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🌟 Principal's Message
🌟 Lockdown Drill
🌟 Save the Date: Spring Book Fair, March 4th - 8th
🌟 Shrevewood PTA Bingo Night
🌟 Family Science Night
🌟 Eating Disorder Parent Information
🌟 Lunch & Learn with Cultured Kids
🌟 FCPS Summer Camp Information
🌟 Elementary Magnet School Application and Lottery Information
🌟 The Positivity Project
🌟 Keep Your Child Warm During Outdoor Activities
🌟 Change in Transportation Protocol
🌟 Procedures when you come to join your children for lunch
🌟 🤒 When a Student Should Stay Home From School
🌟 Free/Reduced Lunch Applications
🌟 FCPS News
🌟 Save the Date
Dear Shrevewood Families,
This week has been great at Shrevewood, and we enjoyed spreading lots of love around the school yesterday. Thank you to all who purchased a CandyGram and also to our volunteers for supporting the CandyGram fundraiser. We are happy to report that we had over 1,500 CandyGrams distributed throughout our school to students and staff!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our PTA meeting on Tuesday. It was a pleasure to share our midyear celebrations regarding our students' growth in reading, math, and social-emotional wellness. We eagerly anticipate our upcoming PTA meetings this year, where you'll have the chance to hear directly from our resource staff about their invaluable roles at Shrevewood and the incredible support they provide to our students and staff.
As a reminder, all schools and offices will be closed on Monday, February 19, for the Presidents Day holiday. We hope you have a safe and enjoyable long weekend.
Sincerely,
Joshua DeSmyter, Principal
Katie Vandawalker, Assistant Principal
Keeping students and staff safe is a priority for all of us. We have a crisis management and emergency preparedness plan for our school that is reviewed and updated regularly. Our plan includes procedures on how to respond to incidents such as fires and tornadoes. Students and staff regularly practice these drills every school year. We also practice lockdown drills.
A new Virginia Law (22.1-137.2) requires schools to notify parents at least 24 hours before a school practices a lockdown drill. However, we are not required to share the exact date and time of the drill. We are required to practice lockdown drills two times a year. FCPS lockdown drills do not include any type of active shooter scenario training. They are instruction and classroom based.
We will conduct a lockdown drill at our school soon. All students will participate in our second and final drill later this school year.
Additional information on our lockdown drill program to include parent tips and FAQs can be found on the Emergency Planning and Crisis Response web page. After reviewing this content, you should discuss the value of these safety drills with your child.
Keeping our school safe and secure for all students and staff involves the participation of the entire school community, and we thank you for your help to keep our school safe.
 Our next Shrevewood Book Fair is fast approaching!
Students, families, and the community are invited to the Spring Book Fair on March 4th - 8th in our library. Keep an eye out for more details coming soon!
Shrevewood and Children Family Science Lab are bringing you Family Science Night on Thursday, February 22, from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Bring the whole family for an evening of fun, discovery, and science learning! You will get to try different hands-on activities related to science, technology, engineering, and math.
To make the night a success, we need YOU! Please consider volunteering at the event to help run one of the activities! Sign up here.
In 2013, Virginia passed a law requiring every school system to provide information about eating disorders to parents/guardians of students in the fifth through twelfth grades annually.
According to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA 2023),
Eating disorders are serious but treatable mental and physical illnesses that can affect people of all genders, ages, races, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations, body shapes, and weights. In the United States, 28.8 million Americans will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives.
There is no single cause of an eating disorder. Rather, it is a complex combination of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors that converge and set off an individual’s predisposed genetic vulnerability.
In collaboration with the Fairfax County Health Department, FCPS has developed a web page with detailed information and resources about eating disorders. To find out more, please visit the FCPS Eating Disorders website.
In addition to the information on the FCPS website, the National Eating Disorders Association has a toll free, confidential Helpline, 1-800-931-2237.
Enjoy community and a catered lunch with Culture Kids on February 17th from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Cultured Kids is a nonprofit organization on a mission to unify elementary schools nationwide, starting with Fairfax County! Join founders Jonah and Michelle Goldshag, hear from educators partnered with Cultured Kids, learn more about the organization's history and vision, and be inspired to act alongside them. Register with the QR code to save your spot!
The FCPS Career and Technical Education (CTE) office is once again planning engaging summer enrichment programs for students! For our current Kindergarten - 5th grade students, we have Tech Adventure Camp. For our current 6th - 11th grade students, we have CTE Summer Academy. Please see the links below for more information and how to register.
