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We hope you can join us at 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 in room 207 for this discussion.
Digital Citizenship is a broad term that includes online
safety, responsibility, and respecting oneself and others while online. Students
have been learning about digital citizenship in school. Parents will be
introduced to various digital citizenship resources during our next parent
coffee. We will also discuss a relevant topic: managing screen time.
School Picture Make-ups/Retakes: Thursday, 11/16
- Fall
portraits will be taken of students who were absent or not yet enrolled on
School Picture Day, September 28, or are unhappy with their original
portrait and would like another taken (student must return original
picture package to photographer).
- Be sure to
let your child’s teacher know if you would like a retake.
- Extra
picture order forms are available in the school office.
Participate in spirit day and wear your favorite hat to school!
All Fairfax County public schools will close two hours early on
Wednesday, November 22, in an effort to help school buses avoid the
increased traffic related to the Thanksgiving holiday. This policy has been in
effect for the past few years. Schools are closed on November 23 and 24.
Classes will resume on November 27.
This school year, students will be released early on the last day
of each quarter, the day before Thanksgiving break, and the last day of school
in June. See the 2017-18
calendar.
Please join us as we support local families in need this
Thanksgiving by donating non-perishable food from November 1-20. Food collected
will go straight to Cornerstones which provides Thanksgiving baskets for
families in our area. Drop off boxes will be in the main lobby at Sunrise
Valley.
Below is the list of urgently needed items:
Canned fruit, Canned meats, Condiments, Cooking oil, Canned beans,
Macaroni and cheese, Bagged and boxed quinoa, Cereal, Coffee, tea,
Dry beans, Flour, Oatmeal, Boxes potatoes, Boxed or bagged rice,
Soups,
Canned chili, Pancake mixes, Ramen cup o noodles, Peanut butter
and jelly,
Toilet paper, Baby wipes,
Milk (dry, soy or condensed)
Sunrise Valley will be participating in Hour of Code
during December 4-8, 2017.
Each student will have the opportunity to
participate in an age-appropriate coding activity during this week.
We would
like to invite parents who work in IT or have a computer science background to
briefly share about your work and/or facilitate in classrooms while students
are working on coding activities.
Please
contact Annie Candell, the school based technology specialist, at rmcandell@fcps.edu if you are interested.
Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Employee Awards! To submit a nomination for
a Sunrise Valley ES Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please
complete the nomination through one of the Google form links. Staff, students,
and community members are all eligible nominators for these awards. 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. Click
one of the links below to get started!
Outstanding Teacher – a teacher or librarian with 3 or more years of experience
CLICK HERE: https://goo.gl/forms/yiuF2U0oIZPEwTBs2
Outstanding New Teacher – a teacher or librarian with less than 3 years of experience
CLICK HERE: https://goo.gl/forms/fiPQXyQQdZNLl2eJ2
Outstanding Leader – these positions could include School-Based Technology
Specialists, Technology Support Specialist, Assistant Principal, Director of
Student Activities, Director of Student Services, Assessment Coach, Career
Center Specialist, Instructional Coach, Psychologist, Social Worker, School
Counselor
CLICK HERE: https://goo.gl/forms/MQ55xiQJ7PI1s1M03
Outstanding Support Employee – these positions could include Administrative
and Office Assistants, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, Instructional
Assistants, and Public Health Assistants
CLICK HERE: https://goo.gl/forms/915GWIkKs5fQ5K522
*Note: The deadline to submit a nomination is December 1.
If you have any questions,
please contact Ian Kidder at ickidder@fcps.edu
The Yearbook Team invites
students and parents to submit photos for the 2017-2018 yearbook!
Please help us obtain photos
that feature as many of our students and school staff as possible.
Photos are needed
by March 2018 from: School Events, Field Trips and Classroom Activities.
It’s Easy, Fast, and Free
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Upload
your pictures online at community.lifetouch.com
Code: HGCWAH
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Enter the Sunrise
Valley school code: HGCWAH
- Please label each
photo uploaded. Example: 1st Grade, Skate Night, Etc
To ensure acceptable print quality, please submit photos that are at
least 300 dpi.
Note: Photos from social media websites may not be acceptable
quality. Please consider this when uploading images.
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