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Message from Mr. Morris
I wanted to take an opportunity to highlight our wonderful preschool programs at Stratford Landing. Learn more about our unique preschool programs.
Our preschool special education and inclusions classrooms are bustling with learning, growth, and joy every single day. Through consistent routines, warm support, and thoughtful repetition, our youngest learners are building foundational skills that set the stage for lifelong independence and success in school.
Here is a look at what our preschoolers are actively learning and practicing:
Academic & Early Literacy Foundations
- Literacy Development: Writing names, identifying letters and letter sounds, and listening for rhyming words.
- Early Math Skills: Identifying numbers, counting objects, and creating patterns.
Communication & Expression
- Expressing Wants and Needs: Students are expanding their communication skills using a variety of modalities, including spoken words, sign language, pictures, and gestures.
Routines & Growing Independence
- Daily Transitions: Learning and mastering consistent daily routines for arrival, mealtimes, classroom transitions, cleanup, toileting, and dismissal.
- School Readiness: Practicing kind and safe choices while gaining greater independence in their daily schedules.
Social-Emotional Learning & Collaboration
- Connecting with Peers: Collaborating with classmates, practicing turn-taking, and playing alongside peers.
- Group Participation: Following directions and actively participating in whole-group and small-group activities.
We are so proud of the progress our littlest dolphins are making each day. Thank you for your continued partnership and support in making our school community such a wonderful place to learn and grow.
Kevin Morris | Principal
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October 30 - Book Character Dress Up Day
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October 30 - Early Release | Dismissal 1:55 p.m.
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November 2 - School Planning Day | No School
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November 3 - Teacher Work Day (Election Day) | No School
Quarter End, Early Release, Student Holidays
Friday, October 30, is the last day of the first quarter, and a two-hour early release for students.
Schools are closed for students on Monday, November 2, for a school planning day, and Tuesday, November 3, for a teacher workday.
See the complete school year calendar.
The Federal Impact Aid program provides money to districts that enroll federally connected students. Help FCPS secure funding from the Impact Aid Program by helping us identify:
- Military families.
- Federally connected families.
- Families living on a military base.
Please complete one form for each child in your household. Remember that only the parent that registered the student with FCPS (the ‘enrolling parent’) can fill out the Impact Aid Survey form.
For families without access to ParentVUE, a paper copy of the form will be sent home with your student starting October 28. Your information will be kept strictly confidential.
Your support will ensure that we receive the resources for which we are eligible.
If you choose to use the ParentVUE app, after signing in, click on ‘Online Registration’. From there, find the Impact Aid button on the bottom of the page to continue to the Impact Aid Survey Form. Depending on your phone’s make, model, and settings, these directions may not work. If you are not able to complete the form using the ParentVUE app, please use Google Chrome to complete the survey.
To access the Impact Aid Form from your computer or mobile device, we recommend using Google Chrome.
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Step 1: Log in to Your SIS ParentVUE account or type sisparent.fcps.edu into your Chrome address bar to be taken to SIS ParentVUE. If you don’t have a SIS ParentVUE account, contact your child’s school for an activation letter.
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Step 2: After you’ve logged into your ParentVue Account, look for the ‘Online Packets’ link at the top of the page. Click ‘Online Packets’.
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Step 3: Next, click the ‘Federal Impact Aid Survey’ button on the bottom of the page. This will take you to the Impact Aid Survey for you to complete.
If you have multiple children in Fairfax County Public Schools, please fill out a form for each child. You will know you have completed all of the forms when you get to the final page, and see a green check next to each of their names.
Follow FCPS Military Families on Social Media
Stay up-to-date on all of our latest events, workshops, and resources to support our FCPS military families by following us on Facebook and Instagram.
For more information on FCPS military resources, please email militaryfamilies@fcps.edu.
Stratford Landing Outstanding Employee Awards
The categories for outstanding employee are Professional Staff Leader, Principal, Teacher and New Teacher, Operational Service Employees, Educational Service Employees.
Nominations are due Friday, November 13, 2026.
