Fairhill Forum11/01/2022

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Fairhill Forum

November 1, 2022

 


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Dates to Remember:

November 4th: Students invited to sing National Anthem at FCHS football game

November 5th: Pumpkin Pie Run, 9:00 a.m.

November 8th:  Election Day, Student Holiday, no school

November 9th:  Picture Retake 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 18:  Deadline for Employee Awards Nominations

November 23rd - 25th:  Thanksgiving Holiday

December 5th - 9th:  Fairhill Book Fair


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Dear Fairhill Families,

WOW! How amazing was the Fall Festival?! The turn out was incredible and seeing so many of our families in one place warmed our hearts. To ALL the people who helped run such a successful event, THANK YOU. 

Missed the Fall Festival? No problem! This weekend we have plenty of events to attend.  It will begin with singing the National Anthem before the Falls Church HS Football game on Friday evening. See below for more information and to sign up.  On Saturday we will have our Annual Pumpkin Pie Run at 9:00 AM right here at Fairhill! Please see below to sign up or to volunteer.  We still need volunteers to assist with this event.  

As we start the second quarter, we want to reiterate our support for your student and your family at Fairhill. One of the things that makes Fairhill such an amazing place is our supportive community and we don’t take that partnership for granted. We are always an email or phone call away if there is something we can do to make your Fairhill experience better.

All our best,

Ted & Courtney 


Purple Star

Fairhill is a 2022 Purple Star designee

We are pleased to inform you that the Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on the Educational Opportunity of Military Children has selected Fairhill Elementary School as a 2022 Purple Star designee. The Council applauds and appreciates our school’s outstanding commitment to serving the needs of military students and families across Virginia.


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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Every October, our oldest Tigers promote on the school news the idea of philanthropy – sharing your time, talent, or treasure with others.  Students are invited to share some of their treasure (leftover or extra Halloween candy) with Second Story (a refuge for homeless teens), the Children’s Hospital and military troops overseas (Operation Gratitude).  Last year, Fairhill students collected over 500 pounds of candy to share!  We hope to do the same this year, so please encourage your Tigers to send in any candy they would like to share November 1st 4th. Thank you for helping us show that #OtherPeopleMatter!


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.

How to sign up: Go to this link - https://forms.gle/3SYFioByjLZG6wpX8

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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.

 We need your help to make this event a success. Please click here to sign  up to help! 

If you have questions, please contact Mr. Peevy pepeevy@fcps.edu


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.


Picture Retake Day is November 9th

Picture retake

If you have received your student's picture but want a retake, you will need to send the old one in with your student to the retake.  

Click here for more information.


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.


Fairhill Outstanding Employee Awards

Nominations are now OPEN for the Fairhill Outstanding Employee Awards!

To submit a nomination for a Fairhill Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please follow the link here.  Nominations are due no later than Friday, November 18, 2022

You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (one individual may only nominate one employee per category.)

All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in the criteria for that category. The google form link has more information regarding the criteria for each of these awards and the eligibility requirements are below.

Outstanding Teacher 

Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category

Outstanding New Teacher

Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category

Outstanding Principal

Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a building principal (in any school/school district)

Outstanding New Principal

Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a building principal (in any school/school district)                                      

Outstanding Leader 

Eligibility: At least one year of experience in their current position as a Schedule-C or School-Based Administrator scale employee (that is not the building principal):

Common positions in this category: Assistant and Associate Principals, Director of Student Activities, Director of Student Services

Outstanding Professional Employee 

Eligibility: At least one-year experience in current position as a Schedule-B employee or other non-instructional employee in a school that supports school leadership

Common positions in this category: School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Assessment Coach, Career Center Specialist, Instructional Coach, Psychologist, Social Worker, School Counselor, Safety and Security Specialist, Resource Teachers that serve in an administrative role in a school

Outstanding Operational Employee

Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position as Schedule-A or Classroom Instructional Support Scale employee

Common positions in this category: Administrative and Office Staff, Safety and Security Assistant, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, IA, PHA, PHTA, All Parent Liaisons (regardless of how they are paid) 

The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, November 18, 2022.

If you have any questions, please contact Kirsten Chen our Awards Liaison, at kjchen@fcps.edu


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Library News

Happy November! The first quarter saw lots of reading in the library! To date, Fairhill students have checked out 11,658 books! That’s an impressive number, considering we have only had 9 weeks of school. Looking ahead, the annual Book Fair is coming next month. Mark your calendars for December 5-9! More info will be disseminated closer to date, including date and times for the return of our Family Night. We look forward to seeing you there!

Leslie Howard

Librarian, Fairhill ES

Twitter: @FairhillLibrary

Current Read: The Land of Stories 5: Worlds Colliding (listening via the public library’s Libby app)


Did you miss the October Bedtime Stories with Mrs. Vitale?  Have no FEAR, just click here for the recording!  Please use passcode 9kxy!3au6j.

 

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Positivity Project - Weekly Character Strength: OPM - Knowing my words and actions affect others

WHAT DOES Knowing my words and actions affect others MEAN? Everything you say and do can affect others – and your relationships with them.

Click here for the full explanation of OPM - Knowing my words and actions affect others 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


News from the PTA


Dinner Night Out at Domino's

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News from Thomas Jefferson High School


Science fair

Science Fair For 5th and 6th Grade Students

We are TJ Investigative Science Outreach, a student-led organization at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. We will be hosting our 10th anniversary science fair on March 18th, 2023 and we would like to invite 5th-8th grade students to participate. Admission to the science fair is completely free. Participants will complete a research project of their choice and present at the fair in-person on March 18, 2023. We help students prepare for this fair by holding multiple sessions to teach them important skills in STEM like brainstorming, presenting, writing an experiment summary, statistics, creating an experimental diagram, etc. Our first interest/brainstorming session is Friday November 4th, 2022 at 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. We will be holding this session both in-person and virtually. During this session we will go over the goals and guidelines of this fair and introduce students to a multitude of project ideas. All interested students should sign up using the form at the link: https://forms.gle/kDHmtqUefP2WdFey5


News from FCPS


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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.


Dunn Loring Repurposing Project Community Meeting- November 10

Join us Thursday, November 10, for a community meeting to learn more about the Dunn Loring repurposing project, a Fairfax County Public Schools capital project funded by a voter-approved bond referendum. During this meeting, you will learn more about the project and design process to date and have an opportunity to share your views on the project and design process. Public feedback will be shared with the Fairfax County Planning Commission, Board of Supervisors, School Board, and FCPS staff on the community’s view of the project and design process to date. Please be aware, at this stage in the design and construction process, no major changes may be made but small adjustments may be considered. 

The November 10 community meeting will be a hybrid event, allowing participants to choose to attend in person at the Gatehouse Administrative Center (8115 Gatehouse Road, Falls Church) or virtually via Zoom. The meeting is scheduled for 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Language interpretation will be provided based on the availability of interpretation staff.

Please be aware, the November 10 meeting will focus on the proposed design and future construction. Boundary discussions will begin at the start of construction, which may be as early as spring 2024. We will share future engagement opportunities with the community as they are scheduled.

Register for the November 10 community meeting

Learn more about the Dunn Loring project


Fairhill's Mission 

In order to promote equity and belonging, we must:

  1. Tailor our instruction to individual students.
  2. Provide access and opportunities for all families to be engaged.
  3. 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

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.


Important Contact Information

Fairhill Phone Numbers:

• Health Room 703-208-8110

• Cafeteria 703-208-8121

Administration e-mail addresses:

• Principal, Ted Cooper: egcooper@fcps.edu

• Assistant Principal, Courtney Korb: cbkorb@fcps.edu