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Kristen Rucinski - Principal Ebony Opie - Assistant Principal
Gunston Gazette
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Communication Reminder
When you have questions needing an immediate response please call the office (703-541-3600) rather than using Talking Points.
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FCPS is Honoring our Military Families
Blue Star Welcome Week is an opportunity to empower military families to thrive as they serve. There are approximately 14,500 military-connected students enrolled in FCPS. Each year, one-third of our military families transition into or out of our district. Blue Star Welcome Week gives schools an opportunity to welcome and connect with their military families. The goal is to create a sense of belonging and ensure that our military families feel celebrated and welcomed into their school communities!
We are asking our school community to WEAR BLUE on Tuesday, September 26th
Tuesday, September 26th at 2:30pm Military-connected students (Active Duty, Reserves, and National Guard) come share a treat under the white tent out near Kiss & Ride.
Friday, September 29th 9:00am - 9:45am we’ll host a meet & greet for our military parents in the cafeteria.
Gunston Community Day!
Gunston's Preschool Program to Welcome Community Peers
Gunston is pleased to announce that we will have community peers in our preschool program. The early childhood special education staff members have been investigating the possible opportunities for our students to participate in integration activities with typically developing peers. This will involve teaching preschoolers with delays and without delays in the same classroom. It can provide young children with a more stimulating environment, teach skills for coping with different situations, and provide the opportunity to learn appropriate social skills.
Our program will invite a limited number of community preschoolers (1-2 per class), who are of age 3 ½ -5 years, to participate in our daily preschool activities. The children from the community will have the opportunity to make new friends and share experiences with current early childhood special education students. Our students will, in turn, benefit from being with community peers who can model appropriate language, motor, and social skills.
The community children will attend either a morning or afternoon session. Sessions are 8:25 am-12:00 pm or 12:00 pm-3:20 pm, Monday through Friday. Classes are staffed by an early childhood special education teacher and a full-time instructional assistant. Community peer models must be at least 3 and ½ years old by September 30 of the school year they are entering and be completely toilet trained. They must reside within Fairfax County. Lunch can be purchased, however, free and reduced lunch will not be available through the school system. Transportation will not be available through the school system.
All children learn through their play. Intellectual growth occurs in a social context, influenced strongly by the quality of social interactions. The goal of this program is to encourage active learning and promote social interaction and acceptance through shared experiences between the community children and our preschoolers with special needs. Feel free to contact the school for further explanation of our program. We welcome your thoughts or suggestions, as we are all partners in this effort.
If you are interested in more information about the community peer preschool project, please click and fill out the google doc below:
https://forms.gle/sZ4TvVrsNBGw4PY99
Advanced Academic (AAP) Parent Information Session
A parent information session will be held at Gunston Elementary School on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 from 6pm-7pm. An overview of the levels of AAP services and the identification & screening for Full-Time (previously Level IV) services will be shared.
Any questions? Please contact Kevin Fahy, Advanced Academic Resource Teacher at kjfahy@fcps.edu.
Dining Room Assistant Needed!
Join our eagle staff as our next Dining Room Assistant. We are looking for someone who enjoys working with children, is friendly and energetic, and can manage student behavior in the cafeteria. The Dining Room Assistant will work about three hours a day.
Dining Room Assistant Job Description:
- Assist students during lunch time.
- Supervise student clean up, keep order, and dismiss students to their teachers.
If interested, please contact, Cassandra Baltimore, 703-541-3600.
Fall Picture Day
Wednesday, October 4
Please use this link when ordering!
Free and Reduced Lunch Application
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.
We encourage all families to apply. The application to sign up for free and reduced meals is available online here.
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Tuesday, September 19 - Volunteer Training
Monday, September 25 - Yom Kippur - No School
Wednesday, September 27 - AAP Parent Information Session
Saturday, September 30 - Gunston Community Day (1pm-4pm)
Wednesday, October 4 - Fall Picture Day
Be Informed, Stay Involved!
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