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Happy Friday Fox Mill Families,
We are almost at the end of the first quarter and there has been so much learning going on throughout the building each day. We dropped by fourth grade this week. Throughout their Geography Unit, students in Mrs. Bachman’s class were asked the driving question, "How can you, as a geographer, teach visitors about the five regions of Virginia?”. Utilizing Universal Design for Learning principles, students demonstrated their knowledge of their chosen region’s characteristics and resources by using a variety of media to educate their audiences- including using Google slides, Canva, postcards, and flags. Throughout this problem-based approach to learning (PBL), students worked on the Portrait of a Graduate attribute of Critical and Creative Thinker by showing evidence of how they used information from many sources to gather information.
Parent Teacher Conferences
As we approach the end of the first quarter, we would like to invite our parents to email your child’s teacher and set up dates and times for conferences. Attending parent–teacher conferences is one way to be involved and help your child succeed. A parent–teacher conference is a great opportunity to:
- discuss your child's progress.
- share your child's strengths and needs.
- work with the teacher to help your child do well in school.
Whether it's your first conversation with the teacher or one of many, we welcome you to meet and share your thoughts with your child’ teacher. Here are a few tips as you plan for your child’s conference.
- Know ahead of time how your child is doing and what you want to discuss.
- Speak to your child and ask if there are questions or issues, they want you to discuss with the teacher.
- Share a few things about your child with the teacher – interests, strengths- to help the teacher know your child better.
- Even if you know all is well, attending conferences shows your kids that you're interested in how they do in school.
- Keep in mind that you and your child’s teacher have the same goal: To help your child succeed in school.
AAP Parent Information Meeting Part II: Understanding the Full-Time Screening Process
October 23rd - AAP Parent Information Meeting 2: Understanding the Full-Time AAP Screening Process, 6:30-7:30 pm in the library. Please reach out to our AART, Pamela James at prjames@fcps.edu if you have any questions prior to the meeting.
National Building Museum Big Build Festival
Students and families are invited to the National Building Museum for The Big Build festival this Saturday, October 19th from 10:00am to 4:00pm. The museum is located at 401F Street NW, Washington, DC.
The FREE Big Build hands-on day-long festival invites visitors of all ages to channel their inner builder and discover what it’s like to wear a hard hat, hammer a nail or drill a hole. All the exhibitions will be open for free!
More information can be found here:
https://nbm.ticketapp.org/portal/product/33/event/f089e177-ff10-41fd-8733-4a3b1aa52aa8?link_back=https%3A%2F%2Fnbm.ticketapp.org%2Fportal%2Fpages%2Fcalendar.
Additionally, Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts can earn their STEM Career Exploration badges by discovering the many career possibilities, speaking with professionals in STEM positions and imagining themselves in their dream jobs.
Veteran’s Day
Be on the lookout for correspondence from Fox Mill on our Veteran’s Day Activities. This is a solemn opportunity for us at Fox Mill to honor our veterans, and their incredible service and sacrifice to protect our nation and preserve our freedom.
Red Ribbon & Bullying Prevention Spirit Week
Please check your child’s teacher method of communication or newsletter for information on Red Ribbon and Bullying Prevention Spirit week during the week of Oct 28th and October 31st.
Dates For Your Diary
PTA Movie Night – October 18th
Three Hours Early Release Monday – October 28th
End of Quarter Two Hour Early Release- October 31st
Diwali – November 1st (Holiday)
Schoolwide Planning – November 4th (Student Holiday)
Teacher Workday (Election Day) – November 5th (Student Holiday)
Have a wonderful weekend,
Brian Moose Anice S. Denton
Principal Assistant Principal
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