Agenda/Homework Books:
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 All students in grades 1-6 should maintain an agenda/homework assignment notebook.  Parents and teachers will initial it on a daily basis.  This serves as a constant communication between home and school.  It is very important for you to examine this notebook daily to assess your child's daily progress.  The first notebook is given at no cost.  There is a fee for a replacement.  BEFORE and AFTER school are the best times to make contact with teachers on the telephones. Office personnel are available between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily.

Homework:
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The purpose of homework is to provide essential practice in needed skills and to enrich and extend school learning experiences.

Voluntary School Uniform Policy:
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Mount Eagle has adopted a School Uniform Policy.  The uniform may be purchased from local vendors.  Information regarding the uniforms is available at the school.  The uniform consists of the following:

• White top to include: button down oxford/blouses, tee-shirt without logo, polo shirt, sweatshirt, or a Mount Eagle Elementary top.
• Navy blue bottom to include:  slacks, shorts, skirts, jumpers and sweatpants.  Please no jeans.
• Shoes:  there will be no uniform policy relating to shoes.

The parent-teacher contact provided in a conference meeting is an invaluable means of establishing the child's attitude toward school and in developing a cooperative relationship between school and home.  The value of telephone conferences is recognized, and in fact encouraged, as a supplemental means of allowing both parent and teacher to construct a truer picture of the child's total growth and progress.  However, telephone conferences can not replace the value of a face-to-face conference meeting. Additional information on parent-teacher conference is in the handbook.

Cafeteria-Breakfast & Lunch:
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All families should fill out the application for Free and Reduced lunch and return it to the Office of Food Services or to Mount Eagle before school starts.  A menu will be sent home every month.  Breakfast cost is $.80, student lunch cost is $1.50, milk is $.35.  Parents are invited to have lunch with their children.  Please notify the office or your child's teacher via a note or phone call at 703-721-2100
FCPS-School Lunch Menus link.

Enrollment:
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To be enrolled in a Fairfax County Public School, a child must be reside in the County with a parent or legal guardian (court documents must be shown to school officials).  Tuition will be charged to nonresidents.

Virginia law requires  that a child who will be five years old as of September 30th must be enrolled in kindergarten for the school year,  unless the parent or guardian notifies the School Board in writing that they do not wish the child to attend school until the following year.

FCPS kindergarten registration information link.
FCPS Forms link.

Transfers:
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If you move from our school area during the school year, PLEASE notify the office several days in advance.  This will ensure a packet of the student's school records being ready on the child's last day and will make the transition to another school much easier.  Copies of birth certificates and social security cards are no longer kept in students' permanent files.

Class Placement:
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All students are tentatively assigned to classes during the first few days of school.  Much study is given to the placement of each child.  Students may be moved from one room to another when careful study indicates this would be to their advantage.  Every attempt is made to place children of similar interests and needs in classes where a combination of grades is necessary.

Absences:
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Every effort should be made to make sure students are at school every day.  A lineup bell rings each day at 8:15 a.m.  If your child must miss school due to illness or emergency, please call the main office at 703-721-2100 to report absences.  Please try to schedule routine appointments during non-school hours whenever possible.

School personnel will call you if the office is not notified of your child's absence.  When your child returns to school he or she must bring a note from you explaining the reason for his or her absence.  The parent/guardian will be notified after a student has been absent or tardy for five (5) days.  A parent or guardian conference will be requested after 10 days, and the social worker/attendance officer at the Cluster V office will be notified.

Emergency Care Cards:
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 At times, your child may become ill while at school  At the beginning of the school year, we ask you to complete an emergency care card.  If the information on this card changes during the school year, please notify the school office. Only persons designated on the emergency card will be allowed to pick your child up from school!

Special Dismissal Procedures:
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During the school day children are released only on written request from parents or guardians.  When you know that your child must be released during school hours, send a note to the teacher stating the time you will be in the office to pick up your child.  The office staff will call your child from the classroom for you.  If someone other than a parent or guardian is to pick up a student, they must be listed on the Emergency Care Card and a note should be sent from home stating who is picking the student up from school.  Children must not leave the school grounds once they have arrived at school without obtaining permission from the office.

