Fairfax County Public Schools 4th Grade Language Arts Comprehension Tests

For Charabanc Commuter Appreciation Calendar week, each commuter received a goodie purse to make their twenty-four hours brighter as we welcomed them on Mon morning.

Of import Upcoming Dates

10/29: 2 Hr Early Release/End of Quarter one

10/29: SRR Parent Signature Canvass Due Tomorrow

11/ane: Teacher Workday; Student Vacation

11/2: Instructor Workday; Pupil Vacation

11/five: Impact Assistance Survey Due For Each Educatee

11/ix: Progress Reports Become Home

eleven/x: Fall Picture Day Retakes

11/xi: Veterans' 24-hour interval: 2 Hour Early Release for Students

11/16: quaternary Grade Ukulele Concert

11/eighteen: 5th Grade Ukulele Concert

IN THIS Issue

Calendar Reminder
REMINDER: Storybook Graphic symbol Spirit Day
NEW: Brainwash Fairfax and Fairfax Villa
NEW: Welcoming Our New Staff Members
Touch Aid Forms
UPDATE:AAP Level IV Screening Information
Customs Review of Unproblematic English language Linguistic communication Arts Basal Instructional Resource
REMINDER:Mon & Friday Fairfax Villa Clothing
FCPS Daily Health Screening Reminder
FCPS COVID-19 Updates
Substitutes Needed
Upcoming School Board Plebiscite
SR&R Sheets Due Tomorrow Oct.29
PTA News

1.Calendar Reminder

Every bit a reminder, Friday, October 29, is the final solar day of the commencement quarter, and a two-hour early on release for students. Besides, schools are closed for students on Monday, Nov ane, and Tuesday, November 2, for teacher work days. Come across the complete 2021-22 school yr agenda.

ii.Storybook Grapheme Spirit Mean solar day

Tomorrow, Fairfax Villa students and staff are going to have a Storybook Character Spirit Day. To highlight our joy for reading, we are asking students to celebrate their favorite volume by dressing as their favorite book character. Character clothes should be school appropriate with no "full face" masks and should non obscure students' vision, movement (including shoes for PE and recess), or power to take care of personal needs. Toy weapons are not permitted. The but handheld props should be your books. We look forrad to seeing what wonderful book characters our students and staff will choose!

three.Educate Fairfax and Fairfax Villa

At the regular meeting on Oct 21, 2021, Educate Fairfax staff and members were recognized by the Schoolhouse Lath for 10 years of service to the county'south public schools. The board commended them on the new name and brand and for raising well-nigh $6,000,000 to support FCPS over the past few years.

At Fairfax Villa Elementary School, all 535 students can have reward of the Brainwash Fairfax grant to supplement the book room with diverse books to help students with their reading and comprehension. Over 120 book sets were purchased that reverberate the diversity of the student body. As the reading specialist said, "Books serve equally both mirrors and windows for children. Our students need to read books with characters with whom they can chronicle and who reflect positively on their cocky-image and give them access to understanding others who might be dissimilar."

Give thanks You Educate Fairfax for the teacher grant to diversify and update our bookroom! Nosotros're excited to read these cool new books that help all students see themselves and others in books!

4.Welcoming Our New Staff Members

We are excited to denote that nosotros accept hired two classroom monitors to work with our students and back up the bang-up work our teachers are doing. Recently, Ms. Shana Bullock and Ms. Adriana Jabaly have joined our staff. Although you lot may already know them since they live in our Villa neighborhood, please join us in welcoming them to our Fairfax Villa staff.

Ms. Bullock is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in Wild fauna Biology who started her career writing Ecosystem Management Plans for Army bases in the US. Her involvement in that field led her and her hubby to spend 2 months volunteering with The Nature Conservancy on Palmyra Atoll - an uninhabited isle in the due south Pacific. Staying at domicile and caring for her iii children (a son at WVU, a daughter at Robinson SS, and a 1st grader at the Villa) allowed her to continue to piece of work every bit a preschool teacher and for the Town of Vienna's Parks Department. With her family, Ms. Bullock loves to travel, camp, scuba swoop, ski, kayak, and garden. We are very happy to have Ms. Bullock bring together united states of america, not simply equally a parent, but now every bit a staff member.

Ms. Jabaly has too joined our staff equally a classroom monitor and is currently filling in with many positions. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she now lives hither in Fairfax with her two children - both whom are students at the Villa. Ms. Jabaly enjoys spending time with her children. They all enjoy watching movies on the weekend too as playing basketball game and soccer. The Jabalys have been a part of the Villa family for many years and we are happy to take Ms. Jabaly join us on our staff.

five.Impact Aid Forms

FCPS uses the Student-Parent Survey for Federal Bear upon Help to identify federally continued students and to support our request for Bear on Aid resources. On Oct 19th, the survey was distributed to all FCPS families. Please return all your forms by Nov 5th.

