Neabsco News

Dear Neabsco Families,

Happy last day of October! As we move into November, please remember that students will have no school on Monday and Tuesday.

This is a great time to schedule and attend a family conference with your child’s teacher on Monday, November 3rd. These conferences are important opportunities to learn about your child’s academic progress and how you can best support their learning at home. November 4th is a teacher workday and report cards for quarter one will go home on November 12th. We print a copy of the report card and send it home on this day, but families can find report cards in Parent Vue. All students will return to school on Wednesday, November 5.

If your family is participating in Halloween activities, please be safe, make sure children stay in groups and are closely supervised as it gets dark.

Also, don’t forget that Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend, remember to set your clocks back on Sunday! As we begin finish many of our fall assessments, please take a moment to ask your child how they are doing. Our teachers are doing an amazing job helping students understand their progress in real time and set goals for growth.

Thank you for your continued partnership in helping every student grow at Neabsco!

Mrs. Brooke LeVecchi
Principal, Neabsco Elementary

leveccbb@pwcs.edu

IMPORTANT Dates for Neabsco Families

Monday, November 3rd: No School, Parent Conferences
Tuesday, November 4th: No School, Teacher Workday
Wednesday, November 5th: Principal Advisory Council 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Thursday, November 6th: Field Trip to the National Inventors' Hall of Fame, 4th/5th Gifted Education Students
Saturday, November 8th: Pickleball Fun Day 10am - 1pm at Neabsco Elementary
Tuesday, November 11th: No School, Veteran's Day
Wednesday, November 19th: Strings/Choir Concert at Gar-Field High School, 6:30pm
Wed. Nov. 26 - Fri. Nov. 28th: No School, Thanksgiving Holiday

Students are working hard in math or reading. In math students receive small group lessons and mastering at least 2.2 skills every week. Your student's math tutor addresses any learning growth the student needs to make. The math lessons are designed to develop foundational skills and extend student's problem-solving skills.

In reading, students are working on thinking critically about the text and analyzing what the information in the text lets them know as a reader. Students should complete at least 8 Lexia units each week. Lexia provides students with a personalized learning experience and supports the six areas of reading through phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, structural analysis, automaticity/fluency, and comprehension.

Club registration is still open at this time. Please make sure to sign up today! Neabsco Elementary Clubs – Fill out form

PWCS Family Engagement Opportunities

Upcoming Family Engagement Series Sessions Include:

Support Learning at Home – What’s New in Math and Literacy?, Wednesday, November 5 | 6:30–7:30 PM This is a great opportunity for families to learn what’s new and how to support student learning and success at home.

Co-Parenting with Schools – Building Meaningful Family Partnerships Beyond Events Wednesday, November 12 | 6:30–7:30 PM Featuring Dr. Karen Mapp, professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and nationally recognized expert in family and community engagement. Dr. Mapp’s work has focused on building strong partnerships among families, communities, and educators to improve student achievement. She is the creator of the Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships and has served in leadership roles at the U.S. Department of Education, Boston Public Schools, and more.

Community Connections – Strengthening Families Through Wraparound Services, Thursday, November 20 | 6:30–7:30 PM, Learn how community-based supports can empower families and enhance student success.

To contact the Neabsco Elementary School Parent Liaison, Susana Steudle, steudlsd@pwcs.edu, 571.589.4784

Here is an opportunity that you are invited to participate in.......

Supporting Every Learner, Together

In October, Mrs. Larimore presented at the Virginia School Counselor Association (VSCA) conference alongside Mrs. Betancourt (our ELL teacher) and Mrs. Scott (Instructional Technology Coach at PACE West). Together, we introduced LEAD 4:Them, a team-based approach that stands for Listen, Encourage, Adapt, and Develop. This framework blends counseling, technology, and multilingual learning to ensure every student feels supported and successful. The goal is to break down barriers and build up resources so that every child feels valued, motivated, and empowered. We were honored to represent PWCS and share how collaboration can make a meaningful difference in students’ lives. We are proud to be part of a community that champions equity, innovation, and the power of working together.

5th Grade Families:
Registration for Middle School Specialty Programs opens on November 3rd! Explore available programs and learn more by visiting the PWCS Specialty Programs page:
🔗 PWCS Specialty Programs Information

📧 How to Contact Us:

Mrs. Larimore, School Counselor – LarimoLT@pwcs.edu

Mr. Clewell, Counseling Intern– ClewelTD@pwcs.edu

🦁💜Congratulations House Leo for being the Quarter 1 winners!!🦁💜

⭐Important November Dates:

House Shirt Days: 7th,14th, 21st, 25th

🐘 When Elephants Were Furry 🐘

The woolly mammoth was a huge animal from thousands of years ago. It had curved tusks and a long trunk, like its elephant cousins — but it also had wild 3-foot long hair all over its body. We’re guessing that did NOT smell good, but it helped the woolly mammoth live in extremely cold temperatures. Plus it meant endless new hairstyles.

