system, eNotify, will have the most up-to-date information available in order to contact you in the event of an emergency.

If you need to set up your ParentVUE account, you can create one online via the FCPS ParentVUE Registration page

We hope you will take a few moments to utilize this additional opportunity to be involved in your child’s academic career in Fairfax County Public Schools.

 

PTA Campus Survival Kits – Still Available

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The Ravensworth Campus Survival Kits website is live - to order your students supply kit for the 2022-2023 school year click here: https://www.campussurvivalkits.com/ravensworth The kit contains all of the necessary supplies for their grade level and is delivered directly to their classroom in August 2022 - no shopping required! Families who put their order this week may see a delivery delay.

Additionally, the more kits that are ordered, the more credits our teachers receive - with the credits we earned on the kits this year, we were able to provide pencils, markers, white boards, erasers, cleaning supplies and more to ALL grade levels! 

Get your school supplies shopping out of the way now and order your Campus Survival Kits.

 

Follow Ravensworth on Social Media

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Are you connected to Ravensworth Elementary School and the Ravensworth PTA on social media? The PTA’s Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/ravensworthelementarypta and the school’s accounts are https://www.facebook.com/RavensworthElementary and https://twitter.com/RavensworthES