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School Hours: 9:15 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday
School building opens for students at 9:00 am
Office: 703-988-8900
Attendance: 703-988-8989
November 15, 2023
REMINDERS
Wednesday, November 22 - Friday, November 24 Thanksgiving Break - No School
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New Interim Administrators
Our new administrators, Maureen Boland and Marty Dubin, have really enjoyed getting to know the school and see things in action this past week. Maureen will be at Virginia Run through January as the new principal is selected and transitioned. Marty will be helping Maureen and Harry Van Trees at least until winter break. Please don’t hesitate to reach out at mboland@fcps.edu.
Viking Shoppe
The Viking Shoppe is open! Students can come one day a week on the day for their grade level.
Tuesday - Pre-K, 1st, 2nd grades
Wednesday - 3rd, 4th grades
Thursday - 5th, 6th grades
As a reminder, Viking Shoppe takes cash only. Items cost .25 cents to $2.00. We sell erasers, pencils, notepads, Jibbitz and pencil sharpeners.
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Federal Impact Aid Survey FINAL CALL
Please return or submit online the Federal Impact Aid Survey Form by this Friday, November 17, 2023.
The Impact Aid Program is a federal program designed to directly compensate local school districts that have been financially impacted by federal activities. The program’s mission is to reimburse local school districts for local revenues lost due to the presence of federally owned, and therefore tax exempt, property. Your support in identifying students with federal connections will ensure that FCPS can obtain its fair share of grant funds from this program.
New this year! Submit your form electronically!
FCPS is pleased to announce that the Federal Impact Aid Survey will be available electronically through your ParentVUE account on October 16th. For families that do not have access to ParentVUE or prefer to complete a paper form, a printed form will be provided by the school after October 31st.
Please visit the FCPS website for steps to access the survey in ParentVue.
A completed survey is required for each school-age child in the household.
Need help creating a SIS ParentVue account? This video walks through the steps to set up your account. Find out more about SIS ParentVue here.
Questions? Contact our Registrar, Betty Bancroft at 703-988-8900 or ekbancroft@fcps.edu.
Social Media – Don’t Miss Out!
Do you know VRES has very active social media??? You can see the awesome things that happen here every day by going here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaRunES/
Instagram: virginiarunelementary
PTA Meeting
The PTA Meeting this month will be held on Wednesday Nov 15, 2023 at 7:00 pm in the VRES Library. You may also attend online with Google Meet: Google Meet Link
We will be discussing the fall fundraiser, winter events and more.
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Bella Pizza Restaurant Day
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Order all day 11 am - 11pm from Bella Pizza and a portion of proceeds will be donated back to the 6th Grade Celebration! Delivery or carryout. Please mention our fundraiser or show the flyer.
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Box Tops for Education
Hello VIRGINIA RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL families!
Gone are the days where we would cut out Box Tops from cereal boxes and other hard to cut items! Now there is an app where you can scan your receipt and viola! Our school gets credit.
Box Tops is a fast and easy way for you to support VRES! Our goal is to earn $1,000.00 through the Box Tops app this year. We have currently earned $76.30 and are 8% of the way there!
Here’s how you can help us reach our goal:
Let’s give our teachers the support they need and give more kids the opportunity to dream. Little by little, we can help make a big difference!
Look for the Box Top flyer in the next Wednesday Folder!
Sponsored by the VRES PTA.
Box Top Flyer - English and Spanish
Picture Retake Day
The Fall Pictures are shipping this week so we anticipate them going home next week. Picture Retake Day will be on Thursday, November 30, 2023. For a no charge retake, return the entire package to the photographer on retake day. For first time photos, payment is due on picture day. For online orders, please use the link below and order code 0038736AR. Flyers and order forms will be sent home in the next Wednesday folder.
AAP Referral Forms
Reminder: Window for Full-time AAP Referrals Closes on December 15, 2023
Parents/guardians of students in Grades 2-7 who would like their student to be considered for full-time advanced academic programs may submit the AAP Full-Time (Level IV) Referral Form to Brittany Wade at bwade@fcps.edu no later than December 15, 2023.
The window for families to submit a referral for full-time AAP services is the first day of school through December 15, annually. Forms for full-time and part-time referrals are available on the AAP Forms Page. No late referrals for Full-Time AAP services will be accepted.
