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 After four snow days, we were ready to get back to Fort Hunt to see friends and get back into learning!
News from the Fox Den
January 10, 2025
A Message from Ms. Consolla
We were so happy to welcome your children back to Fort Hunt! Our custodial team worked tirelessly over the last few days to ensure that our staff, students, and families could access the school safely. With many hours of shoveling, salting, and sweeping, we were ready! We are so grateful to them, and to our entire community for their patience.
January will mark the final weeks of the second quarter of school. We are nearly halfway through the year already! Daily attendance will continue to be important, especially with the changes in weather and schedules. Please continue to plan vacations and trips during schedule FCPS holidays so that we can ensure your children are learning every day we are here.
As always, thank you for your partnership with us in your child's education at Fort Hunt.
Jean
Jean Consolla, Principal
jtconsolla@fcps.edu
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Upcoming Holidays
Next Monday, January 20th, all schools & offices will be closed for the MLK Jr federal holiday. Please note that school will be closed for students on Wednesday, January 29th for a teacher workday. It's a few weeks away, but it's a day off in the middle of the week which might catch families off guard.
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📑 Varsity Tutors Provides On-Demand Support at No Cost for all FCPS Students K-12
FCPS is partnering with Varsity Tutors to provide students and families with extra resources for learning. Every student can take advantage of Varsity Tutors’ services at no cost, including weekly live online classes; on-demand 24/7 chat tutoring; essay editing; and study resources such as recorded content, practice problems, and diagnostic tests. Learn more about online tutoring with Varsity Tutors.
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Midyear Assessments
As we near the halfway point in the school year, we will doing some assessments with students in January to see their progress and make adjustments. Students in Grades 1-6 will be taking the reading & math iReady assessment in January. Our multi-lingual learners will be assessed in their listening, reading, writing and speaking skills through the WIDA test. And our primary grade students will have a midpoint assessment in language arts using the VALLSS. We'll share more information as we receive it.
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 All families of current Grade 6 students are invited to this electives fair. Between January 20-February 7, the Sandburg counselors will be visiting Fort Hunt to review course offerings and provide academic advising. They will be working closely with our school counselor, Ms. McLenithan, to support families with any questions they might have about this transition to middle school.
Dual Language Immersion Lottery
Registration for the countywide lottery for FCPS’ Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program will open on Monday, January 13, 2025. Current pre-K students may apply for the kindergarten immersion program, and current kindergarten students may apply for the first grade immersion program for the 2025-26 school year.
Dual Language Immersion is available in French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.
Parents/caregivers who are interested may want to attend an informational meeting held at the school site. Visit the Dual Language Immersion Program Registration page for a list of meetings by language offered. The Fort Hunt meeting will be on Monday, January 27 at 6:30pm.
Get more information on the DLI Program webpage and the DLI Program Registration webpage. Thank you for spreading the word to friends and neighbors who may be interested in registering their rising kindergarten student. As a reminder, families do not have to live inside a school's boundary to participate in an immersion program as it is determined by lottery.
Family Event: Youth Night Basketball at West Potomac HS
On Thursday, January 16th, our local high school is holding a Youth Night. Watch the girls basketball teams play, have fun and win prizes including basket raffles and 50/50. Games at 4:30pm (freshman), 5:45pm (jv) and 7:30pm (varsity). Students enter free with a paying adult.
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Boundary Change Meetings: Attend Virtually
The Superintendent’s Boundary Review Advisory Committee held its second meeting on December 16 at Gatehouse Administration Center. View key takeaways from that meeting and access the meeting agenda, slides, and other materials that committee members received. If you did not get a chance to attend an in-person Community Boundary Review Meeting, please consider participating in a virtual meeting:
- Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1-2:30 p.m.
- Saturday, January 25, 2025, 9:30-11 a.m.
- Monday, January 27, 2025, 6:30-8 p.m.
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 6:30-8 p.m.
- Monday, February 10, 2025, 6:30-8 p.m.
Language interpretation will be available.
All virtual meetings will follow the same format as the in-person meetings that were recently held, and the same information will be shared. Please stay tuned for details on how to register. Visit FCPS’ Comprehensive Boundary Review webpage to learn more. Sign up for FCPS’ School Boundary Review newsletter as well.
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What's For Lunch?
If you're looking for what's on the menu, visit the menu here . More information about meals in FCPS can be found here. Families can add money to their child's account at My School Bucks.
Families may join their child for lunch on Fridays. You can read about it in our handbook.
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Important Times
Arrive on campus: 8:30am
Kiss & Ride: 8:35-8:55am
Doors Open: 8:35am Tardy Bell: 8:55am
Dismissal Bell: 3:40pm
Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm
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Important Dates
Thursday, January 16 | Sandburg Middle School Electives Fair 6:00-7:30pm
Monday, January 20 | School closed for MLK Jr Holiday
Monday, January 27 | Immersion information meeting for rising kindergarten & Grade 1 families 6:30pm (for families not already enrolled in immersion)
Tuesday, January 28 | End of Quarter 2
Wednesday, January 29 | Teacher Workday. NO school for students
You can access the full 2024-2025 calendar here.
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Get Involved with your PTA
Consider becoming a member of the Parent Teacher Association at Fort Hunt. It's a great way to connect with other parents, learn about how to support your child and to have fun! There are many ways where you can share your voice, talents and time. Check out the PTA website for more information.
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Parent/Guardian Handbook
Do you have questions about attendance or food/drink at school or what students can wear? If so, please check out our Parent/Guardian Handbook on our Fort Hunt website. It's available with translations. Click here to access it. Of course, if you have a question about a situation that is not listed, reach out to your child's teacher or an administrator.
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Your Partners in Education
We are honored to work with your family this year and will work everyday to ensure a safe and positive learning environment for your child. We can't do it alone. Please contact us when there is a question or concern, especially related to bullying. As a parent, you will often hear about something before staff might. Thank you for all your support.
Jean Consolla, Principal
jtconsolla@fcps.edu
Patty Settel, Assistant Principal
pasettel@fcps.edu
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