“Success through Working with Integrity and Motivation!”
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From the Principal’s Desk Dear Jennie Dean Families,
Thank you for your patience and flexibility as we navigated the impact of January’s winter storm. We were delighted to welcome students back to school last week and are grateful to continue our important work of teaching and learning together. Our teachers and staff remain deeply committed to fostering student achievement in a positive, supportive environment, and we look forward to a productive month ahead.
I would also like to recognize some of our outstanding students. Congratulations to our school spelling bee participants and winners, as well as our 4th grade choir members who recently represented Jennie Dean at the All-City Choir event. These students performed exceptionally well and represented our school and community with pride and excellence.
Finally, thank you to our parents, families, and community for your continued partnership and support. Our students’ success would not be possible without you. Sincerely,
Ed Stephenson
Principal |
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Upcoming Events
February 16: President's Day, schools closed February 19: 5:30 Parents as Educational Partners |
| Letter from our Librarian
Please make sure that your student returns his or her library books in order to check out new books. If books are damaged, they need to come back to the library. If a book is lost, please email: KDavis@mcpsva.org or MWoo@mcpsva.org
As of February 9, 2026, our library has over 640 overdue books. Please remind your child to return their library book each week. Students have been taught that they are responsible for bringing back their books on time in order to check out new ones.
If your child has lost or damaged a library book, please notify their homeroom teacher and the librarian as soon as possible. Depending on the situation, a replacement fee may be required for lost or damaged materials. Thank you for your support in helping us maintain our library collection! |
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Family Liaison’s Letter
Your Family Liaison: A Bridge to Resources and Support |
I am here Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. to support you. Please feel free to call me directly at 571-377-6313.. To set up an appointment, please call 571-377-6313 or simply scan the QR code below. We look forward to working with you! |
| Encore Update
Heart Health Month
Cardiovascular Endurance (Cardio Exercise): An exercise that makes our heart and lungs work hard and grow stronger. I know I am doing cardio exercises when they make me feel short of breath and my heart pound fast.
Examples: jogging, jump roping, swimming,
biking, dancing, jumping jacks, high knees
Pulse Rate
When we do cardio exercise we can check
how fast our heart is pounding by checking
out pulse rate. We can check out pulse at on our neck at our carotid artery or on our wrist at our radial artery. Intensity levels
Understanding how hard out body is working based on our pulse rate Jump Rope
We will practice jump roping skills and
increase our cardiorespiratory endurance |
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Pre-K
The PreK3 and Prek4 classes will wrap up their clothes study this month and begin a new study: Exercise. We will explore different types of exercise and how to stay safe while exercising. The 2-year-old class will move on to exploring Paper – how do we use paper, change paper, and what can we do with paper. We will also explore feelings and emotions, friends, family, and weather this month.
Please remember, when MCPS has a two-hour-delay, there is no school for PreK. If there is no school, here are some fun activities you can do together as a family: Build a blanket/pillow fort Bring a bowl of snow inside to play with Make a meal together Read a book (maybe inside the blanket fort!) Color or draw together Have a scavenger hunt: find things that are all one color, or other attributes like big, small, shiny, fluffy, rough, etc. Kindergarten Hello Kindergarten Families! For the month of February in language arts we will be working on writing and learning the sounds of the letters: R, E, G, and D. We will also be learning the high frequency words: for, no, jump, one. In math we will continue to read, write, and represent numbers 1-30. In science we will be learning about sunlight and warmth!
Please review our letters and numbers as well as practice writing and counting daily at home! Thank you! -Ms. Jasmine and Ms. Winstead, Ms. Shakes and Ms. Molestina, Ms. Brown and Mr. D, & Ms. Holden and Ms. Galvez. | | First Grade Math For this month, we will be focusing on:
Time to the half hour, Addition Make 10, Equality, and Fractions.
Science and Social Studies We will focus on Economics and studying the Earth and the Sun.
Benchmark/ ELA Students will continue to learn about the final e and the long a vowel teams. They will also learn about conjunction. Students will continue to practice writing.
Reminders First Grade field trip will be this month. A permission slip will be sent home for you to sign and returned.
Please remember to have your child read every night for 20 minutes and to practice writing at least a sentence about what he/she has done at school.
Support your child in completing other tasks too.
Second Grade ELA We will be reading fairytales and fiction stories. We are also working on vowels sounds.
Math We are working on patterns, subtraction, and adding 2-digit numbers. Science and Social Studies We will be learning about famous Americans. We will be getting a Jennie Dean "trunk" from the museum to learn more about the history of Jennie Dean. |
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Math Division using Partial Products
Science and Social Studies American Revolution and Oceans Benchmark/ ELA Spelling Patterns, Word Recognition, Reading Comprehension Vocabulary and Writing Skills
Reminders Please check your child’s daily folder for important notices!
If you would like a conference (phone, face-to-face, or on-line) please contact your child’s teacher to schedule one. Conference day is Nov. 3rd!
Contact Information: 3 Methods
Please make sure you set up your ROOMs/Thrillshare account and reach out on ROOMS! or
Email your child’s teacher or send a note in green Daily Communications Folder! At Home Skill Building Practice-
Reading- Please make sure your child is reading for at least 15 minutes each night. It can be a book of choice or a library book.
Math- Study your” Multiples Chart” for a few minutes each night. Charts are in the back of the green Daily folder. I'm a new paragraph block. |
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Math The students will be focusing on addition, introducing the standard algorithm, division, patterns, and composing and decomposing fractions.
Science and Social Studies In science, we will start our unit on Matter. In social studies, we will start our unit on Ancient Greece and Rome.
Benchmark/ ELA In reading we will be wrapping up Unit 5 and completing our Opinion Essay and Timeline. We will start Unit 6 focusing on What Helps Us Solve Problems and writing a Narrative Essay Reminders Please continue to practice multiplication and division at home. Flash cards have been sent home to help with this. Also, student should be reading each night for at least 20 minutes. |
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Counselor’s Corner
February is full of excitement at our school! We will be honoring Black History Month and learning about our presidents. Plus, it’s National School Counseling Week, a special time to highlight how school counselors support students in reaching their goals and thriving every day! We have also made it easier for everyone to connect with us by sharing a clear referral process for staff and parents.
Also, do not forget to save the date: Career Day is coming on March 25! It is going to be an amazing opportunity for students to explore different careers and dream big about their future. We are inviting parents in various careers to share the uplifting work you do in our community. Click here to register for Career Day! Tip: Start the conversation about careers at home by asking your child what they enjoy doing most and what they are curious about. Connect those interests to real-world jobs. This helps them see how their passions can become possibilities!
Click here to register for Career Day: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeW2gGjLR4u1rEmOR1LbzDi6OPsqTG6MYYoSJTpV0mHuPjbcQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=105903716583945384268 |
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