Camelot Weekly News 6-12-26

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6th girls at promotion

Congratulations to our 6th graders who participated in a Recognition Ceremony on Thursday evening!

6th graders getting ready for promotion

Dates to Know

June 16:  Grade Level Assemblies (see times below)

June 16:  Last Day for preK and PAC

June 17:  Whole School Assembly

June 17:  Last Day of School for K-6, Early Release at 1:50 (6th Grade Walkabout, 1:20pm and Clap Out) 

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August 20:  Kindergarten Open House, 9-10am

August 21:  1st-6th Grade Open House, 9-10am

August 24:  First Day of School

September 17:  Back to School Night, 6:30pm


K-5 Grade Level Assemblies

Grades K-5 families are invited to attend grade level end-of-year assemblies on Tuesday, June 16.  The assemblies will be held in the library at the following times:

9:30  5th Grade

10:15 1st Grade

11:00  3rd Grade

11:45  2nd Grade

12:30  4th Grade

1:15  Kindergarten


Summer Device Request

FCPS will provide online learning resources in Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies to help students continue learning over the summer. Students will need a device to use these resources.  Please fill out THIS FORM if you would like your student to keep their device for the summer. The deadline to request a device is June 15.  If you have any questions, please reach out to Camelot’s Technology Specialist, Christie Fecko, at cemainesfeck@fcps.edu


Learning Doesn’t Take a Vacation and Neither Does Fun!

The FCPS Summer Learning webpage offers ideas and strategies for families to keep students curious until August. Summer is the perfect time to help your student explore new interests, reinforce concepts, and stay engaged!

This website also includes login information for a variety of sites that students use during the school year.  Students who were using Exact Path after school this year will continue to have access to it through July.

In addition, K-6 teachers will be sending home the Unit 9 and Unit 10 Benchmark student magazines along with other learning activities and resources in case you would like you child to use these this summer.  Directions for what to do with the student magazines can be found on the FCPS website above.

Thank you to the Camelot PTA and to Ms. Vickers, Camelot's Librarian, for providing each student with a summer book!


Summer Breakfast and Lunch...and Camelot Food Pantry

We learned this week that Camelot will be a Summer Meals site.  Breakfast and Lunch will be served in the Camelot cafeteria between July 6 and July 30 from 9-10am and 12-1pm.  Please enter through Door 1.  All are welcome.

The Camelot Food Pantry will be open this summer on the following dates/times:

June 18: Open during school hours

July 9 from 3:00-4:00 

July 23 from 3:00-4:00 

August 6 from 3:00-4:00


The Superintendent’s Family Vision Group

Camelot ES is in search of two parents for next year's Superintendent’s Family Vision Group.  The details are below.  If you are interested, please complete this form.  (Depending on how many responses we receive, we will notify you if you are needed or not.) 

The Family Vision Group meets six times in person, all sessions held in the evening, from 6-7:30pm.

The Family Vision Group team has divided Fairfax County into four sections, called Quads. Members are placed in a Quad based on where the school falls within these sections. Meetings are organized by Quad to ensure accessible locations.

Tentative Meeting Schedule for 2026–27:All meetings are subject to change in accordance with division-wide priorities and scheduling adjustments as needed.

    • Kickoff - Wednesday, September 9 -Location TBD
    • Meeting #1-Wednesday, September 30- Location TBD
    • Meeting #2-Wednesday, November 18- Location TBD
    • Meeting #3-Wednesday, January 27, 2027- Location TBD
    • Meeting #4-Wednesday, March 17, 2027- Location TBD
    • Full Group Wrap-Up-Wednesday, May 5, 2027- Location TBD
    • Representatives are expected to attend all meetings whenever possible.

For more details on the group’s structure and purpose, please visit the Superintendent’s Family Vision Group webpage.


Staff Changes for Camelot for Next School Year

We wish Ms. Wendy Filbey, Multilingual Learner Teacher, a very happy retirement!

We wish these staff members well as they move out of state:

Ms. Cara Pelini, Special Education Teacher

Ms. Madison Scharlat, Special Education Teacher

Ms. Kristen Williamson, Special Education Teacher

We wish these staff members well as they go off on new adventures or to schools closer to home:

Ms. Natalie Sarmiento, 4th Grade Teacher

Ms. Melissa Theobald, Resource Teacher

Ms. Linh Fung, Kindergarten Instructional Assistant

Mr. Joe Wilkinson, Instructional Assistant

As many FCPS schools experienced position cuts, we wish these part-time staff well in their next schools or adventures:

Ms. Elizabeth Kee, Music Teacher

Ms. Jennifer Jenkins, Art Teacher

Ms. Elaine Woo, Counselor

In-house changes:

Ms. Elizabeth Snyder will move from 1st to 3rd grade

Ms. Carleen Troup will move from a homeroom teacher to a language arts teacher in 2nd and 3rd and a math teacher in 2nd

Ms. Maryanne Wilson will move from 3rd grade to Kindergarten IA

Ms. Rayna Rossini will move from 3rd grade to a resource teacher in 3rd and 4th grade 

Ms. Jenny Kai will move from 5th grade to 4th grade

Finally, the preK Deaf and Hard of Hearing program is moving from Camelot ES to Canterbury Woods ES

We wish Ms. Stephanie Brutski all the best as she moves to CWES with her class.


PTA News

A big thank you to all the volunteers who supported our students and school this year! From the Ice Cream Social and Fall Festival to Staff Appreciation Week, you made this a fantastic year for our kids. We also want to express our sincere gratitude and farewell to Sarah Klotz and Joanna Verdi, who have served so well on the PTA Executive Board this past year.

And a big welcome to our new Board members! We are thrilled to welcome Michelle Gray, who is joining the Board as Secretary, and Jen McAnney, who is joining as the VP of Ways and Means. They will join our returning Board members: Maggie Franke (President), Nicole DiGrazia (Treasurer), Linda Wade (VP of Social), and Rose Risley (VP of Membership and Engagement). Thank you all for your service!

✏️ School Supplies

Get a head start on the 2026-27 school year by pre-purchasing your child’s school supplies by July 15, 2026. Your purchase supports the PTA and ensures your child has all required supplies—including preferred brands, sizes, colors, and specialty items—delivered directly to the school.