Important News

PVMS PTSA Back to School Donations Needed!

We are very excited to welcome back our staff and students to PVMS this school year! PVMS PTSA will host two events on August 23rd and we need the help of our community to make this a success! Please review the sign up links below to see all the options on how you can help. Thank you and we are…

From the Desk of the Principal, August 5, 2024

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, The communications roll over has happened, August is here and the rhythm of the summer tells us that school is back soon! Welcome to all of our new families to Patuxent Valley! It has been great to meet some of you at our Summer Community Circles and I'm looking forward to meeting more of…

A Message from the PTSA President!

Hello Patuxent Valley Community, I hope everyone is having an amazing summer! While we don’t want to rush you back into the school year just yet, we have some important dates and information we wanted to share from your PVMS PTSA team. Last year we made a big change converting us from a PTA to a PTSA. We are now…

From The Desk of the Principal, July 18, 2024

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, I hope that each of you have been getting what you need during this hot July with many opportunities to recover from the weather! Our admin team has been working hard reflecting on the school year and working with our teams to prepare for next year. Last week and this week we’ve had a…

From the Desk of the Principal June 21, 2024

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, What an amazing school year! I am so thankful for our community, the welcome I have received here and the truly great things that I have seen our young people achieve. Last week was about saying goodbye and celebrating those who are leaving in the Patuxent Valley way. This week in the office has…

Summer Community Circles at Patuxent Valley

This summer we are hosting three smaller gatherings for up to 15 people each to connect with each other and to share about what we value in our community, what we need , and what we can offer each other. These meetings will be held in a Peace Circle, which is an indigenous practice that brings together individuals who wish…

PVMS: From the Desk of the Principal, June 14, 2024

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, What an amazing school year! I am so thankful for our community, the welcome I have received here and the truly great things that I have seen our young people achieve. This week has been about saying goodbye and celebrating those who are leaving in the Patuxent Valley way. Thank you to each and…

From the Desk of the Principal, June 7, 2024

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, Pride Month began this week! Thank you to our Lavender Leaders student group for the messages on the morning announcements and all the ways you are leading us to celebrate the contributions of LGBTQTIA+ people to our community. I encourage each of us to consider the ways we can show up to support our…

From the Desk of the Principal, May 31, 2024

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, This week we welcomed our rising 6th graders to our building and gave them a taste of the amazing activities and learning opportunities they will have at Patuxent Valley, but, most importantly, we introduced them to people who will hopefully become their people as they adapt to life at Patuxent Valley. After meeting our…