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Dates
to Remember:
April 7 - Quarter 3 end; 2 hour early dismissal for students
April 10-14 - Spring Break
April 17 - Teacher Workday - NO SCHOOL for students
In
This Issue:
1. Spring Break
2. Trailblazers' MWEE Field Trip Rescheduled
3. National Junior Honor Society
4. Dine and Donate
1. Spring Break: Spring Break is next week, April 10-14! We hope you will enjoy this time with family and friends and find some time to relax! Monday, April 17, is a teacher workday, with no school for students. We look forward to seeing you back here at Carson on Tuesday, April 18.
2. Trailerblazers' MWEE Field Trip Rescheduled: Due to the inclement weather forecasted for tomorrow, April 6, the Trailblazers' MWEE field trip will be rescheduled for Friday, April 28.
3. National Junior Honor Society:
- All 10 NJHS service hours must be verified in
x2VOL by Friday, May 5th at 2:15. Students who do not meet
the service hour requirement will not be invited to the medal ceremony in June.
Please contact your team’s liaison if you have questions about your service
hours.
- NJHS applications will be mailed to eligible 7th
grade students in the middle of May. The NJHS recognizes students for
excellence in Scholarship, Character, Leadership, Citizenship, and
Service. Membership in the society indicates that a student attains,
demonstrates, and promotes all of these qualities. All seventh grade
students who have maintained a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) in the
first three quarters of seventh grade will be invited to complete an
application. The 3.5 GPA is calculated by the county office and not at
RCMS. The query used to calculate a 3.5 uses 3.4999. Any average
below the 3.4999 is not considered a 3.5. Please contact your counselor
if you have questions about your GPA.
4. Dine and Donate: Don't forget -- when you visit any Glory Days Grill from March 2-May 2, Glory Days will donate 10% of your total food and beverage purchase to RCMS. To receive this donation, have your child bring a copy of your itemized guest check to either Ms. Donlen (Room A209) or Ms. Mann (Room A104). Happy dining -- we appreciate your support!
Summer Camp Information:
Summer 2017 Enrichment Institutes
and Camps: Enrichment institutes and camps focus on
specific areas such as fine and performing arts, technology, study skills,
science, and foreign language. FCPS and non-FCPS students are welcome.
Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics (STEM) Camp, Tech Adventure Camp (TAC), Institute for the Arts
(IFTA), and the Elementary Institute for the Arts (E-IFTA) classes will be held
at Lake Braddock Secondary School. Programs run between July 10
and August 4, 2017. Bus transportation is provided from select high
schools and middle schools outside of the Lake Braddock
pyramid. Transportation to and from the selected high schools is the
responsibility of the parent/guardian or student.
Grade level
eligibility for each program refers to the current 2016-17 school year. Click
on central
institutes and camps for additional information.
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Dear TJ community,
This summer we will
be running weekly science and technology camps for middle school students
(different options between July 10-August 4) and for high school students
(different options between July 10-July 27). The summer learning
experience is open to all current grades 7-11 students who reside in the
region, including those that do not attend TJ. Transportation is
available for those who live in Fairfax County for $55 per week. These
inquiry-oriented learning experiences aim to foster interest in STEM through
problem-based, project-based, and authentic activities without a grade.
Simply put, learning solely for enjoyment.
If your child does not have plans
during these times and wishes to explore a STEM area in depth, please consider
our summer camps. A description of the different institute camps is
available at our summer school website (https://www.tjhsst.edu/research-academics/summer-school/). Registration is online based on a first come,
first served basis. The registration link will go live next week.
Middle School Institute registration begins on March 13 and High School Institute
registration begins on March 15. Questions about the courses should be
directed to Craig Lewis (CALewis1@fcps.edu).
Gooooooooooo
Colonials!!!
Sincerely,
Evan Glazer
Principal, TJHSST
Other FCPS schools are sharing....
From Waples Mill Elementary School: Waples Mill ES will hold a 5K Fun Run on April 29 and they are looking for 8th graders from local middle schools to volunteer to help on race day and the day before for packet pick-up. Student volunteers are eligible to receive service hours. More information can be found here: 2017 Teen Volunteers for the WMES 5K
Fun Run
From South Lakes High School: Cross
Country interest meetings will be held at South Lakes High School on
April 20th, May 9th and June 6th at
6PM in room 149. This is a good time to learn about Cross Country and
have all your pre-season questions answered. We will discuss summer
training and camps, racing, practices during school and general requirements
for being on the team.
Also
remember Cross Country will begin at 8AM on Tues., August 01, 2017, at South
Lakes High School for all students wanting to try-out for the 2017 Cross
Country team.
Forms
needed to try out can be found on www.southlakesathletics.org and must be completed/returned
to the Activities Office prior to August 1st.
-Physical
Examination Form VHSL – Must be dated May 1st, 2017 or later
-Emergency Care Form
-Extracurricular Participation
Policy Form
-Parent Volunteer Information Form
-Concussion
Online PowerPoint on www.fcps.edu/sports.
Parents and Athletes must complete prior to tryouts.
If you have any questions pertaining to Cross Country, please
contact Coach Schuler at joseph.schuler@fcps.edu
or 703-715-4629 or come to one of the meetings. Additional info will soon be posted on www.southlakesathletics.org
underneath the Cross Country tab.
From Westfield High School:
Westfield
High school will be hosting its 2nd Annual Run for Remembrance 5K
and 1K Runs in honor of the late Mike Greiner, a Westfield English teacher and
the late Conor Bouveron, a 2015 graduate. Both of these beloved community
members died of heart related complications in 2016 and 2015
respectively. The event will take place on Saturday, May 20. Races will begin at 8:00 AM.
In
addition to the normal awards given out to top finishers, we are creating
categories for our students and teachers including: Fastest middle school
student (male and female), fastest elementary school student, grades 1-3 (male
and female), fastest elementary school student (grades 4-6), fastest teacher
(male and female), greatest participation by a particular school, etc…
Thank
you for your willingness to help us come together as a community to honor Mike
and Conor’s memory, and to help us support heart health awareness.
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