Fairhill Elementary PTA

REMINDER: Today is the deadline to order your EPI School Supply Packs for next year. Details below.

No time to shop for school supplies? ✏️📚🎒 Purchase everything you need to kick off the 24-25 year school year with a school supply pack from EPI. Everything will be delivered right to your student's classroom next August 😎

To view lists or purchase visit: https://tinyurl.com/3fwspzkm

Last week, our entire school gathered in the parking lot for our annual ellipse run. This tradition involves our graduating sixth graders and staff taking one final lap around Fairhill together 🥹❤️ This run was especially meaningful as it signifies Mr. Peevy's final run as a physical education teacher before his retirement this year. We will miss you Mr. PE!

PS: Our end-of-the-year thank you gift collection for teachers and staff is ending on 6/12. For more information visit: https://tinyurl.com/rhackc84

SCENES FROM THE FAIRHILL STORYBOOK PARADE 📚 At the end of every school year, our Tigers and their families gather for an epic parade celebrating their favorite literary characters.

Thanks to kindergarten teacher, Ms. Cunje for sharing these photos of her class dressed up as the Pigeon from the classic Mo Willems book "The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?"

PS: Our end-of-the-year thank you gift collection for teachers and staff is ending on 6/12. For more information visit: https://tinyurl.com/rhackc84

EIGHT MORE DAYS ☀️ We're celebrating the end of the school year with our age-old Fairhill traditions such as the storybook parade, field day, and the ellipse run.

Visit http://FairhillPTA.org for more info.

Want to thank Fairhill staff for an amazing year?!! 🍎🍏🍎 Our PTA has made it easy to send staff a gift card through GiftCrowd.
Click on the staff member's link and send them a gift card with your name and a note.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/rhackc84

The gifts collection ends on 06/12/2024 11:00 AM ET. At that time, the gifts will be sent to their respective recipients.Every recipient will be able to see the list of participants (but not their individual contributions) and their greetings.

📚 Notes from the Fairhill ES Library

+ Today, our Tigers got to hear about Fairfax County Public Library's summer programming and summer reading challenge. Thanks to Mr. Logan from Thomas Jefferson branch for coming to talk with us!

+ All library books are due back to school TOMORROW, May 29th. Please help your students find and return any overdue items.

No time to shop for school supplies? ✏️📚🎒 Purchase everything you need to kick off the 24-25 year school year with a school supply pack from EPI. Everything will be delivered right to your student's classroom next August 😎

To view lists or purchase visit: https://tinyurl.com/3fwspzkm

SAVE THE DATE 🍎🍏🍎 This summer, we will be offering school tours for families that are new to the Fairhill community. Bring the entire family and see what being a Fairhill Tiger is all about.

July 19, 10:00 - 10:30 am
July 31, 3:00 - 3:30 pm

On May 8th, we set a brand new school record for Bike/Walk/Roll to school day with over 320 students participating 🚴🚶🏻🛼

Here are our results:
- 206 students walked, biked, or rolled to school. (we have about 70 normal walkers)
- 114 students walked 8 laps around the blacktop during recess

Fantastic job Tigers! 🥳

Is your little one* a current or rising kindergarten at Fairhill Elementary? 🌼🍦🛝 Join us for Popsicles on the Playground on Saturday, June 1 at 10 am at the Fairhill playground for a mixer with our local Girl Scout troop! You'll learn what it means to be a Daisy, the exciting activities we do, and how you can get involved.

For more information email [email protected]

🏳️‍🌈 At Girl Scouts you BELONG. We welcome all cis and trans girls as well as non-conforming youth.

More scenes from Career Day 💼 Our annual career day was a huge success thanks to all of the amazing community members who volunteered their time. Our students got to meet with representatives from the Airline Pilots Association, Amazon Web Services, American Family Dental Care, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, the Fairfax County Public Defender's Office, and much, much, more!

For a full list of guests visit: https://tinyurl.com/5n8a2z72

A special shoutout goes to Ms. Schwartz, our school counselor for organizing this event.

Congratulations to our fabulous cafeteria staff for winning the Super Hero Lunch Award from the Office of Food and Nutrition Services 🏆

It's Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week and we're celebrating our superheroes all week long!

Here’s how you can help:
🛝 Kiss and Rise/Recess Duty: Give our super teachers a well-deserved break! Sign up to help out during kiss and ride or recess.
🧁 Stock the Teacher’s Lounge: Let’s fill the teacher’s lounge with treats and snacks to fuel our heroes throughout the day!
❤️ Monetary Donations: Contribute to our super teacher fund which will go directly towards our staff appreciation lunch
Let's celebrate our super teachers and show them how much we appreciate them!

For more information and to sign up visit: https://www.fairhillpta.org/appreciationweek

✏️📚🚌 Help us show our teachers and staff how much we appreciate them! We listed some ways your student can participate in Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week next month below. For more ideas or to volunteer visit fairhillpta.org!

❤️ Thank you to Paris Baguette at the Boro and Matchbox Restaurants (Mosaic) for your contributions to Staff Appreciation Week!

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is NEXT WEEK, May 6 - 10th ✨ This year’s theme is “Super Heroes” because our staff are truly the heroes of our community. We are asking for your help to show our heroes how much they mean to us.

