Dear Haycock Families,
It was wonderful to have many of you in the building for our evening strings and chorus concerts last week. Our students did an amazing in their performances.
Thank you to the wonderful PTA for providing a hot chocolate bar for our staff last week. It was a very special and appreciated treat for all of us.
A Community Conversation on ESSER will be hosted on Tuesday, December 13, at 6:30 p.m. The event will be hybrid, offered both on Zoom or in-person at the Gatehouse Administration Building in the café. All are welcome. Please register to attend.
If you have a chance to stop by the United Bank branch in Falls Church, you will see the wonderful art work of many Haycock students. Thank you to Gretchen Proctor and Jina Park, our art teachers, for organizing this art show. There will be a reception for these students on Wednesday, December 14 from 4:30-5:30. Congratulations to our Haycock artists.
The school office will be closed beginning on Monday, December 19, 2022 and will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.
We wish you and your family a relaxing winter break and happy holidays. We will look forward to seeing our students again in 2023.
With appreciation for your partnership,
Liz Beaty, Principal embeaty@fcps.edu
Heather Boyd, AP HABoyd@fcps.edu
Jody Delaney, AP jmdelaney@fcps.edu
Important Upcoming Dates
Dec. 12-16- Winter SCA Spirit Week for students (see below)
Dec. 15- Advanced Academics Level IV Referrals due
Dec. 19- Jan. 2- Winter Holiday- no school
Dec. 19-Jan. 2- School Office closed
Jan. 16- Marting Luther King Day- school holiday
Jan. 18- Longfellow Curriculum Night for parents of rising 7th graders
Jan. 15- End of quarter- 2 hour early release for students
Jan. 26- Student Holiday/Teacher workday
Jan. 27- Student Holiday/Teacher workday
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🕎 Happy Chanukah to all in our community who celebrate! This Festival of Lights is an 8-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple, and the miracle of a small quantity of oil that lit the Temple's menorah for 8 days. #OurFCPS
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Longfellow Rising 7th Grade Curriculum Night
Longfellow Middle School is excited to invite you to the Rising 7th Grade Curriculum Night on Wednesday, January 11 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. This night will be full of information about Longfellow and the transition to middle school. Our core and elective teachers will highlight their exciting classes. There will be students and staff members to answer any questions you might have. The inclement weather date is Wednesday, January 18 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.
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🎄 A very Merry Christmas to those in our community who celebrate! Christmas is an annual holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus, and is celebrated in many unique ways across the U.S. and the world. #OurFCPS
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FCPS Outstanding Employee Awards
Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for the Outstanding Employee Awards! A school committee selected our finalists for Haycock. These educators were honored at a recent staff meeting and will progress to a "next round" for McLean pyramid winners. Congratulations to the following school-level winners!
Outstanding New Principal: Liz Beaty (Principal)
Outstanding Leader: Heather Boyd (Assistant Principal)
Outstanding Professional Employee: Katherine Zacur (Special Education Department Chair)
Outstanding Operational Employee: Caitlin Keller (Instructional Assistant)
Outstanding New Teacher: Amber Dominick (1st Grade Teacher)
Outstanding Teacher: Patty Kearns (Special Education Teacher)
COVID Diagnostic Testing in January
Mark your calendars! COVID diagnostic testing will be available for FCPS teachers, staff, and students at five locations across the county January 3-5 from 5 to 8 p.m. 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.
FCPS Cares
Want to recognize an FCPS employee who has gone above and beyond? See this information about the FCPS Cares program.
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