Dear Haycock Families,
We hope you and your family had a relaxing spring break. It was great to have our students back on Monday and to hear the many different things they did and saw over our break.
The weekly COVID screening testing that has been happening at Haycock will stop after next week. Our last day of onsite COVID screening testing will be Tuesday, April 19th.
COVID 19 testing continues at various sites throughout Fairfax County. Through the Test to Stay Program, FCPS provides an opportunity for non-vaccinated students identified as close contacts to continue in-person learning. This program is available to any students who meet the eligibility criteria and whose parent/legal guardian has provided consent for their participation.
We are excited to welcome a new member to our Haycock family! Taulia Rose Lancaster was born on April 11 to Caitlin Lancaster and her husband Tod.
April is the month of the military child. Here are some resources in FCPS for military families. Remember to wear purple on April 20 to honor children of military families.
April is also Autism Acceptance month. We honor the unique gifts that our students with Autism bring to our Haycock community.
New Years good wishes to our Theravada Buddhist community! Happy Easter and Happy Passover this weekend, as well.
With appreciation for your partnership,
Dr. Liz Beaty, Principal embeaty@fcps.edu
Ms. Heather Boyd,AP HABoyd@fcps.edu
Ms. Dana Chen, AP dlchen@fcps.edu
Important Upcoming Dates
April 15-23- Passover
April 16- 3rd quarter grades visible in ParentVUE
April 16- Theravada New Year
April 17- Easter
April 19- Paper copies of report cards sent home (for families requesting paper copy)
April 20- Purple Up Day- wear purple to honor Military Children (purple represents the blending of the colors of the five branches or our armed forces)
April 22- PTA Bingo Night
May 2-6- Teacher Appreciation Week
May 3- Beginner Strings Concert (Group 1 @ 6:00 pm / Group 2 @ 7:00 pm)
May 4- Band Concert @ 7:00 pm
May 5- Intermediate Strings Concert @ 6:00 pm
May 5- Advanced Strings Concert @ 7:10 pm
May 27- Field Day
June 10- Sixth Grade Promotion- last day of school (save the date!)
School Calendar 2021-22
The 2022-23 school calendar was approved by the School Board recently. To find out more about next year's school calendar, visit the FCPS website.
Online Tutoring Support
We are pleased to announce that students now have unlimited access to online tutoring support services through Tutor.com at no cost to families. Tutor.com is available 24/7, through online voice or text chat, and in your student’s preferred language. Student participation is optional and parents/guardians can opt their students out of accessing the service. You can learn more about Tutor.com on the Tutor.com Online Tutoring Services website.
Students will be able to access Tutor.com via a link in Schoology. Additional information about how to log in and access a tutor is provided to families via the following instructional videos: elementary video. Questions not answered in the posted resources may be sent to onlinetutoring@fcps.edu.
Congratulations to Ms. Sullivan, 5th Gr Teacher
Ms. Sullivan won the elite Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run on Sunday, April 3. This is the first time in nearly 40 years that a local resident has won this race. A heartfelt congratulations to Ms. Sullivan!
Congratulations to our Science Olympiad Team
The students on the Haycock Science Olympiad Team finished 9th across the state for Middle and Elementary schools. The following students were part of this amazing team: Andy Wu, Arya Goswami, Daniel Vladmiroff, Elaine Zhang, Emma Zhang, Gavin Keeler, Mina Liu, Nikitha Rajesh, Rebecca Sarmiento, Ritvik Kumar, Sabina Hagen, Sulaiman Hussain, Timothy Oh, Yanling Lin, and Zain Marshall. Thank you also to Ms. Arditti for her help and support!
SOL Dates for Grades 3-6
3rd Grade - May 3 (Reading); May 12 (Math)
4th Grade - May 5 (Reading); May 19 (Math)
5th Grade - April 28/29 (Reading); May 10 (Science); May 17 (Math)
6th Grade - May 4 (Reading); May 18 (Math)
Expedited Retakes will be provided this year for students who qualify to retest based on a score of 375-399. Parents will be contacted by the testing coordinators for that option if applicable.
Message from the Library
Thank you to the entire Haycock community that made our in-person book fair a success. A special thank you to the volunteers who helped our happy customers.
Mrs. Farrell is looking to recruit community volunteers for this quarter who are available afternoons 1:25-3:55pm. If you are interested in volunteering, please, contact Mrs. Farrell at 703-531-4017 or cmfarrell@fcps.edu . Even if you want to experience the joy for just one shift, she is happy to add you to the schedule and provide same-day training.
Congratulations to Giselle Zhao, Haycock student, who won 2nd place for 6th grade in the NASA Langley Art Contest for this piece of art
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Haycock Green Team
Thank you to Ms. Brown, Elsa Chan, Daniel Pippin and Ava Leventhal for planting these new additions to our Haycock beds.
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Marymount University STEM Event- April 23
Come enjoy a day of STEM at Marymount University on Saturday, April 23!
The School of Education will be hosting "STEM Across the Globe!"
Here is a small glimpse of the activities we have planned: Make a roller coaster, create clouds, and participate in a balloon rocket race!
This is a FREE event for students in grades PK-8 and their families. For more information, please look here.
Safe Community Coalition Event- April 26
Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of How to Raise and Adult will speak at Temple Rodef Shalom on Tuesday, April 26. For more information please see this flyer.
Doodle POP
Saturday, April 23, 4 p.m. $15/$10 MCC district residents
Doodle POP, a touching and playful nonverbal show, uses live musicians who perform the accompanying score and sound effects, stunning interactive animation projections, live whiteboard drawings and an abundance of theatrical imagination for anyone aged 3+. Created by BRUSH Theatre of South Korea.
For tickets:
https://www.mcleancenter.org/performing-arts/performance/icalrepeat.detail/2022/04/23/13008/-/doodle-pop
3rd Graders at Frying Pan Park
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