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The Weekly Roar

Monday, May 18, 2026

We All Sing for Ice Cream!

Thanks to all the families and staff who visited Bruster's Ice Cream last Thursday evening to support our 5th and 6th Grade Chorus! The ice cream was delicious, and the music was delightful!

Upcoming Events

• Wednesday, 5/20 – Early Release Wednesday, students dismissed at 1:05 p.m., UNLESS we have been directed to keep them at school until 4:05 p.m.
• Thursday, 5/21 – PTA Restaurant Day at California Fish Grill, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Thursday, 5/21 – Spring Cultural Awareness & Recognition Event (CARE) Night, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
• Monday, 5/25 – Memorial Day Holiday, school, office, and SACC closed
• Tuesday, 5/26 – Student Holiday/Teacher Workday, students do not report but office and SACC open
• Wednesday, 5/27 – Eid al-Adha Holiday, school, office, and SACC closed
  
• Monday, 6/1 – 5th & 6th Grade Chorus Concert, 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, 6/2 – Farewell Reception for families leaving Lane, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Cafeteria
• Wednesday, 6/3 – All library materials due
• Wednesday, 6/3 – Band & Strings Concerts, 6 p.m., 4th Grade Strings; 7 p.m., 5th & 6th Grade Band and Strings
• Friday, 6/5 – Field Day (please make sure your child wears sneakers and comfortable clothing)
  
• Friday, 6/12 – PTA End-of-Year ’90s Dance Party, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Cafeteria
• Tuesday, 6/16 – 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony, 9:30 a.m. (limited admission, teachers will communicate with families directly)
• Wednesday, 6/17 – Last day of school, students dismissed at 2:05 p.m.
  
  

In This Issue

• Next Early Release Wednesday Is This Week!
• More Schedule Changes Ahead Next Week
• Family Input for Class Placement Next Year
• Join Us for Our Spring Cultural Awareness & Recognition Event (CARE) Night This Thursday, May 21, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
• Field Day Is Coming Friday, June 5; Volunteers and Materials Needed!
• From the Shelves of the Lane Library: All Library Materials Need to Be Returned by June 3; Weekly Notices Start Soon
• Calling All Kindergarteners for the 2026-27 School Year! Now Is the Time to Register!
• FCPS PreK and Early Head Start Now Accepting Applications for 2026-27 School Year
• PTA News: Upcoming Restaurant Day at California Fish Grill on May 21, End-of-Year ‘90s Dance Party June 12
• Parent Resources: FCPS Summer Camps registration closing soon, end-of-year attendance reminders and resources
• FCPS News & Events: FCPS Summer Extravaganza, new cellphone policy, budget update
• Community Events & Activities: Kingstowne Library programs, Hayfield youth field hockey clinic
  
  

News & Notes

3-Hour Early Release Wednesday This Week!

Our last Early Release Wednesday of the school year will be May 20. Students will be released three hours early that day at 1:05 p.m. We will offer supervised activities after school for those families with child-care hardship because of this Early Release scheduling.

To plan for our after-school groups this month, we will follow parent responses provided for the last Early Release in March. If you need to change your child’s plans from last month, please call the school office at 703-924-7700 as soon as possible and no later than noon tomorrow (Tuesday, May 19). You may also reach out via email to our family liaison Melanie Crosby Hardy at macrosby@fcps.edu.

If we do not hear from you, we will send your child home as previously directed.

More Schedule Changes Ahead Next Week!

Next week will be a very short week for students with only two days, Thursday and Friday. Next Monday, May 25, is Memorial Day. School, the office, and SACC will be closed in honor of the brave members of the military our nation has lost.

Tuesday, May 26, is a Teacher Workday, which provides critical time for teachers to get started on end-of-the year planning and paperwork. Students do not report to school, but the office and SACC will be open.

Wednesday, May 27, is also a holiday for all staff with school, the office, and SACC closed. It is Eid al-Adha, or the “Feast of Sacrifice,” the second of two main holidays celebrated in Islam. Muslims believe that Eid al-Adha signifies the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim, known as Abraham in Christianity and Judaism, to sacrifice his son, Ismail, as ordered by Allah. It focuses on sacrifice, the pilgrimage to Mecca, and giving to those less fortunate. Eid Mubarak! to all in our community who observe!

