Dear Parents :
Sleepy Hollow Elementary and The Fairfax County Health Department is seeing a rise in influenza (flu) activity. In our community, visits to emergency departments and urgent care centers for flu-like illness have increased and flu outbreaks have been confirmed. Statewide, influenza has reached widespread levels. Flu is a respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus. It spreads easily between people and can cause severe illness. People who are sick with flu will have some or all of these symptoms: fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills, and feeling tired (fatigue).
To help keep yourself and your family healthy:
- It’s not too late to get vaccinated against the flu. Vaccination is the single best way to protect against the flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends all persons aged 6 months and older receive the flu vaccine each year. Vaccination not only protects children and adults who get the vaccine, but also protects others who may be more vulnerable to serious flu illness such as infants, young children, older adults and people with certain long-term health problems.
- Practice healthy habits that stop the spread of flu (and other germs):
- Wash hands regularly with soap and water for 20 seconds.
- Cover your mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, or cough into your upper sleeve. Use tissues and dispose of them properly.
- Do not cough or sneeze into your hands.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth to prevent the spread of germs.
- Use alcohol-based hand sanitizers, when soap and water are not available (with supervision for younger children).
- Do not share drinking glasses or eating utensils.
- Clean and disinfect surfaces at home that people often touch.
To stop the flu from spreading to others, keep children home when they are ill. If your child has flu symptoms, he or she should remain home and away from others (including after school activities, sports teams, and social gatherings) until the fever has been gone for 24 hours (without fever reducing medications such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®), ibuprofen (Advil®) or other treatment) and symptoms are better. If your doctor or healthcare provider prescribes treatment for your child, follow all directions for taking the medicine.
Thank you,
Eric T. Johnson
Principal
 Here are a few examples of student inventions that were on display at the Invention Convention held on Monday.
Arabic at SHES
Below gives you a snapshot of what students learned during the second quarter in Arabic:
First and second grades:
Students learned the numbers 0 to 20, the primary and secondary colors, the five senses, the four seasons and family members. Some of the activities we did in class include, sorting, playing games, listening to songs and music, and we also read popular stories translated in Arabic; “A Week with My Grandfather” to review days of the week and to introduce the family unit; Good Night Gorilla, for the color theme, which is also a good book for learning “Good night” as a sight word phrase.
During the third quarter students will start a unit about animals (Pets, Farm, and wild Animals) and Animal Habitats (Environment, Nature, camouflage and Food Chain).
3rd grade: Cycles in Nature
During the second quarter, we studied cycles of nature (water cycle, insects’ life cycle, seasons, day and night and moon phases).At the end of this unit, and to tie in the cultural aspect of language learning, students will make Egyptian jewelry using beads, rubber, and other craft to represent one of the cycles of nature that we have studied.
4th grade: Meteorologists’ Dream
Students learned and identified different types of weather in a simple sentences in Arabic. They explored weather tools. Each student chose one weather tool to design, test it and present it to the class. Some worked in groups to design their weather station. The speaking task for this unit was reporting the weekly weather forecast in Arabic in the school Morning News.
5th grade: Ocean Zones
Students learned about the ocean zones (The Sunlight Zone, Twilight Zone and Midnight Zone) as well as the characteristics of each zone in terms of light, temperature, depth and different animal species that live in each zone. Students created their ocean three zones PPT file using computers (google Classroom).
Kindergarten Registration 2019-2020 School Year
Parents if you have a child that will turn 5 years old by September 30th please contact Heather Schwartz in the main office at 703-237-7000 for registration. By registering early this will allow us ample time to plan accordingly with the number of classrooms and staffing. Thanks in advance!
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Athletic Community Mental Health Symposium
Attend this event on Tuesday, February 26, and engage with local and national leaders in a discussion on the intersection of mental health and youth sports.
February Trainings at the FCPS Parent Resource Center
Attend a research-based, professional workshop at the PRC to learn the latest information to help your child succeed.
Technology Fridays in March
Technology to Support Reading and Writing: Encouraging Independence and Student Success
Join FCPS Assistive Technology Services to explore a variety of technology tools to support student success and independence with reading and writing in the digital classroom and at home. Highlights will include common tools, strategies and features which can be useful to support students of all ages who struggle with reading and writing. Learn how to implement tools such as Google Apps for Education Tools, electronic screen readers and digital accessibility features. This session will be a demonstration. Participants wishing to follow along are encouraged to bring a laptop, tablet, or phone and have a Google account.
Friday, March 1, 2019, 10 a.m.-noon
Register for Technology to Support Reading and Writing: Encouraging Independence and Student Success
Exploring Early Childhood AT Home: Assistive Technology for Preschool
Join FCPS Assistive Technology Services to explore FREE strategies, websites and resources to support preschool students at home. This assistive technology (AT) workshop will share ideas on how to support your early childhood student in the home environment. We will explore strategies and resources to create an accessible and interactive home for your youngest learner. Come join the PRC for a morning full of tech friendly tools for your preschooler.
Friday, March 8, 2019, 10 a.m.-noon
Register for Exploring Early Childhood AT Home: Assistive Technology for Preschool
Technology Tools to Support Executive Functioning
Join FCPS Assistive Technology Services to learn about technology tools to support executive functioning skills and how they may impact your child’s learning. Many students struggle with planning, organizing, and managing tasks, which impacts their academic achievement. This workshop will focus on strategies and technology tools that can help support students with executive functioning challenges and improve their independence. Learn how to use and implement technology tools such as low-tech strategies, apps and computer-based tools to facilitate the following executive functioning skills: self-management, information management, time management and materials management.
Friday, March 15, 2019, 10 a.m.-noon
Register for Technology Tools to Support Executive Functioning
Assistive Technology to Support Communication
This workshop, presented by FCPS Assistive Technology Services will feature a basic overview of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) best practices. Starting with a presentation of core vocabulary and communication partner modeling, this session will finish with ideas for implementing AAC across the day, including strategies to be used at home. Highlights will include AAC common tools, visual strategies and ideas for modeling language, which can be useful to support students of all ages at home and school who struggle with communication.
Friday, March 22, 2019, 10 a.m.-noon
Register for Assistive Technology to Support Communication
All workshops are held at the Dunn Loring Center for Parent Services, 2334 Gallows Road, Dunn Loring, VA, Entrance 1, Room 100, unless otherwise noted. Language interpreters and accommodations are available for all Parent Resource Center workshops upon request by contacting us at 703-204-3941 or prc@fcps.edu.
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March 5 - Grade 1 to Green Spring Garden Park, PTA Meeting 7:00 - 8:30 PM
March 8 - Visiting Author Erin Teagan in the Library
March 11 - Neon Spirit Day, 3 Hour Early release for Students
March 12- Parent coffee 9:00 AM, PTA Spring Auction at Dogfish Head, Class Pictures by Lifetouch
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