Upcoming Events
Jan 26th – Staff Development Day (No School for Students)
Jan 27th – Teacher Workday (No School for Students)
Feb 2nd – Art Show/PTA Spirit Day
Feb 20th – President’s Day (No School for Students)
Mar 5th – Art Show/PTA Spirit Day
Plan Ahead – 2022-2023 Standard School Year Calendar
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School Board Reviews Draft School Year Calendar Options
At their January 17 work session, the School Board discussed draft calendars that were created for the 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 school years. Draft calendars were developed using the following criteria as a framework:
- Federal, state, and Virginia Department of Education guidance.
- Superintendent’s priorities.
- School Board input.
- Student absentee data.
- Staff absentee data.
- Surrounding jurisdictions’ calendars.
- Survey results.
- Calendar Feedback Committee input.
You may view the draft calendars and other related documents in Boarddocs. The calendars will be presented as new business during the School Board meeting on Thursday, January 26. The Board is scheduled to vote on the calendars during their meeting on Thursday, February 9.
Watch a recording of today’s Work Session. Get information on FCPS' calendar development process.
La Junta Escolar revisa las opciones del Borrador del Calendario del Año Escolar
En la sesión de trabajo del 17 de enero, la Junta Escolar discutió el borrador de los calendarios que se crearon para los años escolares 2023-24, 2024-25 y 2025-26. Los borradores de los calendarios se desarrollaron utilizando los siguientes criterios como marco:
- Orientación Federal, Estatal y del Departamento de Educación de Virginia.
- Prioridades de la Superintendente.
- Aportaciones del Consejo Escolar.
- Datos de ausentismo estudiantil.
- Datos de ausentismo del personal.
- Calendarios de las jurisdicciones circundantes.
- Resultados de encuestas.
- Comentarios del Comité de Calendarios.
Usted puede ver el proyecto de calendarios y otros documentos relacionados en Boarddocs. Los calendarios se presentarán como asuntos nuevos durante la reunión del Consejo Escolar del jueves 26 de enero. La Junta está programada para votar sobre los calendarios durante su reunión del jueves 9 de febrero.
Vea una grabación de la Sesión de Trabajo. Obtenga información sobre el proceso de desarrollo del calendario de FCPS.
Does Your Child Refuse to Go to School?
Each year, nearly 5% of youth experience school refusal. This refers to a child refusing to go to school on a regular basis or remain in school throughout the day due to significant emotional distress. School refusal includes kindergarten students with relatively mild separation anxiety and more severe cases where a student misses weeks or months of school because of debilitating anxiety or depression. Read how to get your child back to school in the Healthy Minds Blog or learn more about attendance policies.
¿Se niega su hijo a ir a la escuela?
Cada año, cerca del 5% de los jóvenes sufren rechazo escolar. Esto se refiere a un niño que se niega a ir a la escuela de forma regular o a permanecer en la escuela durante todo el día debido a una angustia emocional significativa. El rechazo escolar incluye a alumnos de Kinder con ansiedad por separación relativamente leve y casos más graves en los que un alumno falta a clase durante semanas o meses debido a una ansiedad o depresión debilitantes.
Lea cómo conseguir que su hijo vuelva a la escuela en el blog Healthy Minds o infórmese sobre las políticas de asistencia.
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 p.m. - In-person
- Snow date: February 21, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
- Bailey’s Upper, February 15, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. - Virtual only
- Bailey’s Primary, February 16, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. - In person
- Snow date: February 23, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
More information is available at the following link: https://www.fcps.edu/registration/elementary-magnet-school-lottery
Transportation – Kiss and Ride
Please help us set good examples for students! There are crosswalks at Nutting Dr. and Gosport Ln. and also at Nutting Dr. and Ellet Rd. It is much safer to cross Nutting Dr. at these corners than to park opposite the bus loop and cross Nutting Dr. without a crosswalk. Kiss and Ride is a much safer route to use to drop-off and pick-up students. Please keep this in mind.
