Hunt Valley Calendar
Jan. 18th - Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday)
Jan. 20th - Holiday (Inauguration Day)
Jan. 22nd - End of 2nd Quarter - 2-hour Early Release
Jan. 25th - Student Holiday (Teacher Workday)
Feb. 15th - Holiday (George Washington’s Birthday & Presidents’ Day)
Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Registration Information - for Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten Parents
Here is Information on the Fairfax County Public Schools registration procedures for parents who are interested in having their child participate in the Elementary Dual Language Immersion Program (DLI). The DLI online registration will open Jan. 25, 2021 at 9am.
Here is the link to the Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Program Registration site: Dual Language Immersion Registration
All parents will need their FCPS SIS account to register. If parents do not have a SIS account, they will be directed to contact the school for an activation code. Parents of students not yet attending an FCPS school are required to register their child at their base school to obtain a SIS account.
SCA Box Tops
Dear Hunt Valley Families and Staff,
There is a new digital way to turn in your Box Tops. First, you will have to download the Box Top app to your phone. Next, you will have to fill in the information requested. Lastly, you will have to scan your receipt for the box tops near the barcode. Simple enough you are all done. Detailed instructions are attached here at this link:
https://huntvalleyes.fcps.edu/activities/student-council
You are still allowed to turn the Box Tops in person if you prefer.
We also want to thank our Hunt Valley community for all the mask donations. We received 174 masks and are researching where we will donate them to.
Thank you for all your support.
The SCA Treasurer
West Springfield Little League
West Springfield Little League has extended registration for budding baseball players ages 5 - 8 until at least the end of January. WSLL welcomes both girls and boys to join the league and enjoy outdoor fun this spring. Space remains available in machine pitch and t-ball divisions of play. In light of the ongoing pandemic, the league has adopted several safety protocols to help minimize risks to players and families. You may register your child by visiting www.wsllbaseball.net. If you have any questions, you may reach out to league president (and Hunt Valley parent) Mike Warbel at mwarbel@gmail.com.
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. Grab and go meals are available to ALL students. Food distribution locations and times are posted and updated frequently on the website: https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/food
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WSHS, Irving MS,
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FCPS COVID-19 Health Metrics Dashboard
Here is the COVID-19 Case Data link: https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/fcps-confirmed-covid-19-case-reporting
Return to In-person Learning
Please reference the FCPS Family Guide for Return to School:
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is partnering with families to ensure we keep students and staff safe and healthy as we return to school buildings for learning.
https://www.fcps.edu/index.php/returntoschool/familyguide
Parent Health Screening Commitment Form
Parents of students returning to school (K-2nd) will need to complete the Health Screening Commitment Form in the ParentVue SIS account. When you log in to your account the form will be the very first thing you will see. You will need to open the document and accept it.
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.
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. 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
Overdue Books
Overdue book notices will be printed later this month. Do you wonder if you have any books out? Log in to Destiny and click on the three lines in the upper left corner. Click Checkouts to see what is currently checked out to you.
Thanks to a gift from the Hunt Valley PTA, you may now return your books, day or night, to the Library Book Return bin located next to the front door of Hunt Valley.
Thank you for remembering that other readers matter!
Curbside Checkout
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Pick 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 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 books at your time. Mondays, Hunt Valley ES, door 8 between 2pm and 6pm.
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This week's First Chapter Friday comes from Mercy Watson To the Rescue. Mr. and Mrs. Watson see Mercy not just as a pig, but as a “porcine wonder.” Mercy sees Mr. and Mrs. Watson as an excellent source of toast with a great deal of butter on it. Is there anything better than hot buttered toast?! Of course, but you’ll have to read Mercy Watson To the Rescue to find out! |
PTA
Teacher appreciation forms updated on the PTA website
Do you know what sports team is your child's teacher's favorite? Do they prefer the symphony instead or have a favorite snack? Our HVES teachers have been asked to fill out a questionnaire about their favorite things. You can find your child's teacher's favorite form here: http://www.huntvalleypta.org/2020/06/teacher-appreciation-week-teachers-favorites/
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.
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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