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Hello Garfield Families! 

We hope this Eagle Express finds you doing well!  As we enter our third week of school and students begin to settle into routines, we want to remind families to complete these important start-of-year actions:

1. Complete your child’s digital consent forms.
2. Join the PTA and stay connected to school activities and events.
3. Register as an approved volunteerso you are eligible to participate in field trips, classroom activities, and special events.
4. Review and update your child’s emergency contact and dismissal information in SIS ParentVUE.

Thank you for taking care of these important items and for continuing to partner with us. That partnership is an important part of how we work together—families and staff—to ensure every Garfield student is known, supported, challenged, and successful.

Behind the scenes, our teachers are also working together intentionally to make that happen. Garfield is a Professional Learning Community (PLC), which means our teachers regularly collaborate in Collaborative Learning Teams (CLTs) to strengthen instruction and respond to the needs of every learner.

Across all of our CLTs, teams center their work around four essential questions:

1. What do we want students to learn?
2. How will we know they have learned it?
3. What will we do when they have not learned it?
4. What will we do when they already know it?

These questions guide meaningful conversations about student learning and help our teachers plan responsive instruction, provide additional support when needed, and extend learning for students who are ready for more.

It truly takes all of us working together, and we are grateful to have you as partners in your child’s learning journey. We’re looking forward to another wonderful week at Garfield!

Blessings and Joy

Mrs. Peerman, Principal

Ms. Manning, Assistant Principal

 GES 2026-2027 Parent Handbook

Friday, September 4, and Monday, September 7, are Labor Day holidays for all FCPS employees and students. Virginia legislation requires that schools opening prior to Labor Day must be closed the Friday immediately preceding Labor Day.

We hope everyone takes the long weekend to celebrate a strong start to the school year and enjoy time with family and friends. See the complete school year calendar.

Save the Date!

Fall Picture Day is October 26th!