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Dear London Towne Family,
Can you believe that Friday, March 28th marks the END of QUARTER 3?! This schoolyear is flying by! With that said, we plan on maximizing every moment to ensure your child is ready to tackle the upcoming schoolyear. We need your help! We need your child at school EVERYDAY!
Attendance matters. The Virginia Department of Education defines "chronically absent' as as missing 10% of school days at any given point across the year. At this point in the school year, if your child has missed more than 13 total days they are considered "chronically absent."
Did you know that part of our school performance rating given by the state is based upon our attendance rate? This is because attendance is compulsory (required by law) in the state of Virginia. We know in order to maximize teaching and learning, kids need to be at school. If your child is considered "chronically absent," a member of our attendance team will be reaching out to discuss a plan to make certain your child finishes the year strong.
On Monday, March 24, London Towne families will receive an email with a link to the FCPS Principal Evaluation Parent/Guardian Feedback Form. This questionnaire is part of the Performance Evaluation Program and provides an opportunity to share anonymous feedback about our school’s leadership and environment.
Topics covered in the survey include:
- Instructional leadership
- School climate
- Management (human resources and organizational)
- Communication and community relations
- Culturally responsive and equitable leadership
- Professionalism
The questionnaire will be open March 24 – April 4 and will be collected online. Keep an eye out for an email from FCPSSurvey@fcps.edu and take a few minutes to complete it. Your input is valuable and helps shape the future of our school. Thank you for your time and feedback!
As always, we value your partnership and look forward to a fantastic week!
Sincerely,
🦁 Shele Banford, Principal
🦁🦁 Lucy Zamora and Jordan Moore, Assistant Principals
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Save the Date! |
📚Monday, March 24 - Friday, March 28: Book Fair Week!
🎨 Tuesday, March 25: (1/2 of) Grade 6 Field Trip to National Gallery of Art
🎶 Tuesday, March 25: 6:00 p.m. Grade 3 & 4 Musical Showcase
💻 Wednesday, March 26: Grade 5 Integrated Reading and Writing SOL Assessment
🚌 Thursday, March 27: Grade 6 Field Trip to Stone MS
🎶 Saturday, March 29: All County Chorus Festival at Mt. Vernon High School
🌙 Monday, March 31: Eid - Student and Staff Holiday
🚌 Tuesday, April 1: 8:45-10:00 Kindergarten Orientation (for 2025-26)
🏫 Tuesday, April 1: Teacher Work Day - No School for Students
🎨 Thursday, April 3: 6:00 p.m. Westfield Pyramid Art Show
🍩 Friday, April 4: 7:45 a.m. Donuts with Grownups (Last Names A-L Only)
☕ Friday, April 4: 9:00-10:00 a.m. Coffee with Arabic Families
🏫 Friday, April 4: Grade 4 Field Trip
🚌 Tuesday, April 8: Grade 5/6 Immersion Field Trip to Westfield HS
🗣️ Tuesday, April 8: 6:00 p.m. PTA Meeting
🍩 Friday, April 11: 7:45 a.m. Donuts with Grownups (Last Names M-Z Only)
🚌 Friday, April 11: Grade 1 Field Trip to Leesburg Animal Park
Looking ahead:
🌷 Monday, April 14 - Friday, April 18: Spring Break!
🌎 Thursday, April 24: 5:45-7:30 p.m. Family Cultural Heritage Night!
🕰️ Monday, April 28: Early Release Monday (K-6 ONLY)
- Students released 3 hours early (12:05)
- Limited supervised child care for families who requested (ends at 3:05)
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Book Fair Volunteers Needed! |
The Book Fair is coming! The Book Fair is coming and we need your help!
We will set up the fair in the library on Friday, March 21 and then the fair will run from March 24-28, 2025.
Book Fair Hours:
- 8:30 – 3:00 pm daily (Monday-Friday)
- 3:30-6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25th only (before 3rd/4th grade concert)
- 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 27th only
Classes will come during their regularly scheduled library time the week of March 24-28. Starting, Monday, March 24, students may buy books from 8:30-9:15 am with their teacher’s permission, during their browsing time or during their recess time with teacher permission.
