Garfield ES - Eagle Express: School News & Announcements
Fairfax County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 10/31/2024 06:00 PM EDT
Honoring our VeteransIn honor of Veterans Day, we’d like to invite the Garfield community to honor their Veteran family members on our Slideshow and/or Wall of Heroes! To participate, please complete the 3 questions on our Veterans Info Google Form and submit a photo. We are very thankful for all the military family members in our school community, and we want our students and staff to have an opportunity to make connections with you! All submissions are due by Thursday, November 4th. Thank you! Please email Klpeerman@fcps.edu with questions. Daylight Saving Time Ends
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The Cardboard Challenge!
Get ready for an evening of hands-on family fun! Garfield Elementary invites you to our Cardboard Challenge, a unique event that lets families build boldly and celebrate creativity together.
Date: Wednesday, November 20th
Time: 5:30-6:45 pm
Location: Garfield Elementary School
Families will have the chance to work together to create incredible designs using just cardboard and duct tape. This is a STEAM event and a national challenge.
How to Prepare:
- Sign Up: Please let us know if your family will be joining by completing this Cardboard Challenge Google Form.
- Gather Supplies: Start collecting cardboard and duct tape – you’ll need them for your project! We’ll also have lots of cardboard to share!
- Plan Ahead: Begin brainstorming ideas for your creation – let your imagination run wild!
This exciting challenge is part of a national movement encouraging innovation and problem-solving. Check out this video to learn more about how it all began and to get inspired.
We can’t wait to see the amazing designs our Garfield Eagles will create! Remember, sign-up here: Cardboard Challenge Google Form.
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AAP Informational Zoom Meeting
We will host an Advanced Academic Program (AAP) Full Time Identification Information presentation on November 14. This presentation is for parents of students in grades 2-6; who are interested in learning more about the AAP Full Time identification process.
Information will be presented by Heather Jenkins, Garfield Elementary’s Advanced Academic Resource Teacher. The meeting will be held virtually through Zoom on Thursday, November 14 at 6:30pm. The Zoom link will be shared closer to the meeting.
Questions? Please contact Heather Jenkins, AART, at hkjenkins@fcps.edu
The county deadline for submitting the AAP Full-Time family referral is Sunday, December 15th.
This is a county set deadline, and late entries will not be accepted. Parents are encouraged to turn in their forms and supporting documents early to ensure that they are formatted appropriately for the screening portfolio.
The AAP Full Time Parent Referral form can be found at the bottom of the AAP In FCPS website. All portfolios should be submitted to Heather Jenkins, AART, at hkjenkins@fcps.edu.
Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
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.
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).
National Family Engagement Month
This month reminds us that families are children's first and most important teachers, advocates, and nurturers. Strong family support is vital to student well-being and success.
FCPS has many resources designed to increase engagement and partnerships with families while fostering academic success and social-emotional growth.
Additionally, every school has a family liaison who will welcome and orient families, and help them understand the school's culture, policies, procedures, and practices. They can help connect families to resources in the community. Family liaisons might also assist a family in transitioning to a new school and encourage family-school partnerships to help ensure their student's success and healthy development.
If you have questions or would like more information, connect with our Family Liaison, Melody Wheatley, mdwheatley@fcps.edu or visit FCPS’ website for a list of region representatives.
Elementary School Language Arts Grading Updates
Our teachers have been hard at work teaching with the new Language Arts curriculum, and we are excited to help all of our students become strong readers and writers! This year we also have new assessments, which is how we check if your student needs extra help with reading and writing, and new Standards of Learning (SOLs).
Because of these changes, we are now teaching all of the Language Arts skills your child needs to know (and checking if they need extra help) throughout the whole school year, instead of different skills each quarter. While these skills will be new to your child in the beginning of the year, the goal is for your child to grow strong in all of their new skills by the end of the year.
This means that when you get your child’s progress report next month, it might look different. Your child’s teacher will give you more information on the new progress reporting and how we’re making sure your child is getting any extra help they might need. You can also find more information on FCPS’ Grading and Reporting webpage.
Free Webinars for Families
In October, the Family Resource Center (FRC) will host webinars for families on:
- Supporting siblings of children with disabilities.
- Helping students organize their schoolwork.
- Benchmark Advance, the new K-6 language arts curriculum.
- Ways to engage with your children in mathematics.
- Transitions from school to work and adult life for students with disabilities.
Sign up for the FRC newsletter to learn about their latest offerings or visit their webinar webpage.
Garfield PTA
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Please join the Garfield PTA by clicking here.
https://garfieldelementarypta.square.site/
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YOUR PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
We are in this together!! We are thankful to have the opportunity to work with your family this year and will work every day to ensure a safe and positive learning environment for your child. Please contact us when there is a question or concern. Thank you for your support and being part of our team!
Your Garfield Partner Principals,
Mrs. Peerman, Principal, Klpeerman@fcps.edu
Ms. Manning, Assistant Principal, eamanning1@fcps.edu
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