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Join us on Zoom on Thursday, December 11th at 7 pm as we will be joined by our FCPS school board representative Dr. Ricardy Anderson.
Please send any questions you have for Dr. Anderson to ptaboard@shespta.org.
Zoom link will be sent out on Talking Points prior to the meeting.
Adjustments have been made to the draft boundary Scenario 4 to address under capacity at Lewis High School. In addition, capacity concerns at Parklawn Elementary School and Glasgow Middle School are being addressed at the direction of the School Board.
A community meeting has been scheduled to share information about the adjustments to Scenario 4 and discuss how the potential changes would affect the Bren Mar Park, Parklawn, and Glasgow communities. Staff will be present to answer questions.
Schools that are potentially impacted by these adjustments include:
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Annandale HS
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Holmes MS
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Beech Tree ES
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Jackson MS
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Belvedere ES
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Justice HS
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Bren Mar Park ES
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Mason Crest ES
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Edison HS
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Parklawn ES
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Falls Church HS
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Poe MS
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Glasgow MS
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Sleepy Hollow ES
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Glen Forest ES
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Please join the meeting this Wednesday, December 10, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., at Annandale High School or join virtually via Zoom.
Register to attend in person or online.
Child care and language interpretation will be available as needed.
If you register to attend virtually, you will receive a link within 24 business hours. The email will come from “no-reply@zoom.us.” Please check your spam folder if you do not receive the link.
Visit FCPS’ Comprehensive Boundary Review webpage for more information about the boundary review process.
The PTA is proud to host our 3rd annual Sleepy Hollow Read-a-Thon! The Read-a-Thon will be held Monday, Dec 8, 2025 until Thursday, January 15, 2026.
We have set a goal to raise $5,000 and every student has a goal to read at least 300 minutes for the Read-a-Thon period, we want to encourage them to do even more!
Our school-wide goal is to reach 200,000 minutes by January 15, 2026.
Read-a-Thon packets should have come home last week with instructions and a form to log minutes for each of the days - please encourage your children to log those reading minutes and help them earn donations!!!
Each year the PTA hosts a Winter Gift Shop where students can “shop” for one free item to give to someone special.
We are collecting donations through Monday, Dec 8th!!
Contact ptaboard@shespta.org for donation drop off information or to arrange a pick up.
Volunteers still needed Dec 11th and 12th!!
THANK YOU to all of you who have signed up to help so far. We could use a few more volunteers to make this very special event a success! Many PTA members consider the holiday shop the most fun event to support in person, and volunteers do not have to be there all day.
Class Schedule for Holiday Shop:
- 9:00 a.m Appel
- 9:15 a.m. Mustafa
- 9:30 a.m. Degefu/Kwofi
- 9:50 a.m. Pre-School AM/PAC
- 10:00 a.m. Honnold
- 10:15 a.m. Finti
- 10:30 a.m. Samulka/Cay
- 10:50 a.m. Clark/Clouse
- 11:05 a.m. Walker/Ahmed
- 11:20 a.m. Giuliani
- 11:35 a.m. Torres-Landin
- 11:50 a.m. Dr. Garces-Foley
- 12:05 p.m. Korzun
- 12:20 p.m. Ghazanfar/R
- 12:35 p.m. Leahey
- 12:55 p.m. Pacylowski
- 1:10 p.m. Rojas
- 1:25 p.m. Walrath
- 1:35 p.m. Dabrio
- 1:55 p.m. McAleavey
- 2:10 p.m. Pre-School PM
- 2:30 p.m. Williams
- 2:40 p.m. Harris/Lee
- 2:55 p.m. Ghazanfar/M
- 3:10 p.m. Staff Members
If you can volunteer a few hours (or even 1!) please SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER: https://bit.ly/sheshop25
All SHES students and families are invited to a holiday sing-along on Monday, December 15 at 6:30pm in the gym. This event is in conjunction with the 5th grade chorus concert and all K-4th grade students will be invited on stage to perform a song/dance they have been working on!
Parent volunteers are needed! Ms. Crocker could really use some help with stage set up, and riser moving in one section. There's also a need to help with the kids on the stage. Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/KZrw2
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Winter Session for Baroody will begin after our winter break!!
Registration opens Thursday 12/11 at 7:00pm
All program details and the registration link will be available here: bc-ffx-sleepyhollow.jumbula.com/winter-2026
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So far the SHES food pantry has been a success!!
Please consider donating specific items to the new SHES' Food Pantry to support SHES families in need. You can also purchase from the SHES Food Drive Amazon Wishlist and items will be delivered directly to school.
Anyone available to help, on Thursdays or Fridays especially to help make food packs for the weekend, should reach out to Ms. Matthews, Ms. Ochoa or email ptaboard@shespta.org to find out more details.
Students from the Davis Career Center will be working at Sleepy Hollow again this year. They will be running a coffee cart for teachers and staff, but they need our help to stock the cart. Purchase items directly from their Amazon Wishlist or purchase items from another store and deliver them to the school.
Let's help make the Davis Coffee Cart a success for students and a special treat for
Our new librarian, Mr. Fernandez-Pons, is looking for parent volunteers to help in the library this year. Volunteers might assist students in finding books, help during library class visits, support special events, or lend a hand with creative displays and projects. Whether you can give an hour once in a while or a regular time each week, your time and talents make a difference.
Please express interest by completing this form: http://bit.ly/sheslibraryhelp
All family members wishing to volunteer at SHES this year must register through FCPS. The process is very straightforward, and includes watching a short video (make sure to hit OK after you watch the video!) Full background check is not required. To find out more and register here:
FCPS Volunteer Home
SHES PTA is really excited for another awesome year, but we CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU!!! If you haven't signed up for the 25/26 year: Sign up online now! Help us reach our goal of 100 members for the year. We are currently at 74!
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IMPORTANT DATES |
Monday, December 8, 2025 - Read-a-Thon starts
Thursday, December 11, 2025 - PTA Meeting with Dr. Ricardy Anderson | 7pm on Zoom
Thursday, December 11, 2025 - Dolphin Fun Zone After School Enrichment (Baroody) opens at 7pm
Friday, December 12, 2025 - Winter Gift Shop for Students
Monday, December 15, 2025 - SHES Holiday Sing-Along (all grades welcome) | 6:30pm
Wednesday, December 17 - 3 hour early release (12:30pm)
Friday, December 19 - Cocoa Bar for SHES Staff
December 22- January 4, 2026 - Winter Break - School Closed
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - Welcome to 2026 Breakfast for SHES Staff
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - Read-a-thon ends, return tracking sheets and cash/check donations
*Dates and times subject to change
See full FCPS calendar here: https://www.fcps.edu/calendars
Add SHES PTA calendar to your Google Calendar here
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Join the PTA:
Joining the PTA is one of the best ways to get involved and meet new people in the SHES community. Your membership dues help to fund many school programs throughout the year including field trips, assemblies, library programs, class parties, teacher appreciation, and more!
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