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Dear Stenwood Families,
We are almost there, folks. Just three days left before our students are done for the 2023-24 school year and our teachers and staff begin to prepare for another great year next week. Today, we enjoyed class parties for our Kindergarten through 5th grade students. Next week, our 6th graders will have their class party on Tuesday before their promotion ceremony on Wednesday.
On Tuesday this week, we celebrated our CARES Pizza Lunch Wild Card winners and had a fun First Grade Family Invite out on the playground. Later that night, we had fantastic strings and band concerts. You can find videos of those performances here. On Wednesday, 3rd grade students learned all about supply and demand as they made and sold their own wares to each other and family members in a city market. And on Thursday, 5th graders showed off to their families research that they have been doing on Ancient Civilizations.
Finally, we wanted to share a fun coincidence from Wednesday’s 6th grade field trip to the American History Museum. As we walked into the museum from Madison Drive, a college-age volunteer noticed our Stenwood t-shirts. At the same moment, 6th grade teacher, Amanda Wilson, recognized this same volunteer and realized that it was her former Stenwood student Andy Cheng! Andy is currently pursuing a degree in history with a minor in art history from George Washington University and was volunteering his time on this day educating museum visitors on the life and work of James Smithson, the namesake of the Smithsonian museum. Pictured below are Andy with 6th grade teachers Amanda Wilson and John Zirkle. We couldn’t be prouder of the fact that Andy is out in the real world showing off the Portrait of a Graduate traits that we work to equip our students with everyday. As a communicator, he is bringing history to life with his presentations in the museum. As a global and ethical citizen, he is giving his time to enhance the experience of museum patrons. We couldn’t be prouder of him, and we are proud of our teachers who strive to make such lasting impacts on students everyday.
  We have three more days left of school next week! Please remember that our last day of school next week is Wednesday, June 12th and it is a two-hour early release. Students will be released at 1:25PM.
Finally, we have one last person to say see you hopefully soon, Sonja Hunt, our beloved Student Information Assistant is taking a leave of absence for next school year. We know how much she is loved by all of you as the first face you meet when you register!
Below you will find additional information about:
- Google Workspace Information for Students and Parents - Reminder
- Stenwood Parent Book Club - Fall Book Pick - Reminder
- Library Book Return - NEW
- Lost and Found - Reminder
- Health Room Notice - Reminder
- Testing Results - Reminder
- Sprout Supply Orders - Reminder
Have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Erica Riley, Principal
esriley@fcps.edu
Bryan Case, Assistant Principal
bgcase@fcps.edu
Google Workspace Information for Students and Parents
Is your child not returning to FCPS next year and wants to keep items from their FCPS Google Drive? Before their last day, they need to download these items. Visit the Google Workspace Information for Students and Parents to learn how. Contact our SBTS, Jackie Krum, with any questions.
Stenwood Parent Book Club - Fall Book Pick
The Stenwood Family Book Club will be meeting again next fall. If you want to get ahead, we will be reading and discussing The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. Please email Ms. Berick (tsberick@fcps.edu) and Ms. Wideman (cjwideman@fcps.edu) if you’d like to add your email to the distro list for information on meeting times and location.
Library Book Return
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We still have 136 library books that have not been returned! Overdue notices were emailed to students and enrolling parents. If you received a notice, please help your child look for their library books and return them as soon as possible. If you can’t find your library books, then you can pay for them via exact change or a check made payable to Stenwood ES. Please send the payment to the library. Thank you for supporting the library and encouraging your students to read. |
Lost & Found
Stenwood’s Lost and Found is overflowing. As we have numerous events over the last few weeks, please stop by to check the lost and found. Any unclaimed items will be donated on the last day of school.
Health Room Notice
The school health room is reminding parents and guardians that all medication stored in the health room must be picked up no later than 2:00 pm, student dismissal time, on the last day of school, June 12th. Medication left in the health room after that time will be discarded. It is school policy that medications must be picked up by the parent or guardian. Medication cannot be sent home with your student.
Medication authorization forms for next school year may be obtained from the school or online at https://www.fcps.edu/resources/student-safety-and-wellness/school-health-services. A medication authorization form is required for any medication, prescription or over-the-counter, to be kept at school.
Testing Results
Later this month, you will begin receiving your child’s spring assessment results. If you aren’t sure what assessments your child took this year, view this list of tests by grade level on FCPS’ website.
How the results are delivered depends on the test. Scores will be posted in SIS ParentVUE, or sent by mail or from the school or testing organization. Learn what to expect regarding assessment reporting practices and timelines.
Visit FCPS’ website for additional information about student assessments, including what each assessment is testing for and how to interpret the test results. Caregivers should contact their children’s teacher with any testing questions.
New SOL Growth Reports for Grade 3-8 Tests Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) test results, along with other student data, help demonstrate in which subjects or topics students may need additional academic support.
In order to help interpret SOL results for parents, the Virginia Department of Education has released new Standards of Learning Growth Parent Reports for families of students who took grade 3-8 SOL math and reading tests this spring.
The Growth Parent Report ties together scores from fall and winter Virginia Growth Assessments (VGA) with the student’s current spring SOL results to show their trend in academic progress this year.
Learn how to understand your student’s grade 3-8 SOL results and find resources to support their ongoing learning.
Support Your Child’s Success in SIS ParentVUE Signing up for a SIS ParentVUE account helps you to support your child’s academic success. Caregivers can view important information in ParentVUE such as attendance, grades, progress reports, and assessment scores.
Once you have activated a ParentVUE account for an FCPS student, you will keep the same account until the student graduates. Information about students in the same family can be accessed through the same ParentVUE account. A SIS ParentVUE app is available for Apple and Android devices.
Need help creating a SIS ParentVUE account? This video explains the steps. Find out more. To create a new account, please contact Stenwood’s registrar Sonja Hunt for an activation letter.
If you already have an account, be sure your contact information is up-to-date. Parents/guardians can update their phone numbers or email addresses in the Parent/Guardian section. View more information.
Sprout Supply Orders
 1st Grade Family Invite! - ABC Nature Walk
3rd Grade Family Invite! - Cities
5th Grade Family Invite! - Ancient Civilizations
6th Metro Field Trip!
Band & Strings Concert!
CARES Pizza Lunch! - Wild Card
Preschool End of the Year Party!
Stay Connected
Here are a few ways to stay connected with all the happenings at Stenwood ES
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Website
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PTA Facebook
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