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Dear Mantua Families,
We're so happy to welcome our students back to school! We hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Winter Break filled with rest and fun. As you know, due to the ongoing winter weather conditions, school will be closed tomorrow, January 6, 2025. Please continue to monitor local news and the county website for any further updates regarding school delays or cancellations.
We can't wait to see our students' smiling faces soon!
Take good care,
Ms. Shannon, Mrs. Vaughan, and Mr. Webster
Important Upcoming Dates
January 6: Three King’s Day/Epiphany, Religious and Cultural Observance
January 7: Orthodox Christmas, Religious and Cultural Observance
January 11: Woodson Area Chorus Day (pre-registration required)
January 16: Curriculum Night, Frost Middle School (rising 7th graders)
January 19: Orthodox Epiphany, Religious and Cultural Observance (falls on a weekend)
January 20: Martin Luther King, Jr Day, staff and student holiday/Inauguration Day
January 23: 5th & 6th Grade Band Concert, 6:30 PM, Mantua Gym
January 28: End of the Quarter
January 29: Lunar New Year, Student Holiday, Teacher Workday
Be sure to bookmark the FCPS School Calendar to keep track of school holidays, breaks, and observances.
Feature Friday
Feature Friday is the way we spotlight Mantua's incredible staff on a regular basis! Each week, we recognize a group of staff members. Check them out on Mantua ES Instagram. This week’s featured staff will be Cristy Luksik and Heather Taylor from 2nd grade and Skylar Robins from 3rd grade.
Please take a moment to share a positive message for the teams using the Google Form, open through 1/11.
Thank you for helping us to make Feature Friday a fun and engaging way to celebrate our school community and for your continued enthusiasm and support of our staff!
The Positivity Project
This coming week, our school will focus on the character strength of Optimism. Optimism means that you expect the best from the future and work to achieve it.
Optimistic people have hope and confidence about the future. They believe good things will come and stay positive even when faced with challenges. They turn obstacles into steps toward their goals.
Optimism isn't just seeing the world through rose-colored glasses. It's about focusing on the good in any situation, staying open to opportunities, and managing emotions. Optimistic people make great leaders and can inspire others with their positive outlook and ability to find meaning in difficult times.
To practice and encourage the character strength of optimism at home, please visit The Positivity Project’s mobile-friendly P2 for Families (available in English and Spanish), where you will watch a video together and discuss a quote and three questions. Below are links to this week’s P2 for Families lessons. Click on the grade level that best meets your child’s needs.
Upcoming Winter Weather
Watch this video to see how FCPS makes weather closing decisions.
FCPS’ website is generally the first place to find out about emergency weather closings. 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 among the first to hear about weather delays and closings through emails and text messages! Update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE.
FCPS Boundary Study
The Superintendent’s Boundary Review Advisory Committee held its second meeting on December 16. View key takeaways from that meeting and access the meeting agenda, slides, and other materials that committee members received. If you did not attend an in-person Community Boundary Review Meeting, consider participating in one of the following virtual meetings:
- Friday, January 10, 2025, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1-2:30 p.m.
- Saturday, January 25, 2025, 9:30-11 a.m.
- Monday, January 27, 2025, 6:30-8 p.m.
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 6:30-8 p.m.
- Monday, February 10, 2025, 6:30-8 p.m.
Language interpretation will be available.
Virtual meetings will follow the same format as in-person meetings that were recently held and the same information will be shared. Stay tuned for details on how to register. Visit FCPS’ Comprehensive Boundary Review webpage to learn more. Sign up for FCPS’ School Boundary Review newsletter as well.
Quick Contacts & Links
Linda Shannon, Principal LCSshannon@fcps.edu
Colleen Vaughan, Assistant Principal CAVaughan@fcps.edu
Chris Webster, Interim Assistant Principal cwebster@fcps.edu
Susan Palomino, Administrative/Finance Assistant SLPalomino@fcps.edu
Mergie Kakouris, Student Information Assistant, MBKakouris@fcps.edu
Jane Dunfee, SBTS, Testing Coordinator, pjdunfee@fcps.edu
Fadwa Finaish, Office Assistant, FFinaish@fcps.edu
Judy Toy, Office Assistant, JPToy@fcps.edu
Luis Uribe Gamboa, Family Liaison, lauribegambo@fcps.edu
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