Hunt Valley Calendar
Oct. 22nd - HV Fall Festival 5-7pm Tonight! See Below
Oct. 29th - End of 1st Quarter - 2-Hour Early Release
Nov. 1st - Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Nov. 2nd - Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Nov. 6th - HV Fall Beautification Day 9am
Nov. 10th - PTA Mtg Virtual 6:30pm
Nov. 11th - 2-Hour Early Release (Veterans Day)
Picture Re-takes
Picture Re-takes that were set for Tuesday, October 26 have been POSTPONED.
Please hold on to any picture packets or order forms for your students until the new date has been set.
We will let the Community know when the Picture Re-takes will be rescheduled.
Thank you,
Veterans Day Celebration
In lieu of our traditional Veterans Day Celebration, we will be honoring our Service Members again Virtually this year on Nov. 11th. Students can create a "Thank You for your Service” form that needs to be returned to the teacher by Nov.4th. The form was sent home this week. If you need more forms, contact your teacher!
We will create a Veterans Day Video to show to all the classrooms on Nov. 11th. Parents will also have access to the video on the 11th.
We will update the Community next week with more information.
Jacket Depot
Good afternoon Parents,
The accumulation of jackets on the playground is growing. If your student is missing his/her jacket, please remind them to check outside during their recess. Also, feel free to come after school to look on the playground as well. We would like all of these jackets to find their way back home😊
Thank you.
Federal Impact AId Forms
Attention Parents, preprinted Federal Impact Aid forms will be coming home Monday, October 18th with each of your students here at Hunt Valley. Please complete and return the form to your student’s teacher right away. You will need to complete one form per student. Yes, we need one form per student filled out exactly the same for each of your students. Please fill them out whether you are federally connected or not. These forms take only a few minutes to fill out and can help to earn federal grant money for our school. All information on the forms will be treated confidentially. There is an explanation letter from the county attached with the forms coming home, and I have included a county video below. Thank you for your prompt
turn-around, this is a big help to our school.
Federal Impact Aid video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xRtyRxco_U
Picture Retake Day
Picture retakes will be Tuesday, October 26. If your child was absent on the original picture day, September 14, please contact the office so that we can add his/her name onto our re-take list. If your child was here on picture day but you are not pleased with the original photo and want a retake, you do not need to call the office, but you will need to send the picture packet back with your student on retake day.
COVID-19 Health Screening/Updates from FCPS
Please be sure to check your students daily for the following symptoms (click on first link below). If your child has any of these symptoms, please keep them home. We appreciate your cooperation in the effort to keep our students and teachers healthy.
https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/HealthScreeningQuestionnaire.pdf
2021-2022 FCPS Health and Safety Guidance Link:
https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/health-and-safety-guidance-document
COVID-19 Vaccine: How to Schedule Your Child’s Second Dose
FCPS’ in-school COVID-19 vaccination sites were a great success! With the school year ending, FCPS will not be hosting vaccine clinics for the second dose. If your child received their first dose, please remember to schedule their second dose. This Second Dose Information Sheet explains how to proceed. FCPS is considering hosting another first dose clinic during the summer for students ages 12 and up. Please stay tuned for more information.
New Health Department Process to Expedite Communications for Students Awaiting COVID-19 Contact Interviews
The Fairfax County Health Department announced a change in their communication process for students waiting for COVID-19 contact interviews. You may read about these changes on the FCHD website. You may also wish you review the FCHD FAQs for parents of school-aged children. We appreciate the continued partnership between FCPS and FCHD.
Mr. Fee
Principal
HVES Military and Family Life Counselor
Meet Hunt Valley's Military and Family Life Counselor, Kristen Mahoney! Kristen is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Virginia and is embedded in our school to support our military students and families. In her role, she provides free, confidential services and works to aid in transitions that are relevant to military students and families like parent deployment, PCS, being new to a school, establishing peer relationships, etc. She also provides additional support to the school counselors’ work and tries to reinforce any ancillary services that students may receive outside of the school. To learn more about how your child or family can benefit from the Military and Family Life Counseling program, please contact Kristen:
Kristen Mahoney, LPC
Child Youth Behavioral Military Family Life Counselor
Military & Family Life Counseling Program
Magellan Federal
E-mail: kmahoney@fcps.edu
Cell: 202-725-7018
Food and Nutrition Services
Nutrislice Menus | Fairfax County Public Schools
Fairfax County Public Schools menus powered by Nutrislice. Nutrislice is the leading provider of digital menus, signage, and ordering software. View menus online at https://fcps.nutrislice.com/menus-eula or with the Nutrislice app. fcps.nutrislice.com
Free and Reduced-Price Meals | Fairfax County Public Schools - Fairfax County Public Schools | Fairfax County, Virginia
Paper free and reduced meals applications are still be available to complete and submit. Paper free and reduced-price meals applications are available to all households at school offices, school cafeterias, and other FCPS buildings or by contacting Food and Nutrition Services at 703-813-4800 or 703-813-4844. Students who qualify for reduced-price meals receive breakfast and lunch at no cost. www.fcps.edu
Library Presents the Virtual Pumpkin Parade
ALL PUMPKINS ARE DUE via email 10/28
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It's time to get creative! We've been sharing some of last year's pumpkins in our weekly News Show. What will you design this year?
