Floris "Friday" Message 4/20/23

In this Friday Message you will find:

• Principals' Message 
• Earth Day Activities
• Soaring Eagles

• Eid al-Fitr

• National Library Week 
• Upcoming Dates 

Floris Families, 

We enjoyed meeting many of our new Kindergarten students last Friday at Kindergarten Orientation. Wednesday night was amazing with the Book Fair buying, PTA meeting, and International Night. We were excited to have Melanie Meren, Hunter Mill School Board Representative, with us as well. 

We are also enjoying the April Spirit Week. Please remember that Saturday is Earth Day, so the Spirit Week continues to Monday. We hope to see lots of green on Monday to celebrate Earth Day. 

Thank you to Tiffany Dowling, our fabulous librarian, for all of the hard work and planning that go into a Book Fair. We also appreciate the families who shared at International Night, and the PTA volunteers who made the International Night happen. It was a wonderful evening all around. 

Eid al-Fitr begins this evening at sunset and continues tomorrow. FCPS has designated tomorrow (4/21) as a holiday. There is no school tomorrow. 

Have a fabulous weekend, and we will see you Monday. 

Holly Walker, Principal, hjwalker@fcps.edu

Rob Gibbs, Assistant Principal, ragibbs@fcps.edu

#EveryEagleEveryDay

Earth Day Activities

Earth Day is on Saturday, April 22nd, and we'll be celebrating today, with our Blackout for Conservation spirit day through Monday, when we'll wear green to promote keeping the Earth green.  

The Green Team also has The Ultimate Earth Day Pledge challenge for students, scheduled for the weekend, April 21-23.  Students and staff are encouraged to reduce their carbon footprint and give the earth a break by recycling and reusing material, biking and walking more, and going electronics free!  Students have had the opportunity to grab copies of the pledge from Mrs. de Kramer this week, but feel free to print your own copy from the above link. 

All students and staff are encouraged to join FCPS Get2Green and our own fabulous Floris Green Team in celebrating Earth Day. There are many ways to foster conversation and learning about environmental topics that are essential in developing students as environmental stewards and ethical and global citizens.

Learn more about the history of Earth Day in National Geographic Kids. 

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

Eid al-Fitr 

Eid al-Fitr, marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, and is celebrated during the first three days of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar. Read more at Britannica.com.

FCPS has designated Eid al-Fitr as a religious and cultural observance day designed to allow students the opportunity to miss school for observances not already designated as school holidays.

Eid al-Fitr is from sunset April 20 to sunset April 21. Thursday, April 20, is a half O Day, and Friday, April  21, is a holiday (only 12 month employees report).

National Library Week 

April is School Library Month and it's a great time to celebrate the essential role that school librarians play in the lives of students. School librarians ensure students have access to a wide variety of high-quality books and resources that connect them to the world and build a culture of literacy. Librarians develop lessons that are meaningful to students and help them develop critical thinking, inquiry, and information literacy skills. They support learning across all subject areas by teaching students the skills to be independent problem-solvers and creative thinkers. By creating a safe environment for all students to be engaged and curious learners, FCPS libraries are places where everyone belongs.

National Library Week is April 23-29. Take a moment to learn more about FCPS Library Programs and share our appreciation of your school librarian!

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Friday, April 21: 

• Holiday 

• No School for Students

Saturday, April 22: 

• Earth Day 

Thursday, April 27: 

• AAP Parent Orientation, 6:00pm, library (enter through Door 4) 

Thursday, May 4:

• Strings Concert, 7:00pm, café (enter through Door 6)

Friday, May 5:

• K-3^rd Field Day, 10:00am, fields and gym (all volunteers/visitors must sign in with photo ID at main office)
• Westfield High School, Pack the Pound

Tuesday, May 9:

• 2^nd grade Field Trip

Friday, May 12:

• 5^th grade Science SOL
• PTA Bingo Night, 6:45pm, café 

Monday May 15:

• 5^th and 6^th grade Reading SOL

Tuesday, May 16:

• 3^rd-4^th grade Reading SOL

Wednesday, May 17:

• PTA Meeting, 6:30pm, café

Thursday, May 18:

• 3^rd-4^th grade math SOL

Friday, May 19:

• 5^th-6^th grade Math SOL

Wednesday, May 24:

• K-3^rd Field Day Rain Date (if needed)

Monday, May 29:

• No School
• Memorial Day Holiday
• All FCPS schools and offices closed

Tuesday-Wednesday, May 30-31:

• 3^rd grade Field Trip (certain classes each day)

Thursday, June 1:

• Band Concern 7-8pm

Tuesday-Wednesday, June 6-7:

• 6^th grade Musical, 7:00pm, café

Thursday, June 8:

• Kindergarten Big Truck Day, parking lot

Thursday, June 15:

• 6^th grade Promotion Ceremony, 9:45am, café 
• 6^th grade Day

Friday, June 16:

• Last Day of School
• Two-Hour Early Dismissal
• Floris Dismissal 2:00pm

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