Important Upcoming Dates
3/2: School Planning Day (Student Holiday)
3/7: Fairfax Villa ES Spirit Night at Chipotle!
3/10: Student Pictures
3/24: Heritage Night at FVES
3/27: Woodson Pyramid Spring Art Show
4/16: PTA Meeting
4/3 - 4/7: Spring Break
5/2: 3rd Grade Reading SOL
5/3: 4th Grade Reading SOL
5/4: 5th Grade Reading SOL
5/5: 6th Grade Reading SOL
5/ 9: 3rd Grade Math SOL
5/10: 4th Grade Math SOL
5/11: 5th Grade Math SOL
5/12: 6th Grade Math SOL
5/18: 5th Grade Science SOL
IN THIS ISSUE
- SOL Dates
- Celebrations of Lexia
- Read Across America Bingo Challenge and Pajama Day!
- Fairfax Villa ES Spirit Night at Chipotle!
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Heritage Night
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Score Reporting To Families
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Kindergarten and New Student Registration
- Joint Braddock and Springfield District School Board Town Hall
- Tutor.com - Extra Help for Students at No Cost to Families
- Monday and Friday Fairfax Villa Clothing
- Fairfax Villa Contacts
- Be Informed; Stay Involved!
- Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow!
1.Upcoming SOL Dates:
Below you will find our upcoming Fairfax Villa grades 3-6 SOL dates. Please ensure your child is present for testing and on time. This year we ask all students to bring in their laptop chargers and laptops a few days prior to testing for setup. Please keep this on your radar as we partner together for a successful SOL season.
3rd Grade:
- Tuesday, May 2 Reading SOL
- Tuesday, May 9 Math SOL
4th Grade:
- Wednesday, May 3 Reading SOL
- Wednesday, May 10 Math SOL
5th Grade:
- Thursday, May 4 Reading SOL
- Thursday, May 11 Math SOL
- Thursday, May 18 Science SOL
6th Grade:
- Friday, May 5 Reading SOL
- Friday, May 12 Math SOL
2.Celebrations of Lexia!
57 = Lexia Certificates given this past week!
1682= Lexia Certificates given this year!
75% = Students working at or above grade level!
Parents - ask your child to show you their Lexia Superstar Certificates for the completion of each level!
Congratulations to all of our students who are working hard on their Lexia lessons and making so much progress. At the beginning of the school year, 32% of our students in grades K-6 were working on grade level material in Lexia. It is VERY important that families do NOT help students with the Lexia lessons. We need a true picture of what they have learned so that teachers can best support. Assisting students will alter weekly learning results.
Practice Lexia at home:
- Log onto https://clever.com/in/fairfax/student/portal using their FCPS Google account.
- Click on the Lexia icon. It is strongly recommended that our K-6 graders spend 15-30 minutes each night learning with this Lexia.
- Students can also login to Lexia through their Schoology account. After they go to https://lms.fcps.edu/ and log into Schoology, click on the waffle in the upper right corner, click on Clever, and then Lexia.
3.Read Across America Bingo Challenge!
A Read Across America Bingo Board went home in your child’s Wednesday folder on March 1st.
- Read Across America Day began on March 2nd and ends April 12th.
- Your child can complete squares on the reading bingo board for cool magnetic bookmarks! Rows, columns, diagonals all win!
- Please see Mrs. Case in the Library when you have BINGO to claim your bookmark! Your child can find an electronic copy here: Read Across America 2023 Bingo Challenge
4.Spirit Night at Chipotle!
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Chipotle Fundraiser for 6th Grade Graduation - Tuesday, March 7th | 4-8PM
Chipotle - Kamp Washington | 11062 Lee Hwy | Fairfax, VA 22030
Online Code:L8WNZRN
5.Heritage Night at Fairfax Villa!
We are so excited to bring back our beloved Heritage Night! The first step in making this event amazing is YOU! Share your knowledge of countries or cultures with our community by hosting a table at our event, and or participating in a fashion or talent show. Participant details will be sent to you after you sign up as a culture host. Click Here To Sign Up For Heritage Night.
When: Friday, March 24th, 2023 6pm - 8pm
Where: FVES Gym
This is a free event for our FVES students, their families and school staff!
6.Score Reporting To Families
Results from completed academic screenings will be generated by FCPS, not each individual school. Most reports can be found in ParentVUE/SIS. If you do not yet have a ParentVUE/SIS account, please contact Ms. Hachwi nhachwi@fcps.edu.
- Fall and Winter VGA Scores for reading and math will be sent by the end of March.
We would like to thank Mary Gaskins and Kelly Hood for an amazing 3rd Grade Family Folk Dance Night. The students and parents enjoyed the experience of dancing together and laughter filled the air and warmed our hearts!
7.Kindergarten and New Student Registration
Calling All New Dragons!
Virginia law requires that all children who will be 5 years old on or before September 30, 2023, must be enrolled in kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year. If you do not wish your child to attend school until the following year, you must notify the school in writing.
If you have a child who will attend Fairfax Villa Elementary next year, and you have not already registered them, please contact Silvia Dossmann to allow accurate numbers for staffing and classes next year!
Register your child by May 31, 2023:
Please spread the word to your neighbors who will have children attending Fairfax Villa ES.
8.Joint Braddock and Springfield District School Board Town Hall
9.Tutor.com - Free Extra Help for Students
FCPS students are able to get free bilingual tutoring help at any time using your Schoology account. It takes just a few minutes to sign up. Find out more about Tutor.com here. Potential tutoring possibilities include:
- Reading and math practice/support
- Write computer programs
- Study for the SAT
- Receive feedback on scholarship essays
10.Monday & Friday Fairfax Villa Clothing
- On Mondays, we will be wearing our Positivity shirts to highlight our character strengths and virtues that we will be learning throughout the school year.
- On Fridays, we will be showing off our favorite Fairfax Villa spirit wear. If you’d like to purchase new spirit wear, please reach out to our PTA.
Our 6th graders enjoyed a day out at the National Portrait Gallery in DC!
11.Important Fairfax Villa Contacts
Fairfax Villa Main Phone Line: 703-267-2800
Fairfax Villa Attendance Phone Line: 703-267-2828
Fairfax Villa Attendance Link: https://fairfaxvillaes.fcps.edu/attendance-form
Technology Support for Families/Parent Help Desk: 1-833-921-3277
Parent Information Phone Lines/Support for parents who do not speak English as their first language: Parent Information Phone Lines
Parent and Student technology support: IT Support Portal
FCPS Transportation Phone Line:703-446-2050
Candace Davis, Transportation Supervisor, 703-446-2050, CEDavis@fcps.edu
Dave Gerstner, Principal, drgerstner@fcps.edu
Shelia Sobeski, Assistant Principal, sdsobeski@fcps.edu
Karen Wells, Administrative Assistant, kewells@fcps.edu
Julie Scoville, Office Staff, jgscoville@fcps.edu
Silvia Dossmann, Student Information Assistant, smdossmann@fcps.edu
Noor Hachwi, School Based Technology Specialist, nhachwi@fcps.edu
12.Be Informed; Stay Involved!
13.Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow!
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