Dear Flower Valley Community,
It was a wonderful, sunny week at FVES! One of the highlights was a fun, interactive assembly hosted by Cantare. Our students sang and danced through Latin America during this experience. Take a look at some pictures from the event below. A special thank you to Ms. Benavides for organizing this and to our PTA for funding the event. What a memorable time!
We have a lot of exciting school events coming up! This week, students will be participating in an assembly focused on standing up against bullying. Students will also be enjoying the book fair, and we will have our annual Math Night Thursday starting at 6:00. We hope to see you there!
This week's newsletter contains important information about our upcoming Community Conversation. Please complete the RSVP linked below in the newsletter. We have also included information about our annual Harvest Festival and Mental Health Awareness Week. We are looking for volunteers to support the Harvest Festival field day activities. Please reach out to Mr. Taubman if you are interested in volunteering for Harvest Festival.
I hope you have a restful weekend.
With Firefly Pride!
Dr. Fish
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During school hours, we ask that you park in our parking lot if you are coming into the school or picking up or dropping off children. Please avoid parking directly out front of the school where the yellow curb is marked. This area is for emergency vehicles and buses. We understand that sometimes parking can be challenging, but there are typically 2-3 parking spaces in our lot at most times during the day. If there are no empty spaces in the lot, you may park along the white curb across from the main entrance for a quick pick up or drop off.
Book Walk Pictures
Math Night
Mental Health Awareness Week: October 21st - 25th
Community Conversation - Save the Date! October 22nd at 6:00PM
FVES Book Fair: October 11th-17th
Harvest Festival: November 1st - Volunteers Needed - See below!
PTA Corner
Interested in Volunteering at FVES?
Save the Date: Calendar of FVES and PTA Events
Parent Handbook
Our first Community Conversation of the year will be held October 22nd from 6:00-7:30PM at FVES. We would love to have as many members of our community present as possible. Our focus for the evening will include the following:
- Engage in community building
- Learn about strategies to empower families to support conversations related to recognizing and celebrating our differences
- Focus on how we can come together as a community to value and celebrate the assets of the diversity of our Flower Valley community
Please RSVP HERE.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We would love to have parent volunteers for our mini field day activities. If you are available to volunteer for this fun event, please email Mr. Taubman at Scott_D_Taubman@mcpsmd.org.
Our annual Harvest Festival is right around the corner! Let’s get ready to have some fun, show our Firefly school pride, and help out our community! Our Fireflies will be collecting canned goods the week of October 28th-November 1st to help support those in need in our community. Students will also be preparing for our school spirit parade by decorating FVES themed harvest collection wagons (lunch carts) to show their school pride and to collect canned goods the day of the parade. Students are encouraged to show their school pride by wearing our school colors, spirit wear, flowers, and/or fireflies. We are looking forward to providing an opportunity for our students to enjoy time celebrating with one another, show their school spirit, and support our community. See the schedule below.
- Date: November 1st
Mini Field Day Fun with Mr. Taubman (Various Times during the Day)
Parade Time: 2-2:30
Party Time: 2:30-3:10
In the coming days, your child’s homeroom teacher will be reaching out for donations of food, party crafts and supplies, paper products, and school spirit float decorations - all of the blue, yellow, firefly, and flower decorations you can make or donate. Students will be using their class lunch carts as their harvest collection wagons. Items will be collected as an entire grade level and will be evenly distributed amongst all homerooms. We appreciate any donations you are able to provide.
We welcome volunteers for the party and the field day activities. Sign-up sheets will be coming out soon from the teachers and from Mr. Taubman. We also welcome everyone to cheer on our students at the FVES Harvest Parade! The path for the parade is below.
Please remember that Halloween costumes are not allowed in school; however, students are encouraged to wear school colors and really do it up with school spirit for our Harvest Festival!
Parade Route:
Parents can stand along the route to take pictures. Please do not stop your child on the parade route.
If it rains, we will have the parade inside for the children.
After the parade, students will return to their classrooms for their fall harvest parties.
Students will be dismissed for the day at the normal time.
