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Greetings Laurel Ridge Families,
Our hearts are filled with gratitude from all the wonderful gestures for Teacher Appreciation Week. Laurel Ridge is fortunate to have such a dedicated, knowledgeable, and committed staff. Thank you for taking the time to show appreciation to the wonderful teachers and staff. Special thanks to the PTA for a week full of treats!
Please save the date of Thursday, June 5th for K – 6th Grade Field Day! More information will be coming soon, but this fun-filled event is not possible without parent volunteers. We looking forward to see you!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Megan Counts
Laurel Ridge Principal
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Upcoming Laurel Ridge Events
Monday, May 19 - 3 Hour early release (12:55PM)
Monday, May 26 - Holiday - Memorial Day
Thursday, June 5 - Spring Field Day
Tuesday, June 10 - 6th Grade Promotion 9:30am
Wednesday, June 11 - Last Day of School! 1:55PM dismissal
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Laurel Ridge PTA Online Auction Closes Soon!
Looking for fun gift ideas? In need of some awesome things to do this summer that will help support LRES and local businesses? Then check out the LRES PTA's Spring 2025 Online Auction! Bidding began last night, and the auction will close on Saturday, May 10th, at 9:00 p.m. Funds raised from this auction will support our PTA's work on behalf of our students, teachers, and school. Our PTA supports many programs and initiatives on campus to support our staff and provide opportunities to our students. We fund teacher supply budgets, departmental mini grants, assemblies, and educational programs. PTA funds school supplies, appreciation activities for our staff, and family fun nights throughout the year. PTA also connects students with innovative programs like the Reflections Arts Recognition program. None of this could be possible without the financial support of our community. Thank you!
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Lightspeed Classroom
As part of our commitment to creating a safe and focused learning environment for our students, our school is using a classroom management tool that will help teachers better connect with student devices during classes. This tool provides teachers with a number of helpful features:
- Easily view student screens in real time from the teacher console to see which students may need guidance or support.
- Focus student attention on a particular website on their device to minimize distractions.
- Pause student access to the internet to focus on other classroom tasks.
We believe this classroom management tool helps maximize class time to support your student’s learning while at school. Please note that student devices will not be monitored outside of school hours. The regular filters remain in place on school devices, but once they are home, teachers cannot monitor students. As parents, we would like to encourage you to sign up for your own Lightspeed reports, which will allow you to see how your child is spending time on the computer during and after school hours.
FCPS Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Public Hearing
The School Board will hold a public hearing on final budget adjustments on Tuesday, May 13, at 6 p.m. Sign up to speak by Monday, May 12, at 4:30 p.m.
Phase 2 Community Boundary Review Meetings
Families, staff, and community members will soon be able to explore and visualize potential boundary scenarios using a customized Boundary Explorer Tool. The tool will be accessible from the FCPS website. You are also invited to participate in another series of community meetings in order to review and reflect on the initial draft scenarios before the start of summer break:
- Thursday, May 15, 6:30-8 p.m., Oakton High School
- Friday, May 16, 6:30-8 p.m., Robinson Secondary School
- Monday, May 19, 6:30-8 p.m., Herndon High School
- Friday, May 23, 7-8:30 p.m., Lewis High School
- Wednesday, May 28, 7-8:30 p.m., Annandale High School
- Thursday, May 29, 6:30-8 p.m., Whitman Middle School
- Friday, May 30, 6:30-8 p.m., Chantilly High School
- Friday, June 6, 6:30–8 p.m., Glasgow Middle School
Each meeting will be hybrid, meaning that you may attend in person or via Zoom. Childcare for in-person participants and language interpretation/translation for all participants will be available as needed. Registration links will be shared soon. Another round of community meetings will be held in the fall.
Visit FCPS’ Comprehensive Boundary Review page for more information.
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