Please come on out and join in the Book Fair FUN! All volunteers will get 10% off their book fair total. Please use this Signup Genius to sign up to volunteer. Thank you for your help!
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ST March MATHness |
We are in the middle of ST March MATHness:
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Each class will have from Monday to Sunday each week to have the highest-class average for puzzles completed that week.
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Averages will be looked at and calculated after 5 pm on Sunday.
The remaining weeks:
Check the bracket in the lobby on Monday to see which classes have achieved FINAL 4 status! We will be announcing/showing the bracket on the morning news each Monday! Please encourage your student to work on STMath Puzzles to help their class!
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Free Westfield HS Theater Workshop |
Westfield Theatre is offering a FREE workshop on Tuesday, April 1st at Westfield High School from 10am-12pm.
Students in grades 2nd-8th can join us for fun theatre games, backstage tour, and learn a number from our spring musical The Sound of Music. Space is limited - click here to register!
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2025-26 Free 1/2-Day Preschool Program |
An Inclusive Learning Experience! Families in our community with children ages 3-5 are invited to apply for FCPS' new community half-day preschool program!
Now enrolling community peers to learn alongside preschool students with disabilities in a nurturing, high-quality environment. Al students will benefit from the engaging curriculum, play-based learning with certified teachers, and building confidence and friendships to improve social and emotional development.
Interested families should fill out this form.
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2025-26 Kindergarten Registration |
Attending kindergarten provides children with an opportunity to learn and practice the essential social, emotional, problem-solving, and self-regulation skills they will use throughout their lives. Eligible children can also be registered throughout the summer, but registering your child early helps us prepare and ensure we have the teachers and resources needed on the first day of school.
Families should prepare for registration by gathering documents and completing forms on the FCPS kindergarten registration webpage. FCPS offers support and resources for all families to help with registration and the transition to kindergarten. For support in other languages, visit the kindergarten registration webpage.
✨ A strong start to school is Goal 1 of the FCPS2023-30 Strategic Plan.
There’s an easy five-step process for parents wanting to register their child for kindergarten:
- Determine eligibility.
- Identify your local school.
- Gather documents.
- Fill out forms.
- Schedule an appointment.
After the appointment at the school (the student and one guardian must be present), the student will be ready for our Kindergarten Orientation at 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1.
Read more about the registration process. For additional information, please contact Carolyn Licastro, our school registrar, at 703-227-5403.
💻 Try Online Registration
Online registration for the 2025-26 school year is open. Parents/caregivers may register their children online for kindergarten through 12th grade. Learn how to begin the online registration process.
When registering, parents/caregivers will need to create or log in to an existing SIS ParentVUE account.
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Next TWO Donuts with Grownups |
LTES Families, due to the overwhelming response to our first Donuts with Grownups event in January, we will be holding TWO in April:
- Friday, April 4, 7:45 a.m.: Families with Last Names A-L ONLY
- Friday, April 11, 7:45 a.m.: Families with Last Names M-Z ONLY
*Please attend only on the day for your letter of the alphabet!
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Grace Loves Easter Egg Hunt |
We are very excited to share with you our upcoming Grace Loves Easter Egg Hunt happening on April 19, 2025 from 10 AM - 12 PM and look forward to celebrating with all students and families who come out to participate in this FREE event!
Pre-registration will be very helpful in ensuring the proper amount of food, eggs, baskets and activity items to make it a sure win for everyone. Parents can do so by texting the word EGGHUNT to 82155.
🧺EVENT DETAILS:
Location: London Towne Elementary grounds
Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025
Time: 10 AM - 12 PM
Pre-Registration: Text the word EGGHUNT to 82155
Food, fun activities, egg hunts, and more. Baskets will be provided!
