A New Quarter !
November 6, 2024
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Dear Families,
Welcome to November and 2nd Quarter of school at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School. We hope everyone had a joyful and reenergizing break from school these last few days. We are excited for what is to come this thoughtful and kind month of November. This is the season where we give gratitude for our blessings and are reminded of the importance of family and community. I am excited to celebrate the beautiful autumn weather, our Thanksgiving luncheon later this month at school and hopefully, our first snowfall!
"True thankfulness is reflected in how we treat others, not just in words spoken around the table." Join me in reminding our students the importance of kind words, patience and a smile every single day.
I wish you all a fabulous first week of November.
Truly appreciative,
Principal Vega and Assistant Principal Bermudez
FCPS Calendar
Save the Date!
- Monday November 11th - Veteran's Day, No School
- Friday November 15th - Principal's Coffee at SHES Library 9:00 a.m.
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Monday November 18th - 3-Hour Early Release
- Thursday November 21st - Thanksgiving Luncheon
- Wednesday November 27-29 Thanksgiving Break, No School, School reopens on Monday December 2nd.
- Tuesday December 3rd - Picture Make Up Day
- Wedne
- sday December 11th - Winter Concert 6:30 p.m.
- Friday December 13th - PTA Sponsored Holiday House
- Wednesday December 16 - Quarter 2 Interims sent home
- December 23 - January 3 Winter Break, No School
- January 6, 2025 - First day of 2025 School Year Welcome Back !
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).
2024 Thanksgiving Luncheon
We are thrilled to invite families to our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon! Join us for a special meal with your child(ren) and enjoy the spirit of the season together. To make this event a success, we ask that you inform our main office that you will be attending so the cafeteria can plan the food accordingly. Our main office is (703) 237 - 7000. Thank you!
Date: Thursday November 21, 2024
Lunch Fee: $ 5.00 lunch for adult
Kindergarten 11:50 - 12:20
First Grade 12:40 - 1:10
Second Grade 11:05 - 11:35
Third Grade 12:10 - 12:40
Fourth Grade 11:30 - 12:00
Fifth Grade 10:55 - 11:25
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 reporting 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!
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