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Winter Weather Resources and Reminders
Ways to Enjoy Winter Weather
Snow Day Activity Ideas from Dranesville Teachers
- Record a WDES morning message of you in the snow saying "Good Morning, Dragons" or "Now for the Moment of Silence" or "Have a great day, Dragons" and email it to jmyoung@fcps.edu.
- Enjoy Art BINGO from our Art Team.
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Adopt a fire hydrant for a family community service project.
Ideas from Grades K through 2 Teachers
- Build a snowman with shapes you know.
- Take a walk and say the first sound of all the things that you see.
- Draw a picture and write about your favorite snow activity.
- Go sledding and count how many times you go down/walk up the hill.
- Make hot chocolate and count how many marshmallows you add
- Talk about how water can take different forms: solid, liquid, gas.
- Watch wildlife in nature and talk about what animals/plants need to survive.
- Draw a tens frame in the snow.
- Make and add snowballs to show different teen numbers.
- Name all the different colors of jackets, hats, and gloves that you see.
- Read the temperature on a thermometer, say the numbers before and after that number.
Ideas from Grades 3 through 6 Teachers
- Take an hourly measurement of snow totals and record/graph.
- Play 20 Questions but all questions are built around the theme of snow.
- Draw out a snowman dressed as your favorite book character. What kind of hat and scarf would it need to have? What kind of props would it have?
- Keep track of highs and lows for temperature, wind speed, and snow totals.
- Read a book for the Dranesville Reading Challenge.
- Create a new recipe that requires fractions! (double or halve a recipe)
- Measure how far you can throw a snowball, how fast you can sled down a hill, and how high you can build a snow structure.
- Complete ST Math assignments or Journey Puzzles, or Lexia Units.
Digital Tools
Students can access Schoology, Clever, Lexia, myOn, ST Math, Edmentum (Exact Path) on their FCPS issued device.
In preparation for the winter weather students brought home their school-issued iPads and laptops so they are prepared should weather impact school this week. Students can access digital tools to practice literacy skills through Lexia, math skills through ST Math, and to read books through myOn.
Option 1: Student Links Page
1. Student Links Page: https://dranesvillees.fcps.edu/student-links
2. Click the Clever icon.
Option 2: Schoology
1. Log in to Schoology (https://lms.fcps.edu/) using your student's credentials
2. Find the Clever icon in the waffle
Video Tutorial
Here is a video tutorial to help you access the digital resources for your child.
❄️ Winter Weather❄️
Winter weather has arrived! Watch this video to see how weather closing decisions are made at FCPS.
FCPS’ website is generally the first place to find out about emergency weather closings. Other communication channels will be used as quickly as possible, including email, text, social media, the new FCPS mobile app, and news stations. Learn more about how schedule changes are communicated.
Be sure to plan for the winter season. Update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE, bookmark the FCPS website, and arrange emergency child care if needed.
Winter Weather Recess Reminders
We asks all families to send their students to school with jackets, gloves/mittens and hats labeled with the child's name. These items are essential to supporting safe recess outside and the names help as the students shed their layers through play. Dranesville students will go outside each day the weather allows. We follow FCPS and National Weather Service guidelines. At times, outdoor recess times may be shorter than 30 minutes and we will still go outside for the time period it is safe to do so. More information can be found here.
View the National Weather Service’s tips on staying safe during cold weather.
Do You Need Assistance?
If you need assistance getting cold-weather clothing for your family, please call Fairfax County Coordinated Services Planning (CSP) at 703-222-0880. Their multilingual staff can assist with any challenges you are facing, including food, shelter, employment, financial assistance, and health.
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