Principal's Message

Dear Lake Anne Families,

We are excited to continue a strong start to the third quarter! Students have been fully engaged in their learning, collaborating with peers, and building on skills from earlier in the year. It’s wonderful to see their curiosity, creativity, and persistence in action every day.

This week, we are continuing to build on the important lessons from Kindness Week. Students are practicing empathy, inclusion, and thoughtful communication—skills that help create a positive and supportive school community. We encourage families to reinforce these lessons at home by modeling kindness, recognizing acts of compassion, and discussing ways your child can make a difference in their classroom and beyond. Small gestures, like helping a sibling or sharing a compliment, can have a big impact.

A reminder that consistent attendance continues to be a school priority. Our current chronic absenteeism rate is 12.2%, which shows we are moving in the right direction! Every day matters—students who attend regularly are more likely to feel connected to their peers, participate fully in class, and achieve academic success. Please reach out to our office if your family needs support with attendance—we are here to help.

Thank you for partnering with us to make each day meaningful and full of opportunity for every Dolphin!

Warmly,

Mrs. Jill Stewart, Principal

Mrs. Valencia Chenier, Assistant Principal

Mrs. Leslie Grumbach, Assistant Principal

Important School Events

February 22nd
- SkateQuest Ice Skating Night
February 27th
- Chuck E. Cheese PTA Fundraiser
March 5th
- Math & Literacy Night
March 10th
- Family Science Night

Math & Literacy Night

Please see the attached flyer for our upcoming Math & Literacy Night! We hope students and families will join us for fun activities and games that support learning both at school and at home. Pizza will be provided by the PTA. Thank you for your continued support in helping our students grow!

Volunteer FCPS

Register Today With Volunteer FCPS

Volunteer FCPS allows individuals to search and register for volunteer opportunities. It helps ensure a safe, consistent, and welcoming environment here at [School]. All volunteers must:

Create a profile in Volunteer FCPS.
Register for opportunities through Volunteer FCPS.
Sign in and out of schools using the visitor kiosk.

At the Volunteer FCPS site, you can complete a volunteer orientation. Visit the Volunteer FCPS Frequently Asked Questions for more information.

Regístrese Hoy como Voluntario para FCPS

El sistema “Volunteer FCPS” les permite a los individuos encontrar y registrarse para tomar oportunidades de ser voluntarios. El sistema garantiza un ambiente seguro, consistente y acogedor en nuestra escuela [School]. Todos los voluntarios deben:

Crear un perfil en el sistema “Volunteer FCPS”.
Registrarse en oportunidades de voluntariado a través del sistema “Volunteer FCPS”.
Anotarse al entrar y al salir de la escuela, usando el kiosko para visitantes.

Puede completar una orientación para ser voluntario en volunteer.fcps.edu. Visite la página de Preguntas Frecuentes de Volunteer FCPS para que encuentre más información.

New Visitor Management System

New Visitor Management System

We are excited to announce that our school is now using the new Raptor Visitor Management System (VMS). This upgrade is part of our school’s and FCPS’ ongoing commitment to enhancing school safety and streamlining the process for visitors at our school. The VMS ensures that no visitor is on the sex offender registry.

For most visitors, the user experience will be the same when you check in at the front office.

But now there is also an app, which can make check-ins even faster at school. Visitors who choose to download the RaptorSafe App and create a Raptor Passport can pre-verify their information before they get to school. The app will give you a QR code you can use when you check in at school.

If you have questions or need assistance with the new system, please contact our front office. Thank you for your partnership in keeping our schools safe!

Nuevo Sistema de Manejo de Visitantes a las Escuelas

Nos entusiasma anunciar que nuestras escuelas están ahora usando el nuevo sistema “Raptor Visitor Management System”, VMS. Esta actualización forma parte del compromiso que nuestras escuelas y FCPS mantienen con la mejora de la seguridad escolar y con la simplificación del proceso que deben seguir los visitantes a las escuelas. El sistema VMS garantiza que ningún visitante esté en el registro de delincuentes sexuales.

Para la mayoría de los visitantes, la experiencia como usuarios será la misma que ahora tienen cuando se anotan en la oficina principal de cualquier escuela.

Pero ahora contamos con una aplicación que puede hacer mucho más rápido el proceso de anotarse en la escuela. Aquellos visitantes que descarguen la aplicación RaptorSafe App y creen un “Pasaporte Raptor”, pueden verificar su información con antelación, antes de llegar a la escuela. Esta aplicación le dará un código QR que puede usar cuando se anote en la entrada de la escuela.

Si tiene preguntas, o necesita asistencia con el nuevo sistema, por favor contacte a nuestra oficina principal. ¡Gracias por su colaboración haciendo nuestras escuelas más seguras!

LAES PTA Updates

Lake Anne's SkateQuest Ice Skating event has been rescheduled for Sunday, February 22nd from 3:10-5:10pm. If you already signed up, your ticket transfers and we hope to see you on the new date (please email president@lakeanne-pta.org if you have a conflict and require a refund). If you have not gotten your tickets yet, get them here!

We have our Chuck E. Cheese fundraiser on Friday, February 27th at 4:00pm. It's going to be a great time, come have fun with friends!

Our monthly Dolphin Donation Drive for February will be individually wrapped snacks. Please drop them off in the main office throughout the month!

Family Science Night