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November 14th, 2024
Good Afternoon Flint Hill Families,
As we begin the second quarter, I hope all of our students, teachers and families will take time to reflect on their growth students have made thus far this school year. I often ask teachers and students to share with me something that they are proud of or a goal they have accomplished in school recently. I hope you will take time to ask your students this week what they are proud of this school year and what goals they have for themselves in the new quarter.
This morning, students gathered for the annual Veterans Day assembly. Students in each grade level shared songs and stories to honor our nation's veterans and service members. A video of the assembly is posted on the FHES Facebook page. Ask your students what they learned from our assembly today!
This evening, FHES will be recognized at the FCPS School Board meeting for our Purple Star School designation. Flint Hill will be recognized as a three-time recipient of this honor!
Flint Hill is supporting the JMHS canned food drive again this year. Please consider donating non-perishable food items to support the drive. Information about the food drive and items that are needed are included in the message below. Collection boxes for each grade level are in the main lobby. The grade that donates the most items will receive a surprise from JMHS.
Have you competed your Impact Aid survey? Fairfax County Public Schools 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. The survey can be completed in ParentVue. Directions for a paper or online survey are in the message below.
As we prepare for more learning across the remainder of the school year, please be sure your morning routines help students arrive to school on time! School doors open at 8:35 am and the late bell rings at 8:50 am. When students arrive at school on time and are in their seats ready to learn they are set up for a successful day. Late arrivals can impact student learning and emotions as our classrooms are beginning instruction on time every day. If your students do arrive after 8:50 am when kiss and ride has closed, please park and have a parent or guardian walk the students in to our main office to check in.
Please save the date for the 13th annual FHES Turkey Trot on Friday, November 22nd! Learn more about how students and families can participate below.
Kindly,
Mr. Montaquila, Principal
Mr. Baker, Assistant Principal
The 13th annual Flint Hill Turkey Trot will be held on Friday, November 22, 2024!
Classes will join Ms. Garner and Ms. Coffey on the track during the school day to get active before our Thanksgiving holiday. Classes will challenge themselves to complete walking or jogging laps around the FHES track. Students will receive a special recognition for their participation and the class with the highest average number of laps per student will be the Turkey Trot champions!
Parents are invited to join the event! Please meet at the track at your students' designated times to walk, jog or cheer with the trotters! Trotting will last 30 minutes.
Please have your students wear their grade level colors on Turkey Trot day to show our school spirit!
- 9:00 am - 5th Grade (Red)
- 10:00 am - 6th Grade (Gold)
- 11:00 am - 4th Grade (Light Blue)
- 12:00 pm - 2nd Grade (Purple)
- 1:30 pm - Kindergarten (Green)
- 2:00 pm - 1st Grade (Orange)
- 2:30 pm - 3rd Grade (Dark Blue)
Flint Hill is participating in the NexTrex Challenge!
FHES is collecting plastic items to be weighed and recycled. If our school gathers 1000 lbs of plastic before the end of the school year, FHES will receive a donated bench for our school courtyard.
Let's help our school reach our goal by collecting 100 lbs of plastic before Thanksgiving! We still have a long way to go and future challenges will occur throughout the year.
Plastic items that can be included in the challenge are detailed in the image below. Plastic collection bins are located in the main lobby.
Flint Hill will dismiss early on the following dates:
- December 9
- February 24
- March 17
- April 28
- May 19
Students will be dismissed at 12:35 pm.
*If you have a childcare need or hardship, supervision will be provided by school staff until 3:35 pm. Please let us know your child's dismissal plan for the remaining Early Release Mondays.
You must complete the form for each child you have at Flint Hill. Your dismissal plan will apply to all the remaining 3-hour Early Release Mondays and will be confirmed one week before each early dismissal.
https://forms.gle/hpgQV2AsWRD9ZYa58
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Be on the lookout for a PRIME form in your student’s backpack next Tuesday.
At FHES, students are taught to value privacy, respect, integrity, mindfulness and engagement. These core values are parts of morning meetings, classroom conversations and even school assemblies. Throughout the week, teachers and students regularly recognize others for their PRIME behaviors and students who demonstrate a PRIME behavior can receive a recognition on the weekly FHES news.
Families, it is your turn to recognize your students for PRIME behaviors in and out of school! Use the PRIME slip in your students' Tuesday Folder to recognize when you see your student demonstrating any one of our five values (privacy, respect, integrity, mindfulness or engagement). Students can return their PRIME slip to their classroom teacher who will deposit them in our main office PRIME box for a weekly shoutout.
Be sure to talk to your students about PRIME and how it can help them have a successful day at school.
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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
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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.
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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.
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November 22nd - Turkey Trot
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November 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break
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December 9th - 3-Hour Early Release
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December 23 - Jan. 3 - Winter Break
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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!
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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
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You may wish to read FCPS messages in a language other than English. There are several ways you can receive or view our communications in a different language.
FCPS This Week is distributed in other languages to parents/guardians who have filled out the Home Language Survey form and selected a language supported by FCPS as their preferred language for communication. Home Language Survey forms are available in the following languages: Amharic | Arabic (العربية) | Chinese (中文) | Farsi (فارسی) | Korean (한국어) | Spanish (español) | Urdu (اردو) | Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt).
Learn more about other communications that are translated.
Paperless Opt-Outs Available!
As a part of our ongoing efforts to streamline paper processes, parents can now select a number of opt-out’s electronically via ParentVUE. Once you have signed into your ParentVUE account, simply select the “Student Info” tab and click on “Edit Information.” You will find opt-out’s listed there. Parents that do not yet have a ParentVUE account will still be able to use paper forms for notification. If you need to set up your ParentVUE account, you can create one online via the FCPS ParentVUE Registration page.
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