Oak Hill will be holding a Town Hall Meeting next Wednesday, September 23 from 4:15-5:00 p.m. At this meeting we will cover the following topics.

• setting up workspace and managing working with multiple teachers
• handling instructional challenges
• navigating links and sign ins (technology assistance)
• addressing optional and required forms 
• managing expectations in the classroom
• and communicating with the school and teachers when English is not your primary language. 

We hope you are able to join us. To log in to this meeting click this link

https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/c1eacf799145401fba33628503feaa77

In Virginia, public school students ages 5-18 are required to attend school regularly.  FCPS must take attendance Monday – Friday.  Attendance is expected during all synchronous instruction. 

If your child is absent and not able to attend synchronous learning, please email your teacher and copy the Oak Hill Attendance office (OakHillElem.Attendance@fcps.edu).  You can  also use the attendance line at 703-467-3535 or call the main office and choose option 1.  

The online iReady assessment (also known as the universal screener) provides an initial view of all students’ foundational skills to help teachers identify students who may have challenges in reading or mathematics.  Students in grades K-6 will take the iReady reading assessment. Students in grades 1-6 will take the iReady mathematics assessment. More information about the assessment can be found on the FCPS Universal Screener Parent Notification webpage.

This fall, students will take iReady at home instead of at school. Teachers will discuss the assessment with students in advance, including how to log in and what to expect. Resources to help families administer the assessment at home can be found on the FCPS Universal Screener webpage.  Below are the testing windows.

For questions, please contact your child’s teacher or Cliff Credle, Oak Hill's School Test Coordinator at cmcredle@fcps.edu.

At the Tuesday, September 22, School Board work session, Superintendent Brabrand will provide updated information on health and operational metrics to guide the decision-making process to resume in-person instruction.

Information will also be provided on an updated plan to begin to offer in-person instruction by phasing in students in small cohorts when these metrics are met.

The work session can be viewed on FCPS Cable TV Channel 99 or on the FCPS website. 

Fairfax County Public Schools has a Parent Technology Help Desk. The number is 1-833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS). It will be answered by staff 7 a.m.to 11 p.m., seven days a week.

Parents or guardians who need help in a language other than English should let help desk staff know, and an interpreter will join them on the line. (FCPS also has existing parent information phone lines, available in eight different languages, that can assist with general questions about FCPS.)

FCPS has also set up an online portal to allow older students and parents and guardians to request technology help directly. 

Get more information about the new Parent Technology Help Desk. 

There are several forms parents are required to update, fill out and/or sign.  Below are a list of them and they can all be found on Oak Hill's website here. 

Emergency Care Card (via WeCare): Emergency Care Form-WeCare      

Health Information Form: Health Information Form Please email this form to Michelle Coyne at mkcoyne@fcps.edu.   

Student Rights and Responsibilities: 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.  The form must be filled out one time per student.

Parent Permission Needed for Digital Tools: Some of the digital resources your child may use this year will require your consent before they can be used. You can find our school’s list of the resources that require parental consent here.  Included on this page is also a link to a form where the enrolling parent or guardian will need to indicate whether or not their student is allowed to use the list of digital resources this year. 

The following forms are optional and should be completed and returned if needed.

     ∙ Homeless Student Referral: Homeless Student Referral
     ∙ Military Connected Students Form: Military Connected Students Form 
     ∙ OPT out forms: Opt-out Forms

The Oak Hill Specialists continue to enjoy meeting with students during the optional Family Choice.  Next week's fun activities can be accessed here.  Students will access these activities by logging onto Blackboard and finding the Oak Hill Specialists course. From there they will click on the BBCU sessions tab, and find our classroom. 

Oak Hill Elementary School PTA membership and dues support your child by funding essential educational and curriculum needs; advocating on behalf of children and educators at the local, state, and national levels; building an inclusive school community for all families.  We invite you to join PTA for your child because increasing our membership, even by one, makes it possible to provide important educational resources, speak up on important issues, and create a stronger school community.  There is no wrong or right way to be involved - anything you can give, whether it is time or money, will support your child's potential.  

To get information, join our school PTA on PTBoard, go to www.oakhillpta.org, use the code 8HSEEV.  Pledge membership of $30 per family and join OHES PTA here.  

As schools teach students virtually this semester, we will not have any after school activities. Parents looking to engage their kids after school, here is a list of our vendors we have worked with in the past, some of them are offering discounts for Oak Hill students.

1. SciGenius: SciGenius: The discount Code will be OAK2020.
2. Overtime Athletics: Otathletics: Offering 10% discount for Oak Hill Students
3. Abrakadoodle: Abrakadoodle
4. Kids in Motion: Kids in motion
5. Silver knights: Skenrichment
6. Fairfax Collegiate: Fairfax collegiate
7. Girls on the Run: Girls on the run

September 16: Back-to-School Night for the following grades: 3rd, 4th, & 5th 

September 21-25: iReady (Universal Screener) Reading testing window for grades 1-6

September 28 - October 2: iReady (Universal Screener) Math testing window for grades 1-6

October 19-23: iReady (Universal Screener) Reading testing window for Kindergarten

Visit the Oak Hill website and FCPS website for updates.

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