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Kangas Care

Congratulations to our Kangas CARE recipients for December!!!  These students are Cooperative, Accepting, Responsible, and Empathetic!


Lunar New Year

Wednesday, January 29-No School

No school for students on January 29 for Lunar New Year.


Early Release Monday

Keene Mill will have Early Release at 1:00 pm on the following dates:

Monday, February 10

Monday, March 10

Monday, April 21

Monday, May 12

If you are new to Keene Mill since Thanksgiving or your plans for your child have changed, please email your child's teacher and Linda Peace, llpeace@fcps.edu, by Friday, January 31.


Helping Games
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The KMES Helping Games are starting on February 3rd!

We need parent volunteers to help us pack and/or deliver donations. Earn 500 points for your student’s team! Scan the QR code to sign up or go to www.signupgenius.com (search for Helping Games Volunteers 2025). Informational fliers will be sent home in next week’s Thursday folders.


📈 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. They will be distributed by schools this month 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 schools and staff are committed to working with families to support every student to succeed at their highest potential. Learn more about student assessments in FCPS.


📍 Virtual Community Boundary Review Meetings

If you have not been able to attend a 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:

Click one of the dates above to register and receive your unique Zoom link. Please note that each virtual meeting will be capped at 400 participants to help provide a meaningful experience for all. Language interpretation will be available. Learn about FCPS’ Comprehensive Boundary Review. Sign up for the School Boundary Review newsletter for updates.


PTA News

FOR THOSE WHO MISSED IT …

Our Jan. 16 PTA meeting featuring guest speaker Laura Waller talking about pre-teen emotional changes, there is a video recording of her presentation along with resources she provided on our PTA website: keenemillpta.ptboard.com.

 


STEM Night

SAVE THE DATE: KMES STEM NIGHT IS FEB. 20 FROM 6:30-8:00 PM

Come to Keene Mill the evening of Feb. 20 to explore areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Various experiments and interactive activities will be available throughout the cafeteria, gymnasium, and library from 6:30-8:00 PM. The National Science Foundation will even be there to put on demonstrations about chemistry. Explore the world of STEM at Keene Mill!


Yearbook orders

2024-25 YEARBOOK ORDERS NOW OPEN

Keene Mill yearbooks now available to pre-order! Go to https://ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter our school code: 14606725. Yearbooks will be distributed in June


Mark Your Calendar

Tuesday, January 28-End of the 2nd Quarter-Full day of school

Wednesday, January 29-Lunar New Year/Teacher Workday-No School for Students

Monday, February 10-Early Release Monday@ 1:00 pm

Thursday, February 20-PTA Stem Night @ 6:30 pm