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Lightning Tracks News from Lorton Station and the School and Home Partnership December 2012

CALL SHEET Principal: Joanne Jackson JMJackson1@fcps.edu

Assistant Principal: Julia “Jodi” Santiago JJSantiago@fcps.edu

Assistant Principal: Raquel Alcaraz-Figueroa RAlcarazFig@fcps.edu

Address: 9298 Lewis Chapel Road Lorton, VA 22079

Phone: 571-642-6000 Attendance: 571-642-6060 Health Room: 571-642-6010

Fax: 571-642-6097

Web Site: www.fcps.edu/lortonstationes

SHP Leadership

President: Fettya Woodard SHPPres@gmail.com 1

st Vice President:

Audra Miles SHP1VP@gmail.com 2

nd Vice President:

Nannette Henderson SHP2VP@gmail.com Secretary: Toni Russo trusso@gwu.edu Treasurer: Dawn Tucker Thomas SHPtreas@gmail.com LSES SHP website: www.lortonstationshp.org

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Outdoor Classroom continued…

So in just a few months, we went from

this…

to this…

to this!

The greatest part is that we have just begun our adventure with this new outdoor classroom

space! There will be lots of opportunities for both students and teachers to become involved in

learning from and taking care of the space. Stay tuned for more updates as we help our new

classroom grow and thrive.

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Parent Coffee with the Principal

Dates

AAP Parent Coffees are on the following Wednesdays:

February 13, 2013

April 17, 2013

General Parent Coffees are on the following Wednesdays:

January 16, 2013

May 8, 2013

from 9am-10am, in the Library

*Topics to be announced at a later date.

Small Contributions

Can Make a Big Difference Collect your beverage can tabs to be recycled to

benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Ronald McDonald

Houses collect tabs instead of entire aluminum cans

because it's more hygienic to store tabs than cans, and

collection and storage is easier. The program is an

easy way for people of all ages to support RMHC and

know they are making a difference for families and

children. Source: http://rmhc.org.

This project is goal three of the school improvement

plan, which is responsibility to community.

Want to Know

What’s Going On in

the SHP?

SHP meetings are the 2nd

Tuesday of every month, 7-8:30 pm in the LSES library. Free childcare will be provided. All are welcome to attend. The next meeting is January 8, 2013.

Minutes of the meetings can be accessed at: http://www.lortonstationshp.org/home/publications/meeting-minutes-agendas.

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Yearbook Sales Watch your Tuesday folders for information on yearbook sales. This year, yearbook

sales will only be done in advance, sometime in the winter. We will be taking orders over

several weeks, and then only ordering yearbooks for which we have received payment. All

yearbooks will then be distributed to children on one designated day in June, close to the

time when school ends. We will not have extra yearbooks to sell in June. Don’t miss your

chance to buy this treasured keepsake!

Together schoolKidz and Staples are making back-to-school EASY!

Due to parent requests, the Lorton Station Elementary School SHP has decided to once again offer the opportunity for families to purchase their school supplies from the SHP in the spring, for the next school year. The SHP is very happy to announce we have partnered with schoolKidz. As the nation’s largest exclusive school supply kit company, their only focus is school supplies and products for the classroom.

For more than a decade, schoolKidz has been offering quality name brand products delivered on time so students can be prepared for the first day of school and all year long.

Save Time! Take the summer off to do fun activities with the family and avoid searching multiple stores and braving long back-to-school lines. School supplies come packaged in a reusable storage kit that is personalized with the student’s school, name and grade.

More information will be provided to students on how to order the SchoolKidz kit online.

Boxtops for Education -- Every year LSSHP collects over $1000 through this program. Each boxtop is worth 10 cents, and those individual boxtops really add up! Here are some tips to keep in mind when collecting boxtops:

Only non-expired, official boxtops coupons count (no cut out logos) – and YES, they do check!!

No Betty Crocker or Campbell’s Soup labels… they do not count in this program.

Go to http://www.btfe.com/products to see the official list of products

Clipping and trimming the boxtops really helps our volunteers, but please be careful not to cut

off the expiration date.

You can send in your collected boxtops at any time, but be on the lookout for special

collection sheets and contests throughout the school year!

There will be a boxtops collection sheet in January when the kids return from break, so save boxtops over the Holidays.

