Important Upcoming Dates
8/3 Return all Grade 6 Laptops
8/4 Return all Grade 5 Laptops; return any other laptops that are not working or laptops that are no longer needed
8/19 Virtual Kindergarten Orientation (10:00-11:00 AM)
8/28 Virtual Back to School Event - more information to come
9/8 First Day of Virtual Class
10/12 School Planning Day / Student Holiday
Greetings Fairfax Villa Families! IN THIS ISSUE
- Return of 5th and 6th Grade Student Laptops
- UPDATED: Student Resources
- PTA News
- Student Registration (Kindergarten Registration/ 1-6 New Student Registration)
- Not Returning to Fairfax Villa Next School Year?
- Resources for Families
1. Return of 5th and 6th Grade Student Laptops
All 5th graders and 6th graders need to return their laptops on the dates below from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. These will be reimaged and ready for other students to use. Our rising 5th and 6th graders will be getting more laptops in August. Stay tuned for the details coming on this distribution.
Please return the following laptops:
- ALL 6th grade laptops on Monday, August 3 from 8am-11am: Grade 6 Laptops
- ALL 5th grade laptops and any laptops that are not working or laptops that are no longer needed must be returned on Tuesday, August 4 from 8am-11am.
- If something is not working on your laptop, please put a sticky note on the laptop bag as to the specific problem (for example: not turning on, cracked screen, audio not working).
- Any laptop that was borrowed but is now not needed (Family purchased their own.)
Please follow these guidelines:
- Leave all name tags on the laptop and the bag.
- Put the power cord that came with the laptop in the zipper pocket. The barcode on it should match the barcode of the laptop.
- Put the laptop in the main part of the bag and zip it shut.
- Check to make sure that any personal items are taken out of the bag. If any are found, they cannot be returned.
- If you have lost the power cord, you may pay for it with a check made out to FVES for $38.
- If your student has lost the laptop, please email Ms. Payne and Ms. Schmidt now at tjpayne@fcps.edu and bdschmidt@fcps.edu.
- You will drive through the Kiss and Ride Lane on the days listed. There, you will see a staff member under a green tent who will take the bag (with the laptop and power cord in it) from you and who will also check off your student’s name as having returned the laptop. This will be done with safe distancing. Masks are mandatory when coming by.
Except for 5th and 6th graders, if your student has a Fairfax Villa laptop that is working, it should be kept for this coming school year.
Thank you for your cooperation as we get our technology ready for the next school year.
2. UPDATED: Student Resources
The Continuity of Learning summer program has ended. Thanks to those teachers who worked with our students over the summer to help them continue learning.
The iReady online reading and mathematics instructional resources that were available for students during June and July will be turned off on Friday, July 31, 2020. Students and families will no longer be able to access this online resource starting next week. New online resources for language arts and mathematics will be introduced to schools in August and available for students at the beginning of the school year.
G Suite for Education: Students will be able to access their FCPS Google accounts over the summer. If they are leaving FCPS and want to download any files to keep, use the information in this link: Student Guide to FCPS G Suite Account & Data.
myON: Students will continue to have access to myOn over the summer. For tech support just for myOn, parents may contact their live tech support at 888-728-1266 from 9:00 - 6:00 Monday- Friday. Their email is support@myon.com. The recently free feature, myON News, will not be available after the school year.
For students enrolled in a separate summer program through onCourse, they will be moved to a separate myOn course. Information will come from those ESY teachers.
Student Passwords will not have to be changed at the beginning of the new school year. Students will continue to use their current password with all FCPS accounts.
Wixie - Wixie will continue to be available to current students until August 7. After August 7, FCPS will be working to update rosters in Clever for the new year and Wixie will not be accessible for students for a short time. It should be back up and available no later than August 17.
3. PTA News (e-mail: villapta@gmail.com)
NEW LEADERSHIP FOR 2020-2021
We are thrilled to introduce your 2020-2021 PTA Board!
