School Hours: 9:15 am - 4:00 pm
Office Contact Number: 703-988-8900
Welcome Walk
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Purpose: School staff will make a personal “door” visit to your home to welcome your child back to school!
- Families will be notified of class placements on August 19th.
- The Welcome Walk will be held from 9 am to 12 pm on Thursday, August 19th. We will begin at Virginia Run ES, travel to Pleasant Valley and finish our walk at the Meadows of Chantilly.
- If you will not be home but would like us to drop off information on your door, please contact the main office by 4 pm on Tuesday, August 17th at 703-988-8900.
Open House
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Purpose: Drop-off Supplies & Locate/visit Classroom
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Date: Thursday, August 19th (after the Welcome Walk)
For safety purposes and to avoid overcrowding, we strongly encourage families to follow this schedule:
- Families with last names A - K should plan to attend Open House from 4:00 - 4:30 pm
- Families with last names L - Z should plan to attend Open House from 4:30 - 5:00 pm
You will also be able to drop off medication at the school clinic and put money on your child’s lunch account in the cafeteria on August 19 between 4:00 - 5:00 pm.
PTA Welcome Back Picnic
We are excited to welcome the students back to VRES with the traditional PTA picnic! Starting at 4:30, you and your family are invited to the blacktop for some fun, music and a sweet treat. Please feel free to bring a picnic dinner for your family to enjoy.
Thursday, August 19
Picnic: 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Save the Date - Back to School Nights
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September 21st - Grades K - 2
- 6:00 pm - Meet administrators and specialists
- 6:30 and 7:15 - Teacher Presentations (parents may pick one session to attend)
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September 22nd - Grades 3 - 6
- 6:00 pm - Meet administrators and specialists
- 6:30 and 7:15 - Teacher Presentations (parents may pick one session to attend)
School Communications
In order to streamline school communications to ensure you are informed of school-related events and information, VRES will communicate with families in the following ways:
- Wednesday folders – will continue to be sent home weekly with students to include student work samples and school flyers.
- News You Choose messages- will continue to be emailed to enrolled families on the first Wednesday and third Wednesday of the calendar month.
- eNotify messages- will continue to be used to provide families with emergency information or special announcements.
*Our first newsletter will go out Wednesday, September 1, 2021.
Transportation
- Bus Transportation- Parents received an FCPS communication about your family’s needs for bus transportation via email.
- Please complete this information immediately to ensure your child is secured a spot on the bus, as necessary.
- Kiss and Ride
- Drop off time - between 9:00 and 9:10 am
- All students need to be in class by 9:15 (tardy bell)
- Pick up time – 4 pm
- Walkers – are encouraged to walk in pairs or groups home for safety reasons
ATTENTION KINDERGARTEN PARENTS
According to Transportation Services, the bus driver will return your kindergartener to their school if your child is not met at the door of the school bus by a parent, a guardian/caregiver, or sibling, middle school or higher and asked for by name.
We Need Your Consent for Select Digital Resources
At Virginia Run Elementary School, 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: https://virginiarunes.fcps.edu/adopteddigitalresources.
For more information about approved digital resources in FCPS: https://www.fcps.edu/resources/technology/digital-resources.
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 for digital resources form as soon as possible, as your child will not be able to use the digital resources until we have received your permission. Please reach out to your child’s teacher if you have questions or concerns about the digital resources we’ve chosen to use this year. Thank you for your assistance!
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Asunto: Familias, necesitamos su consentimiento para determinados recursos digitales (Digital Resources)
En la escuela primaria de Virginia Run, nuestros maestros utilizarán una variedad de recursos digitales para apoyar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes y promover la comunicación y la colaboración con los estudiantes y las familias. Algunos de los recursos digitales que puede usar este año requerirán su consentimiento antes de que puedan usarse. Puede encontrar la lista de recursos de nuestra escuela que requieren el consentimiento de los padres aquí. https://virginiarunes.fcps.edu/adopteddigitalresources. Para obtener más información de los recursos digitales aprobados en FCPS: https://www.fcps.edu/resources/technology/digital-resources.
En esta página también se incluye un link to a form donde el padre o tutor que inscribe deberá indicar si su estudiante puede o no usar la lista de recursos digitales este año. Esta página también brinda más información sobre cómo FCPS revisa cuidadosamente los recursos digitales para su aprobación y por qué debemos solicitar su consentimiento antes de usar ciertas herramientas. Le recomendamos que complete el formulario de consentimiento de los padres para los recursos digitales lo antes posible, ya que su hijo no podrá utilizar los recursos digitales hasta que hayamos recibido su permiso. Comuníquese con el maestro de su hijo si tiene preguntas o inquietudes sobre los recursos digitales que hemos elegido utilizar este año. Gracias por su asistencia!
Distribution of Literature and Fliers
To protect our children from becoming little advertisers and mail carriers, FCPS has clearly described the situation under which children may carry announcements home to parents. (Regulation 1367.1) Students may only carry fliers consistent with the mission of the school: education and the welfare of children. All nonprofit organizations are eligible to submit fliers in accordance with the guidelines below. Charitable solicitations, partisan political organizations, and commercial or profit-making enterprises are excluded with the exception of school-business partnerships and events. Students may not carry advertisements. Non-profit organizations such as the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts may only use the backpack system at designated times during the year. The fliers must be representative of something appropriate to the children and not violate any rules of decency, political campaigning, or marketing. These designated times are set by the school principal.
At Virginia Run Elementary, the four dates that Wednesday envelopes may be used for carrying announcements from non-profit organizations are:
September 8, 2021
November 17, 2021
February 9, 2022
May 11, 2022
**All announcements/fliers must carry the following disclaimer:
These materials are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Fairfax County School Board, the Superintendent, or this school.
All announcements/fliers must be approved by the administration in advance, allowing at least 3 days turn-around time. Upon receiving approval, the organization is responsible for supplying the copies to the school by the Monday preceding the designated envelope. PTA materials and announcements must also be approved in advance, but are not restricted to, the four dates listed. No materials carried by children may promote improper behavior or political opinion.
VRES Spirit Rock!
The 6th grade class of 2021 donated a spirit rock to VRES! THANK YOU!
The 6th Grade Committee Parents will decorate it in the upcoming weeks and will turn it over to the school for regular care and maintenance on November 1, 2021.
Also, a special thank you to Luck Stone and Willow Springs for the rock and delivery.
Health and Safety Information
Please visit the following FCPS websites regularly for specific safety updates including, but not limited to:
- Wearing masks
- Vaccinations
- Contact Tracing in Schools
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