MVES Newsletter

October

25- NO SCHOOL- Teacher Workday

28- Pink Out Day- Wear as much pink to honor breast cancer awareness!

29- Dairy Queen Spirit Night

31- Book Character Day- Dress like your favorite Storybook Character

October 28-November 1- Book Fair

November

1- Hearing Screening for Kindergarten, 3rd grade and new students

1- Report Cards Issued

4- NO SCHOOL

4 - Parent Conferences 12:00-7:00

5- NO SCHOOL

5- Dominos Spirit Night

7- 3rd Grade to the Safari Park 8:20-2:30

7- 4th Grade to the Arboretum 8:30-2:00

We have 2 custodial positions open. If you are motivated and willing to work please apply online at https://rockingham.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx?jcat=Classified%20Job

If you need assistance in filling out an application please come in to the main office or give us a call at 540-438-1965.

Thanks to everyone who walked and biked to school these past several weeks! As the mornings have turned colder, this was our last week of having Deputy Custer at the intersection of Route 33 and Erickson. We’ll pick back up in the spring some time after spring break

Do you have an interesting career? We have the job for you! The Career Expedition is April 11, 2025 and we are looking for parents who have cool jobs to come and share with our kids. Please fill out the form with your career and your email if you are interested. Space is limited and we already have a few lined up. Please fill this form out by Oct. 25. Thanks for your help!

Career Expedition Sign Up Form

Fourth and Fifth Grade Family Life materials will be available for parents to preview in the gym on Parent Teacher Conference Day, Monday November 4, from 12-7 PM.

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 book fair is returning to Mountain View! Classes will be shopping Monday, October 28 - Friday, November 1st. The last day the book fair will be set up will be for Parent/Teacher conference day on Monday, November 4th (12pm-7pm).

More information can be found here.

If you have any questions please reach out to lschiffres@rockingham.k12.va.us

If you are interested in volunteering at the book fair the week of 10/28 - 11/1, please contact the office for availability!

Thank you!

Results:

• Which attempt was the highest

• What did you change in order to make your tower stronger and higher?

• Don’t forget to take a picture of your results and submit it to your teacher on SeeSaw!

Conclusion:

• Could you make a taller tower?

• What happens if you use different materials? - try it out and send us a picture!

Resources:

https://lemonlimeadventures.com/engineering-for-kids-building-with-jelly-beans/

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.