MLK Holiday and Day of Service - Monday, January 15

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday

As a reminder, schools and offices will be closed on Monday, January 15, for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Learn more about Martin Luther King Jr. See the complete school year calendar.


Volunteer with Give Together

Students and families can volunteer on Monday, January 15, at Volunteer Fairfax’s Give Together event. It is designed to engage families with children (ages 5-12) in service learning.  Projects will include a food drive, assembling caring kits for community members who need support, making no-tie fleece blankets for veterans, environmental stewardship, and support for animal welfare. 

The event  is open and free to the public, but registration is required.  There are many activities for kids from ages 5-12 and older kids ages 13-18. 

https://events.humanitix.com/give-together-teen-event-volunteers?utm_campaign+=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

 FCPS has a  partnership with Volunteer Fairfax for the MLK Day of Service.  The event  is open and free to the public, but registration is required.  There are many activities for kids from ages 5-12 and older kids ages 13-18. 

https://events.humanitix.com/give-together-teen-event-volunteers?utm_campaign+=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery


winter

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.