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To read this newsletter in other languages, please visit our website.
Para leer este boletín en otros idiomas, visite nuestro sitio web.
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Dear Cardinal Families,
We are excited to share some exciting news with you! All Kids Bike is a non-profit organization that is on a mission to teach every child in America how to ride a bike in kindergarten PE class. This year, All Kids Bike has been fortunate to receive a grant award from HDR, an engineering firm, and together, they chose us to have an All Kids Bike program at Cunningham Park. The All Kids Bike Kindergarten Learn-to-Ride Program is a 24-fleet of bikes, pedal conversion kits, 2 steel rolling storage racks, helmets, one teacher instruction bike, and online curriculum training, which is everything needed to teach kids how to progress from balance to riding a bike in 8 lessons. Thank you to HDR, All Kids Bike, and FCPS Safe Routes to School for choosing us for this program. Our kindergartners are ready to soar to success!
Warmly,
Allison Hoak, Principal
Jon Kemmerer, Assistant Principal
This week is National School Counseling Week, and highlights the tremendous impact school counselors have in helping students achieve academic success and planning for a career. Our school counselor, Ms. Lujan, works with students in a variety of different capacities, whether it is through classroom lessons, group sessions, or individual counseling. Please take a moment this week to let Ms. Lujan know how much you appreciate her!
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Portrait of a Graduate (POG) Information for Home
As students grow as communicators, they can respectfully listen to and share their thoughts, feelings, ideas, experiences, and perspectives with others.
Communicators:
- Read to learn
- Listen to understand
- Speak to inform, influence, motivate, or entertain others
- Write for distinct purposes and audiences
- Use technology to explore and exchange ideas when appropriate
Watch this video to see students sharing about being a communicator!
Families use The Zones of Regulation to help think about, talk about, and manage feelings with children of all ages at home. Here are some ideas to continue these practices at home!
2nd Quarter Progress Reports
Progress reports will be sent home in Friday Folders on February 9 for those students whose parents did not select “Go Paperless” in their ParentVUE accounts. Progress Reports were posted to ParentVUE accounts on February 5. If you have not set up a ParentVUE account, please call the school office for assistance at 703-255-5600.
 
We 💗 to Read Day!
On February 14th everyone is welcome to come to school in cozy clothes! We will have an author visit with John Gallagher and throughout the day, classes, including teachers, will Drop Everything and Read.
You can pre-order a copy of one of Mr. Gallagher’s books at our local bookseller, Bards Alley! Books ordered by Feb. 8th, will be delivered for Mr. Gallagher to sign!
Superintendent to Present FY 2025 Proposed Budget
Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid will present the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Proposed Budget at the School Board meeting on Thursday, February 8, at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Reid’s presentation, as well as other budget documents, will be available after she presents to the board.
View the meeting on FCPS Cable TV Channel 99 (Verizon Channel 11), the FCPS YouTube Channel, or the FCPS website. To watch School Board meetings dubbed in Spanish, please visit the FCPS en Español YouTube channel.
If you would like language interpretation or American Sign Language support for any School Board meeting, please contact the board clerk. Find your School Board member and how to contact them on the School Board Members webpage.
Here Comes the Bus
Want to know if your child's bus is on schedule or where the bus is? Here Comes the Bus® is an easy-to-use website and app that enables parents to see the location of their child’s school bus — almost in real time — on a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer.
Parents can track multiple buses if their children don’t all ride the same bus; know exactly when children arrive at school or the bus stop; and receive customized text and/or email notifications about bus locations, schedule changes, or delays.
To get started, download the app from the Apple iOS or Android app store. Check out the Here Comes the Bus and Frequently Asked Questions webpages for more information.
Already using the Here Comes the Bus app? Send your feedback to HCTB@fcps.edu.
Note: eNotify text messaging will continue to be used for reporting bus delays and bus incidents.
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KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
If you have a rising kindergarten student, please take a moment to register them for the upcoming school year. Go on our website for forms and information. Still have questions? Contact njmadariaga@fcps.edu.
Mark your calendar for our Kindergarten Orientation on Thursday, April 18th from 4:00-5:00 pm.
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Pyramid Events
James Madison High School is hosting a Parents Night Out on Friday, February 16, 6:00-9:00 pm. This event helps provide funding for our Junior Class activities. Sign up HERE!
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Volunteers Needed!
We are looking for volunteers to collect items from the refrigerator and deliver them to Food for Others every Friday. If you are interested in volunteering, you can sign-up using our CPES Sign-Up Genius. Thank you for helping to support this wonderful program!
Additional Calendar Highlights
- Band and Strings Concert, 1/31 at 6:00 pm
- We Love to Read Day! - wear Cozy Clothes, 2/14
- Student Holiday/No School, 2/19
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