HES School House News
September 10, 2020
Upcoming Events
Sept. 30: Back to School Night 6:00 pm virtually--more information coming soon.
Principal’s Welcome
Hello Hayfield!
It has been a busy few weeks leading up to the start of the 2020-2021 school year! We have inundated you with communication and information, asked for your patience and understanding, and are running a new learning management system (Schoology). Despite all of these challenges, we have worked together to successfully begin our virtual opening. Thank you for your grace as we walk through this journey side-by-side.
We continue to be a NEST of learners. This vision is what drives our daily work:
Nurturing all students by creating a supportive and safe learning environment.
Collaborating to educate students to be innovative problem solvers.
Encouraging students to soar by teaching them to be resilient and goal-directed individuals.
Helping students thrive as they act responsibly and ethically within their global community.
Communication will be more important now than ever before. Please be sure to communicate with your child’s teacher with any questions or concerns you might have. We also have an amazing student support team to assist with any social/emotional questions or concerns. They are:
Erin Smith – School Counselor for grades K, 2, 4, 5 eesmith@fcps.edu
Nikalette Lee – School Counselor for grades 1, 3, 6 ntlee@fcps.edu
David Schatz – School Psychologist dhschatz@fcps.edu
Jennifer Cann – School Social Worker jccann@fcps.edu
Our priority is building relationships with you and your student(s). We will foster these relationships through our Morning Meetings (Monday – Friday) and through our consistent communication. Please do not hesitate to reach out to a staff member at any time. We will continue to work hard to make this a positive experience for all of us.
Jessica Lewis and Samantha Goldstein
Welcome To Our New Hayfield ES Staff!
- Arundel Miguelez, Special Education Teacher (Grade K & 2)
- Sara Meshanko, First Grade Teacher
- Courtney Wheeler, Sixth Grade Teacher
- Andrea Trumbull, Advanced Academics Resource Teacher
- Stephanie Harhay, ESOL Teacher
- Andrew Pitts, Physical Education Teacher
Directory Opt-Out Forms Due by September 18
If you do not wish for your child’s information to be published via the school directory, yearbook, website, etc., we must receive your opt out no later than September 18. The Directory Opt-Out Form is located here: https://www.fcps.edu/registration/opt-out-forms
We ask that you review all options on the form carefully to avoid opting your child out of something you intended for them to participate in. Once these publications are printed, changes cannot be made. If you are not opting your child out of anything, no action is required.
A complete list of opt-out forms and a booklet containing all forms in several languages can be found at: https://www.fcps.edu/registration/opt-out-forms
Students Rights and Responsibilities Due by October 1
Parents and guardians, please review the Student Rights and Responsibilities and related resources at www.fcps.edu/srr. After reviewing the information, fill out the SR&R Parent Acknowledgement Form using this link: FCPS 2020-21 Parent and/or Guardian SR&R Acknowledgement. The form must be filled out one time per student. We must receive your SR&R Parent Acknowledgement Form by October 1.
Family Life Education Instructional Program Information
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides a comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for students in grades kindergarten through grade twelve. Instruction is seen as a partnership among parents and guardians, the school, and the community in supporting the learning essential to the development of strong families, positive relationships, and a healthy community.
Parents/guardians may choose to opt their child out of all or part of the Family Life Education program. Students who are opted out are provided with age-appropriate, nonpunitive alternative health instruction, and every effort is made to foster respect for family choices. If you wish to opt your child out of all or part of FLE for this school year, opt out forms are available online for Elementary (K-6) https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-school-academics-k-6/elementary-family-life-education. Please fill in the opt-out form and return it to your child’s school prior to Family Life Education instruction.
Detailed grade-level program descriptions are available online at Elementary (K-6), Middle School (7-8), and High School (9-12). FLE grade level-specific lessons and media that FCPS has streaming rights for are available for parents online in FCPS 24-7 (Blackboard) Parent View https://fcps.blackboard.com/. Account information is available at your local school or online at http://www.fcps.edu/is/instructionaltechnology/247help/parents.shtml. Grade level-specific lessons are also available at the Fairfax County Regional Library in the City of Fairfax (this location does not have media). Grade level-specific lessons and media that is not streamed online are available for review at your child’s school library. Due to copyright permissions, we are unable to stream all media online.
Program questions may be addressed at your child’s school or by contacting Instructional Services at 571-423-4550 or by contacting Carrie Reynolds, Health and Physical Education Coordinator at cfreynolds@fcps.edu.
Immunizations and Physicals
Dear Parent/Guardian,
The Code of Virginia requirements for immunizations and physicals for school entry have not been waived for School Year (SY) 2020-2021.
During this public health crisis, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) recognizes that it may be difficult for families to obtain access to timely healthcare for physicals and required immunizations. FCPS strongly encourages all families to contact their primary care physician or the Fairfax County Health Department immediately to schedule an appointment to meet these requirements.
