Falcon Fanfare - Nov. 5 - Nov. 16
Fairview Staff Dress-Up as Book Characters
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Upcoming Fairview Events |
November
12 - 8:15 AM - Veteran's Day Pancake and Sausage Breakfast - cafeteria
13 - Picture Retake Day
14 - Progress Reports Go Home in Wednesday folders
14 - NNAT Ability Test - selected students grades 2-6
15 - Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast
15 - Level IV Referral Packet Workshop for parents
15 - 6th Grade Youth Survey
15 - Watch Dog Dads Pizza Night
16 - Fairview Turkey Trot - Fun Run for students
19 - Yearbook Cover submissions due
20 - Thanksgiving Luncheon served in cafeteria - all parents welcome
21-23 - Thanksgiving Holiday, no school
30 - Dec. 1 - PTA Toy Drive
December
6 - 5th grade field trip to Medieval Times
6 & 7 - Kindergarten field trip to National Gallery of Art
14 - 3 Hour Early Release - students dismissed at 12:55
14 - 19 - 5th grade Human Growth and Development Lessons
17-21 - 6th Grade Human Growth and Development Lessons
17 - 2nd Grade Winter Celebration
18 7:00 PM - 5th/6th Advanced Strings Concert
19 - Kindergarten Winter party
19 - 4th Grade Human Growth and Development Lesson
20 7:00 PM - 6th Grade Band Concert (Laurel Ridge ES)
21 - School- Wide Holiday Sing-a-Long
21 - Classroom Chatter Posted
24 - Jan. 4 Winter Break
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Veteran's Day Fairview Pancake Breakfast
Monday, November 12
8:15 - 9:15 AM
Cafeteria
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We would love to honor all family members who are currently serving or have ever served in the US Armed Forces and welcome you to join us at Fairview for our Veteran's Day Pancake Breakfast. So please join Mr. Paper and Ms. Mayer, who will be flipping pancakes. In addition to pancakes, turkey sausage, pastries, juice, and coffee will be served. If possible, please wear your uniform so that we can take a group photo. Our 5th/6th grade Chorus students will perform patriotic songs during the breakfast.
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School Picture Retake Day
Tuesday, November 13
If your child missed the August 29 school picture day, or you are not satisfied with how the photographs turned out, your child will have an opportunity on Tuesday, November 13th for a picture retake. Please either send in your old purchased pictures to indicate you would like a retake or a new order form.
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Thanksgiving Luncheon
Tuesday, Nov. 20th
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Changes to Recess Beginning 2nd Quarter
Fairview is changing the recess schedule beginning 2nd quarter and moving from 2 shorter recesses to 1 longer recess. A new Virginia State law mandates at least 30 minutes of recess per day for elementary students and suggests 2 separate 15 minute recesses. During the 1st Quarter we provided students with 20 minutes of recess on the playground and a 2nd 10 minute recess either in the Learning Gardens or within the classroom. Beginning this quarter, we have reconfigured the master schedule to fit a single 30 minute recess for grades 1-6. Kindergarten will continue with 2 separate recess times each day.
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PARENT SURVEY FOR FEDERAL IMPACT AID
PLEASE, PLEASE Return this survey for each child. We are required to collect 100% of the forms and we are still missing about 150 surveys.
If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Fuller at 703-503-3700 or email her at slfuller@fcps.edu
For each school-aged child in your household, please complete, sign, date, and return the survey to your child's school. If sections 1 and 2 of the survey do not apply to you, just check the box in Section 3. All forms must be signed, dated, and return immediately. All results are CONFIDENTIAL.
Learn more by watching this short video featuring Superintendent Scott Brabrand and the U.S. Army Garrison Commander COL Michael Greenberg from Fort Belvoir.
Video link - https://youtu.be/QN_Xup7BgoE
 Monthly Learning Opportunities for both Students and Teachers
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Fairview grade level teachers are coming to school early one day each month through March and learning together with teachers from one or two other grade levels about best instructional practices for literacy, math, and integrating technology to create a blended learning classroom environment. While their teachers are learning, students from those classrooms (grades 1-6), arrive at school beginning at 9:00 AM, drop their backpacks outside their classrooms, and go directly to the cafeteria where they are met by school counselors and several other Fairview staff. Together, the students participate in activities pertaining to the Positivity Project. This past month the students in grades 1-2 worked to make a Kindness Chain and then listened to Mr. Nielsen read a story about performing acts of kindness. Students in grades 3-4 and 5-6 wrote about various aspects of one or more of the following character traits: Kindness, Curiosity, Empathy/Perspective, and Bravery.
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Advanced Academics Level IV Parent Meetings and Referral Due Dates
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November 15, 2018 - 6:30 PM - Level IV Referral Packet Information Night
January 10, 2019- Level IV
referrals DUE for any student in grades 2-6.
There can be no exception for the Level IV referral due dates. For more information, contact Pam Moser, AAP Coach at pbmoser@fcps.edu
Yearbook Photos Needed
 The Yearbook team is already hard at work compiling the best of 2018-2019 memories of students, faculty, events, and activities to create lasting memories in our school yearbook. How can you help?
1. Send candid photos to yearbook@fairviewpta.org.*
2. Volunteer to be a grade level committee member - help the chairs identify students and make sure everyone is included! Email yearbook@fairviewpta.org or check out the signup genius coming soon!
* The best photos to share are of kids "doing things" (vs. posed shots or selfies)...catching kids in the act of learning and having fun is what it's all about. Please send the highest resolution photos you have - the yearbook team will review for image quality, content, and opt-outs.
Thank you!
Hilary James
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