Parent Checklist

SIS ParenntVue

View your child’s information including attendance, report cards, class schedules, gradebook, test history, IEP/504 documents, discipline, health, and school information. You can update emergency contacts and health information through SIS. If you had an active account from the 2023-2024 school year, you can continue to use this account for the 2024-2025 school year. If you need to register for a ParentVue Account please click on the following link: SIS Parent Account Overview, Login, and Registration

Free and Reduced Lunch

Students who qualify for free and reduced-price meals receive breakfast and lunch at school at no cost. Families should complete the application before the start of each school year. Approved applications may also qualify students for additional benefits.

Apply on the Free and Reduced-Price Meals webpage.

Meals For Students

Information about meal prices, setting up lunch accounts and payment options (MySchoolBucks, cash or check) for cafeteria meals can be found here. Lunch menus, allergens, and nutrition information are available here. Food and Nutrition Services will email student PINs via e-notify before the first day of school.

Immunizations

Now is the time to make sure your child’s school-required immunizations are up-to-date! If you have a student returning to Cunningham Park ES and vaccine updates have been requested, please provide these to the school office as soon as possible. For a list of Back-to-School Immunization Clinics and information click here

Clinic and Medications

During Open House, our clinic will be open to drop off medications, and parents can submit updates/changes to Emergency Care and Health Information forms if needed. Parents can use SIS ParentVUE to verify and update their student’s emergency contacts, phone numbers, and health conditions. 

SR&R

Please log on to your SIS ParentVue account and sign to acknowledge review of the Student Rights & Responsibilities document. Check back to the link for updated 24-25 SRR document. 

Parent Handbook

Please review and bookmark our parent handbook. This handbook will be available on the Cunningham Park ES website. 

Communication

*If you are not already receiving a weekly newsletter from FCPS and Cunningham Park, sign up today. You can use the link to sign up for the Cardinal Connection newsletter from Mrs. Hoak. Please follow us on Instagram @. Enotify messages come to you directly, but you need to sign up for newsletters.

 

You may wish to read FCPS messages in a language other than English. There are several ways you can receive or view our communications in a different language. Learn more about other communications that are translated.

 

Schoology: This is the main tool for communicating with classroom teachers and receiving classroom news and assignments. Schoology parent account (same username and password as SIS Parent Vue) gives you access to your child’s classes and upcoming assignments.

 

PTA website: This is where you can sign-up for PTA and find out PTA information.

 

Talking Points: This is a communication tool that is great for translation. This program has an app to download.

Privacy OPT Outs

Parent Digital Consent: Please log into the following link, The opt out below must be renewed yearly, for the following permissions:

 

  • Digital Resources consent.
  • SEL Screening Opt-out.
  • Counseling Opt-Out.
  • Accept FCPS device.
  • Home Internet Access
  • Consent for Release of student records.
  • Family Life Education opt-Outs.
  • SOL retest permission (comes out later in the year)
  • Objection to release of information to outside organizations.
  • Objection to release of directory information to the public.

Transportation

Download the Here Comes the Bus app and register to access up-to-date bus and transportation information. Also be sure to check out t

If eating breakfast, students can enter school at 8:20 am. Our first bell rings at 8:30 am and students should be in class by 8:40 am. If students arrive after 8:40 am, they must check in at the main office with a parent/guardian.

 

Walkers may enter Door 3 or 11. Staff will be available to help escort kindergarten and new students to their classrooms.

 

We begin our dismissal process at 3:20 pm and all students are usually on their way home no later than 3:30 pm. Kindergarten students will be walked out by 3:20pm. Please be sure that if your kindergarten student rides the bus they must be met by their parent or an approved emergency contact at their bus stop. Bus drivers will not release kindergarten students to siblings or unauthorized adults. Kindergarten students who are walkers must be met and will only be released to a parent or authorized adult.

 

Parents who wish to pick up their children by car should use the Kiss and Ride lane pictured below. Please follow the yellow line. Follow the white line if the yellow line is full.