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January 15th, 2026
Good Afternoon Flint Hill Families,
It was another wonderful week at FHES! Throughout FHES, students and teachers were engaged in learning including 6th grade students who were studying life in the Southern Colonies in social studies and also enjoyed a visit from Thoreau MS performing arts this afternoon. Throughout the school, students completed MAP testing for winter math data. Across the board, students and teachers have much to celebrate in their math growth from the fall to winter. In the coming weeks, assessment results will be shared with families in ParentVue.
FHES can continue to celebrate high levels of attendance (2nd highest in FCPS). Thank you for your partnership in keeping students in school and engaged with learning. When students are present for school they have more opportunities to engage in instruction, interventions and learning experiences!
I hope you will consider joining us for Science Night on January 27th. This is an wonderful opportunity for students to engage with a fun, interactive and hands-on evening of science! Also, don't forget to join us for the next PTA meeting on January 22nd. If you haven't joined us for a PTA meeting yet, this is a great opportunity to get involved and learn more about events, opportunities and programs at FHES.
Be sure to see the flyers below for upcoming events, calendar updates and FHES opportunities.
Kindly,
Mr. Montaquila, Principal
Mr. Baker, Assistant Principal
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Join us on Thursday, January 22nd at 6:00 pm in the library for the next PTA meeting! The 3rd grade team will join the meeting to share updates from their classrooms. |
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February 5 and 12 at the FHES Library
Join the FHES Spelling Bee! Whether you’re child is a seasoned speller or just loves a good challenge, this is their chance to shine, learn something new, and have fun doing it. Registration begins TODAY!
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Junior Bee (K-2nd Grade): February 5 at 6:00 PM - Sign Up Here
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Senior Bee (3rd-6th Grade): February 12 at 6:00 PM - Sign Up Here
Learn more about the Spelling Bee here!
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Mark your calendars for FHES Science Night on January 27!
This exciting evening will feature student-created science displays, a live demonstration by Emily Calandrelli (The Space Gal), and a chance for students to write a postcard that will travel into space.
Whether your child wants to demonstrate their own science project (sign up here!) or come explore, Science Night promises something for everyone.
Please see the informationbelow! We hope to see you there!
Visit the Budget Story webpage to learn more about the FCPS budget and the funding challenges that schools across Virginia, not just FCPS, face because of outdated state funding formulas. Read more of Dr. Reid’s Weekly Reflections.
Make Your Voice Heard!
Look for opportunities to share your ideas about funding public education and encourage your neighbors, friends, and community members to follow the FCPS budget process. Several key decision dates and engagement opportunities are listed below:
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Thursday, January 22, 2026 - Dr. Reid will present the proposed FCPS budget to the School Board.
Visit the FCPS budget webpage for more information.
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For the last couple of years, we have asked the community to upload photos to add to our Yearbook. We received LOTS of submissions! While we can’t use every photo in the yearbook, we would love to offer the opportunity for our families to submit photos again. Our yearbook theme this year is “Our Shared Home”.
Please upload images to our Yearbook Snap. Access Code: flinthill25 In order to collect photos, we ask that they are either camera images or cell phone photos without the Live feature attached. If you upload photos and the ending is .HEIC instead of .JPG we are unable to use them in the yearbook. We look forward to seeing everyone’s photo in the yearbook this year.
Remember to Pre-Order your Yearbook! You wouldn’t want to miss out.
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- January 19th - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- January 22nd - PTA Meeting - 6:00 pm
- January 27th - Science Night
- January 28th - End of 2nd Qtr/2-Hr Early Release
- January 29-30th - Teacher Workdays
- February 5th - Jr. Spelling Bee
- February 12th - Sr. Spelling Bee
- February 16th - Presidents' Day
- February 17th - Teacher Workday
- February 19th - PTA Meeting - 6:00 pm
- February 18th - 3-Hour Early Release
- February 28th - PTA Skate Night
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Limited early release days for elementary schools will shift to Wednesdays for the 2025-26 school year.
Three-hour early release days for our school will include:
- February 18
- March 18
- April 22
- May 13
Read more about early release Wednesdays on the FCPS website.
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You may wish to read FCPS messages in a language other than English. There are several ways you can receive or view our communications in a different language.
FCPS This Week is distributed in other languages to parents/guardians who have filled out the Home Language Survey form and selected a language supported by FCPS as their preferred language for communication. Home Language Survey forms are available in the following languages: Amharic | Arabic (العربية) | Chinese (中文) | Farsi (فارسی) | Korean (한국어) | Spanish (español) | Urdu (اردو) | Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt).
Learn more about other communications that are translated.
Paperless Opt-Outs Available!
As a part of our ongoing efforts to streamline paper processes, parents can now select a number of opt-out’s electronically via ParentVUE. Once you have signed into your ParentVUE account, simply select the “Student Info” tab and click on “Edit Information.” You will find opt-out’s listed there. Parents that do not yet have a ParentVUE account will still be able to use paper forms for notification. If you need to set up your ParentVUE account, you can create one online via the FCPS ParentVUE Registration page.
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