 Our school renovation nears completion as we enjoy all the new, beautiful spaces inside and outside our building.
From the Principal's Desk:
It’s the beginning of a new calendar year, filled with hope and opportunities. We have had a great start as our students and staff are back and re-energized! As we near the midpoint of the school year, we want to reflect on our student growth. Teachers are currently conducting assessments to determine student progress to support and guide our instructional practices. We are also sharing schoolwide reminders for behavior expectations in common areas around the school. We will continue to work together to create a positive, productive academic and social learning environment at Louise Archer.
As you know, all of our fabulous educators unselfishly give much time and energy to the students, parents, and community at Louise Archer with the common goal that all children will learn, succeed, and enjoy a wonderful school experience. We are excited to share the following staff members who were nominated by our staff or parents for FCPS Outstanding Employee Awards at Louise Archer this year:
Outstanding Teachers – Vicki Saylor, Kristen Toth
Outstanding Principal – Michelle Makrigiorgos
Outstanding Leader – Jennifer Condra
Outstanding Professional - Haytham Abdulhamid
Outstanding Operational Employee – Kathy Cutri, Sepideh Mousavi, Indu Ranasinghe
I encourage you to recognize the important role all our teachers and staff members play in the education of your children and share your positive feedback with them. This includes any teacher, specialist, or other staff member who is positively impacting your child. Collectively, we look forward to the second half of the school year and sharing our success stories with one another!
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener Information
Students in grades 3-6 took the SEL Screener during the month of October, providing information on their SEL skills like achieving goals, understanding and managing emotions, establishing and maintaining relationships, and making responsible decisions. The screener also asks students how well their school community makes them feel valued, included, and supported.
Individual student SEL Screener results are now available to families in the Documents section of SIS ParentVUE. For families who do not have an active ParentVUE account, results will be sent via postal mail.
For support in understanding your individual student’s results or for ideas on how to support them at home, please review the Family Guide or reach out to our school counselor, Brigit Akpinar, at bdakpinar@fcps.edu.
Virtual Meetings
If you did not get a chance to attend an in-person meeting, please consider participating in one of our virtual Community Boundary Review Meetings. All virtual meetings will follow the same format as the recently held in-person meetings, and the same information will be shared. Join us:
- Saturday, January 25, 2025, 9:30-11 a.m.
- Monday, January 27, 2025, 6:30-8 p.m.
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 6:30-8 p.m.
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Monday, February 10, 2025, 6:30-8 p.m.
Please register by clicking a date above. Each virtual meeting will be limited to 400 participants, and each participant will receive their own unique Zoom link. Language interpretation will be available. Sign up for the School Boundary Review newsletter for updates.
Movie Screening at Madison High School
Join the What School Could Be Community and New American History for the 10th Anniversary screening event of the award-winning documentary Most Likely to Succeed.
You are invited to James Madison High School from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. on January 25th to watch the groundbreaking film (for free!).
After the screening, enjoy cake and conversation with community members and a video discussion with Greg Whitley, director, and Ted Dintersmith – executive producer, educational thought leader, and 1969 graduate of James Madison High!
Please share with others! Bring friends, neighbors, family, kids – all welcome!
RSVP HERE: bit.ly/MLTS25
 Lost and Found
If you recognize any of these items, please encourage your child to visit the lost and found items in the lobby by Door 10.
Preparing for Winter Weather
Winter weather will be here before you know it! Watch this video to see how weather-related closing decisions are made. FCPS’ website is generally the first place to find out about emergency weather closings. Other communication channels will be used as quickly as possible including email, text, social media, and news stations. Learn more about how schedule changes are communicated. Be sure to plan for the winter season.
2-Hour Delayed Opening Procedures
If there is a two-hour delayed school opening, students can begin to come into the building starting at 11am. The late bell rings at 11:15am. We do not have supervision prior to 11am, so you may not drop off your child before this time, as they will be unattended. Please consider your options for this situation in advance, as we may encounter this during the winter months.
January 20 - Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday - School Holiday
January 28 - End of 2nd Quarter,
January 29 - Teacher Workday, No School
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