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Our HV teachers attended the Teachers College Try It Reading/Writing Workshop! |
Yearbook
Last chance to order your 2016-2017 yearbook. The deadline is today. In
order to best ensure that all students have a yearbook (and avoid duplicates)
please feel free to contact the office to verify your order. You can order
online at: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/ Enter
code: 12740817
Kindergarten
Orientation
Our Kindergarten Orientation is on Friday, April 7, 2017 at 2:30pm in the
cafeteria. This is an orientation meeting for rising Kindergarten students (Fall 2017)
and their parents. Please arrange childcare for preschoolers and other
siblings.
Family Life Education Dates:
Grades 4-6 will be teaching FLE on the following dates: (Please contact your student's teacher with any questions.)
4th grade: week of April 3-7
5th grade: week of April 3-7
6th grade: March 30, 31, April 4-7
Spring Pictures
Spring class pictures will be rescheduled for a date in late April. We will update you when we establish the date with the photo people.
Staff Appreciation Luncheon
Our annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon will be held on Monday, April 17th.
We want to recognize and celebrate our staff for all they contribute to our children and community. We are looking for volunteers who can donate food for this special day. For more information or to donate please visit: Staff Appreciation Luncheon
Although Staff Appreciation Week is the first full week in May, from May 1st – 5th; hosting the luncheon on April 17th will allow our staff the opportunity to enjoy a delicious luncheon with all of their colleagues.
We do understand that many families will be traveling for the spring break and Easter holidays, so if you are unable to commit to a food donation, please consider donating a gift card to Wegmans to help us pick up the items needed.
Please note that April 17th is a student holiday, so there will be no school for students on this day.
Scholastic Spring Book Fair
Have S’more Fun with Books!!
This spring, it’s time to head to the great outdoors with the Happy
Camper Book Fair: S’more Fun With Books! Pack up your gear and prepare
yourself for a wilderness adventure filled with exciting new books from
Scholastic and other popular publishers.
The Scholastic Spring Book Fair will take place Monday, March 27th –
Friday, March 31st.
Wednesday, March 29th is Family
Night where the book fair will host extended hours so students and
families can shop together.
Throughout the book fair, your teacher will update their
book fair wish lists so be sure to check your teacher’s wish list. The
wish lists can be found by the front registers. These wish list books
help expand your student’s classroom libraries!
We need volunteers to help make this an amazing
book fair. If you can volunteer your time to help our Hunt Valley
students, we would be extremely grateful. Each teacher has selected
a time for their class to preview and/or purchase books. Check the list
to see when your child’s class will be previewing, this is a great opportunity
for you to volunteer. To volunteer at the book fair please Sign Up Here.
Shop the Spring Scholastic Book Fair Online
You can now browse and purchase all of the amazing titles from this
year’s Spring Scholastic Book Fair ONLINE!
Hunt Valley’s online shopping page is available now thru April
1st. Please visit the link below to browse the flyer and shop the
book fair. This is a fantastic way to contribute to the school and
provide your child with some amazing new reading collections for the winter
break.
Hunt Valley Scholastic Spring Book Fair Online
Pancake Dinner and Basket Raffle
Once again this spring the Hunt Valley PTA is hosting a Pancake Dinner to
celebrate the final day of our Scholastic Book Fair. On Friday,
March 31st, Chris Cakes will provide an all you can eat pancake
dinner complete with flipping and throwing so our dinner will be very
entertaining. We will also host a basket raffle where we plan to raffle
off several fun filled baskets to make the evening complete!
Tickets for the Pancake Dinner and Basket Raffle will
be sold in advance and at the door on the day of the event. For
more information on this fun filled family event please see the flyer that will
be sent home with your child. To access the flyer online please click here: Pancake Dinner and Raffle Flyer
Each grade level has been assigned a basket theme and we are
asking for donations toward that theme. Please look below for the
Sign up Genius link that corresponds to your grade level and make a donation
today. Donations should be sent to school by Monday,
March 27th and will be collected in the front office.
Kindergarten Family Baking Basket
1st Grade Family Movie Night Basket
2nd Grade Arts
and Crafts Basket
3rd Grade Lego Basket
4th Grade Family Game Night Basket
5th Grade Outdoor Fun / Camping Basket
6th Grade Sports Basket
Thanks so much for your time – we look forward to
seeing everyone on Friday, March 31st!
2017 Special Education Conference Hayfield SS
FCPS will hold its 12th annual Special Education Conference on Saturday, April 1, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hayfield SS.
