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Clinic Reminders
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We are seeing an increase in illnesses (such as flu, strep throat, and vomiting) at our school.
Here are some helpful tips to keep our children healthy this season:
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Wash Hands Frequently: Encourage students to wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially before eating, after using the restroom, and after blowing their nose, coughing, or sneezing.
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Use Hand Sanitizer: When soap and water are not readily available, provide access to alcohol-based hand sanitizers with at least 60% alcohol content.
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Cover Coughs and Sneezes: Remind students to cover their mouth and nose with a tissue or their elbow when coughing or sneezing. Dispose of tissues properly in a wastebasket and wash their hands.
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Avoid Touching Face: Discourage students from touching their eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
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Disinfect High Touch Surfaces: Regularly cleaning surfaces like doorknobs, counters, and electronics can help prevent the spread of germs throughout your home.
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Monitor for symptoms: Take their temperature, if your child is not feeling well. If it is 100.4°F (38°C) or higher, please keep them home from school. They can return when they have been fever-free for 24 hours without medication, or 24 hours after vomiting or diarrhea has stopped.
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Report absences with details: When reporting an absence, please provide as much detail as possible about your child's symptoms. Instead of simply saying "sick" or "cold," you might say "fever and cough" or "strep throat." This information helps me track trends in the classrooms and respond accordingly.
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Fresh start after illness: If your child has been sick, remember to disinfect surfaces they may have touched and wash their belongings, such as toys and stuffed animals. You should also swap out their toothbrush and change their bedding to prevent the spread of germs.
Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our Silverbrook students healthy! If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at mford@fcps.edu.
Sincerely,
Melissa Ford, Silverbrook Public Health Nurse
Club/Candid and Yearbook Information
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Tuesday, February 4th is Silverbrook’s Club and Candid Picture Day. We would like for you to remind your children to listen for their specific clubs and/or groups when they are announced over the intercom system so they will be included in the photo. This will include all Fall and Winter PTO Enrichment Clubs. Also, all patrols need to remember to bring and wear their belts. Patrols without belts will not be photographed. Club and Candid Picture Day happens only one time during the school year. The picture day will only be rescheduled in the event of a delayed opening or snow day. The Make-up date is Thursday, February 13th.
IT’S TIME TO ORDER YOUR
2024 – 2025 YEARBOOK
Use our order number when you log in:
24755
Silverbrook Elementary School
https://yearbookordercenter.com/job/24755
Don’t miss out!
Only students who pre-order by April 11th, will be guaranteed a copy as we will have a limited number of extra copies!
Reserve your copy today!
SEL Spring Screener Participation - Notice of Survey for Grades 3-6, Window March 10th – March 28th
Social and Emotional Learning Screening:
FCPS is committed to supporting all students’ mental wellness and social and emotional learning. FCPS approved a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener that students use to share their perspectives on how well their school and community help them develop skills they need to succeed. These skills include achieving goals, understanding and managing emotions, establishing and maintaining relationships with adults and peers, and making responsible decisions. Students also share how successful their school and community are at making them feel valued, included, and supported. These factors are critical to positive academic, social, and emotional success. All students in grades 3-12 have the opportunity to participate in the screener twice a year, in the fall and spring.
The SEL Screener elevates the voices of our students by making sure their perspectives are considered in decision-making. Screener data is used to plan programming for the division, schools, and individual students. Division and school level results, which do not include individual student information, may be used by staff to improve SEL and mental wellness practices and to inform strategic plans. Division and school level results may also be shared with the community to describe the needs of our student body and provide opportunities for partnership.
Individual students’ Screener data will only be accessible to teachers, administrators, and staff with legitimate educational interests. Results will be maintained in secure files and databases accessible only to these individuals. In partnership with families, staff review this data alongside other information to plan interventions for students with identified needs. Parents and guardians will receive an individualized report regarding their student’s screener results following each assessment window. School staff are available to discuss results with families.
