MVES Newsletter

January

28- 3rd-5th Grade Growth Assessments 12:45-2:30

31- Report Cards Issued

February

4- Domino's Spirit Night

5- Class and Club Pictures

7- Vision Screenings (KIndergarten, 3rd Grade & any new students)

11- 3rd Grade to EMU: Any Given Child Program 9:30 – 11:30

Thanks to the PTO, parent support and fundraising! Two spinners were added to the large playground on Monday. The kids are super excited and can't wait for the warmer days to play!

Help provide the teacher meal for Conference Day on 2/18. Sign up to provide a part of the meal, setup/clean, or donate and the PTO will purchase needed items.

🎶🎨 STEM & Fine Arts Night
Mark Your Calendars!

🌟 Theme: My Appalachia 🌟

Date: February 25, 2025
Location: MVES

Event Schedule:

🎵 Music Performance: 5:30 - 6:00 PM
🖼️ Art Show & STEM Rotations: 6:00 - 7:15 PM

Join us for an evening celebrating creativity and innovation!
Explore student projects, enjoy musical performances, and witness the beauty of Appalachia through Art, Music and STEM.

This event is funded by a Grant from Partners Excavating and REFI.

Yearbook Online Order

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!

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.