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Dear Freedom Hill Families,
A big congratulations to our Eagle preschoolers (some pictured above), who had their last day of school on Friday! They are going to be fabulous kindergarteners next year! For the rest of the school, we have arrived at the last week of the year. We look forward to many celebrations (and well as our rescheduled Field Day on Tuesday) before our students begin their summer break.
As a reminder, Field Day is now on Tuesday. Please send your child to school in appropriate clothing for the weather for the many water-based activities.
This week promises much joy as each classroom celebrates with an end-of-year celebration. Our students certainly deserve the fun after such a hardworking year. We will also be honoring our 6th grade class with our annual Promotion Ceremony. We hope to see you.
Friday is the last day of school, and all FCPS schools dismiss early. Freedom Hill will dismiss at 2:05 PM, and our front office will close at 2:30 so that all staff can attend our year-end celebration. There will be no Wednesday folders this week - all items will be sent home (including report cards) on Friday.
Have a great final week of the 2022-23 school year!
Nicholas Zapadka, Principal
Eric Kopacz, Asst. Principal
2022-23 FCPS School Calendar
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June 12 - 16 - Grade Level / Classroom EOY Celebrations
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June 13 - Field Day
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June 15 - 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony
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June 16 - Last Day of School (2-hour Early Release)
2023-24 FCPS School Calendar
Please join us in wishing our departing staff best of luck on their new and exciting journeys!
- Part-time counselor Taylor Coleman will be joining Weyanoke ES as a full time counselor!
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Rachel Sitler (K) and her family will be moving to the Carolinas. She has already been hired to continue teaching.
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Jasmine Nash (6th) and her husband are moving to California, where she will be a school administrator.
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Allison Kelly (5th) has accepted a part-time ESOL position at Bailey’s Primary.
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Amy McCoy (part-time Music) and her family are moving to Hawaii!
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Jill Price (4th) has accepted an ESOL position at Justice HS.
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Sabreen Osman (IA) will be staying home to be with her new baby girl!
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Desiree Coz (Sp.Ed.) and Jessica Blumer (5th) are both pursuing work in the private sector.
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Kristina Titus (ID) has accepted a promotion to Behavior Interventionist at Kilmer Center.
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Whitley Savage (Autism) has accepted a promotion to 12-month PAC teacher at Pimmit Hills Center.
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Eman Mikael (IA) is moving back to her home country
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Jensen Munoz (student monitor) is starting a teacher preparation program!
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Maryam Bahmanipour (IA) is a one-year employee with us and is pursuing a role in FCPS.
Most assessment reports are distributed centrally to families through SIS ParentVUE or mailed to the address listed in SIS for any student. Not sure what assessments your student took this year? A list of tests by grade level is available.
Scores for the following assessments will be centrally posted in SIS ParentVue:
- SOL Scores are expected to be in the week of June 12th (Grades 3-6)
- iReady Scores are expected to be in the week of June 20th (Grades 3-6)
The following assessments will be centrally mailed:
- VKRP expected the week of July 10th (Kindergarten)
As you may have heard, a shortage of educators currently exists locally and nationally. We would appreciate our community's support referring future educators to our school! Prospective educators can always email their resume to Dr. Z. with interest in working at Freedom Hill. Our current vacancies for 2023-24 include:
- Classroom Teacher - Upper Grades (4-6)
- Special Education Teacher - Autism
- Cafeteria Monitor (3 hours per day)
Today is the last day for yearbook sales! Please see our flyer for ordering information. As of Monday, we will be transitioning to in-person sales and cash only.
The school health room is reminding parents and guardians that all medication stored in the health room must be picked up no later than the student dismissal time on the last day of school. Medication left in the health room after that time will be destroyed. It is FCPS policy that medications must be picked up by the parent or guardian. Medication cannot be sent home with your student.
If your student will be enrolled in a summer program sponsored by Fairfax County Public Schools, the existing medication authorization form(s) may be used for the summer program, but you will need to pick up the medication on the last day of school and deliver the medication and completed forms to the summer learning site on the first day of the summer program. Please let the health room know if you would like a copy of the form(s).
Can be found at this page.
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It is already that time of year to start planning for next year. Our Kindergarten registration for the 2023-2024 school year is now open. Please use the online portal to submit your initial information and our registrar, Ms. Sujo, will follow up with you.
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If you have a child at home who will be five by September 30th, please register now. If you have any neighbors with rising kindergartners, please send this information to them, as well.
  
We hope you are excited for Field Day on Tuesday, and for a great end of the year!
PTA MEETING RECAP
Check out the recording from the PTA meeting or the slides here! Recording is here with passcode: 9Mf$rxs$ Congratulations to Harriette Best award winners, Mr. Dowling and Thyaga Nandagopal as well as Unsung Hero award winner Will Crawford! Thank you to all the board, chairs, room parents and volunteers who make the PTA amazing. We appreciate everything you do!
FIELD DAY FUN JUNE 13
Field Day will be on Tuesday, June 13. Kindergarten through Sixth Grade will be participating from 9:30-11:45am. The PTA will be providing pizza, ice pops and an ice cream treat as part of Field Day. Details here!
SCHOOL SUPPLIES ON SALE FOR FALL!
The end of the year is quickly approaching. Get ahead for next fall and skip back-to-school shopping with our Sprout School Supply Kits for 2023-2024. It's an easy way to save time and money on back-to-school supplies and support your school community. Check out the flier here or order online with school code: FHES001. Deadline to order is June 20th!
RISING KINDERGARTEN PLAYDATES
We're excited to welcome the rising kindergarteners to Freedom Hill! Join us this summer at the Freedom Hill playground on the following playdates for a cold treat and a great chance to meet others! Info here.
Kindergarten playdates:
Wed, June 28th 6:30-7:30PM
Thurs, July 20th 6:30-7:30PM
Sat, Aug 12th 10AM-11AM
Have a neighbor with a rising KG? Please spread the word!
PTA BOARD 2023-2024 SLATE
The following is the PTA Board slate for 2023-2024.
President - Kerrey Olden
Vice President - Rachel Shabica
Secretary - Hyun Yoo
Treasurer - Emily Jacobs
VP, IT & Communications - Amber Halaka
VP, Membership - Angela Waugaman
MCLEAN SHELL PTA GIVE-BACK
McLean Shell (owned by a FHES parent) has partnered with our PTA to give back to the FHES PTA. For all customer visits, FHES PTA will receive a percentage of the services. Get your VA Safety Inspections, Emissions Inspections, and Oil Changes at McLean Shell, 1350 Chain Bridge Rd. Across the street, a car wash at 6717 Old Dominion Drive. For more information, call (703) 827-5765. Details here.
MARSHALL BASKETBALL CAMP
Marshall HS is is running a Boys and GIRLS Basketball camp June 28th – July 2nd this year and it is open to all rising 2nd – 10th graders. Please see the informational flier and our online registration is here: Questions? Contact Jerry Lin at: clin@fcps.edu.
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