For each school-anile kid in your household, please complete, sign, appointment, and return the survey by November 5. If sections one and 2 of the survey do not utilize to you lot, but bank check the boxes in Section iii. FCPS staff will process the data with the utmost confidentiality. To ensure complete accuracy, please use the pre-filled survey form that was sent home with your child.

For questions regarding the Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid, please call 703-329-7750 or email ImpactAid@fcps.edu. Additional data about Impact Assistance programs and grants is bachelor on the U.South. Department of Education's website at DoED Bear on Aid Programs.

6.AAP Level IV Screening Information

The deadline for submitting a Level IV Referral Grade and all optional materials is December fifteen, 2021. Mrs. Wilkins shared detailed information about the screening process at a parent meeting on ten/26. A recording of the meeting and the accompanying presentation (in both English and Spanish) is posted on the "All Parents" Schoology course. All forms are available on the AAP website. If parents/guardians have any questions that were not answered in the presentation, delight contact Mrs. Wilkins at cmwilkins@fcps.edu.

For more general information about the Avant-garde Academics Program, delight visit the AAP website and/or see the recording of the parent presentation that was held on 9/28. The recording and a re-create of the presentation in both English and Castilian, every bit well every bit translations of the AAP Newsletter, are as well available on the "All Parents" Schoology form.

7.Community Review of Unproblematic English Language Arts Basal Instructional Resources

Fairfax County Public Schools will prefer new Elementary School Linguistic communication Arts Basal Instructional Resources for schoolhouse years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. A review commission composed of community members, administrators, and teachers volition see in Nov and December to review the instructional materials under consideration and community feedback. Public review of the recommended materials is office of the process for selecting new resource.

Elementary English Linguistic communication Arts basal instructional resources may be accessed in person and online October 26 through November 26, 2021. Digital materials for public review and comment will be bachelor at the post-obit link https://www.fcps.edu/node/36853. People reviewing the material online may complete an electronic comment sheet https://forms.gle/VKxcfabLedjYAZpS8. In addition, hard copies of instructional resources will exist available in the lobby of Willow Oaks Administrative Center. Willow Oaks is open each business organisation mean solar day from 7:30 am to 3:00 pm and extended hours will be provided until 7:45 pm on Oct 26 and November three, 2021. All community feedback will be shared with School Board members before the vote at the School Lath regular coming together.

eight.Mon & Friday Fairfax Villa Article of clothing

To celebrate being back in person, students and staff will be wearing the aforementioned clothing to kickoff and stop each week during the 2021-22 schoolhouse twelvemonth!

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. The Boosterthon team distributed these green shirts during the fun run. The shirts highlight our Villa dragon and Positivity logos on the front of the shirts.
On Fridays, we will be showing off our favorite Fairfax Villa spirit clothing. If your son or daughter has outgrown their Fairfax Villa spirit habiliment clothing, our PTA has some new ones.

9.Daily Health Screening Reminder

On a daily basis, please consider if whatsoever of the following are true for your child, and if so, please keep them home:

Feeling feverish and/or having chills –documented temperature of 100.4°F or higher?
Has there been any apply of fever reducing medication within the concluding 24 hours?
A new cough that is not due to another wellness condition?
Nasal congestion or runny nose?
New shortness of breath or difficulty breathing that is not due to another health status?
New chills that are not due to some other health status?
A new sore throat that is not due to another wellness status?
New musculus aches that are not due to another health condition, or that may take been caused past a specific activity (such as physical exercise)?
Fatigue (more tired than usual)?
Headache?
A new loss of taste or smell?
Intestinal pain, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting?
New onset of poor appetite or poor feeding?
Have you had a positive test for the virus that causes COVID-xix disease inside the past 10 days?
Were yous currently tested for COVID-nineteen because you were ill and are still waiting for the lab results?
In the by xiv days, have you had close contact (inside almost six feet for 15 minutes or more) with someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19?

As a reminder, if your child comes to schoolhouse with any of these symptoms, they will be isolated in the Care room and you lot will be contacted to bring them abode. They volition need to run into a md to verify a negative COVID test or alternate diagnosis earlier they can return to school. (Notation: If you make up one's mind to continue your child dwelling house due to any of these symptoms at that place is no Return to School form requirement.)

Students who must remain absent for multiple days for COVID-related reasons will be provided asynchronous activities. Please communicate with united states of america if your child tests positive for COVID and is isolating, or if your child is quarantining past order of the Fairfax County Wellness Section.

10.FCPS COVID-19 Updates

In support of our commitment to safety, Fairfax Villa will begin optional COVID-xix screening testing students the week of Nov 8.

