It’s that time of year again to celebrate the wonderful staff of Flint Hill!  Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Employee Awards!  To submit a nomination for a Flint Hill Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please complete the nomination through this form.

You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (one individual may only nominate one employee per category.)

All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in the criteria for that category. The google form link has more information regarding the criteria for each of these awards and the eligibility requirements are below.

Outstanding Teacher: Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category.

Outstanding New Teacher: Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category.

Outstanding Principal: Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a building principal (in any school/school district).

Outstanding New Principal: Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a building principal (in any school/school district).

Outstanding Leader: Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position as a Schedule-C or School-Based Administrator scale employee (that is not the building principal): Common positions in this category: Assistant and Associate Principals, Director of Student Activities, Director of Student Services.

Outstanding Professional Employee: Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position as a Schedule-B employee or other non-instructional employee in a school that supports school leadership.  Common positions in this category: School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Assessment Coach, Career Center Specialist, Instructional Coach, Psychologist, Social Worker, School Counselor, Safety and Security Specialist, Resource Teachers that serve in an administrative role in a school.

Outstanding Operational Employee: Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position as Schedule-A or Classroom Instructional Support Scale employee. Common positions in this category: Administrative and Office Staff, Safety and Security Assistant, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, IA, PHA, PHTA, All Parent Liaisons (regardless of how they are paid).    

The deadline to submit a nomination is November 13^th. 

The Reflections program provides opportunities for recognition and access to the arts which boost
student confidence and success in the arts and in life.

Explore the arts and express yourself! This year's theme is “Accepting Imperfection”. Use it as inspiration for your creative submissions to this year’s Reflections program.

Submissions open September 9th! Deadline for entries is November 15th

Students participate in the appropriate division for their grade:
Primary (Pre-K - Grade 2), Intermediate (Grades 3-5), Middle
School (Grades 6-8), High School (Grades 9-12), Special Artist
(All grades welcome).

Our school will participate all categories this year:

• Photography
• Literature
• Visual Arts
• Music Composition
• Dance Choreography
• Film Production

Learn more: National PTA Reflections

Interested in judging? Email reflections.fhes@gmail.com

Join us for the next PTA meeting on 11/19/24 at 7:00 pm!

Representatives from the 6th grade team and outdoor learning will join the meeting to share more about current learning and events in their classes.

5 Ways to De-Escalate a Nuclear Meltdown & Stop the Shame Cycle: A Webinar for Families

Plans go awry, your child gets disappointed or doesn’t get their way. They begin getting upset. Rational talk doesn’t work. Nothing does. Now your child is in full meltdown mode and doesn’t hold back. What do you do?

Calm Parenting Podcast founder, Kirk Martin will show you:

• How to calm kids with big emotions.
• Exactly what to say in the moment and how.
• Why intensity is critical and why to avoid eye contact.
• How to stop the cycle of shame and embarrassment.

 November 8, 2024, 10-11:30 a.m.

Register here

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is eligible for federal Impact Aid grants due to the federal presence in our area. The grants from these programs will become part of FCPS' general operating budget. They are critical to ensuring that students receive an excellent education. FCPS anticipates receiving approximately $3,000,000 in Impact Aid funds.

FCPS uses the survey for Federal Impact Aid to identify federally connected students. In October, the survey will be made available to FCPS families.

The survey is available online through ParentVue. Families without ParentVUE can request a paper copy of the survey from their child's school. 

FCPS staff will process the information with the utmost confidentiality.

For the last couple of years, we have asked the community to upload photos to add to our Yearbook. We received LOTS of submissions! While we can’t use every photo in the yearbook, we would love to offer the opportunity for our families to submit photos again.  Our yearbook theme this year is “You Belong Here”.

Please upload images to our Yearbook Snap. Access Code: flinthill24 In order to collect photos, we ask that they are either camera images or cell phone photos without the Live feature attached. If you upload photos and the ending is .HEIC instead of .JPG we are unable to use them in the yearbook.  We look forward to seeing everyone’s photo in the yearbook this year.

Remember to Pre-Order your Yearbook! You wouldn’t want to miss out.

Last week, we wrapped up Digital Citizenship Week! as we reflect on our discussions of helping kids navigate our 24/7 digital world, we wanted to provide a resource to families that will help support you with hard discussions about online safety.

Thorn is a helpful tool for parents to guide conversations with their child ages 7-17. The interactive discussion guides are especially helpful - be sure to click on a conversation and then keep scrolling down to interactive where the conversation is modeled.  Even sign up for text messages to help with more social media guidance for those hard conversations.

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!

Good communication between home and school is vital to a successful school experience for each child. Questions relating to your child should be directed to the classroom teacher. All teachers have voice mail and an e-mail address. The school has a web page that links directly to each teacher’s e-mail.

Each year, FCPS produces a Handbook for its FCPS families. It contains valuable information you may need throughout the year, including calendars, services, and special programs, the instructional program, and information about starting school. Flint Hill Elementary has produced a handbook that includes some additional notes that are important for our school community.

Flint Hill Elementary Family Handbook