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Saratoga Connection

February 20, 2025

PRINCIPALS’ CORNER

We hope you had an opportunity to enjoy the long weekend. While we have had some cold temperatures, our learning has not been frozen! One of our goals this school year has been to increase the amount of time that students are actively talking about the content in class. Our teachers have participated in two sessions of learning around steps they can take and skills they can teach students to participate in academic conversations. Last Monday’s early release provided our teachers time to learn and practice how the use of sentence stems or sentence starters supports student participation.

Be the Change,

Abby Ragan Abby Lower Jordan Perry

Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal

Student Fasting Meal Kits for February 28 - March 28, 2025

Thanks to a new program from the Virginia Department of Education, students who are fasting during the school day between February 28 and March 28 can now take school meal kits home at the end of the day.Families will need to fill out a weekly Fasting Meals Request Form for their child or children to receive school meal kits. A separate form must be filled out for each week and each student.To receive meal kits for Friday, February 28, and the week of March 3, please submit the first request form by Monday, February 24. Visit the FNS webpage for more information, including weekly request forms and deadlines.

Parents or guardians must submit a weekly request form via the FCPS FNS website by the deadlines:

February 24, 2025, for February 28 and the week of March 3, 2025
March 3, 2025, for the week of March 10, 2025
March 10, 2025, for the week of March 17, 2025
March 17, 2025, for the week of March 24, 2025

Forms must be submitted on time to receive meal kits for the following week.

🐻 It’s Kindergarten Registration Time!

Attending kindergarten provides children with an opportunity to learn and practice the essential social, emotional, problem-solving, and self-regulation skills they will use throughout their lives. Fairfax County public schools typically conduct kindergarten registration events, including orientation, between January and April. Eligible children can also be registered throughout the summer, but registering your child early helps us prepare and ensure we have the teachers and resources needed on the first day of school.

Families should prepare for registration by gathering documents and completing forms on the FCPS kindergarten registration webpage. FCPS offers support and resources for all families to help with registration and the transition to kindergarten. For support in other languages, visit the kindergarten registration webpage.

✨ A strong start is Goal 1 of the 2023-30 Strategic Plan.

REMINDERS

March 10: Early Release Monday

March 11: PTA Meeting at 6:00 p.m.

March 31: No School

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School Phone Number

703-440-2600

Abby Ragan, Principal