Oak View Review

Last Call for Field Day Volunteers!

Oak View invites all interested parents to support our upcoming Field Day, this Friday, 10/25. This is a huge school-wide event and run best with numerous parent volunteers! Please take a moment and sign up here. You can sign up for any portion of the day that works for your schedule. We thank Mr. Hutzel and Mr. Corey for their organization of such a wonderful event!

Our Field Day times are listed below:

Grades K-3

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Grades 4-6

12:45 - 2:45

Oak View Birthday Recognition - Reminders - No Food Sharing at Lunch

Oak View student birthdays are important to us and are recognized in a variety of ways:

1) Name on morning announcement

2) Birthday Post-card and pencil from Admin Team

3) Optional - Birthday Book Donation to OV Library (see below)

Families are welcome to celebrate with their child by coming to lunch. We ask that families refrain from bringing any food. Birthday treats are not permitted at Oak View. We have numerous students with serious and life-threatening allergies and do not allow for any food celebrations outside of pre-planned class parties, two times per school year. Thank you for providing a safe and celebratory environment for all students.

If you do not celebrate birthdays in your family and prefer your child is not recognized, please email your child's teacher.

Upcoming Student Birthday? Consider a Birthday Book Donation to OV Library

Does your child have an upcoming birthday? We invite you to donate a book to our school library in your child’s honor during their birthday month! The book you purchase will receive a bookplate inside indicating the book was purchased in honor of your child’s birthday. Please see current wish list and book purchasing guidelines listed in Friday Folder Flyer linked here. 

You are also welcome to purchase the book from any local bookstore. Bard’s Alley, Scrawl Books, and One More Page Books would all be willing to order and ship books. 

If you wish to purchase something not on this list, please email our school librarian, Mrs. Atkins first (mfatkins@fcps.edu). All books in the library must follow the acquisitions guidelines from FCPS. 

This is a completely optional activity and one we thank you for considering. All student birthdays are recognized at Oak View through their name on the morning announcements and a post card and birthday pencil from administration. Oak View does not permit food celebrations due to severe and life-threatening food allergies. 

Dine at Honeygrow Wednesday - Support OV PTA

Oak View PTA is sponsoring a restaurant fundraiser at Honeygrow - in Fair Lakes Shopping Center. 20% of all sales that mention Oak View will be returned to the school. Spread the word, tell your friends and take a morning or evening off on Wednesday, October 23 at Honeygrow. 

More info can be found here.

Robinson Homecoming Parade - 10/25

Oak View is excited to again participate in Robinson Homecoming Parade and activities. Save the date and join us along the parade route on Friday, October 25 at 4:45. This is right before OV PTA Movie Night so make it an entire evening!

Early Release Monday Returns on October 28

Oak View thanks all families for their support of our first Early Release Monday last month. Our next 3-hour early release will occur on Monday, October 28 with dismissal at 12:15 p.m. As a reminder, students are to leave school and supervision will be provided for those families who indicated they required assistance. A NEW Survey will be sent tomorrow, Monday, 10/21 and ONLY needs to be completed if you require a change to how your child(ren) went home during our first early Monday release on 9/23. 

Oak View Eco Club - Open to Grades 3-6

We are forming this year's OV Eco Club and we're looking for interested students in grades 3-6 to join us! We'll be planting and tending to our gardens; making recycling plans; educating others in the school about environmental practices through posters and morning news ads; and other projects that the students may want to take on!  Our first meeting will be Wednesday, October 30.  After that, we'll meet once a month, usually on the third Wednesday and we'll give you plenty of notice!  If you have a student that cannot participate after school but would like to participate in projects during school hours, please email us.  For more information and to sign up, view our Google form.  Space is limited, but the club is free! If you have any questions, please contact Kim Andray and Amy Riddick.

Save the Date - Robinson Family Resource Fair - October 29

Oak View is partnering with all other feeder elementary schools and hosting a Family Resource Fair at Robinson on Tuesday, October 29. The event will take place from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the Gold Cafeteria at Robinson Secondary.  All families in our community are invited to attend to connect with local organizations that will provide information about support and resources in the areas of health, recreation, education, and school/family partnerships.  Refreshments will be served, and childcare activities will be offered.

Operation RISE at Oak View - Sign Up Now

Oak View is glad to partner with Robinson students  and provide Operation Rise again this school year. Operation RISE is a Robinson sponsored, student-run program in which trained high school volunteers come to Oak View Elementary School to provide fun, hands-on science experiments in order to foster a love for the STEM subjects through exploration, and as an opportunity to explore STEM careers. This free program is currently only available to 5th and 6th grade students and it is limited to 25 students total. Once the program is filled, we will start a waitlist. Please sign up here.

