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Dear Spring Hill Parents,
It is
hard to believe that school is almost over – only a little over a week left! It has been a terrific school year and I
cannot express how grateful I am for your support, the support of the PTO, and
your support of the staff at Spring Hill ES.
As you
prepare for your summer vacation, I would like to ask you to ensure that your
child do two things this summer: 1st
– READ READ READ! Please make sure to
read to or have your child read at least 20 minutes a night. Reading truly is fundamental and in my
opinion, the more a child reads, the more successful they will be in other
subjects. 2nd – FUN FUN
FUN!! Let’s remember it is summer, thus it
is critical that children get out and play, play, play.The students at SHES have worked very hard
this school year and they deserve the reward of a nice long vacation!!
Our website will be updated
throughout the summer to reflect events that will occur prior to the start of
the school year. Make sure to check it
often and if you have any questions feel free to contact the main office at
703-506-3400.
Finally, for those of you who may
have missed my email last week, it is with a mix of emotions that I have
submitted my resignation as principal of Spring Hill Elementary School. My spouse was fortunate enough to be hired with a wonderful company in
Honolulu, Hawaii. As many of you know, I have been dreaming of living in
Hawaii for many years now. Although the dream has come true much sooner
than I anticipated, I am extremely happy to be moving to a place I love to
vacation. I am certainly sad about not seeing SHES students return after
a long summer break, but know they are in good hands with the staff and
administration of Spring Hill. I know that you will support the new
principal, giving him/her a chance to learn the ropes before too many parent
meetings are scheduled.
Remember that people go into education because they love children and want to
see children grow socially, emotionally, and academically. Always assume the
best in people, be kind and the most amazing things will happen as a
result. Thank you to each one of you for your support, guidance, and
appreciation over the last three years.
Have a wonderful Summer!!
William O. Olk, Principal
6th Grade Graduation/Awards Ceremony
Thursday, June 14, 2018
9:00 a.m. in the gym
NOTE:
Doors to the gym will not open until 8:30a.m.
Last Day
of School:
Friday,
June 15th
2 Hr Early Release (1:35)
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On Monday, June 11th (Field Day), the Kiss and Ride area will be closed from 8:50 -11:00 AM and 1:00-3:15 PM as children will be moving in and out of the Kiss and Ride area to participate in Field Day activities on the lower field.
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A portion of the parking lot will be blocked off
Wednesday morning, June 13, for the Sixth
Grade Party. This will impact kiss n ride traffic. You may consider
alternate transportation Wednesday morning, such as the bus or parking across
the street and walking your children into school.
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When
placing food delivery orders for class parties, please place the order in the
name of the classroom teacher so the office can find you. We
receive a large number of delivery orders in the office on class party days and
any name other than a classroom teacher will often not be recognized. We don’t
want your order to get cold while we are trying to find you!
Pre-paid orders with tip included are
appreciated.
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We have
extra class group photos ($11 cash only) and 6th grade panorama, ($15
cash only) on a first come basis.
Spring
photo packets were sent home several weeks ago, if you would like to purchase
all or part of the packet send in cash or check in the payment envelope. You
can also pay online @ mylifetouch.com
Deadline for payment or return of unwanted photos is Monday June 11th.
If your
child will not be returning to Spring Hill in August and you will need
documents to take with you, please email Mandy Belcher (ABelcher@fcps.edu)
NOW.
She will need time to prepare the documents. Include in your request: Student’s
name, grade, last day of attendance and where he/she will be moving.
A parent also needs to stop by the office and complete a withdrawal form.
All students in Virginia must
receive a booster dose of Tdap vaccine prior to entering the sixth grade.
Please
bring your proof of immunizations to the office as soon as possible.
If your
child’s birthday falls prior to the end of school, please make every effort to
get the immunization and bring the documentation to school by June 15th.
If your
child’s birthday falls after school is out, but by August 24th you must bring
documentation to the school by August 24th, or your child will not be allowed
to start school August 28th.
If your
child’s birthday falls after August 28th, you must bring documentation from
your child’s doctor stating the date immunization will be given (should
be on or soon after 11th birthdate). This must be turned in by August 24th or
your child will not be allowed to start school on August 28th.
6th GRADERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COME TO SCHOOL ON August 28TH WITHOUT
THE PROPER DOCUMENTS.
Have a PAWS-itively Fun Summer!
SHES is launching an exciting new summer program. Students
can participate in up to 3 ways:
- complete a bingo on the POSITIVITY board to be
sent home in Thursday Folders
- complete the Fairfax County Public Library
Summer Reading Program
- complete the Spring Hill Khan Academy Challenge
Each student may earn up to 3 raffle entries for an Amazon
gift card by participating and handing in the form by Friday, August 31.
