Calendar Reminders
March 21st - World Down Syndrome Day - wear mis-matched socks! 🧦🧦🧦
March 22nd - Celebrate Great Falls Auction Closes
March 25th - April 2nd Spring Break 🌷 *students return April 3rd
April 3rd - 6th Grade Pano Photo 📸
April 4th - NNAT Testing (1st Grade)
April 12th - Student/Staff Basketball Game 🏀 *see flyer for more information
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World Down Syndrome Day - March 21st
World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), March 21st, is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. To help raise awareness and show your support wear brightly colored, mis-matched socks 🧦 to celebrate and embrace our differences! 'ROCK YOUR SOCKS' with our Down Syndrome community!
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SOL Schedule
Our Standards of Learning (SOL) tests are coming up in April and May.
These assessments measure the extent to which students have learned the content and skills reflected in state standards. The content tested varies by grade level. See below for the scheduled dates this Spring.
Grade 3:
- 📖 Reading: Wednesday, May 8th
- 🧮 Math: Wednesday, May 15th
Grade 4:
- 📖 Reading: Wednesday, May 8th
- 🧮 Math: Wednesday, May 15th
Grade 5:
- ⌨️Integrated Reading & Writing: Tuesday, April 16
- ✨New this year: Students taking the grade 5 or grade 8 SOL Reading test will complete an integrated reading and writing (IRW) component. The IRW component has one non-fiction reading passage followed by 4-6 multiple-choice/technology-enhanced items and an “invitation to write” based on the passage.
- 📖 Reading: Tuesday, May 7th
- 🧮 Math: Tuesday, May 14th
- 🔬 Science: Tuesday, May 21
Grade 6:
- 📖 Reading: Tuesday, May 7th
- 🧮 Math: Tuesday, May 14th
Retakes:
- Students scoring 375-399 will be eligible for a retake May 28-31.
If you have any questions about SOL tests, please reach out to our School Testing Coordinator, Afton Carlson.
Community Peer Program (Preschool)
Forestville Elementary School is pleased to announce that we will have community peers in our preschool program in the 2024-2025 school year! The early childhood special education staff members have been investigating the possible opportunities for our students to participate in integration activities with typically developing peers. This will involve teaching preschoolers with delays and without delays in the same classroom. It can provide young children with a more stimulating environment, teach skills for coping with different situations, and provide the opportunity to learn appropriate social skills.
Our program will invite a limited number of community preschoolers (1-2 per class), who are age 3 ½ -5 years, to participate in our daily preschool activities. The children from the community will have the opportunity to make new friends and share experiences with current early childhood special education students. Our students will, in turn, benefit from being with community peers who can model appropriate language, motor, and social skills.
All children learn through their play. Intellectual growth occurs in a social context, influenced strongly by the quality of social interactions. The goal of this program is to encourage active learning and promote social interaction and acceptance through shared experiences between the community children and our preschoolers with special needs. Feel free to contact Meagan Bahamonde (mkbahamonde@fcps.edu) for further explanation of our program and to request an interest form.
✅ Take the Family Engagement Survey Today!
If you haven’t already, please take FCPS’ Family Engagement Survey today! Survey results will help us to better recognize, understand, respect, and address family strengths and needs in our school community.
Survey topics include:
- Welcoming environment
- Communication
- Student success
- Advocacy
- Family and school partnerships
- Community partnerships
The survey is available in 10 languages. Please check your email for a message from our partner, K12 Insight, with a link to the survey or access the survey now. Your voice matters!
☀️ Safely View the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8
A total solar eclipse will occur on Monday, April 8, and will be viewable, depending on weather, in Fairfax County. The eclipse will begin in our area around 2:04 p.m. and end around 4:32 p.m., with the maximum eclipse occurring around 3:20 p.m.
Because the timing overlaps with dismissal, it is crucial that students understand the importance of safe viewing practices. We encourage families to review these Solar Eclipse Resources, especially the eye safety information. We hope everyone takes the opportunity to learn more about this extraordinary natural phenomenon while prioritizing safe solar viewing.
🏅 Nominations Open for First Class Award for Inclusion
The Advisory Committee for Students with Disabilities (ACSD) is seeking nominations for the First Class Awards. The awards are presented annually to educators, administrators, and students who support, design, and/or implement programs or activities that include students with disabilities that result in positive outcomes for all students. The ACSD will recognize award winners at the Family Summit on Saturday, April 20.
Nominate an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to inclusive practices in Fairfax County Public Schools by Friday, March 22. Email SpecialEdConf@fcps.edu with questions.
📰FCPS News
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Take the Family Engagement Survey!
- Fairfax County’s Funding of the FCPS Budget
- Literacy Development for Multilingual Learners
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
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