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Dear Spring Hill Families,
February has been a busy month so far as we've celebrated our 100th day of school, Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, and Presidents’ Day. I hope that your children shared some of the fun activities they participated in to further their learning during these fun holidays! All are welcome to attend Spring Hill's 2nd Annual Science Fair Event on Thursday 2/27 from 6-7p in the large pod. Come see the exciting Science Projects and find out who the winners are! Bring the whole family to increase your chances to win a free raffle prize and watch a dance & demonstration by an award winning 5th grade girls VEX robotics team!
Sarah C. Aiello
Proud Principal
Spring Hill Elementary School
In this issue
AAP Parent Survey
Author Visit
Elementary Magnet School Lottery
Kindergarten Orientation
Red Cross Blood Drive
Orange Out
PTO Fun Fair
PTO Science Fair
Quick Links
Calendar
Fairfax County Public Schools has engaged with external researchers to examine our Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) in grades 3-8, with a focus on Level IV services. As one of several data collections in the review, researchers are seeking input from all parents of students in grades 3-8 through an online survey. Individual survey responses will be anonymous, will go directly to the researchers, and will not be viewed by FCPS staff.
Responses will be used by the researchers to craft recommendations for program improvements that will be shared with the FCPS School Board in late March. Parents are asked to complete the survey only one time, even if they have multiple children in grades 3-8. The survey is expected to start being sent directly to parent emails by mid-February and will close on February 28, 2020, in order to give researchers time to analyze results for their final report in March of 2020. There will be a School Board work session on March 24, 2020 with the final report.
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On Monday, March 2, 2020 local author (and Spring Hill alum) Scott McBride will be visiting Spring Hill Elementary School. Scott McBride is the co-author of the award-winning children’s picture book series, The Adventures of Connor the Courageous Cutter (www.connorthecutter.com). If you are interested in purchasing any of Mr. McBride’s books, please see the order form coming home this Thursday or available on the Spring Hill website. |
The Magnet Program registration window will be open from March 3, 2020 through March 30, 2020. No late applications will be accepted.
Please click this link for more information: https://www.fcps.edu/registration/elementary-magnet-school-lottery.
The planning has begun to welcome the new class of 2033! Pass along the word across our community that our Kindergarten Orientation will be held on April 13th 8:30-10:30 AM We invite students and parents in to experience kindergarten. More details to come!
Mr. Minutoli Pay It Forward Blood Drive-Adults Only
As many of you know, our beloved P.E. Teacher, Mr. Micky Minutoli, has been battling leukemia for a while. Here is a note from his wife, our sixth grade teacher Mrs. Angela Minutoli:
No one ever thinks that they might need blood one day. As in Micky’s case, it came on suddenly and since his stem cell transplant last May, he has had over 20 lifesaving transfusions (40+ units of blood). Six units alone were in the past two weeks. You can’t imagine how grateful we are to those who have donated. Know that your donation will have a tremendous impact on someone’s life.
Red Cross is having a blood drive this Friday at Spring Hill, February 28, 2020. This is our 3rd consecutive year of Red Cross hosting a blood drive at Spring Hill! Please click here to sign up:
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=spring%20hill%20es
We are inviting all students, staff, and community members to wear as much orange as possible on Friday, February 28 to show our love and support to Mr. Minutoli and his whole family.
Get ready for Fun Fair with these 3 easy steps:
- Mark your calendar for the 54th annual Fun Fair: Sat 3/14 from 10am-3pm!
- Volunteer - Fun Fair needs parent volunteers to run our games and activities. Sign up for a volunteer shift on our parent volunteer sign-up genius
- Buy your Fun Fair Tickets! Tickets are now available online on our PTO website. Buy your tickets early and save with early-bird pricing!
What's new for this year's 2020 Fun Fair? We have a brand new Fun Fair addition: Panther Hockey, a game where you shoot a beanie baby panther into a hockey goal to win tokens (and glory!) And back by popular demand -- Soccer Kick will be in the gym! Also coming to Fun Fair for the first time: Bach to Rock Herndon, check out their free sound stage in the cafeteria with their DJ and student performances , as well as mini jam sessions where you can learn to play a song on keys, guitar or drum -- no experience required!
Again this year we will have a full 5 days of Spirit Week leading up to the Fun Fair.
Monday 3/18 – Pajama Day
Tuesday 3/19 – Super Hero Day
Wednesday 3/20 – Sports Day
Thursday 3/21 – Wacky Hair Day
Friday 3/22 – Panther Pride – wear maroon, gold and your Fun Fair t-shirts to show your school spirit!
For more information visit: springhillpto.org/fun-fair
Cake Decorating Contest For All Grades!
Cake Walk Cakes! Cake Walk Cakes! Cake Walk Cakes!
Calling all bakers in K-6!! The annual Cake Decorating Contest is Friday, March 13th! The theme is “Candy Land Fun Fair.” Award winning bakers from this contest will receive 25 tickets each to Fun Fair! All entered cakes in the contest will be winning Cake Walk prizes in the Cake Walk at Fun Fair on Saturday, March 14th!
For more information, please click here!
 Science Fair week!! Feb 24th
All are welcome to attend Spring Hill's 2nd Annual Science Fair Event on Thursday 2/27 from 6-7p in the large pod. Come see the exciting Science Projects and find out who the winners are! Bring the whole family to increase your chances to win a free raffle prize and watch a dance & demonstration by an award winning 5th grade girls VEX robotics team!
And a huge congratulations to all the students who turned in their Science Projects! Here is the judging schedule (for those who have already turned in their projects).
- Kindergarten & 1st grade; 3:45-6p on Mon 2/24
- 2nd - 3rd grade; 3:45-6p on Tues 2/25
- 4th - 6th grade; 3:45-6p on Wed 2/26
Remember that this is not a drop off event, so parents must stay until their child has spoken with the judges, after which you're free to leave.
Good luck to everyone! And we'll see you on at the Science Fair Event on Thurs 2/27 from 6-7p.
Our Panther folders have some incorrect dates on the calendar that's on the back of the folder.
Please note the following correction:
Tuesday, March 3rd is the student holiday(School Planning Day), not Friday, March 13th.
Sorry for the confusion!
Week of Feb 24th:
Monday, Feb 24-Friday, Feb 28, Science Fair, Lg Pod
Friday, Feb 28: Red Cross Blood Drive, Parking Lot, 1-6 pm
Week of March 2nd:
Tuesday, March 3rd: Student Holiday, School Planning Day
Week of March 9th:
Friday, March 13th: PTO Meeting, Lg Pod, 9-10 am
Saturday, March 14th: Fun Fair, 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Week of March 16th:
Monday, March 16th: 3rd GR PI Day, Cafeteria, 2-3 pm
Thursday, March 19th: 5th & 6th GR Orchestra Concert, Gym, 7-8 pm
Week of March 22nd:
Tuesday, March 24th: 5th GR FT (All), Reston Bowtie Cinemas, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Friday, March 27th: 6th GR FT (All), Ethics Day, Holy Trinity Church, 9:45 am-1:00 pm
Full 2019-2020 calendar: click here:
https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/19-20-standard-school-year-calendar.pdf
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