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Calendar Dates
📌August 29 & September 1: Labor Day Holiday; No School for Students
📌September 9: No School for Students (Special Election)
📌September 12: PTA Movie Night
📌September 17: 3-Hour Early Release Wednesday, 12:30pm dismissal!
📌September 21: Asha-Jyothi Annual 5K Run/Walk & Fun Run at Fairfax Corner at 8:00am.
Limited early release days for elementary schools will shift to Wednesdays for the 2025-26 school year. On these days, students will be dismissed at 12:30 P.M. Three-hour early release days for Oak Hill will be:
- September 17
- October 15
- November 19
- December 17
- February 25
- March 25
- April 29
- May 20
✅Required Action:
For the safety of your child(ren), we need to know their plans for getting home on our Early Release Wednesdays by September 5. Fill out this form as soon as possible: http://bit.ly/OakHillERWed
Read more about early release Wednesdays on the FCPS website.
Ensuring Student Safety: Register for Volunteer FCPS
At Oak Hill ES, our volunteers are a vital part of our school community. We deeply value the time and care they give to our students.
Recent updates to our volunteer process focus on one primary goal: keeping students safe. These updates are safety measures that will help us maintain a secure and supportive learning environment for every student in our care.
We encourage all our parents and community members interested in supporting our students by volunteering at school to visit Volunteer FCPS, click “Learn More,” and then “Sign Up.” After you create a profile, you will view an orientation video and complete a volunteer application.
Volunteer FCPS ensures a safe, consistent, and welcoming environment at all of our schools. All volunteers must be registered in Volunteer FCPS. This includes individuals who volunteer to chaperone on field trips, work at book fairs, and help out regularly in classrooms, libraries, or cafeterias or who help in any unpaid capacity in the school system. Volunteers who work unsupervised with students will also be required to undergo a background check.
We understand these changes may seem disruptive, especially for long-time volunteers. Our intent is to ensure that our students feel safe and supported with each and every person they encounter at school.
As a reminder, all volunteers — and visitors to a school — are required to sign in by scanning their ID at our visitor kiosk.
Visit the Volunteer FCPS Frequently Asked Questions page to learn more.
Band Instruments
If you, a family member, or a friend has an alto saxophone or any other band instrument that they no longer want or need, please consider asking them to donate the instrument to Oak Hill ES. These donated instruments will help so many families. Thank you for considering this request.
Student Smart Watches and Cell Phones
Please remind your child that FCPS is phone-free! For elementary school students, this means:
- Smart watches that serve a dual purpose may be worn, but the phone features (texting, Internet viewing, and calls) are to be off when phone use is prohibited.
- Cell phones and personal devices (airpods, earbuds, headsets, other items connected to the internet) must be off and away for the entire school day (bell to bell).
If you need to reach your child during the school day, please call our main office at 703-467-3500. Learn more about FCPS’ cell phone and personal device policy.
📚 Learning About Life Science in Language Arts 📚
Benchmark Unit 1 in Language Arts is about life science. Students in K-5 will be learning about plants, animals, and nature. Sixth grade students will learn about the natural balance of nature.
Connect with your child’s learning at school with these fun questions and hands-on activities at home:
- Question: What are some ways we can take care of nature and living things?
- Activity: Pick an animal and act out how it moves or survives in its habitat — see if family members can guess!
At the end of the unit, your child will take their unit magazine home. The magazine includes an activity calendar with fun ways to help students build on what they’re learning at each grade level. You can also find information on how to support your child’s reading at home on the Benchmark Families website.
We are excited to share that Giant Food has selected Oak Hillto benefit from the Community Bag Program throughout September. The Giant Food Community Bag Program makes it easy for shoppers to contribute to their local communities.
Every time a $2.75 reusable Community Bag is purchased at the Giant Food located at Franklin Farm in September, $1 will be donated to Oak Hill Elementary School. The more people who purchase a Community Bag in September, the greater the donation we will receive from Giant Food! For more information about the program, please visit giantfood.2givelocal.com.
Everything You Need to Do Through SIS ParentVUE
Don’t forget your back-to-school forms and checklists! Make sure you have a SIS ParentVUE account for your family and log in to find important forms and updates.
If you do not have a ParentVUE account, contact our front office for an activation code and follow the directions on the SIS ParentVUE Account webpage.
☑️ Update Contact Information
Be among the first to know about weather closings, bus delays, and other critical communications from your school and FCPS by providing your cell phone number and email in SIS ParentVUE. To update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE, click the “Online Packets” tab in the upper right of the screen, then click the “Online Verification/Update” icon.
Parents/caregivers who do not have a ParentVUE account should contact our school for an activation code to create an account, or print and complete the Emergency Care Information Form and submit it to our front office.
