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🌟 Principal’s Message
🌟 Welcome New Staff!
🌟 Limited Early Release Mondays for Elementary Schools
🌟 Transportation Information
🌟 PTA First Day Donuts
🌟 Kiss & Ride
🌟 Updating Student Information through SIS ParentVUE
🌟 School Meals and Free/Reduced Lunch Applications
🌟 New Benchmark Curriculum
🌟 Immunizations
🌟 Shrevewood End of Summer Activity Board
🌟 Free School Physicals for Uninsured Children
🌟 Shrevewood Supply Lists 2024
🌟 Shrevewood Open House
🌟 Back-to-School Immunization Clinics
🌟 Save the Date
Dear Shrevewood Families,
School starts next Monday, August 19th! Please take some time to review the important information in our Wise Words.
We can’t wait to see you all tomorrow at Open House! Remember, students with last names A-M are welcome from 2:00-2:45 PM, and N-Z from 2:45-3:30 PM.
We're also excited to introduce our new Interim Assistant Principal, Mr. Scott Bergquist, who will join us starting on Monday. Mr. Bergquist will remain at Shrevewood until a new Assistant Principal is hired. Ms. Kathy Quigley will be here through next week to ensure a smooth transition for all.
We’re looking forward to a fantastic year together as we Dream Big, Work Hard, Achieve Together!
Sincerely,
Katie Vandawalker, Principal
Kathy Quigley, Acting Assistant Principal
We are excited to announce a few more staff members who are officially on team Shrevewood!
- Caroline Haymans, 1st Grade Teacher
- Elia Featherston, 3rd Grade Teacher
- Yvonne Claytor, PreK Teacher
- Lisa Kang, Long-Term Substitute for PE
To help plan for our school’s childcare needs during the early release Mondays, please complete this form no later than Wednesday, August 21: https://forms.gle/9DokQm9mqsfaUpNj8 for each of your children who are enrolled at Shrevewood Elementary. The form covers the first two early release Mondays, scheduled for September 23, 2024 and October 28, 2024. If you have multiple children, you will need to submit multiple forms. Staff will confirm the after school supervision plan for each student.
The Early Release Mondays planned throughout the school year for elementary schools are essential to allow educators time for planning and professional development. Students will be dismissed 3 hours early seven times throughout the school year and are encouraged to return home via their normal route. However, we understand there may be a childcare hardship because of the early release Mondays for many of our families. To resolve these concerns, student supervision will be available for families who need it.
The following dates are planned for Early Release Mondays throughout the school year:
- September 23
- October 28
- November 25
- February 24
- March 17
- April 28
- May 19
Additional information can be found on the FCPS Early Release Mondays webpage. If you have immediate questions, please email ESPlanning@fcps.edu.
Families of bus riders should arrive to the bus stop at least 10 minutes prior to the assigned time and be patient with drivers as they acclimate to new routes and traffic patterns. Parents may access the Bus Delay Notification System or use the FCPS Mobile App to receive the delayed bus report. Morning route information will be available until noon. Afternoon bus route information will be available from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Below are our general guidelines for entering Kiss & Ride safely and respectfully:
- Students need to be able to enter and exit the vehicle from the passenger side (right) of the vehicle. It is not safe to have children walk around to the driver side.
- Parents/Guardians are requested to remain in the vehicle as school staff will open doors.
- Students cannot load or unload outside of the Kiss & Ride lane that is marked with orange cones.
- Please be patient in the first few weeks, as logistics with student numbers may lend to longer wait times.
Please refer to the visual below for drop off and pick up information for all students.
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If this is your first year at Shrevewood or your last, DONUT WORRY. We're planning to welcome everyone back to school with donuts, muffins, juice, and coffee. As you drop your kids off for the first day of school, please stop by to say hello. If you're willing to contribute, please sign up here. Items can be brought to the PTA table near the Shrevewood blacktop between 8:45am-9:15am on August 19th. Hope to see you there!
