MVES Newsletter

November

4- NO SCHOOL

4 - Parent Conferences 12:00-7:00

5- NO SCHOOL

5- Dominos Spirit Night

6- Fall Fundraiser Pick Up 7:30-6:00

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

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

Fall Fundraiser will be ready for pick up on Wednesday, November 6 between 7:30am-6:00pm. If these times do not suit please call the office at 540-438-1965 and we can make other arrangements. As you know, if it remains in the office too long, Mr. Miller will likely help himself.

Thank you so much for coming to international night last week! Please take a few minutes to complete this quick survey so we can plan more great events in the future!

¡Muchas gracias por venir a la noche internacional la semana pasada! ¡Por favor tómese unos minutos para completar esta encuesta rápida para que podamos planificar más eventos fantásticos en el futuro!

Mobile Dentist forms were sent home today with each student for the Mobile Dentist. The Mobile Dentist will be at MVES on November 21-22. If you are interested in your child receiving dental care please fill out the form and return to the office as soon as possible or you may sign-up at https://www.myschooldentist.com/MWRCVA_schsrm. All forms need to be completed by November 15. Please call our school nurse at 540-438-1965 if you have any questions.

We still need help with the meal for teachers on Monday, November 4 during Conference Day. Please click and see if you can help provide a small part.

https://signup.com/go/DQbbozy

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

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 last day the book fair will be on 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

Results:

• What makes something living? What makes it not living? If it was living and it died, how would you classify it?

• Take a picture of your dinner and classification table and submit it to your teacher on SeeSaw!

Resources:

https://www.nps./common/uploads/teachers/lessonplans/3rd%20Lesson%20Plan%20Living,%20Non-Living.pdf, slide 4 6/10/24

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.