Please see the Thursday folder information or the school
website for more details: https://springhilles.fcps.edu/announcements/spring-hill-summer-program
FOR THIS
SCHOOL YEAR 17-18:
Parent
choice; do not have to wait until the last day to pick up medications especially
the “as needed” meds. Please stop by, during student hours to pick up
your student’s medication. Medications cannot go home with students only
parents can pick up and transport medications from school; per FCPS Regulation
2102.13.
On the
last day of school all medication stored in the health room must be picked up no later than student dismissal time
(1:30pm). Any medication left in the health room after 1:30 pm will
be discarded. If you have any questions, please contact your School
Health Aide, Karen Larkin at 703-506-3410 KALarkin1@fcps.edu
or your school Public Health Nurse, Carol McDevitt, RN at cjmcdevitt@fcps.edu
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Please
have your child(ren) check the cafeteria
for lost items (jackets, coats, hats, lunch boxes and umbrellas).
All
unclaimed items will be donated on Friday, June 15th.
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Two teams
representing Spring Hill Elementary School recently earned Highest Honors in
the 2017-18 WordMasters Challenge™—a national vocabulary
competition involving nearly 150,000 students annually. The third grade team
scored an impressive 195 points out of a possible 200 in the last of three
meets this year, placing first in the nation. In addition, the sixth
grade team scored 193 in the recent meet to place second nationwide.
The third
graders also placed first nationally in the overall competition with a
cumulative score of 577 points out of a possible 600. The sixth grade team from
Spring Hill Elementary School finished the year-long competition in second
place with a total of 564 points.
Competing
in the very difficult Gold Division of the WordMasters Challenge™, third
graders Henry Ahn, Rachel Ji, Samantha Li, Shveta Sunkar and Audrey Zeigler,
fourth grader Eric Xie, and sixth graders Scarlett Adams, Zosia Henryson Gibbs
and Sam Isler each earned a perfect score of 20 in the recent meet.
Nationally, only 46 third graders, 111 fourth graders and 34 sixth graders
achieved this result.
Other
students at Spring Hill Elementary School who achieved outstanding results in
the last meet of the year include third graders Mindy Bao, Edward Guo, Kristen
Han, Sabrina Kim, Inger Logan, Connelly Roberge, Kate Romani, Artin Safaie,
Joshua Sterbutzel and Brianna Wang; fourth graders Justin Ma, Zaib Zahir and
Ayla Zhang; fifth grader Kavya Kuttuva; and sixth graders Neel Curtis,
Katherine Davis, Finn Fitzgerald, Niki Hoffman, William Liu, Claire Newsome and
Tommy Swartz.
The
following students also earned individual Highest Honors in the overall
competition: third graders Rachel Ji (58 points), Samantha Li (58 points),
Audrey Ziegler (57 points), Shveta Sunkar (57 points) and Sabrina Kim (57
points); and sixth graders Tommy Swartz (57 points), Willliam Liu (57 points),
Scarlett Adams (57 points), Niki Hoffman (56 points) and Zosia Henryson Gibbs
(56 points). Highest Honors are reserved for students who place among the
top 10-15 students in their division.
The
students were coached in preparation for the WordMasters Challenge™ by
their classroom teacher.
The WordMasters
Challenge™ is an exercise in critical thinking that first encourages
students to become familiar with a set of interesting new words (considerably
harder than grade level), and then challenges them to use those words to
complete analogies expressing various kinds of logical relationships.
Working to solve the analogies helps students learn to think both analytically
and metaphorically. Although most vocabulary enrichment and
analogy-solving programs are designed for use by high school students, WordMasters
Challenge™ materials have been specifically created for younger students in
grades three through eight. They are particularly well suited for
children who are motivated by the challenge of learning new words and enjoy the
logical puzzles posed by analogies.
The WordMasters
Challenge™ program is administered by a company based in Indianapolis,
Indiana, which is dedicated to inspiring high achievement in American
schools. Further information is available at the company’s website:
http://www.wordmasterschallenge.com
6/6
Fisher Dig It Play (7:00-8:00pm)-Cafeteria
6/7
5th GR FT (9:00am-3:00pm)-Medieval Times
6/7 3rd
& 4th GR Orchestra Concert (7:00-8:00pm)-Gym
6/8 1st
GR EOY Party (9:00am-Noon)
6/11 Field
Day
6/12
Kindergarten EOY Show -(Individual Classrooms)
6/12 3rd
& 5th GR EOY Party (12:00-3:00pm)
6/13 6th
GR EOY Party (All Day)
6/14 6th
GR Graduation (9:00-11:00am) -Gym
6/15
Kindergarten & 4th GR EOY Party (9:00-Noon)
6/15
Last Day of School 2HR Early Release
Plan
Ahead Dates:
8/22
New Family Orientation
8/24
Open House (9:00-10:00am)
8/28
First Day of School
8/29
Boo Hoo Brunch (8:30-10:00am)-Cafeteria
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