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In this message you will find the following information regarding:
- 2022-23 School Forms to Complete
- Band and Strings Sign Up Information
- Health and Safety Updates
- Here Comes the Bus App
- 2022-23 Emergency Care Contact - weCare@school
- State Testing - Parent Notification
- 2022-23 Free and Reduced - Parent Action Needed
- FCPS Opportunities
- 2022-23 School Immunization Requirements
- PTA Volunteers Needed!
Upcoming Events
2022 - 2023 School Hours - 9:10 am - 3:55 pm
- Doors will open for students at 8:55 am. The tardy bell rings at 9:10 am.
-If it is absolutely necessary to pick your child up early, please do so before 3:00 pm, in order to allow our staff to prepare and assist with dismissal.
2022-23 FCPS School Year Calendar
September 2 and 5 - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day Break
September 13 - Back to School Night and PTA Meeting
September 23 - PTA Outdoor Movie Night!
September 26 - NO SCHOOL - Rosh Hashanah
October 5 - NO SCHOOL - Yom Kippur
October 10 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
October 24 - NO SCHOOL - Diwali
October 28 - 2-Hour Early Relase (Dismissal at 1:55 pm)
October 31 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
*For in person events please be courteous of our surrounding residential areas by not parking in restricted areas. Towing and ticketing may occur.
Forms for the 2022-23 School Year
Please use the links below to complete the required forms prior to the first day of school:
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Emergency Care Form (required)
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Emergency Care information can be updated as needed through SIS ParentVue. Instructions to update this information can be found on the FCPS website. In the application, review the details under ‘Student Info’
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Digital Resource Parent Consent (required)
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This digital form is required for students to access the digital resources utilized by teachers at West Springfield ES.
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Health Form (required
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Health information can be updated as needed through SIS ParentVue. Review the details under ‘Health’
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FLE Opt-Out Form (only if opting out)
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This form is not required-please complete the form only if you do not want your student to participate and return it to the school.
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SR&R While use of ParentVUE to digitally sign the SR&R acknowledgement is preferred, parents/guardians may elect to download and print the SR&R Parent/Guardian Signature Sheet from the FCPS public website. If a parent/guardian needs assistance accessing the signature sheet, they may contact their child’s school and ask that the school provide the form. The SR&R Parent/Guardian Signature Sheet is due September 30, 2022.
Paying for School Lunch Before the start of the school year, check your lunch account balance on My School Bucks. More information can be found on the FCPS food and nutrition website. Find out what is on the menu here.
Attention 4th, 5th, and 6th grade families! Your child(ren) can sign up for band or strings at Cardinal Forest! Please use the QR below or follow this link to learn more and register. Registrations are due by Sept. 1st
Community Conversations with Dr. Reid
The Superintendent Community Conversations are being posted to this page as they are scheduled.
Health and Safety Updates
Stay Home When Sick! FCPS continues to require families to review the Daily Health Screening before sending students to school. The 5 Day Isolation Period will also continue for COVID positive students and staff.
FCPS sent an update on COVID-19 layered prevention strategies that will continue to be in place this school year. While we had hoped that the pandemic would be behind us, it seems that COVID will be something we must manage as a community for the foreseeable future. FCPS will continue to follow the guidance of national, state, and local health experts when determining the layered prevention strategies that are needed to keep our schools safe and open for learning. It is important that we all work together towards this goal.
Highlights from that guidance include:
- FCPS continues to require families to review the Daily Health Screening before sending students to school.
- The 5 Day Isolation Period will continue for COVID positive students and staff.
- The CDC recommends the COVID vaccine as a safe and effective way of significantly lowering your risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death if you get infected. Vaccines are now available for our youngest students. However, COVID vaccines are not part of the required immunizations for school entry.
- At this time, masks are not required. The current CDC COVID-19 Community Level for Fairfax County is low. However, should the community level rise to “high,” FCPS would then require all students, staff, and visitors to wear a face covering when indoors on school property (to include the buildings, school buses and other school provided vehicles; except while actively eating/drinking). The Code of Virginia allows parents/legal guardians to elect for their child not to wear a face covering while on school property.
