Sterling Jaguar Journal

Sterling families,

Last night was an incredible experience as a Park View cluster. Thank you to so many of you for joining us in celebrating our students and the fine arts! We appreciate the work of our artists, chorus members, and Mrs. Scarboro, Ms. Walsh, and Mrs. Ajima for preparing for the night!

This weekend marks the beginning of Spring Break for students. There will be no school for students from Monday, March 25, through Friday, March 29. All students return on Monday, April 1. That week will conclude the third quarter, and there will be a Teacher Workday on Friday, April 5. During that workday, teachers will work to finalize student grades for the marking period.

Sincerely,

Jennifer M. Short, Principal

Do you have a child who will enter kindergarten next year? Or do you know someone who is new to LCPS? The online pre-registration portal for kindergartners and all new students is open! Once pre-registration has been submitted, the school will contact parents/guardians to schedule a registration appointment. Parents/guardians may also contact their zoned school directly. Registration appointments began March 1. Pre-registration is only for:

• Students, grades kindergarten to 12, who are new to LCPS,

• Current LCPS pre-kindergarten students entering kindergarten,

• Students who were formerly enrolled and may be returning to LCPS.

Our fifth grade safety patrols were recently inducted during a ceremony with Deputy Gutierrez. We appreciate our patrols and their daily service!

Our second and third graders have been learning all they can about healthy eating and healthy lifestyles under the guidance of our partners at INOVA. They've found healthy eating can be delicious too!

These six students represent each grade level and were selected as their grade's SPOTlight Student of the Month for consistently displaying safe, polite, on-task, and trustworthy behavior. Way to go!

Ms. Ashley Farmer, Fourth Grade Teacher, is this year's nominee from Sterling Elementary School for New Teacher of the Year. Ms. Farmer is known by her colleagues and students alike for her poise, professionalism, and excellent instructional practices. She genuinely loves every child in her classroom as if they were her own. We are thankful for you, Ms. Farmer!

In third grade, we began work on a zentangle design. Students are focusing on the positive space of their design and adding patterns. Later they will add color using the warm and color groups to define their two spaces. In Kindergarten, we recently finished a collage of a butterfly in a garden after reading about the butterfly life cycle. Pictured is a student showing her classmate how to draw a ladybug. Some of the butterflies, along with many other works by Sterling students, were on display at the Park View High School Cluster Fine Arts Night on March 20th to celebrate Youth Art Month.

-Mrs. Ajima

Thank you to everybody who came out and supported our Book Fair! The money we earned goes directly back into our school with the purchase of materials and special programs.

-Mrs. Burel

-Mrs. Jeffries

Happy Music in our Schools Month! We kicked off our celebration with a performance of the musical, The Bear Went Over the Mountain, by our amazing first graders. They worked very hard memorizing songs and speaking lines and we are so proud of them. Our fourth and fifth grade chorus performed last night with groups from the other schools in the Park View Cluster. It is always an amazing night!

-Mrs. Scarboro

-Ms. Walsh

In P.E. this month, students had a chance to experience multicultural games and reflect on some similarities and differences from American games. Sterling is such a diverse school, and we love hearing students taking pride in their heritage and backgrounds. Some of those games include: El raton y el gato (Puerto Rico), Bocce ball (Italy), Teanh Prot (Cambodia), Kitchen Ball (Botswana), and many more! Additionally, the children learned about Nutrition and some of the healthy and unhealthy food and drinks we consume. Don't forget the most important nutrient - WATER!

-Mr. Horvath

-Mr. Hosti

-Mrs. Daniel

We would like to invite you to our April family coffee for light snacks and coffee. During the family coffee we will be presenting on preparing your student for SOL testing as well as preparing them for the end of school year transitions. We will go over what to expect for SOL testing as well as how to best support and prepare your child for the upcoming tests in grades 3-5. We will also talk about how to help students prepare to end one grade level and move on to the next. We hope to see you there.!

To improve Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) data security, beginning Tuesday, April 2, LCPS Google accounts will only connect to approved third-party applications. Please share the following information in your newsletters.

What does this mean?
After Tuesday, April 2, third-party applications that support the "Sign in with Google" functionality must be reviewed and approved by the Department of Digital Innovation. Applications that are already approved for use with LCPS Google accounts will continue functioning as usual.

Please visit the LCPS Google Account Security page for more information, including how to check your own LCPS Google account connections and/or to view the list of applications approved for use with LCPS Google accounts.

For assistance or questions regarding this message, please contact the DDI Technology Support Center.

Email: jennifer.meresshort@lcps.org
Website: https://www.lcps.org/sterlinges
Location: 200 West Church Road, Sterling, VA, USA
Phone: 571-434-4580
Twitter: @SterlingElem