Submitting a referral form for full-time AAP will initiate a process that begins at the local school and is then completed at the central office level. Our school will put together a portfolio that includes multiple data which are considered holistically. At the central office level, a committee of six trained professionals from various schools and roles will review the portfolio materials to determine eligibility for full-time placement. Eligibility decisions are communicated by early April. Parents may request a copy of the portfolio that was submitted after they have been turned in for central selection by emailing Brittany Wade at bwade@fcps.edu.
Referrals for subject-specific and part-time AAP are screened at the local school. If you miss this deadline, your student can still be screened for subject-specific AAP or part-time AAP for the remainder of the year and submit a referral for full-time AAP next fall.
For more information, please visit the Advanced Academic Programs website.
Technology at Home
This month we are focused on how to help students balance their digital lives with sleep. Please consider reading the article for tips on how to manage technology at home. The Spanish version can be found here.
Please also consider filling out this Google form and let us know how we can continue to support you at home with your child’s technology needs.
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2024 FCPS Outstanding Staff Awards
Who can nominate?
Any FCPS employee, student, or community member can nominate a staff member for an Outstanding Staff Award.
You may nominate any staff member at VRES who is employed by FCPS! You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (one individual may only nominate one employee per category).
How do I nominate a staff member?
Complete the google nomination form using this link.
Or use this QR code:
Submit your nomination by November 17, 2023.
The nomination form requests a short paragraph describing why you are nominating the staff member.
What happens next?
All schools will conduct a local nomination process to determine their Outstanding Staff. The Outstanding staff from each school advances to the pyramid level and the selected staff from the pyramid level then advances to the region level. All school-level honorees will be recognized. The 2024 FCPS Outstanding Staff will be announced at the FCPS Honors event and will receive a monetary reward.
Contact Anna Woodward with any questions or visit the Outstanding Employee Awards webpage.
Here are the categories and eligibility for each one.
Outstanding Teacher
Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category
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
Outstanding Principal
Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a building principal (in any school/school district)
Outstanding New Principal
Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a building principal (in any school/school district)
Outstanding Leader
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in their current position as a Schedule-C or School-Based Administrator scale employee (that is not the building principal):
Common positions in this category: Assistant and Associate Principals, Director of Student Activities, Director of Student Services
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
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
Outstanding Operational Employee
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position as Schedule-A or Classroom Instructional Support Scale employee
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)
Parking on Field Trip Days
This is a gentle reminder that if you are chaperoning for your child's field trip, please park on the street so that the parking lot is open for teachers. We appreciate your help with this and THANK YOU for volunteering!
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Community Review of Elementary ELA Basal Instructional Resources
A community review of the VDOE-approved Cycle II core instructional materials is scheduled for November 15, 2023, until noon on December 15, 2023. As part of the public review process, an open house has been scheduled during this period to allow community members to ask questions to members of the Elementary Language Arts team. Please share the information included in this communication with school staff and community by November 20, 2023.
Digital materials for public review and comment will be available on the Elementary Language Arts Basal Resource Review website.
Hard copies of instructional materials will be available for review at:
Pimmit Hills Center, Room 207 7510 Lisle Avenue Falls Church, VA 22043
Materials may be reviewed at Pimmit Hills Center Monday - Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Visitors should enter through door #4 and check in at the main office or with the building coordinator on duty.
An open house with representatives from the Elementary Language Arts team will be held on Friday, December 1, 2023, from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 2, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
All community feedback will be shared with the review committee and with School Board members before the vote at the School Board regular meeting.
Westfield Theatre
Westfield High School Theatre presents Miss Holmes Thursday Nov 16 – Saturday November 18! Tickets available for all performances can be purchased at https://www.westfieldtheatre.com/. Please consider supporting this talented and hardworking cast and crew.
About the Show:
When an anonymous note sends a newlywed wife looking for help, Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson work together to uncover the secrets surrounding a corrupt police inspector whose wives have a habit of turning up dead. But this Holmes and Watson face far greater challenges than bringing the cunning criminal to justice. Miss Holmes possesses one of the greatest deductive minds of her generation, but she chafes at the restraints imposed upon her by society and family. Dr. Watson struggles to make a difference at the only hospital in London that will hire female doctors. In a time and place where gender roles are rigidly defined, these unconventional women dare to challenge societal norms by providing an unusual, but necessary, service. Inspired by the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this theatrical fan fiction shines a new light on favorite characters from the canon, re-examining the Victorian world of Holmes and Watson by exploring the added obstacles faced by these two iconic characters if they were women.
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