 Ms. Crews presented at our Attendance and Title 1 Parent and Principal Coffee.
A Message from Principal Crews
Dear Hornet Community,
We were super excited to acknowledge our Hollin Hornet Students of the Month for September and October. The students who were selected by their classroom teachers were examples for all of our Hornets. They showed RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, and SAFETY! The pictures of the students are included in this newsletter, and we cannot wait to see which students are selected for the month of November.
Thank you to all of the families who came to our Attendance and Title 1 Parent and Principal Coffee. Please stay tuned for our next one. We plan to have a Parent Coffee quarterly.
I have some important news to share with all of you regarding our Assistant Principal Tieya White. She has been offered a phenomenal opportunity, so she is moving to be the AP at Fort Belvoir Primary Elementary School. Ms. White has a deep connection to the military since her husband has served our country for 30 years. We are sad to see her go and wish her the very best on her new journey! Ms. Tieya White has worked at Hollin Meadows for 17 years, with 7 of those years being our Assistant Principal. Her last day with us will be on Friday, November 15th. Please make sure to bid her farewell and thank her for her service to our school community.
In the following weeks, the AP position will be posted and we will start looking at candidates. Please stay tuned for more updates. In the interim, there will be someone sent to support our administration team. Once I have more information, I will share.
Thank you for your continued support.
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Please join us for our Veteran's Day program on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 8:45 a.m. We will honor those who have served or are currently serving our country as members of the armed forces. Former, reserve and active duty service members are invited to attend and wear their uniform. Students and other guests are encouraged to wear Red, White & Blue. We will have special performances from our school chorus. The program will be in the cafeteria this year. We hope to see you there! |
How to Recognize Our Outstanding Staff at Hollin Meadows
Nominations are now open for the FCPS Outstanding Employee Awards! To submit a nomination for a Hollin Meadows Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please complete the nomination through the Google form links for each award below. You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (one individual may only nominate one employee per category.)
Click on a link to find out more about this category and make a nomination.
Outstanding Teacher
Eligibility: Has more than 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 Leader
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in their current position as a School-Based Administrator (that is not the building principal) at their current location. Common position in this category: Assistant Principals
Outstanding Professional Employee
Eligibility: At least one year experience in current position as a non-instructional employee at a school and at their current location
Common positions in this category: School Counselor, Instructional Coach, Psychologist, Social Worker, School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Resource Teachers that serve in an administrative role in a school, Special Education Department Chair, Reading Specialists that do not have a regular course load/do not give grades
Outstanding Operational Employee
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position as a Classroom Instructional Support Scale employee at their current location
Common positions in this category: Administrative and Office Staff, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, IA, PHA, PHTA, All Parent Liaisons, Classroom Monitors who work more than 20 hours/week
The deadline to submit a nomination is Wednesday, November 13, 2024
If you have any questions, please contact Molly Hill at MRHIll1@fcps.edu
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 Lost and Found
Is your child missing an item of clothing, water bottle, or lunch box? Please stop by and look for it in our lost and found. Our lost and found racks and tables are overflowing with clothing items that are waiting to be reunited with your children. Families may stop by at arrival and dismissal time to check the lost and found.
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Important Dates
Nov. 12: Veteran's Day Program at 8:45 a.m.
Nov. 15: West Po Fun Friday (Students must have already returned their parent permission slip in order to participate.)
Nov. 18: Early dismissal at 12:05 p.m.
Nov. 20: School Picture Retake Day
Nov. 21: Thanksgiving Luncheon
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Please 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).
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 stronger 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 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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