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Knitting Warmth by Kelly Wilson

The Knitting Club members were very busy during the fall session. New members learned how to cast on, knit, bind off and hide the ends of their yarns. Returning members added purling, increasing, decreasing, and lace patterns to their knitting tool belts. They made wonderful scarves, bracelets, hair scrunchies, and cowls. When they were confident in their skills, the students decided to create a blanket and donate it to the Lorton Community Action Center. Many members knitted 6” squares while others stitched the squares together to make the patchwork pattern. Everyone pitched in to help. There was a rush of excitement on the last day to attach the final few squares. Each student was so proud of what they had accomplished both individually and as a group. I am extremely proud of each of these young ladies for their perseverance, creativity, and teamwork. They learned a valuable skill and applied it to a project which will help others. Knitting Club will take a break during the winter before/after school class session but will resume in the spring.

Knitting Club members with completed blanket. L to R: Nina Parikh, Wan Ying Li, Sheral Patel, Leslie Soriente, Siena

Martin

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R.E.A.C.H. Week Success

Congratulations to the all the students who read for REACH week! Over 60,000 minutes of reading

time were recorded between October 29 and November 6. Many students went well above and beyond

the 300 minutes requested. The students with the highest number of reading minutes recorded in each

class are as follows.

Classroom Teacher Student

Classroom Teacher Student

Alleyne

Kayla Riley

Lamonica

Jamaria Miles

Benedict

Victoria Palma

Lopez

Alana Li Boyd

Anneliesa Kays

Massoud

Ariel Choi

Castiglione Lena Phan

McGuinness Brianna Finney

Cersosimo Alliyah Beard

Meehan

Jeremiah Pagdanganan

Clements

Sasha Millora-Brown

Mellender Tristan Lewis

Crudden

Lauren Delwiche

Mitchell

Julia Lee Davis

Jamal Miles

Nagle

Emme Cate Heilbrun

Duehring

Audrey Vilendrer

Najera

Olivia Kays

Fleming

Breanna Brooks

Reid

Elijah Danen

Flowers

Madalyn Priest

Rendulich Justin Dang

Gatski

Abdelrahman Elsyad

Schooley

Michael Clark

Gilbride

Kaila Clark

Shattuck

Hela Michael

Giovanazzo Adaya Beard

Simmons

Sydni Spradlin

Hanna

Taegan Chirinos

Suchko

Sarah Murray

Hanscom

Zachary Wilson

Taragna

Benjamin Davis

Hartt

Siena Martin

Torres

Tiffany Pham

Kaneshiro Aiden Perry

Tribble

Abdirahman Mohamed

Kennedy

Haley Aquino

Walker

Nolan Akins

Kobielus

Kayla Arthur

Wynn

Jason Pade

Krishnan

Jay Rajurkar

Young

Norbert Paa-Asiedu

LaMonda

Kayleigh Argueta

Zimmerman Dinan Elysad

To date, a little over $12,000 has been raised through the REACH program. That is very close to what

the SHP had budgeted. Over 200 parents responded to the survey sent out about the fall fundraiser,

and the feedback was overwhelmingly in favor of doing a pledge based fundraiser over product sales.

There were several ideas for fundraisers suggested that will be investigated as well. The SHP will take

all the comments into consideration when planning for next year. If there are parents/guardians who

did not get a chance to contribute to the SHP through the REACH program, tax deductible

contributions can be made at any time with a credit card through www.Pay4SchoolStuffOnline.com.

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Scholastic Book Fair

Our December Scholastic “All Star” book fair was a great success, with over $15,000 worth of books sold! The next Scholastic book fair will be held in March. The theme of the book fair is “Story Laboratory,” and to match the science theme, the SHP is planning a Family Science Day on Saturday, March 9 (from 12pm-3pm). While the book fair will be open in the library, the cafeteria will become a special laboratory filled with a variety of science experiments. We are very excited that the Children’s Science Center is bringing its Museum Without Walls to our school that day. The Museum Without Walls is a set of interactive, hands on materials that teach about science. Put the date on your calendar now! More details will be forthcoming.

Don’t Miss the Next Dine Around in January!

