In this Friday Message you will find:
Floris Families,
A little less wintry weather this week. Our Eagles would have appreciated a full week of sunshine for more outdoor recess possibilities, but the less frigid temperatures were nice.
Today is the end of the second quarter and a two-hour early release for all FCPS schools. Floris will dismiss at 2:00pm today. There is no school for students tomorrow (1/26) for the Teacher Workday.
We will see our students next Monday, January 29, for the start of the third quarter.
Have a fabulous long-weekend!
Holly Walker, Principal, hjwalker@fcps.edu
Rob Gibbs, Assistant Principal, ragibbs@fcps.edu
#EveryEagleEveryDay
Floris Soaring Eagles
We have brought back our online tradition here at Floris that gives the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation for all our staff do each day to make Floris amazing!
Floris Soaring Eagles are compliments, kudos, etc. that we will share with the staff. Just click HERE to access the Floris Soaring Eagle Google Form and share your appreciation.
You can also recognize staff with the FCPS Cares. The FCPS CARES Program is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care.
Parent Lunch and Learn Sessions with the Clinical Team
The Clincial Team is offering a three part series highlighting ways to help your child be successful and resilient based on the book, The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives by William Stixrud and Ned Johnson.
Session 1: February 2nd “The gift of control”
Session 2: March 1st “The non-anxious presence”
Session 3: April 5th “Technology solutions”
All sessions will be from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 165
*You can attend any or all sessions.
RSVP to Maggie Seneca, maseneca1@fcps.edu
Floris has the opportunity to have facilitators from the Department of Family Services present the “Body Safety” curriculum to our students. This will be the first time we have presented this information to students at Floris, but many Fairfax County elementary schools (including several within the Westfield pyramid) participate in this opportunity every year.
A brief description from The DFS website:
The Body Safety Program is taught FREE of charge in elementary schools, childcare centers, community centers and other group settings for children in Pre-K to sixth grade. It is a school-based program that focuses on building safety skills within the child, preparing them to identify risks such as:
- Child abuse.
- Bullying.
- Internet safety.
Additional information can be found online: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/familyservices/children-youth/volunteer-partner-services/body-safety
Opt-out letters are going home with students this week. The Facilitators will be at Floris February 20-23. If you have questions, reach out to Maggie Seneca, maseneca1@fcps.edu.
Please remember you can find the breakfast and lunch menus and nutritional facts at FCPS Nutrislice- Floris
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 6: 4th grade Strings Concert, 7:00pm (6:30pm student arrival), café, enter via Door 6 (snow date February 13)
February 12-16: Kindness Week
February 19: Presidents’ Day Holiday, All FCPS Schools and Offices are Closed
February 21: PTA Meeting, virtual, 6:30pm- Special Guest: Gordon Stokes, Principal of Rachel Carson Middle School
February 23: PTA Basketball Game and Pep Rally, RCMS gym
Find the 2023-2024 School Year Calendar
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