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SCHOOL NEWS:
Fall School Photos: October 20th - order forms were sent home last week!
Lost and Found: Our lost and found is full of water bottles and coats. Please have your child check the rack in the lobby if something is lost.
Impact Aid Forms: It is time for Impact Aid! The Student-Parent Survey forms will be coming home in the Friday folders on Friday, October 15. Please note that there is an introductory letter on the front side of the Student-Parent Survey form from Superintendent Dr. Scott Brabrand. His letter provides background information on the Federal Impact Aid program and role that the Student-Parent Survey plays in attaining federal funding. For questions regarding the Student-Parent Survey, please contact the Impact Aid staff in Information Technology at 703-329-7655.
Please return your form by Friday, October 22. Thank you very much for your assistance with this project.
iReady Assessment Information: This will be available electronically through your ParentVue SIS account in the near future.
Do you want to recognize a RVES staff member? Go here: https://forms.gle/CVHZHzkdELEx6FZW8 to do a shout out! Teachers land staff love when you recognize their good work! Ms. Boland shares these with them each week.
CogAt Testing for 2nd/3rd: Testing will take place for all second and third graders this week coming up. There is no student preparation needed for this test.
Food Drive: Next week is the last week of Girl Scout Troop 52010's food drive! Please leave donations in the boxes in the Rolling Valley lobby or outside the main entrance by October 22. We will gladly accept canned goods as well as granola bars, applesauce/fruit cups, oatmeal packets, milk/juice boxes, crackers, and trail mix. Thanks for your support!
FLE (Family Life Education) Parent Preview Night: October 27th virtual. More details to come. Information on the Parent Schoology Course.
Teacher Workdays: November 1st and 2nd are teacher workdays. No school for students.
October 29th is the end of the first quarter. Students get out at 2:00pm that day.
PTA NEWS:
SPIRIT WEAR IS HERE! Show your RVES spirit with awesome new designs, including tie-dye tees, cozy hoodies and Pura Vida bracelets! Orders are due by October 18 - send in the form from the Friday Folders (with payment) or order online here: https://rvespta.ptboard.com/formvw?store=2209&form=3
HAUNTED HOUSE PHOTO OPP - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We are using some of our awesome haunted house props to create a "spook-tacular" photo opp during the "Eat to the Beat" event on Saturday, 10/23 and need a few people to help us set it up, monitor it during the event and take it down! If you love the RVES haunted house...or love Halloween in general...or just want to help out...please sign up! (Teens are welcome to volunteer, too!) Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4DAEA82BA5FC1-haunted
CALLING ALL ASPIRING YOU TUBERS! Would your student like to record a 15-30 second video to help promote one of our upcoming spirit events (Ledo Pizza, Chick-fil-A, etc.)? If so, email Corey Boone, the PTA's Spirit Events Chairperson, at: boone.corey@gmail.com for details - note that videos will be posted on RVES social media platforms and/or sent out via email.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Monday, October 18; 7:00pm; PTA Meeting (Virtual): Join us online for the October PTA meeting! Please see the bottom of this email for the link.
Saturday, October 23; 12:00-3:00pm; "Eat to the Beat" @ RVES: Join us for outdoor fun including food trucks, live music and more! Featured food trucks are Chix N Stix, Wagon Wheel and Kona Ice, and the North Illinois Street Band will play classic rock covers that will have you singing along. Bring a chair or picnic blanket and watch while you eat! Plus, kids can come in costume and enjoy our "spook-tacular" photo opp! (Kona Ice and the band are from 12-2pm.)
BOX TOPS and AMAZON SMILE: The PTA’s easiest fundraisers!
- Box Tops (www.boxtops4education.com): Collect and bring them to school or download the app and simply scan your store receipt.
- Amazon Smile (smile.amazon.com): Log in to the website with your usual Amazon account and designate Rolling Valley Elementary School as your preferred charity for rewards.
You don’t need to be a member of the RVES family to use these fundraisers, so family, friends and neighbors can help too!
SEPTA (Special Education PTA):
Fairfax County SEPTA Event: Tuesday, October 19th at 7pm: IEPs in Our New Reality: A Roadmap to Drafting IEPs
Special Education in the era of COVID-19 has dealt with a lot of changes and difficulties. Join SEPTA and Maria Blaeuer, Attorney at Law, for a presentation on best practices, procedural rights, and tips for drafting IEPs in our new reality. We will have some IEP-resource related door prizes up for grabs for SEPTA members as well! The meeting will start with SEPTA business, including adopting this year's budget and an update from our Advisory Committee for Students with Disabilities (ACSD) representative.
REGISTER FREE TODAY! https://tinyurl.com/SEPTAOct19
ZOOM INFO FOR 10/18 RVES PTA MEETING:
To join the PTA meeting online, use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82141311857?pwd=TXpXeGxmc0Y1b0haQ2dpb1prVDg1dz09 If you are prompted for a Meeting ID and passcode, use these:
Meeting ID: 821 4131 1857 Passcode: 532846 To join the meeting as an audio only participant via phone call:
Call 1-301-715-8592
When asked for a Meeting ID, enter 821 4131 1857
When prompted for a passcode, enter 532846
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