Fairhill Forum
March 22, 2022
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Dates to Remember:
March 22nd: PTA Family Night (Take) Out at Nando's
March 25th: School Spirit Day - Sports Day
March 26th: Fairhill Garden Clean Up Day, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
March 31st: End of 3rd Quarter, 2 hour early release
March 31st: Kindergarten Orientation, 3:00 p.m.
April 1st - April 30th: Month of the Military Child
April 1st: Student Holiday, Teacher Workday
April 4th - April 8th: Spring Break
April 18th - April 22nd: Spirit Week
Dear Fairhill Families:
It’s our big garden weekend! Our Fairhill Garden Clean-Up Day is this Saturday from 10AM-2PM. With that in mind, we will start our day with donuts and coffee and move forward to our tree planting, mulch spreading and grounds clean up. There will be a job for everyone, young and old. Please see below under News from Fairhill PTA News for more information.
The weather looks clear (knock on wood!) and we hope this event has great participation to bring us all back together for a safe community day as we transition back to normal with our lives.
See you this weekend.
Ted & Courtney
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Dinner Night Take Out Tonight at Nando's Peri Peri!
Don't feel like cooking tonight? Order Nando's Peri Peri! Head on out to the Mosaic (2987 District Ave Ste 100, Fairfax, VA 22031) location.
40% of all proceeds come back to Fairhill. Be sure to mention Fairhill in your order.
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Rising Kindergarten Registration/Orientation
Looking to register your kindergarten student at Fairhill ES for 2022-23? Will they turn five years old on or before September 30, 2022?
We will be hosting an in person Kindergarten Orientation at 3:00 p.m., on Thursday, March 31st. There will also be an FCPS bus to familiarize upcoming students with a school bus! They will take a "field trip" around our bus loop!
Please begin the registration process by clicking this link and submitting the forms. We also have paper copies available if you choose. You can call the Fairhill Office and set up a time to come pick up a packet. Please contact Amy Spector, alspector@fcps.edu with any questions. Click here for more information on the FCPS new student registration process.
April is the Month of the Military Child!
April is the Month of the Military Child! Every year we take this opportunity to celebrate our military-connected children and thank them for their service as part of a military family.
Also, see below for our Month of the Military Child Spirit Week:
You are invited to Fairhill's Second Annual Career Fair!
This sensational event will be held on June 3rd. Please click here for more information.
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Positivity Project - Weekly Character Strength: Bravery
WHAT DOES Bravery MEAN? You act with mental, moral, or physical strength even when you know things are difficult or scary.
Click here for the full explanation of Bravery and what it means in terms of P2 in the classroom.
We will continue to be a Positivity Project Partner School. Learn more about it here.
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Join the PTA!
 As we head back to school in person, it is the perfect time to bring our Fairhill community back together. One of the best ways to feel connected to our teachers, staff and families is to join the PTA. You can become a member by accessing this link
Dear Fairhill Families,
We are partnering with the Urban Forest Management and Storm water Planning departments of Fairfax County Government and FCPS to revitalize the grounds around Fairhill. This project was kicked off a few years ago and we are excited to take the next step. We need your help to make this a success!
When: Saturday, March 26, 10am - 2pm
(The event will occur if there is a light rain. If the forecast calls for heavy rain, we will reschedule).
What: We have several volunteer opportunities for the entire family for the garden clean up community event.
Rain Garden: Our rain garden was put on hold during covid but we are ready to complete the project. Our rain garden is part Fairfax County's Revitalize, Restore, Replant initiative. It will help clean rain water run off before it enters the watershed and provide a habitat for many native pollinators and valuable bugs, among other benefits. We encourage you to watch this short video to learn more about the value of our rain garden. It may not always look pretty, but it serves a very important role in our ecosystem. In exciting news, we already found several praying mantis egg cases (they eat mosquitos, yahoo!).
- Plant new plants donated by the Watershed Education and Outreach team.
- Remove the old temporary fence.
- Install a new protective fence.
Assist with Tree Planting: The Urban Forest Management Department plans to kick off their program at Fairhill with 8 trees that will be planted in the playground area. Families are encouraged to assist with planting the trees and applying mulch.
Spread Mulch: We have a landscaping crew coming to clean out and edge the flowerbeds around the school. Families may be asked to help distribute the mulch in the flowerbeds.
Clean Up: As you work your way around the school, please help us clean up the playground by picking up trash, used masks and abandoned recess toys.
