Hunt Valley Calendar
Oct. 26-30 - Red Ribbon Week
Oct. 30th - End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release - 1:15pm
Nov. 2nd - Student Holiday/School Planning Day
Nov. 3rd - Student Holiday - Election Day/Teacher Work Day
Nov. 4th - PTA Mtg - 6:30pm - via Zoom
Nov. 11th - 2-hour Early Release - Veteran’s Day
Nov. 25-27 - Holiday - Thanksgiving
HUNT VALLEY CELEBRATES RED RIBBON WEEK
October 26 - 30
This year’s theme is: Be Happy. Be Brave. Be Drug & Bully Behavior Free.
Monday, 10/26-RRW begins
Tuesday, 10/27-Wear Red Day
Wednesday, 10/28-Pajama & Sunglasses Day
Thursday,10/29-Continue celebrating RRW
Friday, 10/30-Storybook Character, Halloween Costume Day or
Wear Orange & Black Day
Veterans Day Celebration
In lieu of our traditional Veterans Day Celebration, we will honoring our service members virtually this year. Typically we have students create a "Thank Your Service Member Note."
This year, we will be creating short videos of thanks. This is totally voluntary. If you would like to have your child honor your family's service member, please complete a FlipGrid clip below.
Please not these videos will be shared publicly in our News You Choose for families at Hunt Valley to view. When making your video, it is best to write down your thoughts ahead of time.
Please Complete the video by Nov. 5th
Some guiding information to include in your child's/children's video:
Student Name
Grade & Teacher
Service Member's Name & Relationship to the Student
When and where did your Service Member serve
Show a closeup picture of your Service Member
FlipGrid Link https://flipgrid.com/5b3e8dfd
We will update you on the Veterans Day Celebration Virtual Event next week!
View your Student’s Return to School Status
Parents can review their original return to school selection (made before FCPS pivoted to “All Virtual”) through their SIS ParentVUE account.
To review, Parents will log in to their parent account, click on “student info,” and scroll down near the bottom to “Return to School Responses.”
Living with ADHD Support Group
Mrs. Berry and I are going to be holding a virtual meeting for the ADHD parenting group on Monday, October 26 from 7:00pm – 8:00pm. This meeting is open to all parents with students that have attention, hyperactivity, and or executive function issues. At this meeting will be discussing the following video https://safeshare.tv/x/k1RyImpuYa4# “Helping children with ADHD cope with Anxiety in the COVID era with Dr. Jonathan Dalton. At our meeting we will discuss the video and information presented in the video. We also agreed to read “Parenting ADHD Now” by Elaine Taylor-Klaus and Dian Dempster. We will decide what chapters to read for the November meeting so you have time to purchase the book and read before the November meeting.
We look forward to seeing you on October 26th. If you would like to join the meeting here is the Google Meet link; https://meet.google.com/bgz-ykgt-pwz If you have any questions please contact either Mrs. Mason tamason@fcps.edu or Mrs. Berry mfberry@fcps.edu
Dyslexia Awareness Month: A Webinar for Families
Join the FCPS Dyslexia Specialist, Carrie Leestma for an Update on FCPS Resources.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Register for Dyslexia Awareness Month: A Webinar for Families
Parental Consent for Select Digital Resources
At Hunt Valley our teachers will use a variety of digital resources to support student learning and promote communication and collaboration with students and families. Some of the digital resources your child may use this year will require your consent before they can be used. You can find our school’s list of the resources that require parental consent here: Parent Consent
Included on this page is also a link to a form where the enrolling parent or guardian will need to indicate whether or not their student is allowed to use the list of digital resources this year. This page also provides more information about how FCPS carefully reviews digital resources for approval and why we must request your consent before using certain tools. We encourage you to complete the parental consent now as your child will not be able to use the digital resources until we have received your permission. Please reach out to the classroom teacher if you have questions or concerns about the digital resources we’ve chosen to use this year.
