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Dear Freedom Hill Community,
February begins! It will be an eventful month "on the Hill" as we hold a variety of events, including the Spelling Bee finals, screening for AAP students, ESOL WIDA testing, Valentines Day celebrations, and more. Did you know that we have a special date this year in February? Yes, this year we will celebrate Tuesday, 2/22/22. Stay tuned to hear about our fun plans for the day!
A special thank you to our teachers who have planned learning experiences for students this month. Ms. Wilson is taking the lead for Lunar New Year, and Mrs. Manzo and Mrs. Sitler will be organizing learning opportunities for students about Black History Month.
This week, we also say a fond farewell to our wonderful 5th grade teacher and team leader, Mrs. Oh. She and her family will be relocating to Japan for two years. We certainly hope she is able to rejoin our staff when she returns! We will be introducing our long-term substitute for Mrs. Oh's classroom (pictured above) this week.
As always, please contact us if you have any questions, concerns or great things to share about our students and staff.
Nicholas Zapadka, Principal
Eric Kopacz, Assistant Principal
2021-22 FCPS School Calendar
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January 31 - PTA Spring Enrichment Enrollment Deadline
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February 1 - Math Club for Grades 3-6, 8:30AM
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February 1 - Cultural Observance Day (no new content) - Lunar New Year
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February 2 - Q2 Report Cards Sent Home
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February 7-11 - Valentines Day Candy Graham Sales
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February 9 - Spelling Bee Finals, 3PM (Live Steam coming next week)
 The 2022-23 school year calendar was approved at the January 27 School Board Meeting. This calendar focuses on instruction, and student and operational needs. The calendar is aligned with neighboring school districts and adds additional key observance days.
To find out more about next year’s school calendar, visit the FCPS website.
If you child is experiencing any of these symptoms, please keep your child at home! In addition, if any member of your household has been diagnosed with COVID-19, your student may not report to school. Please contact our school clinic or the health department for next steps. |
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 The Fairfax Health District and Fairfax County Public Schools are hosting free COVID-19 vaccine clinics at 10 schools for students 5-11 years of age. Children do not need to be an FCPS student to attend these clinics. Vaccines will not be available for those 12 years and older. Children must be accompanied by a parent or another responsible adult at all community vaccination sites.
The Fairfax County Health Department’s webpage has information about the clinics and resources for finding and scheduling a vaccine appointment. Up-to-date information about vaccination opportunities is available on our website
 Students may obtain COVID-19 diagnostic testing at six drive-through sites in Fairfax County. Diagnostic testing is provided for anyone who has symptoms or is identified as a close contact of someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19.
COVID-19 testing helps us reduce the virus’ spread and keep our schools safe places for all students to learn. We encourage you to utilize our new diagnostic testing services as needed.
Appointments are not required for diagnostic testing but families must register in the secure online portal. When you register and provide consent for your child to be tested, they will also be added to Freedom Hill's screening testing pool. If you do not wish for them to be part of the weekly screening testing pool, simply log back into the online portal after your child’s test is complete and withdraw consent.
More information about diagnostic and screening testing, including site locations and schedules, is available on our website.
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SPRING ENRICHMENT CLOSES TOMORROW! Spring Enrichment registration has been extended to Monday, 1/31 at midnight. Classes will take place from Feb. 14th to April 29th. There are lots of options to choose from like PE Club (it's back!), Fencing, Basketball, Spanish, Kids on Canvas, Chess, Discover Magic, Little Coders Animation and business oriented ones like My First Lemonade Stand and Bulls & Bears. Visit enrichmentmatters.com/freedomhill for more info.
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PTA MEETING AND MAGIC SHOW RECAP We had a fun PTA meeting featuring a 20 minute pop-up magic show with Joe Romano. Missed it? Check out the slides here. For the recording, click here and enter the Password: Rt&2#w4#. (If you just want the magic show, it's about 30 minutes into the recording.) Big thanks to Joe Romano for joining us. Spots are still open in his magic academy enrichment class!
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VALENTINES DAY CANDY GRAMS The Sixth Grade Class of 2022 is hosting a Valentine's Day Friendly Gram Sale! Tell your classmates, friends, teachers and staff how much you appreciate them! Candy Gram Sales are available starting Jan 31. In-person sales will take place every morning from Feb 7-11, 8:45am-9:10am, outside of school entrance. Each Candy Gram is $.50, and all funds raised will be used to support sixth grade celebration activities. Thank you for your support!
SPELLING BEE ON FEB. 9th We are adjusting the date of the Spelling Bee to be on Wednesday, Feb. 9th from 3-4pm due to some classroom conflicts. As a reminder, the Spelling Bee is DURING SCHOOL HOURS from 3-4pm this year in an effort to let classes watch from their classrooms via zoom. Our community will also be able to watch via zoom. Good luck to all our finalists! The winner advances to the Fairfax County Spelling Bee. Contact Thyaga with questions.
SPRING SPORTS In case you were interested in your child in soccer or baseball, registration is going on for both VYS (Vienna Youth Soccer) and VLL (Vienna Little League) with upcoming due dates of 1/31. Check it out if your child is interested!
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