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Early Release Monday Survey
The first Early Release Monday is one week away. We must know the plan for all students. All parents must complete this survey ASAP. https://forms.gle/8r671LQaWwxLJxgG8
You must complete the survey for each of your children who are enrolled at Keene Mill 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. Staff will confirm the after-school supervision plan for each student.
Thank you to all the parents who have already filled out the survey.
 Thanks to all the students who put in the time and effort to run for a SCA office to support Keene Mill ES. Congratulations to our new SCA officers!
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Blue Star Welcome Week
Blue Star Welcome Week is a nationwide initiative to ensure military families feel a sense of belonging to their school communities. This year, Keene Mill Elementary is proud to intentionally celebrate and acknowledge Blue Star Welcome Week September 23rd-28th. We invite students to bring in a printed version of a photo of a service member in their family. Please be sure your child’s name and classroom teacher are written on the back of the photo. We strongly encourage sending in a copy of the photo, and not an original version. Photos must be submitted to your child’s classroom teacher no later than Wednesday, September 18th. Photos will be displayed throughout the halls of Keene Mill during Blue Star Welcome Week and returned home the following week.
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 Opt-Outs
Managing Your Child's Digital Consent Step 1
Step 2
A six digit code will be sent to the SIS ParentVUE account email. Please wait a few minutes for the email to arrive. You can also send a new code to the email listed on the page. If you refresh the page it will also trigger a new code. If you get a new code, the old code will be invalid.
Once you receive the code, enter the code and hit the Confirm button.
Step 3
Once you are logged in, you will see an overview of your child's consent forms. To review or update a form, simply click on it.
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Gray: Form is awaiting your review.
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Green: You've approved everything on this form.
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Yellow: This form contains multiple items with mixed responses.
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Red: You've declined all items on this form.
Family Life Education Instructional Program Information
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), Middle School (7-8), and High School (9-12). 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) , Middle School (7-8) , and High School (9-12). 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.
Program questions may be addressed at your child’s school or by contacting Instructional Services at 571-423-4550 or fle@fcps.edu.
PTA News
 INTERNATIONAL NIGHT TABLE RESERVATIONS OPEN
Come celebrate the cultures represented at Keene Mill Elementary School! We invite you to attend International Night where we celebrate our many heritages and sample food from a variety of countries on Thursday, Sept. 26.
Families can reserve a table to display artifacts, flags, information about a country or region, and food (optional). Anyone interested in reserving a table and/or providing food MUST complete this form by Monday, Sept. 23. Please reserve through https://tinyurl.com/KMESInternationalNight.
All are welcome and we look forward to seeing you at International Night!
What: International Night
Where: Keene Mill Elementary cafeteria & gymnasium
When: Thursday, Sept. 26, 6:30-8:00 PM (Doors open at 6:00 PM for presenting families to set up their tables.)
 PANERA SPIRIT NIGHT ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 10
Support Keene Mill and get dinner taken care of Tuesday night with a Panera Bread spirit night! Bring your Panera flyer from 4:00-8:00 PM to the location on 6230 Rolling Road or use code FUND4U for online checkout. You can support in-person, pick-up or delivery and 25% of sales will benefit the KMES PTA.
 ORDER YOUR FALL SPIRIT WEAR TODAY!
Join the team by ordering your fall Keene Mill t-shirts! It is a soft gray cotton short-sleeved t-shirt featuring “I’m proud to be a KANGA” around an Olympic ring pattern. Limited sizes remain available through the KMES PTA website: keenemillpta.ptboard.com. Orders will be distributed to students in their classrooms.
Mark Your Calendar
Tuesday, September 10-Panera Spirit Night
Thursday, September 12-PTA General Meeting, library @ 6:30 pm
Monday, September 16-3-hour Early Release @ 1:00 pm
Tuesday, September 17-School Picture Day
Tuesday, September 24-AAP Information Night, @ 6:30 pm, virtual
Thursday, September 26-International Night, cafeteria/gym, @6:30 pm
Thursday, October 3-No School for All
Friday, October 4-No School for Students
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