The Fami-LEE Times

Hello, Eagle Fami-LEEs!

We have some exciting news and upcoming events to share with you.

Congratulations to the Yellow House for their outstanding performance in the January House Competition! Your hard work and team spirit truly shone through. Keep up the fantastic work, Yellow House! Way to Soar with Four!

Club and Candid Photos: Get ready to smile! On Tuesday, February 11, we'll be capturing candid moments around the school, along with Club Photos. Make sure to bring your best smiles and school spirit!

Fifth Grade Visit: Our fifth graders will be visiting Smarts Mill Middle School on Friday, February 14. This is a wonderful opportunity for them to get a glimpse of middle school life and start preparing for the next exciting chapter in their educational journey.

Report Card Acknowledgement: Please be sure to review your child's report card in ParentVue and acknowledge the report card by following the prompts. ParentVue webpage has all the resources and information a parent/guardian will need to use and access ParentVue.

House SOUPer Bowl Competition: Don't forget to send in your soup cans for our House SOUPer Bowl Competition! Each can is worth 5 points for your House, and the competition ends at the end of February. Let's show our community spirit and support those in need.

Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm. Go Eagles!

Any student who has not had a chance to order a Panoramic photo, it’s not too late! All orders using the link below will direct ship to a home address entered at checkout.

Purchase a 5th Grade Panoramic Group here: https://vando.imagequix.com/s2034410894

Please use your student ID as your online code

For questions or about ordering, please contact Victor O'Neill Studio: underclass@vosphoto.com

The clinic is seeking donations of gently used pants (jeans, leggings, etc) for boys’ and girls’ sizes 10-16. These sizes are in particularly high demand as we receive donations from smaller sizes more often when our kiddos outgrow them.

We also greatly appreciate donations of new undergarments in all sizes.

Thank you for your generosity and support!

La clínica está pidiendo donaciones de pantalones (jeans, leggings, etc.) usados en buen estado para niños y niñas, tallas 10-16. Estas tallas son muy necesarias ya que recibimos más donaciones de tallas pequeñas cuando los niños crecen. También agradecemos mucho donaciones de ropa interior nueva de todas las tallas. ¡Gracias por su generosidad y apoyo!

Leesburg Elementary is now accepting applications for our Preschool Reverse Inclusion class for the 2025-2026 school year. The program is five days a week, Monday through Friday 8:00am-2:00pm. Our program will educate both children with disabilities, whom we currently serve, and typically developing children from the Leesburg attendance area. We are currently searching for typically developing students who will be four years old by September 30, 2025 to join our program. Please complete the application and turn it in to the front office by March 28, 2025.

We have exciting news to share! Leesburg Elementary School has been given the "spotlight" designation for the February 11th school board meeting. Leesburg was selected for the spotlight due to the grant our FUSION and DCI students researched, applied for, received, and invested in starting our school store, Eagle's Nest.

• DCI ELA students were involved in researching, writing, revising, and editing the LEF grant proposal and grant feedback

• DCI ELA students are currently responsible for all facets of the marketing process, including: researching products and consumer demand, creating advertisements, making fliers, writing articles, and filming commercials

• DCI Math students currently help with pricing strategies, calculating profit margins, balancing the cash box, making daily deposits, maintaining sales reports, and monitoring inventory

• Last year's FUSION students explored Eagle's Nest LEADERSHIP roles while this year's FUSION students are focusing on INNOVATING the process of school supply retail.

After a mere four months of operation in the 2023-2024 school year, the students were able to make a donation of $497.19 to St. Jude Children's Hospital. It is worth mentioning that the students were also responsible for researching and deciding upon a charitable organization.

All current Leesburg students and their families are invited to attend the school board meeting. The LEF filmed and created an Eagle's Nest spotlight video to be shared at the school board meeting. Additionally, a presentation created by Ms. Sarman, featuring the FUSION/DCI students, their work, and their accomplishments will be shared. Leesburg's principal Shawn Lacey, gifted education teacher Ms. Sarman, and a few FUSION students will all be speaking during the presentation. Hopefully, many of you will be able to attend the meeting, as well. Past and present Leesburg FUSION and DCI students will be seated as a group and will be asked to stand to be recognized. All students are being encouraged to wear Leesburg Elementary spirit wear.

The February 11th school board meeting at 21000 Education Court, Ashburn, VA 20148 will begin at 6:30 pm and our spotlight is the first item on the agenda. I hope to see you there!

The 2025-2026 school year pre-registration portal, for Kindergarten and all new students, is now open! Registration appointments will be scheduled by the school to start on February 3, 2025. Please make sure to select the correct school year during your pre-registration application.

A child may enter kindergarten if they turn five on or before September 30 of the year they enter school. The age requirement is set by Virginia law and LCPS is unable to make any exceptions.

Once you complete the pre-registration and have the required documentation (in some cases, with the exception of medical), the school registrar will contact you to set up your registration appointment.

Pre-registration is an opportunity for families to do their paperwork in advance of registration appointments with your student’s school. Registration appointments will be taken at the school that serves your address.

For more information, visit the Online Pre-registration page.

Pre-registration is only for:

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

Current LCPS Pre-kindergarten students entering kindergarten

Students who were formerly enrolled and may be returning to LCPS

Students who are currently enrolled do not need to re-register.

• February is Healthy Heart Month- We will be participating in our 2nd Annual Kids Heart Challenge through the American Heart Association . Information will be given out on February 6th, Thursday folders

As always, thank you to all of those who support our school and the PTO! We look forward to a fantastic 2025!

Box Tops for Education

Earnings Jul 2024-Jul 2025: $11.90

Lifetime School Earnings: $34,435.54

3 Steps to Earning $5 for the school - No Box Tops purchases required!

1) Download the App by Clicking Here

2) Use referral code ZE4F9680 to register

3) Scan your first receipt (even if there are no Box Tops) and earn $5.00 for the school.

Share the referral code with grandparents and extended family to generate even more money for LES. If 20 people download the app, use the referral code and scan a receipt, LES PTO would make $100!

Families are invited to review the curriculum and see Second Step lesson presentations. To access the curriculum, sign up for a Second Step account and use school code: FAM8DFA62448. Additional directions can be found here.

Calling all WATCH D.O.G.S! Mr. Lesher is looking for more volunteers to help serve our school! It makes a huge difference for both students and staff. As we look to expand our program we are encouraging WATCH D.O.G.S to sign up for a day that they can commit to serving all day or half a day at school. We will have one WATCH D.O.G serving on school each day. This is a great opportunity to make a positive impact for our LES students and staff.

For more information, email LEEwatchdogs@gmail.com.

February 2025

2/17 - President's Day - No School

2/20 - PEP Meeting

2/28 - Book Swap

It is our mission to empower every student to SOAR with Four and build meaningful relationships with our families and local community. Leesburg Eagles will be Respectful, Responsible, Safe and Kind.

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323 Plaza Street Northeast, Leesburg, VA 20176

571-252-2860

www.lcps.org/leesburg