Hornet Happenings
Calendar
Reminder:
Students to Be
Released Three Hours Early on September 19
All students will be released three hours early on Wednesday,
September 19, for a school planning day. Halley Elementary will dismiss at 1:05
p.m. on Wednesday, September 19th. School
buses will arrive at the afternoon stops three hours earlier than usual. Classes will resume on Thursday, September 20.
See the complete 2018-19
school year calendar.
Positivity Project Continues at Halley!
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“I can sum up positive psychology in just three
words — Other People Matter. Period. Anything that builds relationships between
and among people is going to make you happy.” -Dr. Chris Peterson
The Positivity Project is a non-profit
organization dedicated to helping America’s youth build stronger relationships
by recognizing the character strengths in themselves and others. Their vision
is to create citizens and leaders who will enhance our communities and country
by internalizing the belief that “Other
People Matter.”
Key attributes of teaching
this positive mindset include helping students to:
Identify and appreciate the
good in others
Know that their words and
actions affect others
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Mental
Health and Wellness Conference
Registration is now open for the fifth
annual FCPS Mental Health and
Wellness Conference that,
for the first time, will also include an Our Minds Matter Teen Summit for
middle and high school students, sponsored by the Josh Anderson
Foundation. The conference will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at
Fairfax High School on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Dr. Scott Brabrand,
FCPS Superintendent, will open the conference, and Dr. Amy Przeworski,
Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Case Western
Reserve University, will present the keynote message: Using Stress to
Your Advantage in Achieving Academic Success and Emotional Well Being.
Participants in this conference, which is free to staff, parents, and community
members, will be able to choose from 35 breakout options (many offered more
than once). Additionally, there will be more than 50 resource tables
available, representing public and private agencies providing wellness-related
services within our schools and in our community. More information is
available online.
Free
and Reduced-Price Meals Application
Available Online
Free and reduced-price meal applications may
be completed online or by submitting a handwritten, paper application
for the 2018-19 school year. Electronic meal applications are quick, easy,
and available in the following languages: English, Spanish,
Arabic, Chinese, Tagalog (Filipino), French, and Vietnamese.
Both the online application and paper
application now include a designated section with the consent to share
information for other programs. This update allows parents and guardians to
complete the free and reduced-price meal application and the consent to share
information in the same document.
Paper applications must be the original red
print forms, which are available at school offices, school cafeterias, and
other FCPS buildings. Copied application forms cannot be accepted.
More information is
available on the Free and Reduced-Price
Meals web
page.
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Telephone Parent Information Line Available in
Eight Languages
Parents who speak Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean,
Spanish, Urdu, or Vietnamese can call a telephone
information line for general information about FCPS and to receive support if
they are having difficulty communicating with their children's schools due to a
language barrier. FCPS supports
families!
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Girls on the Run!
Don’t
forget to sign up for Girls on the Run at www.gotrnova.org. On time
registration ends September 17. GOTR is a physical activity based
positive youth development program for girls in 3rd-8th grade. The program
teaches life skills through dynamic interactive lessons and running games. The
goal of the program is to unleash confidence through accomplishment, while
establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness. The team will
meet every Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8:00-9:00 am, starting the week of
September 24. The program culminates in a celebratory 5k at the end of
the season on the weekend of December 1st and 2nd! The standard program fee is
$175 and includes 20 lessons/practices, a t-shirt, water bottle, entry into the
5k, a 5k medal, and more. Financial assistance is available for anyone who
needs it, with the lowest program registration cost being $22 for the season.
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What a wonderful turnout at
our first PTO meeting! A huge THANK YOU to all teachers and parents for taking
the time out of your busy schedules to attend.
We enjoyed a wonderful presentation by Principal Peerman and learned
about the exciting programs for the 2018-2019 school year. President Piggee explained that the PTO’s
focus would be on reading and supplementing resources for classroom libraries!
Want to get in on the fun?
Remember – PTO membership is only $15/family.
Visit www.HalleyPTO.com and complete your
membership TODAY!
Photo Courtesy of Stephen Wesley
SAVE THE DATE EVENTS:
PTO Family Bingo Night - Friday, September 28th, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Come one, come all to the Halley PTO Family Bingo Night! This is an excellent time to meet and fellowship with other Hornet families and to win gift cards and gift baskets! Please return the form (from the September 6th Thursday Folder) and payment (cash or check) with your child or place the form and payment in the PTO’s mailbox located in the main office. The deadline for all orders is September 26, 2018. Unfortunately, we cannot accept orders after the deadline.
Contact PTO President Maida Piggee (president@halleypto.com) with any questions or to volunteer. Volunteers are always needed at this annual family event. Help us make this event a success by volunteering! We can't do this without YOU!
PTO Family Movie Night - Friday, October 19th, 7:00 PM
Come out with your family. Relax and enjoy a FREE movie. Concessions will be available.
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
ACTIVITIES
CHESS CLUB
Chess Club is taught by experienced Silver Knights
instructors using a curriculum developed by National Masters. Each weekly
session is a mix of learning and play. Playing chess is a great way to develop
a child’s critical thinking skills, sportsmanship, and patience — all while
having FUN. To register or for more
information, go to www.skenrichment.com.
For questions, please contact Masha Lempel: mlmlempel@gmail.com.
GLOBAL Plus Language Enrichment Classes
Before/After School Language enrichment
classes (Spanish) will begin on October
18, 2018. Enjoy ten weeks of lessons (October 2018 – January 2019) for only
$195! Visit http://bit.ly/GLOBALPlus to register. If you register between August 28-October 5, save
$10! Use
promocode GLOBAL10! Call 703-658-1201 for 10% sibling (one sibling
only) discount. www.fcps.edu/academics/global-plus. For
questions, please contact Monika Moore: monika.moore@gmail.com
FUNDRAISING
OPPORTUNITIES:
Did you know that you can
help William Halley Elementary in your everyday shopping? Join Amazon Smile and Giant’s A+ School
Rewards and William Halley Elementary School gets rewarded! Consider your elementary school when shopping
at Amazon Smile and Giant Food’s A+ School Rewards!
Amazon Smile
1. Visit https://smile.amazon.com/
2. Log
into your Amazon account or create an account
3. You
will be prompted to select a charitable organization
4. Search
for “William Halley PTO”
Every item available
for purchase on Amazon.com is also available on Amazon Smile, and the Amazon
Foundation will donate .5% of the purchase of eligible products to the
PTO. Be sure to use ID: William Halley PTO. Happy Shopping!
Giant Foods A+ School Reward
1. Visit https://giantfood.com/school-rewards/
2. Select
“Log in to Get Started”
3. Create
new account or Log In
4. Select
A+ School Reward
5. Halley’s
ID is 03257
Box Tops For Education
Help Halley earn FREE MONEY!!!
Your Box Tops donations last year raised over $1,200 for our
school. Our next challenge runs through
October 25, 2018. The class who submits the most Box Tops earns a pizza party!
If you need a collection sheet, visit www.BTFEFE.com/collectionsheets.
Have a question, suggestion
or other information to share with the PTO
Executive Board? We’d LOVE to hear from
you!
Photo Courtesy of Stephen Wesley
President: Maida
Piggee, president@halleyPTO.com
1st Vice President: Mayumi
Whitley, 1stVP@halleyPTO.com
2nd Vice
President: Sadaf Maiwand, 2ndVP@halleyPTO.com
Secretary: Maricia Woodham, secretary@halleypto.com
Treasurer: Nikki
Haglund, treasurer@halleypto.com
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