Calendar Updates
January 15th - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - No School
January 18th - PTA Chick Fil A Spirit Day
January 25th - End of second quarter - EARLY RELEASE at 2:00 p.m.
January 26th - Teacher Workday - No School for Students
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🎶Langley Madrigals
On Thursday, the Langley Madrigals Chorus visited our Forestville students. There were several Forestville Alum in the group. We really enjoyed their performance, having an opportunity to sing along, and learning about all of the opportunities to get involved in music!
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📝 Tutor.com Can Help With More Than Homework
Tutor.com offers more than help with homework! This on-demand tutoring service also provides a comprehensive range of resources including exam prep for AP, SAT, and ACT tests at no cost to families.
Students can take practice quizzes at any time. If they struggle in particular areas, they can immediately connect to a live tutor for help through voice or chat options. Learn more on the FCPS Tutor.com webpage.
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Building Resilience in School-Aged Children
We will be hosting a speaker on Tuesday, Jan. 30th from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Forestville Elementary School. This event will offer strategies and ideas to support your child’s emotional well-being and give families tools to build resilience in children. For planning purposes, please RSVP to this event HERE. For questions about this event, please contact Sharon Powers at SJPowers@fcps.edu.
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❄️ 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 post 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. Make sure your contact information is up-to-date in SIS ParentVUE, bookmark the FCPS website, and plan for childcare if appropriate.
Rise Against Hunger
On Saturday, February 3, 2024, families in the Langley Pyramid are joining together again this year to help children in need. In partnership with Rise Against Hunger, the Langley pyramid elementary, middle, and high schools are coming together with a goal to prepare 83,000 meal packages for schools and orphanages around the world.
Donate and help raise money for the event:
Each student is encouraged to donate loose change or money that they earn and wish to donate to Rise Against Hunger. They will soon bring home a small box in which to collect this money. Students should bring in any money they would like to donate. Each school will collect money January 8th-January 31st. Each meal costs only 46 cents to make. For just $15, you can donate over 32 meals; $30 will make over 65 meals and $100 will make nearly 220 meals.
In order to reach our goal of 75,000 meals, the Langley Pyramid needs to raise $35,000 by January 31st If your company makes matching contributions, please consider having them join you in making a tax-deductible donation today at: Langley Pyramid Rise Against Hunger 2024 and help us Rise Against Hunger.
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Free Resources for Families
Did you know that caregivers can access free webinars, confidential consultations, a lending library, and resources to help adults support the success of all students, including those with learning challenges, special needs, and disabilities?
Learn more about FCPS’ Family Resource Center (FRC).
Be the first to learn about new workshops by signing up for the FRC newsletter.
🗺️ Dual Language Immersion Program Registration
Registration for the countywide lottery for Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs will open on Monday, January 22. Current pre-K students may apply for the kindergarten immersion program, and current kindergarten students may apply for the first grade immersion programs for the 2024-25 school year. Programs are available in French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.
Parents/caregivers who are interested may want to attend an informational meeting. Meetings are held at the school site. Check the FCPS events calendar for the most current information. Meetings will begin on Tuesday, January 16.
A virtual meeting hosted by the World Languages Office will include general program information. Access to this virtual meeting will be made available on the FCPS events calendar and the Dual Language Immersion registration site on the day of the meeting.
Get more information on the immersion program webpage and registration page.
📰 FCPS News
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Tutor.com Helps with More Than Homework
- Gap Year Fair
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
Join us for our first day time meeting with guest speaker Mary Smith. Here is a short clip of her talking about her unique micro-methods system for parenting.
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