Family Input for Class Placement Next Year

A regular end-of-the-year task that staff work on is student groupings for class placements next year. All staff have input on groupings that can best support students within the school day. We also appreciate your input for staff to consider on how your child works and learns best. Below is our family input form.

Please do not request a teacher by name or gender. Additionally, please do NOT include negative information about past teachers, as the teachers read these forms when assisting with class assignments. If you do, please know it will be deleted.

Because of enrollment changes over the summer, class assignments will not be finalized until the middle of August 2026. Families will be contacted by the assigned teacher before the start of Open House in August.

If you are interested in sharing information, please complete the form below by Sunday, May 31.

FAMILY INPUT FORM

Join Us for Our Spring Cultural Awareness & Recognition Event (CARE) Night This Thursday, May 21, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Our final cultural celebration event of this school year—Spring Cultural Awareness & Recognition Event (CARE) Night—will be held THIS THURSDAY, May 21, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. We’ll have displays and activities for you to learn more about Autism Acceptance Month, Arab American Heritage Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, Easter, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, and Caribbean Heritage Month, which all occur during the spring season. There will  be music and snacks as well. Please let us know you’re planning to attend by filling out this form. Please Note: If we do not reach a minimum number of people planning to attend by noon tomorrow (Tuesday), we will need to cancel the event.

Field Day Is Coming Friday, June 5, Volunteers and Materials Needed!

Field Day 2026 will be Friday, June 5, for all grade levels. This schoolwide event allows the students to participate in a variety of games and activities as a class. They will rotate through stations that provide different challenges.

• Third through 5th grade students will participate in Field Day from 9:20 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.
• Kindergarten through 2nd grade students will participate from 12:50 to 3:35 p.m.

Sixth graders will be running stations this year, but adult volunteers are also needed to support them. Volunteers will help the students have a memorable day by coordinating station activities. All volunteers will receive instructions on how the station should run. There will be some water stations this year, so we need some volunteers who are willing to get wet.

All volunteers will need to sign up with the new FCPS volunteer system, if they haven’t already completed the approval process. Our family liaison, Melanie Crosby Hardy, will be monitoring our Sign-Up Genius electronic sign-up and will contact those volunteers who still need to register in that system.

Here is the link to sign up to help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44ACAE2BA6FA7-63530838-field.

Thank you for supporting this special activity and our P. E. team!

From the Shelves of the Lane Library: All Library Materials Need to Be Returned by June 3; Weekly Notices Start Soon

Dear Lane Readers,

Starting in mid-May, notices regarding ALL library items that are checked out will be sent home weekly. All library books are due on Wednesday, June 3.

Please do your best to look for and return all books in good condition! It is also possible that books have been sent to school but have not yet made it to the library. If this is the case, apologies in advance for the crossed communication.

As a reminder, there are no fines for overdue books, however families are expected to pay the replacement cost for lost or damaged books.

Contact Sue Chozick, Librarian at schozick@fcps.edu with any questions.

Calling All Kindergarteners for the 2026-27 School Year! Now Is the Time to Register!

Do you have a child at home ready to start kindergarten next year? If so, now is the time to let us know your little lion will be coming to Lane! Registration for the 2026-27 school year is now underway, and we want to hear from you! Register by Wednesday, June 17, to be added to our summer information distribution list!

There’s an easy five-step process to register a child for kindergarten:

• Determine eligibility.
• Identify your local school.
• Gather documents.
• Fill out forms.
• Schedule an appointment.

You can read more about the registration process here. For additional information, please contact Sook Fan Simpson, our school registrar, at sksimpson@fcps.edu.

If you don’t have a rising kindergartener yourself, please share this information with friends and neighbors who do.

Try Online Registration!

Online registration for the 2026-27 school year is open for all grades, kindergarten through 12th grade. It’s the quickest way to start the process! Learn how to begin the online registration process here.

When registering, parents/caregivers will need to create or log in to an existing SIS ParentVUE account.

If you’d like more information, please visit Lane’s Kindergarten Registration page on our school website:https://lanees.fcps.edu/announcements/kindergarten-registration-2026-27-now-open.

FCPS PreK and Early Head Start Now Accepting Applications for 2026-27 School Year

FCPS PreK and Early Head Start are now accepting applications for School Year 2026-27!

This is a high-quality Early Childhood Program for eligible families. PreK (which stands for Pre-Kindergarten) is a full-day program, and spaces are limited. The PreK program prioritizes children who will be 4 years old by September 30 but also accepts applications for children who will be 3 years old by September 30.

