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End-of-Year Edition: June 17, 2021
 The 2020-2021 school year was a year to remember! Thank you for your unwavering support our school!
Dear Flint Hill Family,
In lieu of a letter, I have decided to share a song that reflects our school year and wishes you a very enjoyable and fun-filled summer! The Falcon Flyer will return, once again, in August!
Warmly,
Dr. Jennifer Hertzberg, Principal
Mrs. Allison Hoak, Assistant Principal
Schoology
We are excited to share that students, families, and teachers throughout FCPS and in our school community will use Schoology (pronounced /SKOO-luh-jee/) as our learning management system beginning Summer/Fall 2021.
Here is what you need to know now:
- Starting in July 2021, we will not use Blackboard 24-7 Learning or Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (BBCU).
- Schoology has a connected web conferencing tool, Zoom.
- Schoology works with Google Drive.
- You can learn more about Schoology here.
- You need a SIS/ParentVUE account to login to Schoology.
- Parent accounts will be available in mid-August.
- Information about how to login to parent accounts will be shared with you closer to the start of the school year
- Students will have a Schoology account by June 18th, 2021.
- Students will not see any classes until the grading period starts.
- Students use their FCPS student ID and password to login to Schoology. Look for the FCPS logo to make sure you are on the correct login page.
Schoology is a learning space that enhances communication, collaboration, and personalized learning for students, teachers, and families. As a parent or guardian, you will be able to use Schoology to view:
- your child's class
- your child’s assignments and participation
- your child’s calendar
- teacher comments, scores, and feedback
We look forward to using Schoology along with your SIS/ParentVUE account!
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Music to Our Ears!
Students worked hard on “Star Wars” in class and were very excited to put together a video to share with the school.
The video is currently uploaded to WeVideo and privately on YouTube. Enjoy!
https://www.wevideo.com/view/2218072779
Katie Venne, Strings Teacher
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 DedicatED: For Parents and Teachers
HGSE, Usable Knowledge, Article by: Emily Boudreau
A new study emphasizes the importance of the first year of life for long term language and literacy development. Read this article to learn more and link to additional resources!
As you may be aware, Flint Hill administration and staff continue to deeply invest in literacy instruction. For this upcoming year, to support our students who continue to have challenges with reading, and to address the needs of students who may also be Dyslexic, we will have 5 teachers trained, by August, in the Orton-Gillingham approach. Our reading specialist, as well as several special education teachers, are participating in training this summer!
 We continue to highlight learning experiences that support the acquisition of Portrait of a Graduate attributes and skills across our community and Google classrooms.
We will miss our 6th graders so much as they move on to middle school, but we know that they are ready for their next adventures as #communciators, #collaborators, #criticalandcreativethinkers, as well as #goaldirected, and #ethicalandglobal citizens!
For more information on Portrait of a Graduate, ask your child how they are a communicator, collaborator, critical and creative thinker, goal-directed and resilient individual, or ethical and global citizen. Or, click here!
Please click on our hashtag, #FHESfamily, for more awesome highlights from Flint Hill! There are just too many to highlight them all!
Tweet, tweet, Flint Hill family!
Please Mark Your Calendars!
Great news! Flint Hill Elementary School's events are now easily added to your own personal calendar. To find out how to download our calendar feed, please go here.
August 23rd: First Day of School
**Information will be forthcoming about the date/time of Meet the Teacher/Open House.**
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FCPS Cares Program
Recognizing employees who go above and beyond
FCPS Cares is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize those who go above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story so we can all acknowledge the outstanding work of FCPS, and more specifically, Flint Hill employees.
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Falcon Feedback
To provide feedback directly to Ms. Hertzberg, please use the QR code, or click on this link. Thank you, in advance, for sharing your thinking!
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