The Rocket Review
October 18-22, 2021
Bi-Monthly Updates and Reminders:
Thank you for your partnership as we continue to celebrate our School Family being together for the 2021-2022 School Year. On Friday, October 22nd, we will come together as a school and celebrate our progress this quarter. Please email hmjohnson@wcpss.net if you DO NOT want your child's name and birthday announced at our celebration. We will recognize August-October birthdays and want to respect all beliefs and families with our shout out!
Boosterthon:
FVES Boosterthon is COMING!!!!!! Please stay tuned to hear about our ONE PTA fundraiser for the end of November! Kids will have the DANCE PARTY of their lives! Want to be involved- Contact hunters0927@gmail.com .
Forms Coming Home:
Teachers will be sending two forms home with students Monday.
The first form is a survey for military connected families. Please return this form if you have immediate family who are active duty, reserves, retired, or veterans of the US Military.
The second form is a Contact Verification form. This form shows current PowerSchool contact information for your student. Please look at this form carefully and make any corrections. Pay close attention to phone numbers and correct spellings of email addresses. Once all information is correct, please sign and return the form to your child's teacher.
Student Early Check Outs:
Thank you for helping to keep students in school this week. We have had fewer early checkouts and more success with learning in the afternoon. We know the NC State Fair draws early check outs so we super appreciate your help!
Volunteer Opportunity!
Our instructional assistants are being pulled to cover classrooms and already cover lunch duty. Would you be willing to volunteer some time 1x (or more) a week to help in the cafeteria? You would walk around and encourage students to eat, keep things clean, and help with supervision!
If You're Willing:
1. Make sure you are a registered volunteer! Come by during school hours to sign up in our Media center if you haven't already.
2. Be ready to wear a mask while you are on campus!
3. Please be on time:) so the coverage is helpful!
4. If you can, sign up for a buddy slot to help another grade level.
Your 45 minutes to 1.5 hours will change our day and help us keep focused on teaching and learning! This would be a life changer!
Sign up here ONLY after you have Volunteer Clearance Status!
Email Mrs. Johnson after signing up online at hmjohnson@wcpss.net to check to see if you're cleared to volunteer.
STAR Math (Grades 3-5)
About the STAR Math Assessment:
- Star assessments help teachers better understand what students know and can do in the area math. This is not a graded assessment but instead helps teachers make informed decisions about your child's learning.
- As a student takes the test, the software selects items based on the student’s responses.
- If the student answers correctly, the next item will be more difficult.
- If the student answers incorrectly, the next item will be less difficult.
- By adjusting the difficulty of the items to what students show they can or cannot do, the assessment is an accurate way to help teachers identify what skills students are ready to learn.
- Teachers use this information to guide their instruction.
- Star Math has 34 items and generally takes fewer than 25 minutes for the student to complete the test. There are 3 practice questions before the test begins.
- If your child is home for an extended period period of time, they will take the assessment at home. It's imperative that you DO NOT HELP your child at all. This will skew the data that we are using to make informed educational decisions that are best for your scholar.
5th Grade Service Club Project
Fall Picture Day!
Fall Picture Day
- Wednesday, November 3rd
- Wednesday, December 8th (make-ups)
Spring Individual + Classroom Picture Day
- Friday, March 25, 2022
Thank you! We raised over $400.00 from DADDY D's BBQ Spirit Night this week! YAY!
Join Our FVES PTA!
Click here to join online!
Fuquay-Varina Elementary School Resources
Front Office Number: (919) 557-2566
School Fax Number: (919) 670-4210
School Website: https://www.wcpss.net/fuquayvarinaes
Kindergarten Website: https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/fveskindergartenPrincipal: Heather Johnson, hmjohnson@wcpss.net
Assistant Principal: Kelly Bradshaw, kbradshaw@wcpss.net
School Secretary/Bookkeeper: Amanda Dial, adial@wcpss.net
Front Office Receptionist: Remikka Leach
Data Manager/ Attendance: Lisa McNeill, mmcneill2@wcpss.net
Cafeteria Manager: Stefanie Morales, cns420@wcpss.net
Special Education Lead Teacher: soquendo@wcpss.net
School Counselors: Kristen Bush: kbush@wcpss.net & Michelle Brick, mbrick@wcpss.netKelly Bradshaw, Assistant Principal
Our School
Heather Johnson, Principal
Previous Newsletters
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