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- Calendar
- National Family Engagement Month
- International Night Cultural Celebration
- Raising Healthy Children Presentation Link
- Veteran's Day Breakfast
- Veteran's Day Wall of Heroes
- 6th Grade Information
- Outstanding Employee Awards
- Federal Impact Aid Survey
- SNAP Update
- Check Lost and Found
- Community Events
- Useful Links
- November 3 - School Planning Day (No School)
- November 4 - Election Day/Teacher Workday (No School)
- November 10 - Veteran's Day Breakfast | 8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
- November 11 - Veteran's Day (No School)
- November 20 - International Night Celebration | 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
See the complete school year calendar
November is Family Engagement Month! Everyone benefits when schools and families work together to support learning and healthy development.
Check Thursday folders for a Family Engagement Calendar of ideas.
Week 1: Building Belonging
Week 2: Communication & Storytelling
Week 3: Learning Together
Week 4: Gratitude, Service & Celebration
National Family Engagement Day is November 20th.
Here are more ways to get connected:
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Participate or Volunteer for International Night Cultural Night, Thursday, November 20th. Sign up by November 5th!
- Visit your local library or go online to get a library card for your child.
- Practice digital safety and responsibility with your child. Ideas and tip sheets.
- Review Quick Tips for Parents Library
- Commit to volunteer at your child’s school three times this school year.
- Write letters to school staff for National Family Engagement Day on November 20, 2025.
- Ask your child what they discuss in Morning Meetings.
- Discuss the FCPS Portrait of a Graduate skills with your child.
Explore and participate in the FCPS Family Academy. Register for workshops and webinars provided through our academy.
November 2 - Co-Parenting, Two Parents, Two Homes
November 3 - Getting to Know FCPS: Family Orientation (Spanish)
November 6 - Getting to Know FCPS: Family Orientation (Arabic)
November 7 - Getting to Know FCPS: Family Orientation (Korean)
November 8 - 6 Ways to De-Escalate a Nuclear Meltdown & Stop Shame Cycle Webinar
Sign up to volunteer at Hayfield Elementary School on Volunteer FCPS.
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International Night Cultural Celebration
Thursday, November 20, 2025
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Families wishing to participate may return the form sent home in your child’s Thursday folder or completing the form at this link by November 5th, 2025. For more details see past newsletters located on the school website.
We also need volunteers to help make this night a success! We need help with set up Thursday, November 20, before the event, as well as help with clean up after the event. This is a great opportunity for school or scout service hours! Please sign up here. We can't wait to see you there!
Hayfield Elementary celebrated Digital Citizenship Week in October. If you were unable to attend the Parent Workshop on Thursday, October 23rd, check out the link to the presentation and more tips and activities you can do at home to support raising healthy children in a digital world.
Hayfield Elementary School will be honoring Veteran's Day with a family breakfast on Monday, November 10th at 8:45am. Please complete this Google Form to opt your child into attending the breakfast. If you are also able to attend, please complete this form for each family member or student attending.
Speakers may also sign up to visit classrooms after breakfast. Recorded videos are also welcome and should be sent to the classroom teacher. Students should arrive on time and go to their classroom for attendance to be taken and will be called down to the Cafeteria at 8:45am.
All classroom speakers must be registered in Volunteer FCPS as a Level 1 volunteer or higher. Follow the hyperlink to "Sign Up" as a Veteran's Day Speaker. All visitors will need to sign in to the front office so be sure to bring your ID.
As Veterans Day approaches, Hayfield Elementary School would like to honor those who have served and are serving in the Armed Forces. If you would like to recognize someone in your family, please fill out the My Hero form about the family member or friend you would like to honor.
My Hero forms may be returned to classroom teachers throughout the month of November. These posters will be displayed in the hallway to remind our students and visitors of the meaning and importance of recognizing our Veterans. The form will be sent home in Thursday folders and are available to print from the Hayfield Elementary website. If you would like to honor more than one Veteran, please feel free to make copies of this form.
Sexual Harassment 6th grade lesson:
To build and maintain safe and supportive school environments, Fairfax County Public Schools has developed one lesson to educate students in 6th grade on the topic of sexual harassment. This lesson seeks to provide students with the necessary information, resources, and strategies to help prevent occurrences of sexual harassment as well as outline the steps to take if they feel they are target of these behaviors so that they are able to continue to focus on learning in an environment that feels comfortable and secure. The lesson is taught by the school counselor as part of their counseling curriculum. At Hayfield Elementary School, this lesson will be taught to students during the month of November.
