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10-25-17
End of the Quarter & Report
Cards
November 3rd is the end
of first quarter and a two hour early closing for students. Parents and students are encouraged to review
their grade progress on ParentVue and StudentVue. Parents/guardians may access student’s grades,
attendance and other information through the SIS ParentVue Account. Information on setting up a SIS
Parent Account is located on the South Lakes Homepage https://southlakeshs.fcps.edu/ (search Student
Information System). If you do not have an activation letter/code, please
contact Mrs. O’Keefe in the Student Services Office at 703-715-4504 or seokeefe@fcps.edu. Students are encouraged to use Seahawk
Seminar time and Wednesday late bus days to catch up on any missing work and to
seek extra help if needed.
A letter went home last week that
we are no longer mailing report cards due to county budget cuts. We are
going to provide students a hard copy of their report card on Nov. 13th
in their first period classes. Be sure to ask your student to see their
report card or view grades on ParentVue.
Extra Help & Late Buses
South Lakes has late buses on
Wednesdays. This is the day that many clubs meet afterschool and teachers
should be available for help. Many
teachers stay after other days if students have their own transportation or can
take the Fairfax Connector bus (get a student pass to ride free – forms in the
main office; more info at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/student_pass.htm ).
Did you know SLHS has a Writing
Center? The Writing Center is open to
all students afterschool on Wednesdays in the library. The writing center can assist with
pre-writing through final editing of written assignments. The program is
student run with supervision from a group of teachers.
SLHS Peer Tutoring Club is also available
afterschool on Wednesdays in room 222. Come by to get help in a number of
subject from 3:10- 4:30PM.
Starting last week (10/16),
students were permitted to move during Seahawk Seminar to see another teacher,
with permission from their assigned teacher. There is a pass system students
have learned about. This is a great time for students to get extra help, make
up a short quiz, etc… The library is also open during most seminar periods with
a pass system in place there as well.
AP/IB
Exams
As
part of the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) FY 2018 Approved Budget, FCPS
has adopted new fees for high school students. Please be sure to review
information in the letter mailed home this week if your student takes Advanced
Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB) courses that have an associated
exam. For more information about the test fee process, please visit the
FCPS website at https://www.fcps.edu/activityandtestfees .
Extracurricular Fee
As part of the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) FY 2018 Approved
Budget, FCPS has adopted new fees for high school students to include a $50
extracurricular fee for clubs, activities or sports afterschool (except for
co-curricular requirements). You should have received an email from FCPS with
more information about how to pay this if your child is involved in an
activity.
For both fees, money collected goes to central funding. It is not managed
through or credited to school accounts. For more information see https://www.fcps.edu/activityandtestfees
If you have not used MySchoolBucks yet please read on!
MySchoolBucks
Learn more about this online payment
portal for many school fees. Parents can set up an account which they
link their student(s) to so there is one account per family. Course fees,
lunch funds, some ticket events can be taken care of online. MySchoolBucks
eliminates the need for students to carry cash to school and for multiple
checks to be written. Learn more and sign up at https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/login/getmain?requestAction=home
The SLHS Athletic Boosters are in need of
volunteers!
South Lakes is hosting the Cheerleading Regional tournament
and could use a few more volunteers to work concessions on Sat., October 28
(regional finals).
This is a great opportunity to earn money for our student
athletes. Volunteers get in to the event for free and students are permitted to
work in the concession stand and earn volunteer hours (MYP not NHS
hours).Please click the link below to signup: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094ba4ac2c7-cheer
Last Chance to Expunge
HS Credit Courses taken in middle school (9th graders only)
In accordance with Virginia state
regulations, FCPS Regulation 2408 permits parents of students who take a high
school credit-bearing course in middle school to request that the grade be
omitted from the student's high school transcript and the student not earn high
school credit for the course. Guidelines and the procedures for expunging
grades for high school courses taken in middle school, including the required
form, can be found at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/grading-and-reporting/secondary/taking-high-school-courses-in-middle-school.
Parents/Guardians must make this
request no later than the end of the first nine weeks of the school year
following completion of the course. The deadline for 9th grade requests
to expunge a high school credit-bearing course from 8th grade is Friday,
October 27, 2017. Please contact your school counselor for additional
information.
Dates to Note:
Thurs., 10/26 - Orchestra Concert,
7PM, Theatre, free
Sat. 10/28 - Cheer Competition, 6PM,
Gym, $7
Fri, 11/3 - End of 1st
Quarter, Early Closing for Students
Fri. 11/3 – Last regular season
football game home vs. Herndon, 7PM, $5
Mon. & Tues, 11/6 & 7 –
School Plan and Teacher Workdays, no students
Long-range Planning:
12/18-1/1 – Winter Break, Offices
Closed 12/25 – 1/1
1/10 – Curriculum Night, 6:30,
Theatre, Main Hall, Lecture Hall
1/31 – Science Fair
3/26-30 – Spring Break
6/13 – Graduation, Eagle Bank Arena,
7:30PM
6/14 – Last day of exams for
underclass students
6/15 – Last day of School (2 hours only)
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