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Disability History & Awareness Month, National Principals Month, VSBA & National Bully Prevention Month

October 2 - National Custodian Day

October 3 - FRED School Not in Session

October 3 - KG Fall Picture Day

October 4 - FRED Fall Picture Day

October 4 - Parent Workshop: Setting Limits Respectfully-Assertiveness and Setting Positive and Effective Boundaries

October 6- National Instructional Coach Appreciation Day

October 6-12 - Fire Prevention Week

October 9 - Family Night 4:30 - 6:30pm

October 9 - Fire Truck visit at KG

October 11 - Fire Truck visit at FRED

October 14 - Inservice Day - No School for Students

October 15 - Sneads Farm Field Trip - Mann, Hodges, & Young

October 17 - Sneads Farm Field Trip - Baskin, Hitt, Fannin, Noakes & Scott

October 17 - Unity Day/Bully Prevention Day - Wear Orange

October 18 - Sneads Farm Field Trip -McGinniss, Ayers, Eggleston, & Herrmann

October 20-26 - America's Safe Schools Week & Wolf trap Residency week

October 27-31 - Red Ribbon Week/Drug-Free America Week

October 28 -Parent and Teacher Together Time (PACT Time)

October 29 - Braehead Farm field Trip - Ms. Gonzalez and Mr. Jacques

October 31 - Character Parade

When arriving the Preschool Programs, please be sure to have your ID. You will need your ID to pick up your child/children and to attend any kind of meeting or orientation. For security reasons we cannot allow anyone throughout the building if they do not have a visitor pass - which you can only obtain from bringing your ID.

Thank you for your understanding and helping us keep our building safe!

A Healthy Halloween

Halloween can be a fun time of year with lots of extra candy and treats. Why not think of some ways to keep it fun but a bit more healthy.

1. Before heading out for tick or treating, filly up first. Have a healthy dinner so the kiddos are not trying to dive right into the candy.

2. Keep the size of the collection bag small and encourage 1 piece per house.

3. Keep moving. Walking house to house will burn more calories.

4. Check expiration dates before consuming.

5. Have a plan and use this opportunity to talk to your children about portion size and healthier options.

You don't ALWAYS have to be healthy. A small treat here and there is okay but extra sugar through foods, candy, and drinks add up leading to tooth decay, weight gain and poor habits.

Healthy Halloween Treats for Kids (+ Fun Activities) - SuperKids Nutrition

New Mental Health Resources from FCPS!

FCPS started a mental health task force last year to help address the needs of our students, staff and families. We know that caring for our mental health is as important as taking care of our physical health.

If you feel that you or a loved one would benefit from mental health services, check out our page of local resources and partners.

Mental Health Resources | Fredericksburg City Public Schools (fxbgschools.us)

FCPS also now has a virtual calming room! Digital resources that help calm the mind and body to boost mental wellness.

Virtual Calming Room | Fredericksburg City Public Schools (fxbgschools.us)

As you may be aware your child/children have been getting screenings including hearing and vision at school. You will receive the screening forms in backpacks . If you have any questions or concerns about your child's vision or hearing, please reach out. The importance of early hearing and vision screenings can impact a child's life especially during the developmental stages. Not all doctors check a child's hearing and vision at the doctor's office so it's important to ask your pediatrician if they are planning on doing vision and hearing exams at child well checkups if they have not done so already.

• The number of children with hearing loss doubles during early childhood--from approximately 3 in 1000 at birth to 6 in 1000 by school age

• From 1 month to 4 years of age, infants and toddlers should have their ocular health assessed at each routine well-child visit.

Vision Screening for Infants and Children - 2022 - American Academy of Ophthalmology (aao.org)

Screening for Hearing Loss | Hearing Loss in Children | CDC

Early Childhood Hearing Screening | NCHAM (infanthearing.org)