Parents/guardians may choose to opt their child out of the lesson on the topic of sexual harassment. Students who are opted out are provided with age-appropriate instruction, and every effort is made to foster respect for family choice. If you wish to opt your child out of the sexual harassment lesson, please return the form attached to this letter to the school prior to November 1, 2025. Please note that those families who have opted their child out of school counseling services will automatically be opted out of the lesson on the topic of sexual harassment. Parents/guardians may request to view the lesson prior to deciding whether to opt their child(ren) out of the lessons. Please reach out to the school counselor for instructions on how to preview the lessons. Please see the link below for the opt-out form.
https://www.fcps.edu/academics/counseling-services/school-counseling-services/6th-grade-sexual-harassment-prevention
Youth Survey for 6th grade
The Fairfax County Youth Survey, a collaboration between the Fairfax County School Board and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, is a comprehensive, anonymous, and voluntary survey given each year to students in grades 6, 8, 10 and 12. The survey examines behaviors, experiences, and other factors that influence the health and well-being of Fairfax County's youth.
The survey will be administered between November 10 and November 21, 2025, during a time of day determined by your child's school administration. A copy of the survey will be available to parents and/or caregivers online at https://www.fcps.edu/resources/student-safety-and-wellness/youth-surveyby October 10, 2025.
While it is our hope that as many students as possible will participate, if you do not wish for your child to take part in the survey, please complete the opt-out form that was sent and return it to your child's school counselor no later than November 6, 2025. If you have already opted your child out of school counseling services through the Parental Digital Consent Portal, you do not need to complete the form.
Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Employee Awards! To submit a nomination for a Hayfield Elementary School Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please complete the nomination through this Google form link. You may nominate one employee per category and you may nominate in multiple categories.
All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in the criteria for that category. The Google Form link provides more information about the criteria for each of these awards, and the eligibility requirements are outlined below.
Outstanding Teacher
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Eligibility: Teachers or librarians with at least three full years of teaching experience (in any school district)
Outstanding New Teacher
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Eligibility: Teachers or librarians with up to three full years of teaching experience (in any school district)
Outstanding New Principal
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Eligibility: Currently work as an elementary, middle, secondary, or high school principal in FCPS and be within the first 3 years of their assignment as building principal (in any school/district).
Outstanding Leader
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Eligibility: Currently works as a full-time or part-time Schedule C employee or School-Based Administrator who has completed at least one contracted year of employment working with FCPS in their current position at their current work location. (Not the building principal)
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Common positions in this category: Assistant and Associate Principals, Director of Student Activities, Director of Student Services
Outstanding Professional Employee
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Eligibility: Currently works in an FCPS school or center, or in a non-instructional position that supports school leadership, and has completed at least one contracted year of employment working with FCPS in their current position at their current work location.
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Common positions in this category: School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Assessment Coach, Career Center Specialist, Instructional Coach, Twice Exceptional Chair, Psychologist, Social Worker, Speech Pathologist, School Counselor, Systems of Support Administrator, Safety and Security Specialist, and other employees paid as a Resource Teacher who serves in a non-instructional or administrative role in the school
Outstanding Operational Employee
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Eligibility: Currently works as a Schedule-A, Schedule-H, or Classroom Instructional Support (CIS) employee who has completed at least one contracted year of employment working with FCPS in their current position at their current work location, or an hourly employee who has been working regularly in one position for more than one year.
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Common positions in this category: administrative and office assistants, custodial staff, food service staff, IA, PHA, PHTA, all parent liaisons, and hourly employees
The deadline to submit a nomination is November 3, 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact Wendy Ergler at waergler@fcps.edu.
✅ Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available in SIS ParentVUE under Online Packets, which is in the upper right corner of the screen after logging in. Please complete it as soon as possible. We will provide paper forms to families who have not completed the survey in ParentVUE starting Wednesday, November 12.
Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household is important. This year, FCPS expects to receive approximately $4 million in Impact Aid funding. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For more information, visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page.
Important SNAP Update
Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared a State of Emergency to address the lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits starting Nov. 1 due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
- To fill this gap the State has created an emergency food assistance program called Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA).
- VENA will provide emergency food assistance to eligible SNAP households while the federal shutdown continues in November.
- The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) is implementing VENA directly, without local Fairfax County involvement.
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Emergency food assistance under VENA will be added to existing SNAP EBT cards starting Nov. 3.
Learn more about SNAP and
where to get help with getting food.
Please check Lost and Found ASAP for missing items! We specifically have a lot of gray sweatshirts and a plethora of hoodies.
Because we have limited space and A LOT of Lost and Found, items are donated twice a school year around Winter Break and on the last day of school. But don't wait because as the pile grows it's harder to find your items. If you know families that practice or play games at Hayfield remind them to check Lost and Found too!
Kingstowne Library Events
Veterans Day Family Fun Fest - Join us in celebrating those who serve and their families! We will have presentations, performances, crafts, snacks, and an opportunity to share about your military family's journey. All ages.
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Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
STEAM Team with Krish - Explore STEAM concepts with hands-on activities presented by Krish from Technology Youth Empowerment (TYE). Ages 6-11
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Date: Monday, November 10, 2025
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Chess Club - Would you like to learn how to play chess? Or do you know how to play and looking for practice opportunities? Join Kingstowne Chess Club! Free instruction provided by coaches from Muneer Chess and...
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Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025
Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
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