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In this Friday Message you will find:
- Principals' Message
- Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday
- National School Psychology Week
- Wear Red, White, and Blue For Veterans Day on November 10
- Parent Information - Level IV AAP Referrals due by 12/15/22
- "One Floris" Day November 18
- Parent Coffee Discussion wit the Floris Counseling Team
- Holiday Assistance
- Congratulations
- Upcoming Dates
Floris Families,
It was a short, but busy week. We have started the second quarter and continue to see learning and joy throughout the school. It is also exciting to see our Eagles enjoying the new playground area!
Next week is a busy one as well. Next Tuesday, November 8, is Election Day. The day will be observed as a holiday for students and teachers. Next Friday, November 11, is a student holiday/school planning day for the Veterans Day holiday. Veterans Day provides a great reason to pause, reflect, and recognize the extraordinary sacrifices our Veterans and their families have made on our behalf, and we thank them for their service.
Thank you to the PTA for providing some "fa-boo-lous" fall treats with our staff on Monday. They were appreciated.
We hope to see lots of families at the PTA Movie Night, tonight in the café for WALL-E.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Holly Walker, Principal, hjwalker@fcps.edu
Rob Gibbs, Assistant Principal, ragibbs@fcps.edu
#EveryEagleEveryDay
Reminder to "Fall Back"
Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, November 6, at 2 am. Don’t forget to move your clocks back one hour on Saturday!
National School Psychology Week
November 7-11 is National School Psychology Week. FCPS celebrates the important work school psychologists do to help all students thrive. Learn more from the National Association of School Psychologists.
Let's all wear red, white, and blue on Thursday, November 10th in honor of Veterans Day. We'd love to see your patriotic spirit! Share photos of your family in red, white, and blue and connect with other families on:
👉 Facebook: Tag the Floris Facebook account (find and follow us here!: https://www.facebook.com/FlorisSchool/).
👉 Twitter: Tag @FlorisSchool and use the hashtag #EveryEagleEveryDay.
We can't wait to see your patriotic pictures!
#EveryEagleEveryDay
For parents interested in referring their child (grades 2 – 6) for full-time AAP services for the 2023-2024 school year, referral forms are due to Amy Albanese abalbanese@fcps.edu by NO LATER than December 15, 2022.
For parents interested in referring their child for full-time AAP services, the following documents need to be submitted to Amy Albanese abalbanese@fcps.edu on or before Dec. 15, 2022
AAP Screening Information Meeting
If you’d like to know about the screening process for our full-time services, parents are invited to attend the AAP Screening Information Meeting on Tuesday, November 15 @ 9:30 AM in the school cafeteria. All visitors must sign-in with their government issued photo ID at the front office before coming to the cafeteria.
“One Floris Day”
Coming November 18th
Twice a year the world celebrates “International Stand Up To Bullying” day. The first International Stand Up to Bullying Day took place in February of 2008 in Canada. During the initial event, over 125,000 students and staff registered to take a stand against bullying. Since then, students all around the world have taken part in this very important day, held twice a year. At FLORIS, we will celebrate ONE FLORIS DAY on Friday, November 18. Please have your students wear their Floris spirit wear and/or our school colors of blue and white to help them remember that at Floris, we are a community of ONE. We stand up for each other, we help each other, we care for each other. #EveryEagleEveryDay.
Parent Coffee Discussion with the Floris Counseling Team
We are excited to re-introduce Parent Coffee discussions at Floris. Our first meeting of the year will take place on November 18 before school from 8:00-8:50. We plan to discuss “Partnering with the School for Student Success” and to have an opportunity to introduce ourselves and get to know some of you. These are informal discussions where we can all learn from one another. Please let us know if you plan to attend, RSVP to Maggie Seneca (school social worker), maseneca1@fcps.edu. We look forward to meeting with you!
To help guide future meetings, can you complete this brief interest survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WXK3X8M.
Thank you! Your input is invaluable.
The Floris Counseling Team
Sarah De Kramer (school counselor)
James Duffield (school counselor)
Maggie Seneca (school social worker)
Thanksgiving and December Holiday Assistance Available
As prices continue to rise, many families are experiencing some difficulties. If your family is, you are not alone. In our Floris community, there are resources to help. If your family is in need of food for Thanksgiving or assistance during the December holiday season, please reach out by email to Sarah de Kramer, one of our counselors at shdekramer@fcps.edu. This information is kept completely private and help can be received for one or both holidays.
Congratulations
Kevin Shen won 2nd place in the VMTA state audition piano level 1B (5-6th grade) in the VMTA annual conference at Liberty University this past weekend. Kevin's dad sends a special thank you to Ms. Fox for giving Kevin the opportunity to play as the pianist in the school chorus which motivated Kevin's piano practice a lot!
In addition, Kevin was also selected as one of the Young Artists Musicales by NVMTA.
November 6: Daylight Savings Ends at 2am
November 8:
- No School for Students and Teachers
- Election Day Holiday
- PTA Spirit Night, Chipotle, Franklin Farm Center, 4-8pm
November 11:
- No School for Students
- Veterans’ Day Holiday
- School Planning Day
November 15: AAP Referral Parent Info Session, café, 9:30am
November 16:
- Parent Preview Night for FLE, 5:30-6:30pm, café
- PTA Meeting, 6:30-7:30pm, café
November 18:
- "One Floris" Day
- Counseling Team Parent Coffee, 8:00-8:50am
- Club and Candid Photos
November 23-25:
- Thanksgiving Break
- All FCPS Schools and Offices Closed
Find the 2022-2023 School Year Calendar
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