Dear Haycock Families,
Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to assist with the Book Fair. We appreciated your time and help, and you helped make the Book Fair a great success. Many thanks to Ms. Sklar for all her hard work on the Book Fair!
Our students gave amazing holiday strings and chorus concerts last week. We couldn't be prouder of them and their musical accomplishments. Many thanks to Ms. Blaha, Ms. Clark, Ms. Blitch, Ms. Ellis, Mr. DuBrular, and Ms. Altoff for preparing our chorus and strings students so superbly.
The School Board has chosen Scenario B as the solution to overcrowding at Kent Gardens Elementary. Please see the presentation to the School Board which includes a map of Scenario B. We are excited to welcome some new students to Haycock! We will be holding an Open House for these new students on January 25, 2024 which is an early release day for our students.
We are also very excited that our fourth grade students have been selected for the Ford's Theater Oratory Residency. Each class will be performing an important speech from American history at Ford's Theater on February 6. See this article for more information about this exciting opportunity for our fourth graders and all the work they are doing to prepare.
We wish you and your family a happy holiday season, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year if you celebrate these holidays. We look forward to seeing our students again on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.
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
Friday, December 15- AAP Referrals due for students in grades 2-6
December 18 to January 1- Winter Break/No school for students and staff
Tuesday, January 2- Students return to school after winter break
Wednesday, January 10- Longellow 7th Grade Curriculum Night 6:00-8:00 pm
2023-24 School Year Calendar
SCA Spirit Days – Dec 11-15
Monday, Dec. 11 – Trade shoes for Holiday Socks/Slippers
Tuesday, Dec. 12 – Holiday/Winter Head Gear
Wednesday, Dec. 13 - Winter Team Costume
Thursday, Dec. 14 - Holiday/Winter Top Day
Friday, Dec 15 – PJ Day/Read In Day!
Haycock Office Closed for Winter Break
Students and staff have winter break holiday from December 18 through January 1. The office will also be closed during that time period. It will reopen on Tuesday morning, January 2, 2024 at 8:00 a.m.
Counselor Corner
Please see information from Ms. Lilienthal and Ms. Padgett, our school counselors, in their Counselor Corner Newsletter.
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 will be representing Haycock Elementary School at the pyramid level. Please join us in congratulating these outstanding employees!
Outstanding Principal: Liz Beaty (Principal)
Outstanding Leader: Jody Delaney (Assistant Principal)
Outstanding Professional Employee: Nick Choobineh (Technology Support Specialist)
Outstanding Operational Employee: Elizabeth Shoemaker (Instructional Assistant)
Outstanding New Teacher: Meghan Gerrity (Sixth Grade Teacher)
Outstanding Teacher: Kathy Williams (Fifth Grade Teacher)
Advanced Academics Program Referrals-
Must be received by Friday, December 15
Parents/guardians of students in Grades 2-6 who would like their student to be considered for full-time advanced academic programs must submit the AAP Full-Time (Level IV) Referral Form to Ms. Laura Chami. To submit a paper copy, please bring to the front office or for a digital submission, email to lchami@fcps.edu no later than December 15, 2023, timestamped no later than 11:59pm. Mrs. Chami will confirm receipt of your submission.
For more information, please visit the Advanced Academic Programs website.
Food and Nutrition Services Newsletter
News and updates from Food and Nutrition Services is located here.
Note to All Rising 7th Graders!
Longfellow Middle School is excited to invite you to the Rising 7th Grade Curriculum Night on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 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 17, 2024, from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.Click to edit this placeholder text.
Snow Days This Winter
For the current school year, FCPS will be returning to its previous procedure for snow days — there will be no virtual learning days when school is closed due to bad weather. During snow days, students may still access Tutor.com, complete any supplemental learning opportunities recommended by their teachers, and view educational programming (available virtually and on public access television channels):
Eleven snow days are built into the existing FCPS calendar. Eliminating virtual learning days will allow us to maximize students’ in-person learning and provide equitable access to instruction and student services.
The FCPS CARES Program is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story below, so we can all acknowledge the good work of FCPS employees.
Please submit the staff member name for recognition here.
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