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Volume 3, Issue 30; June 7, 2020
Dear Families,
I hope that you had a wonderful weekend and are ready for an amazing last week of school!
As you are aware, the last week is a time for celebration--and this is most especially true for our 6th graders who will be officially promoted on Wednesday morning, at 9:30 am. A link will be included in an upcoming communication, and we look forward to ensuring it is a special occasion for all attendees!
The end of the year also prompts much reflection. Even though this year has provided us with many challenges, it has invited new opportunities and helped us grow. We have spent this last quarter learning to be flexible in all situations, teaching online, and in the midst of egregious circumstances that highlighted the racial inequities in our country, we have been given a timely opportunity to act. As I shared with staff on Friday morning, this means a concerted effort to collectively confront and address manifestations of racism, discrimination, bias, as well as microaggressions in our school, community, and wherever these obstacles to equality may reside.
Therefore, as we prepare for the end of this school year by looking ahead to 2020-2021, and with the aim of ensuring every student, parent, staff and community member feels safe in our school, I am asking you to share your insights and lived experience at Flint Hill and within Vienna. If you choose to complete this form, please know that I will not be responding to your feedback; rather, I will be using it to create an entry point for us to continue the conversation that will help us refine the climate and culture we want to endure at Flint Hill.
You may remember that we first began this discussion by revisiting our equity literacy practices a few years ago when we reframed the way we instruct and provide opportunity and access to all learners through advanced academic resources and strategies. I look forward to furthering this conversation to include the ways we will maintain and expand upon these efforts, in addition to strengthening our ability to foster longer-term change by examining the bigger institutional and societal conditions that can impact the learning and self-concept of our students at Flint Hill.
Thank you, as always, for continuing to be thought partners in your children's education.
Warmly,
Dr. Jennifer Hertzberg, Principal
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Tech Talk
Has your child logged-on to Imagine Math? We are noticing the progress of our students as they continue to access Imagine Math and Imagine Math Facts. These programs are found on our Learning Links page on our website, underneath math sites. Don't forget that in order to log-on, your child must use their student I.D. for the username and password. The site code is 5101260. This program is available now, during the summer, and will be used in the fall. We can't wait to introduce more capabilities of the program! We are so excited about the performance tasks as they relate to real-world problem solving and inquiry-based instruction--two hallmarks of our learning program at Flint Hill!
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Did your child miss an opportunity to join one of our Friday classes? All sessions are linked below. This past Friday marked an incredible "Publication Celebration," a culmination of many students' efforts. Their writing proves that you can be an author at any age!
If you missed a previous session, you can find the materials you need here:
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3 (Plot Diagram)
Session 4 (Sign-in with Google ID; 6B7XLZK)
If you want to take a look at our community Flipgrid, "Flint Hill Family Matters," these learning opportunities, as well as previous topics, are placed here. Each week, we are noticing more students are attending, and we hope to see your child at the next session! It is inspiring to observe K-6 students together, each student engaged and participating at their own pace and skill level!
Interested in Ordering a Yearbook?
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Yearbooks for the 2019-2020 school year have arrived! Those who ordered yearbooks in the fall will receive them with their child's materials. If you happened to miss the yearbook sale in the fall, we have a few extras on hand. Yearbooks cost $25.00, and checks can be made out to Flint Hill Elementary. Checks only, please. We ask that you complete this form, and we will contact you with a pick up time on June 12th. (*First come, first serve, according to the form) |
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Sign up begins June 12!
Studies have found that reading for pleasure is beneficial for kids in many ways, including maintaining reading skills over the summer.
Fairfax County Public Library helps make reading fun by providing tools, access, and incentives during its Summer Reading Adventure. The Summer Reading Adventure runs June 12 through August 14 and invites all children and teens—birth through high school—to read for fun over the summer. The theme in 2020 is “Imagine Your Story!” This summer the program will be virtual.
