Digital Citizenship Week

Spirit Days Oct. 17-21

Fairview will be celebrating Digital Citizenship Week October 17-21 to help students use technology thoughtfully and responsibly as part of their social, emotional, and academic success.

Students are encouraged to participate in these fun spirit days:

Monday: Hat Day - Put on your thinking cap and reflect on your media use and habits.

Tuesday: Superhero Day - Dress up as your favorite superhero, to remind yourself to keep your private information safe.

Wednesday: Crazy Shoe or Sock Day - Wear crazy shoes or socks to remind yourself that you leave a digital footprint online.

Thursday: Orange Day - Orange is the official color of anti-bullying.  Wear orange to show that you are against bullying.

Friday: Active Wear Day/Sports Team Day - Dress up in active wear or a sports jersey to show that you exercise healthy tech habits.

Click here to view family resources such as conversation starters, tips, and activities!

Family Life Education Curriculum Preview Night October 17

You are invited to attend a virtual opportunity sponsored by Terra Centre Elementary as part of the Robinson Pyramid to preview the Family Life Education media and lessons. School staff will be available to help give you an overview of the FCPS program and help you navigate the resources. The meeting will be held on Monday, October 17th from 6:00 PM-7:00 PM . You will be able to access the Zoom link for this presentation through your Schoology account in the All Parents/Guardians Course. The link will be posted by Friday, October 14th.  More information was sent out on last Friday via eNotify.

Sports Team Spirit Day

October 21

The positivity ambassadors are holding their first spirit day of the school year.  School wide all students are welcome to participate in showing their Team Spirit for their favorite sports team.  Can be any team from high school to college to professional.  Spirit day will take place on Friday, October 21st.

Office Hours on Teacher Workdays, Staff Planning Days and Staff Development Days

The office will be open from 9am - 12pm on upcoming Teacher Workdays, Staff Planning Days and Staff Development days for the remainder of the 2022-23 school year.

Arrival Reminders

Just a friendly reminder that our late bell rings at 9:10.  Students arriving after 9:10 must go to the office WITH A PARENT OR GUARDIAN to sign in and receive a tardy pass.  All drop offs before 9:10 should occur in the kiss and ride line, and not in the front bus loop.

Fairview ES Outstanding Staff Members 2022-2023

We are accepting nominations for Fairview Elementary Staff Members for the 2022 – 2023 school year.  Please fill out the google form no later than November 1st.

FCPS is encouraging all schools to identify outstanding employees.  This outreach to more readily recognize FCPS employees is in response to employee feedback from the school district's annual Working Conditions Survey.   This form will help us to collect nominations for outstanding teacher, outstanding new teacher, outstanding principal,  outstanding new principal, outstanding school based leader, outstanding school based professional employee, and outstanding school based operation employee.  Please consider nominating an outstanding staff member, so that they may be recognized for their day-to-day efforts in supporting our students, staff, and FCPS initiatives no later than November 1st. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MjjVtYfL1KExbcI1-oy06fwhyrTkV5MZXqtPOFESsxA/edit

Lunch in our Cafeteria

We are excited to share that we are open for parents/caregivers to have lunch with their students. Effective Monday, October 17, parents can sign in at the main office during their child’s lunchtime to visit in the cafeteria. Please make note of the following:

• Our first priority is to ensure every student has a seat at their respective class table to eat lunch with their peers.
• We have several grade levels that eat lunch at the same time. This results in a crowded cafeteria so please be mindful of this. We do have one overflow table in the center of the cafeteria where students can sit with their parents.
• For safety reasons, please remain in the cafeteria while visiting for lunch. Parents are not permitted to walk their child to class, visit the playground, etc.
• Please do not bring food from outside vendors to your child during lunch. This creates challenges for other students who may not have the opportunity to eat lunch with their parent /caregiver or have a special lunch brought to them.

Please fill out our google form found here so that we can account for how many parents/caregivers will be visiting on a daily basis.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Picture Order Information

Online orders may be placed by going to www.strawbridge.net . Click Order Pictures and enter the following code:  FM399456  This code will expire 5 days after Picture Day.

Strawbridge has indicated that proofs will be sent for those students who did not pre-order pictures.  Please note, pictures may be ordered once the proofs are received but there will be an additional fee for shipping.

Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid

Beginning on October 18, FCPS will be asking all families to fill out a Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid. Returning this form is important because information from this survey results in an additional $3 million in grants each year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.

