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Dear Freedom Hill Community,
As the weather heats up, so is the anticipation of our end of year festivities! May is flying by in a flash. We're so proud of our students for the learning they are demonstrating this year, from our primary students becoming more advanced readers and writers, to our upper grade students performing admirably on the SOLs. In the coming weeks, we will celebrate the end of the school year with class/grade level festivities, 6th Grade Promotion, Field Day, awards, and much more. Keep your eye out for communications from your classroom teacher about how you can be involved with recognizing our students for their great efforts in 2021-22.
FCPS has seen a recent increase in COVID-19 cases and outbreaks and parents/legal guardians are reminded of the daily health screening requirement to check their students for mild, cold-like symptoms each day, such as fever, runny nose, cough, or shortness of breath. Parents and guardians are advised to keep their students home if sick and get them tested to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
As always, please contact us if you have any questions, concerns or great things to share about our students and staff. Have a great week.
In partnership,
Nicholas Zapadka, Principal
Eric Kopacz, Asst. Principal
2021-22 FCPS School Calendar
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May 16 - 5th Grade Science SOL
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May 17 - 27 - SOL Makeups and Retakes
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May 20 - PTA Outdoor Movie Night, 7PM
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May 30 - Memorial Day - School Closed
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June 3 - Field Day (Volunteers Needed!)
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June 9 - 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony
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June 10 - Last Day of School - 2-Hour Early Release
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June 21 - Sprout School Supply Orders Due
2022-23 FCPS School Calendar
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We are busy hiring amazing educators for the 22-23 school year! Freedom Hill currently has the following vacancies:
- Special Education Teacher, Cat A
- Special Education Teacher, Intellectual Disabilities
We ask the community's assistance in alerting any educators to our vacancies. Interested individuals can email Dr. Z.
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Dear Parents,
This spring we are beginning to prepare for our annual fitness and field day. The theme is "Teamwork Makes the Dream Work". The event will take place on Friday, June 3rd. Kindergarten through Sixth Grade will be participating from 9:30-11:45am.
In order for the event to be successful, we need volunteers to assist in running the activities. Volunteers would need to arrive no later than 9:10am on the day of the event and stay until 11:50am to help with clean up.
If you can volunteer, please fill out the Sign-Up Genius form by Friday, May 27th. You will receive your activity assignment and details about Field Day through email shortly before the date. It’s been a few years but if you are a veteran parent, please let us know if you have a particular station you would prefer to be assigned to, and we will do our best to accommodate you. Thanks!!!
"The truth is that teamwork is at the heart of great achievement." - John C. Maxwell
Mr.Dowling & Mr. Hasenecz
Physical Education Department
Freedom Hill ES
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Yearbook sales for the 2021-22 school year have begun! We look forward to sharing our memories for this school year. The cost is $15 per book. There are four ways to purchase:
- Through your account on MySchoolBucks
- Exact cash in an envelope with your/your child's name
- Check made out to Freedom Hill in an envelope with your/your child's name
Questions regarding payment should be directed to Kelly Harris, khharris@fcps.edu.
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Students in grades 3-6 participate in end-of-year testing required by the state of Virginia, called the Standards of Learning (SOL) tests. We ask that you please avoid any appointments or trips that may interrupt your child’s testing days to the greatest extent possible.
What are Expedited Retakes? The Virginia Board of Education allows elementary and middle school students who fail Standards of Learning (SOL) tests by a narrow margin to retake the test before the end of the school year. Retesting is available when a student fails their first attempt with a score of 375-399 (400 is passing). Parent permission is required for any retests for students in grades 3-8. The SOL Retake Permission Forms were sent home in Wednesday Folders - please return the form to your child’s teacher by/before April 22nd.
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OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT FRIDAY 5/20
Join us THIS FRIDAY, May 20th for our Outdoor Movie Night! This is event is free for our FHES community to celebrate the end of SOLs. We'll be playing Sing 2 on the blacktop or back field (depending on weather and light/shade). Masks are recommended but not required. Bring a blanket or chair and come at 7pm to grab a spot and the movie will start at 7:30pm. We'll also have a food truck from Ben & Jerry's featuring Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Mint Chocolate Chunk, Dirt Cake (new flavor), Vanilla, and Berry Berry sorbet for a Non Dairy option. We will have three sizes- Kids (1 Scoop) $4.50, Small (2 Scoops) $5.50, and Large (3 Scoops) $6.50. ALL THE DETAILS ARE HERE!
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PTA SLATE FOR 2022-2023
Our nominating committee presents the following slate for the 2022-2023 school year for the PTA Board: President: Sahar Javadi Vice President: Rachel Shabica Treasurer: Kerrey Olden VP Membership: Angela Waugaman VP IT & Communications: Amber Halaka Secretary: Open (this could be you!) VP Business Development: Jeff Hoffman If you are interested, please send in a short form here to nominating_committee@freedomhillpta.org.
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ORDER SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR FALL
Time to plan ahead and skip the trip to the store this summer! Your student's exact teacher requested school supplies for the 2022-23 school year are available now! Go to www.sproutsupplies.com and enter school code FHES001 by June 21st. Check out the flier for details. Thanks to Nicole Camara for organizing!
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