The Hoot Weekly Family Newsletter

It’s a great day at RVA!!!

Happy Friday! We hope that you have had an excellent start to your four day Labor Day holiday weekend:). As we gear up for next week, I'd like to remind you of our upcoming Virginia Growth Assessments in Grades 3-8. Please connect with your child's teacher if you have not already received information from them regarding the upcoming assessments. Information about the assessments are also included in this week's newsletter. Finally, please take time this weekend to relax and enjoy time with families and friends!! Hoot Hoot and we will see you on Tuesday!!

Key School Resources

• Family Handbook
• RVA Staff Directory
• RVA Bell Schedule

Upcoming School Eevents

• Office Hours: RVA Office Hours are temporarily cancelled until further notice due to staffing shortages. For assistance with retrieving chromebooks, hotspots, or school supplies, please contact Principal Dr. Cyndi Robinson to schedule an appointment to pick up your materials for the year.
• September 10th- September 20th- Virginia Growth Assessments at Henderson Middle School (check with your child's teacher for details...parent letters included in this newsletter)
• September 18th-Back to School Night Virtual Meet & Greet with your RVA Teachers (Zoom link will be shared via Remind in the next two weeks).

Dr. Cyndi Robinson

RVA Principal

Richmond Virtual Academy LOVES our families!!! We are so grateful for our parents because we know that you work extremely hard to ensure your child's success at home and we are so honored to partner with you in this important work. Check out one of our RVA Owl Fathers spotted below sporting his daughter's chromebook and clear bookbag with supplies:). Shout out to all of our parents for all that you do!!

Did you know that a group of owls is called a parliament? RVA's Parent Teacher Organization is affectionately known as The Parent Parliament because we encourage ALL of our owls to come together in an effort to improve the virtual learning experience for our scholars. When our group of Owl Families come together with our teachers and community partners, we truly have the power to change the lives of our scholars for the better.

That said, we would LOVE for all of our families and stakeholders to join the Parent Parliament this year! Signing up is FREE and open to all RVA parents, teachers, students, and stakeholders:) Join today to have your voice heard as we aim to continually improve the virtual learning experience at the Richmond Virtual Academy! Hoot Hoot:)

Richmond Public Schools will be administering the fall Growth Assessments to students in grades 3-8 from September 10th - September 20th. Letters have been distributed by homeroom teachers to all RVA Owls in Grades 3-8 earlier this week; however, copies of these letters are also included below:

Elementary School VGA Letter

Middle School VGA Letter

To prepare for these assessments, students should:

• Get a good night’s sleep

• Eat a healthy breakfast the morning of testing

• Arrive to school on time

• Refrain from bringing personal electronic devices into SOL testing rooms

Students wishing to practice using the SOL test application prior to their tests are encouraged to use the Virginia Department of Education SOL Practice Items found at https://va8.testnav.com/client/index.html.

Additional information about this assessment can be found on the VDOE Parent Resources Webpage at https://tinyurl.com/yt2mdz53. Questions regarding this assessment should be directed to your school’s testing coordinator, Tiffany Lindfors at tlindfor@rvaschools.net (middle school), Melinda Brooks at mbrooks4@rvaschools.net (elementary school) or Valenta Wade, RPS Manager of Testing and Data Systems, at vwade@rvaschools.net.

All testing will begin promptly at 9:30 A.M. If your scholar will need transportation on their date of testing, please fill out this form (middle school) or this form (elementary school) prior to Thursday, September 4, 2024. Breakfast and lunch will be available to all scholars on the day of testing.

Congratulations to Mrs. Gray's Elementary Class, Mrs. McGann's 2nd/3rd-Grade Class, Dr. Otey's Kindergarten/First Grade Class, Mr. Baber's 5th-Grade Class, Mrs. Kline-Cox's 5th-Grade Class, Mrs. Davis' 4th-Grade Class, Teacher Carreras's 4th-Grade Class (Mrs. Janacone), Mrs. Winston - Math 7/8, HR Class - Mr. Clay, Ms. Jones & Ms. Copeland, Dr. Hackney & Mrs. Carter - Secondary class, Ms. Gray - AP Biology, Mrs. Johnson-Miles - English 9, and Mr. White - Virginia History.

Keep your cameras on to find out who will be the next RVA Caught on Camera Contest Winner! If your class won the Caught on Camera challenge, it's time to plan a fun celebration with your classmates and teacher! Have an awesome day, everyone! Hoot Hoot!

Hello RVA OWL families and friends! Curious about ways to support RVA? Explore RVA's awesome page on the Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation. Feel free to share this page with your friends and family! Hootie Hoot!