 We are excited to invite all families to join us for Thanksgiving Lunch on Thursday, November 13. Lunches are free for all Cameron students, and $5 for all family members. Please arrive 10 minutes before the start of your child's grade level lunch to purchase a lunch ticket.
10:45-11:30 Handy, Hill, Asif, Mensah (Cafeteria)
10:45-11:30 Priftis, Cubacub (Gym)
10:50-11:35 Butcher, Cirillo (Gym)
11:05-11:50 Hess, Kovalcik (Cafeteria)
11:10-11:55 Chess, Ingeholm (Cafeteria)
11:20-12:05 Glass, Mitchell (Gym)
11:25-12:10 Balaga, Brusick (Gym)
11:55-12:40 Walsh, Mugasia (Cafeteria)
12:00-12:45 Quiroga, Gonzales (Cafeteria)
12:30-1:15 Synk, Chambers (Gym)
12:35-1:20 Harrison, Thompson (Gym)
12:50-1:35 Flores, Akter (Cafeteria)
12:55-1:40 Vivar, Snow (Cafeteria)
1:25-2:10 Roegner, Woods (Gym)
1:30-2:15 Redmond, Pedley (Gym)
🦃We hope to see you Thursday!
📕View Your Child's Benchmark Assessments
This week, our Reading Specialist, Ms. Gillies, hosted a Town Hall about Benchmark literacy assessments. If you were not able to attend, please see the following resources to better support your student in literacy.
Literacy Town Hall Presentation - Slide deck from the presentation, including frame of reference for test scores, and the #1 suggestion for supporting reading comprehension at home.
Viewing Your Child's Test Results - Directions for signing in to your child's Schoology account to get to Benchmark and review the assessment.
Please reach out to Caroline Weber (cweber@fcps.edu) if you have issues accessing your child's Schoology account, and Natalie Gillies (njgillies@fcps.edu) if you have questions about the assessments or literacy instruction.
November Is National Family Engagement Month
Family Engagement Month is a time to remember that parents and caregivers are children’s first and most important teachers, advocates, and nurturers.
The FCPS Family Academy supports the continued success and well-being of each and every student within the FCPS community. The Academy offers a variety of positive and engaging learning opportunities and meaningful connections to transform the FCPS experience into a welcoming environment for all families.
FCPS Family Café Series: Support Your Child’s Growth and Learning
The FCPS Family Academy announces the launch of a monthly series called the FCPS Family Café. These fun and helpful sessions are designed to keep families informed and involved in their child’s education. At Family Café, parents are key partners in helping children succeed. Click on a topic below to register to attend.
✨ FCPS’ 2023-30 Strategic Plan Pillar B: Vibrant Home, School, and Community Partnerships, reminds us to empower families through trusting partnerships that sustain a safe, inclusive culture for learning.
📚 Finishing Up Uncovering Characters in Language Arts 📚
Benchmark Unit 2 in Language Arts is coming to a close! Over the last several weeks, our students have learned, read, and written about different characters in stories and their own personal sense of character.
Connect with your child’s learning at school with these fun questions and hands-on activities at home:
- Question: How does the way you act change the way you think about yourself?
- Activity: Draw a new cover for a favorite book featuring the main character in a key moment.
At the end of the unit, your child will take their unit magazine home. The magazine includes an activity calendar with fun ways to help students build on what they’re learning at each grade level. You can also find information on how to support your child’s reading at home on the Benchmark Families website.
Volunteer Registration Update
Due to the overwhelming response from our community, FCPS is temporarily pausing fingerprint requirements for most Level 3 volunteers.
If you are scheduled for an upcoming fingerprinting appointment, please cancel your appointment unless you are a mentor, host parent, or non-parent volunteer having frequent, direct, and unsupervised contact with students, which will still require fingerprinting. FCPS will be charged if individuals miss a fingerprinting appointment without canceling in advance.
Those who have already been fingerprinted will be processed to be eligible for all Level 3 opportunities.
Field trip chaperone opportunities will now be classified as Level 2 (not requiring a background check).
To ensure continuous safety, all new volunteers are required to sign a Volunteer Certification Statement. This statement is a legal attestation confirming you have no history of violent felonies, physical/sexual crimes against children, or crimes of moral turpitude.
Want to volunteer? Visit Volunteer FCPS to find and sign up for volunteer opportunities. Contact Volunteers@fcps.edu with any questions.
Tutoring Resources for Families
Some families may be looking for additional resources to help support their child’s academic success. The FCPS Family Resource Center (FRC) maintains a list of FCPS employees who hold a valid Virginia teaching credential and who are available to hire as tutors. This list is a resource offered by the FRC, but families are responsible for contacting and working directly with the tutors. This list is not approved by FCPS and is only meant to be a resource to families.
FCPS also partners with Varsity Tutors to provide students and families with extra resources for learning. Every student can take advantage of Varsity Tutors' services, at no cost, including weekly live online classes, on-demand 24/7 chat tutoring, essay editing, and study resources such as recorded content, practice problems, and diagnostic tests.
Apply Anytime for Free and Reduced-Price Meals
Families are encouraged to apply for free and reduced-price meals at any time during the school year.
If your income changes — for example, due to a furlough, layoff, or job loss — you may become newly eligible. Once approved, your benefits stay active for the rest of the school year and for the first 30 days of the next school year.
Students who qualify for free and reduced-price meals or attend a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school receive free breakfast and lunch every school day. It’s a great way to make your food budget go further and save time from packing meals. Learn more about FCPS Food and Nutrition.
Impact of Federal Shutdown on Local Community
Fairfax County is home to around 80,000 federal employees and thousands of federal contractors. Its Federal Workforce Resource Hub is intended to help navigate current and future issues for residents, government employees, active military/veterans, contractors, nonprofits, and businesses who may be affected by actions, changes, or disruptions to federal services or employment.
Find more community resources available to families.
Every Day Is a Stepping Stone to Success
Attendance is an important life skill that will help your child later in life. It’s a good habit to build now that will help them graduate on time and help them with time management. Parents and families can play a big role in helping kick-start good attendance habits.
Please take a look at the FCPS Calendar. Try to schedule any trips or family events on weekends and school holidays. Keep in mind that absences add up quickly. Students who are absent 10% of the school year (or just two days per month) are considered “chronically absent.”
When possible, schedule appointments for your child outside of school hours. If your child needs to miss school because of an illness or appointment, you must report the absence to our school. Visit our Attendance webpage for more information.
No School Nov 11 Veterans Day
Tuesday, November 11, is a holiday and schools will be closed for students. Cameron thanks the veterans in our community for their service today and every day.
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Early Release at 1:05pm Nov 12
There will be a 3 hour early release on Wednesday, November 12. We will follow the same dismissal plan as the last early release. If you had previously chosen for your child to stay until 4:05pm but would like to change them to dismiss at 1:05pm, please message the teacher on Talking Points or contact the office 703-329-2100.
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Important Dates
Nov 11: No School, Veterans Day
Nov 12: Early Release at 1:05pm
Nov 12: AAP Referral Meeting, 6-7pm, Cafeteria
Nov 13: Thanksgiving Lunch
Nov 15: Free Market at City Side Bus Stop, 10:30-11:30am
Nov 17: Breakfast with Families for our Special Education Students, 8:30-9am
Nov 17: PTA Meeting, 7pm, Virtual
Nov 18: Edison Pyramid Family Life Education Info Session, 5:30-6:30pm
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