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 Congratulations to our February KANGAS Care awards recipients! These students are cooperating, accepting, responsible, and empathetic!
Principal's Message
Keene Mill Families,
Throughout the year, as we celebrate and recognize various cultural holidays and observances, families are encouraged to contact us regarding accommodations, including but not limited to those around lunch, prayer/meditation and silent reflection spaces and times, and instruction.
On Monday, March 18, you will be sent an email containing a link to complete the online FCPS Principal Evaluation Staff Feedback Form. This questionnaire is part of the VDOE-mandated Performance Evaluation Program and offers staff an opportunity to provide anonymous input about various topics related to our school. These topics include how the principal demonstrates/impacts instructional leadership, school climate, human resources leadership, organizational management, communication and community relations, culturally responsive and equitable leadership, professionalism within the school, and student academic progress.
The questionnaire will be administered between March 18 and April 5. When you receive an email from FCPS Surveys, please take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire. All written responses will be shared with both Principal Peace and Region Assistant Superintendent. Your feedback matters!
In closing, attending kindergarten provides children with an opportunity to learn and practice the essential social, emotional, problem-solving, and self-regulation skills they will use throughout their lives. Our school will host our annual Kindergarten Orientation, April 2 from 3pm-4pm. This is an opportunity to meet the kindergarten teachers and other members of the Keene Mill staff. Eligible children can register now and throughout the summer, but registering your child early helps us plan, so that we have the teachers and resources needed on the first day of school. No registration will be completed at the kindergarten orientation.
Remember daylight savings is this weekend. Have an amazing weekend!
Principal Peace
FCPS Family Engagement Survey
Family Engagement Surveys were emailed to families on Sunday. Now is your chance to give feedback on what is going well and how we can improve. It is available in 10 languages. Your responses are confidential. The survey is open through March 22. Check your email inbox or take in now: https://bit.ly/FESURVEY2024.
Need help with the survey? Contact our Family Liaison at 703-644-4773 or 571-546-5241.
Meet the Author Series: Gifted and Distractible with Julie Skolnick
Does your child exhibit giftedness and behavioral issues like meltdowns, power struggles, and difficulty relating to peers? Are they out-of-the-box thinkers requiring different teaching and learning methods?
Join us for a discussion with author Julie Skolnick about her innovative and timely book for families of twice-exceptional children.
Register for this event
Behavior Solution Series: Proactive Strategies for Effective Communication
We will equip you with strategies for navigating the teen years. Uncover the secrets to fostering open communication, building trust, and transforming challenges into opportunities for growth.
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Presenter: FCPS Behavior Intervention Services
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Date: April 19, 2024 Add to Your Calendar
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Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
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Format: Virtual
Register for this event
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Rec-PAC Summer Camps
Rec-PAC (Pretty Awesome Children) summer camp, operated by Fairfax County Park Authority, is a six-week structured recreation program where participants enjoy a wide variety of activities such as: fun and fitness, indoor and outdoor games, team sports, nature, crafts, storytelling, sports festivals, talent shows and supervised play sessions. Sessions run from June 24-August 1. Partial scholarships available. Registration opens on March 12! https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sites/parks/files/Assets/documents/camps/rec-pac/recpac-brochure.pdf
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Solar Eclipse
A total solar eclipse will occur on Monday, April 8, 2024, and will be viewable, depending on weather, in the Fairfax County area. In our area, the eclipse will begin around 2:04 p.m. and end around 4:32 p.m., with the maximum eclipse occurring around 3:20 p.m. This timing overlaps with some dismissal times and it is crucial that schools reiterate the importance of safe viewing practices.
FCPS website link
PTA News
 PTA WELCOMES SPEAKER MARCH 14 TO DISCUSS “SCIENCE OF READING”
The KMES PTA welcomes all Keene Mill families to join us Thursday, March 14 as we host a discussion with Dr. Diane Leipzig, FCPS Principal in Residence, Equitable Access to Literacy Plan. She will discuss the new FCPS reading curriculum and the Science of Reading.
This meeting will be held in-person in the cafeteria from 6:30-7:30 PM. Spanish translation services will be available at this meeting.
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SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR CONTINUES NEXT WEEK!
The Scholastic Book Fair continues next week from March 11-13 in the KMES library. Sales are open from 9:20 AM to 3:45 PM.
Book Fair Volunteers: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094AABA82EA1FE3-keene#/
The book fair is a significant undertaking for our school and an event the students look forward to all year, so your help is needed and appreciated. Volunteers will help at the registers, organize inventory and assist students, and staff the novelty items area.
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 PYRAMID CHALLENGE: NEW DATE AND REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MARCH 18
** All runners must register/re-register ** West Springfield Pyramid Challenge: Sunday, April 28, 2:00-4:30 PM at Irving Middle School
The rescheduled West Springfield Pyramid Challenge is a FREE fun run event, but students wanting to participate need to RE-REGISTER for it. Your registration for the postponed run in November will NOT be carried over.
If you were unable to make the November date but want to participate on April 28, you are also welcome to register for this fun community event! Everyone who wants to participate must sign up by March 18: https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Springfield/2023PyramidChallenge
Mark Your Calendar
Monday, March 11-Friday, March 15-Helping Games Pennies for Patients 🪙
Thursday, March 14-Wear Helping Games t-shirt 👕
Thursday, March 14-PTA Meeting: Science of Reading, Library, 6:30 pm
Friday, March 15-Spring Individual and Class Pictures
Monday, March 25-29-Spring Break
April 1 & 2-Student Holiday
April 2-Kindergarten Orientation, 3:00-4:00 pm
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