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Dear Cardinal Families,
We are thrilled to welcome back our students for another exciting school year! Our staff is eager to reconnect with our returning students and to get to know our new students.
As we prepare for a year filled with growth, discovery, and academic achievement, we invite you to join us as we embark on a new journey of learning. We believe that strong partnerships between home and school are essential to student success.
To facilitate a strong start to the school year, we cordially invite you to our Open House on August 16. More information below.
We look forward to a wonderful year. Please visit our school website for important updates and information.
Warmly,
Allison Hoak, Principal
Jon Kemmerer, Assistant Principal
🏫Back to School Events 🍎
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Teacher Assignments: Student teacher assignments will be released in ParentVUE on August 15. Please call the main office at 703-255-5600 if you have questions or need assistance setting up your account.
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Open House – Friday, August 16: This is an opportunity to be able to meet your child's teacher and explore the classroom.
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9:00-9:30: Quiet Open House for preschool, PAC, and students who need a calmer environment.
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9:30-10:30 am: Open House for all students and families.
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First Day of School: August 19, 2024, Bell Schedule: 8:40 a.m.-3:25 p.m. This bell schedule is for all K-6, Preschool, and PAC students.
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Back-to-School Night - Tuesday, August 27 from 5:30-7:00 pm: Learn from our teachers about our goals for the year, school policies, and classroom procedures followed by time in your child’s classroom to see where their learning will take place this year!
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Labor Day Break: Friday, August 30 - Tuesday, September 2, No School
✅Parent Checklist
Please use this checklist to prepare your family for the new school year. It contains all of the helpful link to all the forms that you will need to complete so your child has a wonderful start to the year!
⏹️SIS ParentVue: set up your account and view your child's information. If you need to register for a ParentVue Account please click on the following link: SIS Parent Account Overview, Login, and Registration
⏹️Free & Reduced Lunch Application: Students who qualify for free and reduced-price meals receive breakfast and lunch at school at no cost. Families should complete the application before the start of each school year. Approved applications may also qualify students for additional benefits. Apply on the Free and Reduced-Price Meals webpage.
⏹️Immunizations: Now is the time to make sure your child’s school-required immunizations are up-to-date!If you have a student returning to Cunningham Park ES and vaccine updates have been requested, please provide these to the school office as soon as possible. For a list of Back-to-School Immunization Clinics and information click here.
⏹️SR&R: Please log on to your SIS ParentVue account and sign to acknowledge review of the Student Rights & Responsibilities document. Check back to the link for updated 24-25 SRR document.
⏹️Parent Digital Consent: Please log into the following link. The opt out must be renewed yearly, for the following permissions: digital resources, SEL Screener Opt-out, Counseling Opt-out, accept FCPS device, Family Life Education Opt-out, SOL retest permission, objection to release of information to outside organizations and release of directory information to the public.
⏹️Early Release Monday Survey: Please see below and complete the form for your child. Thank you!
📅Early Release Mondays
If you have not yet completed the Early Release Monday form, please do so as soon as possible. https://forms.gle/71G9kYQnswPn14wu5 A form needs to be completed for each child who attends Cunningham Park Elementary. The form covers the first two early release Mondays, scheduled for September 23, 2024 and October 28, 2024. Please submit your form by August 19, 2024 so we can begin planning for the first early release day.
Staff will confirm the after school supervision plan for each student in early September. If you have any questions, please refer to the FCPS Early Release Monday website, email ESPlanning@fcpse.edu, or call the main office at 703-255-5600.
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
Kiss and Ride Procedures
Arrival: To ensure student safety and supervision, please be mindful of the following for arrival:
- Students should not arrive at school unsupervised/ without an adult earlier than 8:20 AM.
- Breakfast starts at 8:20 AM and our first bell for all students to enter the building is at 8:30 AM.
- Students are expected to be in their classroom when the second bell rings by 8:40 AM. If your child arrives after 8:40 AM, please bring your child into the office to sign in.
Kiss & Ride: Our Kiss and Ride path is marked on the map below in yellow. On inclement weather days we experience a higher volume of cars and will use the white path for overflow Kiss and Ride cars. Please review these safety tips:
- Please remain in your car.
- Children may enter and exit on the passenger side only.
- Make sure your child can independently buckle and unbuckle safety belts/car seats and open/close doors on their own.
Dismissal: On the occasion that your child will be leaving school in a different way than usual, please call the office before 3:00 PM to notify us of this change.
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