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Field Day Fun!
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From the Principals’ Desk
Happy Booktober finale, Eagles! What an incredible month of reading, creativity, and community. From our Literacy Night and Book Fair to daily classroom celebrations, students have shown that reading truly brings stories—and imagination—to life. Our Read-a-Fun fundraiser is still going strong through November 7. Please encourage your students to log those reading hours.
As we turn the page into November, we’ll continue focusing on gratitude, community, and connection. Thank you for all you do to support literacy at home and for helping make SEES a place where every student feels seen, supported, and inspired to learn.
With gratitude,
April Martin, Proud Principal, & Kassandra Flading, Assistant Principal
🦅 SOAR Shout-Outs
- Shout out to Ms. Fagan’s class for showing Support and Responsibility while in the hallway!
- Thank you to our patrols for helping our younger Eagles stay safe and organized during arrival and dismissal.
✨ Literacy Spotlight
What’s happened in Kindergarten reading this week?
FCPS Goal 3: Academic Growth and Excellence: Benchmark
 Kindergarten Unit 2 Essential Question
How are characters different?
In this unit, students read and compare selections with varied characters to analyze how people are different.
✨ Math Spotlight
What’s happened in Pre-K grade math this week?
FCPS Goal 3: Academic Growth and Excellence: Student Centered Engagement
 Pre-K Focus for this week
Our youngest learners are SOARing in math! This week, our Pre-K students have been busy developing early math skills through hands-on exploration and play. They’re practicing counting aloud to 10 and using one-to-one correspondence to find out how many objects are in sets of up to five. They're also learning to analyze simple data and respond to questions about picture graphs. In addition, our mathematicians are sorting and matching objects by shape, size, and color—building foundational skills for future problem-solving.
Field Day Appreciation
A huge THANK YOU to all our amazing Field Day volunteers! We couldn’t have pulled off such a fun, action-packed day without your help. From cheering on the kids to keeping the stations running smoothly, you brought the energy and smiles that made the day unforgettable. We truly appreciate your time, teamwork, and great attitudes. Thanks again for making it such a fantastic day for our students! We were super lucky with the beautiful weather and just as lucky to have such great volunteers.
Thank you,
Mr. Dexter and Mr. Donnelly
Dates & Reminders:
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October 10 to November 7: PTA's Read-A-Fun fundraiser. Please see the flyer from the previous Friday Folder for details or reach out to Amy Garcia, PTA Read-A-Fun chair, at acj4e@yahoo.com.
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October 15 to November 5: Outstanding Employee Award Nominations Open. See below for details.
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October 25 to November 5: SEES SCA Food Drive to benefit ECHO. See flyer below for details.
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October 27: Fall Picture Retakes. This will be for students who were not here on our first picture day or who have been recently enrolled. It is also an option for families who were not satisfied with their child's original photo - just send the photo proof/package back to school with your child on October 27 and their picture will be retaken.
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October 28: PTA's Fall Bingo. See flyer in today's Friday Folder for details.
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October 30: SCA Spirit Day - Book Character Day! Dress up as your favorite book character and celebrate a love of reading. Costumes should be school-appropriate and comfortable. No masks or weapons are allowed. As always, there is no obligation to participate and, of course, school colors (blue and gold) are a great option on any spirit day!
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October 31: End of 1st Quarter - Two Hour Early Dismissal. All students are dismissed at 2:05 p.m.
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November 3 and 4:Teacher Workdays. School is closed for students.
- November 7: SCA Spirit Day: Twin Day!
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November 10: FLE Family Preview Night at SEES. See below for details.
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November 11: Veterans Day. School is closed for staff and students.
- November 14: SCA Spirit Day: Jersey Day!
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November 20: Thanksgiving Luncheon. Details coming soon.
- November 21: SCA Spirit Day: Dress Like a Turkey!
Click here to see the full 2025-2026 FCPS calendar.
Outstanding Employee Awards
Nominations will be open October 15, 2025 for the Outstanding Employee Awards! To submit a nomination for a Springfield Estates Elementary School Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please consider who you may want to nominate now. A google link will be coming soon. You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (one individual may only nominate one employee per category.)
All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in one more of the criteria for that award category. The google form link has more information regarding the criteria for each of these awards. The eligibility requirements are below.