Fall 2020 Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program- Child Behavior Rating Scale
The Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP) provides actionable information that will assist teachers, leaders, and parents/guardians in supporting student success in school and to better understand school readiness skills across the state of Virginia. This fall your student will participate in the Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS) component of the Virginia Kindergarten readiness program. The CBRS rating scale is used for both self-regulation and social skills and is completed after 3-4 weeks of observation. More information about the assessment can be found on the FCPS Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program Parent Notification webpage.
For questions, please contact your child’s teacher.
Reminder for Parents/Guardians about SIS ParentVUE
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 ES parents/guardians now have the option to “Go Paperless” for all report cards and progress reports. We want to start establishing the PVUE habit early with ES school parents/guardians. At the end of last school year, we reached a high of 80% of FCPS students with at least one parent/guardian with a PVUE account. We want to keep those account numbers and the usage going up so we can rely on it as a communication tool with parents/guardians.
Please access PVUE periodically to check in on your student(s) attendance and to view progress reports at the end of each quarter. If you have not yet created a PVUE account, please do so by reaching out to the school SIA to provide an activation code. Details on what can be found in PVUE and how to activate a new PVUE account using your activation code can be found here - Student Information System - SIS Parent Account Overview.
Important Information about Grab and Go Meals
Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) continues to update times and locations for grab and go meals posted on the website. It is important for families to have this information. Grab and go meals are available to ALL students. In addition, FNS will offer breakfast and lunch meals for Saturday during distribution on Fridays. Please help communicate this information to your families. Food distribution locations and times are posted and updated frequently on the website: https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/food
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Monday Club Offerings - Started Oct. 19th
Monday Mouthfuls with Mrs. Ross & Mr. Doherty
K-3: (12:30-1:00 pm) A nutrition club where students will learn about different kinds of foods and food groups. Mrs. Ross will present different foods and their nutritional value along with some information about “My Plate”- the government’s recommended daily allowance. We will focus on healthy snack choices along with open dialogue allowing for time to talk and share food experiences with each other.
4-6: (1:30-2:00 pm) A nutrition and simple cooking club with Mrs. Ross and Mr. Doherty. Students will learn nutritional value and easy recipes to become more independent in the kitchen. Students will learn kitchen/food safety and how to be creative in the kitchen while preparing easy snacks that don’t require many utensils or appliances. Open conversations about food and understanding nutritional information will be encouraged.
Join: https://classroom.google.com/c/MTc3MDkzNjU4NzYx?cjc=2nb7uc3
PE Sports Talk with Mr. Barbaro and Mr. Doherty - UPDATED
NOTE: Students that have signed up will be emailed (@fcpsschools.net account) an invitation to join the Sports Talk Google Classroom. Parents will also be notified via their personal email. Students will access Sports Talk at their scheduled time using the Google Meet link displayed on this classroom banner.
Grab lunch or a snack as we:
- Watch and discuss Sports highlight videos from the week
- Learn about fun sport related facts and impressive athletic performances
- Chat about upcoming games and matchups
- Share favorite teams, players, mascots….
- Get ready for game day by working out!
- Learn about other sports, teams...and more!
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Grades 2 - 3 11:00 – 11:30
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Grades 4 - 6 12:00 – 12:30
Interested? – Sign-up here (use @fcpsschools.net account)
Art Club with Ms.Z. & Ms.B.
It's basically like Free Art with Mrs. Zaleski except... We get to choose the art topic! If there isn't a specific request, Ms. Z will set a topic with a demonstration, you can choose to participate, or not! It's up to you. Basic Art Room and digital citizenship rules still apply -- because you know it's the right thing to do! 😉
9:30 – 11:00 &/or 1:00 - 2:30
Join: https://classroom.google.com/c/MTUzNTY3MzExMTg2?cjc=h42qfxv
Learn SCRATCH with Mr. Lemmerman
Come learn about SCRATCH! Scratch is a programming language and an online community where children can program and share interactive media such as stories, games, and animation with people from all over the world. As children create with Scratch, they learn to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically. Scratch is designed and maintained by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab. Each student will need to have parents complete the Digital Tools permission slip before they can join.
