Fairhill Forum April 9, 2019
Please visit the Fairhill website for a full list of Announcements and All Upcoming Events
Dates to Know
April 10th: "Purple Up" for Military Kids Day. Wear Purple!
April 10th: Parent Coffee Talk on Digital Citizenship, 5:30 library
April 10th: PTA Meeting, 6:30
April 11th: Falls Church Pyramid Art Show (select artists only)
April 15th-April 19th: Spring Break- No school (office will be closed)
April 23rd: Third Quarter Progress Reports sent home
April 24th: PTA Family Night Out- Panera Bread in Mosaic
April 26th: All Pro Tigers, 8:10-9:10
April 29th: 4th Grade Strings Concert, 6pm (musicians arrive at 5:30)
April 30th: 5th and 6th Grade Spring Concert, 7pm (musicians arrive at 6:30)
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 Mrs. Hunstad, along with Mrs. Deneault and Ms. Noorlag’s class loved following March Madness and UVA’s victory!
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Parent Coffee Talk
Digital Citizenship at School and Home:
Mr. Giese (School Based Technology Specialist) and Mr. McGrew (fifth grade teacher) will share information on the effective skills and practices of a digital citizen. They will provide an overview of healthy online behaviors at school as well at home. Content covered will be related to safe and positive interactions online, as well as strategies and resources for managing screen use at home.
Join us on Wednesday at 5:30, before the PTA meeting for this important conversation.
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PAWS
Parents Appreciating Wonderful Staff
Have you seen a staff member going above and beyond for your student or family? Take a moment to thank them by filling out this form.
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Lost and Found
The Lost and Found is located in the back corner of the cafeteria and is overflowing with lost student items. Please make a point to come to the Lost and Found and locate any of your students lost items.
All items will be donated on April 26th.
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Tiger Share
We are looking for volunteers to help pack up and deliver food donations on either Thursday or Friday each week. We have found that picking up at the end of the week works best to ensure a greater food collection and to maintain freshness for perishable items, but we can be flexible. If you need to do a different day than the one specified on the calendar, please note the date in the comment section.
Volunteers will empty the refrigerator into the collection bin and deliver the donations to Food for Others (2938 Prosperity Ave. Fairfax, VA). An employee/volunteer at FFO will take care of the unloading process.
If you are interested in volunteering please sign up using the sign up genius below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094caaa92aa1fa7-fairhill
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Fairhill Flyers- Spring Edition
The Fairhill Flyers running club will begin it’s spring season on April 23rd. This is an after school program run by teachers, open to boys and girls grades 3-6. We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, right after dismissal in the gym. After a warm up, the students do a running work out on the field, followed by a fun game. Pick up is at 5pm at the end of the bus loop. Attendance is not mandatory. We understand our students have many activities. Just come when you can. It’s a great way to exercise and have fun with classmates and teachers. The season concludes on May 16th.
Please return all permission slips to Mr. Peevy. For any questions, please email at pepeevy@fcps.edu
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SOL Testing Window
The SOL testing window for FCPS will be May 7- June 7. A paper calendar went home a few weeks ago to grades 3-6 with our Fairhill specific test dates.
Please reach out to your teacher if you should have any specific questions.
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Innovation Fair
Innovation is the key to unlocking mysteries, creating solutions, increasing efficiency, and changing our world. To foster this mind-set, we are excited to present the fourth-ever Fairhill Innovation Fair! The Innovation Fair is for all students from K – 6th grade, and is voluntary. Every child is encouraged to participate! Participants can be individuals or teams (not necessarily in the same grade). Registration forms are coming home today and need to be filled out and returned no later than Wednesday, May 21st. Projects need to be turned in on Thursday, June 6th to allow for proper setup. Students can bring their project to school or parents can drop it off at the library between 5:30 and 6:00 on Thursday, June 6. The Innovation Fair Community viewing and activities will be held on Thursday, June 6th from 6:00 – 7:30pm. The schoolwide viewing will be held throughout the schoolday on Friday, June 7th. Students will orally be able to share about their design during the community viewing by standing near the project and answering questions and telling about it as others visit (optional). Each participant will receive a certificate from the Principal for submitting a design. Projects must be taken home on Friday, June 7th at dismissal. Most of all, the Innovation Fair is for students to HAVE FUN with Engineering Design Process! We look forward to seeing your child’s great project!
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Uncle Slam's Reading Program
Do you love baseball and reading?
Take part in Uncle Slam’s Reading Program! All you have to do is read 4 books and record the titles on the back of your bookmark. Once you have read 4 books, you can take the bookmark with you to a Potomac Nationals Game and you will receive 2 free tickets. Fairhill has selected the June 9th game. Please see this flyer for more details. Have fun reading and we hope to see you at the ballpark!
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The PTA Needs YOU!
Next years' PTA Board and Leadership positions are beginning to come together. Elections will be held in just under two months at our May 9th PTA meeting (please come!) We need a few more dedicated volunteers to fill some gaps that we have to keep the PTA going strong next year. Please consider one of these roles and reach out to Angie Roeder at president@fairhillpta.org if you have questions or would like further details.
The current positions we are looking to fill are:
President Elect
Fall Festival Coordinator
Box Tops for Education Coordinator
For detailed role descriptions, please go to http://fairhillpta.org/about-us/positions-available/
Volunteering for a PTA leadership position is a great way to get to know our wonderful principals, teachers and staff better. It's an amazing cause to give back to that directly benefits your children and our wonderful school.
PTA Meeting
Join us for our next meeting tomorrow, April 10th in the library. Meeting will begin at 6:30 after Principal Coffee Talk. Childcare will be provided.
"Follow the Water" is a flexible, hands-on school program led by the Friends of Accotink Creek focused on watershed-based investigations, starting with the simple question, "What happens when it rains on the school, where does the water go?".
At this months meeting we will hear from Kris Unger, Friends of Accotink Creek to talk about this program coming to Fairhill.
Reward Programs
There are a lot of ways to help bring money back to Fairhill ES. Please click here to learn about two easy ways to earn cash for Fairhill. Click here for your Box Top collection form.
Join the PTA
Don't forget to join our amazing PTA. Membership can be completed online at this link.
Jaguar 5k
The 14th Annual Falls Church High School Jaguar 5K Run/Walk and Kids 1 Mile Fun Run is quickly approaching on Saturday, April 27th, 2019!
Additional information can be found at www.jaguar5k.com.
Click here to see registration flyer.
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Cafeteria Meal Accounts
Please remember to add money to your child’s school nutrition account. All accounts must be brought current before the end of the school year in June.
Payments can be made through MySchoolBucks
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Fairhill's Mission
Fairhill Elementary fosters academic excellence in a respectful environment which instills strength of character and embraces community involvement.
Fairhill's Vision
The staff of Fairhill Elementary prepares children for a productive future by providing for successes in a positive, enriching and academically stimulating environment. We celebrate diversity, foster mutual respect and embrace collaboration as we unite to achieve common purposes and clear goals.
Important Contact Information
Fairhill Phone Numbers:
• Health Room 703-208-8110
• Cafeteria 703-208-8121
Administration e-mail addresses:
• Candace Hunstad: cjhunstad@fcps.edu
• Courtney Korb: cbkorb@fcps.edu
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