Outstanding Teacher
Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category
Outstanding New Teacher
Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category
Outstanding Principal
Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a building principal (in any school/school district)
Outstanding New Principal
Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a building principal (in any school/school district)
Outstanding Leader
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in their current position as a Schedule-C or School-Based Administrator scale employee (that is not the building principal) at their current location
Common positions in this category: Assistant and Associate Principals, Director of Student Activities, Director of Student Services
Outstanding Professional Employee
Eligibility: At least one year experience in current position as a Schedule-B employee or other non-instructional employee in a school that supports school leadership at their current location
Common positions in this category: School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Assessment Coach, Career Center Specialist, Instructional Coach, After-School Specialist, MTSS Coordinator, Psychologist, Social Worker, School Counselor, Safety and Security Specialist, Resource Teachers that serve in an administrative role in a school, Special Education Department Chairs that teach less than 50% of their time, Reading Specialists that do not have a regular course load/do not give grades
Outstanding Operational Employee
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position as Schedule-A or Classroom Instructional Support Scale employee at their current location
Common positions in this category: Administrative and Office Staff, Safety and Security Assistant, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, IA, PHA, PHTA, All Parent Liaisons
The deadline to submit a nomination is November 5, 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact Terri Lee at telee@fcps.edu.
From FCPS
Impact Aid
✅ Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available in SIS ParentVUE under Online Packets, which is in the upper right corner of the screen after logging in. Please complete it as soon as possible. We will provide paper forms to families who have not completed the survey in ParentVUE starting Wednesday, November 12.
Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household is important. This year, FCPS expects to receive approximately $4 million in Impact Aid funding. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For more information, visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page.
Register for ParentVUE
Learn how to activate your SISParentVUE account, so you can easily submit your survey and have access to other helpful information about your child.
Technical support for using ParentVUE or submitting the survey online is available by submitting a Parent Support Request ticket. Select SISParent in the Application dropdown menu and type “Federal Impact Aid Survey” in the Issue Description section. You may also call the Parent Technology Help Desk at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS).
SIS ParentVUE End-of-Quarter Closure
The Gradebook in SIS ParentVUE and StudentVUE will be closed for the end of the first quarter from Friday, October 31, 4 p.m. to Monday, November 10, 6 a.m. Activate your ParentVUE account to easily access grade reports.
Bond Referendum
🏗️ How Bond Projects Are Selected
Each year, the School Board and FCPS staff members work with the community to develop an updated, five-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for school building and renovation projects. To develop the CIP, the school system assesses changes in expected enrollments, academic programs, and facility conditions to determine priorities for new construction, renovations, and other capital facility projects. The School Board then evaluates the affordability of these school needs against other countywide requirements to determine the bond proposal.
Because of this, while FCPS and the School Board generally try to follow the CIP, changes can be made year-over-year depending on the evolving needs of the school division.
The School Board is committed to protecting the community’s investment in schools and other buildings, which have a combined present value approaching $9 billion. Not only do these facilities wear out over time, but they also become outdated, both technologically and instructionally. FCPS renovates its schools to ensure that students, countywide, have effective and efficient learning environments to thrive and grow.
Read more about the FCPS 2025 Bond Referendum. Learn more about registering to vote. Make a voting plan and vote on Tuesday, November 4.
📍 October Community Boundary Review Meetings FCPS’ October community boundary review meetings are underway. Each of the 12 meetings will focus on two pyramids. Our pyramid will be covered at the meeting on Friday, October 24, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Lewis High School, (Edison and Lewis Pyramids) in person or virtual. Register by clicking “in person” or “virtual,” based on how you would like to participate.
At the meeting, the consultant will present the latest draft boundary map (Scenario 4) and potential changes specific to our pyramid and the [Insert the pyramid your school is partnered with]. Participants will also be invited to ask questions.
If you are unable to attend the meeting for our pyramid, you are welcome to attend any meeting that is convenient.
View the list of October boundary meetings.
Visit the Comprehensive Boundary Review webpage for more information.
FLE Family Preview Night
Students in grades K-6 participate in Family Life Education (FLE) instruction through their classroom teacher. Students in Kindergarten through grade three receive instruction in an emotional and social health unit. Students in grades 4-6 receive instruction in a human growth and development unit and an emotional and social health unit. For more information about the FCPS Family Life Education program, please see the detailed grade-level program descriptions at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-family-life-education-fle.
In addition, grade level-specific curriculum lessons are available for review in multiple locations.
- Online in Schoology - includes lessons and media titles that FCPS has streaming rights for. Any additional media or book titles that are not streamed are available at your child’s school library. Parents/guardians login to Schoology using the same username and password as their Student Information System (SIS) Parent account.
- Your child’s school. Please contact the school to schedule a time to review lessons and/or media.
- City of Fairfax Regional Library – lessons only. Media is not available.
You are invited to attend an evening opportunity to preview the Family Life Education media and lessons and to talk with school staff about the program. The meeting will be held on Monday, November 10th at 5pm in the library. All program materials and media for all grade levels will be available for your review at this time.
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