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Dear Freedom Hill Community,
We hope you are well! We have an eventful rest of the month ahead with our Spelling Bee finals, Valentine's Day, the Read-A-Thon, and much more.
Last week we celebrated our second quarterly Soaring Eagle Citizens. These students were selected by their teachers as students who showcase our Positivity Project traits, and who enrich our school culture through kindness, friendship, and respect. We hope they had fun eating lunch with our school counselors and principals! Congratulations to our Q2 Soaring Eagles:
Preschool:
Yasna S., Sohaib Z.
Kindergarten:
Ryan D., Giselle J., Artemis I., Jean Y., Isahak A., Omar N.
1st Grade:
Arya S., Yusra A., Thi N., Francis S., Brittany M., Antonio S.
2nd Grade:
Kevin U., Darlin B., Muiz B., Tala A., Kaylee L., Andy C., Katerin A., Kriday A.
3rd Grade:
Mohammad O., Denna G., Vicky L., Madelene R., Radeen O., Karim A.
4th Grade (pictured above):
Bashar A., Karthika E., Siti M., Sharon S., Mia S., Keiry C.
5th Grade (pictured above):
Anna N., Kimberly A., Zaina A., Reeha N., Ibrahim Q., Philip B.
6th Grade:
Amy E., Danya A., Amelia M., Ryan J., Alex P., Noah W.
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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February 7 - 23 - ESOL WIDA Testing
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February 7 - 11 - Valentines Day Candy Graham Sales
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February 9 - Spelling Bee Finals, 2:30PM, Link will be emailed
 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.
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It is already that time of year to start planning for next year. Our Kindergarten registration for rising kindergartners for the 2022-23 school year is now open. Please use the online portal to submit your initial information and Ms. Sujo will follow up with you about a registration appointment, which will begin after March 1. You can also see this helpful page for more information on the documents that will be needed.
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If you have a child at home who will be five by September 30th, please start your registration now. If you have any neighbors with little ones, please send this information to them as well.
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This week, we are focusing on Humility. You do not seek the spotlight. You let your actions speak for themselves.
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“Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it’s thinking of yourself less.”
~Rick Warren
Questions you might enjoy talking about:
- How is being honest with yourself related to humility?
- Would you be a good teacher of humility?
- Why is humility important to lead others and to make a positive impact?
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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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 Parents, students, and community members have a unique opportunity to help FCPS select important learning resources. These reviews do not happen frequently, so selected resources will be in classrooms for years and are a significant financial investment.
Resources for elementary language arts are being reviewed through February 28. Interested individuals can review and provide feedback on digital resources online. Physical texts can be reviewed at the Willow Oaks Administrative Center in the lobby. Please ask about the books at the reception desk from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Monday-Friday. In-person review hours will be extended to 7 p.m. on February 3, 10, 17, and 24. You are encouraged to review both sets of resources for the full catalog of resources under review. Learn more about the elementary language arts resource review here.
 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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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 this week 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 WED., FEB. 9th We are adjusting the date of the Spelling Bee to be on Wednesday, Feb. 9th from 2:30-4pm due to some classroom conflicts. As a reminder, the Spelling Bee is DURING SCHOOL HOURS from 2:30-4pm this year in an effort to let classes watch from their classrooms via zoom. The participants' parents will also be able to watch via zoom and will be emailed the link. Good luck to all our finalists! The winner advances to the Fairfax County Spelling Bee. Thank you to Thyaga Nandagopal for organizing it!
GET READY FOR READ-A-THON! Get your books ready because Read-a-thon is coming to Freedom Hill! We are looking forward to another AWESOME 2 weeks of READING from Monday, Feb. 28th through Friday, March 11th! This event was celebrated in all classrooms in 2020 and was one of our biggest PTA fundraisers of the year. There will be prizes at all levels: individual, class, grade and school-wide! For more info, visit here or email readathon@freedomhillpta.org.
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