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Upcoming Events
Jan 11 - PTA Virtual Meeting
Jan 15 - School Holiday
Jan 25 - Two Hour Early Release
Jan 26 - Student Holiday
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Look for the Sangster Yearbook Order Form in Thursday Folders TODAY!
Order Yearbooks on ybpay.com
Order Deadline: February 23, 2024
Yearbook ID Code: 13246524
School Name: Sangter Elementary School
Testing Schedule for the Week of January 8th
- Monday, January 8: 6th Grade Math VGA
- Tuesday, January 9: 5th Grade Math VGA
- Wednesday, January 10: 4th Grade Math VGA
 FCPS Math Week
Come together as a community for students in K-8 for 5 nights the week of January 8, 2024, with delightful math games and stories - all on your own time and from the comfort of your own home. All content will be available for free directly to all families in English and Spanish.
Through rich story-based mathematics experiences, math week offers families an opportunity to experience math, literacy, history, and geography in a positive way. The games and stories feature several countries including Lesotho, Madagascar, Ghana, and China.
All content will be available completely free on the website starting January 8, 2024. To access the games, families will be able to simply click on the day of the week and find their child's grade and language. View the website at anytime for explanations and videos.
Friendly Reminders!
❄️ Preparing for Winter Weather
Winter weather will be here before you know it! Watch this video to see how weather-related closing decisions are made.
FCPS’ website is generally the first place where we will announce an emergency weather closing. Other communication channels will be used as quickly as possible including email, text, social media, and news stations. Learn more about how schedule changes are communicated.
Be sure to plan for the winter season. Update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE, bookmark the FCPS website, and plan for childcare if needed.
🔖Labeling Student Items
Now that the weather is getting colder, please make sure student names are in jackets, sweatshirts, coats, hats, mittens, etc. When they inevitably get lost or forgotten somewhere, if we can find a name we will return the item to the student. Labeling these items helps to keep our Lost and Found collection to a minimum. Thanks for your help!
🧼 Staying Healthy This Cold/Flu Season
Cases of RSV, the flu, and other viruses often rise this time of year. It is important for students to wash their hands regularly and cover their coughs and sneezes. Please monitor your child’s health daily and follow recommendations for when to keep them home due to illness. Visit FCPS' Health and Safety Guidance webpage for more tips.
Rising 7th Grader News
23-24 Transition Timeline
Feeling lost in a sea of information regarding 7th grade transition? Don't worry, Ms. Augenstein is making it easier to keep up!
Click Here for a quick and easy to read timeline of events for your current 6th grader.
Ms. Augenstein will be updating it as more information and more dates become available from Lake Braddock and Irving. So, check back often!
LBMS Curriculum Fair
Lake Braddock is offering a virtual Curriculum Fair! Parents and students can go to the LBSS Curriculum Fair Site to learn more about the courses we offer. The site includes a synchronous parent presentation, course descriptions, videos and Padlets for questions organized by department.
Instructions - Click Here
A Message From Irving Middle School
Although we are not yet to the middle of this school year, we are already beginning the registration process for next school year. Over the next few months, we will host various activities to help transition your child to Irving Middle School. If you have any questions throughout the process, please feel free to call the school. Below are important dates regarding the selection of your child’s classes for next year:
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January 10, 11 and 17 - Field trip from your child’s elementary school to Irving to visit elective classes and learn about the school. If your child does not attend one of our feeder elementary schools (Cardinal Forest, Hunt Valley, Keene Mill, Orange Hunt, Rolling Valley, Sangster or West Springfield) and you would like to participate in our tour, please reach out to Suzy Kiefaber at smkiefaber@fcps.edu.
- Just after the tour - Students will receive a paper course selection sheet. Please discuss the classes with your child and return the form to your child’s elementary school.
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January 10 - Curriculum Night from 6:00-8:00pm. Please click here for a list of sessions offered throughout the evening. Please plan to attend the sessions that apply to your child or visit elective classes you would like to learn more about. Students are welcome to attend.
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Mid to Late January - After course selection sheets are returned to your child’s elementary school, teachers and counselors will review the selections and reach out to families if they have questions or concerns with a selection.
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January 30 - Transition to Middle School - This presentation will be conducted fully in Spanish. Our principal, Cindy Conley, will discuss how best to support your child as they transition to middle school. (The English version of this program will happen on April 3).
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Early February - Students will enter course choices electronically in SIS. Parents/guardians are able to see (but not change) the courses their child has registered for by logging into their ParentVue account in SIS. If you do not have a ParentVue login, please contact your elementary school. ParentVue is used in middle school to view your child’s grades, attendance and additional information.
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February/March/April/May - Elementary teachers and Irving staff review course requests. If there is a concern that a class might be too easy or difficult, a staff member will reach out to parents/guardians to discuss it.
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April 3 - Transition to Middle School - Our principal, Cindy Conley, will discuss how best to support your child as they transition to middle school.
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Late May/June - Mock schedules will be mailed home. These show the classes registered for, but not the actual schedule.
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June 7 - Last day for schedule change requests.