The conference, designed for parents and educators of students who receive special education services or who have learning challenges or special needs, will feature Nancy Mather, Ph.D., professor of special education at the University of Arizona, as the keynote speaker. Mather will discuss “Elephant in the Room: What We Overlook Regarding Struggling Readers,” that will address issues affecting the identification of students who struggle with reading and appropriate interventions. A list of conference details, workshops, and registration information is available online.
Online Spirit Wear Sale
Take Flight with Hamilton the Hawk every Friday for Hunt Valley Hawk Spirit Day
!!DON’T MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITY – ORDER TODAY!! For a flyer of this year’s spirit wear options CLICK HERE! To place an order: Please visit: https://shop.burkesports.com
Enter code: hvhawks Happy Shopping!
Please remember that this sale is ONLINE ONLY and will end promptly on Friday, April 7th!!
*Orders will be delivered to your child’s classroom before the end of April*
Reminder: We will not have any leftover inventory at the conclusion of this sale.
Spring Beautification Day
Our annual Spring Beautification Day will take place on Saturday, May 6th from 8am–3pm. Our Rain date will be Sunday, May 7th, with a backup weekend of June 3rd and 4th.
Jim McMahon has put together another great list of things that we are going to get done this year, but we will need your help! Information and a SignUp Genius will be coming soon……so mark your calendars now and volunteer to help Hunt Valley look even more beautiful! Reach out to Jim McMahon at jsmcmahon3@gmail.com or 703-913-5999
After
School Activities
Overtime Athletics: Game Go Time! Program featuring a variety
of sports (Basketball, Soccer, Flag Football, etc.) structured as a REAL GAME
from start to finish.
Dates: Mondays, April 24 to June 19th. No class May 29th.
Time: 4:15 - 5:15 pm. Open to K-6. Cost $90
Registration is OPEN: http://www.otathletics.com/nova
C3 Cyber Club: Programming using Minecraft.Using custom mod called
“Computercraft,” students learn how to program robots called “Turtles” inside
the world of Minecraft.
Dates: Tuesdays, April 25 to June 13th.
Time: 4:25 - 5:25 pm Open to K-6. Cost $185
Registration WILL OPEN SOON: c3cyberclub.com
Mad Science: NASA Academy of Future Space Explorers. Learn about
space travel, atmosphere, sun & starts, rocket science, space
phenomena, living in space and space technology!
Dates: Wednesdays, April 19th to June 7th.
Time: 4:25 - 5:25 pm Open to K-6. Cost $108
Registration is OPEN: https://register.madscience.org/dc/
Silver Knights Chess. Chess club developed by National Masters that is a
mix of learning and play to develop critical thinking skills and sportsmanship!
Dates: Thursdays, March 23 to May 18th. No class on April 13th.
Time: 4:25 - 5:25 pm Open to K-6. Cost $112
Registration is OPEN: https://skenrichment.com/clubs/fairfax.html
Run Fit Kidz. Long term running, popular kids running program,
providing instruction on running mechanics, strength training, nutrition and
goal setting. This program culminates in a celebratory 5K, a finisher’s medal
and a post-run party!
This class is now offered mornings and afternoon.
Dates: Fridays, March 31 - May 19th.
Open to: 2 - 6th graders. 1st graders need to contact the program to
participate.
Morning Time: 7:55 am - 9:10 am
Afternoon Time: 4:15 - 5:15 pm Open to K-6. Cost $90
Registration is OPEN: www.runfitkidz.com
LADY SPARTAN Girls
Basketball Summer Camp 2017
GIRLS SUMMER CAMP for ages 8 - 14, July 10-14, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Registration Document
Career Day - Hunt
Valley Elementary will be hosting a Career Day on Thursday, April 6, 2017, for
all 5th and 6th grade students. We are looking for speakers from a
variety of different Careers. If you, or anyone you know, would be willing to
be a speaker we are interested in your participation. Our goal on this
day is to encourage the children and provide them with the knowledge they need
to follow their interests. We would like professionals from a various
fields to join us for a few hours (9:00 - 12:30) to share their career choices,
educational background, some of the details of their day-to-day work. We
would like you to touch on what drew you to your chosen field, how you use math
and reading in your job and any information or demonstration you think the
children will find interesting. You will be grouped with other presenters
and share for approximately 5 minutes for 8 different groups. We will be
following up with more details about presenting once we have interest from
possible speakers. If you are interested please click on the following
link and fill out the form.
Thank you so much for the time you are willing to share with
our students. We hope to make this day productive and rewarding for
everyone.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Terri Mason and Mrs. Mary Berry
School Counselors
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Fee
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