Steel toed boots: We are in need of a parent with steel toed boots to operate the auger in the rain garden. If you have steel toed boots and are willing to work on the rain garden project, please contact president@fairhillpta.org.
We are looking forward seeing you at this community event. In order to adequately prepare, we are asking for a head-count for those interested. Signing up does not obligate you to a particular role or time. We just need an idea of how many families will show up to our event. To access the signup genius, click here.
Refreshments will be served.
Note to parents: There will be a landscaping crew as well as gardening tools found throughout the playground during this event. Please keep an eye on your children. We don't want anyone to get hurt.
Flyer is attached here
Estimadas familias de Fairhill:
Como mencionaron el Sr. Cooper y la Sra. Korb en el Foro de Fairhill del 1° de marzo, nos estamos asociando con los departamentos de Planificación de Aguas Pluviales y Gestión de Bosques Urbanos del Gobierno del Condado de Fairfax y FCPS para revitalizar los terrenos alrededor de Fairhill. Este proyecto se inició hace unos años y estamos emocionados de dar el siguiente paso. ¡Necesitamos su ayuda para que esto sea un éxito!
Cuándo: Sábado 26 de marzo, de 10 a.m. a 2 p.m.
(El evento ocurrirá si hay lluvia ligera. Si el pronóstico indica lluvia fuerte, lo reprogramaremos).
Qué: Tenemos varias oportunidades de voluntariado para toda la familia para el evento comunitario de limpieza del jardín.
Rain Garden: Nuestro jardín de lluvia se suspendió durante el Covid, pero estamos listos para completar el proyecto. Nuestro jardín de lluvia es parte de la iniciativa Revitalizar, Restaurar, Replantar del Condado de Fairfax. Ayudará a limpiar el agua de lluvia antes de que entre en la cuenca y proporcionará un hábitat para muchos polinizadores nativos e insectos valiosos, entre otros beneficios. Lo alentamos a que vea este breve video para obtener más información sobre lo valioso que resulta nuestro jardín de lluvia. Puede que no siempre se vea bonito, pero cumple un papel muy importante en nuestro ecosistema. En noticias emocionantes, ya encontramos varios casos de huevos de mantis religiosa (¡comen mosquitos, yahoo!)
- Plantar nuevas plantas donadas por el equipo de Educación y Divulgación de Cuencas Hidrográficas.
- Retirar la cerca temporal vieja.
- Instalar una nueva valla protectora.
Ayudar con la plantación de árboles: El Departamento de Manejo de Bosques Urbanos planea iniciar su programa en Fairhill con 8 árboles que se plantarán en el área de juegos. Se invita a las familias a que ayuden a plantar árboles y aplicar mantillo.
Extienda mantillo: Tenemos un equipo de paisajistas que viene a limpiar y bordear los macizos de flores alrededor de la escuela. Se pedirá a las familias que ayuden a distribuir el mantillo en los macizos de flores.
Limpieza: A medida que avanza por la escuela, ayúdenos a limpiar el patio de recreo recogiendo basura, cubrebocas usados y juguetes de recreo abandonados.
Botas con punta de acero: Necesitamos un padre con botas con punta de acero para operar la barrena en el jardín de lluvia. Si tiene botas con punta de acero y está dispuesto a trabajar en el proyecto del jardín de lluvia, comuníquese con president@fairhillpta.org.
¡Esperamos verlos en este evento comunitario! Para prepararnos adecuadamente, estamos solicitando un recuento de personas interesadas. Registrarse no lo obliga a un rol o tiempo en particular. Solo necesitamos una idea de cuántas familias asistirán a nuestro evento. Para acceder al registro, haga clic aquí.
Se servirán refrigerios.
Nota para los padres: Habrá un equipo de jardinería y herramientas de jardinería en todo el patio de recreo durante este evento. Por favor, vigile a sus hijos. No queremos que nadie salga lastimado.
Fairhill Family Directory
The PTA is excited to launch our digital school directory. Those of you who have been at Fairhill for a few years may remember the A to Z Connect Directory. It is a great way to stay in touch with other Fairhill families and plan birthday parties and playdates.
The directory can be accessed from the Membership Toolkit Mobile App or from a browser.
The directory is available to all families who did not opt out.
Logging In and Creating an Account
Before you can use the directory, you need to set up your account. To set up your account, you must go through a browser. Once the account is established, you can use the mobile app for your searches. The URL for the Fairhill A to Z directory can be found HERE
- Click the “Register/Login” button on your home page.
- Use the email address that you have on file with the Fairhill office and select a password.
- Watch for an email that will ask you to verify your email address.
