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 Congratulations to our February Kangas CARE recipients who are always demonstrating Cooperation, Acceptance, Responsibility, and Empathy! We are very proud of you.
Family Engagement Survey
FCPS will administer our third Family Engagement Survey from Monday, March 9 to Monday, March 23. The survey is designed to gather data for Strategic Plan Pillar B: Vibrant Home, School, and Community Partnerships; and to better recognize, understand, respect, and address family strengths and needs in our schools and community.
The survey will also be used to measure FCPS's current success with family engagement and allow us to deepen that engagement and continue building trust while empowering families to support their students’ success.
Parents/caregivers should have received an email invitation with a unique survey link from FCPS on March 9. The subject line was: FCPS Family Engagement Survey. The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes.
A general survey link families can use is also available on FCPS’ website.
Social-Emotional Learning Screener
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) believes in supporting social and emotional learning (SEL) for all students. In FCPS, students use a tool called the SEL Screener to think about their own SEL skills and experiences at school.
Keene Mill students in grades 3-6 will be participating in the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener this spring just as they did last fall. The screener will be offered to students between March 18-23 during their school day.
After each screening, results are available in the Documents tab of SIS ParentVUE and mailed to families without a ParentVUE account. For more information about the SEL Screener, including information on opting out, please visit the county’s Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener webpage, or contact Sandi Yost, Counselor and SEL Lead, at 703-644-4735.
Book Fair March 9-13
The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be held March 9–13 in the library. Students will visit the fair throughout the week.
On Wednesday, March 11th, families are invited to come for FAMILY NIGHT from 5:00PM-8:00 PM to browse and purchase books.
Additional information will be coming home in the coming weeks. You can also preview the fair at Keene Mill Book Fair 2026
The Book Fair accepts all major forms of payments, and we even offer the option for families to create a Book Fair eWALLET for their student to shop the fair. No need to worry about cash being lost or misplaced. The money is secure and rolls over year to year. Plus, you can share your eWallet link so friends and family can help your child find even more to read. Unspent funds from a past Fair? To transfer them to this Fair, log in to your Scholastic account and create a new eWallet—then your previous balance will be available to transfer as an eGift Card. Visit the Book Fair Link.
Keene Mill's Share the Fair fund provides books to fellow Kangas who may not be able to afford them and helps purchase books for the KMES library. SHARE THE FAIR EWALLET (The donation eWallet is registered under the name of Keene Mill's librarian Mr. Rigsby.) During the Fair, boxes are available for cash donations at the registers. At Checkout, students and parents can choose to round-up purchases as a contribution to Share the Fair.
Calling all volunteers!! We need many volunteers to help us out with setup, take down, helping our students find great books and sales!! If you are interested you can sign up here: SIGN-UP GENIUS
We can’t wait to see you at the Fair!
Shane Rigsby
Librarian Keene Mill Elementary School
lsrigsby@fcps.edu
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🧸Save the Date: Kindergarten Orientation!
We are excited to welcome our newest Kangas!
Kindergarten Orientation will be held on April 10 at 9:30 AM. This is a wonderful opportunity for incoming kindergarten students and their families to visit the school, meet our staff, and learn more about what to expect in the year ahead.
More details will be shared soon — we can’t wait to meet our future kindergarten families!
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📸📸Spring Picture Day
Victor O'Neill will be taking individual Spring Pictures and class photos on Monday, March 16, 2026.
You will be able to view and order your child’s photos in their online gallery approximately ten days after picture day. If you have any questions leading up to picture day, please reach out to Victor O’Neill Studios by emailing Underclass@vosphoto.com
 Helping Games Week 2
Keene Mill Kangas collected 4,623 books for Read On Young Readers and NOVA Family Services!! The 💛yellow team💛 is in the lead as we end week 2. Blue, orange and green have 2 weeks to take the lead!
PTA News
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PTA MEETING WEDNESDAY AT FAMILY NIGHT
The Keene Mill PTA will host a short general meeting at the Book Fair Family Night on Wednesday. At 6:30 PM, we will gather near the library to discuss the election for the 2026-27 board and provide updates about other PTA initiatives. Please join us!
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 KONA ICE AT BOOK FAIR FAMILY NIGHT
Kona Ice, a 2026 Helping Games sponsor, will also be at the Book Fair Family Night on Wednesday! Families are encouraged to stop by the truck on their way out of the sale as no treats will be allowed inside the library. The weather report says it should be a warm, sunny day – perfect for a cool Kona Ice!
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THANK YOU HELPING GAMES SPONSORS
Thank you to Card My Yard for the colorful and festive yard signs that greeted our Keene Mill students and visitors each morning over the past week! We appreciate their Helping Games support along with our other 2026 sponsors.
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Mark Your Calendar
🪙Monday, March 9 -Friday, March 13-Helping Games Change for Change and Bookfair.
Wednesday, March 11-Book Fair Family Night 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
👕Thursday, March 12-Wear your Helping Games t-shirt
Monday, March 16-Spring Individual and Class Photos
Wednesday, March 18-Early Release Wednesday @ 1:00 pm
Friday, March 20-Student Holiday-NO School
Friday, March 27-End of Third Quarter, 2 hour early release @ 2:00 pm
Monday, March 30-Friday, April 3-Spring Break
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