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🌟Principal's Message
🌟Wise Owl Way Positive Referrals
🌟Shrevewood Chorus, Band & Strings Concert - Dec. 15
🌟Book Fair
🌟Window for Full-Time AAP Referrals Closes on December 15
🌟Save the Date: Rising 7th Grade Course Registration Events
🌟VQB5 Participation
🌟Local Food Bank
🌟Shrevewood PTA News
🌟Family Resource
🌟Limited Early Release Days for Elementary Schools
🌟Ensuring Student Safety: Register for Volunteer FCPS
🌟Procedures for Joining Your Child for Lunch
🌟Cell Phone and Smart Watch Policy
🌟Student Birthday Policy
🌟Attendance
🌟School Meals and Free/Reduced Lunch Applications
🌟FCPS News
🌟Save the Date
Dear Shrevewood Families,
We hope you enjoyed a relaxing Thanksgiving Break filled with loved ones and favorite activities. We are excited for three full weeks of learning, celebrations, and fun here at school leading up to the Winter Break!
This week, our teachers engaged in professional development through math walkthroughs. They observed colleagues' lessons, providing a valuable opportunity to learn from one another. We are proud of the dedicated work happening across our school, and the positive impact it has on student learning.
Before the break, we celebrated one of our "Owl In" attendance incentives! Students from twelve different classes who achieved "Owl In" status for 15 days earned the chance to tape Mr. Reichard and me to the wall, successfully defying gravity! We are elated to share that our current chronic absenteeism rate is 9.2%! We continue to remain below our goal of 10% and a significant 3.1% lower than our rate at this time last school year. As cold and flu season approaches, we strongly encourage all students and families to take care of yourselves!
Sincerely,
Katie Vandawalker, Principal
Dan Reichard, Assistant Principal
- Rizawan E. (4th Grade)
- Jasper C. (2nd Grade)
- Nicol R.D. (4th Grade)
- Esther M. (2nd Grade)
- Winston L. (6th Grade)
- Samuel T. (6th Grade)
- Adheendra A. (2nd Grade)
- Emily D. (2nd Grade)
- Fawzan Omar (2nd Grade)
The 2025 Winter Music Concert for the Chorus, Strings, and 6th Grade Band will take place on Monday, December 15th, at 7:00 p.m. at Shrevewood Elementary School. Band students should plan to arrive at Shrevewood by 6:15 p.m. Chorus and strings students should arrive by 6:45 p.m. The Shrevewood Music department is looking forward to sharing some wonderful music with you soon!
Our Bookworm Central BOOK FAIR is coming soon! Students will visit the fair with their class during their regular weekly Library time from Friday, December 5, through Thursday, December 11. We’re skipping the wish lists this year, so there will be only one scheduled visit to the fair per class. Good news – students who wish to make additional purchases can return to the fair another day! Payment can be made via cash, check, card, or eWallet (click here to setup an eWallet for your student). On Tuesday, December 9, we will have a Family Shopping Night when the fair will be open until 7:00 p.m. It’s a great chance to see other families in our community, get some holiday shopping done, and help our school’s library add titles to the collection for all to enjoy.
Parents and guardians of students in grades 2-7 who would like their student to be considered for full-time Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) services must submit the AAP Full-Time Referral Form to April Done (ardone@fcps.edu) no later than December 15, 2025.
Each year, families can submit a referral for full-time AAP services any time from the first day of school through December 15. No late referrals for full-time AAP services will be accepted.
Once a referral is received, our school will compile information related to the student. Then, a committee of six trained professionals from across the county will review the materials to determine eligibility for full-time AAP services.
Course registration for 7th grade begins in January! Families are invited to a Virtual Information Session on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 5:00 PM for an overview of Kilmer Middle School and course options, and an in-person Rising 7th Grade Curriculum Night on Thursday, Jan. 15 from 5:00–7:00 PM to meet teachers, attend information sessions, explore course options, and tour the school. Additional details will be shared by Kilmer before Winter Break!
FCPS is participating in Virginia Quality Birth to Five (VQB5). VQB5 is Virginia’s system for measuring and supporting quality in early childhood programs so children enter kindergarten ready to learn. VQB5 builds on health and safety standards by measuring the quality of teacher-child interactions and the use of the curriculum. Refer to “VQB5 for Families English/Spanish” for more information.
Timber Lane E.S. has invited Shrevewood families who are in need to participate in their family market. Market dates are listed below.
 
Deadline Extended for PTA Reflections Submissions!
LAST CALL for students to submit their work for the PTA Reflections contest! Whether they love to dance, write, compose music, take photos, or paint, we want to see their creativity shine! The theme this year is “I belong.” Head over to the PTA Reflections contest page on our website for more details.
Deadline has been extended to THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5!
Where to Submit: Complete this entry form. Then upload it HERE.
Questions? Contact Taylor and Ben Powell at reflections@shrevewoodpta.org.
Book Fair
The Bookworm Central BOOK FAIR starts tomorrow! Students will visit the fair with their class during their regular weekly Library time from Friday, December 5, through Thursday, December 11. We’re skipping the wish lists this year, so there will be only one scheduled visit to the fair per class. Good news – students who wish to make additional purchases can return to the fair another day! Payment can be made via cash, check, card, or eWallet (click here to setup an eWallet for your student). On Tuesday, December 9, we will have a Family Shopping Night when the fair will be open until 7:00 p.m. It’s a great chance to see other families in our community, get some holiday shopping done, and help our school’s library add titles to the collection for all to enjoy.
