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Dear Panther Families,
This week was filled with love, kindness, and service learning! I am so proud of our students who decided to spread joy through helping others! Our 6th graders made Valentine's cards for children in hospitals, our first graders put together care packages for young people experiencing homelessness, and some of our 5th graders made cards and delivered them to seniors at Sunrise Living. I truly believe kindness is contagious and hope to build our community service projects so that all students are involved!
A big thank you goes out to our amazing PTO. Our staff felt the love and enjoyed a delicious pizza lunch and heart messages from our families.
I look forward to our annual Bids-for-Kids auction tomorrow night and hope you all have a wonderful long weekend.
Sincerely,
Amy Briggs
Upcoming Dates
- February 1-29 Black History Month
- February 17 Bids for Kids
- February 19 President's Day (no school)
- February 22 Spelling Bee (4-6) 2:30 pm, cafeteria
- March 5 Student Holiday (Teacher workday)
- March 7 Guest Author Stuart Gibbs
- March17 Fun Fair
FCPS School Year Calendar for 2023-24
 A Message from PTO
LIGHTS, CAMERA, AUCTION! Bids for Kids 2024!
Bidding in the Online Auction ENDS Saturday, February 17th at 8 PM!
Check out the Online Auction Catalog. New items have been added! Highlights include:
- Bass, Cello, Viola or Violin lessons with Spring Hill’s own Ms. Mezvinsky
- $1000 off orthodontic care from Stang Orthodontics
- Spa gift cards, including Aura, En Sante, and HairSocial+MedSpa
- Fender acoustic guitar from Foxes Music Company
- Overnight stay at the Clifton Inn in Charlottesville
Click to bid online now! Don’t miss out!
Online Silent Auction – February 10th – 17th, 2024: You get to bid from the comfort of your home! Preview the online auction catalog by clicking here!
Looking to volunteer? Click here to join the Bids for Kids cast and crew!
Fun Fair 2024 – Help Put the FUN in the FAIR!
Fun Fair 2024 – Help Put the FUN in the FAIR!
WHEN: Saturday, March 16th
WHERE: Spring Hill Elementary School
Coming Soon! Stay tuned for Adult Volunteer Signups for Fun Fair---Get your preferred volunteer slot PLUS 15 FREE TICKETS when you sign up by MARCH 2nd to help with a Fun Fair game or activity.
We're still looking for committee help organizing and planning Fun Fair! If you have a few hours to volunteer, please click here or email Beth Franker at springhillptofunfair@gmail.com
Nationally-Published author Stuart Gibbs is coming to our school to speak to 4th-6th graders!
If you would like to own an autographed copy of Mr. Gibbs’ book, please go to myschoolbucks.com to order. THEN fill out this form and return it to school. All forms must be received by February 27, 2024.
In 2013, Virginia passed a law requiring every school system to provide information to parents annually about eating disorders with parents/guardians of students in the fifth through twelfth grades.
According to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA 2023),
Eating disorders are serious but treatable mental and physical illnesses that can affect people of all genders, ages, races, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations, body shapes, and weights. In the United States, 28.8 million Americans will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives.
There is no single cause of an eating disorder. Rather, it is a complex combination of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors that converge and set off an individual’s predisposed genetic vulnerability.
In collaboration with the Fairfax County Health Department, FCPS has developed a web page with detailed information and resources about eating disorders. To find out more, please visit the FCPS Eating Disorders website.
In addition to the information on the FCPS website, the National Eating Disorders Association has a toll free, confidential Helpline, 1-800-931-2237.
Our art teachers could use additional men's button down shirts for painting. If you have any old shirts to donate, please send them in to Mrs. Lasley and Mrs. Gore.
School Year 24-25 registration at Spring Hill Elementary is open for new student. 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. Orders must be received by March 22, 2024. We 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
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Academic Matters
- FY 2025 Proposed Budget
- Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC)
- FY 2025 Proposed Budget
- Community Conversations
- Science Fair
- Registration
- Instructional Job Fair
- Real Food for Kids Culinary Challenge
- District News/In Case You Missed It (ICYMI)
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 with your student(s) 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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