Tech Adventure Camp (Gr. K-5), July 8-22
CTE Summer Academy (Gr. 6-11), July 8-26
The Magnet Program registration window will be open from Tuesday, March 5, through Friday, April 12, 2024. No late applications are accepted.
To learn more about the programs and the registration process, families are encouraged to attend one of the Parent Information Nights:
- Bailey’s Upper, February 6, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. (Virtual only)
- Hunters Woods Elementary, February 12, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. (In-person)
- Snow date: February 26, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.
- Bailey’s Primary, February 13, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. (In-person)
- Snow date: February 21, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.
Next week, our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Humility. Humility means you do not seek the spotlight. You let your actions speak for themselves.
Humble people have an accurate (not underestimated) sense of their abilities and achievements. They hold the capacity to acknowledge their mistakes and limitations and are open to advice and new ideas. They do not show off their possessions or accomplishments.
Developing humility is associated with positive developmental outcomes in individuals. It allows a person to honestly reflect on their abilities and acknowledge how and where they can improve. Humility opens them up to new ideas, advice, and (consequently) abilities that pride, arrogance, or pretentiousness often block. Therefore, humility makes them desired members of a team.
To practice and encourage the character strength of humility with your child, please visit the Positivity Project’s P2 for Families (password: P2) where together you will watch a video, read a quote, and talk about the answers to three questions.
Per the weather reports, the cold winds of winter are blowing in this week. Throughout the winter weather, FCPS and Shrevewood monitor the weather for very low temperatures, wind chill advisories and warnings, and weather advisories which may prevent children from being outside. At this time, it is our intention to have outdoor recess opportunities this week.
Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately with a warm coat and/or other cold-weather clothing, so they can comfortably enjoy their time outdoors. See the National Weather Service’s tips on staying safe during cold weather.
If you need assistance supplying your child with cold-weather clothing, our Social Worker, Heather Colby (hcolby@fcps.edu), can assist you. You can also call Fairfax County's Coordinated Services Planning at 703-222-0880. The multilingual staff can assist with any challenges you are facing, including food, shelter, employment, financial assistance, and healthcare.
If playdates are planned, the Shrevewood office team must receive notifications from the parents of all students involved. Playdate notifications may be made via the online Change in Transportation Form or via an email sent to SWESOffice@fcps.edu. For any changes in transportation, please make sure to contact the office no later 3:00 pm.
- Enter at Door 1 and report to the Main Office.
- Using a government issued photo ID, you must sign-in and receive a visitor sticker.
- Please ensure you are wearing the visitor sticker at all times.
- Report directly to the cafeteria.
- Enjoy lunch with your children.
- Return to the main office to check-out using your sticker.
- Lunch visitors should not go to the classroom or recess, so our daily schedule and routines can continue for our students.
- We ask that you not bring fast food for lunch.
- Please do NOT bring any food to share with other children, due to safety protocols and allergies.
Whether students miss school because of illness or any other reason, missing school leads to learning loss.
Help your student succeed by encouraging them to attend as many days as possible, but do make sure your student stays home if they are sick. Visit FCPS’ website for information on when you should keep your child at home.
If your child has a chronic illness, please notify his/her teacher, so assistance can be provided if needed. Please contact us as soon as you know your child will be absent.
Read more about how families can help form good attendance habits.
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Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast will be $1.75. Lunch will be $3.25, milk $0.60. Money can be added to your child(ren)’s accounts using www.myschoolbucks.com. You can also write a check to Shrevewood Food Services and deliver it to our Food Services Manager. During the school year, you can find the menu for breakfast and lunch at https://fcps.nutrislice.com/menu/shrevewood-elementary
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Free and Reduced-Price Status
Students eligible for free or reduced-price meals will continue to receive these benefits through the end of September. A new application must be filled out each new school year. Forms are available online now: https://www.fcps.edu/resources/student-safety-and-wellness/food-and-nutrition-programs/free-and-reduced-price-meals. Applications are accepted at any time, but we encourage you to apply or renew your application before the end of September. Call (703) 813-4800 if you need help. This must be completed for eligible students to receive free meals.
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Fiscal Year 2025 Proposed Budget
- Register for Superintendent Community Conversations
- Kindergarten Registration
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
⭐Presidents' Day (No School)⭐
Monday, February 19
⭐Family Science Night⭐
Thursday, February 22, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
⭐Spring Scholastic Book Fair⭐
Monday, March 4 - Friday, March 8
⭐School Planning Day⭐
Tuesday, March 5 - No school for students
⭐PTA Bingo Night⭐
Friday, March 15, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
⭐Spring Break (No School)⭐
Monday, March 25 - Friday, March 29
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