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Family Cultural Heritage Night |
🌎✨ Join Us for a Night of Culture and Community! ✨🌎
You’re invited to our school’s Multicultural Celebration—an evening filled with delicious food from around the world, unique crafts, and a vibrant heritage parade showcasing the rich diversity within our community.
📅 Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
⏰ Time: 5:45 PM - 7:30 PM
📍 Location: London Towne Elementary School
🎽👚👗🥻Students and families are welcome to wear clothing that represents their cultural!
🌮🍣🥟 If you would like to bring food from your family's country to share, please contact our Family Liaison, Lucero Arnez, at 703-227-5457 or lyarnez@fcps.edu by April 4th. We ask that your dish, dessert, or snack come in small portions, since it will be for tasting.
🎨🎉 Bring your family and friends for a night of fun, flavor, and festivities as we come together to celebrate cultures from near and far. We can’t wait to see you there!
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Full Time AAP Appeal Date Change |
Families who have a child going through the full-time screening process this spring, please note there is a date change for appeals. If your child is found ineligible and you choose to appeal the decision, the deadline is May 1st, 2025.
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2024-25 LTES Yearbooks On Sale |
📸 London Towne ES 2024-2025 yearbooks are on sale now!
- Use this yearbook order link by April 1st to get your yearbook for only $16.
- You will have the option to have your child’s picture and name on the front cover of the yearbook for an additional $5 (online orders only).
- After April 1st the yearbook will be sold for $20 cash until sold out – a limited number of copies will be available.
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Next PTA Meeting |
Our next PTA meeting will be Tuesday, April 8, at 6:00 p.m. All are welcome! If you prefer to join virtually, the Zoom link will be sent out to our currently enrolled families via TalkingPoints the evening before!
Follow the LTES PTA on Instagram to stay to date with all the fun, upcoming events!
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FCPS Advanced Academics Newsletter |
Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) Screening for Subject Specific and Part-Time Services
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is committed to challenging all students through talent development and differentiated instruction to meet the needs of advanced learners.
Screening for Subject Specific and Part-Time Services
Students can be screened for subject specific and part time AAP services at any time in the school year. In the spring, schools review data on all students to determine services for the start of the next school year.
Subject Specific Advanced Differentiation, Grades K-6
Some students require differentiation beyond the needs of age-level peers in their class in at least one specific subject area. Classroom teachers may adjust instruction for students in these areas by:
- Providing different assignments and resources in those subjects,
- Grouping students by their strengths, interests, and readiness, and
- Providing additional challenges using materials from the AAP Curriculum Framework. Student needs for subject specific differentiation are re-evaluated each year at the local school.
Part-Time Advanced Academic Programs, Grades 3-6
Some students have advanced academic abilities in multiple subject areas and require differentiation beyond the needs of age-level peers in their class in multiple content areas. • Students work with other students that have similar academic needs through weekly pull-out classes or weekly co-taught lessons with the AART and classroom teacher.
- Teachers provide frequent opportunities to use materials from the AAP Curriculum Framework in Language Arts, science, social studies, and/or mathematics. Part-Time services continue through Grade 6. Students do not need to be evaluated each year.
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Free Centreville Library Programs |
The Centreville Regional Library is offering a new program called Little Pages: English Learning Storytime and More. All students in grades K-6 are welcome to attend, including students who are English language learners. This program will be facilitated by high school students who were English Learners themselves. There will be several stories read aloud and activities that go along with them.
This program will happen every other Sunday from 2-3pm.
Upcoming dates/topics:
March 30th: Fairy Tales
April 13th: Animal Adventures
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Infant/Toddler Resources and Child Find |
Help and Resources for Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families
Are you concerned about your infant, toddler, or preschool-aged child's development? Resources are available if your child exhibits difficulties in one or more of the following areas:
- communication,
- fine and/or gross motor skills,
- self-help skills,
- problem solving
- attention skills
Learn more about typical developmental milestones.
The Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia (ITC) is the state’s early intervention system for infants and toddlers (0-36 months) with disabilities and their families. ITC provides evaluations and services for children who have developmental delays or medical conditions that may affect development. Parents are encouraged to contact ITC at 703-246-7121 to share their concerns.
