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It was an exciting week as we were able to welcome our preschool students back into the school building.
Important Upcoming Dates
10/23 SR & R Parent Acknowledgement for each student due (see #1 below)
10/28 Virtual PTA Meeting with Listening Forum on Racial Equity
and Q & A with Mr. Gerstner and Ms. An
10/30 End of first quarter: 2 Hour Early Release
(virtual learning ends at 2 PM)
11/2 & 11/3 Parent Conference Days / Student Holidays
11/11 Veterans’ Day 2 Hour Early Release (virtual learning ends at 2 PM)
12/1 Advanced Academics Referral Deadline
IN THIS ISSUE
- SR&R Acknowledgement Form - Due Today!
- NEW: Food for Others Form
- Advanced Academics Level IV Parent Meetings and Referral Deadlines
- ParentVUE Account
- Technology News
- PTA News
- Send us your pics!
 1. SR&R Parent Acknowledgement Form (due today!)
Parents and guardians, please review the Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R) and related resources at www.fcps.edu/srr.
After reviewing the information, you must fill out this form by October 23, 2020 : Click on the link below FCPS 2020-21 Parent and/or Guardian SR&R Acknowledgement
The form must be filled out one time for each student.
2. NEW: Food for Others Form
Throughout the year, we receive information about programs that may be helpful to our Fairfax Villa Families. We are happy to announce that we will be continuing our partnership with Food For Others, which provides free weekend food packs to children in need in Northern Virginia. Please fill out the form below if your family would like to accept this weekly donation.
This information will be kept strictly confidential and will not be shared with anyone except the Fairfax Villa Administrators.
Thank you,
Virginia Kim and Ann Miller, Fairfax Villa School Counselors
Weekend Food Survey (English)
Durante todo el año, recibimos información sobre programas que pueden ser útiles para nuestras familias de Fairfax Villa. Nos complace anunciar que continuaremos nuestra asociación con Food For Others, que ofrece paquetes de alimentos gratuitos los fines de semana a los niños necesitados en el norte de Virginia. Complete el formulario a continuación y háganos saber si su familia desea esta donación semanal. Esta información se mantendrá estrictamente confidencial y no se compartirá con nadie excepto con los administradores de Fairfax Villa.
Gracias,
Virginia Kim y Ann Miller, consejeras escolares de Fairfax Villa
Encuesta alimentaria de fin de semana (español)
3. Advanced Academics Level IV Parent Meetings Recording and Referral Deadlines
Thank you to everyone who attended the AAP Parent Information session on Oct. 13 or Oct. 19. If you were unable to attend, a recording of the meeting from Oct. 13 can be found here, and the accompanying slideshow can be found here. Additional information and all forms are available on the AAP website. The deadline for submitting a Level IV referral is Dec. 1. If you have any additional questions after viewing the presentation, please contact Mrs. Wilkins at cmwilkins@fcps.edu.
4. ParentVue Account
This year more than ever, SIS ParentVUE (PVUE) is an essential tool for parents/guardians to keep up with their student’s attendance, progress report cards, and more. This will be the first quarter that we have offered a PDF version of the progress report and elementary school parents/guardians now have the option to “Go Paperless” for all report cards and progress reports.
Please take some time to log into your Parent Vue account here. If you have forgotten your password, click on “More Options” to reset or change it. There is a language option in the bottom right corner.
If you have not yet set up a ParentVue account, please email Ms. Schmidt at bdschmidt@fcps.edu and request that she send you your activation code and instructions.
5. Technology News
- If you are having any problems with the laptop you were issued from Fairfax Villa, the first place to go is this parent help website. It has troubleshooting ideas for everything from finding your child’s google account to how to resolve audio/video issues.There is a helpline (833-921-3277) that you can call from 7am to 11pm 7 days a week. If you need a translator for your call, please let them know.
- If none of those fix your problems, there is also a link where parents can put in a RequestIT to the FCPS Service Desk. Please do not let your students put in a RequestIT. There are also parent information phone lines in different languages. Please do not contact your child’s teacher about technology problems unless it is a classroom specific issue (i.e. Google classroom code).
- If you do not have internet in your home and would like to learn how to obtain low-cost internet service for qualifying families from Cox, please email our social worker, Maria Marris, at msmarris@fcps.edu.
6. PTA News
The following message is sent on behalf of the Fairfax Villa ES School PTA. Its content reflects the views of the PTA.
Spirit Night!!
We’re excited to announce that our first Spirit Night will be at MOD Pizza/Lee Highway on Wednesday, November 4! This is a take-out and delivery event. Check out the event site at https://www.groupraise.com/events/166508 to find the MOD Pizza online ordering and event coupon code. Every purchase raises money for the PTA and for our students!
School Directories
Fairfax Villa Elementary directories are coming soon! Directories are a special benefit for PTA members. You can become a member of the PTA for the 2020-2021 school year at any time! Please join online at https://fairfaxvilla.memberhub.store/. Memberships are $10/person.
PTA Meetings
Our next virtual PTA meeting is Wednesday, October 28 from 6:30pm-8:00pm. We will begin our meeting with a Virtual Listening Forum on Racial Equity hosted by FCPS. Also, Mr. Gerstner and Mrs. An will be available to address and clarify any concerns you may have as your children begin to return to in person learning.
Please join us on Blackboard Collaborate: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/e553065b5c314a049de349258780664
Spirit Wear
We will be opening the store soon for spirit wear orders. Keep an eye out for your chance to buy FVES-branded shirts, masks, and other items!
After School Activities Survey
The PTA wants to hear from you about After School Activities and PTA participation! If you have a minute, please fill out our short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NKXTFY6. Thanks!!
Please contact Jessie Crain & Simon Bowyer (Co-Presidents) anytime with questions at villapta@gmail.com.
Outside Activities
Girl Scouts make the world a better place! Become a Daisy Girl Scout while making new friends, playing outside, and having fun! This is an introductory program for Kindergarten girls not currently in Girl Scouts. (COVID-19 safety guidelines can be found at gscnc.org.)
Thursdays October 22, November 5 & 19, and December 3 - alternating Zoom / Westmore Park (join anytime!)
$25 (financial assistance available)
For more info, contact Elizabeth Wood at ewood@gscnc.org or 703-372-4344 (call/text)
@ FairfaxVillaPTA on Instagram & Twitter
@ PTAFairfaxVilla on Facebook
 7. Send us your pics!
Over the next couple of weeks, if you have created learning activities that your children have enjoyed or have pictures of your children learning online, please email us at drgerstner@fcps.edu and DRSutter@fcps.edu with a picture and a brief description. We would like to share them in our upcoming Friday News You Choose messages and they may also be included in the 2020-21 yearbook.
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