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Dear CES friends and families,
It has been another great week at Columbia ES. As a reminder, next week is our Read Across America week. Please see the flyer below for details and opportunities for all students to participate.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Take care,
Mike Astudillo
Proud Principal
Columbia Elementary School
PTA News & Notes
Calling All Pie Bakers – PI Day is Coming!
For all the math nerds out there, PI Day is March 14th. We will be celebrating on Friday, March 13th, by treating the teachers and staff at Columbia Elementary School to pie. If you would like to participate, please sign-up HERE to bring a pie for the staff to enjoy!
New Visitor Management System
All FCPS schools are now using the new Raptor Visitor Management System (VMS). This new system is part of FCPS’ ongoing commitment to layered school safety and streamlining the process for visitors at our schools. The VMS ensures that no school visitor is on the sex offender registry.
The user experience will generally remain the same. Visitors will check in at the front office and scan their ID.
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 to check in.
Submit questions online to the FCPS Chief of Safety and Security Office.
Benchmark Buddies!
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Our K-5 students recently reached a wonderful milestone, wrapping up another fantastic unit of study in Language Arts! The students pictured went above and beyond by completing three of their take-home calendar activities. To celebrate their dedication and academic growth, we treated them to some fun activities and donuts earlier this week. Keep an eye out for similar opportunities in the future as we continue striving for excellence through our Benchmark Language Arts curriculum together! |
Pre-K and Early Head Start Programs
FCPS Pre-K and Early Head Start programs provide a high-quality early learning experience for qualifying children with economic and educational risk factors, ages 6 weeks to 4 years, living in Fairfax County.
- Pre-K prioritizes 4-year-old applicants but also accepts applications for children who will be 3 years old by September 30 of the same year.
- Early Head Start is located at three elementary schools — Clearview, Crestwood, and Dogwood — and accepts applications from pregnancy to 2 years old.
Families are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Space is limited and provided based on need, not on a first-come, first-served basis.
Applications are accepted online, by email, by mail, or in person at the program office at 7423 Camp Alger Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia 22042.
If you have a question about the application process or status, please call 703-208-7900 (English) or 703-208-7901 (Spanish).
Programas para Pre-K y de Atención Integral para la Primera Infancia
Los programas para Pre-K y de Atención Integral para la Primera Infancia proveen experiencias educativas tempranas de alta calidad a niños que califiquen para ellos, que enfrenten factores de riesgos económicos y educacionales, que estén entre las edades de 6 semanas a 4 años, y que vivan en el Condado de Fairfax.
- Los programas para Pre-K priorizan aquellos solicitantes de 4 años de edad, pero también acepta solicitudes para niños que cumplan 3 años antes del 30 de septiembre del mismo año.
- Los programas de Atención Integral para la Primera Infancia están ubicados en tres escuelas primarias; Clearview, Crestwood y Dogwood, y acepta solicitudes de cupo desde el embarazo y hasta los 2 años de edad.
Animamos a las familias a solicitar cupos lo más pronto posible; el espacio es limitado y se otorga basado en el nivel de necesidad, no en el orden de llegada.
Las solicitudes se aceptan de forma online, por email, por correo, o en persona en la oficina del programa en la dirección 7423 Camp Alger Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia 22042.
Si tiene preguntas acerca del proceso de solicitud o sobre el estatus del suyo, por favor llame en inglés al 703-208-7900, o en español al 703-208-7901.
Save the Date!
March 3rd: 3rd Quarter Interims go home
March 3rd - 6th: Read Across America Week
March 18th: 3-Hour Early Release
March 20th: Holiday
March 27th: End of 3rd Quarter, 2-Hour Early Release
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