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Save the Date: The Annual Special Education Conference will take place on Saturday, April 29, 2023.
Text: Special Education Conference. Save The Date: Virtual Event: April 29th, 2023. FCPS Logo top left.
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❄️ WEATHER ALERT FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022 All Fairfax County public schools and school offices are opening two hours late on Thursday, December 15, 2022. Details: fcps.edu
Text "WEATHER ALERT" with a graphic of a cloud with snowflakes, raindrops and lightning.
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As we prepare for the season to change, we are highlighting seasonal artistic and academic lessons around the county to help you get in the spirit with #8DaysOfExcellence.
@GlasgowMS
students and families tapped into their artistic skills to create festive paintings.🎨
Glasgow MS students are holding up Rudolph paintings.
Glasgow MS students are painting Rudolph on canvas.
Glasgow MS parent and student painting canvas.
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Dr. Reid is hosting a hybrid ESSER Community Conversations on Tuesday, December 13, at Gatehouse Administration Center and on Zoom. Come and learn how ESSER funding is helping support students with learning loss. bit.ly/3Henj5k
Dr.Reid is smiling at a community conversation.
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🏆 We are proud to recognize Cadi Doyle, an itinerant physical education teacher at
@WaplesMillES
and
@RachelCarsonMS
, who has been named Virginia’s Adapted Physical Educator of the Year by the Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.
Cadi Doyle (far right) holding Virginia’s Adapted Physical Educator of the Year plack.
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👟 What is it like to have fine motor challenges? Or food allergies? Or try to communicate if you're non-verbal? For #InclusiveSchoolsWeek,
@FCPSLaneES
students got to experience the perspectives of individuals with visual, communication, fine motor & sensory differences.
Two elementary students with thick gloves on attempt to thread a shoelace through a flat cardboard shoe.
During an empathy-building activity, two elementary students show their surprise and frustration after being told they cannot eat what they want on the menu because of the food allergies they've been assigned.
A student attempts to complete a maze on a paper that she sees in reverse through a mirror on the table in front of her.
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Away, germs, away! 🦠 Have you noticed some bugs going around? Now is a good time to remind your kids of when and how to wash their hands properly. And see our guidelines for when to keep children home due to sickness: bit.ly/3W4D9nc
Text: Keep Hands Clean With Good Hygiene. Cleanliness is a major factor in preventing foodborne illness. Wash hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds: Before and after handling food. After using the bathroom. After changing a diaper. After handling pets. After tending to a sick person. After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. After handling uncooked eggs or raw meat, poultry, fish and their juices. For more information, contact: USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline: Toll-free at 11-888-MPHOTLINE (1-888-674-6854) www.fsis.usda.gov
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Happy Bodhi Day to those in the FCPS community who celebrate! Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that recognizes the day that Buddha achieved enlightenment through meditation under the Bodhi tree. #OurFCPS
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A safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment–that’s what our new Trust Policy is all about. The policy ensures all students and families can access FCPS benefits and services w/o fear of having their data disclosed to federal immigration officials. More: bit.ly/3P8w036
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Under pressure! 🌎🌋 What an innovative way to learn about plate tectonics with song and movement.
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@Columbia_Mr_A
Walked by the cafeteria today and saw these 5th graders working together to learn about plate tectonics with fully body movement! ⁦@FCPSR2⁩ #proudprincipal #smallschoolbigheart ⁦@FCPSSTEAM⁩ ⁦@FCPSScience⁩ ⁦@ColumbiaES_fcps⁩
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Dr. Reid is hosting a hybrid ESSER Community Conversations on Tuesday, December 13, at Gatehouse Administration Center and on Zoom. Come and learn how ESSER funding is helping support students with learning loss. bit.ly/3Henj5k
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🏛️ Last month we invited legislators to our schools as part of
@VASchoolBoards
Take Your Legislator to School Month. Thank you for coming to see the hard work of our teachers/staff and success of our students!
Delegate Dan Helmer stands with school board member Laura Jane Cohen and Robinson Secondary School Principal Tracey Phillips.
Virginia State Delegate Kathy Tran in a selfie with School Board member Laura Jane Cohen, Student Representative Michele Togbe, and South County High School Principal Kambar Khoshaba.
Virginia State Senator George Barker with School Board members Laura Jane Cohen and Stella Pekarsky, and Chantilly High School Principal Scott Poole.
Delegate Mark Sickles with School Board member Tamara Derenak Kaufax and Hayfield Secondary School Acting Principal Matthew Mough.
Mark Sickles and 7 others
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Congratulations to Catherine Bond, orchestra director at
@MStatesmen
, who has been named Orchestra Teacher of the Year by the Virginia String Teachers Association! 🎻🎵
Catherine Bond is directing orchestra students.
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Marshall Academy
@GCMSTEMAcademy
Huge thanks to the
@FAANews
for an amazing day!
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Students from @GCMSTEMAcademy visited the FAA Command Center and Potomac TRACON to learn how the FAA manages flights across U.S. airspace. FAA and industry air traffic experts spoke with students about STEM opportunities and careers in aviation. bit.ly/3isFeLu. #FAASTEM
Students from George C. Marshall Governors STEM Academy.
Students from George C. Marshall Governors STEM Academy listening Jeff Planty, VP of Technical Operations speak.
Students from George C. Marshall Governors STEM Academy listening to a panel of FAA and industry air traffic experts
Students from George C. Marshall Governors STEM Academy along with Jeff Planty, FAA VP of Technical Operations.
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Have you completed the 2023-24 Calendar Survey yet? December 1 is the last day to give your input! Attend one of two live Calendar Development Webinars on December 1 at noon and 6 p.m. Sign up on the FCPS website: bit.ly/3igcNjz
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