 What's Happening at Keene Mill?
Educational support dog visit and kindergarten STEAM collaborative projects!
Presidents Day
As a reminder, all schools and offices will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2023
Special Education Enhancement Plan: Feedback Opportunity
Fairfax County Public Schools is developing a Special Education Enhancement Plan to help ensure an excellent educational experience for all students with disabilities. As part of this effort, FCPS is seeking feedback from families, employees, and community members on Part 1 of the Draft Special Education Enhancement Plan. Please complete this form by Friday, February 17, to provide input on FCPS’ priorities regarding special education including vision, mission, core values, goals, and objectives.
Thank you in advance for lending your voice to this important work. Visit the Special Education Enhancement Plan webpage for more information.
Are You Interested in Tutoring?
FCPS is now actively recruiting qualified tutors to provide academic support in-person to small groups of students. These new FCPS tutors will be paid an hourly rate of $47.17. The position is flexible, and the number of hours worked and location will be based on the tutor’s availability and qualifications, as well as the needs presented throughout FCPS. Apply now! Contact tutor@fcps.edu for more information.
Note: Current FCPS staff can only apply to tutor outside of their contracted hours.
Tutor.com Is Still Available and Free for All FCPS Students
Online tutoring through Tutor.com is available to all FCPS students as a resource for support and enrichment. As of January 2023, approximately 8,000 students have participated in approximately 34,000 tutoring sessions. Tutor.com remains available to all FCPS students at no cost. Find out more about Tutor.com.
 FEB. 16 IS FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT AT KEENE MILL
The Children’s Science Center Lab is bringing its Family Science Night Program to Keene Mill Elementary School on Thursday, Feb. 16 from 6:30-7:30 PM. Family Science Night offers a variety of engaging, hands-on science activities such as: Stacking Currency: Financial Literacy, Magnets at Work: Everyday Uses, It’s All Relative: Exploring Gravity in Space, among many others. These experiments are specially designed to help encourage students to take interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects, as well as to encourage students to develop curiosity in everyday life situations. Young children are natural scientists, rationally making observations, testing hypotheses, analyzing data and reaching conclusions. Join us on Thursday, Feb. 16 to help keep our students engaged and excited about STEM subjects. We hope to see you there!
 GET READY, KANGAS! THE BOOK FAIR IS COMING, MARCH 6-10
The annual Scholastic Book Fair kicks off with a preview day on Monday, March 6, when classes come in to see which books are available. Sales start Monday evening in the school library from 5:30-7:30 PM with a special author appearance at Keene Mill. Daily daytime sales will begin on Tuesday, March 7 through Friday, March 10. The Book Fair will be open from 9 AM-4 PM each day. (Please note: Because of policy changes at Scholastic Books, tax will be charged on all purchases this year.) This is a significant undertaking for our school and an event the students look forward to all year, so volunteers are needed and appreciated! Volunteers will help at the registers, organize inventory, assist students, and staff the novelty items area. Please click the following link to sign up if you are able to help, and thank you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094aaba82ea1fe3-keene#/
Mark Your Calendar
February 16-Family Science Night @ 6:30 pm
February 20-Presidents' Day-No School
March 2-2 hour early release for students
March 3-Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
March 6-10-Scholastic Book Fair
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