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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Wednesday, 8/30 - FES PTA Restaurant Night Fundraiser
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Thursday, 8/31 - Friday, 9/8 - Color of the Day Spirit Week
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Friday, 9/1 and Monday, 9/4 - Labor Day Observance, No School
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Thursday, 9/7 - FES PTA Meeting, 7:30-8:30PM in the Cafeteria
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Tuesday, 9/12 - Back to School Night, 6:00PM - 7:30PM
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Saturday, 9/23 - FES PTA Foam Run/Walk 10:30AM - Noon
Restaurant Night Fundraiser TONIGHT!
Where: Hangry Burger
6699 Frontier Dr., Suite G Alexandria, VA 22150 (between Home Depot and Old Navy)
When: Tonight, Wednesday August 30, 2023 4-8PM
Hangry Burger has partnered with FES again for a wonderful opportunity to support your Penguins and make dinner easy (and delicious)! Mention Franconia Elementary when placing DINE IN or CARRY-OUT orders (does not apply to phone/delivery/online orders) between 4-8PM and Franconia Elementary will receive a portion of sales to fund programs and events for all of our Penguins!
Check out the Hangry Burger website and menu!
Colors of the Day Spirit Week
Kindergarten has begun their science unit on colors To help get the kindergartners excited about finding colors all around them, we would like to encourage our school to wear the “color of the day”.
The schedule is:
Thursday, 8/31 - Green (*follows the RC Celebration Day - Wear Franconia Spiritwear)
Tuesday, 9/5 - Blue
Wednesday, 9/6 - Purple or Pink
Thursday, 9/7 - Black or Brown
Friday, 9/8 - White
Back to School Night
Please join us for our 2022-23 Back-to-School Night Thursday, September 21st from 6:00-7:30 pm. BTS Night provides an opportunity for you to meet your student's teachers and learn more about the curriculum, as well as classroom expectations, and procedures. Childcare will not be available. We recommend you leave your student(s) at home for this event.
Additional details to come.
Join the Franconia PTA
First meeting is Thursday, Sept. 7, 7:30-8:30PM in the Cafeteria
Your Franconia Elementary PTA needs YOU! CLICK HERE to join the PTA for the 2023-2024 school year.
Why join and participate?
- Have a say in the programming and activities for the year
- Vote to determine how funds are spent
- Appeal for advocacy efforts and change (PTA is the largest child advocacy organization in the U.S.)
- Meet other FES parents and build our Penguin community
- Model volunteering for the kids- they love to see their grownups involved!
Join your PTA today!
Register Now for Girls on the Run
Registration is now open. Visit https://www.gotrnova.org/ for more information, or Click Here to register.
- Open to girls in Grades 3-6
- Program runs September 12 through November 16
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:45-4:45 PM
- End the season with a 5k on 11/18 or 11/19 (exact date TBD)
- Standard registration $185 with financial assistance and military and sibling discounts available
- Creative curriculum that integrates running with empowering life lessons to inspire confident, healthy girls!
Additional Fall After-School Clubs are Coming
Registration will open on September 11th for additional after-school clubs. The clubs are expected to start the week of October 2nd. More details will be shared soon, and will also be listed on the PTA's website: https://fes-pta.memberhub.com/edit/w/afterschool
Anticipated Clubs include:
Chess Club (K-6)
Tech Club (K-2 and 3-6)
Crochet Club (4-6)
Board Game Club (3-6)
Soccer (K-2)
Flag Football (3-6)
Science Seed (K-2)
Pickleball (3-6)
And more...
Foam Fun Run/Walk Fundraiser
Save the Date - Saturday, Sept. 23 at FES Field
Run/Walk begins at 10:30 a.m.
Foam Party from 11:00 a.m. - noon
Let's Get Moving Together, Penguins!
Join your PTA and fellow Penguins at a Foam Fun Run/Walk Fundraiser. Participation is FREE for FES families, but donations are encouraged to support the PTA's events and activities.
Your donations help to keep the PTA's activities free and fun, but we can't do it without your support! Your donations will fund our Fall Fest, Picnic on the Playground, Author Visits, Bus Transportation for Field Trips, Movie Night, Book Blast, End-of-Year Celebration, Teacher Appreciation Week, and MUCH MORE!
