IMPORTANT INFO & EVENTS
School Year Calendar
School Board Approves 2023-24 School Year Calendar The Fairfax County School Board approved a calendar for the 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 school years at their February 9 meeting. Learn more about the approved calendar.
The first day of the 2023-24 school year will be Monday, August 21, and the last day will be Wednesday, June 12.
Developing a school year calendar is a balancing act, involving multiple factors that must be considered. Community input is one of those factors, and we appreciate our community for being involved in the calendar development process.
FCPS Pre-K
Applications are now open for Pre-K! Link for interested families: https://www.fcps.edu/registration/early-childhood-prek/fecep-head-start-application
Parental Notification and Policy 3290: Sexually Explicit Content
A Virginia law passed in spring 2022 requires schools to create a policy for parental notification of sexually explicit content/materials. In December 2022, the School Board adopted FCPS Policy 3290: Parental Notification Regarding Instructional Materials with Sexually Explicit Content.
FCPS has had policies in place for many years regarding the review of instructional materials, communication with parents, and options for alternative instructional materials.
An expectation of this new policy is the 30-day parental notification requirement of sexually explicit content in instructional materials assigned or selected by teachers. After reviewing the notification letter, parents or caregivers who prefer to choose alternative instructional materials for their child must submit this form to the appropriate teacher within the 30-day notification window. View Policy 3290 for more information.
Attendance: Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow
Every year, absences increase in the weeks before and after spring break. Please make sure your child is in school every day until vacation starts. Our teachers will be teaching, and our students will be learning. Visit our website for more attendance resources.
Reminder, students have an early release on Thursday, March 2. There is no school for students on Friday, March 3, for a school planning day. See the complete 2022-23 school year calendar.
There’s an easy five-step process outlined for parents looking to register their child for kindergarten:
- Determine eligibility.
- Identify your local school.
- Gather documents.
- Fill out forms.
- Schedule an appointment.
After the appointment at the school (the student and one caregiver must be present), the student will be ready for orientation, Bridge to Kindergarten, or any other introductory events each school may host. Read more about the registration process.
Please reach out to our registrar, Margarita Rosado-Soto, to make sure your child is registered for Kindergarten! You can call 703-619-2500 or email her at mrosadosoto@fcps.edu
Student Success at Washington Mill
 
The Mount Vernon Area Orchestra Concert took place last week at Mount Vernon High School. This year we had 4 students selected to participate. 6th graders Piper, Camilla and Elisa and 5th grader Jaina represented Washington Mill and we couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to their strings teacher, Kelley Williams, for teaching and supporting these students to get there.
Congratulations to Nicole Dikibo and Maya Kidane for proving themselves to be the champion spellers of Washington Mill! We’re very proud of them and all our students that participated in our first annual spelling bee! Many thanks to our librarian, Ms. Dugan, and to Arioth Smirne, our parent sponsor. The event was a special experience for our students.
LOOKING AHEAD
Upcoming Dates
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Thursday, March 2: Early Release
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Friday, March 3: No School (School Planning)
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Monday-Friday, April 3-7: Spring Break
QUICK LINKS
Health and Safety Guidance Webpage
Visit Washington Mills Website
Positivity Project
Report Absences
Student Links
Join The PTA
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