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Dear Lynbrook Families,
As we head into the holiday break, I want to wish you and your family a joyful, restful, and meaningful time together. This season is a wonderful opportunity to slow down, reconnect, and enjoy special moments with your children.
During the break, we encourage families to continue supporting students at home by keeping consistent routines when possible. Helping children get enough sleep, spending time reading together, practicing basic math skills, or even building something creatively at home all support learning in powerful ways. Learning does not stop just because school is closed, and these small moments truly matter.
Winter Break Learning with Summit K12
We also encourage students to continue practicing with Summit K12 during winter break. Students should aim to use Summit K12 for at least 20 minutes a day, three days per week. This short and consistent practice helps students maintain skills and build confidence. Summit K12 can be accessed through Clever, and students who participate will be recognized with an incentive when we return from break. Thank you for supporting your child’s learning at home.
Student Devices at Home
Please remember to help students use their school devices responsibly during the break. Devices should be used for academic purposes only. We shared an email earlier today outlining expectations for safe and responsible use, and we appreciate your partnership in reinforcing these expectations at home.
As we close out the calendar year, I want to thank you for your continued support, trust, and partnership. We are grateful for all you do to support your children and our Lynbrook community. Have a happy holiday and a happy New Year. We are excited to welcome students back refreshed and ready to learn in the new year.
 When you read to or otherwise engage our youngest students, you’re not only sharing your knowledge and experience, you’re sharing the most precious commodity of all – your time. GrandInvolve volunteers help connect the community to local schools by helping teachers so that vulnerable students can achieve and maintain grade level skills. Our volunteers provide much needed support for school activities that help parents and families get more involved in their school.
Do you want to make a difference in children's lives?
The GrandInvolve program supports the education of our most vulnerable populations through classroom volunteering, building intergenerational relationships between our younger and older community members.
GrandInvolve volunteers engage in a variety of ways with students as:
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Reading Volunteers - listening to students reading, discussing books with students, encouraging reading comprehension and interest in reading.
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Math Volunteers - facilitating math skills games for individuals and/or small groups.
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SEL Volunteers - providing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) support to build students' confidence in a school setting.
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Kindergarten Readiness Volunteers - helping students develop concentration, focus skills, fine motor skills, and classroom behavior, and may assist with reading readiness exercises.
- Volunteers may assist with language support, special projects, games, working with small groups or presenting on special topics.
Reid Reflects: State Standards and the FCPS Budget StoryIn her latest Weekly Reflections, Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid thanked every member of our community for supporting FCPS as it remains fully accredited. Referencing a news release on accreditation, Dr. Reid noted how FCPS needs funding to support and maintain this excellence.
As we shared last week, [School Name] was recognized as being [Distinguished/On Track/etc.]
Visit the Budget Story webpage to learn more about the FCPS budget and the funding challenges that schools across Virginia, not just FCPS, face because of outdated state funding formulas.Read more of Dr. Reid’s Weekly Reflections.
Make Your Voice Heard!
Look for opportunities to share your ideas about funding public education and encourage your neighbors, friends, and community members to follow the FCPS budget process. Several key decision dates and engagement opportunities are listed below:
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Thursday, December 18, 2025 - The Virginia Governor introduced the Fiscal Year 2026 state budget.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026, beginning at 10 a.m. - There will be virtual regional public hearings on the governor’s proposed 2026-28 biennial state budget.
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Thursday, January 22, 2026 - Dr. Reid will present the proposed FCPS budget to the School Board.
Visit the FCPS budget webpage for more information.
Winter Break Literacy Adventures
Engaging in literacy activities during winter break helps students maintain the reading, writing, and speaking skills they built during the first half of the school year. Even a little daily practice, such as these 10 fun family activities, helps ensure students return to school confident and ready to continue growing in literacy.
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