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From the Principals’ Desk
Welcome back, Eagles! We hope you and your families had a restful and joyful winter break. It has been wonderful to see our students return with smiles, stories to share, and excitement about being back together as a learning community.
As we settle back into routines, we want to emphasize our continued focus on literacy. Reading skills are foundational to success across all subjects, and the partnership between school and home makes a powerful difference. Whether it’s reading together at bedtime, talking about a favorite book, or encouraging your child to read independently, those moments at home truly support the work happening in our classrooms. Thank you for being such important partners in helping our Eagles grow as confident readers.
We look forward to a strong start to 2026 and to all the learning ahead.
With appreciation,
April Martin, Proud Principal & Kassandra Flading, Assistant Principal
🦅 SOAR Shout-Outs
Want a quick way to recognize an employee or team? Share an FCPS CARES! Families, colleagues, and students are all invited to submit. The FCPS CARES is automatically sent to the recipient(s) and their supervisor, and is posted on fcps.edu. Additionally, each month one school in our region wins a staff celebration party from HR. Encourage your community to show our staff that their hard work is appreciated!
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✨ Literacy Spotlight
What’s happened in Pre-K Reading and Writing?
FCPS Goal 3: Academic Growth and Excellence: Benchmark
Pre-K’s Quarterly Focus
Students will gain a sense of self within school and home.
This quarter, our Pre-K students are building strong early literacy skills through listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. Children are practicing comprehension and phonological awareness by enjoying stories, sharing ideas, recognizing sounds in words, and expressing themselves through drawings and early writing. These experiences help lay the foundation for confident communication, future reading, and a love of learning.
What’s happened in Kindergarten Reading and Writing this week?
FCPS Goal 3: Academic Growth and Excellence: Benchmark
 Kindergarten Unit 4 Essential Question
Why do people tell stories?
In this unit, students read and compare stories written by several authors to explore different writing styles and purposes. Through characters and their adventures, students learn how stories can entertain, teach lessons, and show how families and friends care for one another.
➕ Math Spotlight
What’s happened in Kindergarten Math?
FCPS Goal 3: Academic Growth and Excellence: Student Centered Engagement
 Kindergarten Unit 5 Focus for This Week:
In this unit, students are revisiting the numeracy skills introduced in Quarter 1. They are applying what they have learned about numbers and counting up to 30, with a special focus on exploring teen numbers. Students continue to practice and strengthen their understanding of number relationships by decomposing the number 5 and begin early exploration of how numbers can be broken apart to make 10. These activities help build a strong foundation for future math learning.
What’s happened in Pre-K math this week?
FCPS Goal 3: Academic Growth and Excellence: Student Centered Engagement
 Pre-K Focus for This Week
Our Pre-K classes have been buzzing with excitement as students dive into fun, hands-on math learning during center time! The children have been practicing one-to-one correspondence and building number recognition skills for numbers one through ten, all while playing and exploring. They’ve also been busy creating colorful patterns and showing off their creativity. In addition, our young learners became little mathematicians by collecting data, conducting surveys, and turning their results into graphs. It’s been wonderful to see their curiosity, confidence, and joy shine as they learn through play!
🏡 Community Corner
As we return from break, we want to share an important health reminder. Fairfax County is currently experiencing very high levels of flu and flu-like illness, particularly among children. To help reduce the spread of illness in our school community, families are encouraged to reinforce healthy habits at home, including:
- Frequent handwashing
- Covering coughs and sneezes
- Keeping students home when they are sick
- Practicing good hygiene and rest
These tips come from the Fairfax County Health Department and help keep our students and staff healthy and ready to learn. Thank you for your continued care and cooperation as we work together to support the well-being of our entire SEES community.
Dates & Reminders
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January 14: Coffee & Conversation for Parents/Guardians. 9:30 a.m., SEES Cafeteria. Topic: Lifestyle Changes to Maximize Brain Health. Learn how everyday habits—movement, food, sleep, stress, and environment—directly influence memory, focus, and emotional regulation. This session highlights simple, realistic changes families and educators can use to support long-term brain health.
- January 16: SCA Spirit Day - 6-7 Day!
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January 19: Holiday - Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday. School is closed for staff and students.
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January 23: SCA Spirit Day - Vocabulary Day! Dress like a word on the spelling bee list.
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January 28: Two-hour early release/End of 2nd quarter. All students will be release at 2:05 p.m.
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January 29 and 30: Teacher Workdays. School is closed for students.
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February 6: SCA Spirit Day - Spring vs. Winter (despite the groundhog's choice).
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February 11: Coffee & Conversation for Parents/Guardians. 9:30 a.m., SEES Cafeteria. Topic: Sleep Habits. This session explains how sleep works, why it often breaks down, and which habits make the biggest difference in sleep quality. You will leave with practical, science-based strategies to improve rest for themselves and their families.
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February 12: PTA's We Love Bingo! Details coming soon.
- February 13: SCA Spirit Day - Hearts and Ribbons
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February 16: Holiday - Washington's Birthday and Presidents' Day. School is closed for staff and students.
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February 17: Teacher Workday. School is closed for students.
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February 20: SCA Spirit Day - Jersey Day (in honor of the Winter Olympics)
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February 25: Three Hour Early Release. Students will be dismissed at 1:05 p.m. unless we have already received notification from their families that they should stay until 4:05 p.m.
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February 26: Coffee & Conversation for Parents/Guardians. 9:30 a.m., SEES Cafeteria. Topic: Summer camps, programs, and activities.
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February 27: SCA Spirit Day - Dress Like a SOARing Eagle (more details to come).
Click here to see the full 2025-2026 FCPS calendar.
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