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Hello Fairhill Families!
We are excited for our Cultural Heritage Night on Friday, from 6 to 8 PM at Fairhill! Our families have a wealth of culture and traditions from around the world to share. Cultural Heritage Night is one of the many unique ways we honor diversity in our school. Even though the event begins at 6:00pm but we welcome you at any point within the evening between 6-8:00PM. Please check the flier in your child’s Tuesday folder for more details. You can also scan the QR code below to sign up to share a dish or enter the fashion show!
Take care,
Ted and Denise
Fairhill's Cultural Heritage Night is this Friday!
 Come join the fun at Fairhill's Cultural Heritage Night! It's a special celebration where we learn about and enjoy the different backgrounds of the people in our community.
Get ready for an amazing event that highlights amazing traditions from all around the world. Come try a variety of delicious foods and enjoy a fashion show starring Fairhill students and staff!
Save the date! The fun happens on February 23 from 6pm to 8pm. We want you to be part of the excitement! If you like sharing your culture, talents, or cooking skills, you can join in. Everyone is welcome! Bring a dish that represents where you're from. Interested? Sign up here.
Don't miss out on this chance to have a great time, learn about different cultures, and make awesome memories. Keep an eye out for more details on how you can be part of Fairhill's Cultural Heritage Night!
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Click here for more information and how to participate, or sign up using the QR code.
Click here for the Spanish flyer.
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Classroom Picture Day is coming!
 A Strawbridge photographer will be here at Fairhill to take classroom group pictures on March 13. Please click here and use the online code: FM418548 to order online. A paper envelope for in person orders will be sent home closer to March 13.
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Basketball is coming to Fairhill!
Save the date for Friday, March 15 for our Staff Basketball Game. This year it will be at Falls Church High School in the Gymnasium.
Come on out and cheer on your favorite Fairhill players.
Stay tuned for more information.
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Get ready for Fairhill's Career Fair!
 We are preparing for our Career Fair, “We are the Future, 2024!” The purpose of our career fair is for our students to further prepare them for the future, provide them with information about the World of Work, and have lots of fun! This is our fourth annual career fair; we are EXTREMELY excited to invite you to participate with us!! We need you or 1-2 representatives from your place of employment. Please click here for more information and how to sign up.
Register you rising Kindergartener today!
Looking to register your kindergartener at Fairhill Elementary for the 2024-2025 school year? Do you know a neighbour with a rising Kindergartener? Will they turn five years old on or before September 30, 2024?
Kindergarten registration packets are available in the Fairhill Front Office. Online registration will be available in April, but why wait? Feel free to drop by and pick one up. Please contact Alissa Salamone acsalamone@fcps.edu with any questions.
Time to order your yearbook!
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Yearbook sales are now open. Please click here for more information on how to order or scan the QR code. Once the window closes in March you will not be able to order one. |
Positivity Project - Weekly Character Strength: Humility
WHAT does Humility MEAN? You do not brag about your accomplishments. You let your actions speak for themselves.
Click here for the full explanation of HUMILITY and what it means in terms of P2 in the classroom.
We will continue to be a Positivity Project Partner School. Click here for Spanish. Learn more about it here.
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Save The Dates:
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February - Black History Month
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Fairhill Cultural Heritage Night - February 23, 2024, 6:00 to 8:00 PM
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March - National Women's Heritage Month
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Student Holiday, School Planning Day - No School, March 5, 2024
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Elementary Magnet School Lottery Registration Opens - March 5, 2024
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Classroom Picture Day - March 13, 2024
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Fairhill Basketball Game - March 15, 2024, Falls Church High School
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End of 3rd Quarter - March 22, 2024
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Yearbook Order Deadline - March 22, 2024
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Spring Break - No School, March 25 to 29, 2024
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Student Holiday, Teacher Workday - No School, April 1, 2024
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Student Holiday, Staff Development - No School, April 2, 2024
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Rising Kindergarten Orientation - April 2, 2024
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Elementary Magnet School Lottery Registration Closes - April 14, 2024
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🥁 Sign Up for FCPS Summer Camps
 Registration is now open for several summer camps and learning opportunities offered by Fairfax County Public Schools for all students.
Career and Technical Education (CTE) camps and Institute for the Arts camps will be held in July at Lake Braddock Secondary School from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bus transportation will be available from select FCPS middle and high schools.
Tech Adventure Camp is available for current grade K-5 students to explore STEAM, culinary, health, trades, and business and marketing areas. E-IFTA is a weekly arts camp for elementary students who love to sing, dance, act, perform, make, and create. Visit the E-IFTA webpage to register.
 Click here for the Spanish flyer.
Important Contact Information
Fairhill Phone Numbers:
• Health Room 703-208-8110
• Cafeteria 703-208-8121
Administration e-mail addresses:
• Principal, Ted Cooper: egcooper@fcps.edu
• Acting Assistant Principal, Denise Cash-Pinckney
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