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Summer review by Irving for support class placement
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August 5-7: Irving Academy is a transition program designed to give students a “jump start” into middle school. The program equips students with some of the skills they need to be successful in middle school, as well as gives them an opportunity to meet peers and ask questions about Irving. Enrollment is open to all WIMS rising 7th graders. Transportation is not provided, but lunch will be provided for all participants. Students will attend a one-day in-person program on EITHER August 5th, August 6th OR August 7th from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm. Information about registering will be sent in early June, but we want to provide the date range to you for planning purposes.
Our course catalog is an additional resource to help with the course selection process. Elective teachers have included videos of the course to provide more information about what happens in their classes. When you choose a specific class, there is a description of the class and the link to the video is at the bottom of the description. Our catalog can be found here:
https://insys.fcps.edu/CourseCatOnline/frontPanel/395/nocourselist/0/1/0/1.
If you are not able to attend curriculum night, we will post the presentations on our website. We look forward to getting to know you and your student over the next two years and we hope to see you on January 10th.
Happy New Year! This week’s character strength is Hope/Optimism. You show this strength when you expect the best from the future and work to achieve it. Hope and optimism represent a state of hopefulness and confidence about the future (both short and long term). People with this strength are future oriented. They have a positive vision of what the future holds and maintain confidence that they will get there. They keep a positive attitude despite setbacks – and often find ways to convert what seems like an obstacle into a stepping-stone to achieve their goals.
The site P2 For Families is available for connecting P2 to your home and you can learn more about the site here. Many of the slides are password protected and the password is P2 (case-sensitive).
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Resources from Sangster's Family Liaison
Fairfax County - Coordinated Services Planning
Coordinated Services Planning (CSP) 703-222-0880. That's the number to call for assistance with any difficulties you are facing - including food, shelter, employment, financial assistance, healthcare and more other needs.
Interested in 4-H in Fairfax County?
Fairfax County 4-H offers many exciting activities for our youth ages 5 – 18 and is proud to have a strong 4-H Program! 4-H is America's largest youth development organization. With abilities to empower its members in key areas of citizenship, leadership, and provide many life skills to last a lifetime. There are several ways for youth to participate in the Fairfax County 4-H Program. Youth can join any of the clubs established in Fairfax County; participate in County Camp; partake in a workshop or contest; exhibit at the 4-H Fair; enjoy programs offered through our local schools; and so much more. Fairfax County 4-H offers many ways to become involved. Including joining a 4-H club, 4-H Camp, Workshops or Contests, County Fair, and so much more.
Check out Fairfax County 4-H Program
Therapeutic Recreation – FANtastic FUN Nights
Family Autism Night is a program offered by Therapeutic Recreation Services – a branch of the Department of Neighborhood and Community Services. It is a FREE drop-in program for individuals with disabilities ages 2 to 22 years old and their families. Planned activities provide an opportunity for the community to come together and have fun playing, socializing, and interacting with other families. Activities are held once a month during September through May.
Fairfax County Therapeutic Recreation
Looking for a Sport League?
Check out this GIANT list of all things sports in Fairfax County
Fairfax County’s Sport League Directory
Still feeling new to the area?
Checkout this list of places to visit while stationed in Northern Virginia.
10 Things to Do - PCSGrades
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) understands that our military families may need support beyond the classroom. The unique challenges of military service, deployments and post traumatic stress also impact our military families.
Operated by the Department of Veterans Services, the Virginia Veteran & Family Support Program (VVFS) offers outreach, connection, and support to veterans and their families as they manage the challenges of military life. The VVFS provides resources on a variety of topics such as mental health, leisure activities, healthcare, and military children. Their calendar of events also offers information about upcoming opportunities to connect with community resources.
For more information and to join the VVFS listserv, please visit the Virginia Veteran & Family Support Program. To connect with FCPS resources, please email militaryfamilies@fcps.edu.
FCPS Family Resource Center – Upcoming Webinars
Register for Free Webinars
Meet the Author Series: Raising a Kid that Can
Why are kids today struggling? And based on all that modern science has to offer, what are the most important things I can do in raising my kid? Learn from a child psychiatrist, a parent psychologist, and a child therapist, who have reinvented the parenting book. Organized in a novel “guidebook” style that’s illustrated, skimmable, and fun to read, it’s easy to find immediately useful strategies that you can apply to your specific kid. Usable at any stage in your child’s life, this book helps parents get right to the information they need, when they need it. It’s time to parent smarter, not harder!
The authors have created a playbook that arms families with the tools needed to navigate a complex world and help children move from an age of anxiety into an age of adaptability.
Join authors Catherine McCarthy, M.D.; Heather Tedesco, PhD.; & Jennifer Weaver, LCSW as they discuss their book and take your questions.
1/5/24 10-11:30 a.m.
The Transition from Elementary to Middle School and from Middle School to High School for Twice Exceptional (2e) students
Transitioning into middle and high school can be challenging for many children and their families, especially for twice-exceptional students.
Join Dr. Nonye Oladimeji, FCPS Educational Specialist for AAP twice exceptional (2e) children, as she shares ideas for families and schools on how to ease the transition for students.
Webinar Highlights:
- Learn about the tools and strategies to help your child navigate this period of change successfully.
- Learn about how to help your child establish and maintain a strong support system.
- Learn how to help your student balance the increased academic responsibility while trying to expand their horizons into clubs and extracurricular activities.
- Learn how parents and families can stay involved and keep the lines of communication open.
January 12, 2024, 10-11:30 a.m.
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