☑️ Submit Absences
Parents/caregivers can submit daylong absences through SIS ParentVUE. Log in to the platform and click “Report Absence.” Partial day absences and changes of transportation should still be reported directly to our front office.
☑️ Review and Submit Immunization Forms
Parents/caregivers can check their child’s immunization compliance and submit immunization records in SIS ParentVUE. Records may also be delivered to our front office.
If needed, families may also provide other immunization documentation including a health care provider’s written statement of a permanent or temporary medical exemption or a notarized Religious Exemption Form.
Please visit the FCPS How to Submit Immunization Documentation webpage for step-by-step instructions on how to submit each of these items.
On Sunday, September 21st, 2025, the Wolf Pack will be participating in the 17th Annual Asha-Jyothi Fun Run at Fairfax Corner. This exciting event is a fantastic way to support a great cause while also benefiting our school community.
We'd love for you, your family, and anyone else who wants to join Oak Hill to come out and participate. Please note, if you register before September, you can apply the coupon code provided below on the flyer.
Event Details: Sunday, September 21st Fun Run at 8:00 a.m.; 5K Run/Walk at 8:30 a.m. Location: 4250 Fairfax Corner Avenue; Fairfax, VA 22030
Register for the Race
Asha-Jyothi Race Flyer
Transportation Patience and Safety
Thank you for your patience as we all get used to new routines this school year. We appreciate our families following Kiss and Ride procedures and being patient while waiting for your children’s buses.
If your student’s bus is delayed, you may access the Bus Delay Notification System or use the Here Comes the Bus mobile app to receive the delayed bus report. Email messages will be sent to announce significant bus delays. Please contact the Transportation Office at 703-249-7000 with any additional questions. For concerns after 5:30 p.m., contact the FCPS Office of Safety and Security at 571-423-2000.
Update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE to make sure you receive email messages about bus delays.
Help Your Child Navigate the Lunch Line
Help your child get through the lunch line quickly and have more time to eat:
- Teach your child their student ID number to receive meals at school.
- Sign up for and add money to MySchoolBucks to purchase meals at school.
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Apply for free and reduced-price meals. Students who were approved for free and reduced-price meals last year are eligible for the first 30 days of school this year (or until a new application is processed). Families should submit a new application as soon as possible, so eligible students continue to receive meals at no cost.
If your child has any food allergies, learn how to submit accommodations for dietary restrictions and allergens.
Access menus for breakfast, lunch, and other school meals, as well as allergen and nutrition information.
🔍 See Where Your Child Goes Online With Lightspeed
Parents can access their child’s activity on FCPS devices through Lightspeed, the school division’s internet content filtering service. Parents may sign up for a weekly Parent Report, which will provide a list of the top sites their child visited.
The report also offers parents the ability to sign up for the Internet Use Parent Portal. Through the portal, parents may pause their child’s access to the internet on their FCPS device during non-school hours.
Learn more about Lightspeed Parent Reports.
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Join The PTA!
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Your annual members of $25 per family helps support our students, staff and school. Plus, PTA members will get early access to registration for after school activities.
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After School Activities
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Registration is now open for after School Activities through Little Scholars. Activities begin the week of September 15 and run through early December. We have activities available Monday through Thursday, 3:35 pm to 4:35 pm at the school. Check out PTBoard for registration information, check your child's Friday folder, or feel free to email Courtney at secondvp@oakhillpta.org with any questions.
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Odyssey of the Mind
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Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that teaches students how to develop and use their natural creativity to become problem-solvers. You can sign up for this program using the Odyssey of the Mind Interest form 2025-26 on https://oakhillpta.ptboard.com/formvw?store=6397&form=4. Sign ups will close on Friday, September 12th, 2025. When you sign up your student, consider whether you can volunteer your time as a coach. Every team will need 2 coaches. This program will be as successful as the enthusiastic participation of parent coaches.
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First Lego League
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First Lego League introduces STEM to children grades 2-6 through fun, exciting, hands-on learning. We would love to bring FLL to Oak Hill, but will need 2 parent volunteer coaches per team of 10 students. Meetings can be held according to your schedule, and there will be a festival/competition in the spring. More details to come, but please sign up using our online interest form, so we can start setting up teams: https://oakhillpta.ptboard.com/formvw?store=6397&form=5
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Movie Night
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Join us for an Outdoor Family Movie Night on Friday, September 12th. We'll be showing Encanto. Entry to the blacktop begins at 6:30. The movie starts at 7:30. Entry is free. Bring your blankets and chairs to the Oak Hill ES playground blacktop. Popcorn, candy, drinks, and pizza will be available for purchase.
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