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 Yesterday, a group of Weyanoke students visited Senator Mark Warner's office to help him decorate his office Christmas tree. The children decorated using hand-made ornaments created by their classmates. The Senator's staff then treated our Woodchucks to milk and cookies, and a tour of parts of the Hart Senate Office Building. Our field trip also included our FCPS School Board Representative, Dr. Ricardy Anderson.
Boundary Review Community Meeting
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 Thursday, December 12, 6:45-8:15 p.m., at Annandale 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.
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Art Contest
We are excited to announce that this summer we will be providing no-cost meals through our mobile summer feeding bus! When the school year ends, many children in our community lose access to reliable meals. While some locations offer free meals over the summer, many kids who lack transportation are left without food. Our mobile bus aims to solve this issue by bringing nutritious meals directly to the neighborhoods of children in need.
To make this project successful, we would greatly appreciate the support of our students, particularly those participating in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. We invite your school to join an art contest, where the winning artwork will be displayed outside our bus. Students are encouraged to create drawings of fruits and vegetables or to illustrate their interpretation of healthy eating.
If your child is interested in participating, please submit all artwork to their art teacher by January 31st.
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⏰ Update on Potential Changes to Middle School Start Times
At Tuesday’s School Board work session, staff from Prismatic Services, Inc., presented options for adjusting start times at FCPS middle schools. As a reminder, Prismatic is charged with developing an action plan to help the School Board reach its goal of starting middle school at or after 8 a.m.
The presentation includes five options for adjusting middle school start times based on the consultant’s analysis from community forums, surveys, and interviews with staff, parents, associations, and other groups. The School Board will provide next steps to the superintendent.
Watch a video of the work session. Visit the Middle School Start Times webpage for more information on the project.
Come see Disney’s Newsies Jr. at Holmes Middle School!
When powerful newspaper publishers raise prices at newsboys’ expense, the charismatic Jack Kelly rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions. Together, the newsies learn that they are stronger united and create a movement to fight for what’s right.
- Performances will be held Friday, December 6 at 7pm and Saturday, December 7 at 2pm and 7pm.
- $5 for students, $8 for adults.
- Tickets may be purchased ahead of time by clicking here. Pending availability tickets will also be for sale at the door.
Now is the time to “Seize the Day” and come see this incredible show!
Advanced Academics Deadline
December 15, 2024 - deadline for Advanced Academic Programs Full-Time Referral Form and optional materials for students in Grades 2–7. Please email the form and optional materials to our AART, Josie Mani. jtmani@fcps.edu
PLEASE NOTE: No exceptions to the referral deadline are made.
Questions? Email our AART, Josie Mani, at jtmani@fcps.edu
🍲 Food Assistance and Resource Guide
Food insecurity impacts more than 96,000 Fairfax County residents. There are many resources available to support those who need food assistance. Learn how to help these families and the many resources available to support those who need food assistance on Fairfax County’s website or view the county’s Human Services Resource Guide.
❄️ Preparing for Winter Weather
Winter weather will be here before you know it! Watch this video to see how weather-related closing decisions are made.
FCPS’ website is generally the first place where we will post an emergency weather closing. Other communication channels will be used as quickly as possible including email, text, social media, and news stations. Learn more about how schedule changes are communicated.
Be sure to plan for the winter season. Make sure your contact information is up-to-date in SIS ParentVUE, bookmark the FCPS website, and plan for childcare if appropriate.
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener Results Available
Students in grades 3-12 took the SEL Screener during the month of October, providing information on their SEL skills like achieving goals, understanding and managing emotions, establishing and maintaining relationships, and making responsible decisions. The screener also asks students how well their school community makes them feel valued, included, and supported.
Individual student SEL Screener results are now available to families in the Documents section of SIS ParentVUE. For families who do not have an active ParentVUE account, results have been sent via postal mail.
For support in understanding your individual student’s results or for ideas on how to support them at home, please review the Family Guide or reach out to our school staff with any questions.
Winter Break (Student Holiday)
As a reminder, winter break will be held Monday, December 23, to Friday, January 3. To help make sure you and your children have a restful break, we have asked that no homework be assigned during this time. Teachers may assign long-range assignments in the weeks ahead of the break, allowing students to practice time management skills, but no assignments will be due immediately following the break. We look forward to welcoming students back in the new year.
Classes resume on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. See the complete school year calendar.
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📞 Family Information Phone Lines
FCPS phone lines are available in nine different languages. An FCPS employee will respond to your call in your preferred language within 24 hours, Monday through Friday. Call the phone line with any question about your child’s education or FCPS and someone will help connect you to resources or arrange for you to speak to the appropriate school employee. Learn more about family information phone lines and phone numbers.
News from the Weyanoke PTA
When giving back this holiday season, please consider a direct donation to the Weyanoke ES PTA. We pay for field trips, Staff Appreciation Week treats, the Spelling Bee, Family Fun Night, Career Day, and spirit wear orders. If you would like to give, please go to https://weyanokepta.givebacks.com/store/items/1063881 to make a tax-deductible donation.
The monthly General Membership meeting for the Weyanoke PTA will be on Tuesday, December 10th rather than our normal Thursday. We will be pairing up with the monthly Parent Coffee to celebrate our PTA Reflections winners and to talk about how to do science at home with your student to get ready for the Science Showcase in January.
We would like to welcome Tatiana Ramallo as our new Vice President of Communications! Melanie Morris also moved to PTA President, which means that the Vice President of Programs is now open. If you would like to join the PTA as our new Vice President of Programs, to see how everything works and to give back to our community, please contact Melanie Morris at woodchuckpta.vp@gmail.com.
We are doing one more Spirit Wear order on December 20th, just in time for the cold weather. To order, please go to https://weyanokepta.givebacks.com/store. We have hoodies, sweat pants, and blue long-sleeved t-shirts. We also have lots of t-shirts in stock for the spring.
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Upcoming Events
- Tuesday, December 10 - Parent Pizza and PTA Meeting
- Thursday, December 12, 5;00 - 7:00 p.m. - Weyanoke Family Market Night
- Sunday, December 15 - deadline for Advanced Academic Programs Full-Time Referral Form and optional materials for students in Grades 2–7.
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Monday, December 23, to Friday, January 3 - Winter Break (Student Holiday)
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