Eagle View E-Newsletter: May 2, 2018

PARENT INPUT FORM

Using this link, please share input on your child for the 2018-2019 school year.  We know that a good teacher-student match and a productive mix of children are ingredients for success, and we carefully consider each child’s strengths and needs during this process. Please do not request specific teachers, as this does not take into account the many variables we must take into consideration. It is far more valuable to share particular academic or behavioral information.

Completion of this form is optional. If you would like to provide input, you may use this online form, or print, complete and email to Mrs. Iyer or a hard copy may be sent to the office by June 1, 2018. This is a hard deadline. Please know that input from forms turned in over the summer are difficult to honor since the grouping process has already started.

DONUTS WITH DADS

Thank you to the PTA for another wonderful event last Friday. It was great to see so many students and their dads (and moms) enjoy time together. We value your support! Here are some pictures of the event.

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PTA ELECTIONS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9TH AT 7:00 P.M.

The 2018-19 PTA election will be held on May 9th PTA General Meeting in the Eagle View Cafeteria from 7:00-8:00pm.  The PTA General Membership approved the above slate at the April 11th meeting.  If you are interested in running for any of the board positions you may contact Nominating Committee Chair Adam Lush: lushadam@gmail.com for further information on the positions.  Nominations from the floor will be accepted at the May 11th meeting.

Board Position

President (2 yr term)

Missy Burket

1st Vice President (Ways and Means)

 

2nd Vice President (Advocacy)

Jamie Yarussi

Treasurer (2 yr term)

Adam Lush

Secretary

Rebecca Davis

Teacher Liaison

Sarah Erbes

Board Member(s)

Sarah Kinkaid

Brandan Wilburn-Herbert

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK IS NEXT WEEK!

Teacher Appreciation Week is next week! The PTA needs your help to show our teachers how grateful we are for all they do! Sign up to help with door decorating here! Not crafty? That’s ok! All types needed! Contact Missy & the team. 

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

PTA will be hosting Teacher Appreciation Week May 7th through 11th.  We will be celebrating Fiesta-style. 

Monday - Breakfast Burritos

Tuesday -  Teatro Ticket Gift Card

Wednesday-Chocolate and Caramelos & Family Gracias Letters

Thursday - Siesta Massage

Friday - Fajita Lunch Fiesta

If you would like to volunteer for a crafting day Saturday May 5th from 9:00-12:30 please use the link.

If you are available to serve Breakfast on Monday or Lunch on Friday please contact Missy Burket.

EAGLE VIEW SPIRIT NIGHT BASKETBALL GAME

Come cheer on our Teachers and Parents as they play a friendly game of basketball at this year’s Spirit Night!

When:    Saturday, May 12th  at 4:30 pm (doors open at 4:00 pm)

Where:    Fairfax High School 3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax, VA 22030

Cost:    $5 per person at the door

Kids 2 years and  under  FREE

All Access Pass PTA Members FREE

Come HUNGRY!! Fairfax Rebel Athletics Boosters will be providing concession enjoy dinner with your EV friends and family at the game!

Wear your SPIRTWEAR! Spiritwear overstock will be available for $10 per shirt!!

This years Teacher Eagles are: Mr. Piddington,  Ms. Pezzuti, Ms. Krimmer, Ms. Johnson, Mr. Longworth, Ms. Wade, Ms. Stahl, Ms. Farmer, Ms. Iyer, Ms. Plaugher, Mr. Hewitt, Mr. Mossburg, and Ms. Schoonover.

This years Parent Eagles are: Harry Pilson, Kenji Adachi, Xadean Ahmasi, Russell Arrington, Danielle Heller, Jessica Hieber, Caroline Kim, Aaron Nichols, Alfi Pertiwi, Ronit Shulimson, Ananth Thyagarajan, Farid Zolfaghari and Vipul Mangal.

Non-Player Volunteers needed!  Add your name below to help with ticket sales clean up and even to play EVie the mascot. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c48a9ae23a1f85-parents1

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR 2018-2019

Our registrar, Joyce Baker, is currently accepting appointments for Kindergarten registration.  There will be evening hours available on Tuesday, May 15th and Tuesday, May 22nd  from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  In addition, daytime appointments are available upon request.  Please call Ms. Baker at 703-322-3213 for times and requirements.  You may also access the forms at  www.fcps.edu/registration/general-registration-requirements prior to your appointment. 

SOL TESTING INFORMATION

The Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) tests are required of all students in Grades 3-8 across the state by the Virginia Department of Education.  SOL tests measure the extent to which students have learned the content and skills specified in the Virginia SOLs.  In order to assist your spring planning, the SOL schedule is listed below.    Please avoid appointments that will take your child out of school during testing.

3RD GRADE
Reading: May 10th and 11th
Math: May 18th

4TH GRADE
Reading: May 14th and 15th
Math: May 21st
VA Studies: May 8th

5TH GRADE
Reading: May 16th
Math : May 22nd
Science: May 9th

6TH GRADE
Reading: May 17th
May 23rd

BOX TOPS

In order to reach our goal of collecting 10,000 BoxTops this year, we need your help!  A collection sheet is being sent home with your students today, please fill in as many as you can (it doesn't need to be completely full) and return it to their classroom by May 16th.

BoxTops are now on hundreds of products (not just food)!  Be sure to look over the full products list.

Please mark your submissions with your associated school grade to get credit!  The grade to collect the most will receive a classroom prize.

Earn BONUS Box Tops while you shop with the BoxTops Bonus App.  See how it works at BTFE.com/bonusapp

Contact our EV PTA Rewards coordinator with any questions.

