 Lemon Road had a fantastic first week of school in the New Year! Ms. Ulsh and I had the opportunity to visit each of the classrooms to support and observe powerful teaching & learning. A huge thank you to all our parents who donated, brought in food, or volunteered at the PTA Welcome Back Breakfast - teachers & staff enjoyed breakfast as well as snacks throughout the day on Thursday. Lastly, Lemon Road celebrated its 67th anniversary on Friday! Thank you for sending your children in Lemon Road spirit wear or colors to help us celebrate. This Friday is Polo Day, so please be sure all students (and staff) show spirit by wearing their polos!
We will be cleaning out the Lost & Found at the end of the 2nd Quarter. Please stop by the Lost & Found locations (near both entrances to our gym in the next two weeks to claim your childrens’ items. All remaining items will be donated to a local childrens’ center.
We are back to stocking the staff lounge on Fridays. Thank you to all our parents who have donated snacks & drinks for our staff - if you haven’t yet, consider making a donation to stock the staff lounge. Use this sign up genius or purchase any of your favorite family snack.
 Your child’s SEL screener results from the Fall window will be delivered by mail soon. Please keep in mind that these results reflect your student’s feedback at one moment in time. The scores are not meant to diagnose or assess a student’s mental health. The results provide us with a view of students’ perceived strengths in three domains of their social and emotional development. FCPS has developed a Family Guide to Understanding SEL Strengths to support you. The guide has been translated into 7 languages. In addition, Lemon Road clinical team members or your student’s teacher are available to discuss results with parents.
We hope everyone had a great first week back. Thank you to everyone who contributed to, and volunteered at, our staff welcome back breakfast - we appreciate your support so much and we know the staff appreciate it too!
We are continuing to build our committees for several upcoming events and need more helping hands - please find below some of the upcoming events as well as opportunities to get involved. Thanks!
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The next PTA General Meeting will be January 17th 2023 - we will be joined by local vendors offering student enrichment and summer camp options. We hope to see many of you there either in person or online!
- Registration for Baroody after school enrichment classes has been extended until Jan 14th - register your students spot now to avoid disappointment! http://bc-ffx-lemonroad.jumbula.com/
- Our first community event of 2023 will be our Bingo night on January 20th - Mark your calendars now, more information will be coming out soon!
- Committees for the following events are now being formed - please contact us at lemonroadpta@gmail.com if you would like to support or be involved!
- Basketball Game
- Smart Talk Grant - digital use and wellness
- Spring Fair
- Staff Appreciation Week
As always please follow the PTA's social media accounts to keep up to date with all of the fun things happening!
You plan for the future and achieve your goals by making careful everyday choices. Prudence is the ability to do the right thing, at the right time, for the right reason. It's a future-oriented way of thinking that helps a person set goals, make plans, and have the discipline to accomplish them. It is cognitive – more a strength of the head than of the heart.
Families with students in grades K-8 are invited to come together for a special week of family time with FREE stories, games, and math activities - all from the comfort of your home. Through rich story-based mathematics experiences, math week offers families an opportunity to experience math, literacy, history, and geography in a positive way. The games and stories feature several countries including Lesotho, Madagascar, Ghana, and China. Content will be available in both English and Spanish starting January 9 on the FCPS Math Week website. To access the games, families simply click on the day of the week and find their child's grade and language. Our goal is for FCPS to experience 1,000,000 minutes of math outside of the school day and hope you will join us!
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- FCPS Building and Renovation Plans
- Upcoming Webinars for Parents/Caregivers
- Dual Language Immersion Program Registration
- Academy Open Houses
- Resources for Families of Students with Disabilities
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, sign up today.
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Monday, January 9: A Week
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Wednesday, January 11: Grade 4 Reading VGA Assessment; Longfellow Middle School Transition Event (6 PM)
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Thursday, January 12: Grade 3 & 5 Reading VGA Assessment
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Friday, January 13: PTA Board Meeting (8:30); Grade 6 Reading VGA Assessment; Region 2 Executive Principals Visit LRES (AM); Polo Day
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Monday, January 16: MLK Holiday (No School); B Week
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Tuesday, January 17: PTA General Meeting (7 PM)
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Wednesday, January 18: SCA Officer Meeting (8:30); Grade 3 & 5 Math VGA Assessment
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Friday, January 20: POGPOL Visit from Elain Tholen; Grade 4 & 6 Math VGA Assessment; Therapy Dog Visit (11:30); Freaky Friday - Pajama Day; PTA Bingo Night (6 PM)
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Wednesday, January 25: End of Quarter 2 - 2 hour early release
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Thursday, January 26: Student Holiday/Professional Workday
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Friday, January 27: Student Holiday/Professional Workday
FCPS School Year Calendar for 2022-23
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