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School board members Melanie Meren and Ilryong Moon joined us for Back-to-School Night!
Dear Cardinal Families,
Welcome to September! We are officially in full swing here, and our school community is buzzing with energy as we embrace our theme to belong, wonder, and grow.
Thank you to all the parents and families who joined us for Back-to-School Night and to School Board Members Melanie Meren and Ilryong Moon for coming to tour our school. Your partnership, support, and presence mean the world to our teachers and staff, and we are so excited to walk alongside you and your children for an incredible year of learning and discovery!
Warmly,
Allison Hoak, Principal
Jon Kemmerer, Assistant Principal
📅Important Dates
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Labor Day Holiday | No School
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Friday, September 4, and Monday, September 7, are Labor Day holidays for all FCPS employees and students. Virginia legislation requires that schools opening prior to Labor Day must be closed the Friday immediately preceding Labor Day. We hope everyone takes the long weekend to celebrate a strong start to the school year and enjoy time with family and friends. See the complete school year calendar.
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Early Release Wednesdays: Students dismissed at 12:20 PM unless staying for supervision.
- September 30
- November 18
- January 13
- April 7
🚶🏽♂️Modeling Safe Pedestrian Habits at Crosswalks
We kindly ask all parents and guardians to help reinforce pedestrian safety during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up. Please ensure that you and your children wait fully on the curb until traffic has completely stopped before entering the crosswalk.
Children learn by watching the adults around them, and taking that extra moment to wait for the patrol's signal ensures everyone stays safe while setting a great example for our students. Thank you for your partnership in keeping our school zone safe!
🫧Baby Wipes for the Cafeteria
Thank you so much to everyone who brought in baby wipes during Back-to-School Night! Your generous donations are a huge help for our cafeteria routine. While staff still use disinfectant spray to sanitize the tables, the wipes give our students a safe way to take ownership and wipe up their own daily spills, as they are not permitted to use chemical cleaners. We are still gratefully accepting donations. If you would like to send in baby wipes with your child, please have your child bring them to the office.
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🏫Attendance Reporting - Phone Number Correction
Reporting an Absence
Report full-day absences daily (unless pre-arranged) using one of three options:
Note: Include the student's name, your relationship, the reason, and specific symptoms or healthcare diagnoses if ill. Students must check Schoology for missed work. Talking Points is not an acceptable way to report an absence.
🚨Managing Your Child's Digital Consent
🚨We still need many parents to give consent for your student to use a resource or service. Please visit the Parent Digital Consent webpage to access the system. Watch this video to see how to use the tool.
Step 1
Please note: If you do not have a SIS ParentVUE account, you will not have access to this system. Activate a SIS ParentVUE account before accessing this system. After you create a SIS ParentVUE account, wait 24 hours before logging into this system.
Step 2
Once you are logged in, you will see an overview of your child's consent forms. To review or update a form, simply click on it.
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🩶Gray: Form is awaiting your review.
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💚Green: You've approved everything on this form.
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💛Yellow: This form contains multiple items with mixed responses.
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❤️Red: You've declined all items on this form
Questions? Call the main office at 703-255-5600 or come in and we'll help you!
💻CPES Parent Schoology Site
Students, families, and staff throughout FCPS and in our school community will use Schoology (pronounced /SKOO-luh-jee/) as our learning management system. At Cunningham Park, we will post grade level Back-to-School Night slides, FLE lessons, Benchmark Family letters, and other parent information that will help you stay up-to-date on what your child is learning this year.
Here is what you need to know now:
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📅Advanced Academic Program Meeting on Oct. 9
Fairfax County Public Schools is committed to challenging all students through talent development and differentiated instruction. A continuum of Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) services is available to students in Grades K to 12 and is designed to match services to each student’s unique academic needs.
Families are invited to attend an AAP information meetings led by Jenna Murgia, our Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART). We will meet on October 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM in the CPES cafeteria. During the meeting, Ms. Murgia will share the AAP Continuum of Services. Families will learn about the continuum of advanced academic services available to FCPS students. She will then share about Full-Time AAP Identification. Families will learn about the referral and identification processes for Full-Time AAP services.
If you cannot make this meeting and would like more information, please contact Jenna Murgia, AART, at jlmurgia@fcps.edu or visit the FCPS Advanced Academic Programs webpage.
Pyramid News
Event Postponed
The County Fair event at Madison High School scheduled for today has been postponed until Friday, September 18, 2026. Please mark your calendar for the new date. This change was made in response to the predicted heat. We can't wait to see you on the 18th for this fun and family-friendly event!
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