Hawk Pantry Update from the PTSA
Hawk Pantry Wish List on Amazon can be found at this link: Hawk Pantry Wish List
The Hawk Pantry provides canned and dry goods, healthy snacks, school supplies and toiletry items to our Hayfield Secondary School community in need..
We need your support! Until school opens, please choose to ship your purchases to:
President, Trina Estrada-Good
5704 Ashfield Road, Alexandria VA 22315
OR
Drop off your purchases at this same address. Canned/dry goods and school supplies will be bagged and distributed (while supplies last) from the PTSA station at the October 5th book pick-up session - from 9-11am and again from 4-6pm. Questions? Email president@hssptsa.org
SIS Weekly Progress Reports to Parents Set to Start Monday, October 5, 2020
Due to the delayed school opening and virtual start, Student Information System (SIS) weekly progress reports to parents are now set to begin on Monday, October 5, 2020. Please note this is a change from the original start date of September 21, 2020.
If you have registered for SIS ParentVUE and have a primary email address recorded in ParentVUE, you can receive your student’s Weekly Progress Report via email. For the 2020-21 school year, Weekly Progress Reports are scheduled to begin on Monday, October 5, 2020. This report provides a summary of your student’s grades for the current quarter. To activate the Weekly Progress Reports via email, login to your SIS ParentVUE account and verify that you have a primary email address within the system. It is listed under the “My Account” tab.
If it is blank, enter the email address where you would like to receive the progress reports, and click on “Update account.” Once your email is confirmed, return to the “My Account” tab to activate and select your preferences for receiving these reports. Emails will be sent according to your selected preferences. Weekly Progress Reports for all of your middle and high school students will be included in one email. For additional help, refer to the quick reference guide for FCPS parents/guardians.
Parents can also access student grades through ParentVUE via the Grade Book tab.
“Go Paperless” Quarterly Report Card Option Reminder
Please take a moment to consider “Going Paperless” to receive only online report cards each quarter. To take advantage of the paperless options, parents and/or guardians will need to log into ParentVUE, then go to “My Account” and select "Go Paperless.”
Walking Wednesdays
FCPS Safe Routes to School in collaboration with Fairfax County Park Authority’s Move Your Way and Healthy Strides campaign will be promoting Walking Wednesdays during the 2020-2021 school year to encourage physical activity.
Walking Wednesdays is a county-wide community program designed to promote physical and mental health. FCPS Safe Routes to School in collaboration with Fairfax County Park Authority’s Move Your Way and Healthy Strides campaign encourages students and parents/guardians to take time each Wednesday to walk and connect with friends, neighbors and classmates before the school day and workday begins. Whether your walk takes you around the block, to the bus stop, or to your school, we hope you will find others out walking and can greet one another from a distance.
Walking Wednesdays will kick off on October 7, 2020, which is International Walk to School Day. Coming in November will be Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day on November 18, 2020. More information about Walking Wednesdays can be found at https://www.fcps.edu/resources/safety-and-transportation/transportation-services/safe-routes-school-srts.
Families, neighborhoods or schools can register their participation in International Walk to School Day on October 7, 2020 at http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/registration/
Here are some ideas for your neighborhood Walk to School Day 2020:
http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/20-ideas-for-walk-to-school-day-2020/
Moving on to Life in the Community Resource Fair
Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Don’t miss this VIRTUAL and FREE Resource Fair for students with disabilities and their parents! Learn about vocational, residential, leisure, recreational, independent living and advocacy options. This resource fair is for all individuals requiring ongoing employment and community support services after graduation. Presenters include: Career and Transition Services, The Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board and the ARC of Northern Virginia.
Agenda:
- 6:30 – 7:15 – Overview Presentation
- 7:15 – 7:30 – Participants move to virtual breakout rooms
- 7:30 – 8:30 – Virtual Q&A with Adult Service Providers
2020 Moving on to Life in the Community Resource Fair Flyer
Update on Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Applications
(8th graders) Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology applications deadlines are not posted yet. Please see their memo: https://www.fcps.edu/news/superintendent-presents-recommendations-improve-diversity-tjhsst-establishing-merit-lottery?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term
Also visit their website: https://www.fcps.edu/registration/thomas-jefferson-high-school-science-and-technology-admissions/freshman-winter for more information and if you have questions, e-mail Ms. Brussel, Hayfield Middle School Counselor, at arbrussel@fcps.edu
FCPS College Bootcamp 2020 - for students with an IEP
Monday, November 9, 2020, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Registration opens on October 1, 2020: https://www.fcps.edu/node/28019
This virtual College Boot Camp is for students with an IEP that are graduating in 2021 and plan to attend college. Employment and Transition Representatives will work with students on starting the application process.
Agenda:
- Complete a college search in Naviance
- Identify and explore your top three colleges
- Get familiar with the Common App ®
- Determine your next steps
College Bootcamp Flyer
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