 |
|
To read this newsletter in other languages, please visit our website.
Para leer este boletín en otros idiomas, visite nuestro sitio web.
|
School Hours: 9:15 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday School building opens for students at 9:00 am
Office: 703-988-8900
Attendance: 703-988-8989
January 18, 2023
Upcoming Student Holidays
The following dates are student holidays. There will be no school on these days.
January 25 - 2 hour early release - Students dismissed at 2:00 pm
January 26 - January 27 - Student Holidays
Sports Jersey/Number Spirit Day
Spirit Day will be on Friday, January 20. Wear your favorite sports Jersey! Don't have one? No worries! Just wear something with a number on it.
Viking Family Night
Viking Family Night will be held on January 24th, 2023 from 6:30 - 7:45 pm. All families in grades K-6 are invited to come out to participate in games and activities focused on literacy, math and social/emotional learning. Each student will leave at the end of the night with a bag full of activities to play at home and a free book. See you there!
VRES Receives the Energy Star Award
In recognition of superior energy performance, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awards the Energy Star to Virginia Run Elementary School. Our property's Energy Star score of 85 signifies that it is more energy efficient than 85 percent of similar buildings nationwide. On average, Energy Star certified buildings like ours generate 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than typical buildings.
|
Attention 6th Grade Parents!
What: Stone MS Parent Curriculum Night
When: February 9, 2023
Where: Stone Middle School
(For parents only)
Optional Sessions: 5:30-6 PM
- Parents of EL students (Library)
- Special Education Parents (Theatre)
Main Session: 6:00-6:20 PM
Electives Fair: 6:20-7:00
Content Presentations: 7:05-8:00 PM
- 7th Grade Parents (Theatre)
Pre-Order Yearbook Sales are Now Open
Yearbooks can now be pre-ordered. Sales will run through April.
Purchase yearbooks here:
https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectStudent?isAdvertisementOnly=False&jobNumber=5662223
***Personalized yearbooks can be ordered, but will only include your child's name and not their photo this year. Please contact Kelly Long with questions.
***There are a limited number of yearbooks from last year available for purchase. Please contact Kelly Long if you would like to purchase one.
Kelly Long: kalong928@yahoo.com
PTA Volleyball Club
The PTA is looking for someone to co-lead a volleyball club for students. There is currently one co-leader, but a second is needed to get the club started. Contact Sarah Cullen at srdcullen@gmail.com with questions or to sign up.
Magnet School Application and Lottery Information
The Magnet Program registration window will be open from Wednesday March 1, through Wednesday, April 12, 2023. No late applications are accepted.
To learn more about the programs and the registration process, families are encouraged to attend one of the Parent Informational Nights:
- Hunters Woods Elementary, February 13, 2023, at 6:00 pm - In-person
- Snow date: February 21, 2023, at 6:00 pm
- Bailey’s Upper, February 15, 2023, at 6:00 pm - Virtual only
- Bailey’s Primary, February 16, 2023, at 6:00 pm - In person
- Snow date: February 23, 2023, at 6:00 pm
Please click the link below for more information.
https://www.fcps.edu/registration/elementary-magnet-school-lottery
Dual Language Immersion Program Registration
Registration for the countywide lottery for Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs will open on Monday, January 23. Current pre-k students may apply for the kindergarten immersion program, and current kindergarten students may apply for the first grade immersion programs for the 2023-24 school year.
Programs are available in French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Visit the DLI registration page for more information on where the programs are offered.
Parents who are interested in the DLI programs in FCPS are encouraged to attend an informational meeting at their school site. Meetings will begin on January 11. Details regarding access to virtual meetings will be available on the Dual Language Immersion registration page by the meeting date.
Get more information on DLI programs and registration.
Portrait of a Graduate
In 2014, the FCPS School Board developed and adopted the Portrait of a Graduate (POG). This adoption of POG acknowledges that in our rapidly changing world, education needs to evolve to fulfill our mission of supporting student success in school and in life. POG prioritizes the development of skills that will empower students to be productive citizens of a global community and successful in the workforce of the future.
What skills does a student need to become a successful Portrait of a Graduate?
- Communicator
- Collaborator
- Critical and Creative Thinker
- Ethical and Global Citizen
- Goal-Directed and Resilient Individual
This month, we are highlighting the Ethical and Global Citizen Attribute for parents to use as resource in supporting their student in becoming a Portrait of a Graduate!
Family Conversations
- Consider telling your child when they are demonstrating a skill at home or in a social setting. Example:
- During soccer practice this morning, when you missed the goal you didn’t give up and kept trying hard to get the ball back to score. (Goal-directed and resilient)
- When you were playing with your sister, you were being kind to her by sharing your toys and letting her choose a game to play. (Collaborator)
- Share examples of how you were a [collaborator, communicator, etc.] during your day or within your job. Provide specific details and explain how using these skills helped you. (e.g., I was a collaborator at work today when I _____. This was helpful because ___________.)
- Instead of asking “What did you do in school today?”, consider asking one of the questions below:
Attribute
|
Skills for Grades K - 6
|
Questions to Ask Your Student
|
|
Ethical and Global Citizen
|
- I understand that there are different cultures and perspectives in the world.
- I help my community.
- I am learning to talk, read and write in another language.
- I understand that choices I make have an impact on the health of the environment.
- I understand my rights, privileges and responsibilities as a member of my community
- I treat others with respect and kindness.
- I show I am a friend by making good choices.
|
- How were you an ethical and global citizen today?
- How were you a good friend to ____ when ____?
- How did you try to understand how _______ was feeling?
- How were you kind to others?
- What good choices did you make?
|
Parent Night at Westfield High School
The FCPS Student Safety & Wellness Office is hosting a Parent Night for the Westfield Pyramid on Monday, February 6, 2023 at Westfield High School from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Please click the link below for the flyer with more details. This is an Adults Only event.
Westfield High School Parent Night Meeting
Tech Adventure Summer Camp
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) office is once again planning an engaging summer enrichment program for students! Tech Adventure Camp is a weekly exploratory enrichment program aimed to give students the opportunity to explore the exciting program areas within Career and Technical Education. This program is for current kindergarten to 6th grade students.
Registration is open from February 1 to June 9, 2023.
Students can register online by visiting the Tech Adventure Camp website and clicking on the register button.
Visit bit.ly/FCPS_TAC and the 2023 Tech Adventure Camp Flyer for more information!
For questions, please contact Beth Mehr at bgmehr@fcps.edu.
Communities of Trust Educational Webinar
The FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation, in partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (HSI) and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), recently issued a national public safety alert regarding an explosion in incidents of children and teens being coerced into sending explicit images online and extorted for money—a crime known as financial sextortion. There were more than 7,000 reports of online financial extortion of minors over the past year.
- Many cases start on social media sites, such as Facebook and Instagram.
- This increasing threat has resulted in an alarming number of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideations
Join the Communities of Trust, on Wednesday, January 25th from 6:30 pm to 8 pm for a FREE educational webinar on Teen Sexting & Sextortion. Panelists include FBI Supervisory Special Agent Barbara Smith, Fairfax County Police Department's Child Exploitation Detective Justin Urbaniak, and National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's Director of Survivor Services Kathryn Rifenbark. Register here: https://bit.ly/reg4webinar012523
Please send questions, in advance, for panelists to FairfaxCOTC@gmail.com.
COTC Teen Sexting & Sextortion Webinar Flyer
|
