Important Upcoming Dates
2/20: George Washington’s Birthday (Holiday For Staff and Students)
2/23: PTA Garden Club: Viewing of “Hometown Habitat”
2/24: Woodson HS International Night
2/27: 3rd Grade Family Folk Dance Night
3/2: Read Across America Day
3/2: 2 Hour Early Student Release, 2PM
3/3: School Planning Day (Student Holiday)
3/7: Fairfax Villa ES Spirit Night at Chipotle!
3/10: Student Pictures
3/27: Woodson Pyramid Spring Art Show
4/3 - 4/7: Spring Break
IN THIS ISSUE
- Celebrations of Lexia
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Read Across America Bingo Challenge
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Score Reporting To Families
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Kindergarten and New Student Registration
- Woodson HS International Night
- Tutor.com - Extra Help for Students at No Cost to Families
- PTA Garden Club: Viewing of “Hometown Habitat”
- Monday and Friday Fairfax Villa Clothing
- Fairfax Villa Contacts
- Be Informed; Stay Involved!
- Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow!
1.Celebrations of Lexia!
65 = Lexia Certificates given this past week!
1560= Lexia Certificates given this year!
71% = Students working at or above grade level!
Parents - ask your child to show you their Lexia Superstar Certificates for the completion of each level!
Congratulations to all of our students who are working hard on their Lexia lessons and making so much progress. At the beginning of the school year, 32% of our students in grades K-6 were working on grade level material in Lexia. It is VERY important that families do NOT help students with the Lexia lessons. We need a true picture of what they have learned so that teachers can best support. Assisting students will alter weekly learning results.
Practice Lexia at home:
- Log onto https://clever.com/in/fairfax/student/portal using their FCPS Google account.
- Click on the Lexia icon. It is strongly recommended that our K-6 graders spend 15-30 minutes each night learning with this Lexia.
- Students can also login to Lexia through their Schoology account. After they go to https://lms.fcps.edu/ and log into Schoology, click on the waffle in the upper right corner, click on Clever, and then Lexia.
Ms. Wright’s 1st graders are practicing their coding skills!
2.Read Across America Bingo Challenge:
Read Across America Bingo Board will be in your child’s Wednesday folder on March 1st.
- Read Across America Day begins on March 2nd until April 12th.
- Your child can complete squares on the reading bingo board for cool magnetic bookmarks! Rows, columns, diagonals all win!
- Please see Mrs. Case in the Library when you have BINGO to claim your bookmark! Your child can find an electronic copy here: Read Across America 2023 Bingo Challenge
Ms. Eib’s class, among many others, were dressed and ready for the 100th day of school!
3.Score Reporting To Families
Results from completed academic screenings will be generated by FCPS, not each individual school. Most reports can be found in ParentVUE/SIS. If you do not yet have a ParentVUE/SIS account, please contact Ms. Hachwi nhachwi@fcps.edu.
- Fall and Winter VGA Scores for reading and math will be sent by the end of March.
4.Kindergarten and New Student Registration
Calling All New Dragons!
Virginia law requires that all children who will be 5 years old on or before September 30, 2023, must be enrolled in kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year. If you do not wish your child to attend school until the following year, you must notify the school in writing.
If you have a child who will attend Fairfax Villa Elementary next year, and you have not already registered them, please contact Silvia Dossmann to allow accurate numbers for staffing and classes next year!
Register your child by May 31, 2023:
Please spread the word to your neighbors who will have children attending Fairfax Villa ES.
5.Woodson HS International Night
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Join Woodson in celebrating cultures with food, performances, and more!
February 24th from 5-9pm | Questions? Contact: wtwfortheculture@gmail.com
6.Tutor.com - Free Extra Help for Students
FCPS students are able to get free bilingual tutoring help at any time using your Schoology account. It takes just a few minutes to sign up. Find out more about Tutor.com here. Potential tutoring possibilities include:
- Reading and math practice/support
- Write computer programs
- Study for the SAT
- Receive feedback on scholarship essays
7. PTA Garden Club: Viewing of “Hometown Habitat”
Wondering what you can do to help save the earth?
You are invited to attend a free showing of Hometown Habitat - Stories of Bringing Nature Home on Thursday February 23 at 7pm in the Fairfax Villa Library. Through its profile of 7 hometown habitat heroes, this film will help to inspire you to become a habitat hero and your efforts can add up! Hosted by the Fairfax Villa PTA, parents--this is not a drop off event. *light refreshments provided*
8.Monday & Friday Fairfax Villa Clothing
- On Mondays, we will be wearing our Positivity shirts to highlight our character strengths and virtues that we will be learning throughout the school year.
- On Fridays, we will be showing off our favorite Fairfax Villa spirit wear. If you’d like to purchase new spirit wear, please reach out to our PTA.
9.Important Fairfax Villa Contacts
Fairfax Villa Main Phone Line: 703-267-2800
Fairfax Villa Attendance Phone Line: 703-267-2828
Fairfax Villa Attendance Link: https://fairfaxvillaes.fcps.edu/attendance-form
Technology Support for Families/Parent Help Desk: 1-833-921-3277
Parent Information Phone Lines/Support for parents who do not speak English as their first language: Parent Information Phone Lines
Parent and Student technology support: IT Support Portal
FCPS Transportation Phone Line:703-446-2050
Candace Davis, Transportation Supervisor, 703-446-2050, CEDavis@fcps.edu
Dave Gerstner, Principal, drgerstner@fcps.edu
Shelia Sobeski, Assistant Principal, sdsobeski@fcps.edu
Karen Wells, Administrative Assistant, kewells@fcps.edu
Julie Scoville, Office Staff, jgscoville@fcps.edu
Silvia Dossmann, Student Information Assistant, smdossmann@fcps.edu
Noor Hachwi, School Based Technology Specialist, nhachwi@fcps.edu
10.Be Informed; Stay Involved!
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