MVES Newsletter

Deputy Custer will be directing traffic at the intersection of Erickson and Route 33 that morning beginning around 7:45. Please organize walking/biking groups among your neighbors so we can kick off bike month safely!

This graphic may be worthy of printing up and putting on the refrigerator! Thanks to Nurse Ang for sharing it!

With a little over 5 weeks left of school, please stop by the “Lost and Found” outside our main office the next time you are here. We have MANY items that will be donated to Goodwill in late June if they are not claimed by their rightful owner. Thanks!

Help us shower our Mountain View teachers with love & kindness during Teacher Apprecition week!

The PTO will be sponsoring several special surprises during the week of May 8th, so please consider a donation from this list and/or a donation to our Venmo account! Thank you for your contributions to the PTO!

Please sign up to help out here Teacher Appreciation Sign Up Genius

MVES Families:

Be on the lookout for the Field Day 2023 Volunteer Form on bright orange paper coming home with your child this Friday. We are in need of in-person volunteers to help us run the stations on Field Day and items to be donated. Please fill out the form and return it to school with your child as soon as possible so that we can begin planning this event. We are always so grateful for the support we receive for Field Day. Thank you!

PRE-K SCREENINGS

children who will be four (4) years old on or before September 30, 2023

-Birth Certificate

-Proof of Residency

-Proof of Income for everyone working in the household

Once all information is provided, you will receive a scheduled screening appointment for a later date to see if your child qualifies for our program. DO NOT fill out the online registration!

KINDERGARTEN

We encourage families to complete the registration online using the link that will be provided on our website www.rcps.net starting March 7th (Be sure to select 2023-24 school year). If you are unable to access the online registration form, you may stop by Mountain View on Monday through Friday between 8:30-3:30 and we will gladly assist you.

Required paperwork due upon registration:

Kindergarten

children who will be five (5) years old on or before September 30, 2023

-Birth Certificate

-Proof of Residency

Please provide the information listed above or you may submit it to our registration email mvesregistration@rockingham.k12.va.us

NOTE: A copy of a current physical examination form and a complete immunization record MUST be provided before a child begins school.

Please sign up for text notifications to receive important information about closings, delays, upcoming events, bus delays, etc. In order to receive the text, you must send "YES" to 67587. You will automatically receive a confirmation after you send. This will only work for the major phone companies and will not work for straight talk or any prepaid phone. If you have any questions, please contact the office at 438-1965.

If your child is going to be absent from school, please call the office at 540-438-1965 or email mvesattendance@rockingham.k12.va.us. If you are planning to take a vacation or your child will be out of school for an extended period of time, please contact the office. Thank you!

The parent portal is an online portal accessible anywhere on the web that parents can log in to and see all of their children in one place, their grades, assignments, scores, attendance, schedules, and teacher comments for each school your children attend.

Parents need to contact the school to get access information to create an account in PowerSchool.

Free and Reduced Meal Applications are now available for the 22-23 school year. Although all children are currently eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch meals during the school day, completing a meal application is still recommended if you believe you qualify. The qualification letter that is sent back to the household can be used for proof of eligibility for other program benefits and discounts, such as the Emergency Broadband Benefit. To apply, please complete the online meal application at www.myschoolapps.com, or fill out the attached application and return to your child's school or mail to: Food and Nutrition Services, 1210 N. Liberty St., Harrisonburg, VA, 22802.