You are invited to participate in Stratford Book Character Day Friday, October 30th. Show your Stratford Landing Elementary spirit and dress as your favorite school appropriate book character.
Please no toy weapons or depictions of violence.
This week we continue showing our 3rd-6th graders all they can do when they log into our catalog using their Google Account; put books on hold, checking what books they have checked out, etc. We will also be talking about using the incredible databases. For our younger patrons we will be learning about how books are shelved in the library. As always I am so grateful for our parent volunteers.
Ellen Gresham | School Librarian
Expanding Your Knowledge of Available Community Resources
Friday, November 6, 2026 10 - 11:30 AM
Join us to learn about resources that can help families navigate education, advocacy, disability services, and more. Representatives from the FCPS Family Resource Center, FCPS Office of the Ombuds, NOVA IDD, and PEATC will share information about their services and supports for individuals and families in our community.
Register here
Fuel Assistance Open through November 13
Cooler weather increases heating costs, which can be difficult for anyone on a limited income. The Fuel Assistance program helps pay heating costs for eligible households. Some people will be pre-approved and others will need to apply. Applications will be accepted from October 13 until November 13.
To apply for Fuel Assistance, or other food and medical benefits, visit CommonHelp or call 855-635-4370.
Family Food Markets
Local family food markets are starting in October. Family Food Markets are open to anyone that knows about them. Families do not need to register or have income verified.
November 2, 2026 | Mount Vernon Woods Elementary | 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
(first Monday every month)
November 4, 2026 | Walt Whitman Middle School | 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
(first Wednesday every month)
October 27, 2026 | Hybla Valley Elementary | 4:15pm until they run out of food, enter at Door #2
(Fourth Tuesday every month, varies)
Mark your Calendar:
October 29th - Fall Festival 6-8pm
November 12th - Dine out for SLES @
El Fresco Tex-Mex Grill 9am-9pm
November 12th - Rock N Run Prize
Author Stuart Gibbs Visits SLES Grades 3-6!
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Stratford Landing Dolphins, what an amazing day!
Huge THANKS goes to all the volunteers, parents and SLES staff/teachers who made this day possible! It was a terrific experience with lots of smiles and memories…and you all made it happen!
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Head over to https://slpta.org/rock-n-run-donate/ and find your student’s grade level to donate now! Rock N Run donation links will be open until midnight on Monday, October 26th. The more we work together to reach our goals, the more prizes the students will earn! There are so many amazing prizes this year, including Lunchtime Karaoke, Choose Your Own Spirit Week, Donut Day, Author Visits (including Stuart Gibbs in November!) and so much more! Every donation helps support our school, but best of all, Rock N Run is all about having fun with your classmates, showing off your school spirit, and celebrating how amazing our Dolphin community is.
Visit slpta.org/rock-n-run/ for all the up to date information on goal progress, donation links and prize announcements!
Join your friends and SLES community for a memorable autumn evening at the Stratford Landing Fall Festival on Thursday, October 29th from 6-8pm. Families can enjoy classic treats like warm popcorn and fluffy cotton candy, participate in games and activities, and collect candy from the trunks set up for Trunk or Treat! Don’t miss a walk through the SLES Discovery Garden to admire the whimsical, student-crafted tiny villages featuring fairies, dinosaurs, gnomes and more! Plus the SLES 6th Grade are taking pre-orders for delicious Chick-Fil-A meals available for pick up at the Fall Festival
We need your help to make this event a blast for the SLES students! There are so many fun opportunities to volunteer at the Fall Festival…we need parents to assist with games, set up a decorated trunk or run the cotton candy machine! Please help us by signing up for a shift at the SLES Fall Festival. No experience necessary, we offer onsite training!
Exciting news for this school year! As part of our 2026 Rock N' Run prizes, we are thrilled to host author visits for students in grades K–2 and 3–6.
Our first guest author, Stuart Gibbs, will visit Stratford Landing Elementary School during the school day on Thursday, November 12th. Mr. Gibbs is the bestselling author of the wildly popular Spy School series, as well as fan favorites like Charlie Thorne, FunJungle, and Moon Base Alpha.
