In this Friday Message you will find:
Floris Families,
Next week is the beginning of March and a busy, short week.
A reminder that our counseling team is offering a Lunch and Learn on Monday, from 12:00-1:00pm.
The salad bar returns to the Floris Cafeteria on Wednesday, March 1. Please see below for details.
Please remember that next Thursday is a two-hour early release (3/2), and Friday there is no school for the Staff Development Day (3/3). All staff will be participating in several professional development sessions.
February 27-March 3 is Public Schools Week. Public Schools Week is an annual celebration that brings together school leaders, educators, parents & community leaders to recognize the importance of our nation’s public schools. FCPS welcomes every child, regardless of ability, race, religion, wealth, language, country of origin or needs. Join us to say THANK YOU to the dedicated Floris teachers and staff who serve our students with pride and compassion every day.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Holly Walker, Principal, hjwalker@fcps.edu
Rob Gibbs, Assistant Principal, ragibbs@fcps.edu
#EveryEagleEveryDay
Soaring Eagles
We truly appreciate all our Floris staff and would like to give the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show their gratitude for all of the effort the Floris Staff is putting in day and night!
Floris Soaring Eagles can be compliments, kudos, etc. for our staff. What a great way to show your appreciation! We will share the Soaring Eagle with the staff members. To submit a Soaring Eagle to a staff member, please fill out this form!
Thank you for helping to recognize our amazing staff!
#EveryEagleEveryDay
National Nutrition Month and Salad Bar Return
National Nutrition Month® is an annual campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. During the month of March, everyone is invited to learn about making informed food choices and developing healthful eating and physical activity habits.
Salad bars have been missing from FCPS schools for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. FCPS Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) have been working in phases to get salad bars to all FCPS schools. We are excited to share the salad bar will return to the Floris café in March.
Watch the Salad Bar Video Here
Order Your 2022-2023 Floris Yearbook!
Click here to order a yearbook!
Digital Citizenship Corner: Monitoring Device Usage
With so much going on in our digital lives, it's imperative to stay on top of device usage and also to set boundaries for our young learners. Check out the resources below to learn how to set up parental controls on:
Did you know you can subscribe to your student's FCPS device usage report? Learn more here!
Head Lice (Pediculosis) Guidelines
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) and the Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) have updated the Head Lice Guidelines in alignment with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The FCHD and FCPS do not support excluding students with live head lice or nits. Additional information and resources can be found on the Lice: Treatment and Prevention page.
Kudos to all the students who participated in this year’s PTA sponsored Spelling Bee; they all did an excellent job. The finalists competed last Friday evening (2/17).
Congratulations to Ankita Balaji for winning the School Spelling Bee. She will be representing Floris Elementary at the Fairfax County Spelling Bee on March 19, 2023. Anya Iyengar is the Runner Up, and both names have been sent to the County Bee Coordinator.
Congratulations also to all of the finalists who participated last Friday: Sahana Javvaji, Shreshta Gaddam. Amr Basheer, Akila Srikanth, Amelia Huerta, Renu Adapa, Arjun Javvaji, Aadit Shah, Kanvi Aria Chinthamreddygari, Mytri Karur, Adiya Bhamra, and Nyla Starks.
The Floris PTA is thrilled to invite all of our students and families to participate in International Night, which will take place in the Floris Cafeteria on Wednesday, April 19, from 7:00 pm-8:30 pm.
International Night is a celebration of the diversity of our students and families from different parts of the world. It's an event that will showcase many different countries and allow all of our families the opportunity to learn about new cultures and traditions.
We are currently looking for parents to volunteer to host a country of their choice. Each country will be able to decorate their table and can offer things like traditional cultural items, food, etc. We are able to accommodate up to 10 countries with a maximum of 2 families hosting each one.
If you would like to volunteer to host a country, please contact
Silvia.yona.22@gmail.com.
The 19th annual Techstravaganza will be on May 13, 2023 from 10 AM to 4 PM at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, VA, and we would like to invite your school’s students to attend Techstravaganza.
Admission is free, food will be for sale, and we hope that you can spread the word in your school!
Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/techstrav2023tix.
Monday, February 27:
- Counseling Team Lunch and Learn, 12-1pm
Thursday, March 2:
Friday, March 3:
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School Planning Day
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No School for Students
Monday, March 20:
- Spring Picture Day
- ESOL Family Engagement Night, 6:30pm, cafeteria
Find the 2022-2023 School Year Calendar
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