Hunt Valley Calendar
May 6th - PTA Meeting - 6:30pm, via Zoom
May 25th - Memorial Day Holiday
Student Intention Forms for 2020-2021
We need your help in projecting our total enrollment for next school year. For families NOT returning to Hunt Valley in the fall of 2020-21, please complete and return the “Student’s Intention for the Next School Year” form by June 1, 2020.
A typed parent/guardian name on the Parent Signature line is acceptable. Student ID Number may be left blank. Save the completed form, attach it to an email and send to alrodriguez@fcps.edu
Access the “Student’s Intention for the Next School Year” on the FCPS public website:
https://www.fcps.edu/registration/forms#intention-form
Our First Week of Distance Learning!
Spirits soared as high as Hawks fly! You all looked great wearing HVES gear, jerseys, hats, and pjs in Morning Meetings, walks around the neighborhood, and in pictures posted to our HVES Distance Learning album. Keep posting. We love seeing your smiles!
FCPS Coronavirus Update:
https://www.fcps.edu/news/coronavirus-update
HV Support Team Coffee
Please join your school counselors Dr.Terri Mason and Mrs. Mary Berry, along with School Psychologist Mrs. Shannon Hailer, and School Social Worker Mr. Michael McRae on a PTA sponsored Zoom meeting. This will be informal and a chance to hear from the team about supports that can be offered to students and parents along with some tips for dealing with these stressful times. ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4811282391?pwd=WVA4a0RlRGQ1b2kvcE5ubUJGaUdnUT09 ; Meeting ID: 481 128 2391; Password: HVHawks20
* May 8 at 8:15 for parents with students grades K-2, 8:15am-9:00am
* May 22 at 8:15 for parents with students grades 3-6, 8:15am-9:00am
* June 5 all parents to discuss summer plans, 8:15am-9:15am
Distance Learning Flow Chart for Parents
This is an attempt to break down how students will receive learning during our Distance Learning plan. I hope that this will help parents see visually how we have organized the learning.
Hunt Valley Parent Distance Learning Flow Chart
Need help getting student Gmail Links?
Watch this video to help find your student’s gmail account and the links to Blackboard Collaborative from your teachers.
https://youtu.be/1tMipoohezY
Updated Third Quarter Grading Timeline
ParentVUE/StudentVUE access will be turned off to allow for teachers to enter grades from Thursday, April 23 through Friday, May 8. Grades will be available in ParentVUE/StudentVUE on Saturday, May 9.
Report card mailings to all parents/guardians who have not opted into electronic delivery will begin on May 12, 2020.
Kindergarten Registration
If you need to register your new Kindergarten student for the next school year, contact Ann Rodriguez, school registrar, at alrodriguez@fcps.edu. She will assist you with the registration process.
Yearbooks
We are working with Lifetouch to find out when the Yearbooks will be made available and how they will be distributed to our families. We will update you all when we learn more.
Thanks Readers of Hunt Valley. You read. You reflected. You voted.
The Hunt Valley winners of Virginia Readers’ Choice are…
Primary – This Is a Ball by Beck and Matt Stanton
Elementary – The Losers’ Club by Andrew Clements
Middle – Refugee by Alan Gratz
Middle Grade Novels available online – via MackinVIA
Upper grades, ff you’re looking for something new to read, check out 2020-2021 VRC selections here.
In fact, you have access to many of the VRC books (and more than 800 eBooks and audio books) through MackinVIA, the library system of FCPS.
Type in Hunt Valley. Wait for our school to load. Click Hunt Valley Elementary, FCPS. Click blue Log In button. Click on blue FCPS Log in button (on right). Type your computer credentials and start browsing.
PTA Updates
- PTA OFFICERS - PTA elections will be held May 6thand the President and Vice President positions are open. Without a President, unfortunately the PTA would dissolve and no longer be able to help our community. Nominees for elected positions are accepted through May 5, and self-nominations are welcomed at our May 6thvirtual PTA meeting. We also have an immediate need for the following Board positions: After Schools Program Chair, Book Fair co-Chair, Spirit Wear Chair, Staff/Teacher Appreciation co-Chair, Three for Me/Volunteer Chair, and Winterfest co-Chairs. Please visit http://www.huntvalleypta.org for more information or reach out to Sarah at president@huntvalleypta.org.
- Teacher Appreciation Week- May 4-8
The PTA has a fun week of virtual appreciation activities planned and we could use your help to successfully spoil our amazing teachers and staff. THE WEEK OF MAY 4-8, 2020
Make a work of art MONDAY: Create a picture or work of art that can be shared on our FB page or live in your classroom meetings with your teacher that says thank you. Some ideas are posters, chalk drawings outside, and paper art. Take a picture TUESDAY: Post a video or picture to our FB page to say thank you to our staff and teachers! We would love parent, student, and family submissions! Wear your Hawk WEDNESDAY: Wear your Hunt Valley t-shirts/colors for your classroom meetings to show your appreciation for the school staff and all they do. Don't forget to post a pic to our FB page! Party time THURSDAY: Wear a party hat or dress your best for your classroom meeting to celebrate just how amazing our teachers are! Favorite staff FRIDAY: Celebrate and thank your favorite staff members with an email! Don't forget the aides, specials teachers, and building staff! Email addresses can be found on the HV website directory.
TEACHER APPRECIATION- Hunt Valley’s Thankful Mailbox
Help us make the Hunt Valley teachers, specialists and staff feel thanked and appreciated by writing kind words in a sweet note, drawing a picture of a memory you have from their class, crafting a special thank you or poem or coloring a thoughtful picture. Let your imagination be your guide and use this as an opportunity to express how much you care! Cards, notes and drawings can be dropped off in the Thankful Mailbox located at the Hunt Valley front entrance. There is an opening on the top of the mailbox so you can slip your cards, notes and drawing inside via contactless delivery.
All of the cards, notes and pictures will be sorted and mailed directly to Hunt Valley teachers, specialists and staff. Please be sure to include your student(s) name and grade as well as who their special mail is to be delivered to. Help us flood their mailboxes with notes of thanks and appreciation now through May 6th!
- PTA meeting- May 6th
The next PTA meeting will be May 6, 6:30pm, via Zoom. We will be voting on next year's PTA officers, hearing from Mr. Fee/Ms. Donahue, and engaging in a relaxing, kid-friendly yoga session by our very own PTA Board Member, Leah Kocsis!
Topic: Hunt Valley PTA May Meeting Time: May 6, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83223617521?pwd=UEpTMW83b3F3TFgwMzNVbjltblRCUT09 Meeting ID: 832 2361 7521 Password: HVPTA20
Enjoy your weekend and we miss you all!
Mr. Fee
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