HORNET HAPPENINGS
September 20, 2019
Halley Families,
Thank You for attending Back to School Night…We look forward to wonderful partnerships and an awesome school year!
4th Grade ROCKS!
Learning in Action…
 Goal Directed!
 Critical Thinkers!
 Collaborators!
 Focused!
 Communicators!
 Resilient!
 Halley Hornets!
Please join us for our first Principal Coffee Talk of the 19-20 school year. This will take place on Wednesday, September 25th from 10:00 – 11:00 in the Halley Library.
Jennifer Buchko, our School Based Technology Specialist, will share Internet safety tips. We will also have a meet and greet and a short general question/answer forum. All are welcomed to join us for an informal gathering with school leaders.
We hope you will come. Please sign-up HERE!
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Halley Safety Reminders
Keeping Your Child Safe
All exterior doors are locked during school hours. To enter the building, go to Entrance #1, push the doorbell, and the front office will remotely unlock the door. Upon entering, please report to the office. To maintain the momentum of instruction, forgotten lunches and materials will be delivered by office staff, or students will be called down to the office to get their forgotten items.
For any change in a child’s typical transportation arrangements, send a note to the teacher indicating the date of the change, the duration of the change, and the reason for the change. Students may not ride a non-designated school bus home with a friend as these decisions must be approved with FCPS transportation. For safety, we also ask that students get off at their designated stop only.
If picking up a student before the end of school, provide notice to the teacher and school office whenever possible to avoid confusion for your child. If a student must leave unexpectedly, please try to alert the office at least one hour ahead of time.
During arrival and dismissal, please follow the established rules and travel routes for the safety of all. Parents who wish to drop off or pick up their students will need to use the Kiss & Ride loop or park on the street and walk up to the building using the designated crosswalks. For everyone’s safety, do not walk between cars in the Kiss & Ride loop. We ask that parents follow the established procedures for Kiss & Ride. This will allow you to get your little Hornet as quickly and efficiently as possible and model safe procedures for our students. Please follow the direction of staff at Kiss & Ride. They will let you know what to do!
2019-20 Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights
Fairfax County Public Schools wants all parents to understand its policies regarding surveys, records, curriculum, privacy, and related rights.
In its Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights and Opt-Out Forms (Annual Notice), FCPS provides explanations of the rights listed above as well as forms that may be used to exercise opt-out choices. Two versions of the Annual Notice are available—a grades K-8 version and a grades 9-12 version. Parents with children at different grade levels should read each applicable version of the Annual Notice because the notices and opt-out rights vary depending on the student’s grade level.
Get more information and view the 2019-20 Opt-Out Booklets.
The 2019-20 Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights and Opt-Out Forms flier is now online at http://fcpsnet.fcps.edu/cco/strategiccomm/pubs/optoutflier.pdf. Any parent or guardian who objects to his or her child’s participation in any or all of the described activities should complete and return the appropriate form(s) to your child’s homeroom teacher.
Universal Screener
The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) School Board adopted a universal screener assessment for use with all elementary school students in kindergarten through grade 6. The universal screener assessment includes a reading test and a mathematics test. Students in kindergarten will receive screening for reading only. Students in grades 1-6 will receive screening for both mathematics and reading.
The purpose of this assessment is to identify students who may have gaps in foundational literacy and mathematics skills. Based on universal screener results, some students may require an additional assessment to further diagnose the specific learning areas that may need support. The universal screener reading test, together with any necessary follow-up diagnostic assessments, also fulfills state testing expectations for primary students.
The universal screener and any necessary follow-up assessments will be given at the beginning of the school year. Depending on grade level and previous screener performance, students may receive screening again in the winter and/or in the spring. Schools set the specific dates for testing in each class. For the expected dates when your child will test, please contact your child’s teacher.
Additional information, including a short video, about the universal screener in FCPS can be found at this webpage: https://www.fcps.edu/node/33718. If you have further questions about this assessment, please contact your child’s teacher.
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Upcoming Halley Events:
September 25 - Principal Coffee, 10–11am
September 27 - PTO Meeting and Family Bingo Night, 6:15pm
October 11 - The Cardboard Family Challenge (Art & STEAM Night) & AAP Presentation, 6-8pm
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 PLEASE JOIN THE PTO TO HELP OUR KIDS! Purchase your membership online for only $15!
www.halleypto.com
Halley PTO Calendar
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Newly designed Spirit Wear available for purchase online at
Spirit Wear Online Order Form
SAVE THE DATE EVENTS:
Back to School Night,
Thank you for visiting us at the PTO table! We loved meeting all of you and look forward to a wonderful year! Thanks to all that joined the PTO and purchased Spirit Wear!! For those that did not have a chance, order here!
Spirit Wear Online Order Form
Family Bingo Night
There will be a brief PTO meeting (meet our new board members!) on Friday, September 27th! Details as follows:
- Pizza served at 6:15 PM
- Brief PTO meeting at 6:30 PM
- Let’s play Bingo at 7 PM! Win gift cards!!
Please return the form and payment (cash or check) with your child in their folder or place the form and payment in the PTO’s mailbox located in the main office by September 25, 2019! Unfortunately, we cannot accept orders after the deadline. RAFFLE TICKETS FOR PRIZE BASKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR!
Family Bingo Night Order Form
Volunteers are always needed at this annual family event. Contact PTO President Maida Piggee president@halleypto.com with any questions or if you can help. Thank you!
BOOSTERTHON
Pep Rally – Monday, October 21, 2019
Boosterthon- Wednesday, Oct 30, 2019
Get Excited! Mark your calendars, Boosterthon is coming! Kids will experience Boosterthon’s pep rally during PE! This is our LARGEST fundraiser of the year. More info to come!
AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:
ALL REGISTRATION FORMS AVAILABLE ON www.halleypto.com UNDER PROGRAMS TAB
CHESS CLUB
CLASS IS FULL. NO MORE REGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED. STAY TUNED FOR WINTER SESSION!
RUNFIT KIDZ
The Halley PTO is proud to offer RunFit Kidz this fall on THURSDAYS afterschool. RunFit Kidz is unlike any other running program as our certified professional coaches understand the unique needs of young runners. We believe an early foundation of fitness will lead to a lifetime of healthy habits. Class size is limited so register early. Registration open now! Grades 2nd – 6th (Have an interested 1st grader? email corky@runfitkidz.com); Registration Fee: $95 per participant (this includes the 5K); Sept. 26th – Nov. 14th, 4:15 – 5:30PM (Thursdays- 8 classes) Please visit www.runfitkidz.com to register! ONLY 8 SPOTS LEFT! REGISTRATION CLOSES THIS SUNDAY 9/22!!
Life Champ Martial Arts- $25 per child for 5 sessions
CLASS IS FULL NO MORE REGISTRATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED. FOR THOSE WHO REGISTERED, CLASSES WILL BEGIN OCTOBER 1ST DUE TO UNFORESEEN DELAYS. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE!
Have a question, suggestion or other information to share with the PTO Executive Board? We’d LOVE to hear from you!
President: Maida Piggee, president@halleyPTO.com
1st Vice President: Steve Reggio, 1stVP@halleyPTO.com
2nd Vice President: Elizabeth Cobb, 2ndVP@halleyPTO.com
Secretary: Masha Lempel, secretary@halleypto.com
Treasurer: Aileen Truong, treasurer@halleypto.com
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