January 10, 2020
Four years into Falls Church City Public School's Stop-Arm Camera program and it continues catching violators, and the fines continue to roll in.
In 2019, a total of 1,082 ci...
January 6, 2020
FCCPS is offering free English classes for the parents and adult family members of FCCPS students with sessions beginning on January 14th.
The beginner level (Nivel Principian...
December 13, 2019
The Hour of Code at Mt. Daniel on Thursday morning maxed out the school's bandwidth for the most fun possible, as students by grade took turns packing the library to learn about ...
December 4, 2019
Students in kindergarten are taught the concept of a "just right" book early in the year. When selecting new books to read, they try to pick ones that are interesting to them an...
December 3, 2019
With Italian Renaissance music playing in their room, these first graders simulated Michelangelo's experience painting upside down! After an overview of the Sistine Chapel, stud...
December 2, 2019
Falls Church City Public Schools is thrilled to announce the new FCCPS app!
It's everything FCCPS, in your pocket!
With the new app, you can access staff director...
November 15, 2019
Thank you in advance for your assistance as Falls Church City Public Schools works to improve how we serve our students, families, and community. We appreciate your time.
Effec...
November 13, 2019
Award-nominating season is here! Recognize outstanding FCCPS employees by submitting a nomination for one of our awards: FCEF Teacher of the Year; Professional Specialist of th...
November 13, 2019
The Falls Church School Board received four options for the 2020-21 school calendar from its Ad Hoc Calendar Committee during its regular meeting last night.
The options inclu...
November 12, 2019
Guest readers are common in many of the elementary classrooms, and it was an extra special Veterans Day guest reader who came to Mrs. Custer's second grade room on Monday. Class...
November 12, 2019
Part of the "Changes, Changes" year-long Kindergarten PYP planner had students outside yesterday hunting for great leaves. First, the teacher read We're Going on a Leaf Hunt by ...
November 11, 2019
Reading fluency is coming along fast for these first graders (above). Students are improving their skills with a "reader's theater" where they work to combine fluency with an ...
November 7, 2019
Last Friday, the Family Resource Center hosted an Open House to show off its new space. Erika Sequiera , third from left, runs the center for all of FCCPS from the area at TJ. ...
November 7, 2019
Mrs. Stillwagoner's second-grade class videotapes a weekly news show. Working together, the students write the script, and then the school's technology educator, Mr. Daugherty, ...
October 31, 2019
The "Prize Patrol" had a very busy Wednesday! The Falls Church Education Foundation was out in the schools awarding Super Grant funds for 16 requests, totaling over $68,000 in Sup...
October 31, 2019
As part of Service Learning, over 70 high school students visited Mt. Daniel yesterday to help out in classrooms by reading with students and doing activities with groups. Many ...
October 24, 2019
Naturalists are guiding groups of Mt. Daniel kindergartners on trails through Arlington's Potomac Overlook Park. Students are able to explore leaves, trees, seeds, and animals tha...
September 9, 2019
Building Reading Stamina, One Page at a Time Friday was National Read a Book Day, and these third graders took out their book bins for the first time. Each then found comfy place...