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In this Issue
📸Fall Picture Day Info
🚨Safe Practices for K&R
🎻Parent Orchestra Sign Up
☕Military/New Families Coffee Meet Up
🏫4th-6th BTSN Wednesday!
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💙💛Staff & Students Show their Spirit!
 Sangster Elementary staff and students took to the field on Pyramid Night at LBSS to join in the festivities with a special appearance by the Sangster Falcon!
🗓️Mark Your Calendars Now
Monday, 9/21: No School for Yom Kippur Holiday
Tuesday, 9/22: PTA Mtg on Zoom 7 pm
Wed, 9/23: Back to School Night for grades 4-6 (6-6:45 pm & 7-7:45 pm)
Fri, 10/2: Blue Star Military Coffee, 10-11 am, Tous les Jours
Tues, 9/29: AAP Info Mtg, 7-8 pm, Sangster cafeteria
Wed, 9/30: 3-Hour Early Release. Dismissal at 12:55 pm
Wed, 10/7: Fall Picture Day
📸Picture Day Oct. 7
Order Now for Free Shipping
⬅️Click the photo to the left to order your student's portrait. Orders placed by Picture Day ship free.
Not ready to order? Images are usually online 2-3 weeks after Picture Day. View and order anytime.
Use your student's ID number as the online code.
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🚨Kiss & Ride Safety Alert from the Principal
We want to share an important safety reminder regarding our Kiss & Ride procedures.
Recently, we have noticed an increase in families parking in the Kiss & Ride/Staff Parking Lot area and having their children walk through the parking lot during arrival and dismissal. We understand that this may seem like a quicker option, but unfortunately, it creates a significant safety concern.
When families park and then drive through the parking lot, they often need to travel down the parking aisles and cross in front of vehicles that are following the designated Kiss & Ride traffic pattern. This creates unexpected vehicle and pedestrian traffic in an already very busy area. It also makes it more difficult for our staff members who are outside each day working hard to monitor traffic, supervise students, and keep everyone safe.
If you are using Kiss & Ride, you must enter the designated Kiss & Ride line and follow the established traffic pattern. Please do not park and have your child walk through the parking lot to or from the school.
Thank you for your help!
Ms. Jankovich
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🎻Parents: Want to Learn How to Play?
Interested in learning a string instrument this year? Join the FACE Parent Orchestra! Mr. J manages Parent Orchestra, and Sangster faculty and staff get priority registration!
Register here. Spots fill up quickly, so be sure to sign up soon!
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☕🥐Military/New Families: Coffee Meet Up
Blue Star Welcome Week September 26 — October 4!
Let’s meet up for coffee outside of school! Swing by Tous les Jours in Burke on Friday, Oct. 2, 10-11 am, for a casual morning, a delicious French pastry, and a chance to connect with other military families and spouses.
No agenda and no pressure—just a fun chance to meet, chat, and enjoy coffee.
Open to everyone! New to the area? We would love to welcome you.
Questions? Email Sangster's Family Liaison Stacy Huisman.
Blue Star Welcome Week! Each year more than 600,000 military families move to new communities. Blue Star Welcome Week is a national week to ensure military families feel welcome and community members are inspired to do their part in supporting them.
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💻Lexia Info Nights
There will be family information nights about Lexia and how it is used in the classroom this fall, with virtual sessions on 9/23, 10/7, 10/21 and 11/4.
Please see this flyer for more information.
Sessions will address the Lexia programs, how they are used across FCPS, and benefits of these programs. You will also have an opportunity to get your Lexia-centric questions around device usage and AI addressed.
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🏫4th-6th Back to School Night Wednesday
Visit your child’s classroom, meet the teachers, and learn about the upcoming school year. BTSN is for adults, not students, but Girl Scouts offer babysitting services*.
BTSN for 4th-6th: Wed, 9/23 from 6–6:45 pm and again from 7–7:45 pm
The two sessions each night will contain the same exact information.
Dinner will NOT be provided at this event.
*Girl Scouts offer FREE Babysitting Services for BTSN for children who are potty trained & older; check in times start at 5:45 pm outside the gym. Children can bring books/games, but GS will also have art supplies/group games.
ℹ️Advanced Academic Programs (AAP)
FCPS is committed to challenging all students through talent development and differentiated instruction. A continuum of Advanced Academic Program (AAP) services is available to students in Grades K-12 and is designed to match services to each student’s unique academic needs.
Identification for Subject-Specific and Part-Time AAP services occurs throughout the school year.
