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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
November 3 & 4: Teacher Workdays, NO SCHOOL for students
November 11: Veterans Day, No School
November 26,27,28: Thanksgiving Holiday, No School
 Oak Hill celebrated our military connected students, joined by some of their parents last week with popsicles. We appreciate our military members and their families, all of whom serve.
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.
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📚 Finishing Up Uncovering Characters in Language Arts 📚Benchmark Unit 2 in Language Arts is coming to a close! Over the last several weeks, our students have learned, read, and written about different characters in stories and their own personal sense of character.
Connect with your child’s learning at school with these fun questions and hands-on activities at home:
- Question: How does the way you act change the way you think about yourself?
- Activity: Draw a new cover for a favorite book featuring the main character in a key moment.
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.
Thank you to those families that attended the AAP Continuum of Services Presentation last Friday. If you were unable to attend, you can view the presentation here.
Upcoming Presentation:
October 28th- AAP Full-Time Screening Process Presentation
9:15-10:15 in OHES Library
Open to families in Grades 2-6 only
Important Deadline Dates:
October 15th- Full-Time Referral Deadline for grades 3-6 families new to FCPS as of Jan 1st, 2025
December 15th- Full-Time Referral Deadline for other OHES families in grades 2-6
Questions?
Please be sure to visit our Oak Hill Advanced Academic website, and or contact Cathy Lahr, Advanced Academic Resource Teacher at cclahr@fcps.edu
Chantilly High School Haunted House Event – Saturday, 10/25
It's that time of year again for one of our community's favorite fall events - the Chantilly High School Haunted House! Along with the Haunted House, there will be games, face painting, and refreshments for sale. Proceeds benefit the Chargers Field Hockey, Girls Lacrosse & the Swim & Dive programs. Tickets are $10 in advance ($15 at the door). To order your tickets, use the QR code or log on to www.CHSHauntedHouse.com
Chantilly High School Theatre presents "Newsies - The Musical"
TJ Investigative Science Outreach (TJISO), a student-led organization at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology will be hosting their 13th annual Invitational Science Fair in mid-April, and are inviting 5th-8th graders to participate. Admission to the science fair is completely free.
Participants will complete a research project of their choice and present it in-person at the fair in April. TJISO will help students prepare for this fair by holding multiple sessions to teach them important STEM skills, including brainstorming, building an experimental design diagram, data collection and analysis, scientific writing, and presentation.
The first interest/information session for prospective students and their parents is October 17th, 2025, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.This session will be held both in-person at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology and virtually through Zoom. During this session, TJISO will go over the goals and guidelines of the fair and introduce students to a multitude of project ideas. All interested students should sign up using the form at the link: https://tinyurl.com/TJISOinterest2526 (OR) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVfAHTXSwycbtLVbgtC3cJ96-o9htK0Aq4jJ4TosDn62X3xQ/viewform?usp=dialog
Further information is available at tjsciencefair.wordpress.com or you may email tjhsstsciencefair@gmail.com.
Why Are Bonds Needed to Fund FCPS Construction Projects?
The building and renovation of schools are not financed through the FCPS’ operating funds, but through bonds. Similar to an individual or a family obtaining a mortgage on a residence to spread the cost of home buying over several years, bonds spread the cost of major capital improvements over a number of years. This ensures that current and future residents and users share in the payment.
This approach is good for our taxes, too. If capital construction were financed out of current tax revenues on a pay-as-you-go basis, projects would need to be paid for in a much shorter time frame, likely reducing other county services or necessitating tax increases. Fortunately, the county’s bonded debt is not likely to be a contributing factor to any increase in local taxes.
A bond referendum to benefit FCPS will be on the ballot this Election Day, Tuesday, November 4. It represents an investment by the community into the facilities everyone uses — whether for school or to gather as a community.
Read more about the FCPS 2025 Bond Referendum. Learn more about registering to vote. Make a voting plan and vote on Tuesday, November 4.
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.
Child care and interpretation services will be provided. Events are open to all. Please check the FCPS website for updates.
Community Boundary Review Update
FCPS will begin holding October community boundary review meetings on Monday, October 13. The new draft map, Scenario 4, will be shared with the community for feedback at those meetings. It will also be uploaded to the Boundary Explorer Tool shortly before October 13. Community members will then be able to provide feedback in the tool at their convenience.
As a reminder, the community provided feedback on draft scenarios 1-3 in the spring. Scenario 4 continues to build upon the first three scenarios. It is informed by the Superintendent's Boundary Review Advisory Committee, which reviewed community feedback received in the spring to help develop priorities that the consultant used to create Scenario 4.
Visit FCPS’ Comprehensive Boundary Review webpage for more information..
Visit the FCPS website for a full list of meeting dates and information about the October meetings. The Chantilly pyrramid meeting will be held Thursday, October 30, 7:00-8:30 p.m., at Chantilly High School.
This Is Us Night
Our annual This Is Us Night (formerly Multicultural Night) is coming up on Friday, November 14! We're looking forward to celebrating the cultures and communities that make Oak Hill great. We’re looking for volunteers to host booths and perform, as well as volunteers to help set up and clean up. Sign up on PTBoard under Volunteer Signups! Thank you!
Science Olympiad
Is your student interested in STEM? Science Olympiad is a school-based team STEM competition. Each team will compete to earn awards in individual events. There are 25 events. Science Olympiad is open to all 3rd - 5th graders. Cost is $50/student (or $40 for PTA members). Registration will open on October 1st. See flyer for more details or visit https://www.virginiaso.org/.
Parent Culture Panel
Do you have a unique cultural perspective that you'd like to share with teachers and staff? We're looking for several parents to sit on a panel to discuss how individual cultures are a part of our community. Is there anything you'd like our teachers to know? For example, how different colors can be interpreted by students; holidays and how they are celebrated by your family; cultural norms you'd like us to know so we can better understand our students, etc.
Our next parent culture panel will be hosted during the release Wednesday on October 15th from 12:45-1:45pm. School-age childcare will be provided for participants. Questions? Email secondvp@oakhillpta.org.
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!
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 library. Digital entries are collected via the link on the PTA website. Placement will be announced early December, and category winners will continue on tothe county-level competition. All participants will be celebrated in Spring 2026. Email reflections@oakhillpta.org with questions.
Grade Divisions: Primary (PreK-Grade 2), Intermediate (Grades 3-5),
Middle School (Grades 6-8)
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