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The Weekly Roar
Monday, May 18, 2026
We All Sing for Ice Cream!
Thanks to all the families and staff who visited Bruster's Ice Cream last Thursday evening to support our 5th and 6th Grade Chorus! The ice cream was delicious, and the music was delightful!
Upcoming Events
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Wednesday, 5/20 – Early Release Wednesday, students dismissed at 1:05 p.m., UNLESS we have been directed to keep them at school until 4:05 p.m.
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Thursday, 5/21 – PTA Restaurant Day at California Fish Grill, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Thursday, 5/21 – Spring Cultural Awareness & Recognition Event (CARE) Night, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
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Monday, 5/25 – Memorial Day Holiday, school, office, and SACC closed
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Tuesday, 5/26 – Student Holiday/Teacher Workday, students do not report but office and SACC open
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Wednesday, 5/27 – Eid al-Adha Holiday, school, office, and SACC closed
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Monday, 6/1 – 5th & 6th Grade Chorus Concert, 6:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, 6/2 – Farewell Reception for families leaving Lane, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Cafeteria
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Wednesday, 6/3 – All library materials due
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Wednesday, 6/3 – Band & Strings Concerts, 6 p.m., 4th Grade Strings; 7 p.m., 5th & 6th Grade Band and Strings
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Friday, 6/5 – Field Day (please make sure your child wears sneakers and comfortable clothing)
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Friday, 6/12 – PTA End-of-Year ’90s Dance Party, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Cafeteria
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Tuesday, 6/16 – 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony, 9:30 a.m. (limited admission, teachers will communicate with families directly)
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Wednesday, 6/17 – Last day of school, students dismissed at 2:05 p.m.
In This Issue
- Next Early Release Wednesday Is This Week!
- More Schedule Changes Ahead Next Week
- Family Input for Class Placement Next Year
- Join Us for Our Spring Cultural Awareness & Recognition Event (CARE) Night This Thursday, May 21, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
- Field Day Is Coming Friday, June 5; Volunteers and Materials Needed!
- From the Shelves of the Lane Library: All Library Materials Need to Be Returned by June 3; Weekly Notices Start Soon
- Calling All Kindergarteners for the 2026-27 School Year! Now Is the Time to Register!
- FCPS PreK and Early Head Start Now Accepting Applications for 2026-27 School Year
- PTA News: Upcoming Restaurant Day at California Fish Grill on May 21, End-of-Year ‘90s Dance Party June 12
- Parent Resources: FCPS Summer Camps registration closing soon, end-of-year attendance reminders and resources
- FCPS News & Events: FCPS Summer Extravaganza, new cellphone policy, budget update
- Community Events & Activities: Kingstowne Library programs, Hayfield youth field hockey clinic
News & Notes
3-Hour Early Release Wednesday This Week!
Our last Early Release Wednesday of the school year will be May 20. Students will be released three hours early that day at 1:05 p.m. We will offer supervised activities after school for those families with child-care hardship because of this Early Release scheduling.
To plan for our after-school groups this month, we will follow parent responses provided for the last Early Release in March. If you need to change your child’s plans from last month, please call the school office at 703-924-7700 as soon as possible and no later than noon tomorrow (Tuesday, May 19). You may also reach out via email to our family liaison Melanie Crosby Hardy at macrosby@fcps.edu.
If we do not hear from you, we will send your child home as previously directed.
More Schedule Changes Ahead Next Week!
Next week will be a very short week for students with only two days, Thursday and Friday.
Next Monday, May 25, is Memorial Day. School, the office, and SACC will be closed in honor of the brave members of the military our nation has lost.
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Tuesday, May 26, is a Teacher Workday, which provides critical time for teachers to get started on end-of-the year planning and paperwork. Students do not report to school, but the office and SACC will be open.
Wednesday, May 27, is also a holiday for all staff with school, the office, and SACC closed. It is Eid al-Adha, or the “Feast of Sacrifice,” the second of two main holidays celebrated in Islam. Muslims believe that Eid al-Adha signifies the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim, known as Abraham in Christianity and Judaism, to sacrifice his son, Ismail, as ordered by Allah. It focuses on sacrifice, the pilgrimage to Mecca, and giving to those less fortunate. Eid Mubarak! to all in our community who observe!
