MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES:
Online help for students and families
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The outbreak of COVID-19 can result in stress, especially for students who may be struggling to process fear and anxiety related to the virus. FVSD's Support Services team of School Counselors and School Psychologists has compiled information on our site which may be helpful for students and families. Included are resources for talking to students about COVID-19 and coping with stress. Moreover, links and information on FVSD's mental health and wellness resources, including CareSolace, Outreach Concern and our middle school counselors, are available. Lastly, there are a number of community healthy partners and emergency resources included for our families. For all of our mental health and wellness resources, please visit our site here.
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STAY CONNECTED:
Wifi Access for our Families
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Fountain Valley School District is aware of two programs offering free internet services for qualifying families during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) school closures:
SPECTRUM INTERNET ACCESS
Call 1-855-243-8892
COMCAST InternetEssentials
Call
1-855-8-INTERNET
(1-855-846-8376)
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LATEST UPDATES:
Receiving Ongoing Communications
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We are committed to continuing to provide updates to all of our families on a weekly basis. The most current information will be housed on our website,
www.fvsd.us, which can be accessed in 53 languages. In addition, your school's website is a wonderful source of information. Lastly, below you will find an opportunity to forward this newsletter to friends. Please share with as many family and community members as you would like. Those interested can opt in to continue to receive updates and newsletters.
District Office staff is working in the office on a limited basis, with all other staff working remotely. The best way to reach us is by emailing us at
[email protected].
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IT HELP:
Connect with our IT Team for assistance with your District-issued Chromebook
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Our IT Team is available to assist you with issues or questions you may have regarding your District-issued Chromebook. If you need assistance from our IT Team, please email
[email protected] with your contact information and a brief description of your concern.
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REMINDER: Meals for Students Now Distributed Mon./Wed./Fri.
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Meal distribution for students takes place Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12PM-1PM at Cox, Oka and Tamura Schools.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. On Mondays and Wednesdays, children will receive meals for two days. On Fridays, children will receive meals for one day. This program will be solely for the pickup of meals and meals will not be consumed on site. We encourage families to continue to be proactive in reducing the risk of COVID-19 by not congregating at the school site once meals have been distributed. In addition, continue to wash your hands often, wear a face covering, sneeze or cough into a tissue and stay at home if you are sick. For more information, please click
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STAY INFORMED:
Corona Virus (COVID-19) Resources Available Online
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We are continuing to closely monitor the coronavirus (also named COVID-19) situation, and we want you to know that safeguarding our students' and staffs' health remains our top priority. We are working in close cooperation with the Orange County Health Agency, the California Department of Public Health, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make sure that our District and school staff are receiving the most up-to-date information.
For the most current information and links to resources provided by the CDC an OCHCA, please visit our
website
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STAY INFORMED:
Important Links
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STAY CONNECTED:
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I hope this message finds you and your family safe and well!
As we continue with distance learning for the remainder of this school year, we would also like our community to know that we are busy planning for the 2020-21 school year, and what that could look like for students, staff and families. We have received a number of important questions over the last few weeks, and we know that parents have varied feelings about schools reopening. To better understand your thoughts about next year, our Board of Trustees has asked us to develop a parent survey that solicits your input. Please know that the survey will be sent out to parents within the next week, and that this information will be used to help us make more informed decisions. In addition, thank you for the almost 1,400 responses to the recent parent survey on distance learning. The survey closed last Friday and we are busy compiling that data so that we can enhance our distance learning program for students.
Once again, we are extremely grateful to all of the FVSD Family for the videos and photos that have been shared with us over the last several weeks.
Thank you for your ongoing commitment to taking care of each other, as we continue working through this very difficult and unique time!
With gratitude,
Mark Johnson, Ed.D.
Superintendent
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CONNECT: Cox Eagles Soar as Board Honors Outstanding Students and Parent Volunteers!
