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A message from Principal Steven McFarlane
Kilmer Community,
A big shout out to our awesome Kilmer PTA for the fantastic Holiday Goodie Bags delivered on Thursday. Your kindness brought lots of smiles to our staff. Thank you for always stepping up and making our school experience top-notch. The PTA’s support means the world, and we're grateful for the positive impact you bring to our school community.
As always, this week's newsletter features photos showcasing happenings at Kilmer over the past week. Whether it's the high-energy performances at the band and orchestra concerts or the festive spirit wear worn by Kilmer’s staff, these photos capture the heart of what makes our school such a special place.
Wishing you and your families a wonderful holiday season.
Sincerely,
Steven McFarlane
Principal
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Note: At Kilmer, we have “Green Days ” and “Blue Days.” On “Green Days” students attend periods 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, and on “Blue Days” students attend periods 2, 3, 4, 6, 8.
Congratulations to Kilmer’s band and orchestra students on their outstanding performances this week!
7th grade science classes visited the library to work on developing scientific investigation skills and academic vocabulary. Students rotated through four stations:
- Crime Stories (cause and effect)
- Examine the Evidence (compare and contrast)
- View of the Lab (explain and describe)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (analyze and infer)
Kilmer staff is getting into the holiday spirit!
  A huge thank you to the PTA for the Holiday Goodie Bags delivered to all Kilmer staff on Thursday!
Crosstown Hoops Tryouts
All tryouts will be held during our After School Program. Please reach out to Debra David with any questions.
- 7th Grade Boys - Tuesday, January 9th, both blocks
- 7th Grade Girls - Wednesday, January 10th, 1st block
- 8th Grade Girls - Wednesday, January 10th, 2nd block
- 8th Grade Boys - Thursday, January 11th, both blocks
VGA Testing
Winter reading and mathematics VGAs will be given on the following dates:
- Reading VGA: Thursday, January 4th (Green day)
- Math VGA: Tuesday, January 9th (Blue day)
Makeup testing will occur on January 16th,17th and 18th. To accommodate testing, the bell schedule will be adjusted on both dates. Changes will be communicated with students and posted in Schoology. Students will receive their testing locations to their fcpsschools.net email account the day before their test. More information can be found on the FCPS VGA Website. Please contact Marileigh Blake, our School Test Coordinator, at mlblake@fcps.edu with any questions.
Kilmer Spirit Week
Retake Photos are Ready
Makeup/Retake Day images are now viewable online. Please visit: vosphoto.com/uc and use your student ID when prompted for the online code. For questions regarding school pictures please email: underclass@vosphoto.com
Recess
During the winter months we continue to offer indoor and outdoor recess, as well as indoor and outdoor lunch. Parents, as the temperatures drop please make sure your student is bringing a coat to school if they plan to take advantage of these outdoor options.
PARENTS – WE NEED YOUR HELP AT FINANCE PARK!
After a brief course on financial literacy taught in Civics classes in January, all students will embark on a field trip to Finance Park in mid-January to put what they've learned to good use.
We need a great deal of parent and guardian support to make this trip a success, and we would really appreciate it if you could join us! Parents who have accompanied us in the past have given very high reviews to the experience and some have even come back in subsequent years to join us again. Please visit http://www.myja.org/parents/fairfax for more details. Thanks in advance for your help!
Keeping Students Safe during Winter Break
Parents are encouraged to speak with their child about what to do in a crisis when concerned about someone’s safety or their own. Outside of school hours, students should not email Kilmer staff or wait to tell someone at school. Below are action steps students and parents can take outside of school hours.
- Get help from a parent or trusted adult outside of school immediately.
- Call the Crisis Link Hotline at 703-527-4077 or text NEEDHELP to 85511
- Chat online with a specialist using the Lifeline Chat
- Call Children’s Regional Crisis Response (CR2) - 571-364-7390
- Go to the nearest emergency room at your local hospital
- Call or go to Fairfax County CSB Community Emergency/Crisis Services (703) 573-5679
- For outpatient Walk-in assessments, please call ahead (703) 383-8500
- Call 911
As part of Fairfax County Public Schools' continuing efforts to maintain safe schools, a confidential and anonymous safety tip line that you can access online, by texting “TIP FCPS” to 888-777, or by calling 571-423-2020.
After School Activities News/Updates
Each week Ms. Kardelis will post a detailed overview of our After School Program to our website. Please visit Kilmer’s website at https://kilmerms.fcps.edu/afterschool_newsletter to find the weekly After School newsletter. If you have any questions regarding our After School Program please reach out to Kim Kardelis (After School Specialist) at kckardelis@fcps.edu.
Yearbook
Did you purchase your 2023-2024 yearbook yet? Yearbooks are currently on sale! The regular price of the yearbooks is $45 but if you order by December 1, 2023, you can get your book at the discounted price of $40. Act fast! Once we get the final count of pre-sale books, we may not have any extra to sell at the end of the year, so guarantee yours today before it’s too late. Click here to Purchase a yearbook
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