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Dear Island Creek Families,
Thank you to our Veterans as we appreciate your sacrifice and service for our country. Veterans Day is a time to pause, reflect, and recognize the extraordinary sacrifices our veterans and their families have made on our behalf. “Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude.” Learn about the history of Veterans Day.
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Share the Warmth Clothing Drive was a huge success! On Monday, Mrs. Fallert and Ms. Bohnert delievered the clothing to the receiving school whose families are "shopping" tonight! Thanks to our Principals' Student Advisory Council, all clothing was sorted and folded. Your generosity will be warmly received this evening!
- We have 2 Spirit Days next week! World Kindness Day is held on Wednesday, November 13 and students are encouraged to weak Workout Wear as they continue to learn to "work out" problems with Kindness. Thursday is Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day and all students will learn about this special day from one of our amazing 6th Grade students as well as how to participate in a special schoolwide recognition. Students are encouraged to wear purple on Thursday as its Ruby Bridges' favorite color!
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Our next 3-Hour Early Release Monday will be Monday, November 18 at 12:20 pm. We will follow parent/guardian repsonses from the Early Release on Monday, October 21. If you need to change your child’s plans, please call the school office at 571-642-6300 as soon as possible and no later than Thursday, Novemer 14.
As a reminder, Monday is Veterans Day and school is closed for students and staff. We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and spends time with a great book!
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All our best,
Jen Fallert, Principal
Karen Baxter, Assistant Principal
Denise Cash-Pinckney, Assistant Principal
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We are looking forward to the Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day on Thursday, November 14, 2024, and we hope you can join us! Ruby Bridges is an icon who believes the most important thing is uniting students. .
This event was started in 2018 by a group of 5th graders from San Mateo, CA who learned about Ruby and decided she needed a special day to celebrate her. At six years old, Ruby Bridges advanced the cause of civil rights on November 14, 1960, when she was the first African American to integrate an elementary school in New Orleans. Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day is a great way for students to honor the courage of Ruby and the advancement of civil rights. Her simple but courageous act of showing up for school each day played an important part in the Civil Rights Movement.
Information you may want to share with your child(ren) can be found here and here.
Please join us in honoring Ruby’s legacy by walking to school, as a community, one step at a time.
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Fun fact: did you know that in addition to your child’s recent school project, you can upload other additional artwork as well to be created in to keepsakes?! All orders must be placed by November 13, 2024 and are great for gift giving! Some of the proceeds will go toward purchasing unique supplies for Island Creek students to explore, learn and create. In addition, proceeds will also help us create exciting art displays/ mini-galleries for showcasing our amazing Crocs' student art work (maybe even a glow-in-the dark art show)! We appreciate your support!!
3rd and 4th Grade Families, we look forward to welcoming you to the Family Friday Breakfast Bash on Friday, November 15 from 7:45-8:20. Please RSVP here
- 3rd & 4th Grades Family Friday Breakfast Bash: Friday, November 15; RSVP here
- 5th & 6th Grades Family Friday Breakfast Bash: Friday, November 22; RSVP here
We hope to see your family at one of these events!
You are invited to join our Reading Specialists, Ms. Blumenthal and Ms. Jacobson, on Friday, November 15 (8:40-9:30) to learn about Fairfax County Public Schools' new Benchmark Advanced Literacy Program. Session materials will be uploaded to our webiste.
All visitors at Island Creek must enter through Door 1 and report to the main office. They must have a valid license and sign in using the Visitor Management System (VMS).
Please note that visitors must use the VMS for all events when students are in the building, including grade-level events such as Thanksgiving Lunch and 6th Grade Promotion.
With large-scale events, we encourage families to arrive early as there will be a line to access the VMS machine.
Advanced Academics Programming (AAP) Important Information
If you have a student in grades 2-6 and are interested in submitting a referral for Full-Time Advanced Academic services, the following information provides a timeline for screening and identification. If you have any questions or to submit the referral form, please contact the AART, Emily Mextorf, at eamextorf@fcps.edu.
December 15, 2024
- Advanced Academic Programs Full-Time Referral Form and optional materials for students in Grade 2 who are not Universal Screener referral candidates and students in Grades 3–7 due to Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART).
- PLEASE NOTE:
- Universal Screener referral candidates are announced in early December.
- If you would like your student screened you may submit a referral from August 21 to December 15, 2024. No exceptions to the referral deadline are made.
March 2025: Central Screening Committee meets. April 3-4, 2025: Eligibility decisions sent. April 7-May 2, 2025: AAP orientations are held at Full-Time AAP sites. May 1, 2025: Appeals due to the AAP office. Fall 2025: Eligible students in Grades 3-8 may attend Full-Time AAP sites beginning first semester.
Our next 3-Hour Early Release Monday will be Monday, November 18 at 12:20 pm. We will follow parent/guardian repsonses from the Early Release on Monday, October 21.
If you need to change your child’s plans, please call the school office at 571-642-6300 as soon as possible and no later than Thursday, Novemer 14.
Art work from Island Creek now on display at Kingstowne Library until December 6, 2024.
Parents/caregivers, school staff, and students over the age of 14 are invited to attend an interactive event celebrating the individualized education program (IEP) process. The IEP Palooza and Community Resource Fair will take place on Saturday, November 16, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Jackson Middle School.
The event is sponsored by Fairfax County Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA). Activities include simulated IEP meetings, break-out sessions on the various parts of an IEP, and a resource fair to learn more about community supports. Register in advance.
Students with sensory disabilities require specialized services and support to access instruction that is typically presented visually and auditorily (by means of hearing). FCPS provides educational services to students who are deaf, hearing-impaired, or visually impaired. They are supported in various settings, including at their school or through itinerant specialists who travel to different schools to work with students, rather than being based in a single school. Learn more about Services for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Services for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired.
Visit the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) website for Resources for Serving Students with Sensory Disabilities.
Is your family looking for resources to help support your child’s academic success? FCPS’ Family Resource Center (FRC) maintains a list of district employees who hold a valid Virginia teaching credential and who are available to be hired as a tutor by parents. FRC maintains this list, but families are responsible for contacting and working directly with tutors. This list is not “approved” by FCPS and is only meant as a resource.
FCPS also partners with Varsity Tutors to provide students and families with extra resources for learning. Every student can take advantage of Varsity Tutors' services at no cost, including weekly live online classes, on demand 24/7 chat tutoring, essay editing, study resources such as recorded content, practice problems, and diagnostic tests
Upcoming Dates
❤️Monday, November 11: Veterans Day Holiday (No school for students and staff)
❤️Wednesday, November 13: Spirit Day: Workout Wear for World Kindness Day ("Work out" Problems with Kindness)
❤️Thursday, November 14: Spirit Day: Wear Purple for Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day!
❤️Friday, November 15: 3rd and 4th Grade Family Friday Breakfast Bash (7:45-8:20); Coffee and Conversations: Benchmark Advanced Literacy (8:40-9:30)
❤️Monday, November 18: 3-Hour Early Release for students (12:20)
❤️Thursday, November 21: Thanksgiving Lunch; Math Night (5:00-6:30)
❤️Friday, November 22: 5th and 6th Grade Family Friday Breakfast Bash (7:45-8:20)
❤️Wednesday, November 27-29: Thanksgiving Break (No school for students and staff)
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