MVES Newsletter

November

18- Chick-fil-A Fundraiser Night 5:00-7:00

18- Marco's Pizza Night

20- Picture Retakes

21- Mobile Dentist

22- Mobile Dentist

27- NO SCHOOL- Holiday

28- NO SCHOOL- Holiday

29- NO SCHOOL- Holiday

This past weekend I was mountain biking in The George Washington National Forest and I bumped into one of our MVES families who was enjoying a mid day hike. It reminded me how “sweet” it was to take my sons into the neighboring mountains when they were young (I often had to bribe them to keep climbing with the promise of Swedish Fish or Airheads awaiting them at the summit). 😀 When you ask Dr. Google about “place value,” you typically get the mathematical explanation of “the numerical value that a digit has by virtue of its position in a number.” At Mountain View we start teaching this type of place value beginning in first grade but we also teach another version of “place value” that emphasizes the environmental and historical significance of where we live in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. Consider taking time this weekend watching a sunset, or staring up into the night sky, or simply looking around your yard for confused critters who think winter is still a long way off! Teaching our kids that this place- our place- has value in its uniqueness is an important part of their learning. As someone whose childhood was spent on the asphalt prairie of Northern Virginia, thirty years ago I fell in love with The Valley’s natural beauty, its people, and its pace. Let’s work together to pass that love on to the next generation!

Help Wanted For Our Newcomer Program

As many of you know, Mountain View now hosts a regional newcomer program for kids to learn basic English skills. We’re looking for a part-time tutor! In addition to MVES students, we currently have kids from Lacey Spring, John Wayland, and Pleasant Valley who are new to our country and new to English. In a class of about a dozen students, we have students who speak Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Ukrainian, and Kurdish. While the teacher Ms. Morales and her full time assistant, Mr. Sanchez, are both bilingual and heritage Spanish speakers, we are looking for someone who could spend 15-20 hours a week in the classroom. If you might be interested, please let us know and apply here: https://rockingham.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=1317

Nov. Week 3: Outa My Comfort Zone! (Adaptations & Habitats)

Observation: Different animals live in different places.

Question: Why can you only find certain animals in certain places … a shark in the ocean, a camel in the desert, a polar bear in the snowy arctic?

Exploration:

• What is your favorite animal? (can be a non-typical animal: axalotle, water bear, etc.)

• What does it eat? What part of its body helps it find food?

• Where does it live? What part of its body helps it live there?

• What would happen to your animal if it was moved to another habitat?

Results: Take a picture of your tables and submit it to your teacher on SeeSaw!

Reflection:

• Let’s think about people! How can people live in many different environments and habitats?

Resources: (modified from)

https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/teaching-resources/life-science/explore-animal-adaptations

Attraction packets were sent home with students today. You may preview the book here:

Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley Attractions Guide

A photographer from Strawbridge Studios will be at MVES on 11/20/2024 for Fall Retake pictures.

https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/mountain-view-elementary-school-1/fall-retake-pictures-11-20-2024-63/optIn

This link will allow you to sign up to receive email updates about your child's school portraits after picture day. These emails are sent to announce important things like when images are ready for viewing online, when novelty items are available for purchase and when new deals and promotions are being offered. When entering your child's information, be sure to enter their name as it is on file at the school.

Do you still need to order pictures? Our NEW Code Lookup Tool is now available. You can simply scan the QR code and follow the directions to access your child's picture ordering gallery. No need to contact Customer Service for an access code! *Student last name and Student ID number will be required for data security.*

If you have questions about the Code Lookup or are having difficulty navigating the site, you can still reach out to our Customer Service team via the Live Chat on our website, www.strawbridge.net

There are lots of easy ways to help support the children, teachers, and school! Check out the PTO sign up link to see what you can do to help with upcoming events

https://signup.com/mobileweb/2.0/vspot.html?groupkey=85179002064#group_page

The Duke Dog Reading Program is back for the 2024-2025 school year! The reading goal for students in grades K-3 is 5 books and the goal for students in grades 4-5 is 3 books. Once students have reached their goal, parents fill out the submission form at dukedogreading.com and students will receive 3 digital tickets for each of the following games, which admit the student and 2 additional guests to this season's Duke Dog Reading JMU Basketball Games:

Women's Basketball: December 29th, 2024 vs Troy
Men's Basketball: January 4th, 2025 vs Arkansas State
Women's Basketball: February 15th, 2025 vs Old Dominion

More information can be found in the attached parent letter!

If your child is going to be absent from school, please call the office at 540-438-1965 or email mvesattendance@rockingham.k12.va.us. If you are planning to take a vacation or your child will be out of school for an extended period of time, please contact the office. Thank you!

Be sure to check out updates from our Fine Arts here Fine Arts News.

All transportation changes must be made by 2:00pm. Please contact the office at 540-438-1965 or you may send an email to mvesattendance@rockingham.k12.va.us with your change. If you’ve notified your child’s teacher please be sure to notify the office as well.

The parent portal is an online portal accessible anywhere on the web that parents can log in to and see all of their children in one place, their grades, assignments, scores, attendance, schedules, and teacher comments for each school your children attend.

Parents need to contact the school to get access information to create an account in PowerSchool.