No School | Student Holidays
Friday, November 1, Holiday Diwali and Dia de los Muertos and All Saints Day. All schools and offices will be closed.
Schools are closed for students on:
Monday, November 4, for a school planning day
Tuesday, November 5, for a teacher workday.
See the complete school year calendar
Daylight Saving Time Ends
This Sunday, November 3, at 2 a.m., daylight saving time ends. Don’t forget to move your clocks back one hour!
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Family Math Night - November 7
Providence ES is excited to host Family Math Night on Thursday, November 7, 2024 from 5:30-7:00pm. This will be a fun night to play math games, participate in a variety of activities, and enjoy an evening together! Please complete the form below by November 1, 2024.
Please contact Tracy Cabacoy (tmcabacoy@fcps.edu) with any questions or concerns.
Direct link to form: https://forms.gle/MRrDcBrqwXHkzQNv5
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Thanksgiving Luncheon at Providence
Join us in November for our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon.
Parents with students in kindergarten through 2nd grade may join their students for a turkey feast on Wednesday, November 20th.
Parents with students in grades 3 -6, may join their students for a turkey feast on Thursday, November 21st.
Parents may purchase a school lunch for $4.25 at the door.
Additional information coming out soon in our Tuesday Folders.
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Title I Engagement Policy & School Improvement and Innovation Plan
Title I Engagement Policy and Compact is distributed to all caregivers. Caregivers have opportunities to provide comments and feedback on the policy and compact through PTA meetings, the Annual Title I Meeting, School Events, and our family liaisons as well as the link below.
Comments are submitted with the school’s policy and compact to FCPS central offices and the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). This policy and compact are made available to the broader school community through the school website.
Direct Links to documents and survey
Outstanding Employee Awards Nominations
Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Employee Awards! To submit a nomination for a Providence Elementary Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please complete the nomination form. You may nominate more than one employee, but only one employee per family can be nominated for each category.
All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in the criteria for that category. The criteria for each of these awards and the eligibility requirements are below.
The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, November 15th. If you have any questions, please contact our Award Liaisons: Sharon Hickey at smhickey@fcps.edu, Cindy Temple at cgtemple@fcps.edu, and Jazzmin Dabney at jddabney@fcps.edu.
Nomination Form: https://forms.gle/xBQoZDhEYg1epFZs6
Federal Impact Aid Forms
Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available online in SIS ParentVUE. If you have not already filled out the form online, we will provide paper forms in November. Please be sure to return them by Friday, November 17.
Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household is important, because information from this survey resulted in more than $4 million in funding last year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
Please watch this video and visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page for more information.
Complete Impact Aid Form
Directions to complete form from your mobile device.
Need to Register for ParentVUE?
Learn how to activate your SIS ParentVUE account, so you can easily submit your survey.
Technical support for using ParentVUE or completing the survey online is available by submitting a Parent Support Request ticket. Select SISParent in the Application dropdown menu and type Federal Impact Aid Survey under Issue Description. Or, call the Parent Technology Help Desk at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS)
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AAP Connections
This quarter, students learned about and applied the Critical and Creative Thinking strategy: Point of View. You can learn more about Critical and Creative Thinking strategies on the FCPS AAP website. Check your digital Tuesday folders at the end of each quarter for the Critical and Creative Thinking Choice Board, filled with activities you can use at home to build your child’s creative and critical thinking skills.
Important AAP Dates:
December 15 - Deadline for Full Time AAP Referrals and accompanying materials
Questions? Email Nicole Hanton at nhanton@fcps.edu
The City of Fairfax News
City of Fairfax residents! Learn about the school bond referendum on the November 5 ballot. Go to https://www.cityoffairfaxschools.org for more information.
More information: Arbor Day Celebration | City Calendar | City of Fairfax, VA (fairfaxva.gov)
Second Step - Social and Emotional Learning
Currently in Second Step® Elementary, students are learning concepts taught in Unit 2: Emotion Management. In this unit, children learn how to identify and label emotions and use emotion management strategies—including stress management for older students—to calm strong feelings.
In this unit, students learn and practice ways to identify emotions and calm strong feelings. They build their emotion vocabularies, practice identifying their own and others’ emotions, and recognize the importance of labeling and managing emotions.
From Kindergarten through Grade 3, students develop emotion-related vocabulary and practice emotion-management strategies, like slow breathing, asking for help, or taking a break. By Grade 4, students focus on more complex ideas, like the role of emotion management in their lives and relationships, and Grade 4 introduces rethinking as a new way to manage emotions. In Grade 5, students begin to identify unique stressors in their own lives and plan for them in advance with new strategies. In Grade 6, students focus on developing a positive sense of self.
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The Panther Way
The following students made our "Panther Way Spotlight" for this week! They all were seen following The Panther Way by being Safe, Responsible, and Kind around our school building. Keep up the good work, everyone!
Mark your Calendar
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November 1
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Holiday - Diwali
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November 3
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Daylights Saving (Fall Back)
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November 4 & 5
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Student Holidays/Teacher Workdays
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November 7
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Family Math Night
5-7pm
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November 11
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Holiday - Veterans Day
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November 20-21
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Thanksgiving Luncheons
(see above for details)
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November 27-29
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Holiday - Thanksgiving Break
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December 15
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AP Full Time Referrals are due
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December 23 - January 3, 2025
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Winter Break
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Providence ES / FCPS Quick Links
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