📅Weekly Updates: Monday Edition

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Mx. Gaskins, music teacher, celebrates our 60th Anniversary with Blast!


Small School, BIG Heart! 💓

Dear Fairfax Villa Community,

Happy New Year! We hope that you and your family are settling into the New Year with ease and an overall sense of wellbeing. Last week was another great week at the Villa! Students and teachers discussed their hopes and dreams for the new year and enjoyed getting back into the school routine.

Thank you to everyone who came to our “Dancing Through the Decades” celebration on Friday, and a special thanks to our wonderful PTA and parent volunteers who made it possible. It was wonderful to see so many of our current, and past, community members come together to celebrate what makes Fairfax Villa so special. Our next PTA event will be a community Ice Skating Party on January 31st. We hope to see you there!

As we head into the second week of 2026, we continue to be thankful for your support and trust in sending us your children each day.  We look forward to continuing our partnership in the new year, and look forward to connecting with you soon.

As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions, or simply to connect! 

Warmly,

Ms. Textoris & Mrs. Burke


📱 Tech Tools with Beatriz, Our Family Liaison

We want to invite you to participate in a virtual session via ZOOM to learn about tech resources available to your child and you outside the school. 

We will have a session in Spanish on January 13 from 6:45-7:45 pm and another one in English January 15 from 6:00-7:00 pm.

Please let us know if you plan to attend by completing the following Google Forms:


🪩60th Anniversary Merchandise Store

Our 60th Anniversary Merchandise store is live for purchases! We would love our community members to represent their Fairfax Villa Elementary Pride.

Click here to purchase items from our store!


📢PTA Events: Mark Your Calendars!

Ice Skating Party

Spend an evening on the ice at Villa's first Ice Skating Party. On Saturday January 31st from 6:45pm - 8:45pm join your friends and family at Fairfax Ice Arena. 

Save time and money, buy your tickets and skate rentals before the event.

 Follow this pre-sale link for more information.  

Heritage Night

Learn about and celebrate the many heritages of Villa families on February 20 from 6-8pm. Through food, traditional clothing, music, and more, take a tour around the world. 

Sign up here to represent your heritage!


🗣️Apply For Your Child to Learn in Two Languages

FCPS’ 2026-27 Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Program lottery opens on Monday, January 12. The program offers students in kindergarten and first grade the opportunity to learn in English and another language — French, German, Japanese, Korean, or Spanish — for half of each instructional day.

The online, countywide lottery is open to Fairfax County residents. Families must have a SIS ParentVUE account. Students not currently enrolled in FCPS should register at their base school before applying for the immersion program

Families applying for first grade must do so by Thursday, February 12, at 4 p.m. Those applying for kindergarten must do so by Monday, March 2, at 4 p.m.

Informational meetings will begin in January. View dates and details on the FCPS calendar. If you have questions, please contact Brigid Williams at 571-423-4600.


🌟From the Halls: See Us in Action!

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Second grade students work on their literacy skills in small group.

Kindergarten students play "roll and read" to build their automaticity and fluency skills.

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Fifth graders learn a new piece in Strings class.


📅Important Upcoming Dates

1/13 Tech Tools with Beatriz, Our Family Liaison (in Spanish): on Zoom, 6:45-7:45PM

1/15 Tech Tools with Beatriz, Our Family Liaison (in English): on Zoom, 6-7PM

1/19 Martin Luther King Jr Day, No School

1/22 PTA Meeting, Virtual, 8-9PM

1/28 End of Quarter 2, Two Hour Early Release

1/29 - 1/30 Teacher Workdays, No School

1/31 PTA Ice Skating Event, 6:45 to 8:45pm, Fairfax Ice Arena

2/19 Band Concert, 6PM

2/20 Heritage Night, 6-8PM


Be Informed; Stay Involved!