Upcoming Dates
December 7: Chanukah Begins
December 8: Bodhi Day
December 8: GR 4 FLE (Family Life Education)
December 8 & 11-15: GR 5-6 FLE (Family Life Education)
December 12: GR 3-6 Virginia Growth Assessment (Math)
December 13: GR 4 Field Trip
December 16: Lost & Found Items Donated (See below)
December 18 - January 1: Winter Break (No School)
December 25: Christmas
Chanukah
December 7 - 15
Chanukah, an 8-day Festival of Lights, is a Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple and the miracle of a small quantity of oil that lit the Temple’s menorah for 8 days. This year, Chanukah begins at sundown on Thursday, December 7. That day will be a half-O day, and major events cannot be scheduled that evening. Learn more about Chanukah in National Geographic Kids. See the complete school year calendar.
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Bodhi Day
Friday, December 8
Bodhi Day, Friday, December 8, is the Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama (Shakyamuni), experienced enlightenment, also known as bodhi in Sanskrit and Pali. The school calendar recognizes many religious and cultural observances (O days) during the school year, including Bodhi Day. There is school on these days, however, the School Board has directed that tests, quizzes, field trips, graduation, homecoming, or FCPS-scheduled athletic events will not be held on these observance days.Learn more about Bodhi Day in this video from the Miami Children’s Museum. See the complete school year calendar.
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Lost & Found is Overflowing!
Help "Lost" Become "Found"
If your child is missing any items (jacket/clothes/hat/water bottle/lunch box, etc.) PLEASE have them check the Lost & Found. Parents may also sign in at the Main Office (bring ID) during school hours and go through the Lost & Found.
Items that have not been claimed by Winter Break will be donated.
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Window for Full-time AAP Referrals
Closes on December 15, 2023
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Parents/guardians of students in Grades 2-7 who would like their student to be considered for full-time advanced academic programs may submit the AAP Full-Time (Level IV) Referral Form to Tara-Jeanne Tompkins, Advanced Academics Resource Teacher, no later than December 15, 2023.
The window for families to submit a referral for full-time AAP services is the first day of school through December 15, annually. Forms for full-time and part-time referrals are available on the AAP Forms Page. No late referrals for Full-Time AAP services will be accepted.
Submitting a referral form for full-time AAP will initiate a process that begins at the local school and is then completed at the central office level. Our school will put together a portfolio that includes multiple data which are considered holistically. At the central office level, a committee of six trained professionals from various schools and roles will review the portfolio materials to determine eligibility for full-time placement. Eligibility decisions are communicated by early April. Parents may request a copy of the portfolio that was submitted after they have been turned in for central selection by emailing Tara-Jeanne Tompkins, AART, at tdtompkins@fcps.edu.
For more information, please visit the Advanced Academic Programs website.
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