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Upcoming Events
- November 08, 2024- National STEM/STEAM Day
- November 11, 2024-Holiday (Veterans Day)- Fairview Office is Closed
- November 12, 2024- Make Up Picture Day!
- November 11-15, 2024- School Psychologist Week
- November 17-21, 2024- American Education Week
- November 20, 2024- Education Support Professionals Day
- November 21, 2024- Thanksgiving Luncheon
- November 22, 2024- Substitute Educators Day
- November 27-29, 2024-Thanksgiving Holiday
- December 9, 2024-Three Hour Early Release Day at 12:55pm
A Message from Principal Goldstein
Dear Fairview Families,
As Veterans Day approaches on Monday, November 11th, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to all Veterans for your courage, sacrifice, and dedication. We are profoundly grateful for the freedoms you've safeguarded and the strength you've displayed. Today and always, we honor you.
We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to the veteran families who joined us for our Veterans Day Breakfast this Friday. We had over 200 people attend our event! Your presence and the stories you shared with our students were truly inspiring.
Thank you once again for your support and for making this a special day for our school community.
Samantha Goldstein
Principal
Fairview Elementary
Fairview News
Veterans Day Celebrations at Fairview
Office Closed Veteran's Day
Hello Fairview Families! This is a friendly reminder that Monday, November 11, 2024 is Veteran's Day and the front office will be closed!
Make up Picture Day!
Make up Picture Day will be this Tuesday, November 12, 2024! If your child was absent on picture day, or would like to retake their picture, please come to school prepared for a retake!
Fairview Elementary's Annual Thanksgiving Lunch
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Kindergarten-11:30-12:00pm
First Grade- 12:40-1:10pm
Second Grade- 1:15-1:45pm
Third Grade- 1:50-2:20pm
Fourth Grade- 10:20-10:50am
Fifth Grade- 10:55-11:25am
Sixth Grade- 12:05-12:35pm
Join your child/children for Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday, November 21st! Students can purchase a Thanksgiving-style meal through the lunch like if they wish, OR families are welcome to bring outside food for their children. Please sign in at Door 2 by the cafeteria and have your ID ready. For families new to Fairview, this is one of our most popular events to enjoy lunch with your children! If you're unable to attend and would like one of our counselors or administrators to check in with your child please email Mrs. Wilcox at: [email protected].
Planning a Playdate?
If making arrangements for a child to go home with another child, Fairview’s office needs to know separately from PickUp Patrol so that we can make sure all permission is received and can help make it happen:
- Please email the [email protected] mailbox to let us know the arrangements. This is the office mailbox for attendance and dismissal information.
- Please copy the other parent on the email; the other parent merely needs to ‘reply all’ and we have their permission and can create a Bus Pass so that the bus driver knows where to take your child.
- Even if your child is riding their regular bus but getting off at a different stop, the driver needs a Bus Pass.
Relying only on PickUp Patrol is not ideal because:
- It is not reviewed until dismissal.
- PickUp Patrol does not give any indication that the receiving parent knows another child is coming home to them.
Thank you for your help in keeping our Falcons safe!
Absences
Just a few missed days here and there, even if they’re excused absences, can add up to too much lost learning time and put your child behind in school. This is as true in kindergarten as it is in high school.
COMMUNICATE WITH THE SCHOOL
If your student will be out, please include the reason when you send the email, make the call, or contact Fairview though ParentVue.
Can My Child Go to School?
The recommendations below are for children 5 to 18 years of age. Recommendations may be different for infants and younger children. Recommendations may change if your child’s school has an outbreak.
Symptoms and Illnesses
Can My Child Go to School?
Parent is Sick, Stressed, Hospitalized
YES
If you are sick, your child still needs to attend school. Your illness does not excuse your child from attending. Plan for these days. Ask a neighbor, relative or spouse to take your child to and from school.
Chronic Illnesses (Asthma, Diabetes, Sickle Cell, Epilepsy etc.)
Chronic illness is a long-lasting condition that can be controlled but not cured
YES
As long as your child’s symptoms are controlled, your child should attend school. School personnel are trained to assist children with chronic illnesses and related health care requirements.