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Family Input for Class Placement Next Year
A regular end-of-the-year task that staff work on is student groupings for class placements next year. All staff have input on groupings that can best support students within the school day. We also appreciate your input for staff to consider on how your child works and learns best. Below is our family input form.
Please do not request a teacher by name or gender. Additionally, please do NOT include negative information about past teachers, as the teachers read these forms when assisting with class assignments. If you do, please know it will be deleted.
Because of enrollment changes over the summer, class assignments will not be finalized until the middle of August 2026. Families will be contacted by the assigned teacher before the start of Open House in August.
If you are interested in sharing information, please complete the form below by Sunday, May 31.
FAMILY INPUT FORM
Join Us for Our Spring Cultural Awareness & Recognition Event (CARE) Night This Thursday, May 21, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Our final cultural celebration event of this school year—Spring Cultural Awareness & Recognition Event (CARE) Night—will be held THIS THURSDAY, May 21, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. We’ll have displays and activities for you to learn more about Autism Acceptance Month, Arab American Heritage Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, Easter, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, and Caribbean Heritage Month, which all occur during the spring season. There will be music and snacks as well. Please let us know you’re planning to attend by filling out this form.
Please Note: If we do not reach a minimum number of people planning to attend by noon tomorrow (Tuesday), we will need to cancel the event.
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Field Day Is Coming Friday, June 5, Volunteers and Materials Needed!
Field Day 2026 will be Friday, June 5, for all grade levels. This schoolwide event allows the students to participate in a variety of games and activities as a class. They will rotate through stations that provide different challenges.
- Third through 5th grade students will participate in Field Day from 9:20 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.
- Kindergarten through 2nd grade students will participate from 12:50 to 3:35 p.m.
Sixth graders will be running stations this year, but adult volunteers are also needed to support them. Volunteers will help the students have a memorable day by coordinating station activities. All volunteers will receive instructions on how the station should run. There will be some water stations this year, so we need some volunteers who are willing to get wet.
All volunteers will need to sign up with the new FCPS volunteer system, if they haven’t already completed the approval process. Our family liaison, Melanie Crosby Hardy, will be monitoring our Sign-Up Genius electronic sign-up and will contact those volunteers who still need to register in that system.
Here is the link to sign up to help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44ACAE2BA6FA7-63530838-field.
Thank you for supporting this special activity and our P. E. team!
From the Shelves of the Lane Library: All Library Materials Need to Be Returned by June 3; Weekly Notices Start Soon
Dear Lane Readers,
Starting in mid-May, notices regarding ALL library items that are checked out will be sent home weekly. All library books are due on Wednesday, June 3.
Please do your best to look for and return all books in good condition! It is also possible that books have been sent to school but have not yet made it to the library. If this is the case, apologies in advance for the crossed communication.
As a reminder, there are no fines for overdue books, however families are expected to pay the replacement cost for lost or damaged books.
Contact Sue Chozick, Librarian at schozick@fcps.edu with any questions.
Calling All Kindergarteners for the 2026-27 School Year! Now Is the Time to Register!
Do you have a child at home ready to start kindergarten next year? If so, now is the time to let us know your little lion will be coming to Lane! Registration for the 2026-27 school year is now underway, and we want to hear from you! Register by Wednesday, June 17, to be added to our summer information distribution list!
There’s an easy five-step process to register a child for kindergarten:
- Determine eligibility.
- Identify your local school.
- Gather documents.
- Fill out forms.
- Schedule an appointment.
You can read more about the registration process here. For additional information, please contact Sook Fan Simpson, our school registrar, at sksimpson@fcps.edu.
If you don’t have a rising kindergartener yourself, please share this information with friends and neighbors who do.
Try Online Registration!
Online registration for the 2026-27 school year is open for all grades, kindergarten through 12th grade. It’s the quickest way to start the process! Learn how to begin the online registration process here.
When registering, parents/caregivers will need to create or log in to an existing SIS ParentVUE account.
If you’d like more information, please visit Lane’s Kindergarten Registration page on our school website:https://lanees.fcps.edu/announcements/kindergarten-registration-2026-27-now-open.
FCPS PreK and Early Head Start Now Accepting Applications for 2026-27 School Year
FCPS PreK and Early Head Start are now accepting applications for School Year 2026-27!
