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In This Week's Wise Words:
🌟 Principal's Message
🌟 Substitute Bonus Incentive
🌟 Opportunity for Students to Help Inform FCPS’ Future
🌟 Shrevewood Online Directory
🌟 Pies for Teachers Sign Up
🌟 Shrevewood PTA Meeting
🌟 Dining for Dollars
🌟 Advanced Academics Full Time Screening
🌟 Positivity Project
🌟 FCPS Outstanding Employee Awards
🌟 Shrevewood Fall Book Fair! November 28-December 2
🌟 Breakfast & Lunch Reminders
🌟 Attendance
🌟 Save the Date
Hello Shrevewood Families,
Thank you to our veteran and active service family members who came in to read to our students in their classrooms yesterday. We are grateful and honored to recognize these individuals and thank them for their service as we reflect on the importance of Veterans Day.
This week is National School Psychologists Week. Thank you to our amazing school psychologist, Sarah D'Elia, for all she does to support our students and families.
We are looking forward to a full week of school with our students next week! We hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,
Joshua DeSmyter, Principal
Katie Vandawalker, Assistant Principal
Work More-Earn a Bonus!!
FCPS has developed a bonus program for substitutes who accept more than the 10 required jobs. For each millstone you will earn a bonus. If you meet all 3 milestones, your total bonus will be $900.00. Bonuses will be paid quarterly.
If you work 50 substitute jobs within a school year, you will earn a $200.00 bonus.
If you work 100 substitute jobs within a school year, you will earn a $300.00 bonus.
If you work 150 substitute jobs within a school year, you will earn a $400.00 bonus.
Work on a High-Volume Day and You will receive Premium Pay!!
FCPS has identified high-volume days. When you work on a high-volume day, your hourly pay will increase to 1.5 times your regular hourly pay. All you need to do is accept a job in SmartFind Express and your pay rate will be adjusted for that day.
High Volume Days
Friday, October 7
Friday, November 18
Friday, December 2
Friday, December 9
Friday, January 13
Friday, February 17
Friday, February 24
Friday, March 10
Friday, March 17
Friday, March 24
Friday, March 31
Friday, April 21
Friday, April 28
Friday, May 5
Friday, May 12
Friday, May 19
Friday, May 26
Friday, June 2
You may have heard FCPS is developing a Strategic Plan that will serve as the school division’s roadmap for the future. We encourage every parent/caregiver, student, employee, and community member to participate in this important work.
The first engagement opportunity will be an optional survey, which will be open to students in grades 3-12. Knowing what is important to students will be very helpful to Dr. Reid, as she leads the planning of FCPS’ future. All schools, including ours, will schedule a date and time during the school day to administer the survey next week. If you would prefer that your child not participate, you may opt your child out of taking the survey. Please visit FCPS’ website for more information. (Note that this opt out is different from the Focus Group information that families of students in grades 3-6 received yesterday).
Membership Toolkit (formerly AtoZ connect)
The Shrevewood PTA is happy to offer an online directory to families so we can all connect! It's time to verify your family's listing in Shrevewood's online directory!
If you have used this tool in the past, go to www.shrevewoodpta.membershiptoolkit.com, log-in, and update your information!
If you are new to this tool, please go to the website above and CREATE an account. If the email you use matches the one in the directory, you will be linked to our directory. If they don't’ match, you will need to email shrevewooddirectory@gmail.com from the email address you used to create an account and our Directory Chair will grant access.
After verifying your information, you can access the directory by visiting the website (listed above) or downloading the Membership Toolkit app to your Apple or Android devices.
The directory is password-protected and limited to Shrevewood families and staff. At any time you may hide part or all of your contact information from the directory and you control what emails you receive from the PTA.
Questions: Email Jeff Grana, Online Directory Chair at shrevewooddirectory@gmail.com
Anyway you SLICE it, Shrevewood has the best staff! Help us lighten the load for our teachers by BAKING THEM A FRESH PIE for Thanksgiving! We need LOTS of bakers to help with this. Please sign up and get your baking supplies ready! Thanks!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4FA5AC22A31-pies
Join us in Dining for Dollars on
Monday, November 14, & Tuesday, November 15, from 4-9pm each night. Ledo's is located at 7510 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA.
