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"Boosterthon is here Halley families!"
Boosterthon- Fun Run
The annual Halley Elementary Boosterthon fundraising campaign is here! Our goal is to raise $20,000 for the 2025-26 school year to support : classroom field trip transportation, teacher appreciation activities, classroom books, book clubs for grades 4-6th, school beautification projects and instructional tools like 'zones or regulation' and 'second step'.
Signing up for Boosterthon is easy and free! Go to : Mybooster.com, today!
SAVE THE DATES:
Campaign Kick Off - 3/21/25
Fun Run - 4/2/25
The PTO needs parent volunteers to help facilitate the Boosterthon fundraising campaign this year, sign up to help, HERE!
Check out the PTO website and social media for a snapshot of how your donations to the PTO have an impact.
THANK YOU for working with the PTO to make our school community stronger. We are grateful for your ongoing support!
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The winter cold and flu season has been extremely rough on many of our FCPS school communities…including Halley. Our chronic absenteeism rate has increased to 20.4% during the month of February.
Parents please remember: Sniffles and a simple cough can be managed by the clinic while students are at school. Please only have your child stay home if they are running a fever, or have symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting or a rash. Consider allowing your child to wear a mask to school.
Let’s get our school-wide attendance back on track this week and the weeks to come.
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📖Don't miss out! Yearbooks are only available for preorder until April 4th. We can't guarantee extras will be available for purchase later, so preorder yours today to secure your copy for just $19.00. Yearbooks will be distributed during the last week of school.
Here's how to preorder your yearbook in 4 easy steps:
- Enter the Halley online code: YB32252.
- Enter your name and email address, then click "Access Yearbook".
- Enter your student's information, select your product and quantity, and click "View Cart" to proceed to checkout.
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It’s Kindergarten Registration Time & Orientation!
Attending kindergarten provides children with an opportunity to learn and practice the essential social, emotional, problem-solving, and self-regulation skills they will use throughout their lives. Fairfax County public schools typically conduct kindergarten registration events, including orientation, between January and April. Eligible children can also be registered throughout the summer, but registering your child early helps us prepare and ensure we have the teachers and resources needed on the first day of school.
Families should prepare for registration by gathering documents and completing forms on the FCPS kindergarten registration webpage. FCPS offers support and resources for all families to help with registration and the transition to kindergarten. For support in other languages, visit the kindergarten registration webpage.
Halley will host our kindergarten orientation on April 1st from 1:00-2:30. Please join us to meet our lovely kindergarten team and Halley staff. You can even take a tour of the school!!
✨ A strong start is Goal 1 of the 2023-30 Strategic Plan.
📖 Supporting Academic Growth and Reading on Level by Third Grade
The FCPS Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Advertised Budget invests in academic growth and excellence for each and every student, which is one of the priorities of the FCPS Strategic Plan.
Across FCPS, teachers, staff, parents, and even older students are invested in helping our youngest learners grow their love of reading from a strong foundation.
The goal is for students to move from “learning to read” to “reading to learn” by the end of the third grade. Reading on grade level is connected to other Strategic Plan goals, including completing advanced coursework and graduating on time.
Last fall, FCPS introduced a new reading curriculum that aligns with evidence-based literacy instruction. Between fall and winter, reading screener results show more than a 4% increase in the number of students in kindergarten to third grade approaching or meeting expectations. Similarly, 3.4% more third graders demonstrate strong foundations of reading and 8.4% more third graders are mastering grade-level standards.
Discover how an elementary school employs a science-based approach, including phonics, to supercharge students' reading.
Learn more about the FCPS FY 2026 Advertised Budget. View the Budget Development Calendar to stay up to date.
🚀 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.
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