Child Doesn’t Want to go to School
Frequent crying, fear, anger, not wanting to socialize, behavior change, stomachache, nausea
(These can be signs of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, or fear)
YES
You should keep your child in school but try to determine what is causing the changes. Talk to school personnel and consult a health care provider. Your child may be experiencing bullying or trauma, may be behind in schoolwork or not getting along with others. Persistent Indicators of distress may require support from school person- nel or health care professionals.
Cold Symptoms
Stuffy nose/runny nose, sneezing, mild cough, mild sore throat, earache
YES
If your child can participate in school activities school should be attended.
Head Lice
Intense itching of the head; may feel like something is moving
YES
Your child can be in school if an initial treatment of shampooing of hair with a product for lice has been completed.
Menstrual Issues
YES
In most cases, menstrual issues (periods) can be managed at school. If severe pain is interfering with your child attending school, consult with a health care provider.
Strains, Sprains and Pains
YES
If there is no known injury and your child can function (walk, talk, eat), school should be attended. If pain is severe or doesn’t stop, consult a health care provider.
Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
The white of the eye is pink and there is a thick yellow/green discharge.
NO
If there is yellow/green discharge from the white of the eye, your child must be evaluated by a healthcare provider before returning to school. If diagnosed with bacterial conjunctivitis, the child should remain home while symptomatic or until 24 hours of antibiotic treatment has been completed.
Coughing
Severe, uncontrolled, rapid coughing, wheezing, or difficulty breathing
NO
Keep your child home and contact a health care provider. If symptoms are due to asthma, provide treatment according to your child’s Asthma Action Plan. When symptoms are controlled, send your child to school.
Diarrhea
Frequent, loose or watery stool may mean illness but can also be caused by food and medication
NO
Keep your child at home until their diarrhea has improved, they are not having accidents, and they are having no more than 2 bowel movements above what is normal for your child in a 24-hour period.
If there is blood in your child’s stool, see a healthcare provider before returning to school. If your child also has a fever, keep them home until they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours without medicine.
Fever
Fever usually means illness, especially if your child has a fever of 100.4 or higher as well as other symptoms like behavior change, rash, sore throat, vomiting etc.
NO
If your child has a fever of 100.4 or higher, keep them at home until his or her fever is below 100.4 for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication. If the fever does not go away after 2-3 days or is 102.0 or higher, consult with a health care provider.
Rash With Fever
NO
Keep your child home if they have a rash with a fever. If a rash spreads quickly, is not healing, or has open weeping wounds, you should keep your child at home and have your child seen by a health care provider.
Strep Throat
Sore throat, fever, stomachache, and red, swollen tonsils
NO
Keep your child at home for the first 12 hours after an antibiotic is begun. Your child may return to school when they have completed at least 12hours of antibiotic use, is fever free and symptoms are improving
Vomiting
Child has vomited 2 or more times in a 24-hour period. If vomiting is associated with diarrhea or fever, please reference the recommendations for those symptoms (diarrhea, fever).
NO
Keep your child at home until their vomiting has stopped overnight and your child can keep food and liquids down in the morning.
This information is based upon recommended guidelines from reliable sources to include the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), American Academy of Pediatrics, and Public Health Association. Materials developed by the Alameda County Public Health Department.
Attention FCPS Families!
The Federal Impact Aid Survey is now available to complete online.
The Federal Impact Aid program provides money to districts that enroll federally connected students. Help FCPS secure funding from the Impact Aid Program by helping us identify:
- Military families.
- Federally connected families.
- Families living on a military base.
Please complete one form for each child in your household. Remember that only the enrolling parent can fill out the Impact Aid Survey form.
For families without access to ParentVUE, a paper copy of the form will be sent home with your student starting November 13. Your information will be kept strictly confidential.
Your support will ensure that we receive the resources for which we are eligible.
Step 1: CLICK HERE or use the QR Code to be taken to SIS ParentVUE.
If you don’t have a SIS ParentVUE account, contact your child’s school for an activation letter.