If you would like your child to participate in an alternative activity instead of the parade, please email your child’s teacher. After the parade, all children will join their classmates for the Fall Harvest Party.
We are looking forward to a fabulous harvest celebration!
Parent and caregiver volunteers support the overall success of Flower Valley. We welcome volunteers and are truly grateful for the ways you support our school each and every day. Some volunteer opportunities include serving as a mystery reader in class, sharing information about your career or hobby via a class presentation or visit, supporting lunch and recess, chaperoning field trips, supporting in-school events, and so much more!
If you are interested in serving as a volunteer, please see the information below and contact Mrs. Atanda at Jennifer_T_Atanda@mcpsmd.org. Volunteer clearance lasts for 3 years. Many volunteers who completed the training upon returning to in person learning three years ago need to complete the training again.
-Show your FVES pride by purchasing some spirit wear. All orders MUST be placed by TODAY, Friday, October 11th; orders are unable to be accepted after today. Spirit wear will be delivered to your child’s backpack in early November. Check out this year’s styles and place your order at https://bit.ly/FVSpiritWear. Contact Tamara at tamarapmoore@gmail.com with any questions. -Our PTA Meeting has moved to Tuesday, October 15th in the APR from 6:30pm-8:00pm and will have childcare AND dinner provided! ALL parents are welcome! (Non-members and members). Please RSVP here as soon as possible: https://forms.gle/uhySyRtiJGrVskTT7
We'll have an opportunity for parents to chat and meet by grade level, provide an overview of PTA events and activities this year, and have a principal's update.
-Book Fair is coming and we need your help! The Book Fair runs Oct 11th-17th. We do have a few days where we could use some more help—the students will all come in on either Friday or Monday to write their lists, and Tuesday and Wednesday will be busy with buying. Thursday evening we will be open in the evening and can get busy. Please see this link to sign up to help. https://bit.ly/VolFVESBookFair
Math Night: October 17th 6-7:30PM
Mental Health Awareness Week: Week of October 21st
FVES Community Conversation - Tentative Date: October 22nd, 6-7:30PM
PTA Sponsored Masquerade Festival: October 26th, 5:30-7:30PM
Fall Festival and Parade: November 1st
Picture Retakes: November 8th
Fall Open House: November 11th (More details to come soon :))
PTA Sponsored Fun Run/Walk: November 17th; 3:00PM
PTA Sponsored Game Night; January 25th; 6:30-8:30PM
Winter IM Concert: January 27th, 7:00PM
Winter Chorus Concert: February 5th at 6:30PM
Kindness Week and Party: Week of February 10th (party 2/14)
Yearbook Groups and Candid Pictures: February 19th
PTA Sponsored STEM Night: February 20th, 6:30-8:30PM
Spring Book Fair: March 3rd-7th
Read Across America Week: Week of March 3rd
Reading Night: March 6th, 6-7:30PM
PTA Sponsored Staff vs. Parents Basketball Game and Silent Auction at RHS: March 15th, 4:00-6:00PM
STEM Day: March 21st
PTA Sponsored Mulch Drive (Ends April 5th)
Career Day: April 11th
Spring Individual and Class Pictures: April 28th
International Night: April 28th, 6:00-8:30PM
Field Days: May TBD
PTA Sponsored SAVERS Donation Drive: May 3rd, 9:30-1:00PM
PTA Sponsored Carnival: May 18th, 2-5:00PM
Spring IM Concert: May 19th, 7:00PM
5th Grade Promotion: June 12th (Students arrive at 5:00; program begins at 5:30PM.)
5th Grade Fun Day: June 13th
Flower Valley Elementary School
Be bright! Be kind! Be you!
We inspire all children to become critical thinkers who are imaginative, adaptable, and collaborative. We strive to cultivate peaceful, life-long learners who contribute positively to the community around them.
Email: Angie_L_Fish@mcpsmd.org
Website: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/flowervalleyes/
Location: Flower Valley Elementary School, Sunflower Drive, Rockville, MD, USA
Phone: 240-740-1780
Twitter: @AngieFish_FVES