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From the Principals’ Desk
What a joyful week at SEES! 🎉
We had so much fun celebrating the 100th Day of School, marking an important milestone in our learning journey. From creative projects to classroom activities centered around the number 100, our students showed excitement, curiosity, and pride in how much they’ve grown this year. It’s hard to believe we’re already 100 days into such a wonderful school year!
We also had a fantastic turnout for Heart Bingo on Thursday evening. Thank you to our PTA and volunteers for organizing such a fun and engaging event for our families. It was wonderful to see students and families laughing, connecting, and enjoying time together as a school community.
Moments like these remind us how special SEES truly is—when learning and community come together, our Eagles soar.
With appreciation,
April Martin, Proud Principal & Kassandra Flading, Assistant Principal
Dates & Reminders
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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 19: Divisionwide Spirit Day - Wear tropical and bright clothes.
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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).
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March 5: Spring Picture Day. Details coming soon!
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March 17: Family Math Night. Details coming soon!
Click here to see the full 2025-2026 FCPS calendar.
📢 Get Ready for an Exciting Family Math Night!
Join us on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, from 4:30–5:30 PM for an evening of fun, learning, and math celebrations! 🥧✨ Families are invited to explore their student’s grade-level classrooms filled with engaging activities designed to build number sense and make math fun for everyone.
Students will enjoy: 🔢 Estimation Jars – Put your number sense to the test! 🎲 Exciting Math Games – Learn, play, and take a game home to enjoy together! 🧠 Number Sense Routines – Strengthen math skills while exploring and talking about numbers.
More details coming soon — mark your calendars. We can’t wait to see you there!
🦅 SOAR Shout-Outs
ST Math Progress
During the second quarter alone, our students solved 320,853 puzzles. That brings our total for the school year so far to 606,556 puzzles — and we are well on our way to surpassing one million puzzles solved this year.
Out of 565 students, 445 students met the goal of solving 500 puzzles, which means 79% of our students reached the second quarter challenge goal.
Six classes — Aburish, August, Bognar, Staples, Taylor, and Wines — had 100% of their students meet the goal. In addition, Fagan and Malachowski had 96% of students reach the goal, and Kumar and Sadaf were close behind at 95%.
For the first time ever, an entire grade level met the goal — third grade achieved 100% participation. This is a tremendous accomplishment and a testament to both teacher dedication and student perseverance.
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✨ Literacy Spotlight
What’s happened in Third Grade Reading this week?
FCPS Goal 3: Academic Growth and Excellence: Benchmark
 Third Grade Unit 5 Essential Question
What is the value of innovation?
In this unit, students read biographies of inventors and learn how their innovations and inventions solve real-world problems. They also read informational texts about communication technologies from the past and today. As they synthesize what they learn across texts, students explore the value of innovation and develop these key understandings: inventions are created to solve problems; technology shapes how we live, work, communicate, play, and learn; inventors build on the ideas of those who came before them; and technology helps connect people and cultures.
➕ Math Spotlight
What’s happened in Fourth Grade Math this week?
FCPS Goal 3: Academic Growth and Excellence - Student Centered Engagement
Fourth Grade Focus for This Week:
 Our fourth graders have been busy diving into the world of decimals! They are building a strong understanding of decimals through the thousandths place and have learned to read, write, compare, and order decimals using models and visual tools to truly make sense of the numbers.
Now, our fourth graders are soaring even higher as they explore estimation and practice adding and subtracting decimals to solve real-world problems. Their confidence and problem-solving skills continue to grow as they apply what they’ve learned in meaningful ways!
Home Connection:Look for decimals in everyday life! Ask your student to estimate totals while shopping, explain how they solved a problem, or notice decimals in money, measurements, and recipes. It’s a fun way to help their math skills soar!
Benchmark News
📚 Exploring Technology and Society in Language Arts 📚
Benchmark Unit 5 in Language Arts is about technology and how it can help us solve problems at home, school, and work. Students in K-5 will be learning about technology and society. Grade six students will learn about technology in the 21st century.