Library Volunteers Needed
The library would love to have volunteers to help shelve books any time during the school day!
The link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4CAEAD2FAAF49-library2
Register for LMVSC Flag Football
Our Youth Flag Football program is all about the experience – for players, coaches and parents. Our job is to create an environment where players can gain the experience they need to learn how to play the game in a competitive, fun, and fair way, provide tools to coaches to be the best mentors and teachers they can be, and allow parents to enjoy a fantastic season watching their players give it their all. Our purpose is to teach our youth great sportsmanship, including how to gracefully and graciously win AND lose, and learn how to apply these lessons in life.
- 6 games
- Scholarships available for free and reduced lunch students.
- Click HERE to register!
- Click HERE for more information!
LMVSC Lacrosse Registration Open
The goal of the Lacrosse Clinic is to teach and reinforce the basic technical skills needed to play the game leading to a competitive practice/play Lacrosse League in the coming seasons. Come learn the basics of Lacrosse!
- Dates: September 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, October 14th, 21st, 28th
- Time:6-7:30pm
- Location Lee District Park Turf Field
- 3rd-6th Graders
- Click HERE for more information!
- Click HERE to register!
Calendar Reminders
Labor Day
Friday, September 1, and Monday, September 4, are Labor Day holidays for all FCPS employees and students. Virginia legislation requires that schools opening prior to Labor Day must be closed the Friday immediately preceding Labor Day. We hope everyone takes the long weekend to celebrate a strong start to the school year and enjoy time with family and friends. See the complete school year calendar.
Buses and Delays
Thank you for your patience as we all get used to new routines this school year. We appreciate our families following kiss and ride procedures and being patient as they wait for their children’s buses.
If a student’s bus is delayed, parents may access the Bus Delay Notification System or use the Here Comes the Bus mobile app to receive the delayed bus report. Email messages will be sent to announce significant bus delays. Contact the Transportation Office at 703-446-2156 with any additional questions. For any concerns after hours (after 5:30 p.m.), contact Safety and Security at 571-423-2000.
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School Breakfast and Lunch Information
Parents/caregivers need to provide their students with money to purchase meals at school, send them with a packed lunch, or apply (and be approved) for free and reduced-price meals benefits. School breakfast for students costs $1.75. Lunch is $3.25 for elementary students.
Free and Reduced Lunch
The application for free and reduced-priced meals is now available for the 2023-24 school year. Students who were approved for free and reduced-price lunch last year are eligible for the first 30 days of school this year (or until a new application is processed). Families should re-apply as soon as possible for the 2023-24 school year, so eligible students continue to receive meals at no cost.
Paying With MySchoolBucks
The best way to purchase meals and additional food items is to use MySchoolBucks. Set up your student’s MySchoolBucks account today, if you haven’t already. MySchoolBucks accounts can be set up to add money to the account automatically as needed. Families with multiple children can use the same MySchoolBucks account. Visit the Food and Nutrition webpage for more information. Be ready on the first day of school by setting up your child’s MySchoolBucks account, looking over the menus, and helping your child learn their PIN. Food and Nutrition Services staff will email you your child’s PIN.
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Sign up for ParentVUE
Access your student’s attendance records and grades 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.
Reporting an Absence or Change to Dismissal
Please remember to notify the school office of any of the following changes that come up for your child.
Notification should be made by 9:00am on the day of the change.
- Absence
- Late arrival
- Planned early pick-up or mid-day appointment (pick-up and return)
- If your child needs to be picked up unexpectedly, please call the office (703-822-2200) in advance of your arrival
- This allows the office to contact your child’s teacher to prepare your child for their departure
- For early pick-ups after 3:00pm, please park on Kathmoor as the school buses start to arrive for dismissal at that time and the front parking lot will be off limits
- Changes in dismissal mode (https://franconiaes.fcps.edu/about/change-dismissal-form)
Below are the 3 options by which to notify the school office (choose one option):
Please do this IN ADDITION to contacting your child's teacher. There could be times when the teacher is absent and, by also contacting the office, the information will be properly noted.
To email your child’s teacher, click HERE.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
Penguin Points
Click on a link for information
Franconia Elementary School website
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