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From the Principals’ Desk
This week, we met with students in grades 1, 3, and 5 for their quarterly SOAR meetings. Our conversations focused on Optimism and how an optimistic mindset can help us manage big feelings, respond thoughtfully, and build confidence.
Students shared examples of how optimism supports them when learning feels challenging or emotions run high. We talked about how optimism is not about pretending things are always easy, but about believing in ourselves, trying again, and knowing we can grow.
We are proud of the way our Eagles continue to reflect, share, and practice SOAR in meaningful ways. These conversations help strengthen our community and support students in becoming confident, resilient learners.
With appreciation,
April Martin, Proud Principal & Kassandra Flading, Assistant Principal
✨ Literacy Spotlight
What’s happened in First Grade Reading this week?
FCPS Goal 3: Academic Growth and Excellence: Benchmark
 First Grade Unit 4 Essential Question
How do we learn about characters?
In this unit, students read and compare stories told from different points of view. They learn how authors help readers understand characters, settings, and events. Students explore the difference between realistic stories, which could happen in real life, and fantasy stories, which include imaginative elements. By reading stories from different perspectives, students build a better understanding of how people think, feel, and experience the world in different ways.
➕ Math Spotlight
What’s happened in Sixth Grade Math this week?
FCPS Goal 3: Academic Growth and Excellence -
Student Centered Engagement
 Sixth Grade Focus for This Week:
Math learning is soaring this week as our sixth graders dive into engaging, real-world problem solving and strengthen their mathematical thinking. In Math 6, students are tackling contextual word problems involving multiplication and division with integers, giving them opportunities to apply their skills to everyday situations. In Math 7, students are launching an exciting new unit on ratios and proportional relationships, where they will learn to compare quantities and understand how numbers change together. In Math 8, students are beginning their unit on non-linear expressions. They will focus on the laws of exponents, simplifying radicals and operating radicals. Through hands-on practice, discussion, and problem solving, our sixth grade students are building confidence, sharpening their reasoning skills, and making meaningful connections between math concepts and the world around them.
Dates & Reminders
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January 19: Holiday - Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday. School is closed for staff and students.
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January 23: SCA Spirit Day - Vocabulary Day! Dress like a word on the spelling bee list.
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January 28: Two-hour early release/End of 2nd quarter. All students will be release at 2:05 p.m.
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January 29 and 30: Teacher Workdays. School is closed for students. Our office hours will be 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m..
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February 6: SCA Spirit Day - Spring vs. Winter (despite the groundhog's choice).
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February 11: Coffee & Conversation for Parents/Guardians. 9:30 a.m., SEES Cafeteria. Topic: Sleep Habits. This session explains how sleep works, why it often breaks down, and which habits make the biggest difference in sleep quality. You will leave with practical, science-based strategies to improve rest for themselves and their families.
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February 12: PTA's We Love Bingo! Details coming soon.
- February 13: SCA Spirit Day - Hearts and Ribbons
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February 16: Holiday - Washington's Birthday and Presidents' Day. School is closed for staff and students.
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February 17: Teacher Workday. School is closed for students.
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February 20: SCA Spirit Day - Jersey Day (in honor of the Winter Olympics)
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February 25: Three Hour Early Release. Students will be dismissed at 1:05 p.m. unless we have already received notification from their families that they should stay until 4:05 p.m.
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February 26: Coffee & Conversation for Parents/Guardians. 9:30 a.m., SEES Cafeteria. Topic: Summer camps, programs, and activities.
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February 27: SCA Spirit Day - Dress Like a SOARing Eagle (more details to come).
Click here to see the full 2025-2026 FCPS calendar.
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