If you would like, you can opt out your child from participating in the SEL Screener by completing the form below or complete the opt out through your parent SIS account. If you already completed an opt out for the fall window, you do not need to complete it again. The opt out applies to the current school year and must be completed annually. For more information about the SEL Screener and access to its contents visit https://www.fcps.edu/student-tests-and-assessments/student-assessment-details/social-emotional-screener.
Morning Meeting
Parents and guardians are invited to participate in Morning Meeting in their child’s classroom on Friday, February 7. You will see each component of the morning meeting that is completed daily in every classroom. You will see the following components of the morning meeting:
- Greeting
- Share
- Activity
- Morning meeting message
K-5 parents please arrive by 8:50 and enter the school at Door 3
6th grade parents please arrive by 9:50 and enter the school at Door 3
Valentine's Day is quickly approaching. Each class will have the opportunity to host a Valentine's celebration. Please keep the following parameters in mind.
Decorations
- Designated parents can decorate classroom doors after school on February 13th
- Do not cover the door window or use balloons.
Food
- Students will eat lunch in the cafeteria at their normal time.
- Snacks/Desserts can be provided during the party.
- Please contact your child’s teacher about allergies.
Party
- Volunteers 2-4 parents per classroom.
Parents, please find childcare for siblings and do not bring additional adults.
Early Release
Parents and Guardians, our next Early Release Day is scheduled for Monday, February 10, Students will be released at 12:35. We have your information, and your child will go home in the manner you designated. If you have any changes to your child’s dismissal, please email your child’s teacher and Mr. Thomason at trthomason@fcps.edu our assistant principal.
What Families Can Do to Fight Drug Misuse
FCPS is committed to raising awareness about the opioid epidemic with our educators, parents/caregivers, and students. Together, we can help ensure our students thrive.
What can families do?
- Show you disapprove of underage drinking and other drug misuse. More than 80% of young people ages 10-18 say their parents are the leading influence on their decision whether to drink.
- Show you care about your child’s health, wellness, and success.
- Show you are a good source of information about alcohol and other drugs. Find helpful resources on the FCPS Opioid Awareness webpage.
- Pay attention to your child and discourage risky behaviors.
- Build your child’s skills and strategies for avoiding drinking and drug use. Talk with your child about what they would do if faced with a decision about alcohol and drugs, such as texting a code word to a family member or practicing how they will say, “No thanks.”
Get more information on opioid awareness.
Virtual Community Boundary Review Meetings
If you have not been able to attend an FCPS Community Boundary Review meeting yet, it’s not too late! The following virtual meetings will have the same format and information available as the previous in-person meetings:
Actualizaciones de la Revisión Integral de Límites
Reuniones virtuales de la Comunidad para la Revisión Integral de Límites se llevarán a cabo:
La inscripción estará disponible próximamente en la página web de Revisión Integral de Límites, donde también podrá informarse sobre el proceso de revisión de límites. Inscríbase también en nuestro boletín de Revisión de Límites Escolares.
Virginia’s Student Assessment Summary for Families
This month, families of students who took any Standards of Learning (SOL) test between school years 2015-16 and 2023-24 will receive a Student Assessment Summary Report. The report shows a student’s state percentile ranking for each test. This allows families to see how their child ranked compared to all Virginia students who took the same test that year.
Reports are available now in SIS ParentVUE Documents. We will distribute them to students whose families do not have ParentVUE access. Learn how to access ParentVUE.
The report is intended to help families reflect on how their child performed across all tested subjects over the years. Our staff members are committed to working with families to help every student reach their highest potential. Learn more about student assessments in FCPS
Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year falls at quarter end on Wednesday, January 29. The day will be a teacher workday and there will be no school for students. See the complete school year calendar.
January 28: End of Second Quarter
January 29: Teacher Workday
February 5: PTO General Membership Meeting 7:30 PM
February 7: Morning Meeting
February 10: Early Release
February 14: Valentine’s Day Party
February 17: President’s Day Holiday No School
February 21: Bingo Night
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