- Once you have verified your email address, you need to finish setting up your contact information for the database. Complete the parent & student forms and the directory & publish preferences.
Please note, your email address is the only information that is required to access the directory. You do not need to provide your home address or phone number. When you are asked to verify your account information, you are welcome to add your address and/or phone number and can select to have this information displayed through the publish preferences page. The default is for only your email address to be displayed.
For support, please contact fairhilles@gmail.com
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Opportunities to contribute to the Fairhill Community PTA
Are you interested in working with the PTA but don't know how to begin? As we head into the spring, the PTA has several fun ways for parents to get involved supporting our school and community.
Website Coordinator
We are in need of a parent who can keep our PTA website up to date. Experience with WordPress would be helpful.
Staff Appreciation Week
Staff Appreciation Week is the first week of May and we are in need of volunteers to join our committee. The committee will come up with ideas for showering the staff with appreciation during the week (for example lunches, surprises in staff mailboxes, chocolate fountain in the staff lounge, etc), create signup genius pages for donations and volunteers (if needed) and help ensure that the staff feel our appreciation. We are so fortunate to have such an amazing group of people take care of our kids each day. If you would like to help show them our gratitude, please join this committee.
Family Fun Day
We haven't been able to host our family fun day in 2 years due to covid so we are very excited to bring back the tradition! In June, the PTA will host a family fun day. This is an outdoor (weather permitting) carnival type event for the Fairhill community. We usually have food trucks, bouncy/inflatable games, a staff dunk tank, sports drills with Falls Church High School and more. The committee will design the event (new ideas are welcome!), book food trucks and take shifts managing the event. The Family Fun Day is a wonderful community building experience to wrap up the school year. Please consider donating your time and ideas to this celebration!
If any or all of these volunteer opportunities appeal to you, please contact president@fairhillpta.org.
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FCPS Special Education Conference 2022
Our VIRTUAL 17th Annual Special Education Conference will be held Saturday, March 26, 2022 with a combination of synchronous (live) and asynchronous (recorded) sessions.
The conference schedule, guest speaker information, presentation descriptions and more is available on the conference website.
Each year our Special Education Conference draws an audience of parents, educators, administrators, preservice teachers, and community members eager to hear the latest research, strategies, and trends in the education of students with learning challenges, special needs, and disabilities.
Free Online Tutoring Services for All Students Coming Soon!
All FCPS students will soon have unlimited access to online tutoring support services through Tutor.com at no cost. Funds to support Tutor.com for school year 2022-23 and 2023-24 will come from an ESSER III Unfinished Learning Grant.
Students can connect online any time, and in most subjects for as long as they need. Tutoring is focused instruction provided to students in a one-on-one format through voice or text chat. Tutors will focus on developing student’s strengths and capabilities in reading, mathematics, or other specified subjects. Tutoring services may be accessed before, during, or after school hours and/or on weekends through a link in Schoology.
All tutors must pass a rigorous application process including an extensive background check. No personal information is shared between a student and tutor. All sessions are recorded and transcripts are available for review by teachers and parents/guardians.
Students will automatically have access to the Tutor.com tutoring service unless a parent/guardian submits an opt-out request. All FCPS families will soon receive an email including an online tutoring services notice and opt-out information. Additionally, a hard copy form will be sent home with every student.
For additional information, visit our online tutoring services website.
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FCPA Upcoming Camps
Please click here to see the Spring and Summer camps offered from Fairfax County Park Authority, for ages 3 to 16.
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Fairhill's Mission
Fairhill Elementary fosters academic excellence in a respectful environment which instills strength of character and embraces community involvement.
Fairhill's Vision
The staff of Fairhill Elementary prepares children for a productive future by providing for successes in a positive, enriching and academically stimulating environment. We celebrate diversity, foster mutual respect and embrace collaboration as we unite to achieve common purposes and clear goals.
Our vision for the 2021-2022 school year
To be:
A place where every staff member and students feels included and loved.
A place where every student and staff member can be their best and true self.
A place where every student and staff member feels seen and valued.
A place for joy!
A place where you belong.
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FCPS Cares
Do you know a Fairhill employee who does ordinary things in an extraordinary way or goes beyond what is expected? If so, then click here to share with everyone.
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Important Contact Information
Fairhill Phone Numbers:
• Health Room 703-208-8110
• Cafeteria 703-208-8121
Administration e-mail addresses:
• Principal, Ted Cooper: egcooper@fcps.edu
• Assistant Principal, Courtney Korb: cbkorb@fcps.edu
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