Dear Haycock Families,
It is hard to believe that we are well into fourth quarter. The end of the year and our 6th grade promotion ceremony will be here before we know it. For our 6th grade families, please save Friday, June 10 at 10:00 and make sure you can join us in the gym. We have begun our planning for this annual Haycock tradition.
This week, we enjoyed hearing about the research that our first graders did. Some of them created Google Sites, some created posters, and some created brochures. All of them demonstrated their deep learning on a topic that interested them.
The second grade put on their Wax Museum this week. It was awesome to see our second graders immerse themselves in the important person they studied. Again, in many different ways, our second graders demonstrated deep learning about a person they were interested in learning about.
We have begun planning for a parent event on May 23 about student anxiety. We will explore signs of anxiety and tips for minimizing anxiety for our students. Please watch the Haycock Hello over the next few weeks for details about this helpful event.
Finally, we are in the planning stages for creating a Maker Space at Haycock. Thanks to Ms. Rowena Enatsky, one of our 3rd grade parents, a few of us were able to visit the Virginia Tech Think-a-bit Lab to help us begin to envision what a Maker Space could look like at Haycock.
It was another busy week of learning and creative thinking at Haycock!
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 22- PTA Bingo Night (two sessions: 5:30-6:30 and 7:00-8:00)
April 22- Orthodox Good Friday
April 23- Last Day of Passover
April 23- PTA Spring Garden Cleanup
April 25- Class pictures and 6th grade panoramic picture
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 19- Longfellow Open House for rising 7th graders
May 23- Parent Event- Understanding Student Anxiety (details coming)
May 27- Field Day
June 10- Sixth Grade Promotion at 10:00 in the gym- 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.
Class Pictures and 6th Grade Panoramic Photo on Monday, April 25
Class photos and the 6th grade panoramic photo will be taken on Monday, April 25. Your child should have brought home a personalized order form for their class photo. If you would like to purchase one, please send the form back on Monday. Every 6th grader will receive a complimentary copy of the panoramic photo.
If you child has misplaced their order form, a blank one can be found here.
Reminder about Livestreaming of Instruction
We are providing livestreaming of the language arts and math focus lessons for students who are at home isolating because they are positive for COVID. That is the only situation in which we are providing livestreaming of instruction.
Additionally, when a family reports that a students is positive for COVID, we aim to get the livestreaming up and running as soon as possible and no later than on the third day after we are notified of a positive case. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we support our students during COVID absences.
Longfellow Open House- May 19
Rising 7th Grade Open House
Longfellow is excited welcome our newest Lancers to our Rising 7th Grade Open House on May 19 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm!
Visitors will be able to walk the halls of Longfellow and see how our classrooms are set up, check out the cafeteria, hear from some of our student organizations and more! Longfellow administrators and counselors will be on hand to answer questions. There will not be a large-group presentation; this is an ‘Open House’ style event in which students may come with their family at any time during the evening.
If you have any questions, please contact Katie Madigan, Director of Student Services, at kemadigan@fcps.edu.
McLean Rotary Club Chocolate Festival
The Rotary Club of McLean is once again sponsoring its Annual Chocolate Festival. This community event will take place at the McLean Community Center on Sunday, April 24 from 11 am to 5 pm.
All proceeds from the event are used to support McLean and Langley pyramid schools and organizations (ie, scholarships, ethics days - 6th and 12th, Safe Community Coalition, elementary reading initiatives, etc.)
For more information see this website www.mcleanchocolatefestival.com.
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