A huge thank you to Old Town Books for helping bring Mr. Gibbs to Stratford Landing Elementary and offering personally signed copies of his latest release, Spy School Secret Files. Order your copy today! Books will be delivered to your student on November 12th!
https://oldtownbooks.com/teachers-schools/stuart-gibbs-at-stratford-landing
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Don’t forget to include your student’s name for personalization, student’s grade and teacher’s name in the Notes section of checkout!
The deadline to order signed books will be 5pm on November 9th. Email us if you have any questions, president@slpta.org
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Dine Out for SLES
Thursday, November 12th
El Fresco Tex Mex Grill
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Need an excuse to go out to eat? The perfect reason is to help Stratford Landing Elementary School! During the ‘26-‘27 school year we will be conducting “Dine Outs for SLES” and “Dine Outs for SLES and the 6th Grade”! Check out slpta.org for more details!
The November “Dine Out for SLES” will take place at El Fresco Tex Mex Restaurant (7324 Richmond Hwy) from 9am-9pm on Thursday, November 12th! Online orders: when checking out, please write in the comments “Stratford Landing Elementary School”. In store orders: please inform the cashier you are here for the Stratford Landing ES fundraiser and show the flyer. El Fresco Tex-Mex will donate 15% of all sales that use the code or mention the fundraiser to the Stratford Landing ES PTA!
Thank you to Nina Berkowitz Homes for being a Signature SLES Sponsor and thank you to McAlister’s Deli for being a Diamond SLES Sponsor this year! We have so many amazing sponsors this year! The following businesses have donated to the Stratford Landing ES PTA in support of our students and the SLES staff:
Nina Berkowitz Homes, McAlister’s Deli, Ted’s Bulletin,
Tremolo Security, Five Guys, Belle Haven Family Dentistry,
Hughes Ortho, Encore Boutique, Renée C. Gage Photography,
MVP Chess, Taekwondo Masters, The Laboratory Salon, Fed Upward, Trident Swim and Triathlon, Master Roofing, Tracy Vitali with Coldwell Banker, The Little Well, Passport Auto, Alexandria Children’s Theatre, Happy Place, Wegmans, Continues Arcade, Hooray Art, STEM exCEL, Hollin Hall Pastry Shop, and The Cut.
FCPS News
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Literacy Resources
- Return Your Impact Aid Survey
- Download the New ParentVUE App
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving this weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
Aldersgate Day School Fall Consignment Sale
Shopping Day Saturday October 24 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Wesley Hall - Door 1
Join us for a free, family-friendly celebration of our after-school programs!
Event Details:
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When: Wednesday, October 28th
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Where: South County Middle School (8700 Laurel Crest Drive, Lorton, VA 22079)
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Who: Open to families with students in our feeder elementary and middle schools: Whitman MS, SCMS, Robinson SS, Irving MS, Sandburg MS, Lake Braddock SS, Frost MS, Key MS, Hayfield SS, and Twain MS.
Schedule of Events:
- 5:45 PM - 6:30 PM: Lights On After-school showcase & dinner in the Lecture Hall
- 6:45 PM - 8:30 PM: Trivia begins in the cafeteria (Dessert served during intermission)
Event Highlights:
- Dinner & Hors d'oeuvres: Served in the Lecture Hall before trivia kicks off.
- Program Showcases: Highlights of your students' after-school activities.
- Family Trivia & Prizes: Compete for round winners and door prizes, including:
- Two $100 Alamo Movie House gift cards
- Two SS0 Glory Days gift cards
- Capitals tickets & Wizards tickets
- Nintendo Switch
- Raven's tickets, and more!
- Special Raffles: Extra prizes and raffles throughout the evening.
Questions? Contact your middle school's after-school specialist.
Sponsored by Southern and Eastern VIP Camps.
Volunteering at Stratford Landing Elementary!
We encourage all our parents and community members interested in supporting our students by volunteering at school to visit Volunteer FCPS, click “Learn More,” and then “Sign Up.” After you create a profile, you will view an orientation video and complete a volunteer application.
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