Routine testing is a highly recommended strategy to reduce COVID-nineteen transmission and keep our schools rubber. Following recommendations past the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least x% of students who are not fully vaccinated and accept parent/guardian consent will be randomly selected for weekly testing.

Parent/guardian consent is required for students to be part of the testing pool. Nosotros will share more information nearly how to submit your child(ren)'s vaccination status and opt in to testing soon.

Examination results will be kept confidential. Parents/guardians will be able to review results through the secure vendor portal. Parents/guardians may select an pick to share their kid'due south test results with FCPS. Sharing results with FCPS is optional.

More information about COVID-19 testing in FCPS tin be found on the FCPS website. As always, please contact Mr. Gerstner if you lot accept any questions or concerns.

In last week'southward piece of work session, Dr. Brabrand shared that FCPS is working with area health intendance organizations to program a collaborative endeavour to support COVID-19 vaccination for five-11 yr-olds as before long as the vaccine is authorized. We volition go on to share information as that evolves. In the meantime, you may use the COVID-19 Vaccination for 5-11 Year-olds Talking Points to help answer questions.

xi.Substitutes Needed

FCPS is looking for kind and caring substitute teachers to ensure our students continue to thrive when teachers need to exist out of the building. Substitute teaching is a keen opportunity for stay-at-home parents who would similar a flexible work schedule. Subs save the twenty-four hour period- use today!

12.Upcoming Schoolhouse Board Referendum

Early on Voting Now Open up and the School Bond Referendum is on the November ii Ballot!

A school bond plebiscite will be on the general election ballot on Tuesday, November ii. Polls volition be open up from 6 a.m. to 7 p.1000. Residents of Fairfax County may vote if they are 18 years or older on Ballot Day and have registered to vote 22 days prior to the election (on or before October 12, at 5 p.grand.).

Early voting is now open and available through October 30. See the Fairfax County early voting website for hours and locations.

A new or renovated school is twoscore-50% more energy efficient—supporting the School Lath's phased goal for carbon-neutral energy utilize by 2040.

The building and renovation of schools is non financed through the school system'south operating funds just through bonds. Bonds sales must exist canonical by voters since they are a future obligation for taxpayers. As long as debt service costs do not increase significantly as a percentage of combined general fund disbursements, the canton's bonded debt is non probable to be a contributing factor to an increase in local taxes.

Learn more well-nigh the 2021 Bail Referendum.

13.Student Rights & Responsibilities Parent/Guardian Signature

The Student Rights and Responsibilities document (SR&R) explains expectations for pupil behavior and adult responses to heighten schoolhouse prophylactic and to create a fair, equitable and supportive school environment. More information well-nigh the SR&R is bachelor online.

Parents tin can print the form, sign and render to school with their child or electronically sign the understanding from the ParentVue account.

The SR&R Parent/Guardian signature canvass is due tomorrow, October 29.

fourteen.PTA Message

https://villapta.org/

The following message is sent on behalf of the Fairfax Villa ES School PTA. Its content reflects the views of the PTA.

Good news! The Reflections Fine art Contest deadline for submitting artwork has been extended to Monday, Nov viii, 2021. If your artist hasn't been able to complete a finished project, at present there's time!

Please email villapta@gmail.com for more information.

The Original Works to accept your student's artwork turned into gifts has been received past them and is being converted into electronic format as we speak. The October borderline was to have the PTA collect and submit artwork for our members. If you have turned something in already, once the online ordering opens, you tin can upload boosted and or replacement artwork online yourself, or submit it to PTA, if you need aid. If you did not submit anything notwithstanding, at that place's even so time! Nosotros will allow new orders to be turned in past the shut of business concern, Fri, November fifth, 2021. You'll soon find your personalized Original Works alphabetic character in Tuesday's folders.

Delight turn all artwork in to the PTA front part box, and / or contact PTA straight at villapta@gmail.com to make arrangements.

The PTA would like to announce our new partnership with 1st Place Spirit Wearable! We'd like to say a special thanks to Wild Haggis Sports for supporting the states these past few years. I know Simon personally, and he has a great business fabricated complicated past supply chain issues. 1st Place Spirit Article of clothing uses what might be the new way of merch making – a press process that's on need and requires no minimum orders. You lot browse the several pages of Villa merch options. You lot purchase 1 – 100 pieces of merch. They guarantee it arrives at your door within ten business days. They are currently creating some FVES items with our specific branding and should be upward whatever day now. In the meantime, they've got a lot of cool Fairfax Villa items in the shop already. Merely go to https://1stplacespiritwear.com/ and type in our school's name. 10% of all proceeds come to FVES PTA!

The next FVES PTA Membership and Community Meeting is Wed, November 17th from 7pm to 8:30pm. Information technology's entirely online via zoom. Please visit villapta.org for more than information!

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