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Mark Your Calendars
September 25: Fall Pictures!
September 26: Fitness Friday, 8:00 am
September 26: Parent Coffee, 9:15-10:15, OHES Library
September 27: October 5th: Blue Star Welcome Week
September 29: October 3rd: POG Spirit Week
October 2: Yom Kippur - No School
October 13: Indigenous People's Day - NO SCHOOL for Students
October 15: 3 hour Early Release Wednesday @ 12:30 for K-6 Students
October 20: Diwali - No School
October 31: End of 1st quarter, 2 hour early release at 1:30
Volunteer Registration
We encourage all our parents interested in 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.
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.
Visit the Volunteer FCPS Frequently Asked Questions page to learn more.
Picture Day is tomorrow, 9/25. All students will be photographed for the yearbook. You may also order picture packages. Flyers came home on Friday, September 19th with package options and there are extra copies in the office. To pay online, please go to www.Strawbridge.net. Click "Order Pictures" and use the code FM481743. If you are paying with cash or check, please make sure you return the picture envelope tomorrow and have your child give it to their teacher.
Blue Star Welcome Week is a nationwide initiative to ensure military families feel a sense of belonging to their school communities. Fairfax County Public Schools celebrates Blue Star Welcome Week.
Blue Star Welcome Week empowers military families to thrive as they serve. There are approximately 13,500 military-connected students enrolled in FCPS. Each year, one-third of our military families transition into or out of our district. Blue Star Welcome Week allows schools to welcome and connect with their military families. The goal is to create a sense of belonging and ensure our military families feel celebrated and welcomed into their school communities.
Oak Hill ES appreciates the service and sacrifices of the military members and families in our community!
Health Room Volunteers Needed
The Oak Hill Health Room is looking for volunteers to help with Vision and Hearing Screening on October 7th and 8th from 9:00-12:30. Each year we screen every Kindergarten and 3rd grade student. If you can spare a couple of hours to help, it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Oak Hill's School Health Aide, Juliana Rampersad, at jtrampersad@fcps.edu to sign up. Please also start the volunteer registration process if you haven't already.
The Oak Hill Library will be hosting the Scholastic Book Fair from October 4th through October 10th. Volunteers are needed to set-up, use a cash register to enter sales, support students with purchases, and clean-up at the end of the fair.
Please Note: This volunteer opportunity is offered to adults only. There will be other opportunities for students to earn service hours.
Use this Sign-Up Genius to select a day/time that works best for your schedule. Please also start the volunteer registration process if you have not already. Thank you in advance!
Please email Melissa Dolenc (Oak Hill Librarian) at mrdolenc@fcps.edu with any questions.
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Please mark your calendars for Friday, September 26th from 9:15-10:15 for an AAP information meeting (in person). Mrs. Lahr, our Advanced Academics Resource Teacher, will be discussing the continuum of Advanced Academics services offered in Fairfax County Public Schools and will briefly be describing the Full-Time screening process. Please RSVP if you wish to attend the presentation on September 26th. This presentation is open to all families in grades K-6. Families of Full-Time students do not need to attend unless they wish to learn more about the other levels of AAP services available in FCPS.
Another presentation specifically dedicated to the Full-Time referral and screening process is scheduled on Tuesday, October 28th from 9:15-10:15 (in person). This session is particularly relevant for parents of second graders and those who wish to apply for full-time services. This presentation is open to Grade 2-6 families.
Families who enrolled in FCPS after January 1st, 2025.
Referral window: The deadline for fall 2025 Full-Time AAP referrals for newly enrolled students is October 15, 2025.
- How to refer: Submit a completed AAP Full-Time Referral Form to Mrs. Lahr, cclahr@fcps.edu, along with additional supporting documentation. More information about the process can be found here.
- What's included in screening: The screening process for Full-Time AAP is holistic and includes multiple data points, such as the referral form, test scores, parent questionnaire, and work samples.
- Fall screening is an opportunity for students who are new to the district to be considered for full-time services beginning in the second semester (February 2026).
View the AAP Fall Newsletter here.
Please continue to check the Wolfpack Weekly for updates. If you have any additional questions, please contact Cathy Lahr, AART, at cclahr@fcps.edu.
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Take the K-12 School Start Times Survey
FCPS is continuing to explore options for adjusting school start times, with the primary goal of starting the middle school day at 8 a.m. or after. In order to minimize any cost for this project, elementary and high school start times would need to shift as well.