Barnes & Noble Family Night

Mark your calendars for Friday, January 11, from 5pm-9pm. Instead of a restaurant dine around for January, the SHP has partnered with Barnes & Noble in Springfield, VA for a special family night event. Like other dine arounds, the SHP will receive a percentage of the sales of any food in the Barnes & Noble café. We also receive a percentage of any other sales in the store that night! Student art will be on display, we will have musical performances, face painting, a table to play games, arts and crafts, storytime and a scavenger hunt! This would be a great time for any of the students who received a Barnes & Noble gift card prize from REACH week to come out and spend it! No purchase is necessary. Just come and enjoy the festivities with other Lorton Station families! Many volunteers will be needed to make this event a success. Several of the activities would be suitable for middle and high school students who need service hours. To volunteer to help that night, please contact Nannette Henderson at SHP2VP@gmail.com or 703-643-9085.

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Visitor or Volunteer?

When you come to Lorton Station, everyone needs to sign in at the new computer station in the front office.

There are a couple of options for how you sign in--please make sure that you hit the correct button to sign in

as a volunteer or visitor. We are required to report the number of volunteer hours to Fairfax County at the

end of the school year, so when you do not sign in and out as a volunteer, our volunteer hours are under-

reported. We know we have lots of great volunteers here at Lorton Station—stand up and be counted!

If you are coming to eat lunch with your child, for a teacher conference or a classroom observation, or to

drop off a project, you are correctly signing in as a visitor. If, however, you are coming to work at the

library, read a story to your child’s class, chaperone a field trip, help run a class party, or otherwise help out

in the classroom, you should be signing in as a volunteer.

If you have volunteered this year after hours or at home, so that you could not sign in as a volunteer, please

send an estimate of your hours to Rosette Millora, our Volunteer Coordinator, at SHPVolunteer@gmail.com.

THINKING OF A LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY GIFT?

Join us on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Patriot Center to cheer on the Harlem

Globetrotters. Bring your family and friends for a fun family and community night cheering

on the Harlem Globetrotters. Tickets can be purchased at a discount for $25.00 each from the

Lorton Station SHP. Please visit www.pay4schoolstuffonline.com or contact Fettya at

shppres@gmail.com to purchase tickets. Limited tickets are available, so grab them quickly

for your family, friends and neighbors!

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Article contributed by Kelly Wilson

Making School Food Whole

There are exciting things going on in Fairfax County right now to improve the food served at our public schools. Real Food For Kids is an organization of concerned parents who have set out to do just that. Over 150 parents, teachers, students, school administrators and health professionals joined Chef Ann Cooper, "The Renegade Lunch Lady," and a team of expert panelists at Real Food For Kids' FEEDING ACADEMIC SUCCESS event on October 23 at Marshall High School in Falls Church to further advance the momentum of school food reform in Fairfax County Public Schools. The takeaway? Not only can schools transition from serving highly processed foods to menus of freshly prepared whole foods, but the likelihood of participation in the school lunch program increasing as a result of those changes is high. But it takes commitment - on the part of the county, the teachers and school administrators and parents to drive that change and stay with it. Those were the high points of keynote speaker Cooper, a model and advocate for better school food who has successfully brought reform to two large school districts and consults for many more. The panelists, change agents from other school districts, policy experts and medical professionals, echoed Cooper in discussing how change to our school food system is not only possible, but why, in consideration of the health crisis that continues to grow it is necessary. Real Food For Kids President JoAnne Hammermaster opened the panel discussion by stressing why this issue must generate more dialogue. "We hear a lot these days about obesity, diabetes, and other health issues, and why we need to do something about it. The truth is: the problem is real. What used to be discussed as affecting adults is now having a major impact on our kids. It is now affecting their livelihood and their future. That is why we have asked our panel of experts to give you some insight into why this initiative is so important for our kids and their success at school." Following Chef Cooper's keynote, Dr. Natalie Sikka, an obesity specialist in pediatric gastroenterology with INOVA Fairfax Children's Hospital, detailed the rising rates of chronic disease and obesity she sees in her practice which could be managed and avoided through better food options. Katherine Bishop, nutrition policy associate with the Center for Science in the Public Interest, outlined how the new Health Hunger Free Kids Act legislation, which went into effect this fall, is playing out in school districts, requiring larger quantities of fruits and vegetables. Ed Kwitowski, chef and director of school food services for D.C. Central Kitchen, addressed the challenges of building a fresh-cooked meals program but the rewards of creating meals that students embrace and that genuinely nourish them for academic success. DCCK prepares fresh cooked meals for D.C. Public Schools under a pilot program. And restaurateur Nora Poullion, pioneer and champion of environmentally conscious cuisine, remarked that no amount of money can buy your health back, which is why you must protect it.

