Dear Hunt Valley Community!
Summer has officially begun, and we hope that everyone is enjoying some downtime, warmer weather, and looking forward to fun summer adventures. This summer I will take some time to spend with loved ones, engage in some of my favorite summer activities (bike riding, outdoor Zumba, and taking day trips), and carve out some time to relax and recharge. In addition to enjoying time with friends and family, our administrative team and front office staff will begin preparing for the upcoming school year. In preparation for the 2023-24 school year, we will post information for open house, back to school night (BTSN), kindergarten meet and greet, and other events that will be important for your information and planning purposes.
This weekend we will celebrate Independence Day, and our school and offices will be closed on Monday and Tuesday (July 3rd and 4th). If you are traveling for the holiday or celebrating locally with fireworks, backyard barbeque, or just relaxing at home, we hope everyone has a happy, fun filled, and safe weekend.
Thank you,
Keieownna Hightower, Principal
Chrissy Gibbs, Assistant Principal
Public Library
Keep your children (and you) reading this summer by joining the Fairfax County Public Library’s “All Together Now” Summer Reading Adventure 2023 (https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/reading-challenges/summer-reading)! Go to fairfaxcounty.beanstack.org to sign up and register. Below is information on how to participate in the program, as well as video book talks and lists of suggested books for each grade level from the public library. Children who complete the program will earn prizes!
 Here is the link to access the YouTube playlist of all of the book-talking videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0spzSYGarpGmhoHw1vHM1vlCVFfGp5uX
Here are the suggested book lists:
- Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
- Fiction
- Luli and the Language of Tea by Andrea Wang
- The Underdogs Catch a Cat Burglar by Kate Temple
- Invasion of the Unicorns by David Biedryzycki
- Noodle and the No Bones Day by John Graziano
- A Walk in the Dark and Other Scary Stories by Max Brallier
- Sir Lady Bug by Corey R. Tabor
- Doggo and Pupper Save the Day by Katherine Applegate
- Little Red Riding Hood and the Dragon by Ying Chang Compestine
- Nonfiction
- Waffles and Mochi Get Cooking! by Yewande Komolafe
- Battle of the Butts: The Science Behind Animal Behinds by Jocelyn Rish
- Biography
- Born Hungry: Julia Child Becomes the French Chef by Alex Prud'homme
- Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, A Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion by Shannon Stocker
- 3rd and 4th Grade
- Fiction
- Animal Rescue Friends by Meika Hashimoto
- Odder by Katherine Applegate
- The Unforgettable Logan Foster by Shawn Peters
- Endlessly Ever After by Laurel Snyder
- Fumiko and a Tokyo Tragedy: A Great Kanto Earthquake Survival Story by Susan Griner
- Frizzy by Claribel Ortega
- Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. by Valerie Tripp
- Nonfiction
- Animals Lost & Found by Jason Bittel--Jisuk
- Wilds of the United States by Alexander Vidal - Kerri
- Working Boats: An Inside Look at Ten Amazing Watercraft by Tom Crestodia
- Biography
- Mary Seacole: Bound for the Battlefield by Susan Goldman Rubin
- Headstrong Hallie! The story of Hallie Morse Daggett, the First Female "Fire Guard" by Aimee Bissoette
- 5th and 6th Grade
- Fiction
- Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King
- The Midnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart
- Ellen Outside the Lines by AJ Sass
- The Secret Garden on 81st Street by Ivy Noelle Weir
- Invisible by Christina Gonzales
- Cookies and Milk by Shawn Amos
- The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
- Troublemaker by John Cho (content warning: racism, police brutality, gun violence)
- Nonfiction
- Nature's Treasures by Ben Hoare
- Rescuing Titanic: A true story of quiet bravery in the North Atlantic by Flora Delargy
- Biography
- Fossil Hunter: How Mary Anning Changed the Science of Prehistoric Life by Cheryl Blackford
- The Tryout by Christi Soontornvat
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July 3rd and 4th - All schools and offices are closed in observance of the July 4th holiday. |
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