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In order to streamline our Kiss and Ride process, you must register your child(ren), so you are assigned a Kiss and Ride number. 2023-2024 Kiss and Ride numbers will NO LONGER BE VALID. All registered families will receive a new number for 2024-2025 school year that will be associated with your child(ren).
Once you register, you will receive a laminated number to display in the front window of your car and your child(ren) will receive a number for their backpacks. We will use the numbers at dismissal in order for students to be dismissed when their ride arrives. Each family only needs to fill out the registration one time.
The Online Verification Update (OVU) packet in SIS ParentVUE allows parents to review and update phone numbers, emergency contacts, and health information (such as health conditions and immunizations). The enrolling parent can access OVU through their SIS ParentVUE account. Parents/Guardians can continue to use traditional paper forms to submit changes to Shrevewood. Paper forms can be submitted to the front office.
Beginning August 1, many of the parental consent and opt-out forms will be made available through a new Parent Digital Consent System. A parent or guardian will need to log-in using their SIS ParentVue username (email address) and password. If you have just registered your SIS ParentVUE account you will need to wait 24 hours before you can log in to the Digital Consent System.
Some forms in the system are required (like the Digital Resource Consent), while others, like the Family Education Opt-out form, are optional. If you have more than one child in FCPS, you must fill out the forms for each.
Important: Do not use the OVU packet if your address has changed or if you moved to another FCPS school. Contact the front office directly to complete address updates or to withdraw and transfer your student to the new school
Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast will be $1.75. Lunch will be $3.25, milk $0.60. Money can be added to your child(ren)’s accounts using www.myschoolbucks.com. You can also write a check to Shrevewood Food Services and deliver it to our Food Services Manager at Open House. During the school year, you can find the menu for breakfast and lunch at https://linqconnect.com/public/menu/ESSF44.
Free and Reduced-Price Status
Students eligible for free or reduced-price meals will continue to receive these benefits through the end of September. A new application must be filled out each new school year and forms are available online now: https://www.fcps.edu/frm. Applications are accepted at any time, but we encourage you to apply or renew your application before the end of September. Call (703) 813-4800 if you need help. This must be completed for eligible students to receive free meals.
As part of the FCPS Equitable Access to Literacy plan, FCPS is changing the way we teach reading to our K-6 students! Starting this school year, we will have a new curriculum for Language Arts which will help our students become better readers. Because of this new curriculum, all of our FCPS teachers who help our students learn how to read will have the same high-quality materials and lesson plans. When a student can read well, they do better in all of their classes and are more likely to graduate high school.
In Virginia, it is required by law that students have certain immunizations in order to attend school. Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Virginia Department of Health, and FCPS Regulation 2101 support this requirement.We encourage parents/caregivers to check with their family healthcare provider now to ensure their child is up to date with their required immunizations.
Are you running out of activities for your child to do this summer?
Complete and mark off as many activities as you can this summer on this activity board. Submit your board to your classroom teacher or email a digital copy by Monday, August 26th. Extra copies are available on the Shrevewood website to download and/or print.
All participants will be entered into grade-level drawings and be recognized on the morning news.
 
 
Want to cross something off of your August to-do list right now? Check out our 2024-2025 School Supply Lists and have one thing less to worry about at back to school time!
 Who: Parent and Students
What: Open House - a time to tour the building, see your classroom, bring your school supplies, meet the teachers and help everyone prepare for a fabulous first day of school.
When: Friday, August 16
- 2:00-2:45 pm Last names A-M
- 2:45-3:30 pm Last names N-Z
Where: Everyone will enter through the Main Entrance (Door 1) and exit from the cafeteria to assist with traffic flow.
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Counting Down to First Day Fairfax
- Phones Down, Engagement Up
- Middle and High School Grading Updates
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving this weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
⭐Open House⭐
Friday, August 16
2:00-2:45 pm Last names A-M
2:45-3:30 pm Last names N-Z
⭐First Day of School⭐
Monday, August 19
⭐Back to School Night⭐
Tuesday, August 27, 6:00 p.m.
⭐PTA Back to School Picnic⭐
Friday, September 6, from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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