As SY 2020-2021 will begin virtually for all students, FCPS will allow additional time for families to obtain and to submit to FCPS the necessary documentation for the required immunizations, tuberculosis screenings, physicals and Tdap. These requirements are outlined in Section 22.1-271.2 and Section 32.1-46 of the Code of Virginia.
For newly enrolling students not meeting the Code of Virginia requirements, FCPS will provide provisional access to virtual learning only. Students will not be permitted to access face-to-face instruction without meeting all compliance requirements and providing their school with documentation of immunizations, tuberculosis screenings and physicals and Tdap. All requirements must be met by October 8, 2020.
For students who are conditionally enrolled and have not completed the necessary immunizations as required by the Code of Virginia, FCPS will provide provisional access to virtual learning only. Schools will continue to notify families of remaining immunization requirements. Students may not participate in “in school” instruction and activities until meeting this requirement.
Physicals are required to be completed prior to admission regardless of whether a division is providing in person, hybrid or fully remote instruction. First-time public kindergarten or elementary school students will be admitted if such student can furnish, prior to admission, a comprehensive physical examination that was performed within the 12 months prior to the originally scheduled school reopening date. For students who are unable to meet this requirement, FCPS will provide provisional access to virtual learning only. Students may not participate in “in school” instruction and activities until meeting this requirement.
For questions about school entry requirements for physicals and/or immunizations for your child, please contact your school immediately.
Thank you,
Jessica Lewis
Hayfield Elementary School Principal
Resources from the Student Support Team
The student support team wants to welcome you back to Hayfield Elementary for the 2020-2021 school year! We know this isn’t how we all wished and imagined it would be starting, but we are still here to make sure it will be a great year! We wanted to resend some information and resources for you to have on hand if you should need them. This year, Mrs. Smith will be the school counselor working with Kindergarten, Second, Fourth, and Fifth grades. Mrs. Lee will be the school counselor working with First, Third, and Sixth grades. Please see our contact information below.
FCPS is offering Mental Wellness Consultations to provide guidance for parents and support for students who may be experiencing difficulties with anxiety, mood, behavior, or peer or family interactions during this unprecedented and challenging time, and to connect parents and students with available community resources. Upon submitting this form, a school psychologist or school social worker will reach out to you to schedule a phone consultation. PLEASE NOTE THAT PARENT CONSULTATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS AND STUDENT CONSULTATIONS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS IN MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL. However, if your Elementary student is having a difficult time, please reach out to a member of the Hayfield Elementary student support team so we can schedule a check in and provide resources. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFLnv14CZ1Pga7QpeDpxXpKNVM4U8YvJdS08XL9yKEk7fJtA/viewform
FCPS has created a centralized list of resources for any mental health concerns and it can be found here: https://www.fcps.edu/resources/student-safety-and-wellness/school-psychology-services/mental-health-resources-and
FCPS has created a centralized list of programs and services that are able to help with basic needs such as food, housing, clothing, etc. Please see link below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uVgHKSjzfD7i8Qx-pyNuMAPoDt6y4yX1/view
Fairfax County and Fairfax County Public Schools have worked together to develop a searchable map that includes community food distribution sites, including FCPS grab and go locations, community meal distribution sites, food pantries, and other related services.
https://www.fcps.edu/news/coronavirus-update-food-resources
For any Health Dept coronavirus questions, call: 703-267-3511 (weekdays, 9:30am - 9pm)
For any emergency food, shelter, clothing concerns, call: 703-222-0880 (weekdays, 8am - 4:30pm)
Fairfax County Government has created some free parenting support groups and parenting workshops to aid parents during this difficult time. For more information, check out the link: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/familyservices/children-youth/parenting-education-programs
Hayfield Student Support Team:
Erin Smith – School Counselor for grades K, 2, 4, 5 eesmith@fcps.edu
Nikalette Lee – School Counselor for grades 1, 3, 6 ntlee@fcps.edu
David Schatz – School Psychologist dhschatz@fcps.edu
Jennifer Cann – School Social Worker jccann@fcps.edu
Technology Tips
Do you need assistance with technology? Check out our HES Technology page with many helpful links and videos: https://hayfieldes.fcps.edu/parent-resources/technology
Need more information on Virtual Learning at HES: https://hayfieldes.fcps.edu/virtual-learning-hes
Are you receiving an error message logging on? Can’t Authenticate? When more than one person (parent and/or student(s) logs into Schoology on the same computer/web browser, you may get an error message when logging in. You will need to clear the cache and delete the history. See below:
 
Join the Band
Calling all fifth and sixth graders! Are you interested in joining the band? For students interested in joining the band and watching this presentation, click on the link for a band recruitment presentation and sign in with your fcpsschool.net google login credentials.
Math Instruction at Hayfield for the
2020-2021 School Year
As we begin the school year, the most important thing for teachers is building community and helping all students feel comfortable with the changes to our format and structure. To support this critical mission, we are not making any Advanced Math placement decisions within the first few weeks of school.
