August 18 - Back-to-School Extravaganza
August 21 - First Day of School
September 1 and 4 - Labor Day Holiday (Schools closed)
September 12- Fall Pictures for Students
SIS ParentVUE
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Access your student’s attendance records, grades, and assignments at any time with SIS ParentVUE. Caregivers should receive an activation code when they register their child.
Once you have activated a ParentVUE account for an FCPS student, you will keep the same account until the student graduates. Information about students in the same family can be accessed through the same ParentVUE account. Access SIS ParentVUE by using an app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android devices.
Need help creating a SIS ParentVUE account? This video walks through the steps. Find out more about SIS ParentVUE.
Back-to-School Extravaganza
All sessions held on Friday, August 18
Kindergarten ONLY session (Grades 1-6 Teachers will NOT be available):
9:00-9:15 Drop child in Kindergarten classroom
9:15-9:45 Parent Presentation (Gym)
9:45-10:00 Parents return to Kindergarten classroom
10:00-10:30 Kindergarten Popsicles on the Playground
Grades 1-6 sessions (Kindergarten Teachers will NOT be available):
**10:00-10:15 Session 1 Welcome Video
10:15-10:45 Classroom Presentation #1 (Back-to-School Info)
**10:45-11:00 Transition and Meet & Greet for Session 2
11:00-11:30 Classroom Presentation #2 (Back-to-School Info)
11:30-12:00 Popsicles on the Playground
**Multiple sessions are offered for families with more than one child. You may choose which session(s) you would like to attend. Content is identical in Session 1 and Session 2.
TEACHERS WILL NOT BE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AFTER 12:00
From 9:45-11:30 pm, the following groups will have display tables in the cafeteria:
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Transportation
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Food Services
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PTA
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Band/Strings
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Feel free to visit the following specialists:
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Art– Ms. Lin
(room 115)
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Music– Mr. White (Room 125) & Mr. Bennett (room 121 )
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PE– Mr. Tameris & Mr. Pitts (gym)
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Reading; Mrs. Trainer (room 124)
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Media Specialist– Ms. Ergler (library)
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Advanced Academics Resource- Ms. Keninitz (room 134)
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ESOL– Ms. Ludolph
(room 116)
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Public Health Nurse (Health Room in office)
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SACC - Mr. Bellfield
(room 117)
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Family Liaison—Ms. Grotz
(Trailer 2—Zippy’s Perch)
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Counselor—Mrs. Brown (room 114)
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Counselor—Mrs. Smith (room 110)
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Helping Prepare Young Children for School
Families play an important role in helping children prepare for kindergarten and having a successful school year. Visit these pages to learn how to actively support your kindergartener:
Kindergarten Year at a Glance - Get a general overview of the skills kindergarten students will learn throughout the year.
It’s Not Too Late to Register for Kindergarten!
If your child will be five years old by September 30 and has not been registered for kindergarten yet, check out this easy-to-follow five step process.
Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications
🍎 Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications Available
According to the Centers for Disease Control, eating breakfast at school is associated with better attendance rates, fewer missed school days, and better test scores. Students who qualify for free and reduced-price meals receive breakfast and lunch at school at no cost.
Families in FCPS that are earning less than 185% of the poverty level can receive meals for their students at no cost. Families should complete the application before the start of each school year. Approved applications may also qualify students for additional benefits.
Apply on the Free and Reduced-Price Meals webpage.
Summer Meal Service Continues Through August 11
Summer meals will continue to be available at select locations through Friday, August 11. Visit the Summer Meals webpage for more information on locations, dates, and times.
Immunizations
🩹 Are Your Child’s Immunizations and Records Up to Date?
Immunizations are required for public school entry and help keep students protected from serious diseases. Many children missed their well check-ups and their recommended childhood vaccinations during recent years because of disruptions from COVID-19. It is critical to catch up to keep children healthy and ready for school.
While COVID-19 vaccinations are not required, many other immunizations are. Check with your students’ healthcare providers now to make sure they are up to date on their immunizations.
