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Dear Stenwood Families,
We hope your family is enjoying the Student Holiday. Our teachers are hard at work today, learning in a multitude of professional development opportunities and preparing for the remainder of the quarter. While it has been a short week, we were busy with many Family Invite events and held one of our most anticipated events of the year - Kindergarten Orientation! Please continue to reach out to any neighbors with Kindergarten age children to encourage them to register.
With the weather seemingly getting warmer, we want to remind all our families that if your child is a walker, they should be walking home immediately at the end of the day. It may be enticing for your child to stick around and enjoy time on the playground or on school grounds, but please make sure they are only doing so with your direct supervision. School staff are not available to supervise after dismissal.
See below for more information about:
- Principal’s Coffee - How to Support your Reader - Reminder
- Upcoming Principal Evaluation Parent/Guardian Feedback Form - NEW
- Stenwood Parent Reminder Texts - Reminder
- SOL Schedule for Grade 3-6 Students - NEW
- Magnet School Application and Lottery Information - Reminder
- Kindergarten Registration for 2023-24 School Year Now Available - Reminder
- School Meals/Menu and Free/Reduced Lunch Applications - Reminder
Sincerely,
Erica Riley, Principal
esriley@fcps.edu
Twitter @esriley1
Meredith Mitchell, Assistant Principal
mamitchell@fcps.edu
Principal’s Coffee - How to Support your Reader
In a previous session, we shared about the shift in instruction in FCPS to the Science of Reading, if you missed that session, you can find the slidedeck and recording below. We would now like to invite you to a session to learn more about how you can support your reader at home.
We are going to offer two sessions, one for students who are emergent/beginning readers, this will be geared to students who are mainly in Kindergarten - 2nd grade and a session for proficient readers - this session will be geared towards students in the upper grades. Please feel free to join us for one or both sessions. The sessions will be recorded for those who are not able to attend at the times listed below.
Emergent/beginning readers - March 13th at 9am
Proficient readers - March 20th at 9am
Links will be sent out as the date approaches.
Shifts in Literacy Instruction
Slidedeck
Recording:
https://myfcpsk12.zoom.us/rec/play/K74umzJ46C806WhyNO38id2fCiU8LsnxNrhHon0WGV1yroWTMcMOIV6wjP6mvjy5l5dOWFjTLvav600x.o2kCPUvPUhzZIMF0
Passcode: %JB*5Aw95x
Upcoming Principal Evaluation Parent/Guardian Feedback Form
On Monday, March 13th, Stenwood parents/guardians will be contacted through email with a link to the FCPS Principal Evaluation Parent/Guardian Feedback Form Online. This questionnaire is part of the Performance Evaluation Program and offers parents/guardians an opportunity to provide anonymous input about various topics related to our school. These topics include instructional leadership, school climate, management (human resources and organizational), communication and community relations, culturally responsive and equitable leadership, and professionalism.
The questionnaire will be collected online between March 13th and March 24th. When you receive an email from FCPS Surveys, please take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire. Your opinions matter!
Stenwood Parent Reminder Texts
Do you ever feel like you need a quick reminder about a spirit day or upcoming school event? We are creating a new TalkingPoints group that you can sign up for that will provide those quick reminders to come to you in a text because we know there is a lot to keep track of! If you would like to join, please fill out this form
SOL Schedule for Grade 3-6 Students
SOL testing will be taking place in the month of May this year for students in grades 3-6. The SOL assessments are content assessments that measure a student’s growth in Reading, Mathematics, and Science (5th grade only). These tests will be conducted during the morning of the dates listed in the table below. Please mark your calendar - it is important that your child attend school on the dates designated for them to test. Please ensure your child gets plenty of rest the night prior.
Magnet School Application and Lottery Information
The Magnet Program registration window will be open from Wednesday March 1st, through Wednesday, April 12th, 2023. No late applications are accepted.
https://www.fcps.edu/registration/elementary-magnet-school-lottery
2023 - 24 Kindergarten Registration
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It is already that time of year to start planning for next year. Our Kindergarten registration for the 2023-2024 school year is now open. Please use the online portal to submit your initial information and our registrar, Mrs. Hunt, will follow up with you.
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If you have a child at home who will be five by September 30th, please register now. If you have any neighbors with rising kindergartners, please send this information to them, as well.
School Meals and
Free/Reduced Lunch Applications
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Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast and lunch are NO longer provided at no cost. Breakfast will be $1.75. Lunch will be $3.25, milk $0.60. Breakfast and lunch will be served beginning the first day of school. Money can be added to your child(ren)’s accounts using www.myschoolbucks.com. You can also write a check to Stenwood Food Services and deliver it to our Food Services Manager at Open House. You can find the menu for breakfast and lunch at https://fcps.nutrislice.com/menu/stenwood-elementary.
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Free and Reduced-Price Status
Students eligible for free or reduced-price meals will continue to receive these benefits through the end of September. A new application must be filled out each new school year and forms are available online now: https://www.fcps.edu/resources/student-safety-and-wellness/food-and-nutrition-programs/free-and-reduced-price-meals. Applications are accepted at any time, but we encourage you to apply or renew your application before the end of September. Call (703) 813-4800 if you need help. This must be completed for eligible students to receive free meals.
3rd Grade Parent Invite!
Simple Machines
Stenwood Hat Day!
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