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🌟 Principal's Message
🌟 Back to School Night
🌟 School Safety Drills
🌟 Join Cub Scouts!
🌟 Talking Points App
🌟 SWES Tech Squad
🌟 Shrevewood PTA T-Shirt Order Form
🌟 Back-to-School Picnic | Friday, September 8th
🌟 Cell Phone and Smartwatch Usage at School
🌟 The Positivity Project
🌟 Update Contact Information to Receive Messages from FCPS
🌟 Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights
🌟 2023-24 Student Rights and Responsibilities
🌟 Parental Permission to Use Digital Resources
🌟 Free/Reduced Lunch Applications
🌟 Talking Points
🌟 FCPS News
🌟 Save the Date
Hello Shrevewood Families,
Week 2 is in the books! Our youngest Wise Owls in our PreK classroom were welcomed into school this week and we loved seeing their smiles throughout the building. Our classroom communities are continuing to work together to practice their structures and routines, all while having fun with their learning. Our students did a wonderful job during our first fire drill of the school year this week and demonstrated the importance of safe practices.
As a reminder, schools are closed for students and staff tomorrow, September 1st and Monday, September 4th for the Labor Day holiday. We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday morning! We hope everyone takes the long weekend to celebrate a strong start to the school year and enjoy time with family and friends.
Sincerely,
Joshua DeSmyter, Principal
Katie Vandawalker, Assistant Principal
We look forward to welcoming our parents/guardians on Wednesday, September 13th at 6:00 pm for our Back to School Night. This is an opportunity to meet your child's teachers and learn about classroom routines and the grade level curriculum. The schedule for the evening is listed below:
- 6:00-6:40 Session 1 in classroom or visit the Specialists in the cafeteria
- 6:40-6:50 Transition time, visit and meet the Specialists in the cafeteria
- 6:50-7:30 Session 2 in classroom or visit the Specialists in the cafeteria
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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 6th, and the second required drill will be in January 2024.
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Tornado Drill- one in March 2024
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 Looking for an adventure? Cub Scout Pack 1537 is open to boys and girls in grades K-5. Learn more at Join Scouting Night on Wednesday, September 6th at 6:30pm in the Shrevewood Elementary cafeteria. Sample activities, learn more about our program, and join our pack! Pack 1537 is open to students at neighboring schools and homeschoolers as well. Meetings take place Wednesday evenings at Shrevewood throughout the school year. Questions? Email scouting@pack1537.org and visit https://pack1537.org to learn more and sign up.
How can I switch from the Family App back to SMS text messages?
Click HERE to learn how to make the switch!
This year, the PTA will provide a free Shrevewood t-shirt for every student. If you did not sign up for a t-shirt at Open House, please use the online order form.
Save the Date for our Back-to-School Picnic on Friday, September 8th, 6-7:30 p.m. at Shrevewood (rain date: Friday, 9/15).
Come enjoy dancing to music from an awesome DJ, the Kona Ice truck, pizza, games, and more!
Pre-order pizza for your family! Pizzas will be distributed at the picnic. Order pizzas here: https://shrevewoodes.memberhub.com/store/items/898361
In accordance with the FCPS SR&R, elementary students are not allowed to use the call/text function on smartwatches during the school day. This policy does include non-instructional times including lunch and recess. If your child is not feeling well, please remind them that they need to tell their teacher, so we can support them in the clinic; they can call you from there. Please do not call, message, or reply to your child on their cell phone or smartwatch during the school day. Below is the language from the SR&R for students in elementary school:
Phones must be silenced and in backpacks for the duration of the school day. Watches that serve a dual purpose (e.g., smart watch) may be worn; however, phone features (e.g., texting, Internet, calls, etc.) are to be off when phone use is prohibited. Students are prohibited from using phones, tablets, and other mobile devices in restrooms and locker rooms, unless there is a medical necessity or emergency. Teachers may allow usage of cell phones for instructional activities where they are the most appropriate tool, however one-to-one FCPS devices should meet most needs. Cell phones may be used on campus only before and after school. The full SR&R document is linked here.
This week our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Teamwork. Teamwork means you work well as a member of a group or team. You are loyal, reliable, and dedicated to helping your team achieve its goals.
Teamwork is the ability and willingness to place overall group success as a higher priority than individual achievement. Those who demonstrate strengths in teamwork often work to help all group members find success. These individuals are willing to commit time and resources in order to further group goals and help toward the greater good.
For individuals, teamwork often means deferring or delaying individual accomplishments in order to ensure that the group maintains a high level of success. Their commitment to the larger group effort makes them good teammates. The positive feelings associated with being part of a larger whole -- can be highly beneficial and combat selfishness and egotism.
To practice and encourage the character strength of teamwork with your child, please visit the Positivity Project’s P2 for Families (password: P2), where together you will watch a video, read a quote, and talk about the answers to three questions.
Be among the first to know about weather closings, bus delays, and other critical communications from FCPS and our school by providing your cell phone number and email in SIS ParentVUE. Make sure you complete the Emergency Care Form for your child every year and update when necessary.
To update your contact information in ParentVUE, click the “Online Packets” tab in the upper right of the screen. Then select the “Online Verification/Update” form in the drop down menu. Click “Begin Packet.”
Parents who do not have a SIS ParentVUE account continue to have the option to communicate updates via the normal paper process. They can also print and complete a blank Emergency Care Information Form needed for updates and submit it to the front office.
Fairfax County Public Schools wants all parents to understand its policies regarding surveys, records, curriculum, privacy, and related rights.
In its Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights, and Opt-Out Forms (Annual Notice), FCPS provides explanations of the rights listed above as well as forms that may be used to exercise opt-out choices. Two versions of the Annual Notice are available — a grades K-8 version and a grades 9-12 version. Parents with children at different grade levels should read each applicable version of the Annual Notice, because the notices and opt-out rights vary depending on the student’s grade level.
Get more information and view the 2023-24 Opt-Out Booklets.
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.
Our teachers will use a variety of digital resources to support student learning and promote communication and collaboration with students and families. Some of the digital resources your child may use this year will require your consent before they can be used. Additionally, you can find more information about approved digital resources in FCPS here.
Included on this page is also a link to where the enrolling parent or guardian will need to indicate whether or not their student is allowed to use the list of digital resources this year. This page also provides more information about how FCPS carefully reviews digital resources for approval and why we must request your consent before using certain tools. We encourage you to complete the parental consent for digital resources form as soon as possible, as your child will not be able to use the digital resources until we have received your permission. Please reach out to Kaylin Daniels (kldaniels@fcps.edu) if you have questions or concerns about the digital resources we’ve chosen to use this year.
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Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast will be $1.75. Lunch will be $3.25, milk $0.60. Money can be added to your child(ren)’s accounts using www.myschoolbucks.com. You can also write a check to Shrevewood Food Services and deliver it to our Food Services Manager at Open House. During the school year, you can find the menu for breakfast and lunch at https://fcps.nutrislice.com/menu/shrevewood-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. 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.
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Overdose Awareness Day
- Labor Day Holiday
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Backpack Safety Awareness Month
- Attendance Awareness Month
- September 11 National Day of Service
- National Hispanic Heritage Month
- Rosh Hashanah
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, sign up today.
⭐Labor Day Holidays⭐
Friday, September 1, and Monday, September 4
⭐Grades 1-6 iReady Testing⭐
Wednesday, September 6, and Thursday, September 7
⭐PTA Back-to-School Picnic⭐
Friday, September 8, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
⭐Back to School Night⭐
Wednesday, September 13, 6:00 p.m.
⭐Yom Kippur Holiday⭐
Monday, September 25
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