Welcome to the
2022- 2023 School Year
We hope most of you were able to attend Open House and Popsicle Playdates on the Playground yesterday. It was thrilling and so energizing to have families and students back in our building and making connections with each other and their teachers. We also loved seeing parents and families connect with each other and make new friends. Thank you ALL for being such amazing and supportive parents and community members! Lees Corner is such an amazing school because of YOU and the community we have built together.
 During Open House, we welcomed our incoming Kindergarten students and their families. Everyone brought so much joy and excitement to our building, and our staff looks forward to helping the future Class of 2035 learn and grow together!
#GrowingForwardtogether #ONELCESfamily
- Monday, August 22 - 1st Day of School for Students
- Friday, September 2 and Monday, September 5 - Labor Day Holiday, Schools Closed
- Thursday, September 8 - Virtual Back to School Night, more details to come
The Lees Corner office is open Monday - Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Our phone number is 703-227-3500.
LCES’ school hours are Monday through Friday, 8:50 am to 3:35 pm.
We expect all bus riders, walkers, and Kiss & Ride students to be in the school building no later than 8:40 am so that instruction can begin promptly at 8:50 am.
Bus schedules were sent out to families on or about August 12th via email. Emails were sent only to families of students who qualify for transportation services based on the home address. You may search your inbox for an email from the Office of Transportation Services.
Bus route information is now available for parents to see online. Parents may check ParentVue to access bus numbers and bus routes for any eligible bus riders.
Bus information may change. Please check ParentVue again before the 1st day of school to see if there have been any changes to your child's assigned bus route and times.
Welcome to Here Comes the Bus! Know when your bus is approaching your stop. Here Comes the Bus® app is a school bus tracking app that can simplify morning and afternoon routines for parents and students by giving them real-time bus location and text or email notification alerts, helping them get to the bus stop on time. Here Comes the Bus® utilizes our GPS data and an easy-to-use customizable map that works on one or multiple devices, such as a tablet or smartphone.
How to Get Started:
Using the app is EASY! You will need the FCPS school district code 28982 and a Student Information System (SIS) Parent Account.
From a smartphone or tablet, download (for free) the Here Comes the Bus® app from the App Store or Google Play.
Click here for more information click here.
Many families will use Kiss and Ride for both arrival and dismissal and the line can get long. Please be patient and kind with one another and our staff on duty! Here are a few more helpful tips:
- morning drop-off starts at 8:35 a.m.
- plan on being in line early
- drivers should remain in the car
- school staff will be on duty to assist students in unloading and loading
- children should unload from the car on the passenger side only
- cars should remain in a single file line. Passing other cars is NOT allowed in order to ensure the safety of all students.
- afternoon pick-up starts at 3:35 p.m.
- for afternoon pick-up, please display your assigned number in the right corner of your front windshield. Make sure your child knows what your number is (ie. 352). We will use the numbers to call the students out to your car.
- Kiss and Ride ends before 4:00 p.m. Any students who have not been picked up by that time will be taken to the office. Parents will be contacted and must come to the office to sign their child out.
Please join us for a Superintendent Community Conversation at Chantilly High School on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Learn more about Dr. Michelle Reid, FCPS superintendent, and help her get to know our school community.
Language interpretation will be provided, as available, as well as childcare and light refreshments. Please register to attend.
[SPANISH - AMHARIC - ARABIC - CHINESE - KOREAN - URDU - VIETNAMESE]
The safety of your child/children is a priority for us. This school year, we are changing some medication protocols to help ensure the safety of our medication administration management in Fairfax County Public Schools.
Any time you drop off or pick up a medication in the health room, a Medication Delivery/Pick Up Form will be completed and signed by both the parent/guardian and the School Health Aide or FCPS staff member. This form will document that all required authorizations are complete, and the number of pills or amount of medication accepted/returned. A copy of the form will be given to the parent/guardian and school administrator.
- Medications received will be verified to ensure the description of the medication on the container/packaging matches the medication in the container.
- All medications must be in the original pharmacy container. Over the counter (OTC) medications must be in an unopened original container. It will no longer be acceptable for parents/guardians to bring in refills from home and place them into the container currently in the health room.
- Only a 30-day supply of medications should be brought to school. No more than 100 tablets or pills of OTC medication should be brought to school.
School supply lists are available on our Lees Corner website. Click here to find and download the lists. These lists are accurate and up to date.
If your family needs financial assistance with school supplies, you may confidentially contact our school counselor, Jenny Spears, at jaspears@fcps.edu or call the school office at 703-227-3500 and speak with Jill Boddie, registrar.
If you have any questions about your online order, please contact Elaine Chen at elaine.y.chen@gmail.com
For the past two years, student meals have been free to all students. That will not be the case this year.
Student lunches will cost $3.25. Breakfast will cost $1.75. Milk bought separately will cost $0.60. Menus are available online.
There are 3 options to pay for your child's lunch:
1. You can create a lunch account at https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain?requestAction=home and load money there.
2. You can send a check made out to Lees Corner ES Food Services or
3. You can send in cash.
For the past two years, the federal government has provided no-cost meals to all public school students without the need to complete the annual Free and Reduced-Price Meal application. The extension of the no-cost meals benefit to all students is expected to expire at the end of this school year, meaning 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 BEFORE the first day of the 22-23 school year which is Monday, August 22nd. The online application is now available via the FCPS homepage. Click here to fill out the online application.
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.
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Join the Lees Corner Elementary School group on Facebook. This is a private group available only to LCES families and staff. The group is managed by the PTA but membership and dues are NOT required to join this group. |
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Follow us on Twitter @Lees_Corner_ES to see tweets and retweets with information and resources.
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