In this Friday Message you will find:
- Principals' Message
- Healthy Snacking Tips from FCPS Food and Nutrition Services
- Christmas
- New Year's Day
- Congratulations
- PTA Spelling Bee
- Breakfast and Lunch Menus
- Upcoming Dates
Floris Families,
WOW... it is already almost the end of 2023, and today is the last day of school in 2023. It has been a busy and wonderful few months of school, with our staff working hard to keep our students learning. Now it is time for Winter Break! Mother Nature even sent a little winter precipitation on Monday to kick off the week.
We enjoyed a fabulous music showcase on Tuesday evening including our 5th-6th grade band, chorus, and strings students. Kudos to our music teachers, Sean Arzaga, Deni Cunningham, Steven Field, Tori Field, and Danielle McLellan, and our students, for the many hours of hard work and planning to allow our students this performance opportunity.
Thank you to our caring community for the wonderful donations given to the Annual Giving Tree. Thanks also to Sarah de Kramer, James Duffield, and Maggie Seneca for making this happen for our families!
As a reminder, Winter Break will be held December 18 to January 1. All FCPS Schools are closed, and the Floris Main Office will also be closed. We look forward to welcoming students back in the new year. Classes resume on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.
In order to give everyone a true break, teachers will not be assigning homework over the Winter Break, and no tests/due dates will be on January 2-3, 2024.
In order for our staff to have a real break, rest, rejuvenate, and spend quality time with their families, we are asking them to disconnect from FCPS email over the Winter Break. Staff will be back online Tuesday, January 2.
The next Friday Message will be sent on January 5, 2024.
We hope that your families have a wonderful Winter Break and a Happy New Year. We look forward to a fabulous 2024!
Holly Walker, Principal, hjwalker@fcps.edu
Rob Gibbs, Assistant Principal, ragibbs@fcps.edu
#EveryEagleEveryDay
Monthly Tips from FCPS Food and Nutrition Services
Healthy Snacking Tips
The rise in overweight children means that parents need to take an active role in providing healthy snacks for their children.
● Keep snacks small.
● Don’t eat snacks straight out of the package.
● Snack only when hungry, not bored.
● Limit sweet snacks such as brownies, cookies, and candy because they are often loaded with calories and sugar.
● Offer fruits and vegetables.
● Offer low fat cheese with whole grain crackers or pretzels.
● Quench thirst with water or low fat milk, not soft drinks.
● Read food labels carefully – if first ingredient is sugar AVOID IT.
HEALTHY TIPS FOR THE BREAK
● Start the day with breakfast.
● Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.
● Eat lighter meals at night.
● Limit portion sizes of favorite holiday foods, especially desserts.
● Eliminate night-stress-related gorging, especially in front of the TV.
● Go to bed feeling light, not “full”.
● Enjoy your feast, family, and friends.
● Remember to exercise 60 minutes per day.
Christmas (12/25)
A very Merry Christmas to those in our community who celebrate! Christmas is an annual holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus, and is celebrated in many unique ways across the U.S. and the world. #OurFCPS
New Year's Day
Happy New Year, #FCPSFam! We look forward to seeing students and staff on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, when all FCPS schools and offices will reopen.
The Floris PTA is thrilled to share that works of art entered by the students below in this year's National PTA Reflections program have been selected to compete in the county-level FCCPTA Reflections event. The PTA received many wonderful creations of art, music, photography, and literature this year, and your students should feel very proud of themselves:
- Sana A. - Visual Arts
- Amelia H. - Photography
- Ziyi (Murphy) T. - Music Composition
- Kala V. - Literature
- Zara M. - Music Composition
- Dhrithii D. - Literature
- Xuanyi T. - Visual Arts
- Kiaan B. - Visual Arts
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Please find listed below the 12 mathletes who will be representing Floris at the MathCounts tournament in February. These 12 students have worked incredibly hard since September and are well-prepared to showcase Floris' mathematical prowess. We are all very proud of them!
- Sarah S.
- Tanish S.
- Sana A.
- Aadit S.
- Rishav T.
- Prahan N.
- Ella C.
- Madhuksara C.
- Zichen Y.
- Nikitha U.
- Aditya R.
- Aileen Z.
Do You Hear the Buzz?
Did you know the runner-up in last year's Fairfax County Spelling Bee was a Floris student?
Or that the Fairfax County speller went on to win 2nd place at the National Spelling Bee?
The Floris PTA Spelling Committee has been planning for another successful Spelling Bee program for the 2023-2024 school year, and is proud to offer students an opportunity to exhibit their proficiency in the arts of spelling and vocabulary. The school Spelling Bee Champion will have the opportunity to advance to the Fairfax county regional competition. The regional winner will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee representing Fairfax County.
The Floris Elementary Spelling Bee will be held in two rounds:
- Preliminary Round: Monday February 12th, at 5:30PM in the Floris cafeteria.
- Finalists Round: Friday February 19th, at 5:30PM in the Floris cafeteria.
To register your child for participation in this year's Spelling Bee, please use the form here: https://forms.gle/i5GdkfHw5FgJTSyFA
Registered students will be provided with the School Spelling List. For more details and links to study and practice materials, please visit http://florispta.org/enrichment/spelling-bee/ or www.spellingbee.com. Please always feel free to send us an email with your questions and/or ideas to florispta.spellingbee@gmail.com
Please remember you can find the breakfast and lunch menus and nutritional facts at FCPS Nutrislice- Floris
December 18-January 1:
- Winter Break
- No school for students
- Floris Main Office Closed
January 2, 2024: School Resumes
January 8-12: Winter VGA Testing for grades 3-6
January 11: 4th grade Strings Concert, 7:00pm, café
January 15: MLK, Jr. Holiday, All FCPS Schools and Offices are closed
January 17: PTA Meeting, 6:30pm, Zoom
January 25:
- End of 2nd Quarter
- Early Release, Floris Dismissal, 2:00pm
January 26: No School for students, Teacher Workday
February 2: PTA Movie Night, 6:30pm, café
February 5-9: National School Counseling Week
February 12-16: Kindness Week
February 19: Presidents’ Day Holiday, All FCPS Schools and Offices are Closed
Find the 2023-2024 School Year Calendar
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