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☎️ Parent Information Phone Lines Available in Eight Languages
Parents/caregivers who speak Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Spanish, Urdu, or Vietnamese may call a telephone information line for general information about FCPS. View the list of phone numbers.
Upcoming Events
Be sure to bookmark the FCPS school year calendar to keep track of school holidays, breaks, and observances.
FOOD INSECURITY...
Are you and your family suffering from food insecurity? Franconia ES can help. Use this link to share your contact information and our Family Liaison will reach out to you to discuss your needs.
INTERESTED IN DONATING?
We are looking for donations of gift cards, in any amount, for grocery stores such as:
- Giant
- Safeway
- Aldi
- Trader Joes
- Amazon Fresh
- Lidl
Please contact our Family Liaison, Ana Cruz.
Mobile: 571-328-4376
Email: accruzdemare@fcps.edu
OTHER RESOURCES:
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.
📝Window for Full-Time AAP Referrals Closes on December 15
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 Mrs. Glines (kjglines@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 trained professionals from across the county will review materials to determine eligibility for full-time AAP services.
Next Steps for Parents
Eligibility decisions are communicated by early April. Parents may request a copy of their child’s materials after February 20, 2026, by emailing Mrs. Glines
At the elementary level, referrals for subject-specific and part-time AAP are screened by the school at the end of current school year for services to begin next school year.
At the middle school level, honors courses are open to all students.
For more information, please visit the Advanced Academic Programs website.
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Girl Scout Troop 53110
Girl Scout troop 53110 (5th graders) is working to help beef up our food bank by holding a toiletry drive for Franconia families in need. Flyers went home in the Wednesday Folders and continues until Winter Break.
The grade with the most toiletries will win a Girl Scout cookie ice cream party. Please encourage your students to bring in toiletries. Each grade will have a white box in the hallway where students can place the collected toiletries.
Thank you for supporting the Girl Scouts and some of our students in need at Franconia.
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📅Future Franconia ES Early Release Dates
Please mark your calendars for the rest of our Early Release Days for this school year. Dismissal on these days is 12:30pm.
- February 18
- March 18
- April 22
- May 13
🎶❄️🎤Franconia’s Winter Concert
Wednesday, December 17th at 6:30 p.m. in the gym
Chorus, Strings, and Band performers should wear a festive, fun, tacky, creative winter sweater!
Chorus call time: 5:30 p.m. in the music room
Band / Strings call time: 6:00 in the gym
🛒PTA Five Below Fundraiser
🎁 Five Below Fundraiser Happening NOW– 12/8–12/14
Our Five Below Fundraiser is happening THIS week at the Kingstowne Shopping Center! Bring the red flyer with you anytime from 12/8 to 12/14 and 10% of your purchase will support the FES PTA and the programs we sponsor for our students.
Flyers went home in Wednesday Folders last week, and extra copies are available in the front office. Need a digital copy?
Email Kaitlin Baker at VP.Events@franconiapta.org and she’ll be happy to send you one!
📃Federal Impact Aid Survey
Please log into your ParentVue account and complete the survey
DUE MONDAY, DEC 15!
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.
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.
Marie Stewart
Student Information Assistant
Friends Forever!
VDOE VQB5 Guidelines Requirement
FCPS participates 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 curriculum.
Refer to “VQB5 for Families English/Spanish” for more information.
🏆FCPS Recognition Program
Fairfax County Public Schools has an established recognition program designed to honor outstanding teachers at school, pyramid, regional and county-wide levels. The following Franconia staff members have been recognized for school-level awards and will now be considered for pyramid-level recognition:
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Shannon Hodge, 5th grade teacher – Outstanding Teacher
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April Wise, 5th grade teacher – Outstanding New Teacher (1-3 years experience)
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Cassie Class, school psychologist – Outstanding Professional Employee
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Rachel Cotton, instructional assistant – Outstanding Operational Employee
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Brooke Nyland, Assistant Principal – Outstanding School Leader
Congratulations to all of our award winners, and thanks to all of our staff for their consistently outstanding performance!
📸Makeup/Retake Day images @ Franconia Elementary are now online
Hello Franconia Elementary Families
Retake/Makeup day images are now online. Families will have received a reminder email to view images from Victor O'Neill Studios.
If you do not see your email, please check spam folder. If you need help ordering/viewing contact underclass@vosphoto.com
Thank you !
Victor O'Neill Studio
BRYC GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL
Join us for our inaugural season spring 2026!
Girls Flag Football League - a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering league that provides opportunities for girls to get active, build skills, and have fun on the field!
Interested in volunteering to help launch this league?
Audra Gibson: audra.gibson7812@gmail.com
Sharon Bickmore: smi0466@gmail.com
Rupali Limaye: rjlimaye@gmail.com
❄️ Outdoor Activities
- Outdoor activities will not be held when the National Weather Service issues Extreme Cold and Wind Chill Advisories, Watches or Warnings.
- Wind Chill Advisory is issued by the NWS when the wind chill temperature is expected to fall between -5F and -20F.
- Wind Chill Warning is issued by the NWS when the Wind chill temperature is expected to fall to or below -20 F (for 3 hours).
- Absent an NWS declaration, there will be recess during cold spells, so please make sure your children are prepared to play outdoors (jackets, gloves, and hats).
📖 LIBRARY NEWS
READING CHALLENGES
Book Bingo Challenges, monthly
December Book Bingo
Find the kindergarten and 1st grade bingo board here.
Find the bingo board for all grades here.
Reminder that all November book bingo boards are due by Friday!
Million Word Challenge, lasts all year
Click here to find more information and the paper form.
Click here to submit your student’s books online with this form.
CONTACT:
Please contact the librarian, Debby Vandersande, any time at dmvandersand@fcps.edu.
December
14 - *Chanukah
🕎 Happy Chanukah to all in our community who celebrate! This Festival of Lights is an 8-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple, and the miracle of a small quantity of oil that lit the Temple's menorah for 8 days. #OurFCPS
Dec. 22-Jan 2 - *Winter Break
Newsletter: Winter Break (Student Holiday) As a reminder, winter break will be held Monday, December 22, to Friday, January 2. To help make sure you and your children have a restful break, we have asked that no homework be assigned during this time. Teachers may assign long-range assignments in the weeks ahead of the break, allowing students to practice time management skills, but no assignments will be due immediately following the break. We look forward to welcoming students back in the new year.
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