Connect with your child’s learning at school with these fun questions and hands-on activities at home:
- Question: If you could invent anything, what would it be?
- Activity: Talk to your child about what daily life was like before today’s advances in technology. Where would you go to find information? How did you stay in touch with friends and family? Ask your child if they think they would like living without modern technology.
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.
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🏡 Community Corner
Celebrating Black History Month
Rooted in Resilience: Echoes of Excellence
Families and community members are invited to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and uplift the voices shaping our future at FCPS’ Second Annual Black History Month Celebration. Rooted in Resilience: Echoes of Excellence will take place on Wednesday, February 25, at 6 p.m., at Carter G. Woodson High School.
The event will honor the rich history, strength, and contributions of the Black community through inspiring student performances and a powerful keynote address by Rev. Vernon C. Walton, pastor of First Baptist Church of Vienna. Light refreshments will be available.
Celebrating Black Excellence – Student Spotlight Opportunity
As part of our Black History Month celebrations, we are excited to highlight and celebrate Black Excellence within our school community through a student bulletin board display. Black Excellence honors the achievements, contributions, leadership, creativity, and positive impact of Black individuals both past and present.
Students are invited to participate by completing a reflection about a Black individual who inspires them. This may include sharing who the person is, why they are inspiring, contributions or accomplishments they have made, and how they motivate students to make a positive impact in their own lives. Student submissions will also include an illustration or symbol representing their chosen individual and will be displayed on our Black Excellence bulletin board as we celebrate the many ways Black individuals have shaped our world and continue to inspire future generations.
Reflection paper for students who would like to participate will be available. Thank you for helping us celebrate and uplift the voices and experiences that strengthen our community.
Warm Up FCPS – Divisionwide Spirit Day
Tired of all the cold weather? Let’s warm up with a little school spirit across the division!
Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid is encouraging all FCPS students, teachers, and staff to shake the wrinkles out of their brightest outfits and tropical wear to help brighten everyone’s moods on Thursday, February 19.
Ramadan Begins February 18; Fasting Accommodation Available
Ramadan is the most sacred month of the year in Islam. During this month Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn to sunset each day while striving to increase their spirituality, through prayers, charity, and good deeds. Read more about Ramadan in National Geographic Kids.
This year, the first full day of Ramadan is Wednesday, February 18, which is an O day in FCPS. The school calendar recognizes many religious and cultural observances (O days) during the school year. There is school on these days, however tests, quizzes, field trips, graduation, homecoming, or FCPS-scheduled athletic events will not be held on these observance days.
Will Your Child Be Fasting During Ramadan?
We recognize that many in the Lane community will be observing Ramadan, and parents may wish to have their children offered accommodations during lunch time if they are fasting. If your child will be fasting, please let us know by filling out this form. This will help us provide the space and supervision for these students. If you have questions, please contact our family liaison,Lili Burga, at lburgamoncad@fcps.edu.
Student Fasting Meal Kits
From February 18 to March 19, 2026, a Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) waiver allows students fasting during the school day to request take-home meal kits. These kits include a complete school breakfast and lunch to be eaten after the school day ends.
Important Meal Kit Information:
- Kits are charged based on a student’s meal status (Free, Reduced, or Paid).
- Students may claim one breakfast and one lunch kit per day.
- Students who eat a meal at school during the day are not eligible for a take-home kit on the same day.
- Kits are distributed at the end of the school day. Students must pick up their own kits; adults are not permitted to collect them.
Parents or guardians must submit a weekly request form via the FCPS FNS website by these deadlines:
- February 11, 2026, for week of February 18, 2026
- February 16, 2026, for the week of February 23, 2026
- February 23, 2026, for the week of March 2, 2026
- March 2, 2026, for the week of March 9, 2026
- March 9, 2026, for the week of March 16, 2026.
Forms must be submitted on time to receive meal kits for the following week.
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