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Outstanding Employee Nominees for Bush Hill Elementary
This morning, our staff met to recognize all of our school's nominees for FCPS' Outstanding Employee Awards. We are so grateful to our community members who took the time to submit nominations to honor the work of our many wonderful employees! Please join us in congratulating the following staff members:
Outstanding Teacher:
- Thea Steventon, Kindergarten Teacher
- Lalin Courtney, Special Education Teacher
- Suzy Ghosh, Second Grade Teacher
- Natalie Montero, Special Education Teacher
- Theresia Anderson, Sixth Grade Teacher
- Stacie Becker, Kindergarten Teacher
- PJ McCarthy, Fourth Grade Teacher
- Chris Poulson, Preschool Teacher
- Melissa Kirchmier, Third Grade Teacher
- Robyn Laha, Third Grade Teacher
- Tadhg Dowd, Fifth Grade Teacher
Outstanding New Teacher:
- Anna Huffman, Second Grade Teacher
- Amaria Hall, First Grade Teacher
- Renee Rose-Grandison, Second Grade Teacher
- Mandy McGroddy, Special Education Teacher
Outstanding Operational Employee:
- Cephas Appiah, Custodian
- Katelyn Henry, Instructional Assistant
- Crystal Syphrit, Instructional Assistant
- Crystal Saunders, Site Based Substitute
Outstanding Professional Employee:
- Alison Bieber, School Based Technology Specialist
Outstanding Principal:
A committee of staff members reviewed the nominations for each category and selected one candidate to represent Bush Hill as nominees for the Edison Pyramid level of the awards program. The following staff members will now be considered for the Edison Pyramid level in their respective categories, which will be announced soon:
- Stacie Becker, Outstanding Teacher
- Mandy McGroddy, Outstanding New Teacher
- Crystal Syphrit, Outstanding Operational Employee
- Alison Bieber, Outstanding Professional Employee
- Mary Duffy, Outstanding Principal
All rising kindergarten and first grade students who live in Fairfax County may enter a lottery to participate in Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs. In DLI programs, students are learning elementary content in two languages with students spending half of the day learning in either language. English Language Arts and Social Studies are taught in English. Math, Science, Health, and Target Language Arts are taught in another language.
FCPS offers DLI programs in French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Online lottery application begins on January 22nd (9 a.m.). A SIS account is required to complete the application. If a student is not currently enrolled in FCPS, registration at the base school is required. FCPS does not
provide transportation for students who live outside the attendance area of the DLI school. A one-time fee of $100 must be paid upon acceptance of an out-of-boundary placement (see Notice 5922).
Program Sites and Informational Meetings
The schools listed below offer county-wide DLI Program enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year. Parents are encouraged to attend one of the informational meetings. The dates for all meetings are listed below. Meetings will be held at the elementary school listed except for the virtual event.
LANGUAGE GRADES LOCATION* DATE TIME SNOW DATE TIME
French 1 Kent Gardens January 18 5:30 p.m. January 29 5:30 p.m.
German 1 Orange Hunt January 24 6:00 p.m. February 1 6:00 p.m.
Japanese 1 Fox Mill January 17 7:00 p.m. January 24 7:00 p.m.
Japanese 1 Great Falls January 30 5:00 p.m. January 31 5:00 p.m.
Korean K & 1 Colin Powell January 17 6:30 p.m. January 31 6:30 p.m.
Spanish K & 1 Bailey’s Primary January 25 7:00 p.m. January 30 7:00 p.m.
Spanish K & 1 Fort Hunt January 16 6:30 p.m. January 24 6:30 p.m.
Spanish K & 1 Lake Anne January 16 6:30 p.m. January 25 6:30 p.m.
Spanish K & 1 Laurel Ridge January 23 6:00 p.m. January 24 6:00 p.m.
Spanish K & 1 London Towne January 22 7:00 p.m. January 29 7:00 p.m.
Spanish 1 Ravensworth January 24 6:30 p.m. January 31 6:30 p.m.
Spanish K & 1 Rose Hill January 23 6:00 p.m. February 1 6:00 p.m.
All Languages K & 1 Virtual** February 1 6:00 p.m.
*FCPS offers additional school based Spanish DLI programs at Braddock, Groveton, Herndon, and Washington Mill.
Please contact the school for more information.
** Meetings at the school site are hosted by the principal in partnership with the world languages office. The virtual meeting is hosted by the world languages office and includes all general program information.
Happy New Year from your PTA! We look forward to some fun for our students and staff in 2024!
Restaurant Night, Jan 10 @ Chipotle:
Come support this fundraiser at the Kingstowne location from 4-8pm and don’t worry about cooking dinner! See flyer attached for full details.
Winter Enrichment Signups, going on now!:
We need to fill these classes! Inquire with Principal Duffy if need financial assistance. See flyers for full details.
Your Best Chess: Does your child want to learn how to play chess? Sign up for Tuesday after school or Wednesday mornings starting second week of January running for 8 weeks!
Kidcreate: Is your child interested in art? Sign up now for Thursday after school starting second week of January running for 7 weeks!
Volunteer Judges Needed!
Odyssey of the Mind Program is looking for individuals to serve as volunteer judges for the regional Odyssey of the Mind tournament on 3/9/24 at Wakefield High School in Arlington. Anyone 18 years old and older can serve as a judge. This requires a half day training on 2/24/24 from 8am-1:15pm at St. Louis Catholic school on Popkins Lane (off route 1). Our teams cannot register for the tournament without finding a volunteer judge. Please contact the Bush PTA by January 10th to volunteer. Thank you very much for your consideration!
Stay tuned for some upcoming events:
Read-a-thon
- Silent Auction/Bingo Night (have a business, can offer an auction item, or have an idea of a business we can contact)
Spring Enrichment program
Continuing restaurant nights each month
We will continue to update the event calendar in Givebacks
Ideas, thoughts, questions; want to volunteer or assist? We take donations via Givebacks and always need help from volunteers! Look for flyers in Tuesday folders from us!
https://bushhill.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true
Email us anytime at: ptabushhillelementary@gmail.com
“Girls on the Run is SO MUCH FUN!”
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Spring Season starts the week of March 5, 2024. Bush Hill’s team meets twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, for a 1-hour practice after school. There are 20 practices a season. The Celebration 5k weekend is May 18-19, 2024.
Bush Hill’s GOTR needs coaches and volunteers:
- Coaches must complete background checks and GOTR training.
- Coaches lead at least one practice lesson a season.
- During practice, volunteers help manage the participants, as well as warm-up, run, and cool down with them.
PLEASE NOTE: You do not have to run to coach or volunteer. Your presence is most important!!
Coach registration is OPEN. Whether you’re returning or new, please visit this link (https://www.gotrnova.org/coach#signup_anchor) to register.
To learn more, please visit the Girls on the Run Northern Virginia website: www.gotrnova.org or email me at jesteiner78@gmail.com.
Thank you so much for your consideration!
Jen Steiner
  
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