MCPS and the Division of Food & Nutrition Services will be providing bulk meal kits to MCPS students enrolled in MCPS Virtual Academy. The boxes will be distributed at the designated locations listed below. The location selected will be your assigned location to pick up your pre-ordered meal kit.

Please utilize this form to place an order for our Bulk Meal Kits.

Meal Kits will provide 5 Breakfasts and 5 Lunches.

***Distribution & Distribution Sites***

Meal kits will be distributed at each site listed below every Friday from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm.

• Seneca Valley High School
• A. Mario Loiederman Middle School
• Richard Montgomery High School
• Department of Food & Nutrition Services (DNFS) at Turkey Thicket

***Ordering***

All orders for meal kits should be placed a week in advance for distribution the following week.

Meal kit orders must be placed using the google link each week.

The ordering link closes every Friday at noon and reopens Friday at 3:00 pm for the following distribution.

Parents must provide the first and last name & I.D. number of each student if they are requesting a meal kit.

Link to Meal Request form:

https://forms.gle/bPyzKsc9F3My7zad9

***Questions & More Information***

Questions regarding meal kits can be sent to the meals dropbox:

DFNSMealKitOrders@mcpsmd.org

If you arranged a conference but are unsure of the schedule, please check with your child's teacher. On Monday and Tuesday afternoon, since teachers will be focused on conferences, please feel free to call our main office at 240-740-6060 if you need assistance with the schedule or accessing the link for your conference. The office staff has access to all of the schedules and zoom links.

We are seeking to verify every full-time student's intention for school enrollment for next school year (2023-2024). This confirmation is MANDATORY for all currently enrolled full-time MVA students. Please complete a separate form for each MVA student in your family.

PLEASE CLICK HERE to indicate your intention for school enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year.

Enrollment in the MVA is intended to be a full year commitment. Current Montgomery Virtual Academy students who confirm their desire to remain enrolled by November 22, 2022 will not need to reapply for next school year. (Deadline extended to increase response rate.)

Families who do not complete the form (linked above) by November 22, 2022:

• will not be automatically re-enrolled in the MVA for 2023-2024.
• will be expected to re-apply on ParentVUE.
• will be considered by lottery unless space is available.

Please complete the form (linked above) for each student currently enrolled in the MVA. All responses are due by November 22, 2022. PLEASE ONLY COMPLETE THE FORM ONE TIME PER CHILD.

Last week, at the MVAPTC meeting, Ms. Heifetz shared information on the re-enrollment process. View the meeting recording (in English and Spanish) here: 11/10/22 MVAPTC Meeting Recording

If you have questions as you consider the best fit for next school year, please contact an MVA administrator.

Thank you for completing the form, and for your continued support of the MVA!

The Commission on Remembrance and Reconciliation was established by the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights in 2019 to promote a better understanding of its history and legacy of African Americans in the county.

In response, Montgomery County Public Schools will observe Remembrance and Reconciliation Month by supporting local Emancipation Day celebrations, providing schools with age-appropriate lessons on local historic African American communities, and virtual changemaker workshops for students and their families in English and Spanish on November 15 - 17, 2022. See below for details.

Click here for Additional Remembrance and Reconciliation Month Events

Looking to get a head start on some holiday or winter season shopping! Don't like going out to stores? Then our Fall Fundraiser just might be the answer! Our online fundraiser store has all occasion and holiday items, apparel, bags & totes, candles, floral items, sweet & savory snacks and treats, popcorn, jewelry, kitchen items, kids & pet items, magazines, gift wrap, and more!

With your help, we will be raising funds to be used to support Montgomery Virtual Academy K-12 students and teachers through general school-wide purchases that would otherwise not be funded by available school funds. We are encouraging every family to participate. We will reach our first goal when each student registers and shares the fundraiser with 5 or more supporters.

There are 2 ways to participate:

A) DIRECTIONS TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES:

1. Please register your student(s) at www.ShopFund.com. After registering, you will get a link/code to share with family & friends
2. Send your link/code to 5 supporters
3. Consider making a purchase

B) Not interested in registering, but still interested in supporting? Use this direct shopping link set up for MVA K-5 Admin & Staff: https://www.shopfund.com/Shop?sid=1611436&t=EM

Click to view the Believe Fall Fundraiser Parent Letter for more details

In an effort to create more social opportunities for students this year, we are working to expand our after-school clubs. Two clubs that will be starting in October are the Rainbow Club and the Kids for Equity Club. Both clubs will be run by MCPS central office staff and high school students in partnership with MVA staff. Other clubs are also in development and will be shared as information becomes available.

Please click here or on the picture to view the flyer for Rainbow Club (in English & Spanish).

Please click here or on the picture below to view the flyer for the Kids for Equity Club! (in English & Spanish)

ENSURING STUDENT SAFETY

MCPS implements Personal Body Safety Lessons (PBSLs) with grade-level, age-appropriate content for students in every grade from Pre-K to 12. These lessons were developed with input from national stakeholders and County partners, and are designed to empower students to recognize and report suspected cases of abuse without fear of reprisal. The Chief of the State’s Attorney’s Office—Special Victims Division has commended MCPS on the PBSLs and shared publicly that these lessons are making a difference in children reporting incidents of abuse and neglect. In addition, embedded in the MCPS elementary and secondary health curriculum are age-appropriate lessons on safety and injury prevention, family life and human sexuality, cyberbullying and social media, healthy relationships, harassment, and intimidation.

Lessons will be provided by the Virtual Academy School Counselors during students´ class schedule one day during November. Please see the parent letters below about Personal Body Safety Lessons. Letters are available in 6 languages. Plus 3 additional links with detailed information about the lessons being provided.

• Learn more about MCPS efforts to Prevent, Recognize and Report Child Abuse and Neglect

• Parent Elementary Personal Body Safety Lessons Overview and Resources

• MCPS Webpage Overview

Parent letter links:

English

Korean

Vietnamese

Amharic

French

Spanish

Virtual GRIEF SUPPORT program for FAMILIES to do together. Any family who is grieving the death of someone important to them can participate. We welcome families who speak Spanish and we have bilingual interpreters available.

Registration is required. Information is on the flyers. Family Night Information

Es necesario registrarse. La información está en los volantes. Noche familiar informacion general

Registration is now open for our Winter Holidays & Special Days, December 8, 2022 (Registration deadline December 2nd).