Cougar Chat
Educating Lifelong Learners
September 7, 2023
Upcoming
Friday, September 8
PTO Popcorn Friday - Wear MVES Spirit Wear
Friday, September 15
NO SCHOOL - Holiday
Monday, September 18
PTO Spirit Event at Haymarket Iceplex 4:20-5:50pm
Tuesday, September 19
Last Day to Purchase INSURANCE for your Child's Device (see below)
Monday, September 25
NO SCHOOL - Holiday
PTO Spirit Night at Chipotle 4:00-8:00pm
Thursday, September 28
Back to School Night 6:00-6:45pm
Volunteer Training #1 in MVES Gym 6:45-7:30pm
Friday, September 29
Watch DOGS Kickoff Event 6:00-7:00pm
Code of Behavior
MVES PAWS Parent Handbook - See link below
Fergus
Device Insurance
Insurance MUST be purchased by September 19th. Securranty states that it must be purchased within 30 days of the device being issued, so please be mindful of this deadline.
Securranty Insurance for 23-24 School Year
School-Family Liaison Chat
Greetings, fabulous Mountain View Families!
The students are off to a roaring start! Seeing children displaying kindness towards one another has been awesome! My apology regarding the information of Paper Online Tutoring: the resource has been augmented to support grades 6-12. If additional services becoming available, I will share with you.
A few tidbits to note: If you are interested in helping your child's class or our school in any way, please consider completing the mandatory Volunteer Training. Upcoming sessions: Thursday, September 28 (in-person); Wednesday, November 15 (via Zoom); Wednesday, February 7 (via Zoom); Wednesday, April 24 (via Zoom). Once training is complete, the certification will be valid for two school years. Our volunteers are key to the success of our activities and events!
Some volunteering opportunities include: Room Parents; Copying Committee (supporting teachers with preparing classroom paperwork); Book Fair; holiday grade-level and classroom parties; field trips, and Field Day.
Our Lost-&-Found has begun to grow! As the weather changes, students may forego their hoodies. jackets, and sweaters - leaving those around the school. Remind your littles to mind their wears!
Thank all for the amazing patience and support shown to our staff and school as a whole. We are fortunate to be a part of your children's days!
Ingrid Allen
703-754-4161
Garden Club
5th Grade Strings
Emily Lloyd
Virginia Growth Assessments (VGA)
Beginning on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, MVES students will participate in the Virginia Growth Assessments (VGA) test sessions. The Virginia Board of Education has adopted the Virginia Assessment Program to help track progress in the Standards of Learning (SOL). The SOLs indicate Virginia’s expectations for what students should know and be able to do in the subject areas of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and history/social studies. Each year, students in specific grade levels and courses are expected to participate in SOL testing unless exempted by state or federal law or by Board of Education regulations. In the past, most students participated in SOL testing during the spring. However, recent legislation requires Grades 3-8 students to also participate in a growth assessment twice per school year.
This school year, students in grades 3-8 will participate in both a reading and math growth assessment during the fall and winter, and then regular SOL testing in the spring. The growth assessments will be taken onsite at schools just like the regular SOL tests. At the conclusion of the test window, your student’s school will provide you with a report of their performance. Please note that there are no passing or failing scores associated with the growth assessments. Rather, they are designed to help track your student’s progress in reading and math over the course of the school year.
If you have specific questions about SOL testing, the growth assessments, or the date that testing will occur, please contact Lucy Jensen, Assistant Principal, at JensenLA@pwcs.edu.
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