The Basics of the Library’s Summer Reading Adventure
On June 12, sign up online and download a preschool (Birth-5), school-aged (Grades K-5) or teen (Grades 6-12) summer reading gameboard. You may also find these challenges on the summer reading website.
The gameboard is divided into three prize milestones. Play the game by completing the challenges, and when you reach each prize milestone, you will submit a form to be entered into a random drawing for one of two Amazon e-gift cards. (You may only submit one form for each prize milestone.)
Don’t want to complete some (or any) of the gameboard challenges? In lieu of completing a challenge, read or listen to a book of your choice.
- Kids and teens can read any books they choose. They can even read free eBooks or listen to eAudio books or books on CD, which are all available through the library.
- Find your next book to read using the suggested author tab! These links take you directly to the catalog.
The amounts of the Amazon e-gift cards for each prize milestone:
- Prize Milestone 1: $50
- Prize Milestone 2: $100
- Prize Milestone 3: $150
Two winners will be chosen for each gameboard and will be notified by August 31st. The drawings close on August 14th.
The Summer Reading Adventure also includes special events and contests.
The library offers online events and programs throughout the summer, including Kofi Dennis, the Jay Mattioli Magic Show and Sciencetellers. There are also several contests for teens, including an essay/poetry contest for rising 7th, 8th, and 9th graders cosponsored with the For Love of Country Foundation, Teen Film Festival, and the Teen Cover Art Contest.
All events and activities are free.
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten registration is upon us! We welcome parents of rising kindergarten students to register their child at their earliest convenience. This helps us get acquainted with our new students and allows us to have our numbers so we can best staff our kindergarten classrooms. Please don't hesitate to share this information with a neighbor, friend, or colleague who lives within our boundaries. We want to ensure we get students registered as early as possible!
Looking to register your student at Flint Hill ES for the 2020-2021 school year? Click here!
Student Intention Forms for 2020-2021
We need your help in projecting our total enrollment for next school year. For families not returning to Flint Hill Elementary in the fall of 2020-21, please complete and return the “Student’s Intention for the Next School Year” form.
A typed parent/guardian name on the Parent Signature line is acceptable. Student ID Number may be left blank. Save the completed form, attach it to an email, and send to SAEason@fcps.edu.
Access the “Student’s Intention for the Next School Year” form on the FCPS public website.
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 We continue to highlight learning experiences that support the acquisition of Portrait of a Graduate attributes and skills across our Google classrooms.
Advanced academic strategies in action in fourth grade! A virtual Socratic Seminar provided students an opportunity to comment and build perspective about political cartoons and messaging. Lots of wonderful thinking was shared in all four classrooms!
For more information on Portrait of a Graduate, ask your child how they are a communicator, collaborator, critical and creative thinker, goal-directed and resilient individual, or ethical and global citizen. Or, click here!
Please click on our hashtag, #FHESfamily, for more awesome highlights from Flint Hill! There are just too many to highlight them all!
Tweet, tweet, Flint Hill family!
Please Mark Your Calendars!
Great news! Flint Hill Elementary School's events are now easily added to your own personal calendar. To find out how to download our calendar feed, please go here.
June 10th, 9:30-10:30 am: 6th Grade Virtual Promotion (Link to be extended to parents of 6th graders through email as we get closer to the date.)
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Recognizing employees who go above and beyond
FCPS Cares is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize those who go above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story so we can all acknowledge the outstanding work of FCPS, and more specifically, Flint Hill employees.
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Supporting Our Families
Thank you to our families who have so generously contributed to those in need. If you know someone who is facing hardship, please reach out to administration, or Amy Williams, our full-time school counselor, so that we can help you or a neighbor. We will accept, with gratitude, donations or gift cards for grocery stores.
We thank you for your ongoing compassion and concern. Your immeasurable kindness is appreciated!
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Falcon Feedback
To provide feedback directly to Ms. Hertzberg, please use the QR code, or click on this link. Thank you, in advance, for sharing your thinking!
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