Wee ones: Who weighs less, an 8-ton mammoth or a 5-ton elephant?

Little kids: Both girl and boy mammoths had tusks. If you had one boy and one girl, how many tusks did they have together? Bonus: Regular African elephants’ tusks reach “only” 10 feet. How much longer were the mammoth’s 16-foot tusks?

Big kids: Mammoths went extinct (died out) about 5 thousand years ago. How do you “spell” 5 thousand as a number? Bonus: The woolly mammoth’s hair was about 3 feet long. How does that stack up against your height in inches? (Reminder if needed: A foot has 12 inches.)

Answers:
Wee ones: The elephant.

Little kids: 4 tusks. Bonus: 6 feet longer.

Big kids: 5,000. Bonus: Different for everyone…subtract 36 from your height in inches, or subtract your height from 36 if your height is less.

📅 Parent-Teacher Conferences Are Monday!

Make sure you're signed up for a time slot by contacting your child's teacher.

This is a great chance to connect with your child’s teacher and support their learning journey.

📚 No School Tuesday! 🎉

It’s the perfect time to visit your local 📖 library and get a 📇 library card!
A library card opens the door to 📘 books, 🎧 audiobooks, 🧠 educational resources, and 🎨 fun programs for your child.

✅ To get one, visit your nearest library with a 🪪 photo ID and 📬 proof of address.
💻 Many libraries also offer online registration—check your local library’s website for details!

🌟 Making the Most of Your Parent-Teacher Conference 🌟
A parent-teacher conference is a special opportunity—it’s one-on-one time with your child’s teacher, focused entirely on your child’s strengths, needs, and goals for the year ahead.

To make the most of this valuable time:

🗣️ Talk with Your Child First
Ask how school is going. Is there anything your child wants you to share or ask the teacher?

📝 Prepare What You’d Like to Share
You know your child best! Jot down key things about your child’s personality, learning style, or home life that might help the teacher support them.

❓ Bring Questions
Consider asking:

Is my child meeting grade-level expectations in reading and math?
Do they participate in class?
How do they interact with peers?

⏰ Be Punctual
Teachers often schedule conferences back-to-back. Arriving on time helps everyone stay on track.

🔄 Plan Together
Ask how you can support learning at home. Work with the teacher to create a plan for any challenges.

💬 Share with Your Child
After the meeting, let your child know what was discussed. Celebrate successes and explain any next steps.

We hope to see everyone at this event. We want to thank you for your enthusiasm to support literacy and learning.

For additional family resources, click the links below!

https://www.pwcs.edu/academics___programs/language_arts/curriculum/virginia_literacy_act/index

https://literacy.virginia.edu/resources-families

If you have any questions, please reach out to Carolyn Matthews Matthecj@pwcs.edu , Jessica Monahan Monahaje@pwcs.edu or Jessica Hesser Hesserj@pwcs.edu.

Change of Clothing

Please consider putting an emergency change of clothes, underwear and socks in your student's backpack.

The school has a limited supply of extra clothes for students to borrow. If your student goes home in borrowed clothes from school, kindly wash and return them. Please keep the under garments.

Children require a change of clothes for various reasons such as: bathroom accidents, clothing malfunction/rip/tear, falling in mud, or food spills.

Students of all grade levels should have a change of clothes in their backpacks.

Children feel most comfortable in their own clothes and will miss less classroom time if they have a change of clothes in their backpacks.

There is still time to order. Visit www.strawbridge.net

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Attention Parents!

Is your child missing a sweatshirt, a hoodie, a jacket, a lunchbox, or a water bottle?

Please have them check the lost in found. Below is the current situation with our lost in found. Our lost in found is located across from the Neabsco Cafe.

Parents, on Monday, November 3rd, you have the opportunity to go through our Lost and Found, when you come in for Teacher/Parent Conferences.

Currently seeking peer models for Early Childhood

Neabsco Elementary School is currently looking for peer models for their Early Childhood

Special Education (ECSE) General 6x6 Preschool Class(es) for SY 2025-2026. Our ECSE General 6x6 preschool classrooms consist of 6 students that have IEPs for a variety of developmental delays and 6 typically developing children from the community to act as peer models. All students are ages 3-5 years old. Peer models must be 3 or 4 by September 30th of the attending school year. They should also have developmentally appropriate language, social skills, behavior, impulse control and they must be toilet trained. Potential peer models will participate in play groups and be selected before the first day of school. There is no cost for registration or enrollment in the peer model program. It is a half day program.

If interested, please email Benedicta Tsogoo at AddaiB@pwcs.edu, or

Houda Toloa at ToloaH-@pwcs.edu