- Diagnostic testing will be available beginning Tuesday, August 16, for FCPS students and staff who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or have been in close contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19. Information on diagnostic testing will continue to be updated on our website.
- FCPS will no longer send a daily or weekly COVID case update. Parents/Guardians will only receive an email from their child’s school when several cases of COVID-19 occur in a single classroom, sports team, or extracurricular activity within a 14-day period. Individual case reports will be available on the FCPS COVID-19 Dashboard on our website.
To stay up to date, please continue to review our Health and Safety Guidance on our website.
Here Comes the Bus Mobile App
Please be aware that all of us are getting used to new routines at the start of the school year. Thank you for your patience as those routines are established.
If a student’s bus is delayed, parents may access the Bus Delay Notification System or use the Here Comes the Bus mobile app to receive the delayed bus report. Contact the Transportation Office at 703-446-2050. For any concerns after hours (after 4:30 p.m.), contact Safety and Security at 571-423-2000.
*Find the transportation Services contact specific to your school by visiting https://www.fcps.edu/who-contact.
weCare@school - Emergency Care Information System
The Health Information Form (HIF) (SS/SE -71) Health Information Form and the Emergency Care Information form (SS/SE-3) Emergency Care Information provide valuable information regarding student health conditions. These forms are critical in the early identification of students who may need healthcare support in the educational environment. Along with the development of Healthcare Plans (HCP) and Action Plans, the Public Health Nurses (PHNs) utilize the information contained in the HIF to develop teaching strategies for FCPS staff in order to meet the requirements of Regulation 2104 Health Services-School Health Related Needs.
For SY 22-23, these forms will be required for all students. Parents/guardians may submit these forms either through electronic submission accessed within the weCare@school
Please contact your child's teacher with questions about these forms.
State Testing - Parent Notification
State assessments measure the extent to which students have learned the content and skills reflected in state standards and may also be used to measure growth in learning state standards. The format and timing of state assessments vary by grade level and content area, as noted in the table below. These include:
• Fall and winter Virginia Growth Assessments (VGA) standardized tests in reading and mathematics. More information is available on the VGA webpage (https://www.fcps.edu/node/43932);
• Spring Standards of Learning (SOL) standardized tests in reading, mathematics, and science. More information is available on the SOL assessments webpage (https://www.fcps.edu/node/35021);
• Ongoing local alternative assessments (LAAs) including performance-based assessments (PBAs) completed as part of classroom instruction in science, writing, and social studies; More information is available on the LAA and PBA webpage (https://www.fcps.edu/node/45043).
ACTION NEEDED- Requests must be submitted for this school year! No free/reduced lunches without application this school year! Please see below!
Free and Reduced Lunch Requirements 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 has ended, meaning families must submit an application and be approved to be eligible for free and reduced price meals for the 2022-23 school year.
Eligible families are encouraged to submit the Free and Reduced-Price Meal application before the first day of the 2022-23 school year. The online application is accessible via the FCPS homepage. Learn more about the Free and Reduced-Price Meal program online.
School Immunizations
School may be out for summer, but now is the time for your child to catch up on school immunizations! Check out the list of Virginia’s required school immunizations and make your doctor appointments now before the August rush or visit the Fairfax County Health Department website for a schedule of child immunization clinics.
Want to make a difference
in the life of a child?
FCPS is looking for exceptional people to serve as substitutes for the 2022-2023 school year!
Substitute Teachers Needed
Substitutes help our students thrive when their teacher must be out of the classroom and are essential members of every school’s team.
We value our substitutes. They are essential members of every school’s team. Substitute teaching is a great option for:
- Parents
- Retired Teachers
- College Students
- Part-Time Workers
If you want to earn money while making a difference in your community, consider subbing!
Virtual Information sessions are offered weekly! Follow this link for more information.
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