Dear Haycock families,
It was a very busy week, and our first three hour early release Monday went smoothly. We appreciate your cooperation in assisting us in knowing the plan for every one of our students to ensure their safety and well being.
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. The deadline for this is Monday, September 30. If you have any questions, contact Yujin Choi in the front office.
Ms. O'Hair, our Advanced Academics Resource Teacher, and the administrative team will be providing general information and an overview of Advanced Academics services in FCPS and at Haycock on Wednesday evening, September 25 at 6:00 in the cafeteria.
With appreciation for your partnership,
Liz Beaty, Principal embeaty@fcps.edu
Heather Boyd, AP HABoyd@fcps.edu
Krystal Styles, AP krstyles@fcps.edu
Upcoming Important Dates
September 15-October 15- National Hispanic Heritage Month
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- Wear red, white, and blue to honor our military connected families and students
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 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Haycock Earns National Wildlife Federation Green Flag
We are proud of all our students, teachers, and families who contributed to our environmental and sustainability efforts which earned the National Wildlife Federation Green Flag for our school. Many thanks to Mr. Baker and Ms. Sklar who have led this important work at Haycock. There are only 22 other schools in Fairfax County who have earned this Green Flag recognition. See our new Green Flag flying outside door 10 by the Kiss and Ride area!
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.
Gunnell's Chapel Historical Marker Unveiling and Dedication Ceremony
Congratulations to former Haycock students Noa Herzog and Carys Barnes. Their work when they were in 4th and 5th grade led to the installation this past weekend of a historical marker at the entrance of Clemyjontri Park honoring the history of Gunnell's Chapel. This is part of the Fairfax County/African American Historical Marker project. Take a look at what our former Haycock students, now Longfellow students, brought about through their research the next time you are at the park. Kudos to Ms. Gray and Ms. Duffield for partnering to facilitate this project for our students almost three years ago.
 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.)
TJHSST - Investigative Science Opportunity Grades 5 - 8
The TJ Investigative Science Outreach, a student-led organization at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology will be hosting their 12th annual invitational science fair on April 5th, 2025. Students in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 are free to participate.
Participants who sign up will complete a research project of their choice and present at the fair in-person on April 5th, 2025. TJ students help the elementary and middle school students prepare for this fair by holding multiple sessions to teach them important skills in STEM like brainstorming, collecting data, presenting, writing an experiment summary, using statistics, creating an experimental diagram, etc.
Join us for our first interest/brainstorming session on October 11th, 2024 at 6:00 pm. We will be holding this session both in-person at TJHSST and virtually through zoom. During this session we will go over the goals and guidelines of this fair and introduce students to a multitude of project ideas. All interested students should sign up using the form at the link.
Haycock Advanced Academics Program (AAP)
Please join us this 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 newsletter for more information on the AAP program in FCPS.
Students to Be Surveyed on Social-Emotional Learning
FCPS is committed to supporting the mental wellness of all students. The Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener helps our students share their perspectives on how their schools and communities support them and help them develop the skills they need to succeed.
The screener is offered to all students in grades 3 through 12 in the fall and spring. It addresses skills such as achieving goals, understanding and managing emotions, establishing and maintaining relationships with adults and peers, and making responsible decisions. Students also share how successful their school and community are at making them feel valued, included, and supported. Screener data is used to plan programming for the division, schools, and individual students.
After each screening, results will be available in the Documents tab of SIS ParentVUE and mailed to families who don’t have a ParentVUE account. For more information, please visit the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener webpage.
Families who wish to opt their child out may do so by completing the opt-out form in the Annual Notice packet or SIS ParentVUE.
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.
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