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SCHOOL NEWS:
Spirit Day - wear red/white/blue on November 10th
Book Fair: The Book Fair is coming! Rolling Valley Library is excited to host a Scholastic Book Fair from November 10th-November 18th. Students may shop during the school day and you can even set up an eWallet for your child as a safe payment option so they do not need to bring any cash to school (information can be found at http://bit.ly/rvewallet2022, highly recommended!). If you would like to shop with your child, we have Family Days on Friday, November 11th and Saturday, November 12th, both from 1pm to 4pm. Please enter through the front doors of the school. You may also shop online at our book fair, book orders over $25 get shipped to your home for free, and proceeds still benefit our school. You can shop November 10-23 at www.scholastic.com/bf/rollingvalley. We are excited for this opportunity to get books into students’ hands and homes! If you would like to volunteer to set up or pack up the fair or help students make wish lists, please visit https://bit.ly/RVbookfairvol2022. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Reynolds at slreynolds2@fcps.edu and look for more information in your child’s Friday Folder!
Outstanding Staff/Teacher Awards: Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Employee Awards! To submit a nomination for a Rolling Valley ES Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please complete the nomination through this Google form link: https://forms.gle/YB2EGXVdNzmWuF2D9. You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (one individual may only nominate one employee per category.) All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in the criteria for that category. The google form link has more information regarding the criteria for each of these awards and the eligibility requirements are below.
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Outstanding Teacher Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category
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Outstanding New Teacher Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category
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Outstanding Professional Employee Eligibility: At least one year experience in current position as a Schedule-B employee or other non-instructional employee in a school that supports school leadership
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Common positions in this category: School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Assessment Coach, Career Center Specialist, Instructional Coach, Psychologist, Social Worker, School Counselor, Safety and Security Specialist, Resource Teachers that serve in an administrative role in a school
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Outstanding Operational Employee Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position as Schedule-A or Classroom Instructional Support Scale employee
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Common positions in this category: Administrative and Office Staff, Safety and Security Assistant, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, IA, PHA, PHTA, All Parent Liaisons (regardless of how they are paid)
The deadline to submit a nomination is Thursday, November 17, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact Anne Walker at amwalker@fcps.edu.
Calendar of Holidays:
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November 8 - Student Holiday (election day)
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November 11 - Student Holiday (Veteran's Day)
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November 23-25 - Thanksgiving Holiday
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December 19 - January 2, 2023 - Winter Holiday
Girl Scout Toy Drive: Girl Scout Troop 52010 is conducting a Toy Drive to support INOVA Children's Hospital (INOVA Children's). You can drop off your donations at Rolling Valley ES in the lobby or just outside the main entrance by November 11, 2022. They are asking for comfort items, arts & crafts, electronics, toys, and care items. More specifically, their biggest needs are: Play-Doh; latex-free character band-aids; infant toys; toddler toys; items for teens. Thank you for your support!
Important Dates:
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November 4: Progress Reports go home
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November 4: Impact Aid Forms Due
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November 10: Veteran's Day Assembly 9:30 (more to come about this). We'd love our military parents to come early at 9:15 in uniform and line our halls so we can celebrate you. You are welcome to stay for the assembly, too.
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November 10: Book Fair Starts in the library
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November 12: Pyramid Challenge at Irving (no onsite registration)
- 10:00 am Kinder
- 10:15 am First grade
- 10:30 am Second grade
- 10:45 am Third grade
- 11:00 Unified run on the track
- 11:20 – Mascot Race
- 11:40 – Fourth, Fifth and Sixth grade students who identify as male
- 12:00 – Fourth, Fifth and Sixth grade students who identify as female
Impact Aid Survey: FCPS will be asking ALL families to fill out a Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid. Returning this form is important because information from this survey results in an additional $3 million in grants each year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For each school-aged child in your household, please complete, sign, date, and return the survey to your child's school. If sections 1 and 2 of the survey do not apply to you, just check the box in Section 3. All forms must be signed, dated, and returned by November 4. All results are confidential.
PTA NEWS:
PYRAMID CHALLENGE: WE NEED YOUR HELP! The Pyramid Challenge is a free fun run with the goal of making fitness fun while also fostering school spirit amongst the 7 elementary schools of the West Springfield Pyramid. The event will take place on Saturday, November 12 from 10am-12:30pm at Irving Middle School. Registration has closed, but we really need parents (and teens) to help out the day of the event! No experience is necessary - simply sign up, show up and we'll show you exactly what to do. (And you'll still be able to watch your child run if they're participating!) Please sign up to volunteer here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4daea82ba5fc1-pyramid
PYRAMID CHALLENGE: IMPORTANT INFO FOR PARTICIPANTS:
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T-shirts: participants will pick up their t-shirts and race bibs at the event.
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Parking: there is limited parking available at Irving. Additional parking is available at Keene Mill Elementary School and Westwood Baptist Church. Please allow extra time to park!
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Charity-tie in: Since the Pyramid Challenge is the day after Veterans Day, we will be collecting clean, gently used adult, child and baby clothes/shoes on behalf of the Fort Belvoir Thrift Shop. Please drop off your items at the designated table at the event. The Fort Belvoir Thrift Shop sells the items and uses the money raised to support programs for military families throughout the community. Note that we are NOT doing a canned food drive this year!
SPIRITWEAR: Our brand new RVES spiritwear is about to debut - look for the flyer in the Friday Folders! Options include t-shirts, hoodies and sweatpants!
HELP US MAKE OUR MEMBERSHIP GOAL! If you haven't already joined the PTA, please do so, as we just need 13 more households to join to make our goal! Your $15 membership fee helps fund our activities throughout the year - and joining does not mean you have to volunteer or attend meetings! Join online at: https://www.ptboard.com/nlg/login
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Monday, November 7-Wednesday, November 9; Spirit Events w/ Rice & Spice: Enjoy delicious Thai food from Rice & Spice in Kingstowne (6466 Landsdowne Ctr. Drive, Alexandria) each evening and Rolling Valley will receive 20% of the proceeds! Order online at: http://www.ricespicethaicuisine.com/
- On Monday, November 7 - Wednesday, November 9, dine in or get takeout from the restaurant. Be sure to mention the fundraiser or put the code "RVES" in the special instructions if you order online.
- On Wednesday, November 9, you can also pick up your order in the RVES parking lot at 7:30pm! For the parking lot pick-up option, you must place your order by 3pm that day. Be sure to put "Wednesday delivery at RVES" in the special instructions if you choose this option!
Monday, November 14; 7:00pm; PTA Meeting @ Virtual: Join us online for our November PTA meeting! The link will be sent as the event gets closer.
Saturday, November 19; 2:00-3:00pm @ Hidden Pond Playground; PTA Playdate with a Purpose: Join the RVES PTA in collecting donations for ECHO's Food Room. Donations will be collected in the school lobby from Nov. 1-18 or at our playground meet up Nov. 19 from 2-3pm at Hidden Pond Nature Center Playground.
SEPTA (FAIRFAX COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION PTA): SEPTA is a PTA organization affiliated with the state and national PTA but specifically established to address the unique needs of special education, special needs, and disabled students and families. For more information, visit: (INSERT LINK #4)
Feel free to contact the RVES PTA at ptarollingvalley@gmail.com with any questions or comments! https://fairfaxcountysepta.org/
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