Watch your mailbox for the form to arrive.

For each school-aged child in your household, please complete, sign, date, and return the survey to your child's school. If sections 1 and 2 of the survey do not apply to you, just check the box in Section 3. All forms must be signed, dated, and returned by November 4. All results are confidential.

Covid Diagnostic Testing

COVID diagnostic testing will be available for FCPS students, teachers, and staff at five locations across the county on October 17, 18, and 19. This testing is for those who are either experiencing COVID symptoms or have been exposed to someone diagnosed with COVID. Appointments are not required, but registration must be completed before testing. Visit the COVID Testing webpage for more information. 

National Bullying Prevention Month

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. To help develop a common understanding of Bullying, below is the FCPS definition. 

Bullying in Students Rights and Responsibilities is defined as:  “Any aggressive and unwanted behavior that is intended to harm, intimidate, or humiliate the victim; involves a real or perceived power imbalance between the aggressor or aggressors and victim; and is repeated over time or causes severe emotional trauma. “Bullying” includes cyberbullying. “Bullying” does not include ordinary teasing, horseplay, argument, or peer conflict.”

For more information on how FCPS handles a bullying situation please visit the FCPS Bullying Prevention and Intervention webpage. Our goal is to ensure all students feel safe and welcomed at school. If you have questions and/or concerns about something that is going on at school, please contact the front office so that they can support you and most importantly your student.  

Graduation Rates Remain Strong

After seeing record high rates last year, the Fairfax County Public Schools Class of 2022 continued to report strong on-time graduation rates at 94.2 percent, according to data released last week from the Virginia Department of Education. This year’s overall on-time graduation rate is only 0.4 points less than the division’s 94.6 percent high in 2021, reflecting continued success with a larger and more diverse senior class.

Después de ver tasas récord el año pasado, la clase de 2022 de las escuelas públicas del condado de Fairfax continuó reportando fuertes tasas de graduación a tiempo en el 94,2 por ciento, según los datos publicados la semana pasada por el Departamento de Educación de Virginia. La tasa general de graduación a tiempo de este año es sólo 0,4 puntos menos que el alto 94,6 por ciento de la división en 2021, lo que refleja el éxito continuo con un último año más grande y más diverso.

Dyslexia Awareness Month

The Parent Resource Center will host an open house for parents to learn more about dyslexia and how to support students with dyslexia on October 20 from 4 to 6 p.m. Learn more about PRC events on their website. 

The FCPS Dyslexia handbook also provides information and resources to families. It reflects a division-wide commitment to ensure that the needs of students with dyslexia are met as a result of collective responsibility and collaboration across general and special education contexts.

Get to Know FCPS’ Ombuds Office

Did you know that FCPS has an Office of the Ombuds that is available to support you? An ombuds is someone who helps resolve conflict by facilitating communications and sharing available resources. The Office of the Ombuds works as an independent confidential resource to help students, families, community members, and employees get questions answered, resolve concerns, and voice complaints regarding FCPS matters.  The ombuds is available to: 

• Share strategies for parents to improve communication with, and between, school and home.
• Help to resolve disagreements between parents and schools or disagreements involving employees in the workplace.
• Provide ideas to foster parent participation in Individual Education Plan (IEP) and 504 Plan meetings.
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They do not change or make decisions, policies, or regulations; take sides; or provide legal advice.

If you have concerns, questions, or complaints to share with the Office of the Ombuds, please call 571-423-4014, email ombuds@fcps.edu, or visit their webpage, You may also submit a question. 

Fairview High Fliers

Have you seen a staff member going above and beyond for your student or family? Please take a moment to thank them by submitting this High Flier form.  The staff member will receive a printed certificate with your comments in their mailbox.

Be a Monitor - Join our Fairview Staff

Fairview has had a wonderful start to the school year. As we plan forward, we are seeking to hire monitors to supervise students at non-instructional blocks of their day. The hiring of monitors will promote additional valuable planning time for the teachers on a consistent basis and is required per new county regulations. Monitors will be trained to cover recess for a classroom teacher a time or two a week. Again, these are hourly paid positions and required at all schools. We look forward to welcoming Fairview community members to express interest via email to our Assistant Principal, Ms. Ehrman, at rnrehrman@fcps.edu. The monitor position is paid at an hourly rate of $16.36 per hour There is flexibility within this time and days of the week. Thank you for considering joining our Fairview team!

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