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Anonymous wrote:FCPS totally dropped the ball on this.

Not according to what I’m seeing on IG. So many schools posting great photos of kids outside.

Once again a school by school decision. Tell me again why we can’t break up this behemoth school district into better managed parts?

No ill intent against FCPS for their decisions; I prepared weeks ago and bought glasses. I picked up my kids—along with about 60-70% of the school based on the sheets and sheets of sign out papers the office staff prepared for parents to use—and watched it comfortably at home. Older kid said they had a lesson and talked about the eclipse; younger kid said it wasn’t even mentioned, which was really odd. (They are a very reliable source.)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS totally dropped the ball on this.

Not according to what I’m seeing on IG. So many schools posting great photos of kids outside.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS totally dropped the ball on this.

Not according to what I’m seeing on IG. So many schools posting great photos of kids outside.

The problem is not every school was able to purchase glasses. So there were many that had to stay inside and literally 80 percent of the kids left. It was a cluster.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS totally dropped the ball on this.

Not according to what I’m seeing on IG. So many schools posting great photos of kids outside.

Anonymous wrote:FCPS totally dropped the ball on this.

Anonymous wrote:It was phenomenal! We attended the Burke Lake festival and they out-did themselves even from 2017. Tons of activities for kids and adults and lots of smart assistants at every table explaining and adding to the fun. We casted shadows through colanders, Cheerios box pinholes, and foiled index cards. There was a tripod setup with a mirror that bounced its shadow image on to another easel for a very creative selfie. Also they had a sun spotter to adjust as time changed the angle of the shadow. They got everyone to use the most amazing solar app for outstanding clear photos. In addition, you could borrow their filters. Then there was another table where you could simulate the sun where a marble was set a top a yard stick with a styrofoam earth placed at the other end at a 1:30 scale. Here you had to experiment to find the perfect alignment to cast the ‘moon’s’ shadow on to the ‘earth’. This really highlighted to the kids how special this alignment of sun-moon-earth was at that moment. Another station taught about the sun’s corona and kids did a chalk drawing of it complete with its own solar flares. Still yet, another area was creating an experiment with UV beads and SPF spray. The color of the UV beads changed when the sun was masked by the moon, too. So cool. Lastly, there were a few more tables were you could create a scrap book page and/or perform a themed word-search puzzle while you basked in the sun on your blanket. We were in a big open field and blankets and camp chairs were everywhere. People chatted and shared in the splendor of another amazing phenomenon! The excitement was palpable from 2:40-3:40pm. Beautiful clear blue skies!

Anonymous wrote:It was a nothingburger as expected.

Anonymous wrote:It was great at our ES school. Kids went out all around the campus. Our dismissal is at 3:30, so lots of parents showed up and joined in. We had extra glasses and passed them out. Kids were amazed by the moon crossing the Sun. The weather could not have been more perfect.

Anonymous wrote:I did not see the eclipse. Wondering if all the hype was worth it for our area that was not in direct line of sight?