CO-PRESIDENTS: Jessie Crain & Simon Bowyer
CO VICE-PRESIDENTS: Prachi Lotlikar & Shilpa Prasad
Returning board members: Morgan Crump (Treasurer) & Jessica Sabatino (Secretary)
[Photo from L to R: Simon Bowyer, Jessie Crain, Morgan Crump, Jessica Sabatino, Shilpa Prasad, and Prachi Lotlikar]
Our school is in GREAT HANDS with this group. SHOW SUPPORT BY JOINING THE PTA FOR 2020-2021 early! https://fairfaxvilla.memberhub.store/
You may email the PTA board by clicking here.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
DON’T FORGET to order from our vendor to get this great bag for your student and take the burden of finding sanitizing items off your list! They deliver directly to the school and restock mid-year! Plus the PTA gets a small donation ($1-$2) included in EACH supply set purchased. So.much.winning.
ORDER ONLINE: DEADLINE EXTENDED! https://www.campussurvivalkits.com/fairfaxvilla
4. Student Registration (Kindergarten/ Grades 1-6 New Students)
Kindergarten Registration for 2020-2021
If your upcoming kindergarten student does fall in the Fairfax Villa ES boundary, please complete the form on the link below. Your form will be submitted to Jose Flores, our school registrar, who will be able to assist you with the registration process.
https://fairfaxvillaes.fcps.edu/new-student-registration-2020-21
Registration for Students in Grades 1-6 New to Fairfax Villa
If you need to register a new student in grades 1-6, please contact Jose Flores, our school registrar, at jlflores@fcps.edu. Please provide the student's first and last name, enrolling parent's first and last name, student mailing address, enrolling parent's email address, and the enrolling parent's phone number. Mr. Flores will be in contact with you via email.
5. Not Returning to Fairfax Villa Next School Year?
In planning for both staffing and materials for the coming 2020-2021 school year, it is extremely important that we have a reasonable projection on the number of students who will be returning to Fairfax Villa ES next school year.
Please complete the Student Intention form for next school year, 2020-2021 Student Intention Form if your student is transferring to:
- Another FCPS school other than Fairfax Villa ES
- A private school in Virginia or out of Virginia
- Another Virginia public school division outside FCPS
- Another state public school outside of Virginia
- Out of the United States
Only those families whose students are transferring need to return the completed form to our Registrar, Jose Flores at jlflores@fcps.edu. Please complete and email this form as soon as possible. If you are unsure what your intentions are for the next school year, please note this on the form.
Visit the FCPS general registration page.
6. Resources for Families
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Free Virtual Summer Camps! Click on the link here to access a variety of free virtual summer camps for your children!
- Internet Access for Low Income Families in FCPS
Cox Connect2Compete supplies broadband internet access to low-income, unconnected families in Fairfax County. Households who meet income and other guidelines will be offered free Internet service through July 15, ($9.95 per month afterward), free modem rental, free installation, and a price guarantee for two years. Schools who are aware of families without internet access can share this resource with families. More information is available on the Cox website: https://www.cox.com/residential/internet/connect2compete.html To ensure all families in need have access to the Internet, FCPS MiFi delivery continues at elementary schools this week.
- Distance Learning Resource for Families
FCPS has provided a website for families to answer questions they may have about accessing and troubleshooting Distance Learning. Available in many languages, it covers topics from connecting to the internet to the use of the Student Rights and Responsibilities during Distance Learning. There are also phone numbers to call to get help in different languages.
https://www.fcps.edu/academics/distance-learning/instruction/technology-support
- Distance Learning Continues
Distance learning is continuing as teachers will provide new instructional opportunities through a variety of tools. Some resources for parents include:
- Distance Learning YouTube Channel
Math and Language Arts Distance Learning Lessons broadcast on Apple 21 can now be accessed by teachers and students on demand. To view, go to Fairfax County Public Schools Distance Learning on YouTube and subscribe. Playlists are arranged by grade level (for math) and content (for language arts).
Content can also be accessed on the FCPS Apple 21 cable television channel and is streaming at https://www.fcps.edu/news-features-and-events/cable-tv/cable-tv-guide.
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