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The panel discussion was complimented by a culinary challenge among four of the seven Fairfax County high school culinary academies. Teams of students from Falls Church, Marshall, Mount Vernon and Chantilly high schools were tasked with creating a salad bar that was not only appetizing and appealing, but also met USDA guidelines for reimbursement under the National School Lunch Program. Chef Cooper judged, along with co-panelists. Marshall High School, which is currently undergoing an extensive build-out and renovation, has been selected as the site of a pilot program that will engage students in developing meals that could be part of a future menu of scratch-cooked foods served in Fairfax County as well as a potential distribution center. "I was thrilled to attend this wonderful event, which emphasized the importance of fresh, healthy foods and the handiwork of FCPS Culinary Arts Academy students," said school board member Patty Reed (Providence), in whose district Marshall sits, adding that she is looking forward to watching the healthy foods pilot program unfold at Marshall. Reed was joined by fellow school board members Ilryong Moon (Chairman), Pat Hynes (Hunter Mill), Jane Strauss (Dranesville), Sandy Evans (Mason), Dan Storck (Mount Vernon), and Ryan McElveen (At-Large). The Five-Star Award was won by the team from Chantilly High School including Nikki Caballero, Valerie Chaunch and Kyung Lee, all of whom plan to become professional chefs. A second Taster's Choice Award, which was judged by school board members and other VIPs, state representatives Kaye Kory, Barbara Comstock and Mark Keam, as well as the Director of the Office of Safe and Healthy Students for the Department of Education, David Esquith, was presented to Marshall High School students Jack Donahue, Noah Follin, Justin Kim and David Mock.

"I am always impressed by the large crowd, including both local and federal officials, that come out to celebrate Food Day in Fairfax County," said McElveen, a Marshall alum. "This year, it was especially exciting to see students engage in a culinary challenge and present innovative ideas for improving salad bars in our schools. As this event proved, we can always learn great things from our students when we make the effort to engage them." The culinary students who participated illustrated clearly that high school students are well aware of the importance of good nutrition. The team captain from Marshall, speaking for his peers, humorously pointed out that it was a "no-brainer" to pick a fresh, appetizing salad over a frozen pizza with cardboard crust and plastic cheese. Department of Education's David Esquith echoed those sentiments, saying that "good nutrition and academic success go hand-in-hand. Real Food For Kids' second annually Food Day celebration demonstrates what can happen when students plan their school lunch menu." The evening presented, with crystal clarity, that students and parents are eager for change to school food in Fairfax County and that the changes being advocated by Real Food For Kids are attainable and affordable. RFFK is currently awaiting the award of an independent assessment of Food and Nutrition Services that will identify how the county can move toward a program that more proactively meets the health and academic needs of our schoolchildren. An award is expected by the end of this year.

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The evening concluded with a robust Q&A session with panelists, members of RFFK and the school board. A 6th grader and Student Council President at Kent Gardens Elementary said that 95% of the students at her school wanted to change school food and she asked how she could make this happen. Pat Hynes answered, "Real Food For Kids is probably the answer. Take a page out of [their] playbook on how to successfully advocate for change. Join forces with them." She also encouraged event attendees to contact their school board members directly about this issue. Real Food For Kids is planning more events around the county to provide information about nutrition to parents, teachers, students, and community members. Go to www.realfoodforkids.org to sign the petition showing your support for healthy food and read articles about how proper nutrition and smart kids go hand in hand. Real Food For Kids November 2012, Volume 4, newsletter article reprinted with permission. Sign up for the RFFK newsletter at www.realfoodforkids.org.

Update on Online Math Textbooks

FCPS is taking steps to respond to concerns raised by parents, students, and teachers about the new

online math textbooks. We realize that many hurdles still exist and we are working on solutions that will

support student learning through the use of online technology.

In an effort to resolve the situation immediately, FCPS negotiated with the textbook publishers to order

additional printed math textbooks. Each high school and middle school principal is submitting a request

for the number of additional printed textbooks needed for their schools. Elementary principals will have the

option to purchase additional printed copies of the teacher editions for math textbooks. We do not anticipate

ordering additional printed textbooks for elementary students, but will keep the option open with the

publishers for future consideration. FCPS expects the textbooks to be available to students after winter

break.

