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11/26-28 Student Holiday-Thanksgiving (No School)
12/01-05 ATES Book Fair
12/01 Family Food Market (3:45pm, Cafeteria)
12/04 Math / Book Fair Family Night (ATES, 5:30pm – 7:30pm)
12/05 Parent Coffee (9:00am, Cafeteria)
Topic: Learn Math at Home
12/09 PreK Field Trip to Hidden Oaks Nature Center
12/10 3-Hours Early Release -Dismissal time 12:20pm
12/16 PreK Family Event (PreK Classrooms, 11:00am-12:00pm)
12/19 Parent Coffee (9:00am, Cafeteria)
Topic: Fun winter festival (toy drive) Christmas Raffle
12/22-01/02, 2026 Winter Break (No School)
01/09 Parent Coffee (9:00am, Cafeteria)
Topic: How to support science at home
01/12 Family Food Market (3:45pm, Cafeteria)
01/19 Student Holiday-Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday (No School)
01/23 Parent Coffee (9:00am, Cafeteria)
Topic: Community Resources
 Our 5th grader students teamed up with Kindergarten students for Buddy Reading, creating a fun and supportive learning experience. Older students read aloud, helped with tricky words, and encouraged their younger buddies, while Kindergarteners gained confidence and excitement about books. Reading buddies help build literacy skills, foster mentorship, and strengthen our school community—one story at a time.
 To make the Book Fair a success, we need parent volunteers! Please sign up using the QR code or visit https://forms.gle/WxjjHKAKgV7xYHL99
 Please visit ATES November 2025 AAP Newsletter.pdf to see examples of mindmaps.
Also if you are interested in signing up "Kid's Craft: Gratitude Tree" at George Mason Library, please enroll via: Kids' Craft: Gratitude Trees - Fairfax Library Calendar - Library Home
Parents and guardians of students in Grades 2-7 who would like their student to be considered for full-time Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) services must submit the AAP Full-Time Referral Form to Michelle Carr-Hogan mccarrhogan@fcps.edu no later than December 15, 2025.
Each year, families can submit a referral for full-time AAP services any time from the first day of school through December 15. No late referrals for full-time AAP services will be accepted.
Once a referral is received, our school will compile information related to the student. Then, a committee of six trained professionals from across the county will review materials to determine eligibility for full-time AAP services.
Next Steps for Parents
Eligibility decisions are communicated by early April. Parents may request a copy of their child’s materials after February 20, 2026, by emailing Michelle Carr-Hogan mccarrhogan@fcps.edu.
At the elementary level, referrals for subject-specific and part-time AAP are screened by the school. If you miss the full-time referral deadline, your student can still be screened for subject-specific or part-time AAP services for the remainder of the year.
For more information, please visit the Advanced Academic Programs webpage.
FCPS is asking all families to complete a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available in SIS ParentVUE under Online Packets, which is in the upper right corner of the screen after logging in. Please complete the survey as soon as possible.
Our school will provide paper forms to families who have not completed the survey in ParentVUE. For more information, please visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page or watch this video about why Impact Aid matters.
Register for ParentVUELearn how to activate your SIS ParentVUE account, so you can easily submit your survey and have access to other helpful information about your child’s education at FCPS.
FCPS offers the Lightspeed Parent Portal to help you manage screen time on your child's FCPS device at home. With a Parent Portal account, you can control your child’s access to YouTube and pause website browsing during after-school hours. Please note that parent controls are active only during after-school hours, defined as Monday through Friday from 3:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. (including student holidays) and all day Saturday and Sunday.
If you haven't signed up for the portal yet, use the link at the bottom of your weekly Lightspeed Online Student Activity Report email. To learn more, please visit the Lightspeed Parent Portal page on the FCPS website.
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