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Important Dates:
Jan 28 End of 2nd Quarter
Jan 29 No School- Student Holiday/ Teacher Workday, Lunar New Year
Jan 30 Beginning of 3rd Quarter
Feb 17 No School- Presidents' Day
Feb 27 Spelling Bee
Message from Our Librarian, Ms. Gresham
Greetings from the library. I am excited to announce that we will be building a maker space at SLES with some of the funds we raised from the book fair. We could really use volunteers in the library to help make this happen, help students with check out, shelve books...The list goes on. Please email Ms. Gresham at fegresham@fcps.edu with any questions or use the following link to sign up for a time to volunteer https://signup.com/go/YQPzMuf
🐝 SLES Spelling Bee
Thursday, Feb. 27th at 6pm 🐝
Join us for the annual Spelling Bee this February! The Bee will be schoolwide, with all students participating the evening of Feb. 27th. Please use the link to sign your student(s) up and please also consider volunteering to help make this Bee great! Registration will close: Feb. 14th at 8pm.
https://forms.gle/eYEnL4BdzAHesaZ77
Exciting Opportunity! Join the Girls on the Run Program: Coaches Needed!
Dear SLES Community
We are thrilled to announce that the Girls on the Run program is coming to us this Spring. Girls on the Run is a non-profit organization designed to empower girls by using running as a tool to build social, emotional, and physical skills through interactive lessons and activities and ends with a celebratory 5K race at the end of the season. It is considered more than just a running program, focusing on life skills development through a supportive community environment.
The program will be held after school at Stratford Landing Elementary and we are seeking volunteers to join us as coaches for the upcoming season. Practices will be held twice a week for one hour each day. Ideally, we’d love to have 4-6 coaches. If you’re only available for one practice day instead of two, our site coordinator can work with you (coaches can be assigned to one practice day and another set of coaches assigned to the other practice day).
Season Details:
March 3rd-May 19th
- 4:15-5:15pm on Monday and Tuesday. Please note these practice days are still tentative
- 5K Weekend: May 17 or 18 (dates and locations are tentative)
If you’re interested in becoming a coach for the upcoming season, reach out to Michelle Jones, our site coordinator and former SLES teacher. Please contact her by January 28th with your interest and details. Below is her contact information:
Thank you for considering this opportunity to support our SLES students!
Best,
Michelle Jones
Family Resource Center Webinars
The Family Resource Center offers a wide range of webinars helpful for families. The next webinar will be on February 7th and will be discussing effective strategies at home with children in upper elementary. Please see the flyer below for more details.
Winter Weather
Please watch this video to see how weather-related closing decisions are made. 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 sure to plan for the winter season. Update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE, bookmark the FCPS website, and arrange for childcare if needed.
We will monitor the weather for low temperatures, wind chill advisories and warnings, and weather advisories which may prevent children from being outside. Make sure your child is dressed appropriately with a warm coat and other cold-weather clothing, so they can comfortably enjoy their time outdoors. See the National Weather Service’s tips on staying safe during cold weather.
If you need assistance supplying your child with cold-weather clothing or food, please contact our family liaison below:
Haruka Hopp (Family Liaison)
hhopp@fcps.edu
703-619-3690
You can also call Fairfax County's Coordinated Services Planning at 703-222-0880. Their multilingual staff can assist with any challenges you are facing, including food, shelter, employment, financial assistance, and health care.
Student Cell Phone Use and Family Texts
As a reminder, FCPS has an off and away cell phone policy. Additionally, Smartwatches with texting features should be disabled during the school day. Families should not text their child during the school day. Please, we need your help and support enforcing our policy. In some instances, families are texting information, such as how a child should dismiss and go home, to their child and not communicating with our front office. This can create confusion for our staff during school dismissal and can impact student safety. Please adhere to FCPS policy and do not text your child during the school day. Share with your child there should be not text communication from them during the school day. Families should contact the front office with any emergencies or if you have a need to connect with your child during the school day. It is important this policy is followed.
Programs in the Community
Youth Basketball Night TOMORROW!
The Youth Basketball Night hosted by the West Potomac Boys Basketball will be tomorrow Friday, January 24th. Please join and cheer on your Wolverines!
Chinese New Year Festival
Asian Community Service Center, a non profit organization, will be hosting their annual Chinese New Year Festival on January 25th, Saturday from 10am-5:30pm.
Since 2008, the Asian Community Service Center (ACSC) has endeavored to spread the spirit of traditional Chinese culture and values to our diverse community in Northern Virginia, DC, and Maryland by holding an annual Festival right before the Chinese New Year.
There will be traditional dragon and lion dance,classical and ethnic folk dances, dances, musical instruments and vocals, arts and crafts, children’s games, as well as ethnic cuisines. Children learn a little Chinese and how to play Chinese games. At past events, some lucky children even learned how to do the dragon dance!
Please see the flyer below for more deails.
Kindergarten Readiness Program
Please register for the Kindergarten Readiness Program if you're interested in learning more about Fairfax County Public Schools, Teacher/ Parent Dialogue, and how to register for School Age Child Care (SACC).
LMVSC Flag Football & Soccer
LMVSC is a local non-profit organization that provides fun and affordable soccer programs for kids in our community. They are currently registering kids for their flag football and recreational soccer program. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
They also offer financial aid to ensure that every child has the opportunity to participate.
Please contact Ms. Jennifer Deems at jdeemspr@lmvsc.org from LMVSC for any questions you may have regarding this opportunity.
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