Upcoming Events
- October 28, 2024-Three-Hour Early Release Monday-12:55PM
- October 31, 2024-End of First Quarter (Two-Hour Early Release-1:55PM)
- October 28-31, 2024-Fairview's 125th Anniversary Spirit Week
- November 01, 2024-Holiday (Diwali)
- November 04, 2024-Student Holiday
- November 05, 2024-Student Holiday
- November 11, 2024-Holiday (Veteran's Day)
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Dear Fairview Families,
We hope you are enjoying the beautiful fall weather. We've had another fantastic week here at Fairview including a special commemoration from the FCPS School Board on Thursday night for our 125th anniversary of Fairview!
Next week we will celebrate Fairview's 125th Anniversary with our "125th" Spirit Week. Let's come together to show our school pride and commemorate this momentous occasion. Please see below for more details.
Tonight, we're also thrilled to attend our PTAs 125th Gala! This special event will be a night of celebration, fundraising, and honoring our school's rich history. We look forward to seeing you there!
Have a great weekend!
Samantha Goldstein
Principal
Fairview Elementary
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We want to take a moment to recognize and celebrate the incredible work of our school bus drivers during National School Bus Safety Week. These dedicated individuals ensure the safe transportation of our students to and from school every day.
Their commitment to safety and their positive attitudes make a significant impact on our school community. Let's show our appreciation for their hard work and dedication by thanking them for all they do.
Thank you, bus drivers!
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 Fairview's 125th Anniversary Celebration
Fairview is excited to celebrate our 125th anniversary with a plethora of activities and events!
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Monday, October 28th– Fairview is 125 day. Wear your new Fairview 125 shirt!
- We will be taking a group picture in the formation of the number 125 on this day in our shirts!
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Tuesday, October 29th - Future Day. Dress up as you think a student would dress 125 years from now, or in an outfit representing your future career.
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Wednesday, October 30th – Historical Figure Day – Dress up as a historical figure
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Thursday, October 31st – Decades Day – Dress up from the decade of your choice!
- This day we will also be hosting an assembly for all students.
Planning a Playdate?
If making arrangements for a child to go home with another child, Fairview’s office needs to know separately from PickUp Patrol so that we can make sure all permission is received and can help make it happen:
- Please email the FairviewESAttendance@fcps.edu mailbox to let us know the arrangements. This is the office mailbox for attendance and dismissal information.
- Please copy the other parent on the email; the other parent merely needs to ‘reply all’ and we have their permission and can create a Bus Pass so that the bus driver knows where to take your child.
- Even if your child is riding their regular bus but getting off at a different stop, the driver needs a Bus Pass.
Relying only on PickUp Patrol is not ideal because:
- It is not reviewed until dismissal.
- PickUp Patrol does not give any indication that the receiving parent knows another child is coming home to them.
Thank you for your help in keeping our Falcons safe!
Absences
Just a few missed days here and there, even if they’re excused absences, can add up to too much lost learning time and put your child behind in school. This is as true in kindergarten as it is in high school.
COMMUNICATE WITH THE SCHOOL
If your student will be out, please include the reason when you send the email, make the call, or contact Fairview though ParentVue.
Can My Child Go to School?
The recommendations below are for children 5 to 18 years of age. Recommendations may be different for infants and younger children. Recommendations may change if your child’s school has an outbreak.
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Symptoms and Illnesses
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Can My Child Go to School?
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Parent is Sick, Stressed, Hospitalized
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YES
If you are sick, your child still needs to attend school. Your illness does not excuse your child from attending. Plan for these days. Ask a neighbor, relative or spouse to take your child to and from school.
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Chronic Illnesses (Asthma, Diabetes, Sickle Cell, Epilepsy etc.)
Chronic illness is a long-lasting condition that can be controlled but not cured
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YES
As long as your child’s symptoms are controlled, your child should attend school. School personnel are trained to assist children with chronic illnesses and related health care requirements.
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Child Doesn’t Want to go to School
Frequent crying, fear, anger, not wanting to socialize, behavior change, stomachache, nausea
(These can be signs of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, or fear)
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YES
You should keep your child in school but try to determine what is causing the changes. Talk to school personnel and consult a health care provider. Your child may be experiencing bullying or trauma, may be behind in schoolwork or not getting along with others. Persistent Indicators of distress may require support from school person- nel or health care professionals.
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Cold Symptoms
Stuffy nose/runny nose, sneezing, mild cough, mild sore throat, earache
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YES
If your child can participate in school activities school should be attended.
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Head Lice
Intense itching of the head; may feel like something is moving
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YES
Your child can be in school if an initial treatment of shampooing of hair with a product for lice has been completed.
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Menstrual Issues
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YES
In most cases, menstrual issues (periods) can be managed at school. If severe pain is interfering with your child attending school, consult with a health care provider.
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Strains, Sprains and Pains
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YES
If there is no known injury and your child can function (walk, talk, eat), school should be attended. If pain is severe or doesn’t stop, consult a health care provider.
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Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
The white of the eye is pink and there is a thick yellow/green discharge.
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NO
If there is yellow/green discharge from the white of the eye, your child must be evaluated by a healthcare provider before returning to school. If diagnosed with bacterial conjunctivitis, the child should remain home while symptomatic or until 24 hours of antibiotic treatment has been completed.
