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IN THIS ISSUE
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Happy New Year!
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Fairfax Villa/FCPS Inclement Weather Plan
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Celebrations of Lexia!
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Monday & Friday Fairfax Villa Clothing
- Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow!
- Important Upcoming Dates
1.FVES Happy New Year Message
Dear Fairfax Villa Elementary School Community,
As we step into this brand new year, we want to extend our warmest wishes to each and every member of our incredible Fairfax Villa family. Happy New Year!
As we embrace the opportunities and adventures that lie ahead in 2024, we are filled with excitement and hope. Together, we've created an environment where every student's potential is nurtured, where creativity flourishes, and where learning knows no bounds. Our successes are a testament to the dedication and collaboration of our students, parents, teachers, and staff.
In the spirit of partnership and growth, we eagerly anticipate working hand in hand with each of you throughout the coming months. Let's continue to foster an atmosphere of inclusivity, curiosity, and academic excellence. Together, we'll shape the future for our Villa students, preparing them for the remarkable journey ahead.
Here's to a year brimming with possibilities, achievements, and memorable moments. May this New Year bring us closer, ignite our spirits, and lead us to even greater success.
Our warmest wishes,
Dave Gerstner, Principal
Shelia Sobeski, Assistant Principal
2.Fairfax Villa/FCPS Inclement Weather Plan
In the case of an emergency for a weather-related closing, delay, or early dismissal, the FCPS website will be updated first, and will automatically include an alert at the top of each page with the appropriate information (see sample alert below). This information will remain posted until normal operations have resumed, or you click "Close This Alert" to remove it. If you have closed the alert, a red exclamation mark will remain (highlighted by red circle below) to indicate that the alert is still active.
FCPS tries to make decisions in the evening, taking into account that parents need time to make proper arrangements. But when there is a lot of uncertainty, we wait to get the latest morning forecast. In that case, the superintendent makes the decision of whether to delay or close schools by approximately 4:30 a.m.
FCPS provides information about closings and delays in many ways including:
- Posted to www.fcps.edu.
- Posted to the FCPS Twitter and FCPS Facebook pages.
- Email and text messages sent to parents (using the parent contact information listed in the SIS parent record).
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Email sent to News You Choose subscribers of Delayed Openings and School Closings.
- Posted on FCPS cable Channel 21 (Cox Communications, Reston Comcast, and Verizon (channel 11) cable customers only).
- Area radio and television stations.
3.Celebrations of Lexia!
31 = The number of Lexia Certificates given this past week!
794 = The number of Lexia Certificates given this year!
67% = The percentage of students working at or above grade level!
Parents - ask your child to show you their Lexia Superstar Certificates for the completion of each level!
Congratulations to all of our students who are working hard on their Lexia lessons and making so much progress. At the beginning of the school year, 42% of our students in grades K-6 were working on grade level material in Lexia. We now have 67% of our students working on grade level. For the other 33% of students, we are also proud of them for working toward their end of the year goal.
It is VERY important that families do NOT help students with the Lexia lessons. We need for students to do their own learning so that we get a true picture of what they have learned and what teachers need to support them with here at school. Each week, teachers get a report of the areas of growth and lessons that each student needs and, if families assist with Lexia, this will change the learning results. We need students to do the Lexia work themselves so that they will be most successful in their learning.
If your child wants to practice their reading skills with Lexia at home, they can go to https://clever.com/in/fairfax/student/portal to log into Clever using their FCPS google accounts. They then click on the Lexia icon to get started. It is strongly recommended that our K-6 graders spend 15-30 minutes each night learning with this Lexia program. Please be aware that they will also be using this program during the school day in one of their language arts blocks.
Another way to get to Lexia is through their Schoology account. After they go to https://lms.fcps.edu/ and log into Schoology, they click on the waffle in the upper right corner, click on Clever, and then they will see their Lexia.
If your child does not have a school issued laptop to use at home, he/she may access Schoology via the FCPS website. Schoology is the first option available in the dark blue toolbar.
4.Monday & Friday Fairfax Villa Clothing
Students and staff will be wearing the same clothing to kick off and end each week during the 2023-24 school year!
- On Mondays, we will be wearing our Positivity shirts to highlight our character strengths and virtues that we will be learning throughout the school year. The Boosterthon team distributed these green shirts during the fun run for the past 3 years. The shirts highlight our Villa dragon and Positivity logos on the front of the shirts.
- On Fridays, we will be showing off our favorite Fairfax Villa spirit wear. If your son or daughter has outgrown their Fairfax Villa spirit wear clothing, our PTA has some new designs.
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5.Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow!
Children who show up for school regularly develop fundamental reading and math skills while building a habit of good attendance that will carry them into college and careers. Research shows that children who were chronically absent in kindergarten and 1st grade were far less likely to read proficiently at the end of 3rd grade.
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6.Important Upcoming Dates
1/15: Student Holiday
1/17: PTA Chipotle Fundraiser
1/18: Zoom PTA Meeting #5
1/26: Teacher Workday
1/31: Grade 3 Family Folk Dance 7pm
2/7: Winter Band Concert 7pm
2/9: PTA Heritage Night 7pm
2/19: Student Holiday
3/5: Student Holiday
3/7: 5th Grade Ukulele Performance 7pm
3/12: Spring Picture Day
3/14: WTW Math Enrichment Experience - Gr. 4-5
3/25-3/29: Spring Break
4/1: Teacher Workday
4/2: Staff Development Day
4/4: Zoom PTA Meeting #6
4/10: Student Holiday
4/11: Spring Chorus Concert 7pm
4/12: PTA Bingo Night
5/1: First & Second Grade Performance 7pm
5/3: Teacher Workday
5/23: Strings Evening Performance at 7pm
5/27: Student Holiday
5/29: Springs Band Concert at 7pm
6/6: Grade 6 Showcase at 7pm
6/7: Field Day
6/11: 6th Grade Luncheon
6/12: 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony
6/12: Last Day of School - 2hr Early Release
Frequently Visited Links and Important Fairfax Villa Contacts
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