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This year’s annual Back to School Night will be held on the evening of Thursday, September 5th. We will offer two sessions- Session #1: 6:00-6:45 p.m. and Session #2: 6:45-7:30 p.m. Please select only one to attend.
Classroom teachers will share information with families about the grade-level curriculum; including state and division-wide changes, your child will be learning this school year and specific grade-level events such as field trips your child may attend this upcoming school year. You will also hear about school wide, grade level, and classroom practices and expectations your child’s teacher will employ this school year to support them. This is a great opportunity to begin establishing your partnership with your child’s homeroom teacher to support their success this school year. It is important that families plan to attend one of our session offerings.
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A librarian from Fairfax County Library will be visiting McNair Upper ES on Thursday, September 5th at our Back to School Night event to help your Mustang get their very own library card!
For more information, please click on the link below:
General Library Card Flyer.pdf
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Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides a comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for students in grades kindergarten through grade twelve. Instruction is seen as a partnership among parents and guardians, the school, and the community in supporting the learning essential to the development of strong families, positive relationships, and a healthy community.
Parents/guardians may choose to opt their child out of all or part of the Family Life Education program. Students who are opted out are provided with age-appropriate, nonpunitive alternative health instruction, and every effort is made to foster respect for family choices. If you wish to opt your child out of all or part of FLE for this school year, opt out forms will be included in your child’s back-to-school/orientation packets and are available online for Elementary (K-6) Please fill in the opt-out form and return it to your child’s school prior to Family Life Education instruction.
Detailed grade-level program descriptions are available online at Elementary (K-6) . FLE grade level-specific lessons and media that FCPS has streaming rights for are available for parents online in Schoology. Parents/guardians login to Schoology using the same username and password as their Student Information System (SIS) Parent account. Grade level-specific lessons are also available at the City of Fairfax Regional Library (this location does not have media). Grade level-specific lessons and media that is not streamed online are available for review at your child’s school library. Due to copyright permissions, we are unable to stream all media online. You are invited to attend an evening opportunity to preview the Family Life Education media and lessons and to talk with school staff about the program. The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 5th at 5pm in the library. All program materials and media for all grade levels will be available for your review at this time.
Program questions may be addressed at your child’s school or by contacting Instructional Services at 571-423-4550 or fle@fcps.edu.
- September 5th: FLE Parent Preview Night at 5:00 PM
- September 5th: Back to School Night at 6:00-7:30 PM
- September 23rd: Three-Hour Early Release; Dismissal is at 12:30 PM
- October 2nd: Coming Soon! Family Coffee Talk at 9:00 AM (Topic: Benchmark, our new division-wide literacy basal)
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As you know, the PTA plays an essential role in enriching our school community. From organizing special events to funding important programs, our PTA’s efforts are crucial to the vibrancy and success of our school. However, this year, we face a critical situation: we are in desperate need of board members to keep the PTA operational.
Without enough volunteers to fill key positions on the PTA board, we will be unable to function. If this situation is not resolved promptly, we will regrettably have to dissolve the PTA. This would result in the loss of valuable programs and activities, including:
- School Clubs: Such as the Art Club, Science Club, Debate Club and etc., which provide students with enriching extracurricular opportunities.
- Competitions: Like the Spelling Bee, Science Olympiad, Odyssey of mind, Reflections, ACSL, FLL etc., which inspire and challenge our students.
If you are interested in taking on a board position or would like more information about what’s involved, please contact us at board@mcnairespta.org immediately. We are eager to discuss how you can get involved and help us continue to support our school.
The future of our PTA—and the valuable programs and events we provide—depends on your involvement. Please consider stepping up to ensure that our PTA remains a vibrant and effective part of our school community.
Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter and for your continued support.
Warm regards,
McNair Elementary PTA Board
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