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Coughing
Severe, uncontrolled, rapid coughing, wheezing, or difficulty breathing
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NO
Keep your child home and contact a health care provider. If symptoms are due to asthma, provide treatment according to your child’s Asthma Action Plan. When symptoms are controlled, send your child to school.
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Diarrhea
Frequent, loose or watery stool may mean illness but can also be caused by food and medication
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NO
Keep your child at home until their diarrhea has improved, they are not having accidents, and they are having no more than 2 bowel movements above what is normal for your child in a 24-hour period.
If there is blood in your child’s stool, see a healthcare provider before returning to school. If your child also has a fever, keep them home until they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours without medicine.
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Fever
Fever usually means illness, especially if your child has a fever of 100.4 or higher as well as other symptoms like behavior change, rash, sore throat, vomiting etc.
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If your child has a fever of 100.4 or higher, keep them at home until his or her fever is below 100.4 for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication. If the fever does not go away after 2-3 days or is 102.0 or higher, consult with a health care provider.
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Rash With Fever
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NO
Keep your child home if they have a rash with a fever. If a rash spreads quickly, is not healing, or has open weeping wounds, you should keep your child at home and have your child seen by a health care provider.
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Strep Throat
Sore throat, fever, stomachache, and red, swollen tonsils
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NO
Keep your child at home for the first 12 hours after an antibiotic is begun. Your child may return to school when they have completed at least 12hours of antibiotic use, is fever free and symptoms are improving
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Vomiting
Child has vomited 2 or more times in a 24-hour period. If vomiting is associated with diarrhea or fever, please reference the recommendations for those symptoms (diarrhea, fever).
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Keep your child at home until their vomiting has stopped overnight and your child can keep food and liquids down in the morning.
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This information is based upon recommended guidelines from reliable sources to include the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), American Academy of Pediatrics, and Public Health Association. Materials developed by the Alameda County Public Health Department.
3 Hour Early Release Monday-October 28, 2024
Fairview’s next Early Release Monday is scheduled for Monday, October 28, 2024. Thank you to those that filled out the form for their Child(ren's) dismissal plan! If you need to make a change, please contact Meghan Ehrman at mrehrman@fcps.edu.
Attention FCPS Families!
The Federal Impact Aid Survey is now available to complete online.
The Federal Impact Aid program provides money to districts that enroll federally connected students. Help FCPS secure funding from the Impact Aid Program by helping us identify:
- Military families.
- Federally connected families.
- Families living on a military base.
Please complete one form for each child in your household. Remember that only the enrolling parent can fill out the Impact Aid Survey form.
For families without access to ParentVUE, a paper copy of the form will be sent home with your student starting November 13. Your information will be kept strictly confidential.
Your support will ensure that we receive the resources for which we are eligible.
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Step 1: CLICK HERE or use the QR Code to be taken to SIS ParentVUE.
If you don’t have a SIS ParentVUE account, contact your child’s school for an activation letter.
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 Step 2. After you’ve logged into your ParentVue Account, look for the ‘Online Packets’ link at the top of the page. Click ‘Online Packets’.
 Step 3. Next, click the ‘Federal Impact Aid Survey’ button on the bottom of the page:
If you have multiple children in Fairfax County Public Schools, please make sure to fill out a form for each of your children. You will know you have completed all of the forms when you see a green check next to each of their names on the final screen.
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Elementary School Language Arts Grading Updates
Our teachers have been hard at work teaching with the new Language Arts curriculum, and we are excited to help all of our students become strong readers and writers! This year we also have new assessments, which is how we check if your student needs extra help with reading and writing, and new Standards of Learning (SOLs).
Because of these changes, we are now teaching all of the Language Arts skills your child needs to know (and checking if they need extra help) throughout the whole school year, instead of different skills each quarter. While these skills will be new to your child in the beginning of the year, the goal is for your child to grow strong in all of their new skills by the end of the year.
This means that when you get your child’s progress report next month, it might look different. Your child’s teacher will give you more information on the new progress reports and how we’re making sure your child is getting any extra help they might need. You can also find more information on FCPS’ Grading and Reporting webpage.
We will also have new ways for you to help your child practice their reading and writing skills at home. These resources are coming soon!
Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available in SIS ParentVUE under Online Packets (in the upper right corner after logging in). Please complete it as soon as possible.
For any families who have not completed the survey in ParentVUE, schools will provide paper forms starting Wednesday, November 13. Paper forms should be returned by Wednesday, December 4.
Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household is important. Information from this survey resulted in more than $4 million in funding last year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For more information, please watch this video on Impact Aid and visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page.
Need to Register for ParentVUE?
Learn how to activate your SIS ParentVUE account, so you can easily submit your survey.
Technical support for using ParentVUE or completing the survey online is available by submitting a Parent Support Request ticket. Select SISParent in the Application dropdown menu and type Federal Impact Aid Survey under Issue Description. Or, call the Parent Technology Help Desk at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS).
🎤 Our Schools, Our Future: Register Today for a Community Conversation!
Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid invites you to share your thoughts and ask questions at the final community conversation this fall. It will be held Wednesday, October 30, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Herndon Middle School. Click the date to register. 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.
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