 Crayola Colorful Kindergarten Team!
Dear Families,
As the saying goes, “March comes in like a lion, and out like a lamb.” With the thought of spring comes the cherry blossoms. The D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival will run March 20th through April 13th. If you haven’t had the chance to experience the cherry blossoms, it would be a great activity to do as a family.
We would like to sincerely thank our parents for making our new afternoon Kiss and Ride procedures a huge success! As many of you know from previous correspondences, due to safety concerns and gridlock during afternoon dismissal, as of March 4th, parents/guardians were no longer permitted to turn left from Santa Clara Drive to enter the AFTERNOON Kiss and Ride lot. Yesterday was an easy transition day for students, staff, and parents we thank you for your cooperation as we continue to make safety our #1 priority at Fairfax Villa.
Lastly, in the coming months, we will be creating a Flag of Nations display in our cafeteria. This will be a wonderful opportunity for our students and staff to celebrate their countries of birth. Once we have the display completed, we will invite all families to our cafeteria to view the display and be proud of the diversity which makes Fairfax Villa a special place to live and learn!
Sincerely,
Dave Gerstner, Interim Principal and K.J. An, Assistant Principal
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
This weekend we move to daylight savings time. Don’t forget to move your clocks ahead by 1-hour Saturday night, March 9th.
SOL TESTING
A good website for practicing the content for the SOLs is SOLPass at http://www.solpass.org/login/ To access this site, students should type in our school's name until it appears. They can get the password from their teacher or Ms. Schmidt.
Please try to avoid scheduling appointments during your child’s SOL testing and ensure that your student gets a good night’s sleep and a healthy breakfast. If you know that your child will be absent during a test, please contact her or his teacher as soon as possible.
The Math and Reading assessments are computer adaptive. All tests will begin at 9:30 in the morning. For students to feel comfortable with the format of the online tests, all 3rd grade students as well as all older students who are new to the SOLs will learn about the types of questions and the tools that are on the tests. Students who use the audio option will also have an opportunity to see how that feature works before using it on the SOLs.
If you would like more information on the SOL test formats and the practice tools that are available to the public, go to http://doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/practice_items/testnav8.shtml
LIBRARY HOSTING SPONSORED BY GOOGLE
The Herndon Fortnightly Library is one of three libraries in Virginia selected to host a full day of public training provided by Google, part of their Grow with Google initiative. On March 6th, the library, located at 768 Center St., Herndon, VA 20170, will be providing a full day of classes to the public focused on job seeking, tech skills for entrepreneurs, and basic to intermediate digital literacy. You can read more about it in the Fairfax News article: https://fairfaxnews.com/2019/02/google-bringing-economic-opportunity-initiative-to-virginia/.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR 2019-2020
Kindergarten registration for 2019-2020 now open.
Do you have a rising kindergartener or know someone in the community who will have a child in kindergarten next year? Registration is now open for the 2019-2020 school year. Please contact our registrar, Jose Flores, at 703.267.2801 or JLFlores@fcps.edu, to make an appointment and start the registration process.
KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION
Help us spread the word that KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION will take place Friday, April 5th beginning at 2:00 PM in the Fairfax Villa cafeteria. We look forward to meeting our future young scholars and their families.
 Mrs. Rivera's class studies the beautiful Monarch Butterfly
The following message is sent on behalf of the Fairfax Villa ES School PTA. Its content reflects the views of the PTA.
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Because of the snow days, all after school activities have now been extended by at least one week. Please plan your schedules accordingly.
Also, registration for Spring After School Activities started Thursday, February 28. Classes fill up fast, so sign up early! Please see the flyer in the Tuesday’s Folder
JERSEY MIKE’S RESTAURANT FUNDRAISER
Tuesday, March 12 from 10am-9pm
A flyer will be going out in the Tuesday folders.
PTA MEETING
Wednesday, March 20 @ 7:00 pm in the Villa Library
We will have special guest Megan McLaughlin, FCPS School Board Member, Braddock District. She will be speaking about the One University Project and the impact it could have on traffic around the neighborhood and the potential impact on the school. If you haven’t heard about this project, please plan on attending. Child care will be provided. Information will be going out in Tuesday folders in a couple weeks.
BINGO NIGHT!
Friday, March 22
Mark your calendars! The third annual Villa Bingo Night will be Friday, March 22. We will once again have personal pizzas from California Pizza Kitchen for $5.00 (presale or that day). There will be Bingo games, other games, a silent auction, concessions and spirit wear for sale. A flyer is going home in the Tuesday folders.
6th GRADE FUNDRAISER
Please help our 6th Grade raise funds! They are selling green shamrock necklaces for $1.00 each. The necklaces are one size fits all from child to adult. Share the good fortune and buy more than one to give to family, friends, teachers, or keep them to yourself. The purchased items will be delivered to your student on Friday, March 15th. Pre-paid purchases can be made by filling out the order form on the flyer. Flyers will be sent home in the Tuesday Folder. You can pay with cash or check. Please make checks to: FAIFAX VILLA PTA. All students can buy necklaces on Friday, March 15th while supplies last, so order them today. If you have any questions, please contact Alice Hanson at alhanson@gmail.com. May good luck stay with you every day!
VILLA FUN RUN POWERED BY BOOSTERTHON!
Once again, Fairfax Villa will be participating in Boosterthon! The program this year is called MindSpark Mystery Lab, a science-infused mystery theme all about solving problems with character. This theme combines S.T.E.A.M. skills with character building. This program will run April 1- April 11, with the Fun Run happening April 11. More information will be going out in the next few weeks. And thanks to our sponsors, all students will be receiving t-shirts!
PTA BOARD
The current PTA Board will be finishing up their 2-year terms at the end of this school year. Per current Bylaws, the board cannot be re-elected to their current positions. If you are interested in becoming a PTA board leader, please let us know. The PTA MUST have a President, Treasurer and Secretary to operate. We would be happy to give you more information or answer any questions you might have. Please contact us at villapta@gmail.com.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
March 12 - Jersey Mike’s Restaurant Night
March 20 – PTA Meeting – Special Guest Megan McLaughlin
March 22 – Bingo Night!
SUPPORTING THE PTA
There are three ways you can support the PTA. 1. Join the PTA! When you join the PTA, you become an advocate for your child and every other Villa student. We normally meet the third Wednesday of the month and many times will have guest speakers or other programs as well. PTA Membership forms will be in your student’s Tuesday folder. You can also join online at http://villapta.ptboard.com. The school code is DRAPTE. 2. Donate! Any amount given is helpful and it all goes into benefits and services that benefit the Villa staff and students. 3. Volunteer! Volunteering is NOT required but it is always greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact us at villapta@gmail.com
 Enjoying the sunshine!
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