This is a high-quality Early Childhood Program for eligible families. PreK (which stands for Pre-Kindergarten) is a full-day program, and spaces are limited. The PreK program prioritizes children who will be 4 years old by September 30 but also accepts applications for children who will be 3 years old by September 30.
Your family may qualify for PreK or Early Head Start if you:
- Live in Fairfax County
- PreK: Have a child who will be age 3 or 4 by September 30
- Early Head Start: Have a child who is 0-2 years of age and pregnant women who live in the Reston, Herndon, and Springfield areas
- Have a student(s) with economic and educational risk factors such as:
- Income eligibility
- Homelessness or Foster Care
- A Parent with Limited Education
- Student receives Special Education Services.
For more information or to apply, visit the FCPS PreK website, email fcpsprekoffice@fcps.edu, or call the PreK Office at 703-208-7900 (English) or 703-208-7901 (Spanish).
¡El programa PreK y Early Head Start de FCPS ya está aceptando solicitudes para el año escolar 2026-27!
Somos un programa de educación infantil de alta calidad para familias que cumplen con los requisitos. El programa de PreK es dia completa y los espacios son limitados. El programa PreK prioriza a los niños de 4 años cumplidos antes del 30 de septiembre, pero también acepta solicitudes para niños de 3 años cumplidos antes de esa fecha.
Su familia puede calificar para PreK o Early Head Start si:
- Vivir en el condado de Fairfax
- PreK: Tiene un hijo que tendrá 3 o 4 años antes del 30 de septiembre
- Early Head Start: Tiene un niño de 0 a 2 años de edad y mujeres embarazadas que viven en las áreas de Reston, Herndon, y Springfield
- Tiene un estudiante(s) con factores de riesgo económico y educativo como:
- Elegibilidad por ingresos
- Sin hogar o acogida temporal
- Un padre con educación limitada
- El estudiante recibe servicios de educación especial
Para obtener más información, visite el sitio web, llame a la Oficina de PreK: 703-208-7900 (Inglés), 703-208-7901 (Español), o envia un correo electrónico: fcpsprekoffice@fcps.edu.
PTA News
May Restaurant Day at California Fish Grill on Thursday, May 21, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Join us for the PTA's May Restaurant Day at California Fish Grill, one of the newest eateries in our area, on Thursday, May 21. The restaurant is located in the Manchester Lakes Shopping Center at 7003A Manchester Blvd. A percentage of Lane sales from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. will be donated back to our school.
End-of-Year ’90s Dance Party
Show off your ’90s fly flair with other Lane families and friends as we near the end of the school year! On Friday, June 12, from 6:30 to 8:30, the Lane PTA will host its annual end-of-year party, and this year, in honor of Lane’s 30th birthday, it’s a ’90s Dance Party!
Here are the prices:
- Family Ticket: $8 (includes 1 adult & 1 child)
- Each additional Child Ticket: $3
- Each additional Adult Ticket: $5
Purchase tickets here:
https://lanepta.givebacks.gives/2026party/Campaign/Details.
All tickets must be purchased in advance. No tickets will be sold at the door! Remember to have your ticket QR code ready (mobile or print) for speedy entry!
PLEASE NOTE:
- There WILL NOT be any food, snack, or drink sales at the event. Please eat before arriving or bring snacks.
- In an effort to ensure everyone has a good time, we WILL have a separate space open, if a student or adult would like to step away from the lights and the noises.
- Due to Fire Marshall regulations, the number of people who can attend this event is limited. Every person, regardless of age, must have a ticket to enter. If you purchase a ticket (or tickets) and are unable to make it, please consider donating your tickets to another family who did not purchase tickets in time.
- All students MUST have an adult present at the dance, this is not a drop-off event!
Volunteers Needed
We have many volunteer positions open for this event. Volunteers get a FREE Family Ticket, which includes 1 adult and 1 child – an $8 value! (Please be sure to purchase tickets for additional children through the link above.
Link to volunteer
Parent Resources
FCPS Summer Learning Program Registration Closing Soon!
Registration for summer camps and learning opportunities offered by Fairfax County Public Schools will be closing on Friday, June 5.
Career and Technical Education camps and Institute for the Arts camps will be held in July at Robinson Secondary School from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bus transportation will be available from select FCPS middle and high schools. Tuition assistance is available to FCPS families eligible for free or reduced meals.
