Falcon Fanfare
Summer Edition: August 14, 2019
Families,
This is the last summer edition of the Falcon Fanfare! We are excited to welcome back all of our Falcons next week for Open House and on the first day of school, Monday, August 26.
Please continue to check your email every Wednesday afternoon for the weekly Falcon Fanfare. We will continue to share school news, highlight classroom events, and seek parent feedback through this online newsletter.
We look forward to reconnecting next week.
Sincerely,
Sara Van Aalst Tim Paper
Principal Assistant Principal
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Summer Reading Challenge
During your summer travels, enjoy reading some amazing books! Try and complete as many BINGOs as you can!
Return your BINGO board or the Fairfax County Public Library log to your homeroom teacher to receive recognition of your achievements as a reader.
Summer Reading BINGO Board.pdf
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Class Assignments
Families will receive a welcome letter that includes the child's homeroom assignment in the mail the week of August 19. In addition, parents will receive a welcome email from the homeroom teacher on Wednesday, August 21.
We are excited for all of our Fairview Falcons to return!
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Mark Your Calendar!
Back to School Night
Tuesday, September 10
Parents/Guardians are invited to meet school staff and learn more about the year ahead.
We are excited to announce that St. Peter's in the Woods has partnered with us to provide additional parking. A bus shuttle will run continuously between Fairview and St. Peter's in the Woods.
St. Peter's in the Woods is located at 5911 Fairview Woods Dr. This is just on the other side of Ox Road.
Additional details will be announced soon!
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Kindergartners Unite!
Thank you to the PTA for providing our youngest Falcons with a cool treat while they played on the Fairview playground. Our administrators and Kindergarten teachers enjoyed meeting these enthusiastic learners.
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Be Our Cheerleader!
Please follow our journey, FairviewFalcons-FCPS, on Twitter at:
@FairviewESFCPS
Here are some other ways to stay connected:
Fairview Website: https://fairviewes.fcps.edu/
Falcon Fanfare (also known as News You Choose): This is an electronic newsletter sent on a weekly basis to share information with families specific to Fairview.
Keep in Touch (KIT): These are short, timely messages sent to the whole community or sent only to specific stakeholder groups.
Wednesday Folders: These folders go home weekly with your student. The communications will include student work. The folder should be returned on Thursday.
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2019-2020 School Hours
Doors Open at 8:55 a.m.
School Day begins at 9:10 a.m.
Dismissal begins at 3:55 p.m.
Student Birthday Recognition
At Fairview Elementary, we work hard to ensure that students’ minds and bodies are ready for learning each day. In addition to the hard work our teachers and staff do every day to prepare students for success in the classroom, we can also work to encourage healthy eating and physical activity, leading them to lifelong success. By helping them start healthy habits early in life, we can help reduce our children’s health risks and increase their chances for longer, more productive lives. Student health, wellness and safety is our top priority. Celebrations are very important and we are committed to recognizing students in healthy and safe ways on their special day.
Like many other schools, we have quite a few students who suffer from life-threatening allergies. According to the Centers for Disease Control (2011), allergies have increased more than 20% among American children since the mid-1990s. As a school community, we must do all we can to lessen the chances of an allergic incident happening and must work diligently to keep our students safe.
There is also a growing concern for wellness in our children. Childhood obesity has tripled over the past 20 years. Using food, even healthy food, as a reward undermines nutrition education and teaches children to eat when they aren’t hungry as a reward to themselves. Additionally, we have concern for families whose budget does not allow them to purchase treats or items for an entire class.
Based on feedback and in collaboration with the Robinson Pyramid elementary schools, we have determined that during the school day, we will celebrate student birthdays with non-edible treats beginning next school year (2019-2020). Cupcakes, candy, and/or any other edible food items will not be allowed. We also strongly encourage healthy lunches.
Our teachers are committed to recognizing your students’ special days. Student birthdays will continue to be shared via the morning news show, and students may select a new book courtesy of the Fairview PTA. We encourage families that wish to celebrate a birthday to consider recognition in this way:
- Visit the classroom as a guest reader or share a special talent or interest with the class
- Give a classroom gift in honor of your child to be enjoyed by all such as books, indoor games, recess equipment
- Donate a book to the school library in your child’s honor
- Donate a plant to beautify the school
As educators, caregivers and loved ones, we all want the best for our students. Thank you for joining us in giving students healthy opportunities to celebrate their special day. We appreciate your support in ensuring the well-being of all our students and the importance of instilling healthy eating habits.
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