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Wed, Oct 8 - AAP Information Night, 6pm                     - PTA Meeting, 7pm Fri, Oct 10 - Author Visit: Jonathan Miller                    - "Walk in Another Person's Shoes"                         Wacky Shoes Day Mon, Oct 13 - No School, Staff Development Day Tue, Oct 14 - Fall Picture Day Wed, Oct 15 - 3hr Early Release, Dismissal @                          12:35pm                       - PTA Fall Fest, 5pm Wed, Oct 22 - Parent Workshop - Bullying: What                          Every Parent Needs to Know, 6:30pm

HAPPY OCTOBER! We sure had a lot going on this week!

On Monday, our 6th Graders went on the first field trip of the year to work on team-building exercises at Camp Highroad in Middleburg, VA. Thank you, PTA, for supporting the bus costs.

On Tuesday, Prismatic Magic came in to present a fantastic laser assembly that incorporated lessons on how bullying negatively impacts ourselves and our classmates. The students loved the show and fun music!

Thank you to all students who submitted t-shirt designs for Bully Prevention Month. We will select and announce the winner next week. You will see order forms for shirts in Wednesday folders soon after! 

This whole week, we showed support to the new and military families her in the Forest with Blue Star Welcome Week spirit days. We saw lots of patriotism, heroes, and sparkle. 

For those who celebrated this week, we hope you had a meaningful Yom Kippur.

Sincerely,

Angela Thompson
Principal

Bully Prevention Month Kick-off Laser Assembly
with Prismatic Magic

Blue Star Welcome Week

Spirit Friday in the Forest!

FCPS Advanced Academics Program

New to County Full-Time Referrals

Are you new to FCPS? Are you interested in referring your child in grades 3-8 for Full-Time services? Full-Time referrals for the fall screening cycle are due Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Full-Time referrals for all other students are due no later than Monday, December 15, 2025. Please visit the FCPS AAP site for helpful information regarding the continuum of services and the referral process. If you have any questions, please contact our Advanced Academics Resource Teacher, Cathy Trope, at cjtrope@fcps.edu.

Elementary Family Information Meeting 

A family information meeting, focusing on the AAP continuum of services offered in FCPS and the Full-Time referral process for students in grades 2-8, will be held in-person in the cafeteria on Wednesday, October 8th at 6:00pm. If you have any questions, please contact our AART, Cathy Trope, at cjtrope@fcps.edu.

**Please note that this message has been updated - the AAP Information Meeting will be held in-person. 

Fall Picture Day is Tuesday, October 14th!