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Volume 5, Issue 25; March 6, 2022
Thank you, Mrs. Daly!
Dear Flint Hill Family,
While we continue to be deeply invested in this year's learning outcomes, we do not want to miss an opportunity to continue to prepare you for the upcoming school year, too!
Families can be ready for next school year by taking care of required immunizations now.
The State of Virginia requires immunizations for entry into kindergarten, 7th grade, 12th grade, and when transferring into FCPS. The Fairfax County Health Department will be offering a special immunization clinic for Fairfax County students to complete their school vaccine requirements (the COVID-19 vaccine is not a required vaccine).
The clinic will be held on Saturday, March 12th, from 8 am to noon, at the Annandale District Office, 7611 Little River Turnpike, #400-E, Annandale, VA 22003. Please call 703-246-7100 to schedule an appointment.
In addition, March 6th-12th is National School Social Work week. We would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge and recognize the impactful work that Susan Daly, our school social worker, engages in to support students, families, and our community. Beyond offering clinical support to Flint Hill students, Mrs. Daly connects families with resources that play a pivotal role in encouraging social, emotional, and academic success. We are incredibly grateful that Mrs. Daly has joined our Flint Hill family this year!
We look forward to another wonderful week and to seeing many of you at our Flint Hill Fam Jam!
Warmly,
Dr. Jennifer Hertzberg, Principal
Mr. Ross Baker, Assistant Principal
Attention 5th and 6th graders: Spring Chorus Opportunity!
Fifth and sixth grade students are invited to participate in the chorus program at Flint Hill. We currently have 71 students who signed-up early during the chorus preview! 😊 Please be mindful that it is the last week to join, so don't delay!
Click on the sign-up link today!
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Kindergarten Orientation
Thank you to our returning and incoming families for their attendance at our Kindergarten Orientation last week. If you were not able to attend, please check here for our presentation and resources!
We will be in touch soon regarding summer programming and kindergarten playdates!
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New Student Registration:
2022-2023
We are now accepting new student registrations, K-6! Students must be 5 years old by September 30th, 2022 to register for kindergarten. If you would like to register your child, please stop by the office at Flint Hill Elementary School between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday through Friday.
You can also register your child by beginning the registration process online. Mrs. Eason will contact you with the next steps to get your child(ren) enrolled quickly and efficiently!
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JMHS PTSA Virtual Parent Program for the Madison Pyramid
The JMHS PTSA is inviting the Madison Pyramid to join them on MONDAY, MARCH 7th, from 7-8:30pm, for a Zoom webinar about Digital Safety, Empathy, and Mindfulness presented by Richard Guerry, the founder of IROC2 (Institute for Responsible Online and Cellphone Communication). Attendees will gain knowledge in the following areas:
- Preventing Cyber Cruelty
- Safe Communication in Gaming
- Public Databases & Digital Transparency
- Preventing Abuse of Current & Future Apps
- Poor Social Media & Oversharing Behaviors
All parents and students aged 13 and up are encouraged to attend.
To receive the Zoom link and passcode, please e-mail Gayle Schlueter.
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Register for the FCPS Virtual Special Education Conference on March 26th!
FCPS’s 17th Annual Special Education Conference will be held virtually on Saturday, March 26th, with a combination of synchronous (live) and asynchronous (recorded) sessions supporting the conference's theme: Bringing our Inclusive Community Together: Affirming, Assessing, Advancing. Welcoming ceremonies, guest speakers, FCPS presentations, and an exhibit hall are included. Registration for this free conference is now open online.
- FCPS educators, administrators, and preservice teachers will be able to register online and earn recertification points for attending the conference.
- Individuals needing foreign language interpretation (Spanish, Amharic, Arabic, and Korean), American Sign Language (ASL), or Cued Language Transliterator (CLT) interpreters for the live sessions may request this on the registration form.
Questions? Please direct your email here.
Visit the Special Education Conference webpage for more information and to register.
 DedicatED: For Parents and Teachers
The Town of Vienna and Earth Day!
To celebrate Earth Day, the Town of Vienna Conservation and Sustainability Commission (CSC) is excited to announce our second annual Student Creativity Contest! This competition is an opportunity for students to express thoughts on the environment and share imagination and art/writing skills. All students within the Madison Pyramid are invited to participate. The selected winners will receive a prize and have their essay/artwork featured at this year’s Green Expo!
Please see the additional details on this contest posted for download here. Please email questions and entries. Entries are due by 5 pm on Sunday, April 1st, 2022.
Parents and students are also invited to the Town’s Green Expo, which will be held at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St SE, on Thursday, April 28th from 7-9 pm. Come visit with more than 25 exhibitors providing information about composting and recycling, pollinators and native gardens, beekeeping, home energy efficiency, Solarize Vienna, green landscaping, ways to reduce plastics, citizen science, and other volunteer opportunities, sustainable businesses in Vienna, and much more. There will be a live raptor exhibit and an opportunity to ask questions of the Town’s arborist. Enter a raffle to win a free rain barrel or composter. Kids can grab a passport and visit exhibitors, learn about the environment, and earn a prize.
We continue to highlight learning experiences that support the acquisition of Portrait of a Graduate attributes and skills across our community and Google classrooms.
Mr. Bechtle's fifth graders and Ms. Kaluza's second graders were spotted buddy reading in our courtyard during Read Across America week! We love this #collaboration so much! Ask your child about their mystery readers and book selections from last week!
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.
March 10th: Flint Hill Fam Jam Literacy and Math Night, 5 pm; (In-person: Please RSVP so we can plan for all our attendees!)
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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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