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Parents and Guardians,
October is off to a wonderful start! We have a lot of great things in the works, from math night to our book fair and story book character day! Please check out our PTA website for more details at Fort Hunt Elementary PTA Calendar.
Another exciting program we are implementing is our Fort Hunt attendance initiative. We want to celebrate students who are coming to school every day. Students who have perfect attendance each month will receive a certificate in their Wednesday Folder as well as have their name on the morning news show!
We also want to remind parents about the importance of sending their children to school every day. Check out the FCPS attendance website https://www.fcps.edu/attendance or https://www.attendanceworks.org/ for more information.
When you have a child who is absent or will be absent, please call the Fort Hunt attendance line, 703-619-2626 or email FortHuntESattendance@fcps.edu. Please provide the complete name of the student and the reason for the absence. If sick, provide the symptoms. If your child will be gone for several days or taking a trip, please also be in touch with the classroom teachers about collecting work to make up. If you are taking a trip, you must fill out a Request for Prearranged Absence form https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/se291.pdf.
We want to see your child each day! Please be on the lookout in an upcoming Wednesday folder for fliers about attendance and celebration certificates!
Thank you and please contact us with any questions.
Our yearbook theme this year will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fort Hunt Elementary School. That’s half a century our school has been open to students! Students, use your creativity to design a yearbook cover drawing that honors this important milestone. The winner will be selected by Fort Hunt teachers and staff. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place winners will have their design on the back cover. Your drawings MUST:
1. Be on an 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper
2. Relate to our school’s 50th anniversary
3. Fort Hunt Elementary and 2019-2020 must be in your drawing
4. Include our mascot, Artie the Fox!
5. Be drawn by you, and NO TRACING!
6. Have your first and last name & grade on the back
Color pencils work best, but please, COLOR DARK! If your drawing is too light it will not transfer well!
We are excited to see what creative ideas you come up with! Please turn in your drawings to Mr. Green by Friday, November 1st.
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month
FCPS will recognize and build awareness around dyslexia throughout the month of October.
District Read Aloud
- Schools/ Classrooms can select a book that teaches about dyslexia. Schools can take a picture and tweet out the picture with the hashtag #FCPSgreatminds & #dyslexiaawareness Classes who participate will receive a prize. Make sure you tag your school.
Dyslexia Awareness Simulation
- Teachers and staff can participate in two Dyslexia Awareness Simulations. In these simulations, participants will get to experience what it feels like to have Dyslexia in an academic environment. You can sign-up through MyPLT.
Wear Red
- On October 15th, the FCPS community is encouraged to wear red to build awareness around dyslexia.
Dyslexia Open House
- The Parent Resource Center will be holding a Dyslexia Open House on October 24th from 10-12.
1969-70 to 2019-20
If you or if you know anyone that has attended or worked at Fort Hunt ES in the past 50 years and would like to share pictures or anecdotes about Fort Hunt ES, please email Andrew Green at Andrew.Green@fcps.edu or Rosa Dobarco at Rosa.Dobarco@fcps.edu. Please send any pictures or memories by December 1st. We will send reminders throughout the next few months.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary we would like to include past pictures and anecdotes in our 2019-20 yearbook! Please help spread the word and start digging through photo albums and memory boxes!
9th Marine Corps String Quartet - 3rd & 4th Grade Assembly
Odyssey of the Mind Information Night - 7pm
14th Teacher Workday - Student Holiday
El Paso Restaurant Day/Night
15th After School Enrichment Starts
16th General PTA Meeting
Parent Math Night (Part II - Multiplication and Division)
17th *Repeat* Odyssey of the Mind Information Night - 7pm
22nd Fishmobile - Kindergarten, 5th & 6th grade hands on Experience
25th Costume BINGO Night - Sponsored by the 6th Grade Class
28th Scholastic Book Fair (All Week)
31st Character Day - Dress as your favorite character from a book
Bus Delay Notification System
Stay up-to-date on school bus arrivals with FCPS' bus delay notification system. This system provides parents with timely notification of late bus route information. Access it directly online. Morning bus route information will be available until noon. The afternoon bus route information will be available from 1 to 7 p.m.
E-Notify email messages will also be sent to announce bus delays.
Need assistance or have questions? Visit the FCPS Transportation page for more information
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