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Family Liaison Newsletter - Issue 5, March 2025
March is a month of exploration – and that includes exploring careers! We're diving into career awareness activities, helping students learn about different jobs and discover how their talents can translate into future careers. Books, videos, and community trips are great ways to explore career options.
Looking for a family acticity? Explore local businesses with your child. Visit a fire station, pet store, or garden center and talk about the jobs people do there. Point out workers and their tasks during family errands, like grocery shopping or visiting the library. Please see this activity that provides ideas for exploring jobs in your community. See this website for career exploration videos that help students learn more about jobs for the future.
Questions? Please contact Churchill Road Family Liaison, Nisha Bhatia, nbhatia1@fcps.edu, or by calling the front office before 11:00 a.m., Monday-Friday.
FCPS has many resources for families designed to increase engagement and partnerships with families while fostering academic success and social-emotional growth. The Family Resource Center offers free webinars, confidential consultations, a lending library, tutoring services, and resources to help adults support the success of all students, including those with learning challenges, special needs, and disabilities.The new FCPS Family Academy is a targeted outreach effort to empower and build capacity, connections, cognition, confidence, and awareness through interactive learning experiences, tools, and resources for families in FCPS through a one-stop approach.
March Webinars at the Family Resource Center
Anxiety in the Context of Autism: What Parents Need to Know
March 7, 2025, 10 - 11:30 a.m.
Join Dr. Jonathan Dalton, PhD, founder and director of the Center for Anxiety and Behavioral Change as he presents on the critical differences in the treatment of anxiety in Neurotypical (allistic) and Autistic children. We will focus on the differences between fear and dread, and why traditional anxiety treatment approaches are often insufficient when treating Autistic youth. We will build parenting skills that families can use to help relieve the anxious suffering of their autistic children. Register here
Understand Executive Function Milestones, Challenges, & Implement Effective Strategies at Home for Children in Upper Elementary (3-6)
March 14, 2025, 10 - 11:30 a.m.
Discover how to support your child’s executive function skills in our webinar series. We will present information on understanding your child’s developmental milestones, recognizing signs of executive dysfunction, and implementing effective strategies to support their learning at home and in school. Register here
Supporting Mental Health: Recognizing and Addressing Anxiety and Depression in Teens
March 19, 2025, 10 - 11:30 a.m.
Join us for Part 3 of our Teen Series with Dr. Unnatti Jain, a Certified Behavior Change Expert / TEDx speaker / Author / Keynote speaker who studies behavioral patterns. Dr. Jain will help caretakers and families identify mental health symptoms, enhance communication skills, and explore professional and self-care strategies. Register here
It's Time to Plan for Summer Camp!
Click to view the Guide to Summer Camps
FCPS 2025 Family Summit
March 15, 2025
FCPS is pleased to announce the 2025 FCPS Family Summit - Beyond Labels: Nurturing a Culture of Belonging, an in-person event hosted by Fairfax County Public Schools in collaboration with a host of internal and external community partners. This free, in-person conference promises to cover a variety of topics designed to benefit all families.
Please access the FCPS Family Summit link for more information.
Fairfax County Government Programs
Speech and Hearing Clinics
More information on speech and hearing clinics available here.
Community Programs and Events
Thursday, March 13, 7 p.m., Location: MCC
A free discussion series for parents presented by the Safe Community Coalition in partnership with the McLean Community Center. More information available here.
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Chinese Culture Club
Saturday, March 29, 2025, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Welcome to the Chinese Culture Club at the Dolly Madison Library! Join and explore Chinese history, art, music, and culture through a variety of activities. All activities will be facilitated in both English and Chinese Mandarin. All Chinese language levels are welcome! Registrations open at 4:30 p.m.Saturday, March 15, 2025
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Spring Fest at the McLean Community Center
Saturday, April 5, 10 a.m.-noon
Free Admission.
Join your neighbors as we celebrate the changing of seasons with spring-themed arts and crafts, entertainment and the opportunity for your child to take a photo with our costumed bunny. Make sure you bring your camera as an Old Firehouse staff member will be on hand to take a photo of you and your family. More information here.
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