Busing:
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It is very important that our school be accountable for students during bus transportation.  All students must ride their designated bus unless a written note from parents is brought to school and signed by the principal.  If a student is going to ride a different bus or get off at a different stop, a written note from the parent that has been approved by the principal must be presented to the driver before the student boards the bus.  Parents/guardians must meet the bus for FECEP and/or kindergarten students.

Notes From Parents:  Notes from parents are required for the following:
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• Absences from school.
• Leaving school.
• Kindergartners who are to get off the bus at a different stop.
• Tardiness (Parents/guardians must come in with the student).

 

Knives or any instrument considered a threat to others, i.e. studded bracelets, may not be carried to school.  Police will be notified in any situation involving weapons.

Bicycles:
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No students - walkers, or bus riders, regardless of age, are permitted to ride bikes, to school.  There is no place to secure bikes and due to the heavy traffic patterns, bike riding to school poses a safety and a security problem.

Toys:
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Please remember students are not allowed to bring any electronic toys to school (no radios, CD players, Gameboys, Gigapets, etc.).  In addition, students must not bring laser pens, paint balls, or paint ball games, sharp objects, or anything else that may be considered a weapon.  Toys and valuable personal items should be left at home.

Health:
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When a child becomes ill or injured at school, his parent will be requested to come for him/her.  Sick children may not remain at school.  In case of such an emergency, we must have a telephone number where parents can be reached.

Medication:
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The school is not permitted to administer medication to a child unless a school medication authorization form is filled out and signed by the parent or guardian.  Over-the-counter medication may be given for less than three days, an antibiotic or antiviral medications for fewer than 10 days.  If medication is to be administered for more than 10 days, a physician is required to fill out Part 11 of the medication form.  Please contact the school clinic to obtain the medication form if medication is required during the school day.  Medication must be brought to school by the parent or guardian.  DO NOT SEND MEDICATION TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR CHILD.

FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY TREATMENT:
School personnel shall give no medicine or treatment, other than first aid, as contained in the American Red Cross First Aid Manual, to students.  Such preparations as aspirin and the like are classified as medicines and are not to be administered.  This provision is made to avoid liability on the part of school personnel.
 

Visitors:
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Parents are urged to visit their child's teacher and classroom.  Please call the office or arrange with your child's teacher when you plan to visit.  Preschool children, or children visiting in the home, are not permitted to remain at school as visitors in the classroom.

All visitors must report to the office before going into the classroom and must wear identification badges while visiting.

PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY IN SCHOOL PLAN:
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Mount Eagle Elementary School recognizes the importance of parent involvement to support the social and academic development of our students.  To this end, we have a parent liaison, and we have established the Mount Eagle Parent Involvement Policy in our school plan, which is committed to:
 

• Involving parents in school decision making.
• Effective communication between parents and school.
• Developing programs that increase parental involvement.
• Providing social, academic, and supervisory opportunities for parents and families in school- related activities.
• Supporting the social service needs of Mount Eagle families.
• Describing for parents the curriculum and assessment tools utilized by teachers and staff.
• Providing parents, students, and staff with a Parent School COMPACT to establish guidelines for continued student success in school.

HOMEWORK AND YOUR CHILD'S PROGRESS - You can call the school to find out what your child's homework is for that day.  You can check and discuss the work.  You can review and sign the Homework Agenda Book.  You can request a conference at any time with the teacher to see your child's academic and social progress.

VOLUNTEERING - You can come to school and volunteer anytime, particularly on Wednesday afternoons.  This day is a Family Day.  We have several faithful volunteers that come and help our teachers, not only to create supplies, but to also help students with their work in the classroom.  You can also attend and participate in PTA meetings and the activities that are scheduled and sponsored by the Mount Eagle PTA.

INCREASING YOUR KNOWLEDGE - You can take advantage of the workshops in computer, English Literacy, and other workshops that are offered in the school.  There are also activities held at the school that are sponsored by community agencies for children and adults in which you can participate.  Finally, you are welcome to come to school anytime to visit us.

BELL - SCHEDULE:

School begins for students at 8:30 am and ends at 3:00 pm.