 Mrs. DeVore and Mr. Credle appreciate our great Oak Hill staff!
Dear Families,
We are having fun “treating” our staff to some goodies and showing them how much we appreciate and support their work! Might you be able to send a written word or recognition in the form of a note or through our FCPS Cares? And don’t forget, we have a parent volunteer who is collecting items to be arranged into small gift baskets to raffle off for staff. Please see the information below and if you are able to help, donations will be collected until May 6th. Thank you for your continued support and for sending us your most valuable possessions each day!
Please let me know if there is anything I can do to further support your child’s learning at Oak Hill!
Sincerely,
Holly DeVore, Principal
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As part of Staff Appreciation Week, Oak Hill's PTA provided our staff with a free ice cream voucher fom Baskin Robbins and a delicious lunch from Potbelly yesterday. Thank you for the gifts, Oak Hill PTA!
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This week is Staff Appreciation Week. We would LOVE to honor as many staff members as we can. Please sign up using this link with what gift(s) you would be willing to donate as one of the prizes to a staff member. The more prizes we collect, the more staff we can honor. Creativeness is encouraged! There are around 105 staff members at Oak Hill, let's show them that we care.
You can drop off donations on the front porch of Wendy DeVight, at 3219 Kinross Circle, until tomorrow. If you have questions, please email Wendy, at Wendydevight@gmail.com.
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Students in grades 3-6 will be taking the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Tests next month. Please avoid scheduling appointments on your child's testing day. Make up testing will occur throughout the window based on staff availability to administer tests. Below is the schedule.
May 12 & 14: 5th Grade Science SOL Test, 9am
May 17: Reading SOL Test, Grades 3 and 4 at 9am, Grades 5 and 6 at 12:45pm
May 24: Math SOL Test, Grades 3 and 4 at 9am, Grades 5 and 6 at 12:45pm
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With the end of the school year approaching, it is time for the Oak Hill Staff to start preparing for the 2020-2021 school year. Building a classroom of students is no easy task! We must take many considerations into account such as heterogeneous groupings and balancing academic abilities. We also consider how to maximize the support our resource teachers can provide students.
If you feel that there is pertinent information to support your child’s success for the upcoming school year, please complete this Parent Input Form by Friday, May 14, 2021 to ensure it is used for end of the year class placements. This system is not intended for families to request specific teachers. Class assignments are created by a team. Your child’s current teacher, specialists, and administrators collaborate to make well balanced classes where students can succeed. Oak Hill embraces collective responsibility and all of our staff are equipped to meet individual student needs.
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In order to ensure that we have the right number of staff in place to greet our returning students in August, we request that you fill out this simple survey indicating your child's intention to return to Oak Hill next year. Please fill it out for each child attending Oak Hill by May 21, 2021. If you indicate that you will not be returning, our registrar, Katherine Dillard, will reach out via email for more information. Please contact Ms. Dillard with questions at kjdillard1@fcps.edu.
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In May, people all over the United States celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Students deserve meaningful, sustained opportunities to learn about the diverse perspectives, experiences, and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders year-round, and Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month is one opportunity to honor these important stories.
To support teachers and school divisions to that end, FCPS Social Studies, in collaboration with a group of community stakeholders and educators across subject areas, developed ideas for classroom learning experiences across content areas and grade levels
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Summer Practice Books will be mailed home to FCPS students to provide suggested activities for students to support continued learning. Families who have opted-out of paper mailings from the division will only receive digital copies of the Summer Practice Books. Books will be mailed home to families in early June to arrive before the last day of school, June 11, 2021. Families will receive email communication in May about upcoming book arrival. Digital versions of books will be emailed to the enrolling parent SIS account in PDF format the week of June 7, 2021.
- Pre-Kindergarten students will receive one interdisciplinary Summer Practice Book.
- Students enrolled in grades K-8 in 2020-21 will receive one Language Arts Practice Book and one Math Practice Book by course enrollment. These books will also include information and guidance about digital tools that can be accessed by students and families to support learning throughout the summer.
- English Learners and Special Education students may receive additional or customized books.
More information can be accessed on the Summer Practice Books public webpage
Monday, May 10th from 1:30-4:30pm will be Oak Hill’s final library curbside pickup for the school year. Curbside pickup on May 17 and May 24 is canceled due to SOL testing. Students can continue to request library books by placing a HOLD on books through their library account. Virtual students are encouraged to contact the Oak Hill library to arrange an alternate day/time to pickup library books Tuesday through Friday. Students working in-person at Oak Hill will have their library books delivered to their classroom or teacher’s mailbox.
Please note: ALL library books are DUE by Friday, May 28th. For your convenience, library books can be returned 24 hours a day to our return bin in front of Oak Hill’s main entrance.
The library can be contacted at 703-467-3511 or via email at jlhenry@fcps.edu or gwgermain1@fcps.edu to schedule book pick up or with any questions you may have.
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Tuesday, June 8, is the Democratic Primary Election. Because the Fairfax County Electoral Board and City of Fairfax Electoral Board will be using 165 school facilities as polling locations, June 8 will be a virtual synchronous learning day (no in-person classes) for students.
Get more information about the primary elections.
As the end of the year draws near, families are always looking for more resources to use to review concepts learned with their children. Our Virginia Department of Education website has lots of resources. If you are looking for games to play that review essential standards, here is a link to the VDOE site for Math. In addition, for families who are looking for review and support for our upcoming Math SOLs, here is a place to gather information for practice. Stay tuned for our June Tip of the Week for more resources for Summer Learning.
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May 3-7: Staff Appreciation Week
May 6: Staff Appreciation donations due to Wendy DeVight
May 10: Final Library Curbside Pickup, 1:30-4:30pm
May 12: 5th Grade Science SOL Test, 9am
May 14: Class Placement form due
May 14: 5th Grade Science SOL Test, 9am
May 17: Reading SOL Test, Grades 3 and 4 at 9am, Grades 5 and & 6 at 12:45pm
May 18: Spirit Day/Night at Domino's Pizza
May 24: Math SOL Test, Grades 3 and 4 at 9am, Grades 5 and & 6 at 12:45pm
May 31: Memorial Day, school closed
June 8: Democratic Primary Election, virtual synchronous learning day
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