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The Board of Trustees looks forward to the opportunity to celebrate outstanding students from each of our schools and to thank fantastic parent volunteers at their Board meetings. With the stay at home order and the move of our Board meetings to a virtual format, we wanted to celebrate our amazing Cox Eagles through a video. The Board of Trustees would like to celebrate: Jace "Chad" Reck (K), Michelle Nguyen (1st), Logan Nguyen (2nd), Elyh Barrueta (3rd), Makayla Pham (4th), and Mia Barba (5th). These students are to be commended for their outstanding efforts, academic successes and wonderful character. In addition, the Board of Trustees would like to thank two standout parent volunteers: Stacey Joiner and Kelley Bradshaw. We are grateful to these women for their commitment and dedication to the Cox students, staff and community. Please join us in honoring these extraordinary Eagles!!
Each week, we are proud to share videos and photos from our staff and families as they continue to connect during this challenging time. Please continue to share so that we can include them in upcoming newsletters. Email your videos and photos to
[email protected].
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HIGHLIGHT: Courreges Celebrates Teacher of the Year Jen Hisgen
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Teacher of the Year Jen Hisgen pictured above with Principal Chris Christensen and Office Manager Sandy O'Toole in February 2020.
Courreges Elementary School is proud to honor 3rd Grade teacher Jen Hisgen as 2020 Teacher of the Year! Ms. Hisgen joined the FVSD Family in 2004. In addition to her regular teaching duties, Ms. Hisgen is also Courreges' technology coordinator, always avaialble to assist colleagues with technology questions and needs. As Principal Chris Christensen notes, "Jen goes above and beyond to meet the individual needs of her students and is such a supportive and helpful teacher to her colleagues. Moreover, one of Jen's many strengths is her excellent communication and collaboration with parents and community members." In addition, fellow teachers note that Ms. Hisgen is "exceptionally gifted at making students feel comfortable and always maintaining a positive environment. Her students love her because she is kind, loving, fun, and truly cares about them." We are honored to join the Courreges community in celebrating Ms. Jen Hisgen as Courreges Teacher of the Year!
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HIGHLIGHT: Tamura Honors Teacher of the Year Cheryl Peat
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Teacher of the Year Cheryl Peat pictured above with the Tamura staff in February 2020.
Tamura Elementary is proud to celebrate 4th grade teacher
Cheryl Peat as Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Peat has been serving the students of Tamura Elementary for the last 25 years. As Principal Kathy Davis explains, "
Cheryl's commitment, dedication and service to Tamura, her advocacy for children and her professionalism sets a model for all of us. She is admired, respected and quite frankly loved by parents, students and staff." Mrs. Peat is a valued member of the Tamura Family, having taken on numerous roles on campus and in the District, including: Induction Mentor, Master Teacher, and expert grant writing, securing multiple grants from the Huntington Beach Assistance League. In addition, Mrs. Peat is a hard-working teacher who strives to meet the learning needs of all students. She uses a variety of methods from differentiated instruction to hands-on inquiry-oriented science programs to deliver stimulating and engaging lessons. As Mrs. Davis continues, "Mrs. Peat is a dedicated professional with a passion for teaching and a commitment to attaining high academic standards for all her students." We are thrilled to recognize Mrs. Cheryl Peat and celebrate her as Tamura School's Teacher of the Year!
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SPOTLIGHT: Fountain Valley Kiwanis Supports FVSD Families through Generous Donation
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As we have shared in previous communications, we are extremely grateful to be a part of this community, one that continues to find ways to support each other. To that end, we want to send a heartfelt thank you to the Fountain Valley Kiwanis Club for their generous donation of 40 pizza dinners to Lampost Pizza that we will give to principals to distribute to families in need. We also want to thank Lampost Pizza for their collaboration on this project. Pictured in the photo above are Art Groeneveld, Debbie Killey, and Prem Balani, all members of the Kiwanis Club. Too cool for words!!!
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DISTANCE LEARNING: For the Week of May 18 through May 22
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Distance Learning Activities for the Week of May 18 through May 22 have been posted to your school's website. FVSD remains dedicated to supporting students during school closures by providing Distance Learning Activities.
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TAG IT:
Join Us in Celebrating The FVSD Way!
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Our theme for 2019-20 is The FVSD Way! We have taken the time to study our history, analyze the present and continue planning for the future.
We hope that you will join us in documenting how you celebrate "The FVSD Way" by capturing the amazing moments in our school year and tagging your photos on social media #TheFVSDWay
#FVSDDriven #WeHeartFVSD.
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