Share Your Veteran Picture!

With Veterans Day coming up, Oak View students, teachers, and community members are invited to share photos of themselves or loved ones who have served or who are currently serving in any branch of the United States military.  Please provide the name, rank, military branch of the serviceperson pictured, Oak View connection, and the name of the person submitting the photo with any other pertinent information you feel should be shared. Submit photos no later than Monday, November 4, using this form. 

Photos will be used in a video tribute to honor area veterans at our Veterans Day Tribute on Wednesday, November 13.

🎤 Our Schools, Our Future: Register Today for a Community Conversation! 

Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid will host a series of Community Conversations this fall. She invites you to share your thoughts and ask questions. Click the dates below to register for any of the following conversations:

• Monday, October 21, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Virginia Run Elementary School.
• Wednesday, October 30, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Herndon Middle School.

Events will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Childcare and language interpretation services will be provided.

Safeway Immunization Clinics for All FCPS Students

Safeway Pharmacy will host immunization clinics for any FCPS student age 18 or younger at Frost Middle School on Monday, October 28, and Tuesday, October 29, from 3 to 7 p.m.

Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are highly encouraged to avoid wait times. A parent or guardian must accompany walk-in students age 18 or younger to provide consent. Learn more about immunization resources and registering in other languages for the Safeway clinic. 

Students age 19 and older may access free immunizations at their middle/high school immunization clinic, the Fairfax County Health Department or through other community resources.

Elementary School Clinics

The Fairfax County Health Department will provide immunizations for FCPS elementary students on limited early release Mondays at their district offices. All school-required immunizations will be offered at no cost. Call 703-246-7100 to make your appointment.

Middle and High School Clinics

FCPS is partnering with the health department to host immunization clinics at middle and high schools. Clinics will take place during the school day. Students may only participate in the clinic at the school where they are enrolled. Parental/caregiver consent is required for students to receive immunizations.

Please check the Immunization Resources page for clinic locations, dates, and how to submit a consent form.

Social Studies Basal Resources Review

FCPS is adopting Social Studies Basal Resources for the 2025-26 school year. Basal resources are the primary resources used to support instruction in a given subject. Public review of the instructional materials under consideration — which is part of the process for selecting new resources — is underway. Visit the Community Review webpage for more information on how to view the materials online or in person. 

All community feedback will be shared with School Board members before they vote to select materials in spring 2025. FCPS adopts basal resources by the process outlined in Regulation 3004.

Lightspeed Parent Report on Child’s Device Activity

FCPS has tools to help parents know more about their child’s activity on any FCPS device. These tools are provided at no cost to families by Lightspeed, the school division’s internet content filtering service.

Parents may sign up for a weekly Parent Report, which will provide a list of the top sites their child visited. The report also offers parents the ability to sign up for free access to the Internet Use Parent Portal. Through the portal, parents may pause their child’s access to the internet on their FCPS device during non-school hours.

Learn more about Lightspeed Parent Reports.

Good News Around FCPS

Oak View is glad to share the good news happening around FCPS in this section. Each week check back for happenings around FCPS!

• 10/16/24 NBC Washington - Fairfax County teen lands role in German movie

For young teens, starting high school can be a large transition. Try being cast in a movie on top of that. Tamino Beba, a freshman at West Springfield High School in Fairfax County, had always loved movies, and being in one had always been a “far-fetched dream” until one day that dream came true.

• 10/16/24 WTOP - Fairfax Co. high school recognized for helping create an inclusive school environment

In his first year as a special-education teacher at Annandale High School, Jae Lee capitalized on the opportunity to bring a Special Olympics program to the Fairfax County campus.

• 10/10/24 NBC Washington - ‘Get registered': High schoolers work to bring voter registration to campus

A group of Marshall High School students in Fairfax County, Virginia, have been working for the past year to make it easier for students across the country to get registered to vote. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

• 10/14/24 WUSA - High schoolers who gifted custodian with dream car get their own surprise courtesy of the Commanders

A group of teenagers who made their favorite custodian's dreams come true were given a surprise of their own this week, courtesy of the Washington Commanders. 

• 10/9/24 WTOP - Fairfax Co. students lobby Congress to pass bill aimed at increasing youth voter registration

Hoping to boost voter registration among their peers, a group of Marshall High School students launched a registration drive at the Northern Virginia school in September 2023.