Your family may qualify for PreK or Early Head Start if you:

• Live in Fairfax County
• PreK: Have a child who will be age 3 or 4 by September 30
• Early Head Start: Have a child who is 0-2 years of age and pregnant women who live in the Reston, Herndon, and Springfield areas
• Have a student(s) with economic and educational risk factors such as:
  
  • Income eligibility
  • Homelessness or Foster Care
  • A Parent with Limited Education
  • Student receives Special Education Services.

For more information or to apply, visit the FCPS PreK website, email fcpsprekoffice@fcps.edu, or call the PreK Office at 703-208-7900 (English) or 703-208-7901 (Spanish).

¡El programa PreK y Early Head Start de FCPS ya está aceptando solicitudes para el año escolar 2026-27!

Somos un programa de educación infantil de alta calidad para familias que cumplen con los requisitos. El programa de PreK es dia completa y los espacios son limitados. El programa PreK prioriza a los niños de 4 años cumplidos antes del 30 de septiembre, pero también acepta solicitudes para niños de 3 años cumplidos antes de esa fecha.

Su familia puede calificar para PreK o Early Head Start si:

• Vivir en el condado de Fairfax
• PreK: Tiene un hijo que tendrá 3 o 4 años antes del 30 de septiembre
• Early Head Start: Tiene un niño de 0 a 2 años de edad y mujeres embarazadas que viven en las áreas de Reston, Herndon, y Springfield
• Tiene un estudiante(s) con factores de riesgo económico y educativo como:
• Elegibilidad por ingresos
  
  • Sin hogar o acogida temporal
  • Un padre con educación limitada
  • El estudiante recibe servicios de educación especial

Para obtener más información, visite el sitio web, llame a la Oficina de PreK: 703-208-7900 (Inglés), 703-208-7901 (Español), o envia un correo electrónico: fcpsprekoffice@fcps.edu.

PTA News

May Restaurant Day at California Fish Grill on Thursday, May 21, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Join us for the PTA's May Restaurant Day at California Fish Grill, one of the newest eateries in our area, on Thursday, May 21. The restaurant is located in the Manchester Lakes Shopping Center at 7003A Manchester Blvd. A percentage of Lane sales from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. will be donated back to our school.

End-of-Year ’90s Dance Party

Show off your ’90s fly flair with other Lane families and friends as we near the end of the school year! On Friday, June 12, from 6:30 to 8:30, the Lane PTA will host its annual end-of-year party, and this year, in honor of Lane’s 30th birthday, it’s a ’90s Dance Party!

Here are the prices:

• Family Ticket: $8 (includes 1 adult & 1 child)
• Each additional Child Ticket: $3
• Each additional Adult Ticket: $5

Purchase tickets here: 

https://lanepta.givebacks.gives/2026party/Campaign/Details.

All tickets must be purchased in advance. No tickets will be sold at the door! Remember to have your ticket QR code ready (mobile or print) for speedy entry!

PLEASE NOTE:

• There WILL NOT be any food, snack, or drink sales at the event. Please eat before arriving or bring snacks.
• In an effort to ensure everyone has a good time, we WILL have a separate space open, if a student or adult would like to step away from the lights and the noises.
• Due to Fire Marshall regulations, the number of people who can attend this event is limited. Every person, regardless of age, must have a ticket to enter. If you purchase a ticket (or tickets) and are unable to make it, please consider donating your tickets to another family who did not purchase tickets in time.
• All students MUST have an adult present at the dance, this is not a drop-off event!

Volunteers Needed

We have many volunteer positions open for this event. Volunteers get a FREE Family Ticket, which includes 1 adult and 1 child – an $8 value! (Please be sure to purchase tickets for additional children through the link above.

Link to volunteer

Parent Resources

FCPS Summer Learning Program Registration Closing Soon!

Registration for summer camps and learning opportunities offered by Fairfax County Public Schools will be closing on Friday, June 5.

Career and Technical Education camps and Institute for the Arts camps will be held in July at Robinson Secondary School from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bus transportation will be available from select FCPS middle and high schools. Tuition assistance is available to FCPS families eligible for free or reduced meals.

Tech Adventure Camp (TAC) is a week-long exploratory camp that allows current K-5 students to explore STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts,