Look for the translate button at the top-right of the screen.

Busque el botón de traducción en la parte superior derecha de la pantalla. 

Tìm nút dịch ở phía trên bên phải màn hình. 

ابحث عن زر الترجمة في أعلى يمين الشاشة. 

Message from the Principal

Hello Hutchison Families,

Happy New Year! 2025 certainly began with a bang with 4 snow days! We look forward to setting goals, making plans, and increasing growth and achievement in our students. Please be sure to review our newsletter for the latest information!

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Contact:

Sarah Aiello

@email 

Community Calendar

Monday, January 20th: No School (MLK Holiday)

Tuesday, January 28th: End of 2nd Quarter

Wednesday, January 29th: No Classes  Teacher Workday

Tuesday, February 11th: 2nd Quarter Progress Reports in Tuesday folder

Monday, February 17th: No School   Presidents’ Day

Monday, February 24th: Early Release Monday

Community Connections

1/16 WIDA

1/20 Online Instructional Programs

Contact:

Maureen Griffin

@email

PTA Corner

Welcome to a new year with your new PTA!  We are excited about events we have planned and the ways we've come up with to support the Hutchison community!

NEXT PTA MEETING

We will meet this Wednesday (Jan. 15) at 7:00pm in the Library at Hutchison and online (link sent out around 6:50).  

Agenda:

* Budget Update

* Events Update

* Volunteer Opportunities (we always need more!)

* Principal Update

* Open for Questions and Concerns

 SKATEQUEST

On Saturday, January 25, from 1-3pm we will meet at SkateQuest (1800 Michael Faraday Ct., Reston) for some fun, bonding, and probably a few laughs.  For $10, you can get entry and your skate rental and the Hutchison PTA will receive 20% of the profits.  This is open for all skill levels.  Every child must have an adult--this is not a dropoff event.  

Contact:

Michael Gueltig

@email

Updated! I-Ready Assessment Schedule for Winter 2025

Updated! VALLS and PRF Reading 1 on 1 Assessments

Contact:

Wendy West

@email

WIDA Testing:  Beginning End of January 2025

Only for students with an English Level Proficiency of 1 - 4 and 9 for Kindergarten.  You will receive a letter of testing notification if your child will be taking WIDA tests..  

Students will take a total of 4 tests each on a different day (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking).   

           Hutchison WIDA Schedule for Testing 2025

Dates listed above are for large group testing (Listening, Reading and Writing).   Students will be pulled in small groups for speaking following their large group testing.  

Contact:

Wendy West

@email

Yearbook Orders on-line

Order your copy of the 2024-25 Hutchison yearbook online now!

$15.00

www.strawbridge.net

Online Code: YB30385

Contact:

Maureen Griffin

@email

Student Rights & Responsibility

Over the next two weeks, each Assistant Principal will be reviewing school expectations and procedures to ensure we maintain a positive and safe learning environment through the end of the year.

Mikaela Antonio       Katie Hailey         Jackie Wilson 

AP Grades 3 & 6    AP Grades 1 & 2     AP Grades K, 4, 5

Contact:

Mikaela Antonio

@email

Katie Hailey

@email

Jackie Wilson

@email

Be Among the First to Hear About School Delays/Closings

Watch this video to see how FCPS makes weather closing decisions. 

FCPS’ website is generally the first place to find out about emergency weather closings. Other communication channels will be used as quickly as possible, including email, text, social media, and news stations. Learn more about how schedule changes are communicated.

Be among the first to hear about weather delays and closings! Update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE. Emails and text messages are sent to parents and caregivers based on the addresses and cell phone numbers entered on this platform. 

        Contact:

Sarah Aiello

@email

📵 Phones Down, Engagement Up: FCPS Cell Phone Policy 

Keeping cell phones off during the school day helps students focus and learn. It also boosts positive social behavior. Review FCPS’ cell phone expectations by grade level with your child and help keep our classrooms free of distractions! If you need to reach your child during the school day, please call our 703-925-8300

        Contact:

Sarah Aiello

@email

Varsity Tutors Provides On-Demand Support at No Cost

FCPS is partnering 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; and study resources such as recorded content, practice problems, and diagnostic tests. Learn more about online tutoring with Varsity Tutors. 

Contact:

         Carly Le Blanc

Adult ESOL Classes

Learn English Tuesdays and Thursdays at Hutchison ES. Because of the recent snowfall,  registration dates are moved to Tuesday, January, 14, and  Thursday, January 16, at 6:30 p.m.in the Hutchison Café. Classes begin on January 14 and run to April 10. Cost, including books, is $50. For more information, call Jacqueline de los Rios at Floris UMC (703-793-0026).  Scholarships are available.

Contact:

Maureen Griffin

@email

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Updates from the County

In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics and others:
       National Merit Commended Scholars

• Celebrating the Best of 2024 in FCPS
• Cell Phones Off, Learning On

Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving this weekly newsletter, please sign up today.  

Dual Language Immersion Lottery Registration

Registration for the countywide lottery for Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program will open on Monday, January 13, 2025. Current pre-K students may apply for the kindergarten immersion program, and current kindergarten students may apply for the first grade immersion program for the 2024-25 school year. 

Dual Language Immersion is available in French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. 

Parents/caregivers who are interested may want to attend an informational meeting. Meetings are held at the school site. Visit the Dual Language Immersion Program Registration page for a list of meetings by language offered. 

Get more information on the DLI Program webpage and DLI Program Registration webpage.

Free Webinars and Events for Families

In January, the Family Resource Center (FRC) will host webinars for families on:

• Overcoming School Refusal and Resistance
• Virtual Meeting for Siblings of Children with Special Needs
• FCPS Math Week
• Supporting Your Child’s Executive Functioning Skills
• Depression in Teens
• Understanding Trauma in Your Child/Comprendiedo el Trauma en su Hijo (presented in Spanish)

Sign up for the FRC newsletter or visit their webinar webpage.

Upcoming Family Academy Events

You are an important part of your child's education! The FCPS Family Academy compiles classes, webinars, workshops, and programs offered by FCPS to help you support your child's needs and learning at home. Browse Family Academy offerings. 

Comprehensive Boundary Review Update

The Superintendent’s Boundary Review Advisory Committee held its second meeting on December 16 at Gatehouse Administration Center. View key takeaways from that meeting and access the meeting agenda, slides, and other materials that committee members received.  

If you did not get a chance to attend an in-person Community Boundary Review Meeting, please consider participating in a virtual meeting:

• Friday, January 10, 2025, 6-7:30 p.m. 
• Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1-2:30 p.m. 
• Saturday, January 25, 2025, 9:30-11 a.m. 
• Monday, January 27, 2025, 6:30-8 p.m. 
• Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 6:30-8 p.m. 
• Monday, February 10, 2025, 6:30-8 p.m. 

Language interpretation will be available. 

All virtual meetings will follow the same format as the in-person meetings that were recently held, and the same information will be shared. Please stay tuned for details on how to register. Visit FCPS’ Comprehensive Boundary Review webpage to learn more. Sign up for FCPS’ School Boundary Review newsletter as well.