Take a picture of your pumpkin. Write three clues that describe your pumpkin (and the answer). Then email the picture, three clues, title and author of your book to your librarian, Mrs. Bartlett (crbartlett@fcps.edu) by October 28th.
Watch for the final Pumpkin Parade on Schoology, the HVES Google Site (must be logged in to fcpsschools.net to view), and the October 29th edition of News You Choose.
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PTA
The Hunt Valley Fall Festival is This Friday!
There are no tickets to participate in the Fall Festival this Friday, Oct. 22nd from 5–7 PM, but please RSVP at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E4BA8AB2EA31-hunt7 to help give us a crowd estimate. Thank you to those who RSVP’d early to be entered to win a $20 gift certificate for the next book fair!
FOOD TRUCKS: Uncle Fred’s BBQ, 2 Smooth Dudes, and a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream stand will be there from 5–7 PM! Starting on Monday, 2 Smooth Dudes will accept online ordering in advance of the event: https://gfynd.in/9mUr. Picnic tables outside the school will be limited, so bring your own picnic blankets, chairs, and/or portable tables if you want to make sure you have a seat.
GAMES & ACTIVITIES: All are FREE to participate! Sack races, pumpkin ring toss, corn hole, a martial arts demonstration from Elite M.A. in Burke, a photo booth with a photographer taking your fall photos of your friends and family, and much more! Bring your change as an optional donation for photos and the grade level with the most donations will win a pajama day!
Don’t forget to mask up! Masks will be required for all events
Hunt Valley Fall Beautification Day - Saturday, Nov. 6 at 9:00am
Join us for a fun day of fresh air while we spruce up the exterior grounds of our school. We have a variety of projects and can use your help. Students, parents, and friends are welcome to attend. Please bring your gardening tools such as rakes, leaf blowers, trimmers, shovels, clippers, etc.
NOW OPEN - Hunt Valley's Online Bookstore with Bookworm Central
https://bit.ly/3dngy2j
Check out our online bookstore! Shop anytime, day or night. Our online bookstore will remain open until the end of the school year. Happy Reading!
The PTA Needs Your Financial Support!
Your generosity helps the PTA fulfill it's mission. Our Hunt Valley PTA works to bring together our community in support of our students, teachers and school. Excellence in our school is fostered on many fronts and the PTA is working to do our part. Please consider donating to the PTA this year so that may continue to reach for our goals and sustain activities such as:
- Providing teachers with a stipend for the purchase of classroom supplies
- Supplementing the take home reading carts with new books
- Offering a Fall Festival FREE to our community, in line with this year's PTA theme "Better Together".
The national PTA Network is a powerful network of nearly 5 million people dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our children. Please consider contributing what you can to our local strength here at Hunt Valley Elementary with a tax-deductible gift. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Donate with Memberhub: https://app.memberhub.gives/hvptadonationdrive
Donate with PayPal: https://bit.ly/3G0QLc9
Checks may be made payable to the Hunt Valley PTA and returned to your child's teacher.
PTA Membership Meeting Wednesday, Nov.10th at 6:30pm
Our third meeting of the year will give you an opportunity to hear from Ms. Alt, Hunt Valley’s Advanced Academic Resource Teacher. She will help us understand the levels of AAP services provided by FCPS. We hope to see you there!
*Please note the changes in the upcoming meeting schedule. We will not hold a December meeting, but will meet in January instead.
Hunt Valley PTA President is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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The PTA Is Run By Parents Like You! There are many opportunities to serve our Hunt Valley students, both big and small. Our most urgent opportunities include, but are not limited to:
- Winter Read-A-Thon Prize Coordinator
Please email Meredith Stankiewicz at president@huntvalleypta.org or Dianna Carr at VP@huntvalleypta.org to volunteer or ask any questions.
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Girl Scouts
Looking for your Daughter to make lifelong friends while engaging in the outdoors and STEAM?
Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls with more than 1.7 million Girl Scouts Nationwide. Girl Scouts is the leading authority on girls' healthy development, and builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place!
Interested in learning more on what Girls K-12 can do to enrich their community and change the world? Let us know! https://bit.ly/girlscouts-5211
Rebecca Fernandes
Volunteer Service Unit Manager in the Springfield Area
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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!
Mr. Fee
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