Here are a few pictures from last Friday's 3rd-6th grade Fall Field Day!
In this Friday Message you will find:
Floris Families,
Happy Friday the 13th!
Great week with learning opportunities all week, starting with the staff development on Monday. As part of the staff development, we completed our annual review of our Safety Plan and participated in various scenarios to help staff practice and problem solve to further enhance safety protocols.
We again remind parents that you must have your government issued photo ID to check-in at the main office each time you come to school during school hours and when you come to pick up your child early.
Please see below for details about our Annual Harvest Parade happening at the end of the month.
Next week is Digital Citizenship Week, October PTA Meeting on Wednesday and the PTA Bingo Night on Friday. Lots of fun!
Have a fabulous weekend!
Holly Walker, Principal, hjwalker@fcps.edu
Rob Gibbs, Assistant Principal, ragibbs@fcps.edu
#EveryEagleEveryDay
Solar Eclipse Resources for Families
FCPS has created resources for families to learn more about the upcoming solar eclipses (October 14, 2023 and April 8, 2024) have been compiled, including safe viewing practices. FCPS website link provides resources that are applicable to students of all ages. We hope everyone takes the opportunity to learn more about this extraordinary natural phenomenon.
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.
October 16-20 Observances
Next week is a very busy week which is focused clearly on safety.
October 16-20 is America’s Safe Schools Week, Digital Citizenship Week, and National School Bus Safety Week.
School safety includes keeping campuses free of crime and violence, improving discipline, and increasing student attendance. Schools that are safe and free of violence, weapons and drugs are necessary to ensure the well-being of all children and the quality of their education. The National School Safety Center, state governors and state school superintendents sponsor America's Safe Schools Week. This observance is also actively supported by local, state, and national public officials and professional organizations.
While digital citizenship is an ongoing topic integrated throughout the school day, Digital Citizenship Week is a time when specific skills are highlighted to help our students learn to use devices safely, ethically, and effectively. Look for more information with specific resources and supports to partner with us on this!
National School Bus Safety Week is an active and evolving public education program and an excellent way for parents, students, teachers, motorists, school bus operators, school administrators, and other interested parties - to join forces and address the importance of school bus safety.
 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!
Harvest Parade
When: October 27, 9:30am-10:30am
Where: Floris Field
How: Students and parents will be outside, and students will parade by grade level. Please see map below. The blue smiley faces are the students, and the yellow are the parents. The arrows show the parade direction. Kindergarten will start the parade.
Parking: Please be respectful of our community members and their private property when parking.
AAP Screening Process for Current 2nd-6th grade Parents Info Meeting
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.
Congratulations to Floris student, Kiaan B., for being named the 2nd-3rd grade 2023 Conservation Poster Contest Winner. There were over 100 entries into the 2023 Conservation Poster Contest – “One Water” from students across Fairfax County!
Winning posters from NVSWCD will be sent on to the state level of the contest with the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Local winners are also provided with an award, one book on water health and another on art or nature journaling. Good luck at the state level!
Please remember you can find the breakfast and lunch menus and nutritional facts at FCPS Nutrislice- Floris
October 15: Referral forms due for fall screening for full time AAP services (grades 3-6 only)
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:
- Book Fair
- Fall Spirit Week
October 24:
- Picture Make-ups or Retakes
- Book Fair Family Night, 5:00-8:00pm, library, enter via Door 4
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
November 14: Club and Candid Photos
November 15:
- Parent FLE Review Materials Opportunity, café. 5:45-6:20 (enter via Door 6)
- PTA Meeting, café, 6:30pm (enter via Door 6)
November 16: AAP Screening Process for Current 2nd-6th grade Parents Info Meeting, 8:45am, library (come to Door 1 with government issued photo ID to check in)
November 17: PTA Spirit Ball, 6:30-8:00pm, café and gym
November 22-24: Thanksgiving Break, all FCPS School and Offices Closed
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