January 30, 2023
Dearest Sleepy Hollow Family,
We hope this newsletter finds you in the best of health and in great spirits. This week marks the end of one semester and the beginning of a new one. That means we are halfway through our 2022-23 school year. Wow! The next few months will be filled with amazing learning opportunities, along with wonderful school/PTA activities. So please stay connected. We look forward to learning, working, and having fun together.
Please join me in congratulating Kristine Hsia (ESOL Team). In addition to being nominated as our Sleepy Hollow Outstanding Teacher, Kristine has also been selected as the 2022-2023 Justice Pyramid Elementary School Outstanding Teacher!
Wishing you a spectacular week filled with Amazing Grace, peace, and HOPE!
~Hope begins in the dark; the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait, and watch, and work; you don’t give up. ~ Anne Lamott
All the best,
Mattie Fallen, Principal
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Library News
SHES students LOVE to check out books! Students have free choice of what titles they select from our shelves, and everyone enjoys such a variety of different books – yay for finding a good book of interest! Here’s a quick fact: since the start of this school year, our library has checked out 14,196 books – wow, that’s a lot of happy reading!
PTA Spirit Night February 2, 2023
Join the Sleepy Hollow community for the first Spirit Night of 2023 at Sloppy Mama's BBQ, located in Arlington -- very close to the Falls Church line. Warm up with lunch or dinner in the dining room, at one of the outside tables or pick up to-go and part of your bill will be donated to SHES PTA.
When: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 Time: 11am-8pm (lunch + dinner!)
Where: Sloppy Mama's BBQ 5731 Langston Blvd., Arlington https://www.sloppymamas.com/
Show the Spirit Night flyer or write "sleepyhollowpta" (all lower case) on your bill/receipt or the PROMO CODE field of your online order form and your meal will support the PTA.
Order at www.toasttab.com/sloppymamasbbq/v3 or call 703- 269-2718 for pick up. You don't have to be a SHES family to support this event -- be sure to share with your friends + neighbors!
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The Magnet Program
The Magnet Program registration window will be open from Wednesday March 1, through Wednesday, April 12, 2023. No late applications are accepted.
To learn more about the programs and the registration process, families are encouraged to attend one of the Parent Informational Nights:
- Hunters Woods Elementary, February 13, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. - In-person
- Snow date: February 21, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
- Bailey’s Upper, February 15, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. - Virtual only
- Bailey’s Primary, February 16, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. - In person
- Snow date: February 23, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
https://www.fcps.edu/registration/elementary-magnet-school-lottery.
Resources Available for Possible Virtual Learning
In the event of a virtual learning day, the resources below would be helpful to communicate to your school community.
Understanding the SEL (Social Emotional Learning) Screener Results
Recently, results from the SEL Screener were sent home. The screener is used to gather information about your student’s perceptions of their skills, relationships, mood, and the school environment. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions, achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions (CASEL, 2021). If you would like to understand your child's SEL Screener outcomes, click here for additional information.
Family Life Education Instructional Program Information
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides a comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for students in grades kindergarten through grade twelve. Instruction is seen as a partnership among parents and guardians, the school, and the community in supporting the learning essential to the development of strong families, positive relationships, and a healthy community.
Parents/guardians may choose to opt their child out of all or part of the Family Life Education program. Students who are opted out are provided with age-appropriate, nonpunitive alternative health instruction, and every effort is made to foster respect for family choices. If you wish to opt your child out of all or part of FLE for this school year, opt out forms will be included in your child’s back-to-school/orientation packets and are available online for. Please fill in the opt-out form and return it to your child’s school prior to Family Life Education instruction.
Detailed grade-level program descriptions are available online at Elementary (K-6) ,. FLE grade level-specific lessons and media that FCPS has streaming rights for are available for parents online in Schoology. Parents/guardians login to Schoology using the same username and password as their Student Information System (SIS) Parent account. Grade level-specific lessons are also available at the City of Fairfax Regional Library (this location does not have media). Grade level-specific lessons and media that is not streamed online are available for review at your child’s school library. Due to copyright permissions, we are unable to stream all media online.
Program questions may be addressed at your child’s school or by contacting Instructional Services at 571-423-4550 or fle@fcps.edu.
Tech Adventure Camp Summer 2023
This weekly summer program gives students the opportunity to explore the exciting pathways in Career and Technical Education including STEAM, culinary, health, trades, and computer science.
Register Now for February Webinars
Meet the Author Series: All Cats are on the Autism Spectrum by Kathy Hoopmann
Cats take a playful look at the world of autism, and these fun feline friends will strike a chord with all those who are familiar with children on the Autism Spectrum.
Join Kathy Hoopmann as she celebrates the diversity within this neurodiverse community by reading from her book and answering audience questions.
Thursday, February 9, 2023, 7 - 8 p.m.
Register for Meet the Author Series All Cats are on the Autism Spectrum by Kathy Hoopmann
View the individual event page if you would like to share this event with others.
Neurodiversity at Elementary Schools
How can families partner with schools?
- Strategies to set your child up for success
- How to advocate for your child
- Tools for collaborating with your child's school
February 10, 2023, 10 - 11:30 a.m.
Presented by Kristen Haynor, FCPS Neurodiversity Specialist
Register for Neurdoversity at Elementary Schools
View the individual event page if you would like to share this event with others.
Future Planning for Elementary and Middle School Students in Special Education: An In-Person Workshop
For families, caregivers, and educators of students receiving special education services.
Join Career and Transition Services (CTS) to learn about planning for life in and after high school!
It’s never too early or too late to prepare for your future. We want to help you start planning for a successful transition from school to life as a young adult.
- Ensuring the postsecondary success of our students with disabilities is dependent on what is known as transition planning. Please join CTS and other support service personnel for an evening focused on planning for the future.
- You will have the opportunity to meet and ask questions of representatives from CTS programs and services for students with disabilities, short- and long-term postsecondary supports, employment, and postsecondary education considerations, and Supported Decision Making, and student self-determination as an evidence-based predictor of post-school success.
- This event also includes a student/parent panel where members describe their firsthand experiences as they navigated Fairfax County Public Schools and planning for their child’s future. A questions/answer session will follow.
- FCPS Educators register in MyPDE to receive 2 recertification points for attending the entire event
February 15, 2023 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Luther Jackson Middle School 3020 Gallows Road Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Snow Date: February 22, 2023
Register for Future Planning for Elementary and Middle School Students in Special Education
View the individual event page if you would like to share this event with others.
Supporting Mental Health Through Play
Join us for a 2-part interactive session designed for parents, caregivers, and educators to discover how incorporating more unstructured play & sensory foundational activities to support all young children’s development, including children with special needs and mental health concerns.
Session #1 Highlights: View the individual event page if you would like to share this event with others.
- The power of unstructured play in creating opportunities to build executive functioning skills
- Differences in play experiences over the past 30-40 years
- Benefits and Ways of incorporating unstructured play into a child’s day
Session #2 Highlights: View the individual event page if you would like to share this event with others.
- Angie Voss’ “power sensations” (movement & touch)
- Reflecting on our own temperaments, including sensory preferences, in order to provide a “goodness of fit” for our child or student
- Creating an environment where all young children can thrive
This webinar is presented by Early Childhood Special Education Assistant Director, Amber Gant, with George Mason’s Training and Technical Assistance Center.
Session 1: February 17, 2023, 10-11:30 a.m.
Session 2: February 24, 2023, 10-11:30 a.m.
Register for Supporting Mental Health Through Play
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