October 2, 2019
Greetings VRES Families!
Fall is finally here! This is a beautiful time of year to appreciate nature in all of its splendor. By the way, appreciation of beauty is one of our Positivity Project character traits. Students will learn more about the appreciation of beauty in the upcoming months. In the meantime, I hope you will find time to take a nature walk, go apple picking, or enjoy cleaning up the leaves in your yard!
We are very excited about our upcoming school-wide events. Our PTA will host Harvest Festival on Friday, October 25, 2019 beginning at 5 pm. We look forward to spending time with all of our families and encourage everyone to come out and have a good time. Additionally, teachers are eager to share student progress updates during parent/teacher conferences scheduled at various times in October and on Monday, November 4th. If you haven’t already done so, please schedule a parent/teacher conference with your child’s teacher as soon as possible. Finally, as a way to embrace our theme, We Are 1 VRES, we will be hosting Mix It Up at Lunch during the latter part of the month. Please stayed tuned as more information about this fun and special occasion will be sent home in the upcoming weeks.
Finally, our school will be celebrating Columbus Day on Monday, October 14, 2019. This a gentle reminder that school will not be in session. We will resume classes on Tuesday, October 15th. Have a safe and wonderful holiday!
See you soon,
Ms. Bumbrey
Instructional Time
This is a gentle reminder for parents…
To preserve the instructional environment, parents may not visit classrooms during instructional times during the school day. Teachers’ primary responsibility during the school day is to provide instruction and, as a result, teachers are not available for impromptu parent meetings or drop-ins. While we love for parents to have an opportunity to visit their children at our school, we ask that you schedule meetings in advance or plan to visit with your child during lunch. Parents who arrive unannounced in the classrooms will be directed to schedule a conference with your child’s teacher at an appropriate time. For more information, please refer to the "Meeting with Teachers" section in the Virginia Run Student Handbook found on our website. Thank you for your support!
REMINDER
October 14, 2019 is Columbus Day. NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS!
PTA Meeting
Join us for our next PTA general membership meeting on Tuesday, October 15th at 7 pm in the VRES Library. We will be discussing upcoming fall events including our brand new Harvest Festival as well as our big fall fundraiser! Are you interested in volunteering for a committee or event during the year? Already volunteered and looking to meet your fellow committee members to get started on planning? We will also devote time to committee meetings and assist with coordination and planning! Hope to see you there!
Join the PTA TODAY!
Join the 2019-2020 VRES PTA today! There are two membership options. The family membership, which includes the entire household, and the standard membership, which is for one adult. You can join online at https://vrespta.ptboard.com or return the membership form that was sent home in the Wednesday folder. Checks should be made out to VRES PTA.
Spirit Night
Spirit Night will be on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm at Chick-fil-A Chantilly (by the Dulles Expo Center). A percentage of the total sales during the Spirit Night will be donated to the school. Bring a print or digital copy of the flyer (will be sent home in today's Wednesday folder), and present it to a Team Member before placing your order. Thank you!
Veteran's Day Collage
Every year at Virginia Run, the 4th graders put on a Veteran’s Day assembly to honor our Veterans from every branch of the military. As a way of honoring our Veterans from the Virginia Run community Ms. Berg, Ms. Adkins and Ms. Tuben will be putting together a collage of pictures of Veterans, past and present, to display the week of Veteran’s Day (November 11). This collage will be on display in the main lobby. Feel free to email Ms. Berg (jmberg@fcps.edu) a picture of a Veteran from your family. If you have several Veterans in your family, we welcome multiple pictures. This is for ALL Veterans past and present. If you have a relative who did not return home from their service, please know that we plan to honor these servicemen and women in May for Memorial Day. Please submit all photos to me by Friday, November 1st. If you have any questions please contact Ms. Berg. Thank you!
Fundraiser for Hurricane Victims
Dear Region 5 Communities,
Each of the 32 schools in Region 5 of Fairfax County Public Schools are uniting together to support the humanitarian crisis that has occurred in the Bahamas due to Hurricane Dorian. We have all witnessed the devastation from this deadly storm and we want to be able to help. There is an estimated 18,000 children in crisis and many children have lost everything they own. So we are calling each of our communities to action!
Over the next two weeks, we will be fundraising by using a GoFundMe page. The link is below which also includes a link to a video for more information. All proceeds will go to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Our funds will go to water, shelter, food, clothes, backpacks, books, and other school materials.
Please join Region 5 in making a difference. Any amount can be helpful! The fundraiser will run from Wednesday, September 18th to Friday, October 4th.
Please click this link to go to our GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/sam3qu-hurricane-dorian-relief
Thank you for supporting this cause!
Winter Coat Closet
The 2019-2020 Hunter Mill District Winter Coat Closet is being held from November 14, 2019-March 14, 2020.
When to get a coat:
November 14 - March 14
Tuesdays, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thursdays, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Saturdays, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
*Closed February 22 – 29 for Presidential Primaries*
*Closed on Fairfax County Holidays*
Where to get a coat:
North County Government Center
1801 Cameron Glen Drive
Reston, VA 20190
*Supplies may be limited*
Questions?:
For details contact Minnie Orozco with Cornerstones at (571)323-1410 or
minerva.orozco@cornerstonesva.org
Have a coat to donate?
Donations of new or gently used, clean heavy winter coats, as well as new hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves for men, women and children are needed.
Plastic Hangers only, please.
Please Deliver To:
Cornerstones
11150 Sunset Hills Rd Suite 210
Reston, VA 20190
October 21 - November 7
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
North County Government Center
1801 Cameron Glen Drive
Reston, VA 20190
November 14 - January 16
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Saturdays, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
The FCPS Mental Health and Wellness Conference is on Saturday!
FCPS' sixth annual Mental Health and Wellness Conference will be held on Saturday, October 5, at Fairfax HS, at 8 a.m. Inova and Kaiser Permanente are partnering with FCPS on this event. From 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., the focus will be on social and emotional learning. Marc Brackett, Ph.D., founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, will deliver the keynote address. A special session for high school students—the Our Minds Matter Teen Summit—will also be held during the morning. There will be breakout sessions, too. Attendees are invited to stay for Inova’s Act on Addiction Summit, from 12:30-4 p.m. The summit will offer several breakout sessions addressing substance misuse identification, resources, and recovery. Please register now to attend.
Westfield High School Theatre
Westfield High School Theatre presents it’s annual Carnival and Haunted Carnival on October 4th and 5th from 6:00 pm-9:00 pm. Fun and games for all ages! Costumes are encouraged and concessions will be available. Admission is $8 for both, $5 for the standard Carnival. Check out our web site!
www.westfieldtheatre.com
Calendar
October 8 – Spirit Night – Chick-fil-A, 5-8 pm
October 14 – Columbus Day – NO SCHOOL
October 15 – PTA Meeting, 7:00 pm, Library
October 16 – 6th Grade Field Trip – Camp Highroad
October 16 – 4th Grade Field Trip – Gunston Hall
October 23 – 5th Grade Field Trip – Luray Caverns
October 24 – Picture Day
October 25 – Harvest Festival, 5-9 pm
October 25 – Book Fair Family Night, 5-7 pm
October 28 – November 1 – Book Fair, 9:30–3:00 pm, Friday–9:30–12:00 pm
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