Dear Island Creek Families,
What a wonderful first week of the 2024-2025 School Year! The energy and enthusiasm of our students have been truly inspiring.
Your diligent efforts as parents/caregivers with preparing your children for school have made a significant impact. From ensuring they have the necessary supplies to encouraging them to be ready learners, your support has been invaluable.
We are excited to partner with you throughout the year to provide a supportive and enriching learning environment for your children. Thank you again for your continued trust and partnership and please reach out should you have questions, suggestions, or concerns.
Your Proud Administration Team,
Jen Fallert, Principal
Karen Baxter, Assistant Principal
Denise Cash-Pinckney, Assistant Principal
Thank you for entrusting your children to us as we are honored to serve the Island Creek community. Should you have questions, concerns, or suggestions, please reach out to your child's teacher. Additionally, the following staff are here to support and may be reached via email or by calling the front office at 571-642-6300.
Jen Fallert, Principal (jrfallert@fcps.edu)
Karen Baxter, Assistant Principal (kpbaxter@fcps.edu)
Denise Cash-Pinckney, Assistant Principal (dcashpinckne@fcps.edu)
Nikki Bohnert, School Counselor (anbohnert@fcps.edu)
Trina Clinkscales, School Counselor (trclinckscale@fcps.edu)
Jermaine Perkins, School Psychologist (jtperkins@fcps.edu)
Allison DeGregorio, Social Worker (amdegregorio@fcps.edu)
Corinne Washington, Public Health Nurse (cwashington@fcps.edu)
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To help plan Island Creek's childcare needs during the early release Mondays for elementary school-age children, please complete this form for each of your children who are enrolled at Island Creek Elementary.
The form covers the first two early release Mondays, scheduled for September 16, 2024 and October 21, 2024. If you have multiple children, you will need to submit multiple forms.
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Wednesday, September 4; 11:30 AM-12:15 PM
Do you have questions, wonderings, and/or thoughts that you would like to share with Island Creek Administrators? Ideas on how to make Island Creek an even better school community? We realize not every family is able to attend in-person chats, so we cordially invite families to join Ms. Fallert, Ms. Baxter, and Ms. Cash-Pinckney on Wednesday, September 4 from 11:30-12:15 via Zoom. Please register here to access the Zoom link (a new link will be sent each session).
FCPS’ Student Rights and Responsibilities document (SR&R) explains expectations for student behavior and adult responses to enhance school safety and to create a fair, equitable, and supportive school environment.
Parents/caregivers should talk to their child(ren) about expectations for this school year. Also, please log in to SIS ParentVUE and sign to acknowledge your review of the SR&R, or sign and return the signature sheet to your child’s school by Monday, September 30.
Lunch Applications
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.
New Benchmark Curriculum
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.
Want to easily access back-to-school forms and checklists? Log in to your SIS ParentVUE account to find forms and make updates.
Update Contact Information
Be among the first to know about weather closings, bus delays, and other critical communications from our school and FCPS by adding your cell phone number and email to SIS ParentVUE. To update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE, click the “Online Packets” tab in the upper right of the screen, then click the “Online Verification/Update” icon.
Parents/caregivers who do not have a SIS ParentVUE account should print and complete the Emergency Care Information Form (PDF) and submit it to our front office
Complete Permission Forms
Families can now easily give permission for their children to access a variety of school resources through the Parent Digital Consent system. This online tool can be accessed using your SIS ParentVUE account. You can easily opt your child in or out of resources including online educational tools, school counseling services, and tutoring services. You may also change how your student’s information is managed.
Visit the Parent Digital Consent webpage to access the system. Watch this video to see how to use the tool.
Submit Absences
Parents/caregivers can submit up to two full-day absences through SIS ParentVUE. Log in and click “Report Absence.” Absences longer than two days, partial day absences, and changes of transportation should still be reported to our front office.
Don’t Have a SIS ParentVUE Account Yet?Contact our front office for an activation code and follow the directions on the SIS ParentVUE Account webpage.
FCPS has tools to help parents know more about their child’s activity on any FCPS device. These tools are provided at no cost to families by Lightspeed, the school division’s internet content filtering service.
Parents may sign up for a weekly Parent Report, which will provide a list of the top sites their child visited. The report also offers parents the ability to sign up for free access to the Internet Use Parent Portal. Through the portal, parents may pause their child’s access to the internet on their FCPS device during non-school hours.
Learn more about Lightspeed Parent Reports.
Please note the dates and times for your calendars listed below. These dates only apply to elementary school-age students.
To help plan for our school’s childcare needs during the early release Mondays, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/rERUuFGfULyzTvre8 for each of your children who are enrolled at Island Creek Elementary. The form covers the first two early release Mondays, scheduled for September 16, 2024 and October 21, 2024. If you have multiple children, you will need to submit multiple forms.
Island Creek Elementary will release school-age students at 12:20 pm on the following days:
- September 16
- October 21
- November 18
- February 10
- March 10
- April 21
- May 12
FCPS has created a webpage to provide detailed information about the early release Mondays.
❤️Monday, August 26: First Day of School for children accessing the Early Childhood Class-Based Program
❤️Wednesday, August 28: Back To School Night (5:45-6:15 and 6:30-7:00; Held in classrooms except Grade 6 meets in the cafeteria)
❤️Friday, August 30-Tuesday, September 2: Labor Day Holiday Weekend, no school for students and staff
❤️Wednesday, September 4: Zoom-in with Island Creek Admininstration (11:30-12:15)
❤️Friday, September 6: Military Family Coffee (8:30-9:30)
❤️Monday, September 16: 3-Hour early release for school-age students (please complete this form)
❤️Friday, September 20: 3rd Annual Croc Rock-n-Run
❤️Wednedsay, October 9: Advanced Academics Family Information Session (9:00-10:00; slides will be shared)
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