Full-Time AAP services have two identification cycles:
- Fall identification: Students in grades 3-7 who have enrolled in FCPS since January may be referred by October 15, 2026.
- Spring identification: Any FCPS student in Grades 2-7 may be referred by December 15, 2026.
FCPS uses ability testing as one consideration in the holistic identification process for AAP services.
- All students in Grade 2 take the Naglieri General Ability Tests (NGAT).
- Students in Grades 3-6 who do not have a multi-domain ability test score take the NGAT.
- Students in Grades 3-6 may retake an ability test one time. Families may request the ability test retake by contacting Jennifer Redford, School Testing Coordinator, at JARedford@fcps.edu by September 30.
Families are invited to attend an AAP Information Meeting, led by Linda Biberaj, our Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART):
- AAP Information Meeting: Tuesday, September 29, 7- 8 pm, in the Sangster Cafeteria. The session will cover the following information:
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AAP Continuum of Services: Families will learn about the continuum of advanced academic services available to FCPS students.
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Full-Time AAP Identification: Families will learn about the referral and identification processes for Full-Time AAP services.
For more information, please contact Linda Biberaj, AART, at LBiberaj@fcps.edu or visit the FCPS Advanced Academic Programs website.
⏰12:55 pm Release NEXT Wednesday, 9/30
The 1st Early Release Wednesday (dismissal at 12:55 pm) will be Wednesday, September 30.
Dismissal will be at 12:55 pm for all students, unless you have indicated you want your child/children to remain in school until 3:55 pm.
Students remaining in school (and not in SACC) will not be provided instructional activities, but will be supervised until the 3:55 pm dismissal.
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🤓🎧Vision & Hearing Screening Volunteers
We have our Kindergarten and 3rd Grade Vision and Hearing Screenings scheduled for 9/22-10/7!
The PTA has created a link so that families can volunteer to support in the clinic.
Reminder
In order to volunteer in the school or to be selected to chaperone a field trip, you must first go through the FCPS volunteer screening process beginning here.
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🍴Cafeteria Volunteers
Sangster is seeking volunteers to provide support in the cafeteria during student lunches! Complete this form to indicate your interest. Volunteers will receive an email confirmation from Ms. Jimenez to confirm their schedule before they begin. All volunteers must be registered through FCPS.
Required FCPS Steps
To volunteer in school or to chaperone a field trip, all volunteers must complete the official FCPS volunteer screening process.
Register as soon as possible through the FCPS Volunteer Portal.
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💙News & Info
Click the PTA Falcons on the left to get the latest happenings on the PTA Web site.
Thanks for your support!
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💬Superintendent Community Conversations
Join us for a series of Community Conversations that will be held across the school division. Share your thoughts with Dr. Reid and ask her questions. Click on the date to register for any of the following events:
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Monday, September 28, at 6:30 p.m., at Riverside Elementary School
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Monday, October 19, at 6:30 p.m., at Spring Hill Elementary School
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Monday, October 26, at 6:30 p.m., at Beech Tree Elementary School
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Thursday, October 29, at 6:30 p.m., at North Springfield Elementary School
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Friday, November 13, at 6:30 p.m., at Powell Elementary School
Registration is not required, but it helps with planning.
🎈Upcoming Events
Register here
Navigating the Digital Age: Creating Digital Balance as a Family
Fri, Sept. 25; 10-11:30 am; Virtual
Register here
For more information on all events, visit FCPS Family Resource Center
🎉Community
George Mason Space Day 2026
Sat, Sept. 26, 1-5 pm Johnson Center at GMU in Fairfax
Join GMU for an afternoon filled with engaging lectures, hands-on STEM activities, planetarium shows, and tours of George Mason’s satellite dish. Whether you are a space enthusiast or simply curious about the cosmos, there’s something for everyone. Register here!
🍎Attendance
Report absences online through ParentVue or by email or by calling 703-644-8282. Visit our attendance page for more information!
⏰School Hours, Late Arrival Policy, Early Pick Up
- School hours are 9:10 a.m. to 3:55 p.m.
- Students who arrive after 9:10 a.m. must be walked into the main office and signed in by an adult.
- If you need to pick your student up early, come to the office with your ID, and we will call your student down.
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Early pick up cut-off time is 3:30 pm.
- Whenever possible, keep your child’s transportation method the same each day.
⏰3-Hour Early Release Wednesdays (Dismissal at 12:55 pm)
September 30, November 18, January 13, April 7
⏰2-Hour Early Release Days for End of Quarter (ALL students dismissed at 1:55 pm)
Friday, October 30; Thursday, January 28; Friday, April 16
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