Roadrunner Rundown - 11/16/20

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Principal Message 

Good Afternoon,

In the last several hours more change has come.  To a degree this is the time we are living in.  Some level of uncertainty exists each day on a lot of fronts.  Although this is not easy, it is where we are.  At MRES we have come to view these times as an ocean, there is still beauty but there are also times when the tides shift suddenly, the sands beneath our feet are less stable and walkable, and the waves crash in.  We don’t control the ocean so our options are: run away (not a good options for our students and their families), stay in the ocean and get knocked down by the waves while swallowing mouthfuls of salt water (not a good option for anyone) or riding the waves as they come (realistically, our collective “best” option).  So as the waves of change come we are choosing to surf the seas of  uncertainty as best we can, providing information to you in as timely of a fashion as we can, and attempting to model rolling with the tides.  One of our Positivity Project attributes is perspective taking.  No doubt these times right now are hard, but harder still for some more than others.  By taking the perspective of meeting each wave as something we can react to with agility, we put our best foot forward and strive for a positive attitude as we meet life’s challenges.  Surfs up MRES!  Thank you for riding with us and for showing your own moves for riding the waves. 

School Events 

Curbside Library Pick-Up/Drop-Off

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, there will be NO curbside library book pick-up or drop-off on Monday, November 30th.  

Bell Schedule

All students and staff, including all kindergarten students, will stay on the virtual bell schedule that we have been using since September 8th.  At this time we are not making any changes to that schedule but we will inform you of future plans regarding the bell schedule.  

Monitors Needed:  New Employment Opportunity in FCPS

FCPS schools and centers will be hiring classroom monitors to provide in-person classroom assistance for students when a staff member remains virtual.  If you would like more information about the position, please review the job description and qualifications online and apply if interested. Please feel free to share information about this opportunity with anyone else you think may be interested.

PTA 

PTA Meeting this Thursday, November 19, 7:00 pm

Learn about what’s going on at MRES and hear updates from Liz Calvert.  Link meet.google.com/tyi-jexn-dph

Chick-Fil-A Spirit Day TONIGHT – Meet Teachers and the Road Runner

MRES celebrity teachers and the Road Runner are coming to Chick-fil-A on Monday November 16 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm!   Grab your MRES clothes, place an order on the app and write Spirit Day in the Special Request. As you drive through the garage from 5 – 6 pm, wave to:

Ms. Emerson  •  Ms. Armstrong  •  Ms. Guertin  •  Ms. Flesch  •  Ms. Brown  •  Ms. Park  •  Ms. Harris  •  Ms. Burns  •  Ms. Ratzenberger  •  The Road Runner

Order all day –  every order gets 1 entry for the grand prize – Chick-fil-A for a week.   Point out to your server that you are wearing MRES clothes and receive a digital offer card (free food!).  Please Note: Only orders placed through the app with Spirit Day in the Special Request will be counted for a donation to MRES. 

Post your chick-tastic photos in our Get Fit and Find It photo scavenger hunt too! 

Shutterfly Storefront – $25 off Holiday Cards and gifts AND a Free Calendar!

Shop for holiday cards, photo books, keepsakes and gifts at the MRES storefront www.marshallroadpta.ShutterflyStorefront.com (from a web browser not the app).  Shutterfly will donate 8% of every purchase to Marshall Road - at no cost to you and all discounts apply.  Even better, e-mail rewards@marshallroadpta.org for a single use coupon for MRES worth $25 off your order plus a free calendar!  It’s a super easy (and fun) way to support Marshall Road!

Help us spread the word!  Please share the PTA Shutterfly Facebook Post with your network.  Thank you!

Get Fit and Find It: Photo Scavenger Hunt!

Join the Marshall Road Elementary PTA and our amazing PE teachers, Mr. Clancy and Mr. Robeson, for a photo scavenger hunt to explore our community and get fit! Throughout the month of November, a Vienna ‘Fit Spot’ will be announced via our Facebook page for our kids and families to visit.  This activity promotes healthy living while having fun! Link

Book Fair is open!

Local business Bards Alley will be hosting our fall book fair and it will align with our "Positivity in Action" initiative. Here is a  link  to a video that explains this year’s book fair.  Please use this link to order through November 30.  

Books will be available for free pickup at MRES on Monday December 14th no matter what the site says! (Their site will tell you end of December or early January and that’s not true!) Or you may choose to have them shipped elsewhere.  

Please use this opportunity to help support Marshall Road by purchasing electronic gift cards for your teachers to use in classroom supplies!  This is in lieu of the "wish lists" we have done in the past.  Funds raised through this event will go right back into our community, to ensure that all food insecure students get the opportunity to receive a book, and to help the MRES library grow!  Thank you for your support!

Thanksgiving Food Drive

Please support our Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for those in need.  Once again, we will be supporting Food for Others, but this year it will be a virtual event.  Please visit Food for Others’ Amazon Wish Lists anytime in November to help in the fight against hunger in our community. Food for Others’ Amazon Wish Lists can be found here.    

For more information about Food for Others please visit: https://www.foodforothers.org/.

To donate physical items, please drop off either today before 4:30 p.m. or all day Friday in front of MRES, to benefit the Committee for Helping Others (CHO).

Annual Winter Coat Drive 

New and gently used winter coats, gloves, hats, and scarves will be collected to help children and adults in our area.  Details coming soon.

Upcoming Events

• Chick-fil-A Mobile Order Spirit Day Monday November 16, all day (Flyer)
• General Membership PTA Meeting November 19, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. (Link)
• Chipotle Wednesday December 2, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. (Flyer ) (En Espanol) 

Learning Highlight 

This week we would like to spotlight the work of our 5th grade students.

In Social Studies students are learning about the geography of Ancient China and how it impacts the way that people lived and changed.  Below are some examples of student thinking using a virtual “chalk talk”.  They made connections, had great discussions, and came to conclusions about how geography impacts culture.

Chalk Talk

In reading students are learning about what a theme is and are using learning progressions to help think deeply about various themes.  They watched the Disney Short Piper to explore some different themes and wrote about them on Jamboard!

Learning Progressions

FCPS Communications 

Level IV Advanced Academic Program Referral Deadline

Parents/Guardians of students in Grades 2 – 6 can refer their student for the full-time Level IV Advanced Academic Program for the 2021-2022 school year by sending a digital referral (found under Parent Input in the AAP website) to Mrs. Butler, our Advanced Academic Resource Teacher.  The deadline for referrals is December 1, 2020 at 4 pm. For more information, access the AAP website:  https://www.fcps.edu/academics/academic-overview/advanced-academic-programs

Lunch Menu for In-Person Students

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Bus Route Meal Service

https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/food/bus

Parent Resource Corner 

Fairfax County’s Therapeutic Recreation Program is launching their fall programs!  The flyers are below. 

Virtual Fitness Program

Virtual Fall Preschool Program

Virtual Youth Program