Take the night off from cooking and grab dinner at Ledo Pizza. You can eat in or take out. Make things easy on yourself before attending Tuesday's PTA meeting!
Mention Shrevewood at pick up and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Shrevewood PTA.
Thank you for your support.
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 AAP Referral and Parent Questionnaire links below:
Level IV Referral Form
Parent Questionnaire
Next week in our Positivity Project lessons in Morning Meeting, we are focusing on Gratitude. Individuals with this strength are aware of and thankful for good things that happen.
Questions that you can discuss with your child about gratitude:
- What are you grateful for?
- How does it feel when someone shows gratitude towards you?
- What is one way you showed gratitude to another person today?
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” -John F. Kennedy
 Nominations are NOW open for the FCPS Outstanding Employee Awards!
To submit a nomination for a Shrevewood Elementary Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please complete the nomination through this Google form. You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (one individual may only nominate one employee per category).
All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in the criteria for that category. The Google form has more information regarding the criteria for each of these awards, and the eligibility requirements are below.
Outstanding Teacher
Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category
Outstanding New Teacher
Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district)
Outstanding Principal
Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a building principal (in any school/school district)
Outstanding Leader
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in their current position as a Schedule-C or School-Based Administrator scale employee (that is not the building principal):
Common positions in this category: Assistant and Associate Principals, Director of Student Activities, Director of Student Services
Outstanding Professional Employee
Eligibility: At least one year experience in current position as a Schedule-B employee or other non-instructional employee in a school that supports school leadership
Common positions in this category: School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Assessment Coach, Career Center Specialist, Instructional Coach, Psychologist, Social Worker, School Counselor, Safety and Security Specialist, Resource Teachers that serve in an administrative role in a school
Outstanding Operational Employee
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position as Schedule-A or Classroom Instructional Support Scale employee
Common positions in this category: Administrative and Office Staff, Safety and Security Assistant, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, IA, PHA, PHTA, All Parent Liaisons (regardless of how they are paid)
The deadline to submit a nomination is midnight on November 18.
If you have any questions, please contact Coreen Pinkerton at ckpinkerton@fcps.edu or Kimberly Adams at kmadams@fcps.edu
 Students and families will be able to purchase books from our school book fair November 28-December 2.
Students will browse the fair with their classes on November 21 & 22.
Parents - Set up your e-wallet to make purchasing easy! (Note: we will still take cash, checks, and credit cards.)
1. Go to our Book Fair homepage: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/shrevewoodelemschool1
2. Click on eWallet “GET STARTED” and then “CREATE eWALLET”
3. Sign in or create an account (if you do not already have one with Scholastic).
Please sign up to volunteer at the fair. No experience is necessary and you can sign up for a one hour shift (or more)! Our fair will only be successful with your help!
Learn more at the book fair website.
Contact Mrs. Adams in the library for more information.
By email: kmadams@fcps.edu or phone: 703-645-6611
Book Fair Website: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/shrevewoodelemschool1
Breakfast & Lunch Reminders
Attendance
As a reminder, school begins at 9:20 am and ends at 4:05 pm. Please notify us if your child will be absent or late to school. We will have an automated “call-out” at approximately 11 am. for students who were absent without prior notification. If you receive that call, please contact our office the next day.
Here is how you may report your child being absent or late to school:
Attendance Line | 703-645-6666
Main Office | 703-645-6600
ShrevewoodElem.Attendance@fcps.edu
Or the online attendance form:
https://shrevewoodes.fcps.edu/attendance-form
⭐PTA Meeting⭐
Tuesday, November 15, 7:00 pm
⭐Book Fair⭐
Monday, November 28 - Friday, December 2
⭐Dining for Dollars @ Ledos⭐
Monday, November 14, & Tuesday, November 15, from 4-9pm
⭐Thanksgiving Break⭐
Wednesday, November 23 - Friday, November 25 - No School
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