 What an awesome week! We began by experiencing the Solar Eclipse on Monday and closed out with our annual Portrait of a Graduate (POG) Night on Thursday. If you missed POG Night, be sure to ask your child how they have demonstrated one of the POG attributes recently or what work they have begun to put in their portfolio for the year. We will draw names of students that turned in their POG Night activity card for special prizes on the news next week.
You will be able to view your child's Quarter 3 Progress Report in ParentVue on Monday. Please reach out to your child's teacher with any questions. Lemon Road will send home a paper copy of the final progress report at the end of the year.
On Wednesday, we invite your family to join us in recognizing the sacrifices, and contributions of our military-connected students and their families as we celebrate the Month of the Military Child. One of the most visible displays of support for military-connected youth occurs on Purple Up Day, a day dedicated to showing appreciation by wearing purple – to represent the combined colors of branches of the military.
Speaking of color coordination, we also hope your family will join us for an Earth Spirit Week next week as we reflect on our planet and our responsibility to protect it.
Lastly, this Thursday evening we have some very creative students showing off their art work in the Marshall Pyramid Art Show at Marshall HS. Stop over if you have a moment to see their great work!
Parent Reminders:
 We love that so many of our students walk or bike to school and encourage this extra physical activity each day. Unfortunately two bikes have gone missing from school grounds during the day. We have alerted FCPS Security and will be extra vigilant with supervision, however we wanted to make parents aware in case they wanted to send their child with a bike lock. If anyone has seen the bike above, please let Mrs. Castillo know (aocastillo@fcps.edu). We are excited that our 3rd - 6th graders will actually participate in a biking unit next month as a part of PE and look forward to this new instructional unit!
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Send your gently used, unwanted solar eclipse glasses to school. We’re collecting them to send to a school in South America for their October 2 annular eclipse. Send them for reuse and support other students safely viewing the awesome astronomical events this year. (Drop box on the table by Mrs. Busch’s classroom.) |
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This week, we are focusing on Purpose. You have beliefs about the meaning of life and your life’s purpose. You seek to be part of something greater than yourself.
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“Regardless of whatever I do, I know my purpose is to make a difference in people’s lives.” ~Tim Tebow
Questions you might enjoy talking about:
- Do you ever wonder what your purpose is?
- What kind of person do you want to be? What things could you be doing now to enhance the life of those around you?
- What gifts, talents, and ideas do you have that you want to share?
The PTA Spring Fair is coming on April 20th from 10-3 pm. We will have inflatables, a climbing wall, food trucks, games, a bake sale, as well as our Roaring Raffle! We have amazing raffle prizes this year from our teachers and the local community with something for everyone! Adults and children under 5 attend for free, but all school aged children need a bracelet to attend. Buy your bracelet now at the pre-sale price of $20 (presale ends 4.16)!
Consider helping with the event - this requires volunteers to make it happen!!
Our April PTA Meeting will be on April 17th featuring Ms. Burke discussing literacy and library events over the summer as well as Mrs. Norton talking about upcoming Art shows and opportunities at Lemon Road. This meeting will be fully virtual. Video call link: https://meet.google.com/gid-kaxf-myx
Staff & Teacher Appreciation Week will be celebrated at Lemon Road from May 6-10th. More information will be shared next week but if you have a student who loves to make friendship bracelets we will be collecting in bracelets made for the staff by students.
 A huge thank you from our teachers & staff to our PTA and parents. Each month, our PTA organizes a creative and generous spread in the lounge for our teachers. Check out the treats our staff enjoyed to celebrate the eclipse! Thank you for your continued support of the staff! It means so much to us.
Nominations are open for the 2024 Dr. Lawrence Bussey Memorial Equity Award. The Minority Student Achievement Oversight Committee (MSAOC) sponsors this award to honor the legacy of Dr. Bussey, a founding member of the MSAOC and a longtime advocate for students and families.
This award recognizes staff or community members who have demonstrated significant and impactful efforts to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of students from groups who are marginalized or underserved.
Any FCPS employee, student, or community member can nominate an individual or group for the award. All nomination materials must be submitted by Wednesday, May 1st, 2024. The winner will be recognized at the FCPS Equity Symposium.
Full details and the nomination information form can be found at the Dr. Lawrence Bussey Memorial Equity Award website
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Webinars and Events for Families
- FCPS Is One of the Best Communities for Music Education
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
The Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) employs school health aides and public health nurses who provide school health services to the students in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). To determine the quality of these services, a survey has been developed by the FCHD to be shared with all parents or guardians of FCPS students. The survey window is April 15 - April 26, 2024. Survey link: www.redcap.link/FCHDSchoolHealthSurvey.
Monday, April 15: B Week; Grade 5 Field Trip to Luray Caverns; Kindergarten Orientation (9:00-10:30)
Wednesday, April 17: Purple UP Day: Celebrating our military students; PTA General Meeting (virtual)
Thursday, April 18: Student Environmental Action Showcase; Marshall Pyramid Art Show 6 - 7:30 pm
Friday, April 19: 👕POLO Day; Caccavale/Doble Probability Fair
Saturday, April 20: 🌸LRES PTA Spring Fair
Monday, April 22: A Week; Earth Week - Wear Green
Tuesday, April 23: Earth Week - Wear Blue; Grade 6 Kilmer MS Field Trip; Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast (8:15 AM)
Wednesday, April 24: Earth Week - Wear White
Thursday, April 25: Earth Week - Wear Red; Level IV Advanced Academics Open House 6 pm
Friday, April 26: Earth Week – Freaky Friday – Animal Print or Nature Day; Quarter 4 Principals Coffee (POG POL); All County Chorus
May 6-10th: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
Calendar for 2023-24 School Year (for a printable version)
Calendar for 2024-25 School Year (for a printable version)
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