The Advanced Math program may look different this year, given our Distance Learning format and the abrupt end to in person instruction last year. In addition, we will be following guidance from the Virginia Department of Education regarding Advanced Math, which is as follows:
“Divisions are highly encouraged to re-examine acceleration practices, particularly during the 2020-2021 school year, to ensure that students have sufficient time to recover unfinished learning from the previous school year while still allowing adequate time for the development of knowledge and skills in the new grade level. Rushing students through missed content from the previous school year, while attempting to instruct in new content at an accelerated pace, could have detrimental results in student understanding during the upcoming school year. Students enrolled in accelerated mathematics courses with compacted curriculum (addresses more than one grade level of the Mathematics Standards of Learning) during the 2019-2020 school year and who are designated to move to another accelerated mathematics course in 2020-2021 have the potential to experience “doubly compacted” curriculum, which could compound learning disparities.”
The VDOE is urging caution in accelerating the pace of math instruction to ensure that students build a solid foundation for higher level math classes in the future. Please know that we will continue to meet the needs of each student, even if the way we do that looks different than it has in the past.
Your child may be asked to take some beginning of the year assessments as part of their asynchronous instruction. It is extremely important that the results of these assessment accurately represent what the student currently understands.
- Please limit your help to technical issues or help with reading unfamiliar words.
- If your child does not understand how to do a problem, that’s fine. Some of the questions may be things they haven’t learned yet. Do not tell your child how to do a problem. Just encourage them to do their best.
If you any questions, please contact our Math Resource Teacher, Sara Wilska (smwilska@fcps.edu), or your student’s classroom teacher.
Resources for Families from the Parent Liaison
*Parent Technology Help Desk:
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is launching a new Parent Technology Help Desk to assist during virtual learning. The help desk can be reached at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS) between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., seven days a week. Interpreters available upon request.
*Internet Resources:
Internet Essentials- Affordable Internet:
https://www.internetessentials.com/covid19#gethelp
COX Connect2 Compete- Affordable Home Internet
www.cox.com/c2c
*Parent Resource Center Webinars Available Online FCPS Parent Resource Center (PRC) has made many of its popular parenting webinars available online.
https://www.fcps.edu/resources/family-engagement/parent-resource-center/register-free-workshops-parent-resource-center
*HIPPY: Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters
Prepare your child for Kindergarten
https://www.fcps.edu/resources/family-engagement/home-instruction-parents-preschool-youngsters-hippy
*FCPS PreK and Early Head Start:
FCPS PreK is an income eligible program serving children ages 3 or 4 by September 30 in multiple classrooms across the county and ages 6 weeks to 2 years in the Reston, Herndon and Springfield areas. Please apply online using the link provided below.
https://www.fcps.edu/registration/early-childhood-prek/fecep-head-start-application
English Line: 703-208-7900
Spanish Line: 703-208-7901
FCPS PreK Email: fcpsprekoffice@fcps.edu
*Sign-up to stay connected to the county information and data.
Text FFXCOVID to 888777 to receive updates from Fairfax County about COVID-19
Text FFXCOVIDESP to 888777 for updates in Spanish about COVID-19
Important Information About Receiving
Communication from
Fairfax County Public Schools
How can I make sure I receive emergency information from Fairfax County Public Schools?
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) communicates all emergency and essential information to parents via email. The information is also translated into eight languages: Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Spanish, Urdu, and Vietnamese. Information communicated via email includes:
- School closings and delays
- Attendance
- Emergencies at school
- Low lunch balance
- Power, phone, or internet outages at school
- Bus delays
- Testing dates
When providing an e-mail address to FCPS, please avoid using an educational (.edu-including fcps.edu), military (.mil) or government (.gov) email address. The security settings on government servers often block messages from FCPS. It is a best practice to not use work related email addresses; therefore, it is important to use an email address from another internet service provider such as Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, etc.
How do I receive text messages from FCPS?
Parents can receive text messages for emergencies and essential information. Please make sure your parent cell phone numbers are listed in the “cell telephone” fields in the parent/guardian contact information section on the emergency care information form for each of your children.
Parents and guardians can view and update emergency contact information online using the weCare@school feature of FCPS 24-7 Learning. Standard message and data charges may apply for text messages depending on their cell phone service plan. More information.
News from Hayfield Secondary
The Hawks Athletic Booster Club is sponsoring a virtual Spirt Store for the 2020/2021 school year. These are all new styles and designs. Please support our Hawks Athletic Booster Club and our students. Students can rock their new Hawk Gear in their virtual classrooms.
Proceeds will go the Hawks Athletic Booster Club and support all our teams. Please click on the link below.
If you have any questions regarding your order, please contact Jeff Herbert at JSHerbert@fcps.
https://shop.burkesports.com/groups/924-hayfield-secondary-school-spirit-wear/products
Hayfield Helpful Links
Click on a link for information
Hayfield Elementary School website
Attendance
Hayfield ES Technology Help
Parent Resources (registration, SIS Parent Vue/Blackboard 24/7, Cafeteria, and BYOD)
Hayfield ES PTA
Blackboard 24/7 and SIS ParentVUE
2020-2021 School Calendar
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