Step 2. After you’ve logged into your ParentVue Account, look for the ‘Online Packets’ link at the top of the page. Click ‘Online Packets’.
Step 3. Next, click the ‘Federal Impact Aid Survey’ button on the bottom of the page:
If you have multiple children in Fairfax County Public Schools, please make sure to fill out a form for each of your children. You will know you have completed all of the forms when you see a green check next to each of their names on the final screen.
Robinson Pyramid
Robinson Marketplace – Saturday 11/9 from 9am to 3pm
Robinson PTSO is hosting its Annual Marketplace Vendor Fair on Saturday, November 9, from 9am to 3pm at Robinson Secondary School. Just in time for the holidays! Shop from local Home Based, Small Boutique businesses, and Hand Crafters. Our very own Robinson Groups and Clubs will also have some treasurers including Robinson Spirit Items! We also have a great silent auction running from 10am to 2pm. We hope to see you there!
FCPS Updates
Elementary School Language Arts Grading Updates
Our teachers have been hard at work teaching with the new Language Arts curriculum, and we are excited to help all of our students become strong readers and writers! This year we also have new assessments, which is how we check if your student needs extra help with reading and writing, and new Standards of Learning (SOLs).
Because of these changes, we are now teaching all of the Language Arts skills your child needs to know (and checking if they need extra help) throughout the whole school year, instead of different skills each quarter. While these skills will be new to your child in the beginning of the year, the goal is for your child to grow strong in all of their new skills by the end of the year.
This means that when you get your child’s progress report next month, it might look different. Your child’s teacher will give you more information on the new progress reporting and how we’re making sure your child is getting any extra help they might need. You can also find more information on FCPS’ Grading and Reporting webpage.
We will also have new ways for you to help your child practice their reading and writing skills at home. These resources are coming soon!
📍 Boundary Review Community Meetings Start This Month
As a reminder, FCPS has started the process of reviewing school boundaries across the division. This important work will help the district better support student population growth, changes in school capacity, and evolving community needs. Community input is vital to this process. With that in mind, FCPS, in partnership with Thru Consulting, will be hosting a series of community meetings in each of FCPS’ six regions. Participants are encouraged to share their thoughts, ask questions, and learn more about the boundary review process.
Please visit FCPS’ website for meeting dates, locations, and other information. Sign up for the School Boundary Review newsletter for updates.
IEP Palooza and Community Resource Fair
Parents/caregivers, school staff, and students over the age of 14 are invited to attend an interactive event celebrating the individualized education program (IEP) process. The IEP Palooza and Community Resource Fair will take place on Saturday, November 16, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Jackson Middle School.
The event is sponsored by Fairfax County Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA). Activities include simulated IEP meetings, break-out sessions on the various parts of an IEP, and a resource fair to learn more about community supports. Register in advance.
Services for Hearing-Impaired and Visually-Impaired Students
Students with sensory disabilities require specialized services and support to access instruction that is typically presented visually and auditorily (by means of hearing). FCPS provides educational services to students who are deaf, hearing-impaired, or visually impaired. They are supported in various settings, including at their school or through itinerant specialists who travel to different schools to work with students, rather than being based in a single school. Learn more about Services for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Services for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired.
Visit the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) website for Resources for Serving Students with Sensory Disabilities.
Tutoring Resources for Families
Is your family looking for resources to help support your child’s academic success? FCPS’ Family Resource Center (FRC) maintains a list of district employees who hold a valid Virginia teaching credential and who are available to be hired as a tutor by parents. FRC maintains this list, but families are responsible for contacting and working directly with tutors. This list is not “approved” by FCPS and is only meant as a resource.
FCPS also partners with Varsity Tutors to provide students and families with extra resources for learning. Every student can take advantage of Varsity Tutors' services at no cost, including weekly live online classes, on demand 24/7 chat tutoring, essay editing, study resources such as recorded content, practice problems, and diagnostic tests.
✨ FCPS’ 2023-30 Strategic Plan Goal 3: Academic Growth and Excellence, reminds us of our commitment to supporting each and every student and helping them meet or exceed high academic standards.
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