Fairhill Forum
October 18, 2022
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For a translated version of this newsletter, please click HERE. Next click on the language icon in the upper left corner to choose your preferred language. Para obtener una versión traducida de este mensaje, haga clic AQUÍ. Luego, haga clic en el icono IDIOMA en la esquina superior izquierda para elegir su idioma preferido.
Dates to Remember:
October: Bullying Prevention Month
October: Disability History and Awareness Month
October 17th - 21st: National School Bus Safety Week
October 17th - 21st: Digital Citizenship Week
October 24th: Student Holiday, Diwali, no school
October 25th: Yearbook Cover Design Contest Deadline, Grades 3 - 6
October 27th: Bed Time Stories with Mrs. Vitale, 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
October 28th: End of Quarter 1, students released at 2:05 pm
October 28th: Fairhill Fall Festival, 5:00 pm
October 31st: Student Holiday, no school
November 4th: Students invited to sing National Anthem at FCHS football game
November 5th: Pumpkin Pie Run, 9:00 a.m.
November 8th: Student Holiday, no school
November 11th: Picture Makeup Day
November 10th: AAP Screening Information Session, Grades 2 through 6, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
November 10th: PTA Meeting, 6:30 pm
November 11th: Veterans Day, Student Holiday, no school
November 14th: PTA Dinner Night Out at Domino's Pizza, Pan Am Plaza
November 23rd - 25th: Thanksgiving Holiday
A note from Mr. Cooper
Dear Fairhill Families:
As many of you know, yesterday was my first day back at Fairhill after paternity leave. While I of course enjoyed my time with my family, I have been eager to get back to my other family - the students, staff, and community at Fairhill. Yesterday I was greeted with such radiant smiles and love from all of our students. It was great to see our returning students and meet our new families this year.
I wanted to share a bit of gratitude for our Fairhill staff, our students, and our community during my absence. Tim, Courtney, and our staff have done an incredible job starting the year and Fairhill is running as smoothly as ever, focusing on relationships, trust, student learning, and social development. Our students have been working hard and are already extremely well versed in our routines and procedures. Finally, it has been wonderful to see and hear from so many of our families about how great their year has been so far! A huge thank you to our community for your support of our tree planting initiative and our PTA for contributing to our lovely door mat in the main lobby!
I look forward to continuing to work with each of our families to ensure they are having a positive experience at Fairhill. I look forward to seeing you all at community events in the future (see below for more information)!
With gratitude,
Ted
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Dear Fairhill Families,
This has been another great week at Fairhill! Above you will see some important dates to remember for opportunities to build community and connection at Fairhill. We hope to see each of you at some if not all of these events if your family is able to attend. One of the things that makes Fairhill such a special place are the traditions we have and it’s exciting to see many of them returning!
See you at the Fall Festival and the Pumpkin Pie Run!
All our best,
Ted & Courtney
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Federal Impact Aid Survey
Please check your students' Tuesday folder today. Each eligible student at Fairhill received 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.
For each school-aged child in your household, please complete, sign, date, and return the survey to your child's teacher. 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 responses are confidential.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Anne Kane ackane@fcps.edu.
Watch the video to learn more about this process.
Digital Citizenship Week
 The week of October 17th-21st is Digital Citizenship Week. In addition to learning throughout the year, this week highlights our shared responsibility that plays a vital role in ensuring students learn to use technology safely, responsibly, ethically, and learn to develop healthy habits and self-monitoring skills around the use of technology. Visit the Feature section of our website for a resource that will be added each day of the week to promote conversations between families and students!
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Conferences!
If you have not already scheduled a conference with your students teacher, please reach out to get that scheduled today! During these individual meetings, teachers will be able to share how students are doing during their school day.
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iReadyScore Reports
All students in grades 1-6 completed their iReady Universal Screener this Fall in both math and reading. Score reports will be available in ParentVue for families to review. Teachers will also have copies of these score reports to share with families during their conferences. Don't forget to sign up for a conference with your teacher!
