Literacy Month Continues with our Read Across America Spirit Week on Monday!

Thank you to the many families that came out for Literacy Night to celebrate literacy! I would like to extend my gratitude to our PTO for their amazing support, as well as our dedicated administration and staff who worked tirelessly in support of Literacy Night. 

The importance of literacy unites us as a school and a community. Next week we will celebrate Read Across America with a spirit week created to reinforce the characteristics of a Navy STAR: Safe, Thoughtful, Attentive and Respectful. Teachers will discuss the importance of Navy STARS making SAFE choices through suggested literature. Students are encouraged to wear neon colors and show appreciation to our Navy Safety Patrols and all those in our community who keep us safe!  

Thank you for your continued support of literacy through the PTO’s Read-a-Thon throughout the month of March. Promoting literacy in your family by leveraging this fundraiser will support the literacy development of your children. As we continue to value literacy as a community, we send a powerful message to our students that reading is critical to our success and has the power to change our lives. Let’s continue to “read under the stars” this month and create a better future for our children.

Save the date! Navy Elementary’s Kindergarten Orientation for rising Kindergarteners is right around the corner! Join us on Wednesday, April 17th, from 4:00-5:00 pm.

Our registrar, Kelly Milroy, is currently accepting registration paperwork. If you have not been in contact with her, please email kcmilroy@fcps.edu with your child’s date of birth and your address of residence Kelly will respond with the registration details and documents necessary to start the process. Please do not wait until summer to register your kindergarteners.

You can prepare for registration by gathering documents and completing forms. We are happy to support families with registration and the transition to kindergarten. For more information in other languages, visit FCPS’ Kindergarten Registration webpage.

*(You may “conditionally register” your student without the current physical and immunization report. After your appointment, when you receive the reports from your pediatrician, you may turn them into the main office.)

Reading Together, A Webinar for Families:  The Virginia Department of Education is excited to celebrate Family Reading Month in March. Join the Virginia Department of Education & Virginia PTA for a Reading Together. A webinar designed for families to learn about best practices in reading instruction, the event also covers how families can support their students through all stages of learning to read and improving reading comprehension.   The webinar will take place on Wednesday, March 13th from 7-8pm. Registration is required to participate and is open to the public.  The Virginia PTA has generously provided Family Reading Night Activities to use during this month of celebration:

• Host Bedtime Stories  
• Have a Reading Camp-Out in the gym  
• Select guest readers  
• Ask readers to dress as a book character  
• Play Reading Bingo with prizes  
• Set-up a Literacy Escape Room  
• Host a Literacy Scavenger Hunt  
• Host a Community Book Swap  
• Host a poetry slam or spoken word contest  
• Host a StoryWalk: Print book pages & mount on yard-signs around the school  
• Set-up an Illustrator’s corner for students to illustrate a book-scene  
• Start a Little Free Library (or host a Swap Book Shelf in school)  
• National PTA Family Reading Event Toolkit  

Additional resources such as printable materials, infographics, videos and more can be found within the Virginia PTA Reading Toolkit.

Contact: Office of Parental Engagement (VDOE)

Join our community and turn FCPS purple on Purple Up! Day, Wednesday, April 17. Wear purple in recognition of FCPS’ 14,000 enrolled military-connected students.