- Grades 3-4 11:00-11:30 Interested? – Sign-up here (space is limited) Use student @fcpsschools.net account
- Grades 5-6 2:00-2:30 Interested? – Sign-up here (space is limited) Use @fcpsschools.net account
Monday Music Clubs
“Brava!” strings club with Mrs. Chappell
For students currently enrolled in Strings Class (violin, viola, cello, bass) in grades 4-6.
11:00 – 11:45
join: https://classroom.google.com/c/MTgwMjQ1MzQ0NzI0?cjc=nysxp3o
“Tuneful Tech” with Mrs. Iooss and Ms. Carpenter
Explore composing, rhythm, melody and explore layering sound using Chrome Music Lab.
Grades 1-6 10:00 -10:30 &/or 1:00-1:30
Join: https://classroom.google.com/c/MTUyMDQ0NDgxNjU3?cjc=mqd4c2u
“Recorder Round-up” with Mrs. Iooss and Ms. Carpenter
Beginner to advanced recorder players welcome. Improve playing skills through improvisation and reading notation. Mr. Dietz will make occasional ‘guest artist’ appearances and show us different sizes of recorders, too! Students needing a recorder may come get one from Hunt Valley on Monday afternoon, October 5 during ‘materials pickup’ times.
Grades 4 – 6 10:30-11:00 &/or 1:30 -2:00
Join: https://classroom.google.com/c/MTUyMDQ0NDgxNjU3?cjc=mqd4c2u
Lunch “IN” the Library (Tuesdays)
We can't actually eat IN the library, but we CAN eat lunch together and talk about books! Students in grades 4-6 let’s have a book club. Come and join Mrs. Bartlett and Mrs. Winn, your librarians on Tuesdays from 12:00 - 12:30. The first meeting will October 27 when we will pick our first book. (A book we can all access digitally. We'll share some options on October 27.)
If you're interested, fill out the form below and we'll send you an invitation to the Lunch "in" the Library Google Classroom.
Tuesdays 12:00-12:30 Sign-up here Use student @fcpsschools.net account
AAP Update
AAP Information:
Welcome to the new school year! Hi, I am Mrs. Alt! My role as AART is to support the implementation of the continuum of Advanced Academic Ser-vices. Please refer to the information on this page, which details Level I through Level IV services for elementary students. For more detailed information on the FCPS Advanced Academic Programs, please visit their web-site at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-school-academics-k-6/advanced-academics
***************New This Year*****************
- Earlier Level IV deadline (Dec. 1st)
- Parents may still contribute up to 4 work samples – must be submitted electronically, with a referral by deadline
- DISCONTINUED- Awards, certificates and letters of recommendations will no longer be part of the screening process
- No CogATs be offered this school year
- The one-time retest option for CogAT or NNAT will not be available this school year
- There will be a process for students without an abilities test on file to take the NNAT in December 2020. The testing coordinator will determine which students require the NNAT and will reach out to families to schedule safe and socially distanced testing.
- Parents must view the AAP Overview video and/or the AAP Level IV Screening Process video prior to attending the specific Q&A Sessions.
Level IV Screening and Referral Q&A Sessions:
Tuesday, November 10th 12-1pm using BBCU LINK: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/77b6ccc1d4404089b317667f1794649f
Wednesday, November 18th 12-1pm using BBCU LINK: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/77b6ccc1d4404089b317667f1794649f
Tuesday, November 24th 1-2pm using BBCU LINK:
https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/77b6ccc1d4404089b317667f1794649f
Level IV referral deadlines for the 2020-2021 school year:
Spring deadline (for those seeking placement in the 2021-2022 school year) - December 1, 2020 – Available for students in grades 2-6
Tech Support for Parents and Students
To support families who are working with their children during distance learning, FCPS has launched a new Parent Technology Help Desk, effective Monday, August 24. The help desk can be reached at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS) and will be answered by staff members between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., seven days a week.
Parents or guardians can call this number for basic tech support with parent accounts, help with FCPS student devices and technical assistance with other FCPS applications. If help desk staff members are unable to solve the issue, they will enter a support ticket on behalf of the parent/guardian to escalate the issue to the appropriate FCPS team. Parents who need help in a language other than English can inform the help desk staff when they call of their preferred language, and an interpreter will join in on the call.