Providing feedback opportunities for the community is a critical part of this effort. Since 2024, FCPS’ consultant has hosted five community forums and administered two surveys. That feedback helped in developing two options for adjusting school start times. The options are designed to support student well-being, align with research, and balance transportation logistics.
We invite you to provide input on the two options by taking a short survey. This voluntary survey will close on Tuesday, September 30. Visit the FCPS website for more information on adjusting school start times.
Community Conversations
Your voice matters, and Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid wants to hear from you! At FCPS, parents are partners, working with us to set our students up for long-term success at school and in life.
A series of Community Conversations will be held across the school division to discuss current challenges and future opportunities. These events are also a chance for you to share your thoughts and ask questions. Events are planned for the following dates:
- Monday, September 29, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., at McNair Upper Elementary School
- Friday, October 3, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Annandale Terrace Elementary School
- Friday, December 5, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Churchill Road Elementary School
- Tuesday, December 9, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Fairhill Elementary School
- Thursday, December 11, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Bull Run Elementary School
Registration links will be shared soon. Child care and interpretation services will be provided..
Community Boundary Review Meeting
As a reminder, FCPS will hold two sets of community boundary review meetings this fall — one in September and another in October. Each set of meetings will focus on two pyramids per meeting.
All September meetings will include an overview of where FCPS is in the comprehensive boundary review process, an update and opportunity for feedback on school start times, how community input is informing the process, and next steps in the boundary review process. The Chantilly pyramid September meeting occurred on September 19th.
The October meeting for our pyramid will be held Tuesday, October 28, 6:30-8 p.m., at Chantilly High School.
Child care for in-person participants and language interpretation/translation for all participants will be available as needed.
Visit the FCPS website for a full list of meeting dates and information about the October meetings.
Next week we are Unlocking our Portrait of a Graduate Power with our very own spirit week! Each day is a new challenge to embrace and celebrate ourselves as communicators, collaborators, creative and critical thinkers, global and ethical citizens and goal directed and resilient individuals.
Monday- Dress as your Future Self!
Tuesday - Wild Combinations Day - Mix and Match
Wednesday- Match outfits with your pack buddy class
Thursday- Compassion Day. Do an act of kindness
Friday - Wear Oak Hill spirit wear or school colors!
 Fitness Fridays
We invite you to participate in Fitness Fridays. Students can join Oak Hill staff for a morning walk on the track at 8:00 AM each Friday. We will meet on the blacktop in the back of the school. All students must be accompanied by an adult. The event will be canceled in the case of inclement weather.
Calling all creators! The National PTA Reflections Competition is back, and this year’s theme is“I Belong!” Draw it, dance it, write it, film it — however you do it, just express you!
What is National PTA Reflections Competition?
It’s a national student cultural arts competition where students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade create original artworks inspired by an annual theme!
Art Categories:
Dance choreography
Film production
Literature
Music composition
Photography
Visual Arts
Go to oakhillpta.ptboard.com for more information including:
Submission Entry Form, Rules & Guidelines link, Digital Submission link
Entries are due by Wednesday November 5, 2025. Physical entries are collected at the libraryDigital entries are collected via link on PTA website. Student work will be judged by relevant experts inthe community. Placement will be announced early December, and category winners will continue on tothe county-level competition. All participants willbe celebrated in Spring 2026.
Grade Divisions:
Primary (PreK-Grade 2)
Intermediate (Grades 3-5)
Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Email reflections@oakhillpta.org with questions.
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PTA Reflections Contest
Calling all creators! The National PTA Reflections Competition is back, and this year's theme is "I Belong!" Draw it, dance it, write it, film it - however you do it, just express you.
Submissions are due Wednesday, November 5th. Find more information on the Oak Hill PTA website here: www.oakhillpta.org
We are also looking for judges to help judge the entries. Please contact reflections@oakhillpta.org if you are interested in helping.
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$25 per family helps support our students, staff and school. Plus, PTA members get early access to registration for after school activities. Join now!
Math Olympiad
We are starting Math Olympiad at Oak Hill! MOEMS (Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools)
There are five contest windows:
Contest 1: Nov 10 - Dec 1, 2025
Contest 2: Dec 8 - 29, 2025
Contest 3: Jan 5 - 26, 2026
Contest 4: Feb 2 - 23, 2026
Contest 5: Mar 2 - 23, 2026
Grades 4-6 are eligible. There are up to 35 students per team.
Cost is $25/student to cover the cost of registration.
Registration runs now through September 30.
Registration is available at https://oakhillpta.ptboard.com/
Questions?
Visit www.oakhillpta.org or email president@oakhillpta.org.
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