Visit the Fairfax County Health Department website for a list of clinics or contact your family’s healthcare provider. Appointments are required for most clinics.
Remember to request documentation of your child’s immunizations to provide to their school. Get more information on immunization requirements and the necessary documentation to share with your child’s school.
Health Room Information
Dear Parent or Guardian:
Greetings from your school Health Room!
Our goal is to ensure that your student enjoys a safe and healthy school year. To help us achieve our goal, please read the following information carefully and, if you have any questions, feel free to call either your School Health Aide, Debi Richardson or your Public Health Nurse, Nohelia Yanes, RN at 703-924-4510.
To prevent the spread of infectious diseases, including the virus that causes COVID-19 at school, FCPS has developed and updated the Health and Safety Guidance Document for 2022-23 | Fairfax County Public Schools (fcps.edu) for all school staff, parents/guardians, and students to follow in a post-coronavirus environment. These guidelines will be updated again before the start of SY 23-24 and throughout the school year to follow the most current CDC guidance on COVID mitigation. Please review the guidelines periodically to stay up to date with them.
According to the current FCPS guidance on COVID-19:
- Students demonstrating fever (100.4 or greater) will be sent home from school. The parent/guardian will be notified and the FCPS Guidance for Student Sent Home with a Fever form will be sent home.
- Students demonstrating respiratory symptoms and NO FEVER will return to class as determined by the School Public Health Nurse or School Health Aide based on updated FCHD guidance.
Your school health room services include:
- Care of sick and injured students according to the FCPS School Health Emergency Temporary Care Guidelines (Flip Chart).
- Administration of medication provided by parents/guardians with proper authorization completed by their health care provider.
- Coordination of care for students with chronic health conditions during the school day.
- Hearing and vision screening (grades K, 3, 7, 10, new to Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), and those students referred by teachers and parents/guardians).
How can you help your school health room provide the best possible care?
- Keep your student home when they are sick.
- Advise the School Health Aide or the Public Health Nurse of any special health concerns.
- Immediately notify the physical education (PE) teacher if your child has any PE restrictions and provide the PE teacher with a FCPS Physician Referral for Participation in Physical Education form (SS/SE-200) completed by your health care provider.
- Provide current home, work, and alternate telephone numbers for the Emergency Care Information form.
- When medication must be administered during the school day, please follow the guidelines established in the current version of FCPS Regulation 2102:
- Complete the FCPS Medication Authorization forms. Please ensure to have your health care provider complete the updated FCPS Authorization for Anaphylaxis Action Plan (SS/SE-64) dated 05/23 for epinephrine or FCPS Authorization for Virginia Asthma Action Plan (SS/SE-65) dated 07/22 for asthma rescue medication. We no longer accept the old version of Inhaler Authorization form or Epinephrine Authorization form.
- Provide the school with properly labeled containers (your pharmacist will usually provide an extra container if you request it). Only a 30-day supply of medication should be brought into school at a time.
- Medications must be transported to and from school by a parent/guardian; except, with parent/guardian approval, a high school student may carry over-the-counter (OTC) medications to and from the school health room.
- Medications must be kept in the school health room or other school-approved location unless approved for the student to carry it during school hours. If a student carries their own medication, a backup may be kept in the school health room.
- OTC medications that are pain relievers (for headache, muscle ache, orthodontic pain, or menstrual cramps) may be given as needed throughout the school year with only the parent’s or guardian’s signature on part II of the FCPS Medication Authorization form. No more than 100 pills/tablets of OTC medication should be brought to school at a time (must be in unopened original container/packaging).
- OTC medications that are given for other symptoms may be given up to ten consecutive school days with the parent’s or guardian’s signature on the FCPS Medication Authorization form before a health care provider’s authorization is required.
- Cough drops and throat lozenges may be carried and used by students in kindergarten through grade 12 as needed throughout the school year, provided that they are in the original container or packaging. Students must not share cough drops or throat lozenges under any circumstances.
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in helping to make this a safe and healthy school year for all FCPS students.
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