HARRIS TEETER

Do you shop at Harris Teeter?  If so, please consider linking your card with Eagle view for an easy way to give back.  Below are 3 different and all simple ways you can accomplish this.  Thank you in advance for your support!

1) At checkout, you can have you cashier link your card to our school.  Our TIE number is 3821

2) Our coordinator can do a mass upload of VIC numbers.  To do this, we will need your VIC number (located on your card), Last Name, and Associated phone number.  Please send this information to our EV PTA Rewards Coordinator.

3) Visit Harris Teeter and in their Together In Education area and follow the steps provided on the site.

MAY 4, 2018 IS THE LAST DAY TO ORDER YOUR 2017-2018 EAGLE VIEW YEARBOOKS ONLINE

The 2017-2018 Eagle View yearbooks are available to order online. (ID code: 8634918)

Lifetouch is also offering fun yearbook enhancements to purchase with your yearbook.

YEARBOOKS ARE BEING SOLD ONLINE FOR $17.00!

Do not miss your chance to order your Eagle View 2017-2018 Yearbook!

ELECTRONICS DEVICE POLICY DURING SOL TESTING

VDOE and Fairfax County Public Schools have an electronic device policy which is to be followed during all SOL testing. To maintain test security, the possession of these devices (e.g., cell phones/mobile communication devices, Apple Watch, FitBit) in the testing room is prohibited. If a student is discovered with a prohibited electronic device while in a test environment, the student’s test will be stopped, the electronic device will be confiscated, and the student will be removed from the test environment. School administrators, consistent with the Acceptable Use Policy and Student Rights and Responsibilities, have authority to search the “item of personal belonging” (e.g., the cell phone or mobile device) if it is believed to contain evidence of a violation of school regulations (in this case, cheating). School administrators have the right to apply school-based consequences based upon their investigation of the situation. Please talk to your student about the electronic device policy and the serious consequences of violating it.

SOL PRACTICE RESOURCES

As we head towards the month of May and VA Standards of Learning (SOL) tests (grades 3-6), we wanted to provide our Eagle View community with some review/practice resources.

  1. http://solpass.org  user name: eagle view   password: eagle1
  2. https://khanacademy.org
  3. http://education.jlab.org/solquiz
  4. http://www.allenteachers.com/interactive

STUDENTS TO TAKE COMPUTER ADAPTIVE STANDARDS OF LEARNING TESTS IN GRADES 3-8 THIS YEAR

This spring, students in grades 3-8 will take a computer adaptive Standards of Learning (SOL) test for both reading and mathematics. Computer adaptive testing (CAT) is an assessment model that provides a customized test experience for each student. Each CAT assessment begins with a question of moderate difficulty. A correct response leads to a more difficult question, while an incorrect response leads to a less difficult question.

Since question difficulty is tailored to each student's responses, CAT assessments can measure a student's performance with fewer total questions than are needed with a traditional assessment. All students complete the same number of questions for the overall test.

Learn more about computer adaptive testing in FCPS

Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Guided Practice Suggestions for SOL Tests can be found here.

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018 IS SPRING PICTURE DAY

Lifetouch School Portraits will be taking student individual spring portraits as well as class group pictures on Friday, May 4, 2018. A picture day flyer will be sent home in your student’s yellow Wednesday folder today. Parents can order and pay for a class group picture. They can also choose their student’s picture pose. All students will have their picture taken this day.

  • Eagle View has kept all the pre-paid class picture forms and the pose forms from the Canceled Picture Day.

ADVANCED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS (AAP)

ADVANCED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS (AAP) SCREENING FOR SCHOOL-BASED (LEVEL II-III) SERVICES

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) offers a continuum of advanced academic services for all students in grades K-8.  Learning experiences are designed to develop higher-level thinking through enrichment, acceleration, and extensions of the Program of Studies (POS).  Teachers, administrators, and advanced academic resource teachers (AARTs) work together to provide the following levels of school-based services in each elementary school:

  • Differentiated Lessons in Areas of Academic Strength, Grades K-6 (Level II)The AART collaborates with classroom teachers to provide additional challenge through lessons and resources that extend and enrich the POS.  Level II services are part of a talent development pool.  Students are rescreened annually to make decisions about the need for this level of service.
  • Part-Time Advanced Academic Programs, Grades 3-6 (Level III)  Students identified by a local school screening committee for part-time advanced academic services are challenged through models and strategies designed to extend and enrich the POS in the four core subject areas.  Students receive direct instruction from the AART at the local school using curriculum from the AAP Curriculum and Resources to Support the Differentiated Framework.  Students identified for Level III services continue to receive level III services through grade 6.

Screening for school-based services can happen at any time during the school year but is done schoolwide in spring to determine services for the next school year.  Parents or guardians may initiate the screening for school-based (level II and III) services by submitting the AAP School-Based Services (Level II-III) Referral Form (available at under “Forms”)  to the AART at Eagle View by Friday, May 11.th Multiple criteria are used to screen students for all levels of AAP services.  Parents or guardians who submit a referral will be notified by Eagle View Elementary of their student’s eligibility status in June.  

If a parent or guardian wishes to appeal an ineligible decision for level II or level III services, they may submit an appeal with new data for consideration by the local school screening committee.  This new information should be submitted to the Advanced Academic Resource Teacher, Nicole Sharpes.

Please note students who were not found eligible for level IV services for the 2018-2019 academic school year will automatically be screened for school based level (II-III) services.