Tech Adventure Camp (TAC) is a week-long exploratory camp that allows current K-5 students to explore STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math), culinary, health, trades, and business and marketing areas. Watch this video about CTE camps. Registration is open through Friday, June 5.
Elementary Institute for the Arts (E-IFTA) is a weekly fine and performing arts camp for students in grades K-5 who love to sing, dance, act, perform, make, and create. Students attend four daily classes in dance, music, theater, and visual arts and work with experienced educators who create engaging, fun classes.
New this year: Students in the above camps can also register for aftercare, which is available from 2 to 5 p.m.
Finish the School Year with Strong Attendance!
As we enter the final weeks of the school year, Fairfax County Public Schools appreciates your continued partnership in supporting your child’s success. Regular attendance plays an important role in helping students stay engaged in learning, maintain connections with their teachers and peers, and finish the school year strong.
Attending school consistently also helps students build valuable habits such as responsibility, perseverance, and daily routines that support success both in and out of the classroom.
If your child needs to miss school, please remember to report the absence. Full-day absences can be reported in ParentVUE. Families may also report absences by calling the school attendance line or emailing the school-designated attendance address.
If your child is experiencing challenges that are affecting attendance, we are here to help. Please contact your child’s school so staff can partner with you to provide support and resources. Learn more about attendance resources.
FCPS News & Activities
Discover Exciting Summer Learning Activities and Ideas
Join Fairfax County Public Schools for a free, family-friendly community celebration filled with hands-on STEM, arts, and creative experiences for students of all ages. This year’s Summer Extravaganza takes place on Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Woodson High School.
Explore summer learning resources and connect with FCPS offices and community partners. Don’t miss the Student Market and a full day of engaging activities designed to spark learning, growth, and inspiration for the whole family.
For more information, visit the Summer Extravaganza webpage.
New Cellphone Policy Starts July 1
On Thursday, May 7, the Fairfax County School Board approved changes to the FCPS Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R). The approved changes include updated guidance for cellphone possession and use, to align the FCPS cellphone policy with Senate Bill 108. This new Virginia law goes into effect on July 1 and states that all schools in the Commonwealth must follow a “bell-to-bell” phone-free policy.
This means that starting July 1, 2026, across all grade levels in FCPS, student cellphones, phone accessories, and all smart devices (including watches that serve a dual purpose, such as smart watches, as well as earbuds, headsets, smart glasses, and other items connected to the internet) must be off and personally stored (i.e., put away in backpacks) for the duration of the school day — thus, no cellphones from bell to bell.
High school students will no longer be able to use cellphones and personal devices during lunchtime. More details are available on the FCPS Cellphone Policy webpage.
Other SR&R Changes for the 2026-27 School Year
Visit the FCPS website or the School Board agenda to learn about additional updates, including:
- Added guidance and procedures for in-school and out-of-school suspensions and discipline investigations, including supports for students with disabilities and multilingual learners.
- Expanded guidance and standardized disciplinary procedures (“Universal Grade Matrices”) related to harassment, hate speech, discriminatory behavior, and Title IX reporting requirements.
- Responses to incidents involving intimate images, fighting, physical aggression, object throwing, and drug policy violations.
Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Update
On Friday, May 8, Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid provided an update on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget. FCPS receives the majority of its funding from the Fairfax County Government and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Fairfax County Government recently adopted its FY 2027 Budget, and at the funding levels provided, there is currently a $28 million budget gap. In addition, the state budget has not been finalized. At last Thursday's School Board meeting, the superintendent proposed adjustments that would balance the FCPS budget.
Read Dr. Reid’s message to the community for more information on the budget process and budget priorities.
Community Events & Activities
New Library Near Lane Offers Programs for Kids and Families
The new Kingstowne Regional Library, located in the brand-new Franconia GovernmentalCenter next door to the school, is offering a variety of free programs for kids and families in the coming months. Options include a Family Arts Experience hosted by the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts (Thursday, May 28, 10:30 a.m., ages 3 to 6) and Want to Dance? (Friday, May 29, 4:30 p.m., ages 6 to 12). Programs for adults are also available. You can check out the whole list on the library website.
Hayfield Field Hockey Offers Youth Clinic—Tuesday, May 26, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Hayfield Secondary’s Field Hockey team will be offering a clinic for students in 3rd through 8th grade on Tuesday, May 26 (a student holiday), from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The cost is $50 per child. Visit this link to register and get more information.
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