September 6, 2024
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Dear Families,
I hope this message finds you well! We’ve had an exciting and energetic start to the school year, and I’m thrilled to see our students engaging in their learning with such enthusiasm.
As we settle into our routines, I wanted to take a moment to remind you of a few key expectations to help your child have a successful and fulfilling school experience. Establishing strong routines at home, consistent attendance, and open communication are critical to ensuring that each student makes the most of the year ahead.
In the coming weeks, we will begin our first round of assessments. These assessments are an important part of understanding where your child stands academically and identifying areas where they may need additional support or enrichment. Please rest assured that these assessments are meant to guide instruction and help us tailor learning experiences to your child’s needs.
To help your child prepare, encourage them to get plenty of rest, maintain a healthy routine, and most importantly, approach these assessments with a positive mindset. We aim to make these learning experiences as supportive and low-stress as possible.
I am so proud of the energy and effort I see in the hallways and classrooms each day. Our teachers are working hard to create engaging and dynamic lessons that inspire a love of learning. With your continued support, we know this will be a year full of growth, achievement, and excitement.
Thank you for your partnership and for trusting us with your child’s education. Together, we are building a vibrant and thriving school community. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification on any school expectations.
Let’s make this a fantastic year!
In partnership,
Principal Vega and Assistant Principal Bermudez
FCPS Calendar
IMPORTANT SURVEY TO COMPLETE
Families, we need 100% completion of this important survey to ensure safety for all our students.
Dear Parent/Caregiver,
Students will be dismissed 3 hours early seven times throughout the school year and are encouraged to return home via their normal route. If your family has childcare hardship because of the early release Mondays, student supervision will be available for families who need it.
The following dates are planned for Early Release Mondays throughout the school year and a dismissal time of 12:30 p.m.
- September 16
- October 21
- November 18
- February 10
- March 10
- April 21
- May 12
To help plan for our school’s childcare needs during the early release Mondays, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/RheQnx9aeWJqdXCP7 for each of your children who are enrolled at Sleepy Hollow Elementary.
Thanks,
Principal Vega
From the Advanced Academics Resource Teacher
Sleepy Hollow will host an Advanced Academics Information Session on Wednesday October 9th Virtually. Please join us to learn about the continuum of services available through the Advanced Academics Program. Information is also found in the FCPS AAP Fall Newsletter attached.
🎤 Community Conversations with Superintendent Dr. Reid
Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid invites you to share your questions or concerns regarding Fairfax County Public Schools. Your voice matters! Community Conversations will be held this Fall 6:30-7:30 p.m. on:
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Monday, September 9, at Holmes Middle School
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Monday, September 23, at Newington Forest Elementary
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Monday, September 30, at Mount Vernon Woods Elementary
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Monday, October 14, at Fairhill Elementary
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Monday, October 21, at Virginia Run Elementary
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Wednesday, October 30, at Herndon Middle
Click the date above to register. Registration is not required but helps with planning. Additional registration links will be shared in next week’s This Week at FCPS. Childcare and interpretation services will be provided. Events are open to all. Find out about other opportunities to connect with Dr. Reid.
✨ The 2023-30 Strategic Plan
Goal 1: Strong Start, Pre-K-12
The 2023-30 strategic plan sets five main goals to create positive change in FCPS. These goals show where we should focus our attention and will help us align our efforts.
Each goal has an equity commitment — the promise we make to every student to support them in attaining these goals. Each goal also has several measures that allow us to track our progress.
The first goal in the strategic plan focuses on each and every student having a strong start in FCPS. Whether they're joining us in preschool or in high school, we want our students to be set up for success.See how Goal 1 is being put into practice.
🩹 Immunization Requirements
Please check with your health care provider as soon as possible to make sure your child is up to date on the immunizations required by the state of Virginia. Starting Monday, September 30, students who have not provided proof of immunization will not be allowed to attend school.
You may check your child’s immunization compliance and submit their immunization record in SIS ParentVUE. Records may also be delivered to your school’s front office.
Alternative immunization documents (below) may also be provided to your school’s front office, but they may not be uploaded in ParentVUE:
- A health care provider’s written statement specifying all administered immunizations.
- A health care provider’s written statement of a permanent or temporary medical exemption.
- A notarized Religious Exemption form objecting to the administration of immunizations due to conflicts with their religious tenets or practices.
Find more information on immunizations.
🍎 Make Every Day Count! The Importance of Attendance
As you plan upcoming trips and other family events, please remember the importance of sending your child to school every day. Review the FCPS School Year Calendar and try to plan any time away during breaks from school.
Children who show up for school regularly develop fundamental reading and math skills while building a habit of good attendance that will carry them into college and careers. Research shows that children who were chronically absent (missing 18 days or more) in kindergarten and first grade were far less likely to read proficiently at the end of third grade.
Learn how families can help form good attendance habits.
Family Life Education Instructional Program Information
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides a comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for students in grades kindergarten through grade twelve. Instruction is seen as a partnership among parents and guardians, the school, and the community in supporting the learning essential to the development of strong families, positive relationships, and a healthy community.
Parents/guardians may choose to opt their child out of all or part of the Family Life Education program. Students who are opted out are provided with age-appropriate, nonpunitive alternative health instruction, and every effort is made to foster respect for family choices. If you wish to opt your child out of all or part of FLE for this school year, opt out forms are available in Parent Digital Consent. Paper opt-out forms are available in our main office. Students receiving special education services and accessing modified curriculum will receive a printed opt-out form for modified FLE lessons.
Detailed grade-level program descriptions are available online at Elementary (K-6). FLE grade level-specific lessons and media that FCPS has streaming rights for are available for parents online in Schoology. Parents/guardians login to Schoology using the same username and password as their Student Information System (SIS) Parent account. Grade level-specific lessons are also available at the City of Fairfax Regional Library (this location does not have media). Grade level-specific lessons and media that is not streamed online are available for review at your child’s school library. Due to copyright permissions, we are unable to stream all media online.
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