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Check out what is happening at OHES! It is not too late! The Book Fair is still open. Come check it out! See the link below.
Virtual Book Fair starts this week!!
Bookworm Central has adapted it’s normally fabulous book fair to a Virtual Format.
The Book Fair will open on-line on Tuesday Dec. 1, 2020 and will remain open through Dec. 20, 2020.
The proceeds from the Fair help the Reading program and the Library program with funding for books and other items to facilitate your student’s learning.
Shop for books and educational games from the comfort of your home, no lines to wait in.
Here is the link. Thank you for your time and enjoy shopping.
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Military Corner
ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN CHILDREN AND TEENS: RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND KNOW WHERE TO GET HELP
We have been extended the invitation to allow our families to join staff from Fort Belvoir Elementary Campus, Whitman Middle School Mount Vernon High School. Also on hand to answer questions:
FBCH Behavioral Health Staff and MFLC’s
When: Wednesday, December 9, 6:30-8:00pm
Where: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/6e20df4a3d6e493f8d178ff97cb42852
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COVID Testing
Please see the flyer listing the fixed (permanent) COVID testing sites. Information in English and Spanish. No pre-registration, no ID, no insurance required. Please share and encourage anyone exhibiting symptoms - or anyone who has been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID - to get tested!
New employment opportunity in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)!
FCPS schools and centers will be hiring classroom monitors to provide in-person classroom assistance for students when a staff member remains virtual. If you would like more information about the position, please review the job description and qualifications online and apply if interested. Please feel free to share information about this opportunity with anyone else you think may be interested. If you are specifically interested in Orange Hunt, please email Stacy Radzymski at smradzymski@fcps.edu
Helpful Hints
How to use PROMPTS effectively and efficiently.
Prompts are tools we add to a situation to increase the likelihood of children responding correctly. There are various types of prompts
Modeling: showing the child the correct response
Gestural: giving a gesture or movement that shows the student what to do. This could be pointing, nodding, making eye contact, or looking at a specific area or item. Verbal: providing verbal language to cause the correct response.
Visual: pictures, text, or photos that elicit a correct response
The goal for using prompts is to increase and develop children’s independence with correctly responding to daily academic and behavioral tasks. We don’t want children to become dependent on prompts, therefore fading prompts is as important as using prompts.
When the desired skill is occurring reliably with the prompts given, it is time to gradually fade the support. Fading support can include modifying the original prompt or incorporating a different type of prompt in which the support can be removed easily as the skill is acquired.
Using and fading prompts is important for our learners to be functional and independent inside and outside the classroom.
Prompting in Action Example:
Task: Logging on to the computer
I model each step to log on to the computer (first turn on computer, next type in username and password, then open internet, and lastly access virtual classroom link). As opportunities present itself, I prompt the child through each step by continuing to model. As the child demonstrates the response correctly, I begin prompt fading by moving to a gestural prompt (pointing to each step), a verbal prompt (saying the steps or just key words such as First, Next, Then, Lastly), or a visual prompt (steps written down or with pictures). Once the skill is acquired, I remove all prompts to ensure independence.
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Yearbook sales now open!
Check out our flyer and order your yearbook now. We know this year has been a little different, but we are going to find a way. There will be more information coming about the Yearbook Cover Contest coming soon!
We are here to help
Our Student Services Team created a website to house their contact information, a variety of parent resources, and student social-emotional learning and mindfulness activities. The site will be continually updated as they receive new information and resources to share with families. Please click here to visit the site and be sure to log into your child's FCPS google account to access it. (Be sure to use Chrome to access)
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Family Guide for Return to School
Fairfax County Public Schools is partnering with families to ensure we keep students and staff safe and healthy as we return to school buildings for learning. Working together, we will follow the recommended health guidance that focuses on student and staff health, safety, and emotional well-being.
The FCPS Family Guide for Return to School has a wealth of information on topics like concurrent instruction, lunch, the mandatory mask policy, recess, laptops, health protocols, and more.
Technology update
There is a new TestNav installation that the county is asking that we have all students with FCPS issued devices install before returning to school. The software can be installed from laptop’s Software Center. Here are directions to get the software installed. If you have any questions please contact Adam Rice at abrice@fcps.edu
Helpful Links for Return to School
FCPS Plan for Return to School provides information from our school board and superintendent's offices. There is also a document for Frequently Asked Questions for Parents and Guardians.
Student Health and Safety Guidance Document:
Important Dates
December 1 - Book Fair starts
December 19 - January 3 - School closed for Winter Holiday. Call office for appointments only
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Your Partners In Education
We are in this together!! We are thankful to have the opportunity to work with your family this year and will work every day to ensure a safe and positive learning environment for your child. Please contact us when there is a question or concern. Thank you for your support and being part of our team!
Your Partner Principals,
Karen Tuttle kmtuttle@fcps.edu
Kate Austin kbaustin@fcps.edu
Megan Tempel-Milner metempelmiln@fcps.edu
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Want To Be Involved?
Visit the Orange Hunt PTA website for all sponsored events and activities.
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