Panther Press: August 28

Parents, get ready! Our Back to School Night is Wednesday, September 3rd, from 5:30-6:45 PM! 🏫✏️ This is your chance to meet teachers, learn about the curriculum, and see your child's classroom. We can't wait to see you there! 👋

While we anticipate that most students will be dismissed at 12:25pm on limited early release Wednesdays, we recognize that some families may require childcare. These students will be supervised by instructional staff. No new instruction will take place, as after-school care is strictly supervision.

Elementary school parents and caregivers should log in to the Parent Digital Consent system to review and provide consent to a variety of resources and services including Early Release Wednesday Childcare.

• OPT IN if you require childcare on our limited early release Wednesdays.
• OPT OUT if your child will go home (or to childcare arranged with SACC or another provider) at the early release time. 

Families need to make their selection in the Parent Digital Consent system by Monday, August 25, to receive care for all early release Wednesdays. If a family needs to change their selection, they should notify our front office one week in advance.

Providence's first Early Release Wednesday September 17th.

Read more about early release Wednesdays on the FCPS website

Everything You Need to Do Through SIS ParentVUE

Don’t forget your back-to-school forms and checklists! Make sure you have a SIS ParentVUE account for your family and log in to find important forms and updates. 

If you do not have a ParentVUE account, contact your child’s school for an activation code and follow the directions on the SIS ParentVUE Account webpage. 

Complete Permission Forms Today
Families can easily grant permission for their children to access a variety of school resources through the Parent Digital Consent system. Opt your child in or out of online educational tools and choose how student information is managed.

Visit FCPS’ Parent Digital Consent webpage to access the system.

Watch this video to see how to use the tool.

 At Providence ES, our volunteers are a vital part of our school community. We deeply value the time and care they give to our students. 

Recent updates to our volunteer process focus on one primary goal: keeping students safe.

These updates — such as checks against the sex offender registry and, in some cases, criminal background checks — are safety measures that will help us maintain a secure and supportive learning environment for every student in our care. 

We encourage all our parents and community members interested in supporting our students by volunteering at school to visit Volunteer FCPS, click “Learn More,” and then “Sign Up.” After you create a profile, you will view an orientation video and complete a volunteer application. 

Volunteer FCPS ensures a safe, consistent, and welcoming environment at all of our schools. All volunteers must be registered in Volunteer FCPS. This includes individuals who volunteer to chaperone on field trips, work at book fairs, and help out regularly in classrooms, libraries, or cafeterias. Volunteers who work unsupervised with students will also be required to undergo a background check.

We understand these changes may seem disruptive, especially for long-time volunteers. Our intent is to ensure that our students feel safe and supported with each and every person they encounter at school.

As a reminder, all volunteers — and visitors to a school — are required to sign in by scanning their ID at our visitor kiosk. Visit the Volunteer FCPS Frequently Asked Questions page to learn more. 

Stay connected with Providence! 🤝 Get all the latest updates, news, and info sent straight to your inbox with our weekly newsletters and delivered in our electronic Tuesday folders. Make sure to follow us on social media for reminders and highlights of the week!

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Electronic Tuesday Folders:  Need a ParentVUE account.  If you need help setting up your account, please contact the main office.