In This Message:
- Principals' Message
- Back to School Nights
- Digital Consent
- Submitting Attendance and Change in Dismissal
- Advanced Academics Services Information
- Opt-Out Annual Notice
- Immunizations and Records Updates
- Upcoming Dates
Principals' Message
Dear Floris Elementary Community,
We’ve had a fantastic first week of school here at Floris Elementary! It’s been wonderful to see so many smiling faces and watch as our students dive into their new routines with enthusiasm. Mr. Gibbs and I have had the pleasure of visiting every classroom, and we’re thrilled to see such high-quality instruction happening right from the start. We hope your children are coming home excited about their experience at Floris already!
A special thank you to everyone who joined us for our first PTA meeting last night. We had a wonderful turnout and look forward to our future PTA meetings and celebrating our work together. Your support and involvement are greatly appreciated. We’re looking forward to connecting with more of our families at the upcoming Back to School Nights.
Enjoy your weekend, and we can’t wait to see what the rest of the school year brings!
Joshua DeSmyter, Principal
Rob Gibbs, Assistant Principal
Back to School Nights
📆Tuesday, August 27, 6:20-7:45 pm for grades 1, 2, 3, and 5 📆
📆Wednesday, August 28, 6:20-7:45 pm for grades K, 4, and 6 📆
⏰6:20: Doors Open, Meet & Greet in Cafeteria
⏰6:30-7:00 Session 1 in Classrooms
⏰7:00-7:15 Meet & Greet in Cafeteria
⏰7:15-7:45 PM: Session 2 in Classrooms
👀Be on the lookout for a more detailed message tomorrow!👀
✅Fill Out Our Online Consent Forms✅
- Make sure you have a SIS ParentVUE account. If you do not have access to ParentVUE, please contact our School Information Assistant, Vernella Lanham at evlanham@fcps.edu or our School Based Technology Specialist, Willa McGrath at wimcgrath@fcps.edu.
- Complete the digital consent forms for your child. You will use your ParentVUE username and password to login to the Parent Digital Consent. Here you will provide consent for your child to use many of our digital resources or opt out of a variety of FCPS services.
- Complete THIS FORM indicating your plan for our first two 3-hour early release Mondays on September 23 and October 28. This form must be completed for each child.
Thank you for your help in getting these done!
Submitting Attendance and Changes in Dismissal
Attendance reporting as changed!
Full Day Absences: Report via ParentVUE
Early Dismissal and Temporary Change in Transportation: Report via this form
👉👉👉Still have questions?! All of this is available on the Floris Webpage! Bookmark it to help yourself out!
For further information, including directions on how to use ParentVUE to report attendance, visit FCPS Attendance Reporting.
Advanced Academic Services Information
We will be hosting a parent information session for Advanced Academic Program services (AAP) on Monday, September 30 at 6PM in the Floris Cafeteria. Please join us to learn more about AAP services and the process for screening and identification. We hope to see you there.
If you are interested in referring your child for Full-Time AAP services (Grades 3-6 only), and you are New to FCPS please submit the required Full-Time AAP Referral Form and optional Parent/Guardian Questionnaire to Amy Albanese abalbanese@fcps.edu (Grades 3,5) or Katie Pickett kmpickett@fcps.edu (grades 2, 4, 6) by no later than October 15, 2024.
For families that are not new to FCPS, Full-Time Referral Forms (Grades 2-6 only) for the 25-26 school year are due to the AARTs by no later than December 15, 2024.
Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights
Fairfax County Public Schools wants all parents and caregivers to understand its policies regarding surveys, records, curriculum, privacy, and related rights.
In its Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights and Opt-Out Forms (Annual Notice), FCPS provides explanations of the rights listed above as well as forms that may be used to exercise opt-out choices. Two versions of the Annual Notice are available: a grades K-8 version and a grades 9-12 version. Parents/caregivers with children at different grade levels should read each applicable version of the Annual Notice, because the notices and opt-out rights vary depending on the student’s grade level.
Get more information and view the 2024-25 Opt-Out Booklets.
Update Your Child's Immunizations and Records
Please check with your healthcare provider as soon as possible to make sure your child is up-to-date on the immunizations required by the state of Virginia. Starting Monday, September 30, students who have not provided proof of immunization will not be allowed to attend school.
You can check your child’s immunization compliance and submit their immunization record in SIS ParentVUE. Records may also be delivered to a school’s front office.
If your child needs a vaccine, please make an appointment with your healthcare provider, visit the Fairfax County Health Department website for a list of child immunization clinics, or access other local services. If needed, families may also provide other immunization documentation including a healthcare provider’s written statement of a permanent or temporary medical exemption or a notarized Religious Exemption Form.
Find more information on immunizations on the FCPS website.
Dates for the 2024-2025 School Year
August 27-28: Back to School Nights
August 30- September 2: Holiday- Labor Day Break – All FCPS schools and offices closed
September 4: Popsicles on the Playground, 6:30pm
September 23: 3-hour early release
September 27: PTA Fun Run
September 30: AAP Parent Info Session, 6:00pm in the cafeteria
October 3: Holiday, Rosh Hashannah – All FCPS schools and offices closed
October 4: No School for Students, Teacher Workday
October 14: No School for Students, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Staff Development Day
October 18: Grades 3-6 Field Day
October 21-25: Book Fair
October 22: Fall Picture Day
October 28: 3-hour early release
October 30: PTA Trunk or Treat, 6:30pm
October 31: Harvest Parade, End of First Quarter and Two-Hour Early Release
November 4-5: No School for Students, School Planning Day and Teacher Workday
Find the 2024-2025 School Year Calendar: https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar
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