All Children, Our Children
Welcome to the Sunrise Valley PTA Website! Our goals are to enrich the learning experience of our children, energize our community, and support the families, teachers, and administrators that make Sunrise Valley such a great place. We hope you will come here regularly to find out what’s happening in the Sunrise Valley community and how you can participate in our volunteer efforts and fun activities.
Friday e-Flier
In an effort to reduce the amount of paper used and to make communication with families more efficient, SVES PTA has converted to an e-Flier this year. You can sign up to receive an e-mail on Fridays directly from us, or visit this spot each week for the news. Of interest this week:
- See's Candy Sale—It’s back! Just in time for Valentine’s Day—See’s Candy! If you’ve ever had See’s candy, you know how amazing it is. The choices this year include truffles, lollipops, peanut brittle, toffee, individual boxes, and larger boxes. Download the order form and make sure to return your order to school in an envelope marked "PTA See's Candy Sale" by January 23. Checks should be made payable to SVES PTA. Any orders received after 1/23 will be returned, as they won’t get here before Valentine’s Day. Questions? Call Anne Moriarty at 703-716-2899 or email to AnneMoriarty@msn.com.
- Spring Chess Club— Students in grades 2–6 who would like to participate in the spring session of chess club should get their registrations in no later than Friday, Jan. 20. Chess club offers professional chess instruction from Snow’s Chess Academy. The club meets once a week before school in the SVES library. Download the information sheet for details and a registration form.
- Wildfire Dance— Wildfire is excited to continue in 2012 at SVES! Dancers will learn hip-hop, jazz, and pom in each class for 60 minutes. It is a great way to stay active during the winter months while also building confidence, frienships, and learning more about different styles of dance. Students who would like to try it can join in on Wednesday evenings beginning January 18th. Kindergarten through second grade classes are held from 4:15–5:15pm. Third grade and up is held from 5:30-6:30pm. Classes for the month of January will be only $30! For families with siblings, please ask about our family rates. For more information or to register online visit www.wildfiredance.com. To contact the instructor, e-mail Toni Soliday at wildfire.toni@gmail.com.
- Lego Builders Club—Students ages 9 and up who are interested in learning elements of mechanical engineering with basic Lego bricks, programming with Mindstorms, designing contraptions and gadgets, and other exciting tricks are invited to register to participate in SVES's Lego Builders Club. Club members will conduct research, manage, design, build, and program contraptions that help build robots. Visit http://sveslegobuilders.wordpress.com/join-the-sves-lego-builders/ for more information. Registrations are due by January 20.
- Girls On The Run—This is a program for girls in grades 3-6 who are interested in running. The spring season starts on March 5 with online registration starting on February 13. We finish the season with a 5K race in May. We are in need of assistant coaches. Please email shilpagude@yahoo.com if you are interested.
- Mad Science—Registrations for the spring session of Mad Science, an exciting science exploration program, are underway. Download the registration form and return it to school with a check made payable to SVES PTA by February 15.
- Boxtops for Education—If you have been clipping Boxtops for Education, please send in your boxtops by February 17 so they can be included in the next shipment. Thanks for helping!


