Weekly Firefly Newsletter

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Dear Flower Valley Community,

It is unbelievable that the last week of school is here. It feels like it was just yesterday when we were welcoming all of our Fireflies back to school.

This week, all of our classes will be celebrating with a fun end of the year activity. If you aren't sure what your child's class has planned, please make sure to reach out to their teacher. We would love our parents to be able to enjoy the celebrations with us.

This week is a particularly memorable time for our 5th graders, as it is the culmination of their time at FVES. While we are going to miss them terribly, we are also very proud of the individuals they have become. We will be recognizing their accomplishments at the 5th Grade Promotion ceremony Wednesday, June 14th at 5:30 at Rockville High School. We look forward to celebrating this very special time with all of our 5th grade friends and families!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

With Firefly Pride!

Dr. Fish

• End of Year Reminders
• MCPS Drive for Supplies
• 5th Grade Promotion
• Counseling Corner
• PTA Corner
• Important Dates in June
• Helpful Resources
• Attendance, Early Dismissals, and Transportation Changes
• School Visitors and Volunteers
• School Contact Information

• Don't forget to return all media center materials.
• Don't forget to pick up any medications that are still in the health room.
• If you have an incoming kindergartener, please remember to enroll them.
• If your child is missing anything, please check out the lost and found.
• Make sure to check with your child's teacher about end of year activities.
• Yearbooks are being distributed June 14th.

FVES and MCPS in collaboration with Learn Shop Inc., an organization that collects and distributes new and reusable school supplies, will participate in the 22nd Annual Drive for Supplies distribution event. We will participate by encouraging students to clean out their bookbags and/or desks at the end of the school year and donate their new or gently used school supplies to the Drive for Supplies program. If there are any supplies that you would prefer your child to bring home, just let your child know not to donate them when they are doing their end of year cleaning of school supplies. For anyone who may need some additional supplies, the Drive for Supplies event will take place July 14th at Clarksburg High School from 9:00am-2:00pm.

When: Wednesday, June 14th @ 5:30 pm

Where: Rockville High School Auditorium

A reception will immediately follow the ceremony in the Rockville High School cafeteria.

Student Arrival Time: 5:00pm

Please meet in the hall in front of the auditorium.

Dress code: Students should be dressed nicely. Please no jeans, shorts, or sneakers.

The 5th grade clap-out is a very special moment for our 5th graders. Please see the information below.

• Clapout on Friday, June 16th, at 12:20 pm

• Early Release: Students dismissed at 12:55 p.m.

• Parents are welcome to join the clap-out but please just make sure to sign in at the front office first. You will be prompted to stand down by the gym where we end. You are welcome to take your child home with you afterward.

Next year, we will be using social-emotional lessons from Sanford Harmony. Below is a link to some of the resources we will be incorporating in our work with our students.

https://www.harmonysel.org/remote-learning/#families

Here are some additional resources to support families with the SEL needs of their children:

Give Your Kids a Healthy Body and Mind this Summer

Summer Self-Care Activities for Families

Mental Health Ideas to Keep Kids Happy this Summer

Summer Mental Health Activities

Fun Summer Activities for Kids that Encourage Mental Health

Flower Valley 5th graders will be celebrated at the 5th grade promotion ceremony the evening of Wednesday, June 14th! Volunteers are still needed to help. If you have a child in grades K-4, please consider signing up. Let's congratulate our Firefly grads!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C45A5AA29A4FE3-volunteer

June 14th: 5th Grade Promotion at Rockville High School at 5:30 pm; Students arrive at 5:00pm

June 16th: Last Day of School (Early Release Day at 12:55pm)

FVES Letter to Families

School Supplies

School Website

MCPS Things to Know (Community Messages)

Parent Handbook

Student Rights and Responsibilities (Spanish Version Available in Main Office)

Student Code of Conduct (English) (Spanish Version Available in Main Office)

If your child is going to be absent, please email your child's teacher and Mrs. Sintetos at Catherine_G_Sintetos@mcpsmd.org or call the office at 240-740-1780. When your child is absent, please send in a note explaining the reason for the absence within 3 days of the return to school. If your child sees the doctor, please bring in a doctor's note.

If your child is going to be arriving late, you need to bring your child to the main office and sign them in. If you will be picking up your child early or changing your child's dismissal process, please let your child's teacher and Mrs. Sintetos or Ms. Peckoo in the main office know in advance.

Anyone visiting FVES must sign in at the main office and bring identification with them. We aren't able to have parents eating with students in the cafeteria due to space, but you can certainly sign your child out for lunch if you would like to enjoy lunch together.

If you are interested in serving as a volunteer, please contact Mrs. Atanda at Jennifer_T_Atanda@mcpsmd.org.

Our office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00AM to 4:30PM Below are emails and phone numbers for the following departments:

Administration (240) 740-1780

Dr. Angie Fish, Principal – Angie_L_Fish@mcpsmd.org

Ms. Angela Castillo, Assistant Principal - Angela_M_Castillo@mcpsmd.org

Main Office Staff (240) 740-1780

Ms. Nevine Peckoo, School Administrative Secretary – Nevine_A_Peckoo@mcpsmd.org

Mrs. Cathy Sintetos, Attendance Secretary – Catherine_G_Sintetos@mcpsmd.org

Counseling Office (240) 740-6680

Mrs. Jennifer Atanda - Jennifer_T_Atanda@mcpsmd.org

Ms. Colleen Smith - Colleen_B_Smith@mcpsmd.org

All Staff Directory

Be bright! Be kind! Be you!

We inspire all children to become critical thinkers who are imaginative, adaptable, and collaborative. We strive to cultivate peaceful, life-long learners who contribute positively to the community around them.

Email: Angie_L_Fish@mcpsmd.org
Website: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/flowervalleyes/
Location: Flower Valley Elementary School, Sunflower Drive, Rockville, MD, USA
Phone: 240-740-1780
Twitter: @AngieFish_FVES