11/5/23 News From the Nest: Family Edition

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11/5/23

Glen Forest Families:

We hope you will join us on Wednesday, November 15th for a Thanksgiving Lunch.  A flier was sent home with all the details and a section for your family to RSVP.  All visitors' lunches will cost $4.75.  Please join us!

Native American Heritage Month

Native American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native Americans. It is also a time to raise a general awareness about the unique challenges they have faced both historically and in the present, and the ways in which tribal citizens have worked to conquer these challenges. Learn more about the heritage months, celebrations, and traditions celebrated in FCPS.

Picture Day!

Picture Day is next week on Nov. 9th and 10th.  Please see the detailed schedule below to see which day your child has pictures.  You should have seen a flier in your child's Wednesday folder on 11/1.  To order pictures, please send in money in the envelope attached to the flier or you may order online at lifetouch.com. 

Thursday, 11/9 - Pre-K (Travis, Paldao, En-Nouri, Moll, Aronson), Gerhardt (lower aut), Stanley (K), Thumm (K), Geist (1st), Mahan (1st), ALL 2nd grade, ALL 3rd grade 

Friday, 11/10 - PAC (McFarland, Lentz, Ahmed), DeCou (upper aut), Baylor (K), Snowden (K), Marot (K), Vega (1st), Winans (1st), Houck (1st), Driscoll (1st), Madigan (1st), ALL 4th grade, ALL 5th grade, 

Thanksgiving Spirit Week!

Monday November 13th – Giving Thanks: Write notes to your friends, teachers, and families about why you are thankful for them
Tuesday November 14th – Matching Day: Show your friends how much you appreciate them by dressing like twins, triplets, or a big group!
Wednesday November 15th – Fall Colors Day: Wear red, orange, yellow or brown to celebrate Fall at our Thanksgiving Lunch!
Thursday November 16th – Culture Day: Show how thankful you are to be where you are from by dressing in clothing that represents where you come from, where your family is from, or that reflect your culture!
Friday November 17th – Pajama Day: Let’s be thankful for a fun week by cozying up in our Pajamas!

Mark Your Calendars!

Monday, 11/6 & Tuesday, 11/7 – Teacher Workdays – No School for Students
Thursday, 11/9 – 5th Grade Field Trip to the National History Museum
Thursday, 11/9 – Family Engagement Event - Health Insurance Enrollment Day (call 703-578-8134)
Thursday, 11/9 & Friday, 11/10 - Fall Pictures
Tuesday, 11/14 - PTO Fundraising Night at Chipotle 4:00 - 8:00 pm (Jefferson Street)
Wednesday, 11/15 - Thanksgiving Lunch
Wednesday, 11/15 - Family Food Market 5:30pm-7:00pm
Thursday, 11/16 – Last Day for PTO Afterschool Clubs
Saturday, 11/18 - PTO Fun Run - Registration begins at 10am and race begins at 11am! Food trucks will be there!
Wednesday, 11/29 - PTO Meeting via Zoom - 7:30pm

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Caught Being Cool in the Cafe!

A positive reinforcement system has been started in our cafe during lunch. If a student is "caught being cool" in the cafe by using appropriate voice level, staying in their seat, and keeping hands, feet, and objects to themselves, they could be given a ticket to enter in a drawing. Students will bring home the left side home to show off to their families and the right section with their name and teacher will be added to their grade level's bucket. On Fridays, names will be drawn for all grade levels and winners will receive a free kid's meal coupon from Red Robin. Thank you to the folks at Red Robin for their generous donation!

Your Feedback is Wanted!  Fairfax County Public Schools will adopt new Elementary School Language Arts Basal Instructional Resources for the 2024-2025 school year. A review committee composed of community members, administrators, and teachers met in August to review the state-approved Cycle I materials. The committee will re-convene in January to review the state-approved Cycle II instructional materials under consideration. Public review of the recommended materials is part of the process for selecting new resources. 

Elementary English Language Arts basal instructional resources may be accessed in person and online from November 15, 2023, until noon on December 15, 2023.

Digital materials for public review and comment will be available on the Elementary Language Arts Basal Resource Review website. Those reviewing instructional materials may complete an electronic comment sheet that will be available on the website during the review period.

Hard copies of instructional materials will be available for review at:

Pimmit Hills Center, Room 207

7510 Lisle Avenue

Falls Church, VA 22043

Materials may be reviewed at Pimmit Hills Center Monday - Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Visitors should enter through door #4 and check in at the main office or with the building coordinator on duty.

All community feedback will be shared with the review committee and with School Board members before the vote at the School Board regular meeting.