In this Friday Message you will find:
- Principals' Message
- Digital Tools
- SR&R
- Picture Day
- FCPS Looking for Bus Drivers
- Asha Jyothi Run
- AAP Parent Meeting
- Safety Drills
- Floris PTA Fun Events
- PTA Enrichment Activities
- Floris PTA
- Breakfast and Lunch Menus
- Upcoming Dates
Floris Families,
Week Two was terrific and busy. We completed our first fire drill of the school year and our 4th-6th graders started band or strings this week.
It was wonderful to see many parents at the Back to School Nights on Tuesday and Wednesday. We appreciate our teachers creating their presentations to share this important information. We also appreciate our families taking time to engage in these meetings to learn more about their children's learning experience this school year.
Fall Picture Day is scheduled for Tuesday, September 12. The forms from Lifetouch are coming home today in Friday Folders.
Please remember that there is no school tomorrow, Friday, September 1 and Monday, September 4 for the Labor Day Holiday. We hope everyone takes the long weekend to celebrate a strong start to the school year and enjoy time with family and friends.
Have a fabulous four-day weekend!
Holly Walker, Principal, hjwalker@fcps.edu
Rob Gibbs, Assistant Principal, ragibbs@fcps.edu
#EveryEagleEveryDay
Digital Resources Consent
At Floris, we use a variety of digital tools to support meaningful student learning. Some of these tools require parental consent before they can be used.
This year, FCPS has compiled a central, district-wide list of these resources, all of which have been thoroughly researched and vetted. Please note that these digital resources are opt-in, meaning that the default response to the consent form is no. In order for your child o access all of these resources, a consent form is required.
🔗You can find the list of resources and provide consent here. 🔗
Please reach out to our School Based Technology Specialist, Willa McGrath (wimcgrath@fcps.edu) or your child's teacher if you have questions or concerns. THANK YOU!
Students Rights & Responsibilities
FCPS’ Student Rights and Responsibilities document (SR&R) explains expectations for student behavior and adult responses to enhance school safety and to create a fair, equitable, and supportive school environment. In late June, the School Board approved changes to the SR&R for the 2023-24 school year. Updates include a revision of dress code expectations, bystander expectations for students witnessing harmful or unsafe behaviors, bullying, and substance abuse responses. Read Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid’s letter to families regarding the SR&R.
Parents/caregivers should talk to their child(ren) about expectations for this school year. Also, please log in to SIS ParentVUE and sign to acknowledge your review of the SR&R, or sign and return the signature sheet to your child’s school by Friday, September 29.
What: Fall Picture Day
When: Tuesday, September 12
How:
- Order using the paper forms from Lifetouch
- Order online at mylifetouch.com and use the Picture Day ID EVTGN96JH
Asha-Jyothi 15th Annual Fun Run
We are so excited that there are Floris families already registered for the 15th Annual Run.
2023-2024 AAP Information and Screening Timeline
- There will be an informational meeting about Advanced Academic Services for parents on Tuesday, September 19, at 6:30 PM in the school Cafeteria. Please plan to arrive through the cafeteria doors. Any parents of students in grades K-6 are invited to attend. This meeting with discuss the 4 levels of service for Advanced Academics as well as the process for screening and identification for these services. Please reach out to Amy Albanese abalbanese@fcps.edu or Katie Pickett kmpickett@fcps.edu with any questions.
- For any families new to FCPS who are interested in having their child (Grades 3-6 only) screened for full time AAP services (Level IV AAP) for this school year, referral forms are due to Amy Albanese abalbanese@fcps.edu (grades 4 and 6) or Katie Pickett kmpickett@fcps.edu (grades 3 and 5) by October 15, 2023. AAP Forms
- For any parents/families interested in referring their child (Grades 2-6 only) for full time AAP services for the 2024-2025 school year, full time AAP referral forms are due to Amy Albanese abalbanese@fcps.edu (Grades 2, 4, 6) or Katie Pickett kmpickett@fcps.edu (Grades 3,5) by December 15, 2023.
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Each year our staff and students participate in a variety of safety drills. The required drills include:
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Fire Drills- two in the first 20 days of school and then one per month through June 2024
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Bus Evacuation Drills- one each semester
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Lockdown Drills- Our first one will be September 15, and the second required drill will be in January 2024.
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Tornado Drill- one in March 2024
Floris PTA Fun Events
If you have a child in Kindergarten or 1st grade, please join us for a welcome pizza party hosted by the PTA on Thursday September 7th at 6:00pm. Eat some pizza while mingling with other K and 1st grade families and find out more about what the PTA has in store for this year! Please plan to come to Door 6 (cafeteria).
Open to all Floris families:
Please join us on Wednesday September 20th at 6:30pm for the PTA Ice Cream Social and first official PTA meeting of the 23-24 school year. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the PTA and our plans for the upcoming year. We'll have ice cream, a spirit wear raffle and lots of Floris friends in attendance! Please enter via Door 6 (cafeteria).
PTA Enrichment Activities
You can join the PTA now at Floris PTA Membership.
Please remember you can find the breakfast and lunch menus and nutritional facts at FCPS Nutrislice- Floris
September 1-4: Holiday- Labor Day Break – All FCPS schools and offices closed
September 11: Patriot Day- Wear Red, White and Blue
September 19: AAP Informational Session, café, 6:30pm
September 20: PTA Meeting, café, 6:30pm
September 22: Westfield High School Homecoming Parade and Football Game
September 25: Holiday, Yom Kippur – All FCPS schools and offices closed
September 29: South Lakes High School Homecoming Parade and Football Game
October 9: No School for Students, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Teacher Workday
November 3:
- End of First Quarter
- Two-Hour Early Release
- Floris Dismissal - 2:00pm
November 6-7: No School for Students, Teacher Workdays and Election Day
Find the 2023-2024 School Year Calendar
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