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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 12, 2025
IN THIS ISSUE
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Please Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
- Bingo Night Information
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Family Life Education Instructional Program Information
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SCA Spirit Day
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Thanksgiving Luncheon
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Positivity Project at Virginia Run
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Yearbook Photos
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PTA Board for 25-26 School Year
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PTA Student Newsletter-November
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PTA Fundraisers - Lazy Dog Restaurant & Fun Land
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PTA Save the Dates!
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Important Upcoming Dates
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Frequently Visited Links and Important Virginia Run Contacts
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Monthly Lunch Menu
🗓️ Calendar Reminders
Wednesday, November 19, is an Early Release Wednesday for Virginia Run. Students will be dismissed at 1:00 PM, unless you have already notified the school of an alternate plan.
See the complete school year calendar.
4th grade Veterans Day Concert!
1. ✅ Please Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available in SIS ParentVUE under Online Packets, which is in the upper right corner of the screen after logging in. Please complete it as soon as possible. Schools will provide paper forms to families who have not completed the survey in ParentVUE starting Wednesday, November 12.
Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household is important. This year, FCPS expects to receive approximately $4 million in Impact Aid funding. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For more information, please visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page.
2. Bingo Night Information
👋 Get Ready to Shout "BINGO!" at Virginia Run Elementary!
The Virginia Run Elementary PTA is hosting a super fun Bingo Night! Mark your calendars for Friday, November 14th, from 6 to 8 PM in the School Cafeteria.
🎟️ Tickets and Entry
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Pre-registration isn't necessary—just come on over and enjoy the fun!
- You can buy your single booklet for 10-Round Bingo Games when you arrive at the door.
- A single booklet costs $3.
- You can pay with cash, Venmo, or PayPal.
🍕 Food and Drinks
- If you pre-ordered food, you can pick up your food in the school cafeteria by 6:00 PM.
- Don't worry about snacks! The 6th Grade Celebration Committee will be selling drinks, snacks, and candy during the event to help with their fundraising.
2025 Bingo Night Flyer
We'd also love to have volunteers help make the night a success! You can click the link or scan the QR code in the flyer to sign up to volunteer!
Volunteer Sign-up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4BA4AC23A0F5C34-59946368-2025#/
3. Family Life Education Instructional Program Information
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides a comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for students in grades kindergarten through grade twelve. Instruction is seen as a partnership among parents and guardians, the school, and the community in supporting the learning essential to the development of strong families, positive relationships, and a healthy community.
Parents/guardians may choose to opt their child out of all or part of the Family Life Education program. Students who are opted out are provided with age-appropriate, nonpunitive alternative health instruction, and every effort is made to foster respect for family choices. If you wish to opt your child out of all or part of FLE for this school year, opt out forms are available in Parent Digital Consent. Paper opt-out forms are available from your child’s school. Students receiving special education services and accessing modified curriculum will receive a printed opt-out form for modified FLE lessons.
Detailed grade-level program descriptions are available online at Elementary (K-6) , Middle School (7-8) , and High School (9-12). FLE grade level-specific lessons and media that FCPS has streaming rights for are available for parents online in Schoology. Parents/guardians login to Schoology using the same username and password as their Student Information System (SIS) Parent account. Grade level-specific lessons are also available at the City of Fairfax Regional Library (this location does not have media). Grade level-specific lessons and media that is not streamed online are available for review at your child’s school library. Due to copyright permissions, we are unable to stream all media online.
The Virginia Run Parent Preview night will be held on Monday, November 24th at 6pm, in the library.
Program questions may be addressed at your child’s school or by contacting Instructional Services at 571-423-4550 or by email to fle@fcps.edu.
Mr. Gerstner and Ms. Chavez visited another bus stop on Monday.
4. SCA Spirit Day
Our November SCA Spirit Day will be on Friday, November 21st. Dress up as a twin or triplet with other classmates.
5. Thanksgiving Luncheon
Our Thanksgiving tradition is back! Please join us for the annual Thanksgiving Luncheon on Friday,November 21st. Parents of students in K-6 are invited to come and eat lunch with their child on this day. The menu includes the traditional thanksgiving turkey meal.
