Hunt Valley Calendar
Apr. 1st - Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Apr. 4th-8th - Spring Break!
Apr. 13th - PTA Mtg. 6:30pm Virtual (see below)
HVES Celebrates Month of the Military Child in April
Every April is designated as Month of the Military Child, a time to recognize our military-connected students and highlight the contributions they offer our school community.
We have several activities planned to recognize our military-connected students are and what life is like for them including a Spirit Week the week of April 18th (details to come). FCPS has also authorized a Purple Up! T-shirt that students and staff (and families) across the county can wear during the month, and especially on Purple Up! Day on April 20th .
Here’s the link to order your shirt. These are being bulk ordered on March 22nd so if you’re going to place an order, don’t delay. Shirts should arrive two weeks later.
Contact Kristen Mahoney with questions on how you can be involved with Month of the Military Child at HVES (kmahoney@fcps.edu).
Hunt Valley Updates
Safety
Bus Riding
Parents, students are expected to ride the bus assigned to them by transportation. We do not allow bus switching nor do we allow students who are not assigned to a bus to ride a bus home. Please make other arrangements outside of school for playdates and childcare. Thank you.
For everybody’s safety, please use one of our sidewalks instead of cutting across our parking lot or the bus loop during arrival and dismissal.
Good educational Practices
Attendance Matters
We cannot emphasize enough the importance of your student’s attendance on his/her education. We encourage you to use our student holidays and/or teacher workdays as days to schedule appointments like doctor and dental visits so that your student does not miss school. You can access this year and next year’s calendars on the FCPS website. Thank you.
Late Arrivals
Parents, we are noticing an influx of students arriving after the Tardy Bell as well as parents dropping off forgotten items for their children after the Tardy Bell. Instruction for the day starts when the second bell rings, it is very distracting for our teachers and their students when classmates walk in late, and when items have to be dropped off in the classroom after instruction starts. It also adds an extra burden on our front office staff. Our Tardy Bell rings at precisely 9:20am, any student arriving after that time must be signed in at the front door and their attendance will be marked as an unexcused tardy. Please plan to have your student arrive between 9:10 and 9:15 every morning, and have them double check their things before they leave so that we can avoid both of these issue. Let’s work together to make this a good learning environment for everyone.
Early Dismissals
The last half hour of school is a busy time for the teachers as they wrap up their lessons and prepare their students for dismissal. It is also the time that the busses arrive. We will, therefore, not dismiss students between 3:30pm and 4:05pm. Please plan accordingly.
Our Outdoor Classroom
We were issued a tent this year from the FCPS, and it has been a great addition to our school. However, we have received complaints about children standing on the tables, hanging on the tent flaps, and splashing in the puddles nearby in the mornings while waiting for school to open and in the afternoons before and after the dismissal bell. Please help us by keeping a close eye on your children while on school property before and after school.
Thank you.
Calling HVES Military Families!
April is Month of the Military Child and we will recognize our military connected students at HVES. Our Military and Family Life Counselor, Kristen Mahoney, is working on ways to recognize our military connected students during that month and needs your help. See below for opportunities to get involved!
- Send in pictures of your military connected family for the school news show. Include student(s) name/grade and family branch(es) of the military when submitting pictures.
- Looking for military connected students interested in speaking about their experience on the news show.
- Opportunities for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade military connected students to help with decorating. Submit student(s) name(s) if interested.
- Need military connected parents who are interested in saluting HVES students at they enter the school the morning of Purple Up Day (4/20/22)
To make submissions or for questions, be in touch with Kristen Mahoney (kmahoney@fcps.edu or (202) 725-7018)
Parent Night Resources
Rachel Bailey
- Parent Workshop: How to Support Children with Anxiety - https://youtu.be/TyH3zv3Ajy4
- Website https://rachel-bailey.com
- Podcast https://rachel-bailey.com/podcast/
Websites
- https://copingskillsforkids.com
- https://www.hope-wellness.com/blog/24-resources-for-children-and-teens-with-anxiety-and-their-families (blog contains an excellent list of many helpful resources with links)
- www.Understood.org
- FCPS Parent Resource Center
- Child Mind Institute
Books for Parents:
- Freeing Your Child From Anxiety by Tamar E. Chansky, PhD
- Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD by Eli Lebowitz
- Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents by Reid Wilson and Lynn Lyons
Podcasts
- Ep. 67: Your Child’s Anxiety: When to Worry with Dr. John Piacentini
- Diverse Thinking Different Learning
○ Listen on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/diverse-thinking-different-learning/id1529362441?i=1000550450088
Apps
- HeadSpace for Kids
- Breathe 2 Relax
● Calm
Box Tops!