FCPS remains committed to preparing our students to be 21st century learners, and incorporating online

textbooks into instructional practices is one of the ways we are doing so. However, we also understand the

need to be more aware of the impact of these changes and, as we move toward the future, FCPS will be

reviewing the process for online textbook adoption to better meet the needs of students, families, and

teachers.

If you have comments or questions about the online textbook initiative, send an e-mail to

onlinetextbooks@fcps.edu.

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Lorton Station Shop & Earn

Easy and Free… you can help Lorton Station’s School & Home Partnership

earn money throughout the year with these great programs!!

Giant A+ School Rewards -- Register your Giant Bonus Card to help LSSHP earn cash

every time you shop at Giant from now until the end of March 2013. Every year you need to re-register for

this program, so even if you have registered in the past please take a minute to re-register again for this year.

Visit www.giantfood.com/aplus to register your card today! School ID: 04506

You will need your card number to register (not your phone number) -- Don’t have your card number

anymore? Call the BonusCard hotline at 1-877-366-2668, option 2, to register.

Bloom/Food Lion Classroom Rewards -- Earn money for our school when you

shop at Food Lion/Bloom. The following brands will help to earn cash for our school: Food Lion Private

Brand, My Essentials, Healthy Accents, Home 360, Nature’s Place, Smart Option, Taset of Inspirations,

Butcher’s Brand Premium Beef. The 10th of each month is double points day!! All Food Lion brand product

purchases will receive double credit on the 10th of each month.

To enroll your card, visit www.foodlion.com, click on the “Community Outreach” link, then click on “MVP

Rewards” on the left side. Click on “Register your MVP Card” to register your card today! School ID:

217678 Please Note: You will need your 12 digit card number to register.

E-Recycling -- Want to do something good for the environment and Lorton Station at the same

time? Simply bring your old inkjet and laser cartridges (HP, Brother, Dell, Canon and other brand names)

in to the front office--submitting these items through the eScrip Recycling program earns the SHP additional

money! If you work in an office that uses inkjet and laser cartridges, check and see if they will let you take

them into school as well.

Earn cash for our school by starting your online shopping at iGive.com.

Free to join, free to use… it’s paid for by the stores. By registering and using the iGive.com link, up to 26%

of your purchase at over 1,000 great stores is automatically donated to your cause. Stores include Lands

End, Amazon, Zappos, eBay, Travelocity, Best Buy, Office Depot, Home Depot, Staples and many many

more. PLUS, you can save money with exclusive coupons/free shipping deals. iGive.com provides two

fundraising opportunities: earning rewards for LSES for online shopping, or simply for searching the

Internet! To get started, simply go to http://www.igive.com/lortonstation.

Hint: Make iGive.com your starting page when doing your Holiday shopping!

Go to www.iGive.com to register and get started, and enter “Lorton Station” in the search for a cause!

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Lightning Tracks is published quarterly as a joint project

of Lorton Station Elementary School and the SHP.

Articles are strictly for the purpose of keeping parents

and staff informed and do not take stands on any issue.

Information provided by vendors or candidates for public

office will not be accepted. We want to hear from you!

If you would like to submit articles, news of events,

comments, or suggestions, please contact Dee Dee Brooks,

Newsletter Editor, at bdbrooks_dd@yahoo.com.

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Look For More Family Movie Nights!

Hopefully, you were able to join us at our last movie night on Friday, October 26, 2012 where we enjoyed watching “Dr. Seuss’

The Lorax”.

If not, hopefully we’ll see you at our next Family Movie Night!

Future Movie Night Dates:

February 22, 2013

May 17, 2013

School Hours

Mondays: 9:10 am -1:20 pm

Tuesdays-Fridays: 9:10 am - 3:50pm Children should arrive at school no earlier than 8:50 am. We cannot assume responsibility for their supervision before this time.

Office Hours

Monday-Friday: 8:00am to 4:30 pm

Transportation

Information about transportation is available at the school or by calling 703.446.2150

School Age Child Care

Before and after school age child care (SACC) is available. For more information, visit: www.co.fairfax.va.us/service/ofc/sacc.htm

Cafeteria Prices

Breakfast: Student: $1.50

Adult: $1.95

Lunch: Student: $2.65

Adult: $3.65 2

nd Entrée with Lunch: $1.75

Available as a daily menu choice: Yogurt with pretzel, a deli, and chef’s salad. Daily a la carte items also available. Meal cards are available.

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