Here’s how you can help:
🛝 Kiss and Rise/Recess Duty: Give our super teachers a well-deserved break! Sign up to help out during kiss and ride or recess.
🧁 Stock the Teacher’s Lounge: Let’s fill the teacher’s lounge with treats and snacks to fuel our heroes throughout the day!
❤️ Monetary Donations: Contribute to our super teacher fund which will go directly towards our staff appreciation lunch
Let's celebrate our super teachers and show them how much we appreciate them! For more information and to sign up visit: https://www.fairhillpta.org/appreciationweek

CAREER DAY RECAP ✨ Thank you to everyone in the Fairhill community for making our annual career day a huge success! Students got to meet with a therapy dog, firefighters, a ballerina, a pilot, a children's author and much, much more!

For a full list of guests visit: https://tinyurl.com/5n8a2z72

Happy Earth Week 🌎 Thank you to all of the Fairhill families who joined us this past Saturday for Garden Day. The grounds look amazing and it was great to see our students getting their hands dirty to make the school a better place 🌱

A HUGE thank you to the parents, teachers, and students who made this happen as well as our corporate sponsors Burke Nursery & Garden Centre, Garden Masters Fairfax, Complete landscaping, The Home Depot, Starbucks, Lowe's Home Improvement, and Complete landscaping. We could have not done this without you.

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is May 6 - 10th ✨ This year’s theme is “Super Heroes” because our staff are truly the heroes of our community. We are asking for your help to show our heroes how much they mean to us.

Here’s how you can help:
🛝 Kiss and Rise/Recess Duty: Give our super teachers a well-deserved break! Sign up to help out during kiss and ride or recess.
🧁 Stock the Teacher’s Lounge: Let’s fill the teacher’s lounge with treats and snacks to fuel our heroes throughout the day!
❤️ Monetary Donations: Contribute to our super teacher fund which will go directly towards our staff appreciation lunch

Let's celebrate our super teachers and show them how much we appreciate them! For more information and to sign up visit: https://www.fairhillpta.org/appreciationweek

April is officially here and Fairhill is absolutely blooming with excitement 🌸💐🌼 Our students will be beautifying our playground at our annual garden day + gearing up for our career day which will feature firefighters, paleontologists from the Smithsonian, and much, much, more!

Visit http://FairhillPTA.org for more info.

🎨 SQUARE 1 DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 25 🖼️

Don't forget to order fun gifts for that special family member or hard-to-buy-for person. With over 40 unique and useful keepsakes ready to purchase during the Square 1 Art fundraiser, your child's artwork is the perfect gift for any occasion or celebration.

Personalized Square 1 Art catalogs and order have been sent home with your students. Our new order deadline is April 25th.

Congratulations to Team Lighting ⚡️⚡️⚡️ for winning our annual Fairhill Basketball tournament! A big round of applause goes to our basketball teams, announcers, cheer squad, and PTA volunteers who made this event a success -- we could have not done it without you!

🏀🐅🏀Get ready for an epic showdown at the annual Fairhill Staff Basketball Game, this coming Friday, March 15th. Doors open at 5:30 pm at the Falls Church High School Gymnasium - Tip off is at 6:15 pm!

Purchase your tickets at: https://www.fairhillpta.org/basketball

🌞🎉 Summer is just around the corner and our friends at InCourage Martial Arts Fairfax want to make it unforgettable! They are offering Fairhill students a $50 discount off their summer camp registration AND giving a portion of proceeds back to our PTA!

Take a look and see what ✨exciting✨ adventures they have planned:
🪄 Magician
🍧 Kona Ice Truck
🦎 Reptile Show & Tell
🕹️ Gaming Truck
🥋 Martial arts lessons, character development, life skills lessons
🎨 Arts and crafts
🚌 Field trips
🏀 Outdoor games and much more

To sign up go to bit.ly/fairfaxevents and enter the code 'fairhill' at checkout.

Thank you to all of the students, teachers, and families who showed up to our annual culture night this past Friday! The food, the fashion, and the feeling of community is truly why this is one of our favorite events to put on every year.

You're Invited 💌 Join us for a PTA meet and greet with light refreshments this Thursday, 2/8, 6 pm with our bi-monthly meeting following immediately at 6:30. The meeting will be held in the library and childcare will be provided for school-age children.

Q3 is officially here and we're gearing up for our annual culture night showcasing delicious food and fashion from around the world! 🐯🌎See below for our full February calendar and visit http://FairhillPTA.org for more info.

Join us for one of Fairhill's most beloved traditions...Bingo Night! 🎉🎲 Don't miss out on the chance to win amazing prizes and support our school. Mark your calendars and get ready for a night of laughter and entertainment!

🗓️ Date: Thursday, January 25
⏰ Time: 6 - 8 pm

This event could not be done without the help of our volunteers, please consider donating your time. For more information visit: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAAAA28ABFEC25-46612033-2024 #/

📆 Save the Date! 📆

Happy New Year Fairhill! Check out what our Tigers are up to this January and mark them on your calendars.

✨ January 15 - MLK Jr Day
✨ January 25 - 2 Hour Early Release
✨ January 25 - Bingo Night, 6 - 8 pm
✨ January 26 - Student Holiday
✨ January 30 - Dinner Night Out at Panera Mosaic

For full details visit https://FairhillPTA.org and https://fairhilles.fcps.edu/

Call for Volunteers 📣Join us in supporting Food for Others, our local community food bank! The PTA is coordinating food donations to help those in need.
🍽️ Students can donate extra food purchased from the cafeteria or unopened store-bought food from home that is not eaten during lunch. Donations will be made on a weekly basis.
🙌 Our efforts not only minimize food waste but also make a difference in the lives of nearly 75,000 Fairfax County residents who are food insecure.
🌟 Be a part of this meaningful cause and volunteer your time to support our community! Together, we can make a positive impact.
ℹ️ To sign up visit: https://tinyurl.com/55eup9tb