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Fundraiser for Korean Immersion Capstone Learning Experience Field Trip

We are accepting donations to help offset the cost of the Capstone Learning Experience Trip to South Korea for our 6th grade Korean Immersion Program students. The trip is scheduled for April 2025.

Puma Press from Powell ES!

View the latest Puma Press, the weekly family and community newsletter from Colin Powell Elementary School. If you would like to view the pictures, click on "View it as a Web page" after the page opens.

6th Grade Parents - SAVE THE DATE

Middle school curriculum nights and parent information meetings will be held in January 2025 for Katherine Johnson MS, Liberty MS, and Rocky Run MS. Click on this announcement for more details on dates and times.

Katherine Johnson Middle School - Curriculum Night for Rising 7th Graders

January 16, 2025

Katherine Johnson Middle School

Rocky Run Middle School - Curriculum Night for Rising 7th Graders

January 16, 2025

6:00-7:30 PM

Rocky Run Middle School

Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday / Inauguration Day)

January 20, 2025

End of Second Quarter

January 28, 2025

Student Holiday

January 29, 2025

Holiday (Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day)

February 17, 2025

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Colin Powell ES Recognized as a 2023 Purple Star School

Colin Powell Elementary School has been recognized as a 2023 Purple Star School as part of the Virginia Purple Star Designation Program. Purple Star Schools support our military families in many ways, positively impacting our military-connected students, both academically and socially. Read more about this recognition!

Ms. Senturia Recognized as the FCPS 2023 Outstanding Elementary School Teacher

Congratulations to Fourth Grade Teacher Laura Senturia on her recognition as the FCPS 2023 Outstanding Elementary School Teacher at this year's FCPS Honors event, held at George Mason University Center for the Arts on June 14th.

Hopping Into the Year of the Rabbit

January 24, 2023

Powell Elementary School Holds School-Wide Celebration of the Lunar New Year.

🍱 Snow Days Don’t Stop School Meals

School meals are an important part of many students' daily nutrition. FCPS Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) staff have been working this week to make sure snow days don't have to mean missed meals.

Eight FCPS Students Named 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholars

Eight students from Fairfax County Public Schools, all from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, have been named scholars in the 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search.

Message from Superintendent Reid Regarding FCPS Status for Wednesday, January 8, 2025: Schools Closed, Offices Open by 11 a.m.

Dr. Reid provides an update on FCPS' operational status for Wednesday, January 8.

Superintendent's Weekly Reflections

Dr. Reid writes about all the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This week, she spotlights a Langley High School student who was featured in the Washington Post for his Eagle Scout service project, highlights upcoming virtual Community Boundary Review meetings, and more!