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The Rosa Lee Carter Register
September 2017
43330 Loudoun Reserve Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 20148 Phone: 703.957.4490 Attendance Line: 703.957.4491
http://www.lcps.org/carter
September Calendar
● 9/4 Labor Day:
No School
● 9/5 Moveable
Monday Schedule
● 9/8 PTO Back to
School BINGO
● 9/11 PTO General
Meeting
● Web Calendar
Dear Rosa Lee Carter Families,
I want to welcome all our students back for another rewarding school year at Rosa Lee Carter. We look forward to an exciting year as we build upon our present initiatives such as Project Based Learning, STEM, BYOT, Response to Interventions and Personalized Learning.
We are thrilled to announce that Rosa Lee Carter has been selected to receive the 2016-2017 Virginia Index of Performance Board of educa-tion Excellence Award. A school receives this distinguished award for being fully accredited and for making significant progress toward edu-cational goals established by the Board of Education and the governor.
Rosa Lee Carter’s students continue to excel with Virginia Standards of Learning. This is due to a strong commitment from our staff for excel-lence and our families unwavering dedication to education. Truly, the success of our students is due to our partnership.
Teachers are working diligently to teach routines and expectations these first few weeks of school. We ask that you reinforce our expectations at home, as you converse with your children about the day’s events.
Classroom teachers will be sending home weekly updates as to communi-cate not only behavior expectations but also academic work assigned for your student.
We look forward to a very productive year and please know I am here to not only serve our students but the community as a whole.
We wish your child the very best this year.
Warm regards,
Principal Ann Y. Hines
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Absentee Phone Line And Absentee Email
If your child is absent for any reason, please make sure to call the Rosa Lee Carter
Absentee Phone Line, (703) 957-4491. If possible, please call before 7:30 am. Also,
please call the absentee number if your child will be tardy that day to prevent a
phone call having to be made home. The absentee phone line is available for your
use 24 hours a day, everyday. You may also use our absentee email: RLC-
Absentee@lcps.org. The email link is also located at the bottom of our main web
page.
For those of you whom I have not met, I would like to introduce myself. My name is
Ciara Whitaker, and I am the Health Clinic Specialist for Rosa Lee Carter Elemen-
tary School. I will be working closely with our LCPS Resource Nurse, Ms. Vicki Heilig.
The Health Clinic office hours are from 7:30 am until 3:00 pm.
If your child requires medication at school, the medication forms are available on
the Student Health Services web page . A parent or guardian must deliver any
medication (prescription or non-prescription including cough drops) to the school
office or health office. Students may not transport any medication to or from
school.
If your child has a health condition that you would like to discuss with me, my email
in Ciara.Whitaker@lcps.org and my phone number is 703-957-4490. If you need to
reach out to our school Resource Nurse, her email is Victoria.Heilig@lcps.org and
her phone number is 571-252-1228. I look forward to working with you and your
child throughout the school year.
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Welcome back! In late August and all of September, the PE program at
Rosa Lee Carter Elementary School is going to emphasize rules/procedures, loco-
motor movements, throwing/catching, cooperation activities and the five
components of fitness along with the five intensity levels. The fourth and fifth
graders will participate in the Fitness-gram testing program. We believe as a PE
department that the process of participating regularly in a physically active lifestyle
will lead to personal enjoyment, challenge, satisfaction, and a healthy mind and
body. We will emphasize to our students to give their very best effort and show
good sportsmanship in all they do in PE class.
Physical Education
Welcome Back Coyotes! We are so excited to welcome everyone back into the
music room for another fun-filled year! We would like to give a warm coyote wel-
come to our newest team member, Mrs. Cox. She has filled the roll of Mrs. Hardy for
this school year and we are so excited to have her! This year we are planning on
some more fantastic shows for each grade level, as well as, creating compositions,
learning about new composers and playing a wide array of instruments! Our first
show this year will be for all grades, K-5. We will be working hard these next few
months on our Veterans Day program! Grades 3-5 will be performing our first show
in the morning and grades K-2 will be performing in the afternoon! We will be send-
ing out more information soon! We can’t wait to see you soon!
Music
Hello everyone! This year your child will either Mrs. Solazzo or Mrs. Melvin, who is
going to be the long-term sub. Mrs. Melvin holds a bachelor’s degree from
Appalachia University in Graphic Design. Please refer to the website under the art
tab for upcoming events, first quarter plans, information about yearbook covers
and the after school art club, as well as any other information about the art
Program at Rosa Lee Carter. Please be sure to take note of the day your child has
art and dress them appropriately.
Art
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Welcome back to a new school year! We hope your children are excited about
returning to school. This is Ms. Sherline’s first year at Rosa Lee Carter and Mr. Hak is
back for his 8th school year here.
Starting in September, we will have lunch bunches with students new to Rosa Lee
Carter. Mr. Hak and Ms. Sherline will visit each classroom and teach lessons on
respect, listening, and manners during the month of September.