Mystery Literacy Night
Calling all student detectives! A "whodunnit" mystery has taken over our school, and we need your family's help to solve it. Join us on Tuesday, December 9, from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. for a Mystery Literacy Night! You're invited to a night of puzzles, clues, and reading adventures. Do you have what it takes to solve the mystery? The Book Fair will be open at the same time, so solve a mystery and find your next great read, all in one night. See you there, detectives!
Volunteers Needed
Book Fair
The Book Fair is coming! We are looking for volunteers to help make the Book Fair a great experience for all. No experience is necessary. and there are lots of ways to pitch in. Check out the book fair signup genius to find slots for set-up, take-down, cashier, or helping students as they find great titles. Thank you for your support of the fair!
Literacy Night
Want to be part of the fun at our Mystery Literacy Night on Tuesday, December 9? We need volunteers for setup, check-in, activity stations (all materials provided), and cleanup. It's a great way to support our students! Student service hours available for middle and high school students. Sign up here!
Shrevewood Shares Gift Card Drive
As we approach Winter Break, we know that expenses often rise while access to school resources pauses. Shrevewood Shares is our community effort to ensure Shrevewood families have the support they need during the upcoming weeks.
We are collecting $25 and $50 gift cards (ALDI, Lidl, Target, Walmart, and VISA) to help families with groceries, warm clothing, and essentials.
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Drop Off: Front Office (labeled "Shrevewood Shares c/o Juanita Baptiste")
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Deadline: Friday, December 12, so the cards can be distributed before Winter Break
If you have any questions, please email Emily Gillotte at esgillotte@gmail.com.
We are grateful for your generosity and your charitable donation.
Check out this YouTube playlist which includes read alouds of stories in English and Spanish!
Three-hour early release days for Shrevewood E.S. will include:
- December 10
- February 18
- March 18
- April 22
- May 13
Read more about early release Wednesdays on the FCPS 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.
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.
For full details, visit the Volunteer FCPS website or contact our Volunteer Point of Contact, Pilar Quintero Flores, pjquinterofl@fcps.edu, with questions.
We are excited to open our cafeteria for parents and guardians to join their children for lunch at school! We know how much you value connecting with your child, and this is a great chance to share a special moment during the school day.
If you'd like to have lunch with your child, please follow these steps:
- Enter at Door 1 and report to the Main Office.
- Using a government issued photo ID, sign-in and receive a visitor sticker.
- Wear the visitor sticker at all times.
- Report directly to the cafeteria.
- Enjoy lunch with your child(ren).
- Return to the main office to check-out using your visitor sticker.
- Please don't visit the classroom or recess, so our daily schedule and routines can continue without interruption for our students.
- Please do not bring fast food for lunch.
- Please do not bring any food to share with other children due to safety protocols and allergies.
Please remind your child that FCPS is phone-free! For elementary school students, this means:
- Smart watches that serve a dual purpose may be worn, but the phone features (texting, internet viewing, and calls) are to be off when phone use is prohibited.
- Cell phones and personal devices (airpods, earbuds, headsets, other items connected to the internet) must be off and away for the entire school day (bell to bell).
If you need to reach your child during the school day, please call our main office. Learn more about FCPS’ cell phone and personal device policy.
As an administrative team and school, we will be recognizing and honoring our students' birthdays monthly. For the safety of all students and staff in our building and to limit the amount of classroom disruptions, please do not send in food or toys for your child's birthday.
Our goal is to partner with families to help minimize the number of days students are absent. Getting your student into the habit of daily attendance helps reduce stress and makes it easier to connect with friends and teachers. We understand that each year presents different extenuating circumstances that lead to missed days. However, we hope to increase communication in regards to absences to reduce impact on your child’s well-being. FCPS has created a Health Flyer for Parents indicating when a parent should keep their child home from school. Please review FCPS Attendance Policies and resources to encourage regular school attendance.
Parents/legal guardians can report up to two consecutive absences through SIS ParentVUE. Learn more about attendance reporting through ParentVUE HERE. Families can also report absences by emailing shrevewoodelem.attendance@fcps.edu or calling 703-645-6666 before 10:00 a.m. each day.
Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, students will enter their student ID number as their cafeteria PIN at the cash register to receive their meals. You can access your student’s ID number via ParentVUE.
Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast will be $1.75. Lunch will be $3.25. Money can be added to your child(ren)’s accounts using www.myschoolbucks.com. You may also write a check to Shrevewood Food Services and deliver it to our Food Services Manager. During the school year, you can find the menu for breakfast and lunch at https://linqconnect.com/public/menu/ESSF44.
Free and Reduced-Price Status
Students eligible for free or reduced-price meals will continue to receive these benefits through the end of September. A new application must be completed each new school year. Forms are available online now: https://www.fcps.edu/frm. Applications are accepted at any time, but we encourage you to apply or renew your application before the end of September. Call (703) 813-4800 if you need help. This application must be completed for eligible students to receive free meals.
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Tech Tips for Families
- View Your Child's Graduation Status
- CTE/Academy Fair
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving this weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
⭐Book Fair⭐
Dec. 5-11
⭐Mystery Literacy Night⭐
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
⭐3 Hour Early Release⭐
Wednesday, Dec. 10
⭐Winter Concert⭐
Monday, Dec. 15
⭐Winter Break⭐
Dec. 22- Jan. 3
(No school for students or staff)
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