FCPS has also set up Parent and Student Technology Support portal at https://itweb.fcps.edu/itsupport/ to allow older students and parents/guardians to request technology help directly. When a support request ticket is entered through the portal, it is auto-routed to the TSSpec at the appropriate site to expedite service.
Library Updates
Pumpkin Parade (virtually)
The pumpkins WILL be parading! Decorate your pumpkin as your favorite book character. Write three clues to help us guess your character. Send a picture of your pumpkin, the three clues, and the answer (plus your name, your grade, and homeroom teacher) to Mrs. Bartlett (crbartlett@fcps.edu).
We’ll feature all entries in the next three What’s New at Hunt Valley as well as the HVES Library Google Site. Plus, all entries received by October 28, will be featured on the Hunt Valley Elementary Network News Friday broadcast airing October 30. Thanks to Sachi, a fourth grader in Ms. Hunt’s class, for our first submission. Do you know the pumpkin character?
Curbside Checkout
Curbside Checkout is our way of getting the Hunt Valley ES library books into the hands of readers. It is completely voluntary and is a service to the students and families of Hunt Valley.
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Pick your book(s). If you know what you want, put the books on hold in Destiny (the library catalog). If you need some advice or aren’t quite sure the titles you’re wanting, use the Google Form to get assistance from the librarians.
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Pick your time. Pick a time that works for your family on the SignUp Genius. If it’s after 3pm on Friday – pick a time on the FOLLOWING Monday.
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Pick up your books. Monday, Hunt Valley ES (door 8), between 2pm and 6pm
Have a question? Please email your librarian at crbartlett@fcps.edu.
First Chapter Fridays
Celebrate the end of the week by experiencing the first chapter of a book. Check the HVES Library Google Site for this week’s First Chapter Friday. (You’ll need to be logged in to your fcpsschools.net account.) This week’s chapter is from The Dragon of Fortune by Geronimo Stilton recorded with permission from Scholastic. We've got a lot of new Kingdom of Fantasy books - check Destiny today!
PTA
November 4th PTA Meeting
Your IT questions answered! Mr. Lemmerman, HVES School Based Technology Specialist, will join us for our November meeting and is in need of your input. Please use the link below to help inform our discussion. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddN42bpvD-1clRz6EOMVQBq1Tyyr6Lvr04_GMdJNclVD69WA/viewform
Please take a few minutes to fill out this THREE QUESTION survey to help Mr. Lemmerman focus his comments on your most pressing questions.
Thanks! See you November 4th at 6:30 pm.
Zoom Link:
PTA Membership Meeting Time: Nov 4, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89775020847?pwd=bU9ybEFhZkI3NzdVdHhkNi85TVpxUT09
Meeting ID: 897 7502 0847
Passcode: HVHawks
Meeting ID: 897 7502 0847
Passcode: 1812279
Virtual After School Programs
Given school is starting virtually this year, there will be no in-person after school programs taking place at Hunt Valley in the fall. However, several of our trusted vendors are offering virtual after school programs! If you are looking for some extra activities for your children this fall, please check out the PTA website to see offerings from Acting for Young People, C3 Cyber Club, JST Athletics, Mad Science, Robot Works, and RunFit Kidz: https://www.huntvalleypta.org/after-school-programs/.
HVES PTA Cares About our Active Duty Families!
We would like to support our deployed service members by sending treats and goodies to our deployed family members. Please send an email with your contact information to president@huntvalleypta.org if you would like to add your deployed service member to our list.
PTA Open Roles!
The PTA is run by volunteers like you! Open roles include: Room Parent Coordinator, Community Engagement Committee Chair/Activity Volunteer and After School Programs Chairperson. Many of these activities are well underway and just need a volunteer to help see them through.
Join the PTA!
Our membership is open (https://huntvalleypta.new.memberhub.store/store). Please consider joining.
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FCPS Cares
Do you know a Hunt Valley ES staff member who went beyond what is expected? If so, then click here to submit a brief description so we can all acknowledge the good work of Hunt Valley faculty and staff members!
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Have a great weekend everyone!
Mr. Fee
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