Upcoming Events
- November 17-21, 2024- American Education Week
- November 20, 2024- Education Support Professionals Day
- November 21, 2024- Thanksgiving Luncheon
- November 22, 2024- Substitute Educators Day
- November 27-29, 2024-Thanksgiving Holiday
- December 2, 2024-Special Education Day
- December 9, 2024-Three Hour Early Release Day at 12:55pm
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Dear Fairview Families,
We hope you've had a wonderful week! Here at Fairview, we've been busy learning, growing, and having fun. From our 2nd and 5th grade field trips to our celebration of the Veteran's Day holiday, it's been another fantastic week for our students.
We're excited to invite you to join us for our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon this Thursday, November 21, 2024 in the cafeteria. It's a great opportunity to connect with other families, enjoy delicious food, and celebrate the season of gratitude together.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Samantha Goldstein
Principal
Fairview Elementary
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Celebrating Our School Psychologist!
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Falcons, let's take a moment to recognize and thank our amazing school psychologist, Alyssa Verastegui, during School Psychologist Week.
Alyssa works tirelessly to support the mental health and well-being of our students. She provides essential services such as:
- Individual and group counseling
- Crisis intervention
- Behavioral interventions
- Consultation with teachers and parents
- Psychoeducational assessments
Her dedication to our students is truly inspiring. Thanks to Alyssa's efforts, our school community is a more positive and supportive place for everyone.
Please join us in thanking Alyssa Verastegui for her hard work and commitment.
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Thank You Fairview Families!
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Thank you to Mr. Jacob Champion for cleaning up the Fairview Elementary sign at the Burke Centre Parkway entrance. It looks marvelous!
Thank you to Grandpa of the Champion family who built a door for the Lending Library so that the books will be protected from the weather.
We very much appreciate our families helping to take care of Fairview and keep us looking good.
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Fairview Elementary's Annual Thanksgiving Lunch
 Fairview Elementary's Annual Thanksgiving Lunch
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Kindergarten-11:30-12:00pm
First Grade- 12:40-1:10pm
Second Grade- 1:15-1:45pm
Third Grade- 1:50-2:20pm
Fourth Grade- 10:20-10:50am
Fifth Grade- 10:55-11:25am
Sixth Grade- 12:05-12:35pm
Join your child/children for Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday, November 21st! Students can purchase a Thanksgiving-style meal through the lunch like if they wish, OR families are welcome to bring outside food for their children. Please sign in at Door 2 by the cafeteria and have your ID ready. For families new to Fairview, this is one of our most popular events to enjoy lunch with your children! If you're unable to attend and would like one of our counselors or administrators to check in with your child please email Mrs. Wilcox at: lrwilcox@fcps.edu.
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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NO
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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NO
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.
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.
Boundary Review Community Meeting
Community meetings regarding FCPS’ comprehensive boundary review will take place in each of the division's six regions. You are encouraged to attend the meeting in our region, which will take place on Tuesday, December 3, 6:30-8 p.m., at Lake Braddock Secondary School Cafeteria.
Please register in advance by clicking on the date. Language interpretation will be available.
If you are unable to attend on this date, view the full list of meetings on the Comprehensive School Boundary Review webpage.
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