Upcoming Events
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Three-Hour Early Release-September 23, 2024, Students will dismiss at 12:55 p.m.
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Blue Star Welcome Week-September 23th-27th
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AAP Overview Information Night-September 30, 2024
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Holiday (Rosh Hashanah)-October 03, 2024
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Student Holiday-October 04, 2024
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AAP Referral Information Night-October 8, 2024
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Dear Fairview Families,
Can you believe it's already the end of week four of school? Fall is right around the corner! As we adjust to the back-to-school rhythm, you might notice your child's answers to "How was your day?" becoming less detailed. To spark more meaningful conversations, try asking these questions instead:
- What made you smile today?
- What did you learn something new about today?
- Who did you play with today?
- Who did you help today?
- What are you most proud of today?
- What was challenging for you today?
- What are you excited to do again tomorrow?
- When were you happiest today?
- What's one thing that went well and one thing you'd like to improve on today?
Have a wonderful weekend!
Samantha Goldstein
Principal
Fairview Elementary
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 What is Blue Star Welcome Week?
Every year, approximately 600,000 military-connected families relocate. Most of these families move to new duty stations, while some transition out of the military and others transition in. Most of these moves take place over the summer, and Fairfax County Public Schools is committed to ensuring our military families feel welcomed and a sense of belonging to their local community.
Blue Star Welcome Week is an opportunity for our community to welcome our military-connected families and show them our appreciation for their service and sacrifices. Throughout the week, FCPS will help ease their transition through events, messages, actions of welcome, and opportunities to make meaningful connections. Please help us welcome our military families during Blue Star Welcome Week, September 21 - September 29, 2024, and throughout the year! #BlueStarWelcomeWeekFCPS
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Monday, September 23rd: - Wear R.E.D. to Remember Everyone Deployed.
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Tuesday, September 24th -Show our support by wearing your favorite branch of the military shirt.
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Wednesday, September 25th- Let’s wear purple to show support and thank military children for their strength and sacrifices.
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Thursday, September 26th- Wear camo day.
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Friday, September 27th- Together We Soar-wear Fairview colors or spirit wear.
Continuum of Services
September 30th from 5:30-6:30PM
We are excited to host an information night on September 30th in the cafeteria to discuss the different levels of service available to all Fairview students. There will be information about what each of the levels of service are and what their service delivery looks like. We will also talk about how to advocate for your child to be reviewed for these services.
Full Time (Level IV) Screening
October 8th from 5:30-6:30 PM
This informational meeting will be held in the POD. The focus for this informational session is to explain the process for Full Time (Level IV) Services that take place in 3rd-6th Grades. This process will take place this school year for next year’s placements. We will discuss everything from the referral to the County Level Screening process. If you would like more information on this process, please plan to attend.
As part of our commitment to creating a safe and focused learning environment for our students, our school is using a classroom management tool that will help teachers better connect with student devices during classes. We are continuing to expand our use over the coming weeks. This tool will provide teachers with a number of helpful features:
•Easily view student screens in real time from the teacher console to see which students may need guidance or support.
•Focus student attention on a particular website on their device to minimize distractions.
•Pause student access to the internet to focus on other classroom tasks.
We believe this classroom management tool will allow us to maximize class time to support your student’s learning while at school. Please note that student devices will not be monitored outside of school hours. The regular filters remain in place on school devices, but once they are home, teachers cannot monitor students. We encourage families to sign up for your own Lightspeed reports, which will allow you to see how your child is spending time on the computer during and after school hours.
Parent Toolkit- Parent Action Required
The following are some yearly action items for all parents to complete. Items with an asterisk (*) are time sensitive and require parent action.
Parent/Caregiver Checklist
✔️ Parent/Caregiver Checklist: Have You Completed These Important Forms?
We understand that the multiple school forms caregivers receive during the first weeks of school can feel overwhelming, but each one helps set your child up for a successful school year! If you do not have a SIS ParentVUE account, please contact the front offic for an activation code and follow the directions on the SIS ParentVUE Account webpage.
🩹 Immunization Requirements
Please check with your healthcare 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 [SCHOOL NAME] front office.
Alternative immunization documents (below) may also be provided, but they may not be uploaded in ParentVUE:
- A healthcare provider’s written statement specifying all administered immunizations.
- A healthcare 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 religious tenets or practices.
Find more information on immunizations.
📋 Permission Forms
Families can easily grant permission for their children to access a variety of school resources through the Parent Digital Consent system. Parents can opt their child in or out of resources including online educational tools, school counseling services, and tutoring services. They can also change how student information is managed.Visit the Parent Digital Consent webpage to access the system. See how to use the tool.
Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R)
The SR&R document explains expectations for student behavior and adult responses. Parents using SIS ParentVUE will be prompted to sign the document when logging in to that platform. A printable version of the document with a signature sheet is available on the SR&R webpage. This form should be signed and returned by Monday, September 30.
New Menu Items/Strategic Plan
🍽️Fueling Student Success: New Food Options Cooked up at FCPS
Students will have more than a dozen new options for lunch and breakfast in school cafeterias starting this week. New menu items were either favorites at last year’s food show — including Korean BBQ wings, sweet Thai chili wings, chicken tikka masala, and barbacoa street tacos — or were tested with student focus groups and tastings.
View our school menu to see all the new options and when they will become available.
✨ The 2023-30 Strategic Plan — Goal 2: Safe, Supported, Included, Empowered
The Office of Food and Nutrition Services' updates to lunch menus align with FCPS’ Strategic Plan Goal #2 - Safe, Supported, Included, and Empowered. The new menu options reflect the many voices and cultures represented around every FCPS lunch table!
FCPS’ 2023-30 Strategic Plan sets five main goals to create positive change in the division. These goals show where we should focus our attention and will help us align our efforts.
As part of the second goal, we want each and every student to feel like they belong and have the support they need to thrive. See how Goal 2 is being put into practice.
Community Conversations
🎤 Our Schools, Our Future: Register Today for a Community Conversation!
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid will host a series of Community Conversations this fall. She invites you to share your thoughts and ask questions.
The next event is scheduled for Monday, September 23, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Newington Forest Elementary School. Click on the date to register. Childcare and language interpretation services will be provided.
Attendance
🤒 When a Student Should Stay Home From School
Whether students miss school because of illness or any other reason, missing school leads to learning loss.
Help your child succeed by encouraging them to attend as many days as possible, but do make sure your child stays home if they are sick. Visit FCPS’ website for information on when to keep your child at home.
If your child has a chronic illness, make sure to notify their teacher so that support can be provided if needed. Also, keep an open line of communication with your school's public health staff.
Read about how families can help form good attendance habits. Attend today, achieve tomorrow!
FCPS Fall AAP Newsletter
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