In this Friday Message you will find:
- Principals' Message
- Reminder of Lunch Visit Procedures
- Salad Bar Location Change
- Floris Fall Spirit Week 10/23-27
- Book Fair Coming Soon
- Annual Harvest Parade
- Celebrating Veterans
- Pumpkin Decorating Contest
- 2nd-6th Grade Parents AAP Screening Info Meeting 11/16
- Thanksgiving and December Holiday Assistance Available
- Breakfast and Lunch Menus
- Upcoming Dates
Floris Families,
Monday was National Custodian Appreciation Day, and Floris staff, students, and the PTA took time to celebrate our Floris custodians this week. Again, we send our gratitude and appreciation to our custodial team!
Many thanks to Mr. Barber, Mr. Morales, and all the volunteers helping to create a fabulous Fall Field Day for our 3rd-6th grade students later this afternoon. Our students will be demonstrating many Portrait of a Graduate skills, including Collaborator and Communicator, while being physically active and having fun!
Indigenous Peoples' Day honors the histories, cultures, and contributions of Native peoples, past and present. This year, Monday, October 9 is a student holiday and staff development day. The staff will be participating in a variety of professional development and planning sessions throughout the day. The office staff will be participating in some of the professional development as well, so the main office will be closed from 9:00am-12:00pm on Monday.
Our Kindergarten students will be visiting Cox Farm next week, and are so excited to have their first field trip.
Two PTA Reminders: Today is the last day for the Fall Fundraiser. We are very grateful for everyone who has already supported the Friends of Floris. Please join us for a night of Fall Family Fun crafting at Craftspace on October 10, from 5-9 PM! There are three projects to choose from. Make the project at Craftspace on 10/10, take a kit home, OR order online for school delivery next week! For all options, PRE-ORDER IS REQUIRED!
Have a wonderful three-day weekend. We will see students on Tuesday, October 10.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Holly Walker, Principal, hjwalker@fcps.edu
Rob Gibbs, Assistant Principal, ragibbs@fcps.edu
#EveryEagleEveryDay
Procedures when you come to join your children for lunch:
- Enter at Door 1 and report to the Main Office.
- Using a government issued photo ID, you must sign-in and receive a visitor sticker.
- Please ensure you are wearing the visitor sticker at all times.
- Report directly to the cafeteria.
- Enjoy lunch with your children.
- Return to the main office to check-out using your sticker.
- Lunch visitors should not go to the classroom or recess, so our daily schedule and routines can continue for our students.
- We ask that you not bring fast food for lunch.
- Please do NOT bring any food to share with other children, due to safety protocols and allergies.
Salad Bar Location Change
FCPS is making a shift in the elementary schools to place the Salad Bar on the serving line. Floris ES will make this shift on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Below is some information about this change.
- The physical standing Salad Bar in the dining room will be discontinued, and all meal options will be offered from the serving line.
- All students who are eating school lunch will be able to choose from salad greens, three additional vegetables and three fruits.
- Students will also have two protein choices on the salad bar each day. Students can use the protein to create a salad bar entrée or add a small amount to go with their fruit and vegetables.
- The salad bar menu will continue to be posted at the lunch line and will be available to the school community at the FCPS Nutrislice Link.
- Students will continue to have one hot entrée(s) choice available, and all fruits and vegetables will be served on the salad bar.
Food and Nutrition Services is making the shift of the salad bar back into the serving line is to allow schools to use the refrigerated sections that already exist (saving energy), saving space in the cafeteria dining room section, and to hopefully reduce waste with dropped food.
 Our Fall Book Fair is coming up from October 23-27! Family Night is Tuesday, October 24th from 5:00 – 8:00 PM. We are so excited to invite you into our beautiful library which is being transformed into a spooky Halloween themed Fair!
Please email our librarian, Miss Dowling, at tjdowling@fcps.edu with any questions. See you at the Fair!
The Harvest Parade is a long-standing and important tradition at Floris. We are excited to continue this tradition at the end of October. Students and parents will line up around the outside of the field The students will parade in grade level order past the other grade levels and the parent area. The parade will take place on Friday, October 27 from 9:30-10:30am, and the rain date is Friday, November 3, also 9:30-10:30am. Please watch for more details as we get closer.
Veterans and Their Families, We Salute You!
Veterans Day is right around the corner, and we'd love to celebrate all veterans who are connected to Floris. If you have a veteran or active service member in your family, please consider filling out the “My Hero” Form. A hard copy flyer will go home in the Friday folders, or you can also print your own by clicking the picture above and return to school. We will have a Hero Wall outside of the Gym/ Cafeteria area beginning November 8th and running through the end of the month. Forms are due by Friday, November 3. Thank you!
4th Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Theme: “Our Oceans & Their Incredible Creatures”
Sponsored by Floris Green Team
To celebrate the fall season, our Green Team invites all students to participate in a pumpkin decorating contest focused on the theme, “Our Oceans & Their Incredible Creatures”. Show us your creative talents while thinking about our waterways. Pumpkin artists are encouraged to incorporate natural materials (e.g. acorns, leaves, flowers, sticks…) and/or non-toxic Earth-friendly paints. Photos of your creation may be submitted to Sarah de Kramer at shdekramer@fcps.edu by Friday, Nov. 3rd. No need to send the pumpkin to school! Awards will be given under two categories: Most Creative Use of Natural Materials, and Best Representation of the Theme. See photos of some prior awardees below.
AAP Screening Process for Current 2nd-6th grade Parents
For any parents of 2nd – 6th graders interested in learning more about the screening and identification process for full-time Advanced Academic Services (AAP) for the 24-25 school year, there will be an information meeting on Thursday, November 16, at 8:45AM in the library. Please be sure to enter at Door 1, bring your government issued photo ID and sign in with the front office upon your arrival. You will be directed to the library with your visitor badge.
THANKSGIVING AND DECEMBER HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE
As prices continue to rise, many families are experiencing some difficulties. If your family is, you are not alone. In our Floris community, there are resources to help. If your family is in need of food for Thanksgiving or assistance during the December holiday season, please reach out by email to Sarah de Kramer, one of our counselors at shdekramer@fcps.edu. This information is kept completely private and help can be received for one or both holidays.
Please remember you can find the breakfast and lunch menus and nutritional facts at FCPS Nutrislice- Floris
October 9:
- No School for Students
- Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- Staff Development Day
- Main Office Closed 9:00am-12:00pm for training
October 10: PTA Spirit Night at Craftspace
October 16-20: Digital Citizenship Week
October 18: PTA Meeting, café, 6:30pm (enter via Door 6)
October 20:
- PTA Schoolwide Assembly- Students and Staff only
- PTA Bingo Night, café, 6:30pm (enter via Door 6)
October 23-27:
- Fall Book Fair- details to follow
- Fall Spirit Week
October 24: Picture Make-ups or Retakes
October 27: Floris Annual Harvest Parade, 9:45am, fields
November 3:
- End of First Quarter
- Two-Hour Early Release
- Floris Dismissal - 2:00pm
- Inclement Weather Date for Annual Harvest Parade
November 5: Daylight Saving Time Ends, fall back one hour
November 6-7: No School for Students, Teacher Workdays and Election Day
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