Navy News & Notes 🗞️📌 8.7.25

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Dear Navy Community,

We're gearing up for a tremendous year! A HUGE shout out to our custodial team for making our school and grounds look amazing! Below you'll find timely information to ensure your prepared and ready for the start of school. Online verification packets are available in ParentVue for your completion. If you need assistance, please contact the front office for support. 

We're excited to welcome our newest Navy Stars tomorrow at 10am on the playground! We look forward to seeing you soon!

 

Jason, Kim, and Sarah,

Your Joyous Admin Team

 

 


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🏖️Aug & Sept

  • 8/8 | Popsicles with the Principal on Playground - Navy Kindergartners 10:00-11:00 a.m.
  • 8/14 & 8/15 | Open House - see details below
  • 8/18 | First Day of School
  • 8/29-9/1 | BTSN – Grades K–3 (EAC) 5:30pm-7:00pm 🏫 
  • 9/10 | BTSN – Grades 4–6 5:30pm-7:00pm 🏫  
  • 9/12 | Principal’s Coffee (9:30 a.m.) ☕
  • 9/17 | 3-Hour Early Release Wednesday 🔔
  • 9/18| Picture Day 📷 
  • 9/23 | Holiday | Rosh Hashanah 😎  
  • 9/25 | Principal Advisory Committee | 6:00-6:30 p.m.😉 

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Popsicles with the Principal: Welcome, Kindergarten Navy Stars! 🌟

We’re rolling out the blue carpet for our newest Navy Stars—our amazing kindergarteners!

Join us on FridayAugust 8 from 10:00–11:00 a.m. on the playground for a Popsicle Party with our school leadership team: Mr. Pannutti, Mrs. Jimenez, and our newest AP, Mrs. Seck!

You’ll also get to meet our incredible kindergarten teachers, who are ready to welcome your child with open arms and big smiles! 💙 There will be cool treats, new friends, and a special photo op at our Kindergarten Signing Station 📸✍️—a fun way to mark the start of this exciting journey.

We can't wait to meet our newest Navy Stars and their families! 🐬🌟


📬 Welcome Emails Coming Soon!


We know how excited our Navy families are to find out who their child’s teacher will be this year! On Monday, August 11, families will receive a welcome email from their child’s classroom teacher. This email will include an invitation to our Open House, next week.

We can’t wait to kick off another amazing year with our Navy Stars! 💙⭐

If you do not receive an email by the end of the day on August 11, please check your spam/junk folder. Still don’t see it? Feel free to call the front office for support.


➕ Advanced Math Notifications


We know many families are eager to learn more about Advanced Math at Navy! If your child has been placed in an Advanced Math class this year, you will receive an email by Wednesday afternoon, August 13.

If you do not receive an email, your child has been placed in the on-grade-level math class.

As a reminder, placement in Advanced Math was based on multiple data points, including:

  • Completion of a rigorous math task
  • Longitudinal iReady and SOL performance data
  • Teacher input through a math rating scale

If you receive the notification and would like to opt your child out of Advanced Math, please contact Sheila Pardo in the front office.


🚗 Kiss & Ride Update Coming Soon


Our Kiss & Ride procedures are currently under review to ensure a safe and efficient arrival and dismissal for all students.

Stay tuned—logistics and details will be shared soon!


🌟Get a Head Start on Back To School Forms

The 2025-26 Online Verification/Update (OVU) packet will be available in ParentVUE starting July 25th. The OVU packet allows parents to electronically update phone numbers, emergency contacts, health conditions, and upload immunization records for their students via ParentVUE. Electronic capture of this information improves data quality and reduces staff workload. 

Instructions and detailed information are available at the following site:

For Parents: SIS ParentVUE Online Verification/Update (OVU) Packet


ICYMI-🏃‍♂️ ✈️ Drone Us for STEM! 🐬💙Join the Asha-Jyothi 5K & Support Navy!

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We currently have 17 people signed up for the race! We are tied for the most people registered for schools! Let's Go, Team Navy!

 

🚁 Help Navy Take Flight and Register for the Race!


Join us for the Asha-Jyothi 5K on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 8AM at Fairfax Corner.

Your registration supports STEM at Navy—including our exciting new drone program that brings hands-on coding, problem solving, and innovation to our students.

Let’s soar together! 💙

💥 BONUS! If we hit 100 registrations... we get to PIE Mr. Pannutti in the face! 🎯🥧

 

🛸 How to Drone (Join) In:

  1. Visit: https://www.asha-jyothi.org/event/2025fairfax5k/

  2. Select Navy Elementary School from the dropdown menu

  3. Tell your friends & family to Drone Us too! 🗣️

Asha-Jyothi is generously giving 100% of registration fees back to our school, PLUS:

  • ✈️ 25+ registrations = $500 bonus

  • ✈️ 50+ registrations = $1,000 bonus

  • ✈️ 100+ registrations = $2,000 bonus... and a flying pie for Mr. Pannutti!

Let’s soar toward our STEM goals—Drone Us and make a difference!

#DroneUsForSTEM #PiePannutti #AJ5K #STEMTakesFlight #DolphinsRunTogether


ICYMI: 🌊Save the Date for our Open House 🎉

Ahoy, Navy Stars! We’re excited to kick off another school year with you. Join us for our Open House events to meet your child’s new teacher, connect with classmates, and drop off classroom materials. Let’s make this year shine like the stars you are!

📅 Thursday, August 14 – Grades K–3

  • Kindergarten & EAC – 8:30–9:00 AM
  • 2nd Grade – 9:30–10:00 AM
  • 1st Grade – 10:30–11:00 AM
  • 3rd Grade – 11:30 AM–12:00 PM

📅 Friday, August 15 – Grades 4–6

  • 5th Grade – 9:00–9:30 AM
  • 4th Grade – 10:00–10:30 AM
  • 6th Grade – 11:00–11:30 AM

We can’t wait to see all our Navy Stars ready to set sail for a fantastic year ahead! 🌟


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