Congratulations to the teachers and staff for their outstanding achievement in working with our students.
Our Book Fair raises money to buy more books for our library
for every student to use.
If you are unable to shop with your child during those times, you might want to consider setting up an eWallet online for secure payment during the Book Fair. You can set up a designated amount for your student to spend using your debit or credit card information. For more information on how to set up eWallet, visit the Book Fair website.
Please see Mrs. Wise, Fort Hunt Elementary School Librarian and Book Fair Chair with any questions you might have about the Book Fair. We look forward to seeing you in the library!
The Fishmobile visited our school on Tuesday, October 22nd.
Kindergarten, 5th and 6th grade students cycled through and learned about marine life as it relates to the horseshoe crab and box turtle. They touched baby horseshoe crabs and baby turtles. Inside the mobile aquarium they saw fish, turtles, an albino blue crab covered with algae, and other crabs. The horseshoe crab doesn’t look like a crab. Their mouths are located in the middle of their underbelly. Their tail is used to turn themselves over and for balance. Therefore, students learned to be careful because their tails can break off. Horseshoe crab blood is blue and used to detect bacteria in vaccines. They are an endangered species. Horseshoe crabs can grow quite large. Box turtles can live for over one hundred years. Box turtles earned their name from how they look once they retreat in their shell.
Thank you to the PTA for providing this unique learning opportunity for some of our young foxes!
Julie Jameson
5th Grade Teacher
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.
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!
October 2019
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
November 2019
1st End of First Quarter (No early release)
4th Teacher Workday - Student Holiday
5th Teacher Workday - Student Holiday
6th Start of the Second Quarter
11th Veterans' Day
Fort Hunt Thanksgiving Luncheon
13th STEAM Night - from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the cafeteria
15th 2019-20 - School Picture Retakes
19th Camp Flintlock - from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm for Grades 1 and 4
21st FLE Parent Information Night - from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the
library
27th Thanksgiving Holiday
28th Thanksgiving Holiday
29th Thanksgiving Holiday
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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