February 20th, 2024
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 Dear Sleepy Hollow Families,
Sleepy Hollow had a fantastic week filled with positivity and growth! It's wonderful to hear about the emphasis on kindness, strong student attendance, and the warm welcome extended to new students. Creating a supportive and inclusive school community is crucial for fostering a conducive learning environment.
Acknowledging the role of families in supporting the school's efforts is important too; collaboration between educators and families is key to student success. It's evident that the collective effort of everyone involved is making a difference in shaping a vibrant and nurturing educational experience at Sleepy Hollow.
May this momentum continue, and may each week bring even more opportunities for learning, growth, and community building.
Mirnaly Vega and Tim Scesney
Principal and Assistant Principal
Important Upcoming Dates
February 22 - Bus Drivers Appreciation Day
Save the Dates
International Night - Thursday March 7, 2024
Curriculum Night - Wednesday April 17, 2024
March 24 - March 28 - Spring Break, No School
April 1 - Teacher Planning Day, No School
April 2 - Staff Development Day, No School for Students
April 2 - Kindergarten Orientation for Rising Kindergarteners and Families, Time: TBD
PTA Silent Auction - April 22 - April 28
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🧸 Kindergarten Registration: It’s as Easy as 1-2-3…
There’s an easy five-step process for parents wanting to register their child for kindergarten:
- Determine eligibility.
- Identify your local school.
- Gather documents.
- Fill out forms.
- Schedule an appointment.
After the appointment at the school (the student and one caregiver must be present), the student will be ready for orientation, Bridge to Kindergarten, or any other introductory events each school may host. Read more about the registration process.
💻 Try Online Registration
Parents may register their children online for kindergarten through 12th grade. Learn how to begin the online registration process.
When registering, parents will create (or log in to an existing) SIS ParentVUE account. Please note that passwords should be more than 12 characters long. If you have an existing account and your password is shorter, please update it when you log in.
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♥ Kindness, Gratitude, and Perseverance ♥
Virginia Kindness Week
Last week, our students demonstrated kindness, gratitude and perseverance. We enjoyed tokens of sweetness from students and staff. Ms. Lobo checked in on classrooms for students earning prizes by showing kindness and our multilingual students continue to showcase their talents in reading, writing, listening and speaking English through the WIDA assessments. Our learners have an opportunity to demonstrate their learning through these four domains over the course of January to March. We are appreciative of our ESOL teachers who plan, organize, and administer over 1,000 assessments! Thank you!
🎤 Our Schools, Our Future: Community Conversations Continue
Join Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid for Our Schools, Our Future – A Community Conversation. Your voice matters! Share your thoughts about FCPS and bring your questions to a conversation on:
- Tuesday, April 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Graham Road Elementary School.
- Tuesday, April 30, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at South County Middle School.
- Thursday, May 2, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Terraset Elementary School.
- Wednesday, May 8, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Hybla Valley Elementary School.
- Thursday, May 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Poe Middle School.
- Tuesday, May 21, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Katherine Johnson Middle School.
Pre-registration for a Community Conversation is not required but will help FCPS plan. Childcare and interpretation services will be provided for all events based on staff availability. Events are open to all. Learn about other opportunities to connect with Dr. Reid.Click to edit this placeholder text.
'2025 Proposed Budget
At the last board meeting, Dr. Reid presented a proposed FCPS budget for the 2024-25 school year. Highlights include:
✅ Competitive compensation: 6% compensation adjustment
✅ Support for all students: Maintaining class sizes, additional support for students eligible for free/reduced price meals, special ed, and ESOL
✅ Expanding athletics (HS boys volleyball & girls wrestling) and fine/performing arts stipends
✅ Continuing multiyear initiatives: Inclusive preschool, environmental initiatives & modernized HR system. See the details and watch her presentation:
https://bit.ly/49uV9hrSee the Budget Development Calendar: https://bit.ly/3ODUSkn
Library News
Wow, thank you so much to all who so generously supported the book fair! From those who helped with set-up or take-down, those who helped students with their selections, and everyone who shopped for themselves, their family, or for students, you ALL made the fair a success!! HUGE thanks to our fabulous PTA - with their support, we were able to ensure that every student selected a book from the fair - so amazing! With much appreciation, we thank you for making it a wonderful school community event!
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