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Upcoming Events
March 19-21 - Willy Wonka Jr. (Cafe)
March 25-29 - Spring Break
April 1-2 - Student Holidays
April 2 - Student Registration Opens
April 17 - Kindergarten Orientation
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Sangster Closed for Spring Break
Monday, March 25 to Friday, March 29 is spring break.
The Sangster ES front office will be closed.
We wish our students, teachers, and school-based staff a happy and restful spring break!
Look for Principal Evaluation Form!
On Monday, March 18, Sangster Elementary School’s parents/guardians will be sent an email containing a link to complete the online FCPS Principal Evaluation Parent/Guardian Feedback Form. This questionnaire is part of the VDOE-mandated Performance Evaluation Program for principals and offers parents/guardians 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, management, communication and community relations, culturally responsive and equitable leadership, and professionalism within the school.
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. Your feedback matters!
Advanced Academic Program Spring Information AAP Spring Screening for Subject-Specific Advanced Differentiation (Level II) and Part-Time (Level III) Services
This spring, students in grades K-5 will be screened for Advanced Academic Subject-Specific Advanced Differentiation (Level II) and Part-Time (Level III) services. Our school-based committees will review data to determine services for the start of the next school year. Parents or guardians can submit the AAP School-Based Services (Level II-III) Referral Form by April 15, 2024 as an email attachment to both Linda Biberaj, AART (LBiberaj@fcps.edu) and Jennifer Redford, AP (JARedford@fcps.edu). The AAP School-Based Services (Level II-III) Referral Form may be found at https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/AAPSchoolBasedServicesReferralForm.pdf. Parents or guardians who submit a referral will be notified by the local elementary school of their student’s eligibility status by early June.
Subject Specific Advanced Differentiation, Grades K-6 (Level II) Some students require differentiation beyond the needs of age-level peers in their class in at least one specific subject area. Classroom teachers may adjust instruction for students in these areas by: • Providing different assignments and resources in those subjects. • Grouping students by their strengths, interests, and readiness. • Providing additional challenges using materials from the AAP Curriculum Framework. Student needs for subject specific differentiation are re-evaluated each year at the local school.
Part-Time Advanced Academic Programs, Grades 3-6 (Level III) Some students have advanced academic abilities in multiple subject areas and require differentiation beyond the needs of age-level peers in their class in multiple content areas. • Students work with other students that have similar academic needs through weekly pull-out classes or weekly co-taught lessons with the AART and classroom teacher. • Teachers provide frequent opportunities to use materials from the AAP Curriculum Framework in Language Arts, science, social studies, and/or mathematics. Part-time services continue through Grade 6. Students do not need to be evaluated each year.
If you have any questions, reach out to Ms. Biberaj directly at LBiberaj@fcps.edu.
Friendly Reminders!
 🤒 Students Sent Home from the Health Room
After being seen by the PHN or SHA in the Health Room, students sent home, due to a fever of 100.4 or greater and/or COVID-19 respiratory symptoms (cough, sore throat, runny nose), may return to school when the student is fever-free without fever reducing medication for at least 24 hours and symptoms have improved.
Refer to FCPS Attendance Guidance for more information.
🛑 No U-Turns!
U-Turns on Reservation Dr. are both illegal and very, very dangerous. We continue to get reports of cars making these illegal U-Turns. The safety of our school community is compromised every time someone does this. Please take the time to use Kiss-n-Ride and/or find another route to get back up to the Parkway. Thank you!
📋 Check-Ins
Please remember, if your child arrives after 9:10AM, you must escort them into the main office and sign them in.
Students are not admitted into the building until 8:45AM. Unless, you have something prearranged with a teacher, your child attends SACC or a before-school club, please do not drop your student off at school any earlier, there will be no adult supervision available.
🚪Check-Outs
Please remember you must sign your student out in the main office. All student exchanges and contact must go through the office. You will need to sign them out on the "pink sheet" located in the office. Be prepared to show your photo ID when you arrive. The office works efficiently to retrieve students from wherever they are in building, so please arrive early enough to give staff enough time to locate your student so you can arrive at your next destination on time. The front office will not call for students prior to parents arrival for pickup. Thanks for your cooperation in making sure our student population is safe while at school!
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Attendance matters!
We want you to keep your child home when they are sick, however, we ask that you please refrain from scheduling trips and other non-essential travel during the school week.
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Please remember to email or call the attendance line with any messages regarding your student's attendance. Absences and late arrivals should be reported to avoid getting a robo-call from FCPS. If you email the teacher to let them know about your student's attendance, please copy SangsterElem.Attendance@fcps.edu to ensure your message reaches our attendance staff. You can also call, 703-644-8282 to report any attendance messages.
 Upcoming Lessons on Sexual Harassment
For Sixth Grade parents/guardians:
Sixth-grade students at Sangster Elementary School will receive two lessons on sexual harassment starting in April. We will provide students with the necessary information, resources, and strategies to help prevent occurrences of sexual harassment as well as outline the steps to take if they feel they or their peers are targets of these behaviors.
In addition, the lessons share how schools support targeted students so that they can continue to focus on learning in an environment that feels comfortable and secure.
Parents/guardians may review these two lesson in Schoology – Courses - All Parents Sangster Elementary -Parent Preview Sexual Harassment Lesson. Here is a the opt out letter if you choose to have your child opt out of the lessons.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions to Mrs. Augenstein phaugenstein@fcps.edu.
