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Churchill Chatter - Issue 11
January 23, 2026

Important Dates

• Wednesday, January 28 - End of Quarter, 2 Hour Early Release @ 1:20 PM
• Thursday - Friday, January 29-30 - Student Holidays (Teacher Workdays)
• Friday, February 6 - PTA Family Bingo Night
• Wednesday, February 11 - Club and New Student Picture Day
• Monday, February 16 - Presidents' Day Holiday, School Closed
• Tuesday, February 17 - Teacher Workday, Student Holiday
• Wednesday, February 18 - 3-Hour Early Release, Student Dismissal @ 12:20 PM

Dear Churchill Road families,

As we gear up for the snowy weather this week, we truly hope everyone takes this opportunity to head outside for some sledding, enjoy plenty of hot cocoa, and find time to genuinely rest and relax together.

While you're staying warm and safe, we also want to make sure our students can log into FCPS websites from any device if you so wish them to.  Below are instructions:

1) Logging on to Schoology (lms.fcps.edu); once there, simply look for the Clever icon (the blue "C") in the waffle menu to automatically sign in to their portal. From the Clever dashboard—using their student ID email and personal password—

2) Using our Churchill Road Student Links, explore educational resources with Clever or Google (when prompted for a login).

Please know we are not requiring students to log on to any of these sites, but some of you have asked, so we wanted to provide you with the information.

Have a wonderful and safe weekend!

Mrs. Pierson-Barr and Mr. Kilpatrick

In This Week's Issue

• Kindergarten and New Student Registration for the 2026-2027 School Year
• Parent Input for 2026-2027 School Year
• FCPS App
• Prepare for Winter Weather
• Winter Learning Opportunities
• Language Arts Updates
• January 29-30 - Teacher Workdays, Student Holidays

Kindergarten and New Student Registration for 2026-2027 Now Underway

We are now accepting kindergarten registrations! Students must be 5 years old by September 30th, 2026.  If you know anyone who has a rising kindergartener (or 1st-6th student who will attend Churchill Road Elementary), please encourage them to begin registration as soon as possible. Notifying our office of your intent to register or complete registration helps our school secure staffing for the upcoming school year. If you would like to register your child, begin your Kindergarten and New Student Registration today! If you have any questions, please contact our Student Information Assistant (SIA), Angie Choi, or call the main office at 703-288-8400.

Parent Input for the 2026-2027 School Year

As we begin planning for the upcoming school year, our staff collaborates regarding student placements.  A variety of factors such as student personalities, friendships, and academic abilities are considered as we create our new classes.  Other factors impacting the decision-making process of student class assignments are new student enrollments and teachers moving to a new assignment.     

Churchill Road families may assist in this process by sharing insights. Please note the following when providing information. We do not accept requests for specific teachers for the upcoming grade placement.  This includes hints that reference specific teachers.  While all feedback is reviewed and considered, we cannot guarantee placement or non-placement with any other specific students.   We do our best to create a positive learning year for your child.

Please provide your input by submitting this form as it will ensure we have your request.  Please do not email us additional information.  Completion of the form is optional: however, the deadline for any correspondence is Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 4 PM. Thank you for your input.