Weekly Wave: May 2, 2025

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Stuff the Bus 2025

Principals' Message

Dear Dolphin Families,

What a FIN-tastic week at Lake Anne! We launched SOL season with the Reading test, and our Dolphins gave it their all. Next up: MATH! Please help us to remind your Dolphin that a great day begins the night before. A calm evening, a good night’s sleep, and a hearty breakfast help our Dolphins swim strong. Huge waves of appreciation to Kima Austrie for steering the ship as our testing coordinator. Her steady leadership and calm presence ensure everything runs swimmingly.

We also dove into the first of our three 10-day “Treasure the Days” Attendance Challenges! We’re halfway through, and each student present earns a daily raffle entry. Dolphins with perfect attendance for all 10 days will receive two bonus entries! Thanks to your partnership, our chronic absenteeism rate is nearly 7% lower than this time last year—let’s keep riding this wave together!

And finally, thank you for the tidal wave of generosity during the SLHS Pyramid food drive! With your support, we helped collect items that will serve over 550 students and families. What an incredible ripple effect of kindness.

For our future little Dolphins, don’t forget to explore FCPS’ School Readiness and Transition to Kindergarten page to help your child dive into kindergarten with confidence.

With dolphin pride,

Jill D. Stewart, Principal
Melanie N. Porter, Assistant Principal


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