If you would like to purchase a parent or non-student (sibling) lunch on this day, tickets must be purchased in advance. Lunch tickets are available for purchase through November 19th. The price for parents and non-Virginia Run students is $5.00. Cash or Checks ONLY can be given to the teachers. Cash must be exact. Any extra monies collected over the lunch amount, will be donated to a local account used for student needs. Please make checks payable to “VRES Cafeteria”. Payment through My School Bucks (MSB) will NOT be available for parent lunch purchase. Students that normally purchase lunch, will have their account charged that day. If a student normally brings lunch but wants to buy, the price is $3.25. This will need to be purchased in advance as well.
Again, we will not be selling tickets on the day of the Thanksgiving lunch. ALL tickets must be purchased in advance.
There will be a change in the lunch time for Kindergarten only. All other lunch times will stay the same. Please see the lunch times below:
4th Grade Lunch: 11:00 – 11:30pm
2nd Grade Lunch: 11:10 – 11:40pm
1st Grade Lunch: 11:30 – 12:00pm
5th Grade Lunch: 12:00 – 12:30pm
6th Grade Lunch: 12:30 – 1:00pm
3rd Grade: 1:00pm – 1:30pm
Kindergarten: 1:15 – 1:45pm
Thanksgiving Luncheon 2025 Flyer
6. Positivity Project at Virginia Run
Spiral Review of Character Strengths
This week, our school community will do a spiral review of the character strengths discussed recently; Integrity, Creativity, Other People Matter- Knowing My Words and Actions Affect Others, and Bravery.
To encourage these character strengths with your child at home, visit The Positivity Project’s mobile-friendly P2 for Families (available in English and Spanish), where you will watch videos together and discuss a quote and three questions for each.
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7. Yearbook Photos
Dear families, Mrs. Adkins and Mrs. Tuben would love to gather some photos of school events from throughout the year for consideration for this year’s yearbook. Please email any great school moments you capture to mktuben@fcps.edu with the subject line “VRES Yearbook photos” and stay tuned for a direct upload link later in the year.
8. PTA Board for 25-26 School Year
President - Matthew Reklau - virginiarunpta@gmail.com
Secretary - Laura McAndrews - secretary@vrespta.onmicrosoft.com
Treasurer - Kyle Jewett - treasurer.virginiarunpta@gmail.com
VP Education - Kimberly Wilson - vresvpeducation@gmail.com
VP Fundraising - Amanda Prindle - vresvpfundraising@yahoo.com
VP Social - Skylar Ha - vresvpsocial@gmail.com
9. PTA Student Newsletter-November
🎨 November Art & Creativity!
🌟 Art Stars of the Month
Give a huge round of applause to our October Art Stars!
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3rd Grade: Auden Holm for their work on James and the Giant Peach
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4th Grade: Colton Garcia for their work on The Wild Robot
💡 Artwork Challenge: "Thanks in a Jar!"
It's the Season of Gratitude!
Let's make our own Jar of Thanks! Think about your family, friends, pets, favorite foods, or happy memories, and fill your jar with them:
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Draw a big jar on letter-size paper.
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Fill it with pictures or words of things you're thankful for.
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Write a short sentence: "I'm thankful for _____."
How to Submit Your Art:
- You can use crayons, colored pencils, paint, or even a drawing app! Any style is okay!
- For paper artwork, place your drawing in the PTA Submission Box inside the school office.
- For digital artwork, email it to Skylar7981@gmail.com.
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Don't forget to include the student's full name, grade, and the title of the artwork.
- The deadline is Friday, November 21st.
🎲 Fun & Games!
🦃 Viking Quiz
Answer the question below and you could be entered into a raffle to win a special Thanksgiving treat!
Q: WHAT DO PEOPLE BUY THE MOST FOR THANKSGIVING?
- A. Potatoes
- B. Turkey
- C. Cranberry Sauce
- D. Pumpkin Pie
Submit your quiz answer along with your full name and grade in the PTA Submission Box in the school office.
