Dear Haycock Families,
Thank you to the many parents who attended the Cougar Connections and Conversations Parent Coffee on Friday morning. Here is the information we shared about the new literacy materials, early release Mondays, and results of the Family Engagement Survey from spring of 2024.
Please see important information below regarding immunization requirements. The September 30 deadline is fast approaching.
We are working through all the details for our first early release Monday which will be next Monday, September 23. Working hard to understand and document the plan for every student and ensuring their safety is our primary goal.
Join us this week in honoring and showing appreciation for our hardworking and awesome bus drivers. They are an integral part of our FCPS family.
With appreciation for your partnership,
Liz Beaty, Principal embeaty@fcps.edu
Heather Boyd, AP HABoyd@fcps.edu
Krystal Styles, AP krstyles@fcps.edu
Important Upcoming Dates
September 15-October 15- National Hispanic Heritage Month
Monday, September 16- PTA Meeting (virtual) at 7:00 pm
September 16-20- Bus Driver Appreciation Week
Monday, September 16- School Picture Day
Wednesday, September 18- 5th Grade Camp Highroad Parent Chaperone Meeting (6:00 in the cafeteria)
Monday, September 23- 3 hour early release Monday- students released at 1:05 p.m.
September 21-29- Blue Star Welcome Week (Military Connected Families) see details below
Wednesday, September 25- AAP Parent Information Night (6:00 in the cafeteria)
Friday, September 27- PTA Family Movie Night at Haycock
Thursday, October 3- Rosh Hashanah Holiday for Staff and Students
Friday, October 4- Teacher Workday- no school for students
Thursday, October 10- PTA STEAM Night (more details to come)
First Early Release Monday on 9/23
The reason for the early release Mondays is so that classroom teachers can complete up to 27 hours of additional training on evidenced based literacy instruction required by the Virginia Literacy Act.
Our first early release Monday will be next Monday, September 23. For students whose families have indicated that they will be dismissed at 1:05, they will depart school in the same manner that they do on usual days.
For the families who indicated that their child needs afterschool supervision by Haycock staff, those students will remain at Haycock until 4:05 and depart school in the same manner that they do on usual days.
There are a small number of families who we have not heard back from. Our office staff is calling those families to learn their plan for their student(s) on 9/23. We want to make sure that we know the plan for every one of our students to ensure their safety.
If your child is a bus rider, instead of using the Here Comes the Bus App on the early Mondays, use https://busdelay.fcps.edu/
For those students who attend afterschool SACC, we have received confirmation that SACC will be available at 1:05 beginning with the October 18 early release Monday.
 From September 15 to October 15, FCPS recognizes and celebrates the histories and cultures of the members of our community who trace their heritage to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Learn more about the heritage months, celebrations, and traditions celebrated in FCPS. Learn more about National Hispanic Heritage Month. At Haycock, we will be celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month in many different ways and throughout our school.
Blue Star Welcome Week! 9/23 - 9/27
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. Please help us welcome our military families during Blue Star Welcome Week, September 23 - September 27, 2024, and throughout the year!
To celebrate and welcome our military connected families during Blue Star Welcome week we will be doing the following:
- If you would like us to feature your military connected family member, send a picture of them with our student to Jeannie Sklar jsklar@fcps.edu or Ben James BBJames@fcps.edu.We will feature these pictures as a tribute on our morning news show.
- Military connected families and students are invited to a donuts and juice breakfast in the library on Wednesday, September 25, 9:00 to 9:30 a.m.
- As a school, we will wear red, white, and blue on Friday, September 27 to honor and welcome all our military connected families and students.
Immunization Updates- September 30 Deadline
🩹 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 inSIS 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.
Haycock Advanced Academics Program (AAP)
Please join us on Wednesday, September 25 at 6:00 for a Parent AAP Information Session. Our Advanced Academics Resource Teacher (AART), Siobhan O'Hair, will be presenting information and answering your questions about the many ways we meet the needs of each of our Haycock students.
Additionally, please see the AAP Fall newsletterfor more information on the AAP program in FCPS.
🍽️ 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 school menus to see all the new options and when they will become available.
FCPS Cares
The FCPS CARES Program allows parents, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees who go above and beyond to help others and show they care about their students, colleagues, and the community. We invite you to submit a story below to acknowledge the great work of an FCPS employee or group of employees who should receive FCPS CARES recognition.Click to edit this placeholder text.
PTA Events
Family Movie Night- Friday, September 27
Get ready for an exciting evening at our 2024-2025 Haycock Family Movie Night on Friday, September 27th, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM! It’s going to be a fantastic time with games, activities, a bounce house, face painting, scrumptious food and snacks, and a great movie to enjoy with your family and friends. (Activities start at 6:30 PM, and the movie starts at 7:15 PM.)
Cast your vote for the film you'd love to watch under the stars. Let’s make it a night to remember! 🎥✨ Vote here and get ready for some movie magic!
We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Haycock Elementary PTA
Volunteer signup here. (Help is needed setting up, selling snacks, and cleaning up. Thank you! )
PTA Armchair Fundraiser
Support the Haycock Elementary PTA by donating to the annual Armchair Fundraiser, the major PTA fundraiser for the fall. The money raised from this fundraiser will go towards supporting our teachers, students, and community during the 2024-2025 school year. Learn more and make your donation here: https://form.jotform.com/242225112635143
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