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February 20 - Monday Specials Today
February 24 - 3 hour early release at 12:30 pm
February 26 - Spelling Bee, 5 pm, Cafeteria
February 28 - Monday Specials Today
March 17 - 3 hour early release at 12:30 pm
March 19 - Spring and Class Pictures
March 20 - Math Night - (More info coming soon!)
March 31 - No School. Eid-al-Fitr (begins at sundown 3/30)
April 1 - No School for Students. Teacher Workday
April 4 - Yearbook Pre-orders Due
April 14-18 - Spring Break
April 28 - 3 hour early release @ 12:30
Wolf Pack Visitors
 Oak Hill welcomed two FCPS School Board Members, Ms. Seema Dixit (Sully District) and Mr. Kyle McDaniel (At-Large), to the Wolf Pack!
Ramadan begins at sundown on Friday, February 28. This day is an evening-only observance day. There is school on these days, but certain activities that cannot be made up can not take place after school. See the complete school year calendar.
Throughout the year, as we celebrate and recognize various cultural holidays and observances, families are encouraged to email the principal at kldurso@fcps.edu regarding accommodations, including but not limited to those around lunch, prayer/meditation and silent reflection spaces and times, and instruction.
Student Fasting Meal Kits for February 28 - March 28
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has issued a new, first-time waiver allowing students fasting during the school day from February 28 to March 28, 2025, to request take-home breakfast and lunch meal kits. The Office of Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) will provide meal kits reflecting the school menu. Meals will be kept cold and must be heated at home. Students may claim one breakfast and one lunch kit per day. If a student purchases breakfast or lunch at school, they cannot pick up a kit that day. Meal kits must be picked up by students at the end of the school day—adults cannot collect them. Parents or guardians must submit a weekly request form via the FCPS FNS website by the deadlines:
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February 24, 2025, for February 28 and the week of March 3, 2025
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March 3, 2025, for the week of March 10, 2025
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March 10, 2025, for the week of March 17, 2025
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March 17, 2025, for the week of March 24, 2025
Forms must be submitted on time to receive meal kits for the following week.
Purple Up on Wednesday, April 9th
April is the Month of the Military Child, a time to honor and celebrate the resilience, courage, and contributions of FCPS military-connected children.
To show our support, FCPS will celebrate Purple Up! Day on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. On this day, school staff and students are encouraged to wear purple, symbolizing unity and support for military families across all service branches.
Purchase the FCPS Purple Up! T-shirt and/or hoodie between now and March 7 to wear on Purple Up! Day!
Learn More About How Your Child Feels at School
The Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener will be administered to students in grades 3-12 in March. Students use the SEL Screener twice a year to share their perspectives on how well their school and community help them develop the skills they need to succeed. The screener works by asking questions or presenting statements that students can think about and respond to. This gives students a way to share how well their school community makes them feel valued, included, and supported.
After each screening, results are available in the Documents tab of SIS ParentVUE and mailed to families who do not have a ParentVUE account. For more information, including SEL Screener questions and opt-out information, please visit the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener webpage.
Oak Hill Families! This is the final opportunity to participate in our Kids Heart Challenge. If you have not yet registered, there is still time to join this important initiative. Please download the AHA Schools app or visit heart.org/schools to get involved.
Our goal is for 50% of all students to register and complete the Hands-Only CPR and Warning Signs of Stroke segments of Finn’s Mission. This program teaches vital hands-only CPR skills that could potentially save a life. We aim to achieve our goal by February 24th.
Please note that all Kids Heart Challenge donations are due by February 28th.
Thank you for your support!
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Future Planning for Elementary and Middle School Students in Special Education
When? March 12, 2025 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Where? Luther Jackson Middle School 3020 Gallows Road Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Join Career and Transition Services (CTS) to learn about planning for life in and after high school.
It’s never too early or too late to start preparing for your future. We want to help you start planning for a successful transition from school to life as a young adult. Ensuring postsecondary success of our students with disabilities is dependent on what is known as transition planning. Please join CTS and other support service personnel for an evening focused on planning for the future.
You will have the opportunity to meet and ask questions of representatives from CTS programs and services for students with disabilities, as well as learn about short and long-term postsecondary supports, employment, postsecondary education considerations, Supported Decision Making, and student self-determination as an evidence-based predictor of post school success.
This event also includes two speakers who will discuss IEP transition planning, special education services, and postsecondary options for younger students as they navigate FCPS and plan for their future. A question/answer session will follow.
Register for the conference here.
Yearbooks are on sale now until April 4th. They will be distributed to your student in June. Yearbooks are $19.00. Please order online at www.strawbridge.net and follow these steps.
1. Click red box that says "Order pictures and yearbooks". Enter the Oak Hill code YB30399.
2. Enter your name and email; then click Access Yearbook.
3. Enter your student's information; then click Submit Details.
4. Select yearbook and the quantity;then click View Cart to checkout.
There will be only a very limited number of extra yearbooks available to buy at the end of the year, so if you are interested in a yearbook, please pre-order.
If you have a sixth grader and you need financial assistance, please email our counselors, Mr. Mitchell at asmitchell@fcps.edu or Mr. Frantz at gdfrantz@fcps.edu.
Needed: Sweatpants/pants in various sizes. We are looking for a few pairs of pants in sizes 6,8, 10, and 12 (or S,M, L) to provide to students whose pants get wet due to mud, cafeteria spillage, etc). If you are cleaning out closets and find a pair or two in good condition, please send in to the office. Thank you!
Registration is now open for the 2025-2026 School Year. You may register your rising kindergartener or any new to Oak Hill ES rising grade 1-6 student. Current students do NOT have to re-register. Read more about the registration process, including the online registration option. For additional information, please contact Katherine Dillard, our school registrar, at Kjdillard1@fcps.edu.
When registering, parents/caregivers will need to create or log in to an existing SIS ParentVUE account.
Spelling Bee
Spelling Bee: Good luck to our kids who signed up for the Spelling bee online test from 21- 23 February! We will see the winners and second place per grade in the Spelling Bee finals that will take place on 26 Feb at 5pm - 6:30pm in the Cafeteria on a per grade level. Our school winner will move on to the next round.
We are still looking for volunteers to help record keep, welcome, stage setup, registration help, and greet. Please consider signing up to help with this event here. Please contact firstvp@oakhillpta.org or president@oakhillpta.org for any information or if you are willing to be part of the finals.
FCPS’ Construction Projects Offer Community-Wide Benefits
The Fairfax County School Board approved the annual update to FCPS’ FY 2026-30 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) at their regular board meeting last week. A CIP is a working budget document that shows the timing and costs of improvement to school buildings, such as renovations, additions, and new schools. Learn more about planned improvements. Fairfax County Public Schools’ updated plans for new school construction, capacity enhancements, and renovations are outlined in the CIP. Projects include constructing two new elementary schools; renovations at 18 elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools; and relocation of modular buildings.
Black History Month Kick-Off Celebration (Note: Date Change)
FCPS’ Chief Equity Office invites the community to an Inaugural Black History Month Kickoff Celebration on Wednesday, February 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Carter G. Woodson High School.
Family Resource Center
The FCPS Family Resouce Center has several webinars coming up. Please find details and registration information here.
Band and Strings Summer Camp
The Franklin Band and Orchestra Camp is back!
When? June 23- July 11th Where? Chantilly HS
More information and registration is available at the camp website. Early registration prices until March 31st.
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