Fairhill Forum January 14, 2020
Please visit the Fairhill website for a full list of Announcements and All Upcoming Events
Dates to Know
January 15th: Family Night Out- Panda Express
January 17th: All Pro Tigers, 8:10-9:10
January 17th: Geography Bee, 2:45 Cafeteria
January 20th: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day, No School
January 21st: Rising 7th Grade Parent/Guardian Curriculum Night at Luther Jackson Middle (snow date: Feb 4)
January 24th: PTA BINGO Night
January 24th: Spirit Day- Dress like a Superhero!
January 27th and January 28th: Student Holidays
January 30th: Fairhill Family Math Night
February 6th: Spelling Bee, 2:45, Cafeteria
February 13th: PTA Meeting, 6:30
February 18th: Family Science Night/Innovation Fair
March 3rd: Presidential Primary- No School
March 30th: Fairhill Second Annual Career Fair
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Congratulations, Mrs. Terri Lynn Damon!!
Please join the Fairhill Staff in congratulating Mrs. Damon, our most wonderful Administrative Assistant, on her promotion. This Friday will be Mrs. Damon's last day at Fairhill and we wish her continued success as she moves on in her career.
Although Mrs. Damon won't be too far from us (just down the road at Willow Oaks) she will no longer be a smiling resource for our families and staff here at Fairhill.
Please feel free to stop by during her last few days at Fairhill to wish her your congratulations. She will be missed immensely!!
Famous 3rd Graders
Third Grade students recently completed a Project Based Learning Unit with the driving question of: How can you as a conservationist educate your peers about protecting endangered species? The project included learning and research around endangered animals and environments, creating a digital infographic to inform others, and discussion with author Chelsea Clinton about these topics and her books.
Please take a look at the feature on our website to see all the videos of this awesome experience.
FCPS Safe Routes
Help direct our efforts to make walking and biking safer in our community
FCPS Safe Routes to School will be applying for another VDOT Safe Routes to School grant at the end of February. Your opinion matters and helps to ensure that grant funds are made available to FCPS.
Part of the application requires parent input. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey.
https://forms.gle/Eu5EZKYpEr25Eeh98
Any questions should be directed to Mr. Peevy. pepeevy@fcps.edu
SAVE THE TURTLES!
Let’s reduce the use of straws in our cafeteria in order to help save the turtles and other ocean/animal life. Our hope is to start the week of January 20 where we will no longer have straws out for the taking. The cafeteria will have straws in the line but they will not put them out with the utensils. If any student asks for a straw the cafeteria employees will give them one.
As a school we are super excited about this endeavor. Please let us know if you have questions or concerns.
Fairhill Family Math Night
Please join us for Fairhill’s Family Math Night.
When? Thursday, January 30th from 5:30-7:00pm
Where? Fairhill Elementary School
Who? All Fairhill students and their families
Why? To learn about math together, play math games, and see what math instruction looks like at Fairhill!
Pizza will be available at no cost, thanks to the PTA!
*Backup date in case of snow: February 6th
Please return your RSVP (sent in the Dec. 17th Tuesday Folder or found here) to school by Friday, January 24th!
Family Science Night/Innovation Fair
The Innovation Fair is for all students from K – 6th grade, and is voluntary. 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 Tuesday, February 4th. Projects need to be turned in on Tuesday, February 18th 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 Tuesday, February 18th. Community viewing will be held that evening from 6:00-7:30, and the schoolwide viewing will be held throughout the schoolday on Wednesday, February 19th. Each participant will receive a certificate from the Principal for submitting a design. Projects must be taken home on Wednesday, February 19th 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!
Questions? Please email Kaleigh Hartman at kkhartman@fcps.edu
Family Science Night: Tuesday, February 18th, 6:00-7:30
- Family viewing of Innovation Fair projects in the Library
- Children’s Science Center will have science activities in the Cafeteria
- Demonstrations from high school STEM clubs
Save the Date: Career Fair will be March 30th
Save the date for our second annual Career Fair on March 30, 2020! The purpose of Career Day is to expose students to a variety of careers in order to jumpstart their thinking about the future. By preparing early, students will be more likely to be college and career ready after high school graduation. Students in grades 2-6 will participate in Career Day.
However, we can’t do it without you! Please be thinking about how you can support Career Day! More information on this flyer or see today's Tuesday Folder.
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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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PTA Family Night Out
Join the Fairhill community tomorrow, January 15th for our next Family Night Out at Panda Express. We will be eating some good food and raising some money at the same time.
Click here for flyer and more information in English.
Click here for flyer and more information in Spanish.
PTA Meeting
Please join us for our next PTA meeting on February 13th at 6:30 pm in the library. Childcare will be provided.
Jaguar 5k
Falls Church High School’s 15th Annual Jaguar 5K Run/Walk and Kids 1 Mile Fun Run will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2020! We we would love to have our feeder school students, faculty, parents, and community members participate in this fun, school-community fitness event.
Please save the date- April 25! More information will be coming next month and registration information will be posted soon on www.jaguar5k.com. We will deliver paper registrations in February.
#WeAreFC!
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Cafeteria Meal Accounts
Please remember to add money to your child’s school nutrition account.
Payments can be made through MySchoolBucks
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Positivity Project
Weekly Character Strength: Prudence
WHAT DOES PRUDENCE MEAN?
You plan for the future and achieve your
goals by making careful everyday choices.
Click here for the full explanation of Prudence and what it means in terms of P2 in the classroom.
We will continue to be a Positivity Project Partner School. Learn more about it here.
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Responsive Classroom
This year we will continue to use the Responsive Classroom approach as part of our school wide positive behavior approach.Read more about it here or watch this video.
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FCPS Cares
Do you know a Fairhill employee who does ordinary things in an extraordinary way or goes beyond what is expected? If so, then click here to share with everyone.
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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 Tim Stanley: tastanley@fcps.edu
• Courtney Korb: cbkorb@fcps.edu
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