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From our families to yours, we hope you had a wonderful and restful weekend with the ones you are thankful for this year. We know that we are certainly thankful for you, our Pine Spring family!
Love,
The Pine Spring Admin Team
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 This year Pine Spring is excited to return to an in-person Literacy Night. Come learn with your child, as our teachers demonstrate strategies they can utilize over winter break.
Please return your RSVP from your child's Wednesday folder.
We invite you to celebrate the season with our students in grades 1-6, as they help kick off our winter break with a musical concert.
 Join us this Thursday from 7PM-8PM in the Pine Spring Library for the last PTA meeting of the year.
In an annual planning process, FCPS uses input from the community to help develop the school year calendar for the following year. The Calendar Survey will be sent to parents/caregivers, employees, and students in grades 7-12 next week.
Our framework for creating the calendar is available online to ensure transparency, as we work to build a calendar that is inclusive and equitable.
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COVID diagnostic testing will be available for FCPS teachers, staff, and students at five locations across the county November 28-30 from 5 to 8 p.m. This testing is for those who are either experiencing COVID symptoms or have been exposed to someone diagnosed with COVID. Appointments are not required, but registration must be completed before testing. Visit the COVID Testing webpage for more information.
During the Academic Matters portion of Monday’s School Board meeting, Superintendent Reid discussed the innovative assessment practices happening in FCPS as part of our School Division of Innovation designation from the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE).
This recognition means that VDOE has approved a plan to improve student learning, educational performance, and college, career, and citizenship readiness skills. It positions FCPS as a state leader in innovative practices with the opportunity to impact statewide policy decisions. Watch Dr. Reid’s presentation.
December 15th is the deadline for Level IV AAP Referrals for students in grades 2-6. Packets must be received by close of business on December 15th. We will not be able to make any exceptions. Referrals can be submitted to the office or emailed to Mrs. Haynes at tlhaynes@fcps.edu. Level IV Referral Form and Parent/Guardian Questionnaire can be found here.
Students in grades K-6 participate in Family Life Education (FLE) instruction through their classroom teacher. Students in Kindergarten through grade three receive instruction in an emotional and social health unit.
Students in grades 4-6 receive instruction in a human growth and development unit and an emotional and social health unit. For more information about the FCPS Family Life Education program, please see the detailed grade-level program descriptions at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-family-life-education-fle.
In addition, grade level-specific curriculum lessons are available for review in multiple locations.
- Online in Schoology - includes lessons and media titles that FCPS has streaming rights for. Any additional media or book titles that are not streamed are available at your child’s school library. (Parents/guardians login to Schoology using the same username and password as their Student Information System (SIS) Parent account)
- Your child’s school. Please contact the school to schedule a time to review lessons and/or media.
- City of Fairfax Regional Library – lessons only. Media is not available.
You are also invited to attend an information session to preview the Family Life Education media and lessons and to talk with school staff about the program. The meeting will be held on 12/1 from 4:00-4:30 in the Pine Spring Library. All program materials and media for all grade levels will be available for your review at this time.
Parents/guardians who do not wish to have their child participate in FLE instruction may choose to opt their child out of any or all of the lessons. If you would like to opt your child out of one or more lessons, please fill out the form provided to you in your child’s orientation packet at the beginning of the school year or you may access the opt out forms online at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-family-life-education-fle. If you have already indicated your desire to opt your child out of FLE lessons by using the form provided earlier in the school year, you do not need to complete another form. Should you opt your child out and then later decide you want your child included in FLE instruction, you must notify Ms. Ganci, Assistant Principal, in writing before instruction begins.
An alternative non-FLE health instructional program is provided for children who do not take part in FLE instruction, and every effort is made to foster understanding and respect for family choices and to avoid peer pressure for or against participation in the program.
Instruction of the units occurs at various times during the school year. Your child’s teacher will be in touch about the specific grade level dates. We look forward to working as your partner in providing information that will help your child make healthy choices related to the exciting changes and new challenges he/she will be facing in the next few years.
December 1: FLE Preview Night
December 1: PTA Meeting 7PM-8PM
December 14: K-2 Literacy Night
December 15: Deadline to submit Level IV referrals
December 16: Winter Music Concert
December 19-January 2: Winter Break (No school)
See the complete 2022-23 school year calendar
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