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- Calendar
- Ramadan
- Student Fasting Meal Kits
- Read Across America - Spirit Days
- Scholastic Book Fair
- Summer Learning and Camps
- Kindergarten Registration
- News from the Family Liaison
- Month of the Military Child
- PTA News
- Community Events
- Useful Links
- February 28 - Ramadan begins at sundown
- March 3-7 - Read Across America Spirit Days
- March 10 - 3 Hour Early Release | 12:20 p.m.
- March 10-14 - Scholastic Book Fair
- March 13 - Community Connection: Craft Night
- March 14 - Rising 7th Grade Parent Coffee | 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
HSS MS Lecture Hall (Snow Date: March 20th )
- March 20 - PTA Meeting | 7:00 p.m. | Library
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 contact Principal Jessica Lewis regarding accommodations, including but not limited to those around lunch, prayer/meditation and silent reflection spaces and times, and instruction.
February 28 - March 28
Thanks to a new program from the Virginia Department of Education, students who are fasting during the school day between February 28 and March 28 can now take school meal kits home at the end of the day. Families will need to fill out a weekly Fasting Meals Request Form for their child or children to receive school meal kits via the FCPS FNS website by the deadlines:
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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
A separate form must be filled out for each week and for each student. Forms must be submitted on time to receive meal kits for the following week.
Read Across America Spirit Days
Celebrate Diversity With Books
Monday, March 3 - Reading Takes You Places Day
(Wear a college shirt or destination)
Tuesday, March 4 - Cat in the Hat
(Wear red or stripes. You can also wear a hat!)
Wednesday, March 5 - Fox in Socks Day
(Wear mismatched or wacky socks)
Thursday, March 6 - Read My Shirt Day
Friday, March 7 - Pajama Day
The Nearly Cashless Scholastic Book Fair comes to our school from March 10th- 14th to share the newest books and other exciting learning products with our young readers. Parents, family members, and teachers will find plenty of items of interest to them as well. The fair is open each day from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. On Friday, we close at 1:00 to pack up. Everyone is welcome to attend. The Book Fair will also be open Thursday, March 13th from 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. for shopping. Volunteers are needed to ensure this shopping time is not canceled!
Students will preview the Book Fair on March 10th and come home with a wish list for a few things they would like to get. Adults are invited to come anytime during the week to browse and/or make purchases. Adults may pull their child out of lunch to purchase books with them. If adults are unable to attend but would still like their child to purchase something, they may sign their child up for an eWallet account or send in cash.
We are NO LONGER ACCEPTING PERSONAL CHECKS due to the amounts being potentially wrong if we run out of stock. We STRONGLY RECOMMEND signing your child up for an eWallet account. Cash gets lost, eWallet accounts don’t. It is very helpful to have a list of what the student is allowed to buy, especially in the primary grades. Click the following link for more detailed information on the fair, how to volunteer at the fair, and information on eWallet (the cashless way to pay):https://secure.smore.com/n/bta6g1
Teachers will be signing up for their own eWallet accounts and sending out the links. These accounts are for the teachers to purchase books from the fair for their classroom libraries. Feel free to donate any amount that you are comfortable with. The books purchased will enrich the education of children for years to come. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
🚀 Prepare for a Summer of Learning and Fun
Registration will be available soon for summer camps offered by Fairfax County Public Schools for all students. Career and Technical Education (CTE) camps and Institute for the Arts (IFTA) camps will be held in July at Lake Braddock Secondary School from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bus transportation will be available from select FCPS middle and high schools. Registration begins for these programs on Monday, March 10, and ends Friday, June 6.
Tech Adventure Camp (TAC) is a week-long exploratory camp designed to allow current K-5 students to explore activities in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math), culinary arts, health, trades, and business and marketing areas. Watch this video about CTE camps.