Rising 7th Grader News
Rising 7th Grade Transition Information
Click this link for updated special events and Summer programs for Irving and Lake Braddock Middle School.
Save the Dates
April 3rd - Irving will host a Transition to Middle School parent night led by principal Cindy Conley. She will discuss how best to support your child as they transition to middle school. Time TBD
August 5th, 6th or 7th (select one), 8:00 am – 12:30 pm - Irving will offer Irving Academy (one day per student) to give students a “jump start” into middle school. Information about registering for this program will be sent out in early June.
2023-2024 Transition Timeline
Feeling lost in a sea of information regarding 7th grade transition? Don't worry, Ms. Augenstein is making it easier to keep up!
Click Here for a quick and easy to read timeline of events for your current 6th grader.
Ms. Augenstein will be updating it as more information and more dates become available from Lake Braddock and Irving. So, check back often!
LBMS Curriculum Fair
Lake Braddock is offering a virtual Curriculum Fair! Parents and students can go to the LBSS Curriculum Fair Site to learn more about the courses we offer. The site includes a synchronous parent presentation, course descriptions, videos and Padlets for questions organized by department.
Instructions - Click Here
A Message From Irving Middle School
Although we are not yet to the middle of this school year, we are already beginning the registration process for next school year. Over the next few months, we will host various activities to help transition your child to Irving Middle School. If you have any questions throughout the process, please feel free to call the school. Below are important dates regarding the selection of your child’s classes for next year:
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February/March/April/May - Elementary teachers and Irving staff review course requests. If there is a concern that a class might be too easy or difficult, a staff member will reach out to parents/guardians to discuss it.
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April 3 - Transition to Middle School - Our principal, Cindy Conley, will discuss how best to support your child as they transition to middle school.
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Late May/June - Mock schedules will be mailed home. These show the classes registered for, but not the actual schedule.
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June 7 - Last day for schedule change requests.
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Summer review by Irving for support class placement
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August 5-7: Irving Academy is a transition program designed to give students a “jump start” into middle school. The program equips students with some of the skills they need to be successful in middle school, as well as gives them an opportunity to meet peers and ask questions about Irving. Enrollment is open to all WIMS rising 7th graders. Transportation is not provided, but lunch will be provided for all participants. Students will attend a one-day in-person program on EITHER August 5th, August 6th OR August 7th from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm. Information about registering will be sent in early June, but we want to provide the date range to you for planning purposes.
Our course catalog is an additional resource to help with the course selection process. Elective teachers have included videos of the course to provide more information about what happens in their classes. When you choose a specific class, there is a description of the class and the link to the video is at the bottom of the description. Our catalog can be found here:
https://insys.fcps.edu/CourseCatOnline/frontPanel/395/nocourselist/0/1/0/1.
If you are not able to attend curriculum night, we will post the presentations on our website. We look forward to getting to know you and your student over the next two years.
Rising Kinder Registration and Orientation
 Please visit the FCPS Registration page:
https://www.fcps.edu/online-registration - where you will find the steps to complete a New Student Registration.
The online registration portal will be open on April 2nd for school year 2024-2025 registrations, to include rising Kindergarteners.
When the online enrollment is complete, please email Jackie Fant at jfant@fcps.edu and to let her know when you would like to schedule a registration appointment.
I will email you back to confirm a date and time.
You will need to bring the following items to the registration:
- The student's original birth certificate.
- A Deed/Lease for your residence. The enrolling parent's name must be on the document.
- Your photo ID.
- A Certificate of Physical Examination and immunization record are also required, but you can schedule your registration appointment without them. The Certificate of Physical Examination and immunizations must be turned in before the first day of school, August 19, 2024.
 Please note this event is for rising Kinders and their families.
We hope to see lots of new Sangster Falcons!
If you have any questions about Orientation, please reach out to Jackie Fant at jfant@fcps.edu
Positivity Project - Week of March 18
This week’s character strength is Fairness. This means that you believe that all people have value. You approach situations with an unbiased mindset and treat everyone with respect. For individuals, cultivating the character strength of fairness is correlated with highly desirable developmental outcomes. It helps people to become trustworthy friends and responsible citizens.
The site P2 For Families is available for connecting P2 to your home and you can learn more about the site here. Many of the slides are password protected and the password is P2 (case-sensitive).
Next Week’s Character Strength: Humor
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Resources from Sangster's Family Liaison
SIBSHOPS: An Exciting, In-person Workshop for Brothers and Sisters of Children with Special Needs!
The Sibshop workshops are for children in grades 2-6 enrolled in Fairfax County Public Schools who have siblings with special needs to:
- Meet other siblings in a relaxed setting.
- Celebrate the many contributions made by brothers and sisters of children with special needs.
- Share sibling experiences and receive peer support.
- Play games and have fun!
April 2, 2024, 9 a.m.- noon
Sully Community Center 13800 Wall Road Herndon, VA, 20171
Presented by FCPS School Social Work Services
Learn About Family Liaisons
Family liaisons serve as an important link between families and schools. They represent a variety of cultures, languages, and races, and can help families access the information and assistance they need to support their children and ensure their academic success.
Find out how family liaisons can support you and your family.
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