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Dear Lake Anne Families,
As Thanksgiving break approaches, we want to take a moment to reflect on some recent events.
We had our PTA meeting on Wednesday, where the LAES Wellness Team shared additional tools and strategies to further support caregivers in fostering student engagement and well-being. Their insights offered new ways to continue meaningful conversations with students and reinforce their overall wellness and success.
On Thursday, we hosted our Advanced Academics Information Meeting, which provided families with valuable insights into the pathways available to support and challenge our students. Thank you to everyone who attended!
We also participated in the Annual Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day on Friday, a powerful event honoring Ruby’s courage and her contributions to civil rights. Walking in her footsteps reminds us of the importance of inclusion and equity, values we proudly uphold at Lake Anne.
A special THANK YOU to our Safety Patrols and upper-grade students who escorted our younger Dolphins, helping make this event meaningful and ensuring a safe, welcoming environment for all!
A Quick Note About Attendance
Thanksgiving is just around the corner! We hope you enjoy the break, and let’s continue to prioritize full school days until then—attendance is key!
Every Student Matters. Every Day Matters.
Mrs. Jill D. Stewart, Principal
Ms. Melanie N. Porter, Assistant Principal
18-22- American Education Week
20- Picture Retakes
21- Thanksgiving Luncheon, Family Life Education (FLE) Preview Night @ 6:00 pm- Ms. Porter's Virtual Office (link), National Family Engagement Day
27-29- Thanksgiving Break, schools and offices will be closed
American Education WeekFor American Education Week we celebrate ALL who work in our [SCHOOL] community: our bus drivers, cafeteria workers, counselors, support staff, teachers, leadership and more! Learn more from the National Education Association. Want to recognize someone from our school who goes above and beyond? Submit a nomination to FCPS Cares.
2024-25 Lake Anne Elementary School Events Calendar
2024-25 FCPS Standard School Calendar
Students in grades K-6 participate in Family Life Education (FLE) instruction through their classroom teacher. Students in Kindergarten through grade three receive instruction in an emotional and social health unit.
Students in grades 4-6 receive instruction in a human growth and development unit and an emotional and social health unit. For more information about the FCPS Family Life Education program, please see the detailed grade-level program descriptions (link).
Lake Anne will hold its annual FLE Parent Preview Night on Thursday, November 21 from 6:00 - 6:30 pm. If you would like to learn more about FLE, please join us online in Ms. Porter's virtual office (link).
Impact Aid forms will go home with your student in their Tuesday Folder on November 19, 2024. Please fill out, sign and date the form before returning it to their classroom teacher or the front office. You can also complete the form through your ParentVue app! It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! Have your Impact Aid form returned no later than November 26, 2024.
All Impact Aid information can be found here: https://www.fcps.edu/impact
Let’s try to get 100% of our forms returned!
PHOTO RETAKES- WEDNESDAY, November 20th!
Photo retakes is scheduled for Wednesday, November 20th. This day is for new students, absent students, or who did not like their first pictures.
Any students that are getting their picture retaken, they will need to bring their original pictures in with them and give them to the photographer.
THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON- THURSDAY, November 21st!
Thanksgiving Luncheon is back at Lake Anne! We have missed this wonderful event and are excited to have it back. Thanksgiving Luncheon will be on Thursday, November 21st. Please consider joining us!
We have Lake Anne Spirit Wear for Sale (link)! Items include short and long-sleeved t-shirts; hoodies; and flannel PJ pants. Look for our special commemorative t-shirts celebrating 30 years of Spanish Immersion at Lake Anne Elementary. The sale will be open until midnight on 19 November. We plan to deliver items to student classrooms before Winter Break.
Link to order is above.
Questions? Contact president@lakeanne-pta.org
It's Book Fair Time! The Book Fair will return to the LAES Library from December 2-6. We need volunteers to help with set-up, sales, and book pack-up. Set-up tasks will take place on November 25-26. Sale dates are December 2-6. All volunteers must check in at the school office and obtain a visitor ID sticker prior to reporting to the Library.
Don't miss out and sign-up to volunteer (link)!
 Grown-ups, give the kids a night out with a party at Sterner's Tae Kwon Do Academy! The event is on Saturday, Nov. 23 2024 from 6:00-8:15pm. Cost is $32 per child. REGISTER HERE.
November's Dining 4 $$$ is on November 22 at Chick Fil A, North Point Village Center (near the Giant). Support our PTA by placing a mobile pickup, dine-in, Drive-thru, or curbside order. When ordering in the store or Drive-thru, let the team member know you are there for the Spirit Event. If you use the app to order, be sure to click Spirit Event when asked and enter the code DOLPHINS (all caps). You get to enjoy a great meal or snack and our PTA will receive a donation of 25% of that day's sales. Since it's all day long, go ahead and eat there for all 3 meals that day (Ha).
The PTA would like to thank everyone for supporting ALL of our Dolphins, making a meaningful investment in the future of us all!
 Community meetings regarding FCPS’ comprehensive boundary review will take place in each of the division's six regions. You are encouraged to attend the meeting in our region, which will take place on Wednesday, December 18, 6:30-8 p.m., at Madison High School Cafeteria.
Please register in advance by clicking on the date. Language interpretation will be available.
If you are unable to attend on this date, view the full list of meetings on the Comprehensive School Boundary Review webpage.
This week, which Lake Anne Elementary staff member(s) did you see making a SPLASH doing ordinary things in an extraordinary way?! Please help us in recognizing their outstanding contributions by submitting an FCPS CARES for them.
For questions, please email employeeawards@fcps.edu.
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