Helping Prepare Young Children for School

Families play an important role in helping children prepare for kindergarten and having a successful school year. Visit these pages to learn how to actively support your kindergartener:

• Success in Kindergarten Parent Strategies - Learn how to provide a smoother transition to kindergarten (available in nine languages).
• Early Childhood Tips - FCPS’ Early Partnership Team shares information on a wide variety of topics covering learning, feelings, and development.
• Kindergarten Year at a Glance - Get a general overview of the skills kindergarten students will learn throughout the year.

It’s Not Too Late to Register for Kindergarten!

If your child will be five years old by September 30 and has not been registered for kindergarten yet, check out this easy-to-follow five step process.

If you have any questions, please contact our Student Information Assistant (SIA), Shirley Eason, or call the main office at 703-242-6100. 

View our school supply lists here!

Flint Hill ES: Supply Lists 23-24

If you ordered a supply kit from the PTA, those supplies will be delivered to classrooms before the first day of school. The deadline to order supply kits from the PTA closed on June 25th.

Good communication between home and school is vital to a successful school experience for each child. Questions relating to your child should be directed to the classroom teacher. All teachers have voice mail and an e-mail address. The school has a web page that links directly to each teacher’s e-mail.

Each year, FCPS produces a Handbook for its FCPS families. It contains valuable information you may need throughout the year, including calendars, services, and special programs, the instructional program, and information about starting school. Flint Hill Elementary has produced a handbook that includes some additional notes that are important for our school community.

Flint Hill Elementary Family Handbook

We are excited to welcome our newest Falcons on Monday, August 21st!

Arrival:

To begin building routines and expectations for students, we are asking that families who wish to walk their kindergarten students to school please be prepared to complete drop-off and photos at our playground entrance at door 8 and not go to their child’s classroom door. Kindergarten instructional assistants and Flint Hill staff will be available to help escort students on the short walk to their classrooms.

While we know that sending students off on their first day of school can be exciting and emotional, beginning from day one by establishing independence, routines and expectations will help all kindergarten students gain the skills they need to succeed in their new school. Also, on this big day, we want all our kindergarten teachers, instructional assistants and staff to be able to focus on greeting and welcoming students. Our kindergarten team is looking forward to welcoming parents into classrooms in many volunteer opportunities and back-to-school night in the many weeks to come.

Dismissal:

Please be sure that if your kindergarten student rides the bus, they must be met by their parent or an approved emergency contact at their bus stop. Bus drivers will not release kindergarten students to siblings or unauthorized adults. If a kindergarten student does not have someone to meet them at their bus stop, the driver will return the student to Flint Hill ES and our office staff will contact you to pick up your student from school.

Kindergarten students who are walkers must be met and will only be released to a parent or authorized adult. Siblings and other students are not allowed to receive or supervise a kindergarten student for dismissal.

The Flint Hill PTA has partnered with Baroody Camps, Inc. (www.baroodycamps.com) to provide a wide variety of after school enrichment classes for students across all grade levels. In Northern Virginia, Baroody Camps has been providing summer camps since 2003 and enrichment classes since 2014. 

This year, we are looking for an On-Site Enrichment Coordinator, who will oversee all enrichment activities at school every day. The On-Site Enrichment Coordinator will provide oversight and safety for our students as they participate in our enrichment programs.

• This is a paid position by Baroody Camps, Inc., On Site Coordinators will make $20/hr for 2 hours each day of the week that activities take place. This Fall, classes will run Monday through Friday from October 10^ththrough December 8^th, with possible make-up classes the week of December 11^th.

Below please find a description of what the On Site Coordinator is responsible for during after school enrichment. 

On-Site Programs Coordinator Description

The On-Site Programs Coordinator (“Coordinator”) will serve as the primary on-site point of contact for the FHES PTA Enrichment Volunteer and the Enrichment Programs.

• The Coordinator will be at Flint Hill Elementary School for the entirety of the After School Programs, which is generally 30 minutes prior to the start of programs and 30 minutes after programs have ended.
• The Coordinator will distribute and collect the following rosters:

1. Rosters/Sign-in & out sheets
2. Allergy lists

• The Coordinator will maintain a list of children participating in the after-school programs with medical issues, including severe allergies. This list will be shared with the Instructors.
• The Coordinator will help to ensure all the Instructors are at their classrooms on time. If an Instructor is late or will be out on that day the Coordinator will remain with the class until the Instructor arrives and/or finds a new Instructor for the day.
• The Coordinator will assist program staff with disruptive children and resolve any issues that may arise during the after school program.
• The Coordinator will assist with getting students to their classrooms if they are late, finding any students that do not report to their designated area, calling families to confirm student location, and will also assist with dismissing the children from the after–school club. If an instructor needs to leave before all the children are dismissed then the Coordinator will remain with the students until all students have been picked up by their parents/caretaker.
• The Coordinator will communicate with the Baroody Camps School Ambassador, PTA, teachers, instructors and parents when necessary on all matters related to the operation of programs.

If you would be interested in filling this much needed position, please contact Sabrina at FHESafterschool1@gmail.com to learn more.

Support Your Child’s Success

Access your student’s attendance records, grades, and assignments at any time with SIS ParentVUE. Caregivers should receive an activation code when they register their child. 

Once you have activated a ParentVUE account for an FCPS student, you will keep the same account until the student graduates. Information about students in the same family can be accessed through the same ParentVUE account. Access SIS ParentVUE by using an app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android devices. 

Need help creating a SIS ParentVUE account? This video walks through the steps. Find out more about SIS ParentVUE.

Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications Available

According to the Centers for Disease Control, eating breakfast at school is associated with better attendance rates, fewer missed school days, and better test scores. Students who qualify for free and reduced-price meals receive breakfast and lunch at school at no cost. 

Families in FCPS that are earning less than 185% of the poverty level can receive meals for their students at no cost. Families should complete the application before the start of each school year. Approved applications may also qualify students for additional benefits. 

Apply on the Free and Reduced-Price Meals webpage. 

Summer Meal Service Continues Through August 11

Summer meals will continue to be available at select locations through Friday, August 11. Visit the Summer Meals webpage for more information on locations, dates, and times.