Parent Liaison

Meet your Parent Liaison

I hope you had a great summer and are ready for a new and exciting school year! As a Family Liaison, I look forward in assisting you and supporting our students to focus on their academics and social success at school; therefore, my main goal is to make a strong connection between home and school.

If your family needs assistance with resources at school and the community, I’ll be glad to provide them to you with complete confidentiality. The attached form presents the services accessible throughout the year. Our family assistance services are available to families who: 

  • Run into circumstances which create significant financial hardship (e.g. illness, divorce),

  • Are occasionally without income (e.g. job loss),

  • Live in poverty (based on the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines).

If your family meets these criteria, please complete the attached form and return it to school in a sealed envelope addressed to Pamela Anguis Arauco, Parent Liaison. If you need assistance but do not meet these requirements or if you anticipate any difficulty this year, please continue to complete the attached form and we will do our best to meet your needs.

In addition, if your family would like to support this program, please click on the link below “I Would Like to Assist”. You could also contact me directly at 571.252.2050 or by email at Pamela.AnguisArauco@lcps.org.  We can establish how you can provide to our families with their current needs.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Pamela Anguis Arauco 

Family Liaison

PEP

The PEP program in LCPS promotes parent engagement in the school community for parents whose primary language is not English.  PEP program participants attend classes to learn about the educational system in the United States and LCPS, gaining information that will enable them to be decision makers and advocates in their children's education. 

PEP teachers at your school are trained and given the resources needed to help you become a successful partner in your child's education.  Contact your school PEP teacher, Sarah Loredo at sarah.loredo@lcps.org, or Jennifer Baker at jennifer.l.baker@lcps.org to get more information.

Smart's Mills Middle School is hosting a PEP meeting for parents who would like to learn how to help their child's transition to middle school. Please fill out the attachment below and return it to the teacher by May 3rd.

Summer Camps

I’m excited to share with you that several organizations around town are offering financial assistance to FHR students who are currently receiving free or reduced lunch. You must show the approval letter you’ve received from LCPS School Nutrition Services to qualify.

The following camps will be offering discounts for their Summer Sessions: 

  • APEX Gymnastics:   they provide financial assistance for their regular classes 

  • Bella Ballerina: $185 per week for Summer Camps 

  • DAZE and FEST Camps: DAZE & FEST Camps Information

  • Extreme Journey Summer Camp: Open to rising 6th, 7th and 8th grade students (Limited Scholarships Available).Dirigido a alumnos del 6to, 7mo y 8vo grado (Ofrecen becas limitadas)  XTREME

Pay $50 for each Half-Day Camp and $100 for each Full-Day Camp and pay the rest 2 weeks before the camp start date!! If your summer plans change, give us a call to m ove your child to another week at no cost.

You need to provide contact information and information about their child as well as a financial need statement ( they can supply the free or reduced lunch acceptance letter). They also need to provide documentation:

  • Student Report card

  • Letter of recommendation from counselor or teacher. 

  • Town of Leesburg: Applications can be submitted for those seeking reduced rates for programs or facility passes.  Must live within the Town of Leesburg.  Click on the link below to apply.  The form must be submitted with income verification to the front desk at Ida Lee and notification will be made if they are a successful applicant.

Downloadable form

For Rising 6th Graders Going to Smart’s Mill Middle School Only:

  •  VISTA Days is a fun-filled, sneak peek into the school and check out 6th grade.

Families can bring the completed paperwork and funds to SMM main office anytime Monday through Friday 8:15 am to 4:30 pm. The applications and payment can also be mailed to Lisa Sobhani for Vista, 850 N King Street, Leesburg 20176.

Helpful Links/Enlaces Útiles

The program : 

  • Encourages more structured, positive socialization; 

  • Provides meaningful and structured recreation-based experiences to Leesburg youth; 

  • Increases children’s awareness of their community.  

            - Club REAL