Additionally, we meet with children individually and in groups to help foster
leadership, develop anger management skills, help students deal with loss, family
concerns, and teamwork. Our focus is on three domains: academic, career, and the
personal/social development of every student.
Here’s to a wonderful 2017-2018 School Year!
Your Counselors,
Mr. Hak and Ms. Sherline
Counselor’s Corner
The beginning of a new school year is such an exciting time with so much for
students and parents to learn! If you are interested in learning more about the gifted
education program, please attend an upcoming Gifted Information Night session.
During these sessions, gifted education resource teachers will share information
about the gifted program services available in the district, the gifted identification
process, and important referral deadlines. Gifted Information Night dates and
locations will be posted on our school’s SEARCH webpage and on the LCPS Gifted
and Talented webpage. You are encouraged to check these webpages
periodically throughout the year for important information updates.
I am looking forward to working with your children during their SEARCH classes this
year! If you have any questions concerning the gifted program, please feel free to
contact me at Karla.Paulson@lcps.org.
SEARCH
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GREETINGS FROM THE LIBRARY!
We are so excited to have our students back in the library again. Hopefully they
had a fun and relaxing summer and are energized for the new school year.
Students in Grades K-2 will visit the library weekly for story times, lessons, and book
checkout. Students in Grades 3-5 will visit the library weekly with their class to check
out books, but they will also have the opportunity to come to the library individually
anytime during the week to check out new books when needed. In addition, our
upper grade students will use the library throughout the year for assistance with
research, class assignments, projects, technology use, STEM lessons, and more.
Follow us on Twitter to find out the latest happenings in the library @RLC_Library!
If any parents or guardians are looking for volunteer opportunities within our school,
we would ask you to consider donating an hour or two of your time to assisting us in
the library with shelving books and other needed tasks. We would be extremely
grateful for any time you could give us, but we have a particular need for
volunteers on Fridays. If you might be interested, please contact Mrs. Boettke at
rboettke@lcps.org for more information. No experience necessary!
Mrs. Boettke and Mrs. Goldberg
Library
LCPSGO provides easy access to LCPS web applications and instant access to files
stored at school or in the cloud.
Students in grades two through five will be creating strong passwords for their LCPS
Go account. Please talk with your student about setting the password recovery
email address or cell phone so you may assist your student if he/she forgets the
LCPS Go password.
Your student will need to log in to LCPS Go.
Click on the down arrow next to the circle and choose My Profile.
Click on and follow directions for recovery email or mobile
phone.
Technology
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common The Loudoun county Public Schools Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)
works with the school board, Administrators, Parents, and Teachers who are
responsible for students receiving special education services.
SEAC helps you understand how to work with LCPS and your school to meet the
special education needs of your child. SEAC monthly meetings address issues of
importance to the SPED community. Issues are raised by parents, teachers,
administrators and others through a public comment process. Meetings also
include presentations intended to provide a forum to identify, discuss and share
information pertaining to areas of need and progress for the SPED community.
By attending meetings, you:
• Receive information to assist you in becoming a partner in
your student’s education;
• Network with other parents of students with disabilities, as well
as education professionals to gain information and support; and
• Offer input to help inform the policy and program decisions in
the continuous improvement of special education and other
related services in Loudoun County.
S.E.A.C.
Your PTO would like to invite you to our annual Back to School Bingo
Night on Friday, September 8th at 6:30pm. We are looking forward to
seeing all of our Rosa Lee Carter families at this event. Please visit our
website (www.rlcpto.org) for additional information.
We also would like to encourage families to register for our PTO family membership. With
this membership you will receive school and PTO related news about events and initiatives
as well as notifications in regards to volunteer opportunities. Please visit our website
(www.rlcpto.org) and click on the membership tab to complete your membership
registration. We have various levels of membership (from no cost to $30) to meet the
needs of each family. All donations made to the PTO for membership go directly back to
the school in the form of programs and events funded by the PTO.
We thank you for your support!
PTO
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The Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee (MSAAC) is tasked to:
Advise the local school system of the educational and cultural needs of the minority student.
Cultivate an equitable educational experience for all students that will positively impact achievement gaps.
Submit periodic reports and recommendations on how to improve the minority students' educational experience
Create a forum of safe and respectful communication between parents, teachers and administrators.
Help parents and educators collectively understand the importance of nurturing a climate of cultural sensitivity in an academic/social environment that is increasing in diversity each year. Facilitate an environment where teachers and parents can recognize, honor and teach when differences exist. MSAAC is comprised of one delegate from every school within Loudoun County Public Schools. Supporters of MSAAC also include parents, educators, administrators, business representatives and other interested community groups. MSAAC is dedicated to further the academic, social and cultural development of every student and
to ensure that the needs of all minority students are met. MSAAC is committed to developing school cultures that create a learning environment where every minority student is afforded the opportunity to achieve their full potential and is recognized as an integral member of the student body.
MSAAC