Hunt Valley Hawks,
Please keep on collecting Box Tops! It helps out a lot, so please send Box Tops via the old way or new way. You can cut out box tops or scan the receipt and use the app. Instructions for using the app are linked here. It helps so much with everything and will only take a minute of your time. Thank you for supporting the SCA and our school.
Become a Friend of the Chesapeake Bay
The Second Grade Team is excited that our grant to restore our butterfly garden was accepted. This grant money is made possible through families and communities that purchase the Chesapeake Bay License Plate to help keep the bay clean. Proceeds from the sale of these plates will help citizens keep the bay healthy by restoring wetlands, planting buffers around waterways, promoting marine life restoration, decreasing pollution, and providing educational programs. Families can join the cause by becoming a friend of The Chesapeake Bay for an annual $25 dollar fee they can have personalized revenue-sharing license plates with $15 dollars going to the Chesapeake Restoration Fund. Here is the link to order the license plate: https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/onlineServices/
HVES 2022 Yearbook Orders
The 2022 HVES Yearbook is now available for purchase online. Orders are online only, NO surplus books will be available for purchase after the final deadline.
Please place your order at:
ybpay.lifetouch.com
with yearbook ID code 12740822
2022 Spartan Basketball Summer Camps
2022 Spartan Basketball Summer Camps for girls and COED camps. For more information and flyer with information contact Coach Gibson at: WRGibon@fcps.edu or to register here is the link.
2022 Lady Spartan Summer Basketball Camp
PTA
Read-a-Thon Prizes!
Congratulations to each and every student who read, raised and asked for support for our school! We cannot share who won the many fun raffle prizes because of student privacy concerns. But, we can share that the read-a-thon prizes were given out this Thursday and Friday and the following classes won the class-level prizes! So, look for those prizes to come home and get excited about the parties that will soon be planned!
We would like to, again, express how fun it was to bring this program to our community. With that said, we all owe a special ‘thanks” to the following volunteers who went above and beyond to make this the success it was: Kye Baroang, Sierra Jones and Dianna Carr. Also, we couldn’t have done this without the local business support that these kind business owners so very generously offered.
Thank you for your participation!
Congratulations to the following classes for their excellent reading and fundraising!
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Class with highest # minutes per grade
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Prize: Hawk Readers; Books & Blankies / Bonus Book Party
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Leech
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1st Grade
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Vanderhoff
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2nd Grade
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Tashima
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3rd Grade
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Dunne
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4th Grade
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Cuffee
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5th Grade
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Sacks
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6th Grade
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Mullen
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Top 5 classes with highest # minutes
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Prize: Stellar School Supplies Box from Staples (each student)
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3rd Grade
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Dunne
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4th Grade
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Cuffee
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6th Grade
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Mullen
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2nd Grade
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Tashima
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1st Grade
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Vanderhoff
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Overall class with highest # minutes
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Prize: HVES Hawks prize set (K-3) / Fairfax County Rec Center guest pass (4-6) (each student)
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K-3
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Dunne
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4-6
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Cuffee
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Overall class with 2nd highest # minutes
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Prize: Chick-fil-A treat coupon (each student)
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K-3
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Tashima
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4-6
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Mullen
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Overall top fundraising class
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Prize: Sweet Frog coupon (K-3) / Ben & Jerry's coupon (4-6) (each student)
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K-3
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Koehler
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4-6
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Garretson
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Class with most sponsor invites sent per grade
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Prize: Class Dance/Movie/Game Party (Teacher's Choice)
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Leech
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1st Grade
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Leddon
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2nd Grade
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Tashima
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3rd Grade
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Huntley
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4th Grade
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Garretson
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5th Grade
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Farmer
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6th Grade
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Duesel
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PTA Membership Meeting Wednesday, April 13th at 6:30pm
Join us for our PTA meeting in April. We hope to see you there! As always this year, please COPY AND PASTE the link into your browser to attend our virtual meeting.
Hunt Valley PTA President is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: PTA Membership Meeting
Time: Apr 13, 2022 06:30 PM
May 11, 2022 06:30 PM
Jun 8, 2022 06:30 PM
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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:
- Help elect next year's President/VP/Secretary by serving on the nominating committee!
- 2022-2023 President
- 2022-2023 Vice President
- 2022-2023 Secretary
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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Hunt Valley ES PTA link: http://www.huntvalleypta.org
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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 Spring Break everyone!
Mr. Fee
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