January 16, 2025 Newsletter
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January 16, 2025

From the Principal’s Pen

Dear Laurel Hill Families,

It's been a nice week back as students and staff reconnect with all things teaching and learning. Our teachers have spent intentional quality time assessing our students to monitor their progress of learning. Results from these assessments help drive instruction and support our communication with families.

We really appreciate your patience as we continue to navigate through clearing ice and snow for making our campus as safe as possible for all of our stakeholders. Dr. Traylor is still accepting any snow day photos you would like to share. Photos will be used on upcoming editions of our newsletter, so please send them to her email (tctraylor@fcps.edu). We think this might be a fun way to boost our "viewing ratings"!

Remember to check out our Top 10 website here. We have highlighted the features of our school that make us unique and outstanding. We are more than just a place of learning; it's a place where teachers, students, and families come together to help our young learners learn, grow, and thrive. We learn together, we play together, we ROAR together! Enjoy the extended weekend!

Sincerely,

Janice Dalton, Principal

Addison Smith, Assistant Principal

Thmeaka Traylor, Assistant Principal

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Save the Date:

Jan 20: Martin Luther King Day (Holiday)/Inauguration Day-No School

Jan 28: End of Quarter 2 (This is a regular school day, dismissal @4:05.)

Jan 29: Lunar New Year (Teacher work day)-No school for students

 

February is Black History Month.

Feb 3-7: National School Counseling Week

Feb 10: 3 hour Early Release (School dismisses at 1:05pm)

Feb 11: PTA Meeting-Library 7pm

Feb 12: 100th Day of School (moved from the 6th because of snow days)

Feb 17: Presidents Day (Holiday)-No school 

 

Parents Need To Know

yearbook

Yearbook order form- Deadline 4/4/25, $21.00

ST Math Week for Families

This week is ST Math Week for Families! During that time, students are encouraged to log onto the FCPS Family Math website to engage in math activities with their families at home that include stories with mathematical concepts connected to a variety of different math games from around the world. All activities are available in English and Spanish. 

To learn more about Family Math Nights check out this video. Our goal is having students log on for three million minutes as an FCPS community. Thank you for your support!

Support Literacy at Home

Looking for ways to help support your child’s reading and writing at home? Visit the FCPS Literacy Resource page for tips and information about the Virginia Language and Literacy Screening System.