 Kindergarteners performing The Little Red Hen.
On March 24th, you will receive an invitation from Dr. Scott Brabrand, Superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools to participate in the 2019 FCPS Family Engagement Survey!
We would love for you to complete the survey letting us know how we are doing in the areas of:
- Communicating.
- Providing you opportunities to partner.
- Developing positive relationships.
- Ensuring student success and more.
The survey will be available between March 24th- April 12th.
The information we learn from you will help us strengthen family engagement and continue fostering a Caring Culture throughout FCPS.
There are 3 ways you can complete the survey.
- Check your email after March 24 for an invitation with a survey link from Dr. Scott Brabrand, Superintendent with subject line: FCPS Family Engagement Survey.
- Ask the front office staff for a paper survey. You can complete it right there on the spot.
- Complete the online survey using one of the school computers. The office staff would be happy to show you an available computer for you to complete the survey electronically at the school.
We honor your opinion and commitment to your child and our schools. We strive to make it a better place for ALL!
For more information, please contact your child’s school.
Thank you in advance!
Holly DeVore
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Oak Hill continues to participate in safety drills throughout the year. On Monday, we completed our yearly Tornado Drill and last week we completed our monthly fire drill. We practice these drills so students and staff are prepared when unexpected emergencies may arise. Students continue to do a great job in completing these drills. |
 When: Thursday, March 28, 2019
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Where: Franklin Middle School
Join us for a Chantilly Pyramid community event where we will celebrate student learning in the digital age. An opening presentation will be followed by a student/teacher panel, choice sessions, and a student/teacher share fair in the gymnasium. Students and teachers will be represented from the various Chantilly pyramid schools. There will be an opportunity to learn more about these topics:
- What student learning looks like in our FCPSOn classrooms.
- How to safeguard student’s health and well being while using devices for learning.
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Students perspective on learning in the modern classroom.
- The role of the teacher in the modern classroom.
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Last weekend Oak Hill was represented by eight teams in the regional Odyssey of the Mind tournament. Our teams worked all year to prepare for this creative problem-solving competition where they acted, painted, built structures, and much more. For some of the groups, this was their first time, while for others it was the product of several years learning to work and grow together as teams. Huge kudos to our own Mrs. Wagner for finishing both 1st for Opposites Distract and 2nd place for Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop with her two teams; they will be advancing to the VA State tournament along with the 2nd place team for Structure Toss! Way to go Odyssey of the Mind Wolves—each and every one of you worked really hard this year representing Oak Hill Elementary!
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Calling all 4th, 5th and 6th graders. If you are interested in auditioning for this year’s talent show, the application is now available and can be found here. The audition form is due no later than March 29th at 4:00 PM. If you are in a group act, ALL members of your group must fill out a separate application. Please email Mrs. Hood (kshood@fcps.edu) with any questions. |
Oak Hill Kindergarten Orientation for children living within the Oak Hill Elementary School’s boundary is on April 5, 2019 from 9–10am with doors opening at 8:45 for check-in. All parents/guardians and children who will be 5 years old by September 30, 2019 are invited to attend. Registration forms can be downloaded from the FCPS website.
Please contact our school registrar, Vicki Baron to schedule a registration appointment at vjbaron@fcps.edu or 703-467-3500.
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 First grade students hard at work researching for their Virginia Ad Campaign PBL.
Recently several of our teachers had the opportunity to attend an FCPS Share Fair with other teachers around the county to share the amazing Project Based Learning projects that our students have been working on throughout the year. This was a great opportunity to not only showcase our students’ amazing projects, but to bring back new ideas for future projects. Oak Hill has committed to giving every student the opportunity to participate in at least two PBL’s per school year. These projects are not only engaging for students, but they are an excellent vehicle for teaching students to collaborate, communicate, to be goal directed and resilient, and to be creative and critical thinkers. The process can be messy, but the learning tends to be powerful and deep. Ask your student about one of the PBLs they participated in this year. You’ve probably already seen one of their finished products, students are usually VERY proud of the work they create during these projects.
2019 NOVA District Citizenship Essay Results
Congratulations to record number of participants of the 2019 NOVA District Citizenship Essay “What do I stand for?” Below are the list of winners.
| Grade |
Name |
Place |
| K-2 |
Athmika Sivaramakrishnan |
3 |
| K-2 |
Mihika Vittal |
Director Award |
| 3-5 |
Naomi Jewel Jacobs |
1 |
| 3-5 |
Mehreen Gandhi |
Honorable Mention |
| 6-8 |
Filip Georgievski |
3 |
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY – FOOD RESCUE
Be a part of the community who cares for the neighborhood. Oakhill elementary participates in Food Recycling program. The PTA is looking for volunteers to deliver rescued food to the Neighborhood resource center. Volunteers are expected to check in to the cafeteria any time on Wednesdays & Fridays and collect the rescued food items and deliver it to the Cornerstones. Please sign up using this link.
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March 28: Spotlight on Students (1:1 presentation) at Franklin MS, 6pm
April 5: Teacher Workday/No School, Kindergarten Orientation for rising kindergartners and their parents, 9am
April 9: 2nd Grade Musical, 9am
April 11: 5th Grade Field Trip to Medieval Times, AAP Orientation, 4:15-5:15pm
April 12: Boosterthon Fun Run
April 15-19: Spring Break, No school, Office closed
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