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Fairhill's Wall of Heroes
In honor of Veterans Day, we’d like to invite the Fairhill community to honor their Veteran family members on our Wall of Heroes! To participate, please use any Google account and complete this 4 question Google Form. All submissions are due by Thursday, November 3rd. Thank you!
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National Anthem at Falls Church HS
The students of Fairhill have been invited along with all the other elementary schools in our pyramid to sing the National Anthem before a Falls Church HS Football Game! The students have been working very hard to learn and sing the National Anthem over the past few weeks and this is a wonderful opportunity for our students in grades K-6 to perform for an audience. Each family will receive one ticket to the game for a parent or guardian. What you need to know:
Where: Falls Church High School - 7521 Jaguar Trail, Falls Church, VA 22042
When: Friday November 4th. Meet in FCHS auditorium for warm up at 6:00 PM
Transportation: Families will need to drop off at entrance 8. Pick up by parents next to the bleachers on the far side of the stadium (away from the entrance) or in the auditorium lobby (FCHS Door 8). Students will not be released to parents waiting in vehicles in the parking lot for their safety. Students should be picked up no later than 7:05 p.m.
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11th ANNUAL FAIRHILL PUMPKIN PIE RUN
The Pumpkin Pie Run is back! Mark your calendar for Nov. 5th at 9am. There will be a 3k run open to all 3-6 graders, a 1k run open to all 1st-6th graders, and a 600 yard fun run open to kinders only. Parents are welcome to run with their students. Don’t miss this GREAT FAIRHILL event! See the registration form here and return to Mr. Peevy.
If you have questions, please contact Mr. Peevy pepeevy@fcps.edu
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FCPS Advanced Academic Program Overview
Please join us for a Parent Information Session on Thursday, November 10th @ 5:30-6:30 in the Fairhill library to share information about the Screening and Identification processes for full-time level IV services for identified students. This session is intended for families of students in grades 2-6. We hope to see you then!
Please click here to read the Fall AAP Newsletter. Click here for the Spanish AAP Newsletter.
Positivity Project - Weekly Character Strength: Integrity
WHAT DOES Integrity MEAN? You are honest and speak the truth. You present yourself genuinely and sincerely.
Click here for the full explanation of Integrity and what it means in terms of P2 in the classroom.
We will continue to be a Positivity Project Partner School. Click here for Spanish. Learn more about it here.
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Get ready for the Fairhill Fall Festival coming this month!
 Click here for the Spanish flyer.
Click here for the English flyer.
 Click here for the Spanish flyer.
Free Tutoring for all FCPS Students
FCPS students continue to have unlimited access to live, 24/7, 1-to-1, online tutoring services through Tutor.com at no cost to families during the 22-23 SY. Student participation is optional and parents/guardians can opt their student(s) out of accessing the services. Detailed information and FAQs are available on the Tutor.com Online Tutoring Services website.
Students can 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: Elementary - How It Works and Middle & High - How It Works. Questions not answered in the posted resources may be sent to onlinetutoring@fcps.edu.
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Calling All Girl Scouts!
Is your child interested in joining Girl Scouts? We are exploring creating a new Daisy troop for Kindergarteners and First Graders and would like to gauge interest and support for this adventure. Girl Scouts change their communities, build forever friendships, and dream big! Interested parents should contact Debbie Schechtman-Rook at schechtman.rook@gmail.com for additional information and next steps.
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Fairhill's Mission
In order to promote equity and belonging, we must:
- Tailor our instruction to individual students.
- Provide access and opportunities for all families to be engaged.
- Provide opportunities for professional learning for all teachers and staff.
Fairhill's Vision
Every student
Every family
Every educator
We belong at Fairhill.
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:
• Interim Principal, Tim Stanley: tastanley@fcps.edu
• Assistant Principal, Courtney Korb: cbkorb@fcps.edu
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