 Dear Spring Hill Families,
Happy New Year!
We will be starting our annual Rise Against Hunger Service Learning project on Monday, January 8 and will be collecting donations in school and online through January 31. All students are encouraged to earn some extra money at home through doing chores, saving, or set aside a portion of any allowance to donate to our Rise Against Hunger initiative. Our school goal is to collect $4,000, which is approximately $5 per child, however we welcome any donation amount. Regardless of how much your child donates, we encourage all children to donate some amount of money towards helping us reach our goal to support an organization with a goal to end world hunger.
As a Langley pyramid, the goal is to raise $35,000, to purchase 75,000 meals which will be given to families in need around the world. If it is $.50, $2.00, or $20.00, we want our students to know that they are never too young to make a difference, and we appreciate your support in sending this message as well.
We will be tracking the percentage of participation. We hope 100% of our students will participate by donating any amount of money they can.Every $.46 purchases a meal which feeds 5-6 people.
Families may also donate online. NOTE: If you donate online, please have your child inform us of that in the front office so we can count their participation! More information about the actual event will be sent out next week!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,
Amy Briggs
Upcoming Dates
- January 9- 4th Grade Orchestra Concert (6:30pm, cafeteria)
- January 12- PTO Meeting & Parent University (9am, cafeteria)
- January 15- No School-Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
- January 17- Langley Pyramid Concert, Langley HS
- January 18- Picture Re-takes
Bingo Night 5:30-7:30pm
- January 25- End of 2nd Quarter-2HR early release
- January 26- Teacher Workday (No school for students)
FCPS School Year Calendar for 2023-24
KEEP IN MIND! (fingers crossed?) SNOW DAYS: 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): Elementary school instruction: Red Apple 21. 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.
 A Message from PTO
Happy New Year! Welcome back! We are excited for all of the fun events and activities that the PTO is planning for 2024!
First PTO Meeting of 2024 January 12 at 9 AM in the cafeteria
Grab a nibble and a cup of coffee and find out more about Bids for Kids, Bingo Night, and some of our other exciting events coming up in the spring! Immediately following the PTO meeting, join us for the next Parent University presentation - "Raising a Kid Who Can.” Dr. Heather Tedesco, former Spring Hill parent and co-author of Raising A Kid Who Can: Simple Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Adaptability and Emotional Strength, will discuss strategies for raising resilient kids. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A period.
Bingo Night 2024
Join us for the Spring Hill PTO’s Annual Bingo Night on Thursday January 18th 5:30-7:30pm for an evening of laughter, friendly competition, music, dancing, and prizes! Whether you’re a seasoned Bingo player or a novice, mark your calendars and get ready to yell “Bingo!”
Don't delay, purchase your tickets today! Due to capacity limits, only 300 tickets will be sold for this event! All tickets MUST BE PURCHASED ONLINE IN ADVANCE
Volunteers Needed!
Looking for a way to volunteer while having a blast? If you’re available to help before, during or after Bingo Night, please visit the Bingo Night Signup Genius to view available slots. Due to event capacity limits, you MUST purchase a ticket in order to volunteer!
Questions? Email Maggie Kuchner at maggiekuchner@gmail.com!
Winter and Spring OSA Registration Coming Soon
The PTO OSA Committee has been hard at work putting together a fun and enriching roster of Outside School Activity classes. Registration for both the Winter and Spring sessions will open on Wednesday, January 10th!
Bids For Kids 2024
Lights, Camera, Auction! Bids for Kids is rolling out the red carpet in support of Spring Hill’s PTO! This year's auction funds will go directly back to Spring Hill to furnish our Kindergarten and 6th grade classrooms with new student and teacher furniture!
This year’s silent auction will be held online from Febuary 10 – February 17! And plan ahead for our adults-only Live Auction Party, which will be held on Saturday, February 17 from 6-10pm at the McLean Community Center!
Interested in being part of the planning? We’d love your help! Please email springhillbidsforkids@gmail.com or click here to sign up!
Parent University: A KID WHO CAN
Raising kids isn’t a walk in the park. Every age comes with its own challenges that parents have to face and work through to help their child in the best way they can. Experts in the field are calling Raising A Kid Who Can: Simple Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Adaptability and Emotional Strength the "parenting playbook" that we all should have on hand to help us raise adaptable, resilient kids. It is written by a child psychiatrist, a parent psychologist, and a child therapist who have spent years distilling the latest parenting science and best practices to answer complex questions such as: Based on all that modern science has to offer, what are the most important things I should try to do in raising my kid? How do we ensure that the next generation can roll with the inevitable punches of daily life?
Join us at our next Parent University on January 12th at 9am, for a presentation and Q&A with co-author of Raising a Kid Who Can and former Spring Hill parent Dr. Heather Tedesco.
School Year 24-25 registration at Spring Hill Elementary will be open for new students on Wednesday, Jan. 17. If your student is applying for Dual Language Immersion lottery or Magnet school lottery, please let registrar know. You can start registration process by entering student’s information in New student Registration Intake Form.
Spring Hill Yearbooks are on sale now. The cost for a yearbook is $ 25.00 payable online only to Lifetouch. Don’t miss your opportunity to have your panther memories for years to come. Please be aware that students who did not get their picture taken in November or on Jan. 18 (retakes), they will not be featured in their class page in the yearbook. We also will not be ordering extra yearbooks, so if you want one, order now!
Yearbook Ordering link: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/
Yearbook ID Code: 12616524
Direct link: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/LookupJob?jobNumber=12616524
Draw, Paint, or Sketch a piece of art for the 2023-2024 Yearbook Cover Contest.
The first-place winner will have their artwork featured on the front cover of the 2023-2024 Yearbook.
- This contest is open to ALL current Spring Hill ES Students
- Artwork must be on an 8.5x11 piece of paper (copier or printer paper is acceptable, but cardstock is preferred)
- Artwork must be positioned in portrait, not landscape format, to fit the yearbook cover.
- All Artwork must be submitted by, Wednesday, January 31, 2024, in the front office.
- We must have the student’s Name, Grade, and Teacher on the back of the artwork.
- Only one submission per student.
If you have any questions, contact Ms. Restino at tarestino@fcps.edu or Ms. Ackourey at mtackourey@fcps.edu
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Opioid Awareness and Community Conversation (Please share widely.)
- Immersion Registration
- Teacher Shortage Letter
- Safety Information
- Math Week
- Academy Open Houses
- FAFSA Form
- Early Online Courses at NOVA
Informational Content
- District News/In Case You Missed It (ICYMI)
- Calendar Reminders
- News Tips Needed:
- New Teacher Induction
- Career Switchers with Cool Backgrounds
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, sign up today.
We are so fortunate to have so many students from all different backgrounds at Spring Hill. We would love if you and your child could share more about your heritage with us. Our goal is to have your child share this information on our live morning news show for students and teachers to view. Please fill out this brief form to share your culture with us!
We are looking for one additional person to serve our school community.
We are looking for a Dining Assistant and Kindergarten Assistant for the rest of the 2024 school year.
Please contact Boutia Pourhashemi at bpourhashemi@fcps.edu if you are interested.
We welcome parents to come volunteer in the cafeteria to support our students! If you would like to volunteer, please Sign-up so we can plan on your help! Thank you to all who help us!
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