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Picture make-up day is Monday, November 13th. If your child missed picture day, or you would like a re-take, the photographer will be here from 10:00 until about 12:30.
If you would like a re-take, please send your child with the pictures you are returning.
If your student was absent or is new to the school, please fill out the form that came home today in your child's Wednesday folder, enclose payment, and send it with your child on picture day, Monday, November 13th. You can also order online on www.barksdalephoto.com using online password:
0038005AR.
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Please Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available online in SIS ParentVUE. If you had not already filled out the form online, paper forms were sent home last week. Please be sure to return paper forms by Friday, November 17. The electronic form will continue to be available in SIS ParentVUE until January 2024.
Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household 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.
Please watch this video and visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page for more information.
Need to Register for ParentVUE?
Learn how to activate your SISParentVUE account, so you can easily submit your survey.
Technical support for using ParentVUE or completing the survey online is available by submitting a Parent Support Request ticket. Select SISParent in the Application dropdown menu and enter Federal Impact Aid Survey under Issue Description. Or, call the Parent Technology Help Desk at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS).
We encourage students to wear red, white and blue on Friday, November 10th to honor our veterans. You may also wear Oak Hill Spirit wear.
We are looking forward to the annual Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, and we hope you can join us this year! Ruby Bridges is an icon who believes the most important thing is uniting students. Because of this, we are encouraging students to walk to school. Please join us in honoring Ruby’s legacy by walking to school, as a community, one step at a time.
Wear purple (the color that represents Ruby Bridges or Oak Hill Spirit wear on Tuesday!
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Order from Domino's at McLearen Square or Greenbrier anytime between 10 am and 10 pm on Tuesday, November 14th using code DN3. Oak Hill will get 20% of the profit.
Parents/guardians of students in Grades 2-7 who would like their student to be considered for full-time advanced academic programs may submit the AAP Full-Time (Level IV) Referral Form to Cathy Lahr, Advanced Academic Resource teacher, at cclahr@fcps.edu no later than December 15, 2023.
The window for families to submit a referral for full-time AAP services is the first day of school through December 15, annually. Forms for full-time and part-time referrals are available on the AAP Forms Page. No late referrals for Full-Time AAP services will be accepted.
Submitting a referral form for full-time AAP will initiate a process that begins at the local school and is then completed at the central office level. Our school will put together a portfolio that includes multiple data which are considered holistically. At the central office level, a committee of six trained professionals from various schools and roles will review the portfolio materials to determine eligibility for full-time placement. Eligibility decisions are communicated by early April. Parents may request a copy of the portfolio that was submitted after they have been turned in for central selection by emailing Cathy Lahr at cclahr@fcps.edu.
Referrals for subject-specific and part-time AAP are screened at the local school. If you miss this deadline, your student can still be screened for subject-specific AAP or part-time AAP for the remainder of the year and submit a referral for full-time AAP next fall.
For more information, please visit the Advanced Academic Programs website.
Please join FCPS’ Chief Equity Office for a virtual meeting regarding the Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R) Regulation. The event will be held on Thursday, November 9, from 6-7:30 p.m. You may register at this link.
Your feedback will help ensure that FCPS policies align with the school division’s mission and values. It will also help identify any specific considerations that need to be addressed for the 2024-25 school year.
Thank you to all for your generous donations of Halloween candy for service members. This is only about half of what we collected!
Thank you, PTA, for organizing this great project!
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 Movement activities in Music Class
Fairfax County Public Schools will adopt new Elementary School Language Arts Basal Instructional Resources for the 2024-2025 school year. A review committee composed of community members, administrators, and teachers met in August to review the state-approved Cycle I materials. The committee will re-convene in January to review the state-approved Cycle II instructional materials under consideration. Public review of the recommended materials is part of the process for selecting new resources.
Elementary English Language Arts basal instructional resources may be accessed in person and online from November 15, 2023, until noon on December 15, 2023. Digital materials for public review and comment will be available on the Elementary Language Arts Basal Resource Review website.
Hard copies of instructional materials will be available for review at:
Pimmit Hills Center, Room 207
7510 Lisle Avenue
Falls Church, VA 22043
Materials may be reviewed at Pimmit Hills Center Monday - Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Visitors should enter through door #4 and check in at the main office or with the building coordinator on duty.
An Open House with representatives from the Elementary Language Arts team will be held on Friday, December 1 from 4-8 pm and Saturday, December 2nd from 9am to 3 pm.
All community feedback will be shared with the review committee and with School Board members before the vote at the School Board regular meeting.
1. Photo IDs
All visitors must be prepared to show their photo ID when entering the building. This is for the safety of all students. We appreciate your cooperation.
2. Kiss and Ride
As the weather turns colder and we have more families choosing to drive their children to school, please remember to model safe driving for your children. Our first priority is helping all of our children arrive at school safely. For many, that starts with their walk to school in the morning. We have noticed an increase in unsafe driving, putting our parents, children and staff at risk. All families choosing to drive to school must adhere to the following:
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Drivers, follow all traffic laws and drive slowly when approaching intersections and crosswalks. Please no U-Turns in the middle of Kinross Circle.
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Leave earlier, even 5 minutes will help. More cars means it will take more time to get everyone through Kiss and Ride.
Our children are our first priority. Help us keep everyone safe by leaving extra time, driving slowly and practicing patience. Our teachers and crossing guards will direct traffic to the best of their ability, and they rely on partnership with drivers to keep everyone safe.
All Lost and Found items unclaimed by November 22nd will be donated. We have many, many sweatshirts and jackets in our lost and found. Please encourage your child to look for their missing jackets. Please consider putting your child's name or initials on the label of their jackets/sweatshirts. This helps us re-unite students with their missing items.
To submit a nomination for an Oak Hill Elementary Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please complete the nomination through this Google form.
Outstanding Teacher - Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a teacher; librarians are included in this category
Outstanding New Teacher- Eligibility: Within their first three years of being a teacher
Outstanding New Principal- Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a building principal
Outstanding Professional Employee - Eligibility: At least one year experience in current position as a non-instructional employee in a school that supports school leadership. Common positions in this category: School Counselor, School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Psychologist, Social Worker, Special Education Department Chair, Resource Teachers that serve in an administrative role in a school
Outstanding Operational Employee Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position. Common positions in this category: Office Staff, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, IA, PHA, PHTA
Please Note: The deadline to submit a nomination is Monday, November 13th.
If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Hoffman at mahoffman@fcps.edu.
11/10 Veterans Day Breakfast- wear red,white and blue!
11/13 Picture Make-Up Day 10am-12:30 pm
11/14 Domino's Fundraiser - all day!
11/14 Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day- wear purple!
11/22-24 Thanksgiving Break
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
- Provide Feedback on FCPS’ Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R)
- National Family Engagement Month
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, sign up today.
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