E-IFTA is a weekly arts camp for students in grades 2-5 who love to sing, dance, act, perform, make, and create. Students take part in four daily classes related to dance, music, theater, and visual art. They work with FCPS fine arts teachers who create fun and engaging classes.
For more information, see the Summer Learning page.
It’s as Easy as 1-2-3…
There’s an easy five-step process for parents wanting to register their child for kindergarten:
- Determine eligibility.
- Identify your local school.
- Gather documents.
- Fill out forms.
- Schedule an appointment.
After the appointment at the school (the student and one guardian must be present), the student will be ready for Kindergarten Orientation on April 1 at 9 a.m. Read more about the registration process. For additional information, please contact Jailene Acevedo, our school registrar.
💻 Try Online Registration
Online registration for the 2025-26 school year is open. Parents/caregivers may register their children online for kindergarten through 12th grade. Learn how to begin the online registration process.
When registering, parents/caregivers will need to create or log in to an existing SIS ParentVUE account.
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🖥️ Free Webinars and Events for Families
In March, the Family Resource Center (FRC) will host the following webinars and events for families:
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Risk Prevention Series, Part 3: Violence Prevention: Responding to Threats of Harm to Others Register here
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Anxiety in the Context of Autism: What Parents Need to Know
Register here
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Comprendiendo el Trauma en su Hijo, Part 3: Estrategias para construir factores de protección (presented in Spanish: Understanding Trauma in Your Child) Register here
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Calming the Chaos: Teaching Emotional Regulation to Twice-Exceptional (2e) Students Register here
Sign up for the FRC newsletter or visit their webinar webpage.
Marily Grotz, Family Liaison
Phone: 703-924-4553 Cell: 571-296-6011
Email: mgrotz@fcps.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 8:30am-3:30pm
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Hayfield Elementary School is gearing up to honor and celebrate its military-connected youth in
April, the Month of the Military Child and on Purple Up! Day!
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
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Purple Up! Day is a special day for communities to come together and wear purple as a visible gesture of support for our military-connected youth and their families. The color purple symbolizes the combined colors of all branches of the military.
FCPS Purple Up! t-shirts are available for purchase until Friday, March 7, 2025, through Custom Ink. The shirts highlight our gratitude and appreciation for our over 13,500 military-connected students and their families. #PurpleUpFCPS!
For more information and/or to connect with FCPS resources, email us at militaryfamilies@fcps.edu.
Shelly Oberst, LCSW
Military & Family Life Counselor
Hayfield Elementary School
Cell: 571-386-7884
obersts@magellanfederal.com
March 10-14 - Book Fair
March 20 - PTA Meeting
March 28 - Bingo
📖✨ Thanks to the incredible support of our Hayfield Elementary PTA, staff, and families, we are thrilled to announce that EVERY Hayfield Elementary student will receive a FREE yearbook this year—ensuring that all students have a keepsake filled with memories, friendships, and fun from the 2024-2025 school year! Stay tuned for more details on distribution later this year. 💙🧡
PEATC (Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center)
PEATC is Virginia’s federally mandated Parent Training and Information Center (PTI). PEATC has staff in your region of the state, ready to provide free and confidential assistance to Virginia’s families of students receiving special education services. Read the Special Education Family Support Centers one-pager to learn more. Additional languages:
Special Education Workshop Series – Winter 2025. This virtual workshop series (Wednesdays)
for parents and professionals who want to learn more about special education in Virginia.
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February 26, 2025 – Measurable IEP Goals
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March 12 , 2025 – Ins and Outs of IEP Meetings
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March 26, 2025 – Dispute Resolution
Each workshop will start at 6:30 p.m. EST and will last approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. These sessions will not be recorded.
Learning Opportunities
Lunar New Year is one of the most important holidays among East and Southeast Asian cultures, including Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese communities as well as and many others. Local community events:
Black History Month activities in the local area:
(list compiled by Britepaths/Financial Empowerment Center)
Black History Month Events at Fairfax County Public Libraries
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