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Dear Stenwood Families,
We hope to see many of you tonight at our PTA’s Annual Ice Cream Social! It looks like the weather will be perfect! Please remember this is not a drop off event. Parents or guardians are required to attend. We are just over halfway to the PTA’s Help the Hive fundraising goal! Tonight we get to celebrate!
Over the last week, we have had three different parent sessions, two for AAP and one for our literacy instruction. If you were not able to attend, the recordings and slidedecks are included below.
It appears that some road work will be done on Carnegie over the next several weeks. I have made attempts to connect with the project manager to share our schedule for Kiss N Ride. We are not sure exactly what the work will look like, but I have been assured from the general information about the project that one lane of the road will remain open at all times. Please add an extra dose of patience over the next few weeks if you use Kiss N Ride.
Here are some additional items included in today’s newsletter:
- Recording and Slidedeck from our Virtual Parent Coffee on Shifts in Reading Instruction and Assessment - NEW
- Supporting Your Child In A Digital World - NEW
- School Pictures Are Now Online! - NEW
- Recording and Slidedecks from AAP Levels of Service Information and today’s Level IV Information Session
- Positivity Project
- Superintendent Community Conversation: Marshall Pyramid - September 22 - Updated - Time Change
- School Meals/Menu and Free/Reduced Lunch Applications - Reminder
Sincerely,
Erica Riley, Principal
esriley@fcps.edu
Twitter @esriley1
Tracey Brown Rice, Assistant Principal
tcbrownrice@fcps.edu
Virtual Parent Coffee:
Shifts in Literacy Instruction and Assessment Recording and Slidedeck
On Tuesday, Mrs. Workman, our reading specialist, shared the shifts FCPS is making in our literacy instruction and assessments. If you were unable to join us, here is the link to the recording as well as the slidedeck:
Recording: https://myfcpsk12.zoom.us/rec/play/K74umzJ46C806WhyNO38id2fCiU8LsnxNrhHon0WGV1yroWTMcMOIV6wjP6mvjy5l5dOWFjTLvav600x.o2kCPUvPUhzZIMF0
Passcode: %JB*5Aw95x
If the link is not working when you click on it directly, copy and paste it into your browser.
Slidedeck - Literacy
The final slides include the open ended Q & A from the end of the session.
We did not watch the video together, but here is a link to a video from FCPS sharing Equitable Access to Literacy in Action, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhCUVGw4oRY
If you have any questions or need additional information regarding literacy, please reach out to Beth Workman, our reading specialist, bsworkman@fcps.edu. Tracey Brown Rice is our current testing coordinator and will do her best to answer any testing questions, tcbrownrice@fcps.edu.
Supporting Your Child in a Digital World
September: Digital Citizenship
Week: 2: Why digital citizenship is important
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Just as we teach our children and students what it means to and how to be a good citizen, we must do the same for technology. Children are living in a digital world that is ever changing and need guidance for how to safely navigate and use technology. |
There are many resources available to families to support building digital citizenship and navigating technology use, including the FCPS Digital Citizenship: Families webpage and Common Sense Media. Your child can learn digital citizenship skills playing Digital Passport (Grades 3-5) or Digital Compass (Grades 6-8).
School Pictures Are Now Online!
Any student who has not had a chance to order, it’s not too late!
Please visit: vosphoto.com/uc
Use your student ID when prompted for the online code.
For questions regarding school pictures please email: underclass@vosphoto.com
Advanced Academics Parent Information Meetings
Last week, Mrs. Hartman shared Advanced Academics Overview and Curriculum – It provided an overview about the levels of service and curriculum in grades K-6. If you missed it, here are the links to the slidedeck and recording.
Today, Mrs. Hartman dove deeper into the Level IV Referral and Screening Process – this was geared for parents of students in grades 2-6 interested in referring their child for Level IV services. If you missed it, here are the links to the slidedeck and recording.
Referrals for Level IV Screening are due December 15, 2022. For more information including the forms, please visit : https://www.fcps.edu/academics/academic-overview/advanced-academic-programs
As a one-time rest option, Parents/Guardians may request the one-time retest of either the NNAT or CogAT by contacting school testing coordinator Tracey Brown Rice at tcbrownrice@fcps.edu and Advanced Academics Resource Teacher Kaleigh Hartman at kkhartman@fcps.edu.
- CogAT Retest Request Deadline: September 30
- NNAT Retest Request Deadline: October 15
Positivity Project:
Being Present and Giving Others My Attention
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This week, we are working on ONE of the FIVE overarching components of the Positivity Project. Being present and giving others my attention is an important component of building strong relationships. |
“The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply.”
~Stephen Covey
Questions you might enjoy talking about:
- What does it mean to be present and give other people my attention?
- How might being present and giving others my attention be important to building healthy relationships?
- Why do we need relationships?
Superintendent Community Conversations:
Marshall Pyramid: September 22nd
*Time Change*
Please save the date for a very special event! Dr. Michelle Reid, FCPS superintendent, will host a Community Conversation at Marshall High School from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m (this is the new time). This event will be a unique opportunity to help Dr. Reid get to know our pyramid community and learn more about her vision for our district.
Language interpretation will be provided, as available, as well as child care and light refreshments. Please register here to attend. You may enter Marshall through Door 1.
School Meals and
Free/Reduced Lunch Applications
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Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast and lunch are NO longer provided at no cost. Breakfast will be $1.75. Lunch will be $3.25, milk $0.60. Breakfast and lunch will be served beginning the first day of school. Money can be added to your child(ren)’s accounts using www.myschoolbucks.com. You can also write a check to Stenwood Food Services and deliver it to our Food Services Manager at Open House. You can find the menu for breakfast and lunch at https://fcps.nutrislice.com/menu/stenwood-elementary.
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Free and Reduced-Price Status
Students eligible for free or reduced-price meals will continue to receive these benefits through the end of September. A new application must be filled out each new school year and forms are available online now: https://www.fcps.edu/resources/student-safety-and-wellness/food-and-nutrition-programs/free-and-reduced-price-meals. Applications are accepted at any time, but we encourage you to apply or renew your application before the end of September. Call (703) 813-4800 if you need help. This must be completed for eligible students to receive free meals.
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