What parents should know at the beginning of school year? Most parents think about the school staples, school buses, teachers, etc. As a parent, you also should know that there are many tests at the beginning of school year. here is the testing calendar by grade for parent to … [Read more...]
Fairfax County Public Schools elections (2015)
Both Republicans and Democrats have started their election efforts. Here are some links to the election: Fairfax County Public Schools elections (2015) 2015 Fairfax County Public Schools Elections General Election date: November 3, 2015 Twelve seats on the Fairfax County Public … [Read more...]
Gender Identity Curriculum Angers Parents in Virginia
This year there are several big things that affect everyone. One is the superior court passes the same sex marriage law. The second is that Fairfax County Public School Board approved the lessons about homosexuality and gender identify in its Family Life Education curriculum. … [Read more...]
Last Two Years:
I have been concentrating on my son's middle school math last two years. It is pretty fruitful: My son took January 28, 2012 SAT I . He was 8 year 11 month old. He scored 700 on math section. ( http://cty.jhu.edu/set/index.html ) He took AMC 8 on November 23, 2012 and … [Read more...]
Summer Enrichment Programs nationwide and locally in Fairfax County
I found this very helpful to parents: http://www.fcag.org/documents/summerguides/summerguide2009.pdf … [Read more...]
Top Private School in Northern Virginia
Nysmith sends more students to TJ every year. It's very good. Potomac is also a good school. Some Longfellow students turn down TJ to attend Potomac. Flint Hill is also good. --------------------------- Nysmith School Head of School: Kenneth Nysmith - blog@nysmith.com … [Read more...]
Top 100 Northern Virginia Elementary School Scores on Standards of Learning
Top 100 N.Va. Elementary School Scores on Standards of Learning This chart ranks the top Virginia elementary schools in the Washington, D.C., area. Ranked schools had complete data for the number of students rating "advanced" on state tests of reading and math. Rank Elementary … [Read more...]
The brief history of Fairfax County Public School’s Policy toward Algebra 1 in 7th Grade
In 2001-02, FCPS required a minimum IAAT percentile score of 98%ile, plus a good score on an exceptionally difficult “Math Seven Assessment” test. That was the first year of a FCPS 3-year extreme anti-acceleration regime. In 2004-05, the pendulum started to swing, the required … [Read more...]
Virginia State Science Olympiad for Grade 3 – 5
Virginia State Science Olympiad http://www.virginiaso.com/ Here's an announcement about an April 1st informational meeting on the new Division A (Elementary School) Science Olympiad program for third through fifth grade students. Dear Parent or Teacher. You are invited to … [Read more...]