Also, while using Kiss and Ride, as you approach patrols for drop-off or pick-up, do not use your phone. The Kiss and Ride area is a cell free zone.
We appreciate you helping us keep our students safe.
Tutor.com - Free for Students
FCPS students have unlimited access to live, on-demand, 1-to-1 online tutoring support from Tutor.com through Schoology at no cost to families. Sessions are safe and secure with over 200+ subjects covered. Tutors are available 24/7 and tutoring is also available in Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin Chinese, and French. Detailed information including FAQs and opt-out instructions are available on the Tutor.com Online Tutoring Services website.
Learn how students can log in and access a tutor by watching a video:
Tutor.com in FCPS: How it Works in English
Tutor.com in FCPS: How it Works in Spanish
Tech Adventure Camp
 
Lake Braddock Varsity dance Team
Preparing Families for Difficult Conversations about Alcohol and Drugs
Positivity Project
Next week our school community will focus on Social Intelligence. You are aware of other people’s thoughts and feelings. You understand why they do things. Social intelligence refers to a person’s ability to understand and manage interpersonal relationships. It is distinct from a person’s IQ or “book smarts.” It includes an individual’s ability to understand, and act on, the feelings, thoughts,
and behaviors of other people. This type of intelligence can take place “in the moment” of face-to-face conversations but also appears during times of deliberate thinking. It involves emotional intelligence and self-awareness.
To practice and encourage the character strength of perspective with your child, please visit the Positivity Project’s P2 for Families (password: P2), where together you will watch a video, read a quote, and talk about the answers to three questions.
PTA
A Message from our PTA
Ravensworth ES PTA uses Memberhub for enrollment. Memberhub is a custom-made software for PTA’s that puts all our resources onto one platform. Best of all, Memberhub allows you to share your contact information with other PTA members and connect with other families in the same class and grade as your children.
To join Ravensworth PTA, go to: https://ravensworth.memberhub.com/store?category=Memberships
There are two membership options.
Family Membership: $20.00 (two adults)*, Single Membership: $10.00 (one adult)*
*A small processing fee will be added to each transaction
Once your membership is processed you will receive an email with directions on how to set up your profile on Memberhub.
Ravensworth Yearbooks!
Want to have all the memories the school year brings? The time has come to order your Ravensworth Elementary School Yearbooks. The price of the yearbook is $20.00. Take advantage of the savings and order your yearbook today!
Order site: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob
Yearbook ID Code: 4882623
School Name: Ravensworth Elementary School
Don't delay and order your yearbook today!
Ravensworth Chess Club – Register Now!
The Ravensworth Chess Club is accepting registrations. Chess club meets on Mondays from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the cafeteria and is open to grades 2-6. No chess experience necessary. Chess teaches valuable skills such as discipline, critical thinking and sportsmanship. Register at https://chessctr.org/ravensworth/ Contact Mr. Terry Smith at terrysmith209@hotmail.com with any questions.
Get Your School Spirit Wear Today!
Show your school spirit and support the Ravensworth PTA—purchase your spirit wear in the MemberHub store anytime: https://ravensworth.memberhub.com/store; youth and adult sizes available. Contact spiritwear@ravensworthpta.org if you have any questions. Show your pride for the Ravensworth Ravens all year long!
Help Support Ravensworth ES While You Shop
Sign in with your existing Amazon account and select Ravensworth Elementary PTA as the organization you would like to support. Also, be sure to select to use this while shopping from the app! It is one of the easiest ways to help our school earn money for our programs for both students and teachers. It does not cost extra and is the same a shopping on Amazon as you would normally do! Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the Ravensworth PTA.
Follow Ravensworth on Social Media
Are you connected to Ravensworth Elementary School and the Ravensworth PTA on social media? The PTA’s Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/ravensworthelementarypta and the school’s accounts are https://www.facebook.com/RavensworthElementary and https://twitter.com/RavensworthES
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