Upcoming Dates
Friday, January 24
End of Second Quarter
Monday, January 27 and Tuesday, January 28
Teacher Workday and Staff Development Day (details below)
Wednesday, February 5
Magnet School Lottery Information Night (details below)
Monday, February 17
George Washington's Birthday & Presidents' Day-No School
Tuesday, March 3
School Planning Day-No School for Students
HWES Kindergarten Orientation, 9:30 am (details below)
January 27-28 for Teacher Workday
and Staff Development Day
As a reminder schools will be closed for students January 27-28 for a teacher workday and staff development day, respectively. January 24 is the last day of the second quarter.
See the complete 2019-20 school year calendar.
 Many thanks to the wonderful HWES staff and PTA for making Virginia School Principals Appreciation Week so amazing! We are honored and proud to serve the students, parents and faculty of our Hunters Woods community!
-Mrs. Cope, Mrs. Stringer & Mr. McCartney
50 Acts of Kindness A Caring Community COOL GREEN BAGS
We are excited about our partnership with A Simple Gesture. This year we have filled over 100 “Cool Green Bags” with food and household items. The donations have all gone to support the pantry at South Lakes High School.
Tuesday, January 21st- Friday, January 31st will be our third “Cool Green Bag” collection of the school year. Each classroom will be collecting food and grocery items next week to fill their classroom green bag. Our goal is to fill 50 green grocery bags 5 times this year.
https://www.coolgreenbag.org/
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Preschool Survey
The preschool survey form was sent home last week in the Thursday folder. If you have a rising Kindergarten student, please complete the form and return it to school. If you have any neighbors who did not receive a survey form, please ask them to call the school at 703-262-7400. The form can also be accessed HERE.
Friendly Reminders
Arrival & Dismissal
ARRIVAL: School begins at 8:55 AM.
Kiss and Ride and our front doors both open to welcome students at 8:30 AM. Kiss & Ride is open from 8:30 – 8:50 AM.
We kindly request that students are not dropped off prior to 8:30 AM.
Kiss & Ride is located along Steeplechase Dr. Please be mindful of walkers when entering and exiting the Kiss & Ride loop (see picture below). Also be aware of walkers using the crosswalks located at the Steeplechase Dr. and Colts Neck intersection.
If your student is arriving after 8:55 AM, please park and walk them into the front office, where they will receive a tardy pass.
DISMISSAL: School ends at 3:40 PM.
If you will be picking up your student early, we kindly request that you do so BEFORE 3:00 PM.
After 3:00 PM, the office is busy with bus arrivals and end-of-the-day activities.
Parents must notify the school by 12:00 PM if there is a change to the way their child(ren) will go home. Please email HWESOfficeStaff@fcps.edu with any changes.
IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED: Visitors and volunteers must sign in on the front office computer with their picture ID (driver’s license/passport). Also, please bring your photo ID with you when you come to pick up your child.
"Stay Healthy. Wash Your Hands!"
Fairfax County School
Health Promotion
Germs are everywhere! Washing your hands is the best way to stop germs from spreading. When kids come in contact with germs, they can become sick just by touching their eyes, nose, or mouth. Once they are ill, it is usually just a matter of time before the rest of the family gets sick. When your family is healthy, you don’t need to worry about missing school, work, or other activities.
For effective handwashing, follow these simple steps: wet, lather, scrub for 20 seconds, rinse, dry. It takes time for children to build handwashing skills. Your child may need reminders when to wash their hands, like after using the restroom, playing outside, coughing, sneezing, or before eating. When taught early, handwashing can become a lifelong healthy habit. Children learn by modeling behaviors of adults. When you make handwashing part of your routine, you set an example for your children to follow.
Resource Corner:
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/health/handwashing
https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/materials.html
Podcasts: https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/podcasts.html
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Tweet of the Week
Hunters Woods’ Kindergarten Orientation for children who will be 5 years old by September 30, 2020 is on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 from 9:30-10:30 am.
Learn more about the registration process and locate forms HERE.
If you are trying to determine a school boundary please click HERE
Please contact our school registrar, Mrs. Pattie Ono at 703-262-7404 to schedule a registration appointment.
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Magnet School Lottery
Registration Information
Registration Dates
• Registration opens on March 3, 2020 at 8 a.m.
• Registration closes on March 30, 2020 at 4 p.m.
There are no exceptions for late applications.
You will receive a status notification email by April 3, 2020.
Information Nights
Parents are encouraged to attend school-based information nights to learn about:
• The lottery process
• Available transportation
• Individual school programs
Bailey’s Primary
Location: Cafeteria
Date: Monday, February 3, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.
Snow make-up date: Monday, February 10, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.
Bailey’s Upper
Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.
Snow make-up date: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.
Hunters Woods Elementary
Location: Cafeteria
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.
Snow make-up date: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.
Elementary Institute for the Arts
Do you have a child interested in the Arts? Don’t miss out on registering for Fairfax County’s Elementary Institute for the Arts starting February 3rd! Students explore Art, Dance, Music, and Theatre through this weekly program that runs from July 6-31st. For more information visit the E-IFTA website at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/summer-learning-programs/camps-and-institutes-elementary-institute-arts-e-ifta
News from the Neighborhood
Reston Regional Library
February Children's Events Calendar
Reston Regional Library is very excited to introduce and host new programs next month and here is the attached February calendar of children’s events.
Children programs includes “Ukulele Jam Junior Session”, “International Hijab Day”, “Valentine’s Make and Take”, “Pokémon Club”, “Read to the Dog”, “Stem Club” and many more.
Teens Program includes “Teen Advisory Board(TAB)” where teens can earn volunteer hours for attending TAB meetings, “Chess Club for Teens” and etc.
You can find out more at the Events page of the Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) website: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/events. All events are held at the library. They are free and open to the public.
South Lakes High School Choral Department presents Broadway Night 2020:
Spirit of Disney • Jan 30 & Feb 1
Tickets on sale now at https://southlakeschorus.org/tickets
Join South Lakes Chorus’ for Broadway Night 2020: Spirit of Disney featuring numbers from some of Disney’s most beloved movies and musicals revivals including songs from Aladdin, The Jungle Book, Moana, Pete the Dragon, The Lion King, Coco, and many more.
The Broadway revue style show features more than 20 Broadway style numbers performed by more than 150 students from South Lakes High School and its pyramid schools including Langston Hughes and Rachel Carson Middle Schools, and Crossfield, Dogwood, Forest Edge, Fox Mill, Hunters Woods, Lake Anne, Terraset and Sunrise Valley Elementary Schools.
Discount advance tickets are on sale now and are $15 for adults; $13 for students and seniors. Tickets at the door will be $18 for adults, $15 for students and seniors. Learn more and buy tickets online at www.broadwaynight.org.
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