A Note From Our Principal
We hope your children enjoyed their fall lessons, pumpkin themed activities and classroom celebrations last month. Seeing our students enjoy their Halloween costumes and fall attire is one of the highlights of the year for us. Thank you for allowing us to be part of these special occasions! This month we are focusing on gratitude and connecting with our community. As part of this focus we are busily preparing for our Holiday Giving campaign. This year we are collecting canned goods and non-perishable items for Food for Others, a local Fairfax County food bank. We are kicking off our collection on Tuesday, November 12th and will collect through Friday, November 15th.
Sincerely,
Kirstin Thorpe
Holiday Closures & School Year Calendar
Our school does not follow the local elementary school schedule as we are open more days per year. For the 2019-2020 school year the days we are closed are:
August 22 and 23 (School Year Prep and Training for Staff)
Labor Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve (open with limited hours)
Christmas Day
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
June 15 and 16 (Summer Camp Prep and Training for Staff)
Independence Day
You can access our school year calendar here for a printable version to use as a reference: 2019-2020 School Year Calendar Year at a Glance 2019-2020 SY
Links 2 Home
If you’re not currently receiving photos and daily reports for your child you can easily change this by downloading the Links 2 Home app on your phone. Just type ‘Links 2 Home’ in the search bar for the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. After downloading Links 2 Home you can register with the same email address that you used to enroll your child in our school. Links 2 Home also allows you to leave drop-off notes for your child and notify your child’s teacher of absences. If you’re having issues accessing Links 2 Home please let us know.
Illness Policy Reminder
Our parents are vital partners in helping us to maintain a safe and healthy environment for the students in our school. The most important thing you can do to assist us in creating a healthy environment is to keep your child home if they are ill. This reduces the spread of illness and allows your child to fully recuperate. Children may not attend school until they have been symptom free for 24 hours if they display any of the following:
- Fever of 100 degrees of more—must be fever free for 24 hours with no fever-reducing medicine before returning to school
- Vomiting, diarrhea or stomach upset
- Heavy nasal discharge requiring wiping every 3-5 minutes
- Persistent, non-productive or barking cough
- Sore throat
- Skin rash, including diaper rash
- Head lice
- Symptoms of a communicable disease
- Fussy, cranky behavior unlike child’s normal demeanor that may indicate illness
For more information please see our Parent Handbook or reach out to a member of our administrative team.
Thanksgiving Celebrations
Each of our classrooms will be celebrating Thanksgiving with a dinner on November 15th at 4:30 pm. Students are making their own placemats, hats and table décor for this fun event. Please check with your child’s classroom for any special instructions and feel free to attend if you’re able. We will be sharing plenty of photos through Links 2 Home as well!
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From Our Education Department
Sensory play is a wonderful opportunity for children to explore textures, sights and scents of the fall season. Multi-sensory experiences help children retain information better, build new skills, and develop a lifelong love of learning. Below are three activities that you can try with your child this month. 1. Explore[.....]
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November 2019
A Note From Our Principal
We hope your children enjoyed their fall lessons, pumpkin themed activities and classroom celebrations last month. Seeing our students enjoy their Halloween costumes and fall attire is one of the highlights of the year for us. Thank you for allowing us to be part of these special occasions! This month we are focusing on gratitude and connecting with our community. As part of this focus we are busily preparing for our Holiday Giving campaign. This year we are collecting canned goods and non-perishable items for Food for Others, a local Fairfax County food bank. We are kicking off our collection on Tuesday, November 12th and will collect through Friday, November 15th.
Sincerely,
Kirstin Thorpe
Holiday Closures & School Year Calendar
Our school does not follow the local elementary school schedule as we are open more days per year. For the 2019-2020 school year the days we are closed are:
August 22 and 23 (School Year Prep and Training for Staff)
Labor Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve (open with limited hours)
Christmas Day
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
June 15 and 16 (Summer Camp Prep and Training for Staff)
Independence Day
You can access our school year calendar here for a printable version to use as a reference: 2019-2020 School Year Calendar Year at a Glance 2019-2020 SY
Links 2 Home
If you’re not currently receiving photos and daily reports for your child you can easily change this by downloading the Links 2 Home app on your phone. Just type ‘Links 2 Home’ in the search bar for the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. After downloading Links 2 Home you can register with the same email address that you used to enroll your child in our school. Links 2 Home also allows you to leave drop-off notes for your child and notify your child’s teacher of absences. If you’re having issues accessing Links 2 Home please let us know.
Illness Policy Reminder
Our parents are vital partners in helping us to maintain a safe and healthy environment for the students in our school. The most important thing you can do to assist us in creating a healthy environment is to keep your child home if they are ill. This reduces the spread of illness and allows your child to fully recuperate. Children may not attend school until they have been symptom free for 24 hours if they display any of the following:
For more information please see our Parent Handbook or reach out to a member of our administrative team.
Thanksgiving Celebrations
Each of our classrooms will be celebrating Thanksgiving with a dinner on November 15th at 4:30 pm. Students are making their own placemats, hats and table décor for this fun event. Please check with your child’s classroom for any special instructions and feel free to attend if you’re able. We will be sharing plenty of photos through Links 2 Home as well!
Love our school? Leave us a review!
In today’s connected world, many families turn to online reviews to learn more about schools for their children. That is why we are asking you to take a few minutes to visit our school profile on Yelp, Google or GreatSchools to share the wonderful experiences you have had with our school. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you!
From Our Education Department
Fall Sensory Fun
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