Early Childhood Child Find is the process of identifying children with potential special education needs between the ages of 20 months and 5 years (children must be two by September 30).
FCPS Early Childhood Identification and Services (ECID&S) offers a free referral process to identify potential developmental delays or disabilities. Special education services are provided for all children who are found eligible through the referral process. Parents are encouraged to contact 571-423-4121 with questions or to make a referral.
✨ Helping students meet the criteria for kindergarten readiness is Goal 1 of the Strategic Plan.
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Student Fasting Meal Kits |
Students who are fasting during the school day between now and March 28 can take school meal kits home at the end of the day. Families must fill out a separate request form for each week and for each student in order to receive school meal kits. To receive meal kits for the week of March 24, please fill out this form by March 17.
School meal kits will provide complete, healthy meals that include protein, fruits, vegetables, low-fat milk, and whole grains—just like the meals served at school. The food will be kept cold so it stays fresh, and you can heat it at home. The meals are made to fit different food preferences.
Here's how it works:
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Parents/Guardians: Fill out a Fasting Meals Request Form for each week your child will pick up school meal kits.
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Student Pick-up: Students can pick up one breakfast meal kit and one lunch meal kit at the end of the school day.
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Who can get a meal kit? Any student who is fasting can get a meal kit. If a student gets lunch or breakfast at school, they can't get a meal kit that day. Only students can pick up the meal kits – no adults.
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When? These meal kits are only available from February 28 to March 28, 2025 at the end of the school day.
Parents/Guardians: Please fill out the forms on the FNS website by the deadline dates if you would like your fasting student(s) to receive school meal kits at the end of the school day to take home. A separate form must be filled out for each week and each student.
Please contact the Office of Food and Nutrition Services with any questions.
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FCPS Summer Camps |
🚀 Prepare for a Summer of Learning and Fun
Registration will be available soon for summer camps offered by Fairfax County Public Schools for all students. Career and Technical Education (CTE) camps and Institute for the Arts (IFTA) camps will be held in July at Lake Braddock Secondary School from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bus transportation will be available from select FCPS middle and high schools. Registration begins for these programs on Monday, March 10, and ends Friday, June 6.
Tech Adventure Camp (TAC) is a week-long exploratory camp designed to allow current K-5 students to explore activities in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math), culinary arts, health, trades, and business and marketing areas. Watch this video about CTE camps.
E-IFTA is a weekly arts camp for students in grades 2-5 who love to sing, dance, act, perform, make, and create. Students take part in four daily classes related to dance, music, theater, and visual art. They work with FCPS fine arts teachers who create fun and engaging classes.
For more information, see the Summer Learning page.
📅 Quarter End, Eid al-Fitr, and Student Holiday
Friday, March 28, is the last day of the third quarter. It is a full day of school for students.
All FCPS schools and offices are closed on Monday, March 31, for Eid al-Fitr. Tuesday, April 1, is a student holiday and teacher workday. See the complete school year calendar.
The Gradebook in SIS ParentVUE and StudentVUE will be closed for the end of the quarter from Friday, March 28, at 4 p.m. to Monday, April 7, at 6 a.m.
Learn how to activate your ParentVUE account to easily access grade reports and other helpful information about your child.
The Council for Art Education (CFAE) administers Youth Art Month. Youth Art Month encourages support for quality school art programs, and promotes art material safety. The program provides a medium for recognizing skills developed through visual arts experiences unlike any other curriculum subjects, including:
Art shows, special exhibits, fundraisers, and school and community activities take place annually, traditionally during March, to celebrate visual art education for grades K-12.
March has also been designated by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) for the observance of Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®), the time of year when music education becomes the focus of schools across the nation. The purpose of MIOSM is to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children – and to remind citizens that school is where all children should have access to music. MIOSM is an opportunity for music teachers to bring their music programs to the attention of the school and the community, and to display the benefits that school music brings to students of all ages.
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