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Dear Families,
We’d like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each of you for your incredible support of our One School, One Book schoolwide book club, featuring Mr. Limoncello’s Library. Seeing our students engaged and excited about reading has been amazing!
The Scholastic Book Fair was a resounding success, thanks to your support! We especially appreciated seeing so many of you at our Book Fair Family Night. It was a perfect evening, made even sweeter by the delicious Kona Ice truck, generously provided by our PTA!
As we look forward to spring and the final stretch of the third quarter, we are getting ready for what’s ahead. We are hopeful to see you for our upcoming events, to include PTA Movie Night this evening, and the Choir Concert, Pyramid Art Show and All County Chorus happening next week. We are also excited about our upcoming Grade 6 Basketball Game scheduled for Friday, April 11th. Thanks to our staff and parent volunteers for making this happen for us!
Now, a brief update regarding our upcoming school renovations. You may have noticed the new construction fencing along the perimeter of our school grounds. The fencing extends inside as well, marking a construction zone. This fencing marks the designated construction pathway and staging area for the renovations. We understand that construction will inevitably generate some noise, and we sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate this process. We anticipate more changes during spring break, and we will continue to keep you informed of the developments as they come. We are excited about the improvements to our school and are confident that, together, we can get through this renovation project!
Thank you again for your unwavering support. We look forward to a fantastic spring!
Mrs. Sloan and Mrs. Hutchinson
What's Happening at LCES?!
Next Early Release Monday
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April 28 - Early Release Monday/Dismissal at 12:35pm - Find more information on early release Mondays at this LINK.
See the full school year calendar at this link.
 Franklin Band and Orchestra Camp is a half-day summer program designed to develop young musicians of all ability levels and is open to students between the ages of 9-14. The camp has four Band Ensembles and five Orchestra Ensembles. Each day, students will have the opportunity to grow musically through both large ensemble performance and small group/instrument-specific clinics. One day of camp is roughly equivalent to four weekly elementary band or strings lessons during the schoolyear. This can really accelerate a child’s musical development. Franklin Band & Orchestra Camp is a fantastic summer opportunity for young musicians and a great place to make music while making friends.
WHERE:
Chantilly High School
WHEN:
June 23rd thru Friday, July 11th (no camp July 4th)
Monday-Friday
Orchestra 8:30 am - 12:30 pm Band 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
More information and registration available at www.franklinbandcamp.com
We are continuing to see an increase in student illness related absences, please be mindful of the following:
This is the time of year when we expect to see an increase in the number of respiratory illnesses in our community, including coughs, colds, sore throats, respiratory syncytial virus and influenza. This fall, we also saw a rise in pediatric pneumonia. If your child has a fever, a cough that is worsening or you have concerns that their “common cold” is something more, please take them to a medical provider for evaluation and diagnosis.
We are also seeing an increase in gastrointestinal viruses. Vomiting and diarrhea can lead to dehydration. It is important to stay hydrated when ill. GI viruses are very contagious, so it is important to follow these tips.
To help prevent the spread of illnesses:
- Look for signs of illness in your child.
- Keep children home when they are ill to prevent the illness from spreading to others. If your child has a fever, they should remain home until the fever has been gone for 24 hours (without fever-reducing medications) and they feel well enough to attend a full day of school.
- Keep children home when they are experiencing vomiting or diarrhea. They may return to school 24 hours after the last episode of vomiting and/or Diarrhea
- Teach your child how to stop the spread of illness by washing their hands often, covering their mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. For Gastrointestinal illnesses, washing hands with soap and water is the best practice, not hand sanitizer.
- Stay up-to-date on immunizations.
The last day to order yearbooks will be 4/20/2025. There are no exceptions.
Order now at https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/ (Yearbook ID: 1470025)
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Please let us know if your child/children will be returning to Lees Corner next year by filling out this short google form. It is very important that we have this information so that we are staffed appropriately for next school year. If you have multiple students at Lees Corner, please complete one form for each.
We request completion by Friday, March 28 Thanks so much!!
For questions or more information, please contact Jill Boddie at jwboddie@fcps.edu or 703-227-3500.
 We’ve got an engaging summer planned for your students!
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) office will offer two enrichment camps this summer - Tech Adventure Camp and CTE Summer Academy. For details on the activities we have planned, please read below.
All information can be found on our webpages! For Tech Adventure Camp go to bit.ly/FCPS_TAC. For CTE Summer Academy go to bit.ly/FCPS_CSA.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR ALL OUR ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS! Click here to register!
 March is Music in Our Schools Month! This week’s highlight is our BAND program!
Lees Corner boasts the LARGEST elementary band program in the Chantilly pyramid with 126 band students total this year! Our band classes are made up of 5th and 6th graders who meet once a week for one hour of instruction during the specials block with Mrs. Hill. Band students practice in different instrument sections to learn everything from the most basic fundamentals to advanced musical concepts including but not limited to reading music notation, embouchure, hand position, characteristic tone quality, articulation, intonation, dynamics, chromatics, scales and ensemble skills involving balance and blend. In January, our sixth graders were invited to participate in our annual Chantilly Band Day-a huge collaboration with the other elementary, middle, and high schools in the pyramid. This spring, we will have 16 students perform at the annual District XII Solo and Ensemble Festival in April. We are really looking forward to performing as the “Pep Band” at the Lees Corner vs Oak Hill basketball game at 6:00pm on April 11th at CHS, and our Band Spring Concert at 6:30pm on May 1st at Franklin Middle School! Hope to see you there! The best part about band is making music with your friends and having fun in band class! YOU can join our band when you reach 5th grade…come hear us play and start thinking about which instrument you’d like to try someday!
6th Grade Basketball Game
Volunteers Needed
- We need ONE volunteer lead to manage the rest of the volunteers on game day!
- Volunteer slots for game day are live here! We also need volunteers for the presale table the week before.
Family Movie Night Tonight!
 Preorder Pizza Here: https://leescornerpta.givebacks.com/store/items/1170878
*This is not a dropoff event! Parents must stay with their children. If you have children seeing two different movies, ensure you have adults for each room.
2025-2026 Elections
All positions are open for election every year! While we have slated candidates chosen by the Nomination Committee, anyone can run and be added to the ballot!
Slated Candidates:
- President: Torry Steele
- Vice President: Tara Fein
- Treasurer: Clarice Waters
- Secretary: Rebecca Cannie
We are also intending to open a Media Director position and Committee Lead Positions. These positions are perfect for someone who wants to play a bigger role in supporting our school without taking on a major board member position.
Committee Lead Positions:
- Student Enrichment
- Community Engagement
- Staff Support
- Fundraising
*More information about what these positions entail will be coming out soon but do not hesitate to reach out at leescornerpta@gmail.com if interested.
Find information from our latest PTA meeting here.
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