If you have any questions or want more information, please contact Skylar Ha, VP of Social, at Skylar7981@gmail.com.
Student Newsletter November 2025
10. PTA Fundraisers
Lazy Dog Restaurant Fundraiser
🐶 Dine Out and Support Our PTA!
Mark your calendar! The Virginia Run Elementary PTA is partnering with Lazy Dog Restaurant in Chantilly, VA, for a fundraiser.
When: The fundraiser runs for one week, from November 6 to November 12.
How to Participate:
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Dine In: Just show the original flyer to your server, and 15% of your total bill will be donated back to the PTA.
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Take Out: Order online at lazydogrestaurants.com. Be sure to select the Chantilly, VA location and enter the code 01Chantilly at checkout to ensure the PTA gets credit.
This is an easy and delicious way to support our school! Enjoy a meal and help the PTA raise funds.
Lazy Dog Restaurant November Fundraiser Flyer
Fun Land Fundraiser
Get ready for some fun because the VRES PTA is hosting a Fun Land Fundraiser!
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Save the Date: Thursday, November 20th
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Time: 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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What you get: For only $20 per person, you'll get a 3-HOUR UNLIMITED ATTRACTIONS PASS plus a $10 ARCADE CARD!
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The Fun: Enjoy over 100 amazing arcade games, Go-Karts, Laser Tag, a Ropes Course, and Rock Climbing. Guaranteed fun for everyone!
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Where: Fun Land in Centreville, VA (5111 Westfields Blvd.)
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How to Purchase: You can buy your passes at the door, but make sure you say you are with VRES!
https://www.visitfunland.com/fairfax-home
11.20.25 Fun Land - Fundraiser Flyer
VRES Spirit Wear
Show your Viking pride while supporting the Virginia Run PTA! A portion of every spirit wear purchase goes directly to the PTA. All items are shipped straight to your doorstep.
www.campussurvivalkits.com/virginiarun
https://virginiarun.deco-apparel.com/
11. PTA Save the Dates!
11/20: Fun Land Fundraiser, 4:00 to 9:00 PM
3/6: Cub Run vs. VRES Volleyball Game, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, Westfield High School
Virginia Run's amazing Administration team: Dave Gerstner, Principal, Jessica Green, Assistant Principal, and Lauren Arreaza, Assistant Principal.
12. Important Upcoming Dates
11/14: Bingo Night, 6:30 - 8:00 PM, Concessions - 6:00 PM, Cafeteria
11/19: Early Release Wednesday-Virginia Run will release students at 1:00 PM
11/20: Fun Land Fundraiser, 4:00 - 9:00 PM
11/21: SCA Spirit Day - Twin/Triplet Day
11/21: Thanksgiving Lunch
11/26 - 11/28: Thanksgiving Break - Student Holidays
12/5: Picture Retake Day
12/10: Fun Land Fundraiser, 4:00 - 9:00 PM
12/17: Early Release Wednesday-Virginia Run will release students at 1:00 PM
12/22 - 1/2: Winter Break - Student Holidays
1/22: Fun Land Fundraiser, 4:00 - 9:00 PM
2/25: Early Release Wednesday-Virginia Run will release students at 1:00 PM
2/25: Fun Land Fundraiser, 4:00 - 9:00 PM
3/6: Cub Run vs. VRES Volleyball Game, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, Westfield High School
3/25: Early Release Wednesday-Virginia Run will release students at 1:00 PM
4/29: Early Release Wednesday-Virginia Run will release students at 1:00 PM
5/20: Early Release Wednesday-Virginia Run will release students at 1:00 PM
SOL Schedule
3/18: Gr. 5 IRW
5/6: Gr. 3-4 Reading
5/7: Gr. 5-6 Reading
5/13: Gr. 3-4 Math
5/14: Gr. 5-6 Math
5/21: Gr. 5 Science
5/28-6/3: Retakes
*Makeups will be held when students return from their absence.
13. Frequently Visited Links and Important Virginia Run Contacts
14. Monthly Lunch Menu
Please use this link to view the Virginia Run ES Lunch Menu.
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