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Key MS Parent News You Choose - Monday, December 11, 2017- January 5, 2018
As we wrap up 2017, I want to thank the Key Community for all your support of our efforts! Key MS is an amazing place - we have phenomenal students, an amazing staff, and a fabulous community who helps make this the best middle school it can be! We hope the Winter Break is filled with rest, relaxation, fun, and family and can’t wait to finish out 2017 with our best - and then welcome the kids to 2018!
Thank you! Thank you for all your support with our SCA Dance, PTA selling of refreshments, our Band Concert, Impact Aid forms, finance park, and our 1st Quarter Honor Roll assembly. This past week our counselors and I went out to our 6th graders and started talking to them about all Key MS has to offer! The kids loved hearing about Middle School Dances and lockers!!! And, thank you for the PTA treats in advance of tomorrow’s Staff Winter Wonderland meeting. We appreciate your desserts and care for our team!
FYI: Today we had school wide locker clean out and are reminding students to check our Lost and Found (in our cafeteria) for any missing items.
NOTE TO THE COMMUNITY: Key MS Offices will be closed for Winter Break starting December 18. We will reopen on January 2, 2018.
Congrats to our November Students of the Month!
IB Trait – Principled Winners:
7th Grade - Eric Lin; 8th Grade – Yulimar Lopez;
Nominees: Abigail Zentner, Alana Willis, Eric Lin, Layla Ramirez, Nabeeha Mahmoud, Nour Kassem, Sarah Kirkland, Yulimar Lopez, and Ermias Jeza.
Positive Behavior Intervention Support for students who show: Readiness, Responsibility, Respect: Winners: 7th Grade– Nazrin Akter, 8th Grade – Shekinah Jaze;
Nominees: Chris Argueta Rojas, Daniel Hernandez Barrientos, Eric Lin, Grace Partain, Kevin Palma, Marilin Loayes Gonzalez, Nazrin Akter, Paul Nguyen-Tran, Sama Jamil, Sanjan Hossain, Shekinah Jaze, Yanileidy Peralta Perez, and Zohal Stanikzai.
Congratulations to the Key MS CapitalOne coding club: Students were recognized for their hard work making video game apps. They received honors for most creative, most user friendly, and best overall app. They also received amazing SWAG including a laptop computer and tablet! Way to go, ladies!!! Can’t wait to see who is going to be in the club next semester! See Ms. Spencer for questions and if you want to be in the club in the Spring.
“Shark Tank” Challenge - Key MS Winners! Last week ten students were selected to attend a workshop with the Redskins organization. The day was filled with physical activity and ideas on how to encourage peers to be more active and healthy. Five Key students created an idea that won! Those students received $500.00 for Key Middle in an effort to increase healthy eating habits at Key. Way to go, students!
IB Trait for December is Thinker: We are focusing on leading students to question, thinking deeply, and critically consider why things might be the way they are and how things are connected!
Student Book Club Each quarter the library hosts a book club for students. Every student who participates gets to discuss the book in the library over lunch, they are given a dessert treat and their English teacher gives them extra credit! Our book for the 2nd quarter is Ghost by Jason Reynolds. Please encourage your child to read and participate this quarter!
Dec 12 and 14: From the Key MS PTA: PTA Spirit Wear on sale at our Orchestra and Choral concerts! Makes a great holiday gift!!!!
Dec 13: From the Key MS PTA: Weds! Dec 13! Chipotle Night! Go get dinner and part of the proceeds will go to Key MS PTA. 4pm and later. 7108 Old Keene Mill Rd. Springfield, VA.
December 14: Key Family Cooking Class: As we gear up for the holiday, please join us at our 2nd family cooking class on Thursday December 14th from 6:00pm-7:30pm. This is a time for you and your children to come together for a fun family activity! This class is instructed by a certified chef. Slots fill up fast so please RSVP. You can RSVP by sending me a direct email at kspencer@fcps.edu or phone call to 703-313-3961. Please RSVP by Wednesday, December 13th. Thank you to those families who have already signed up!
Come see my daily experience as principal! Follow me on Twitter! @KeyMS and @KeyActingP
Key MS Calendar Info
Dec. 12 Orchestra Concert @ 6:30 pm
Dec. 13 PTA Chipotle Night: 4pm-8pm. 7108 Old Keene Mill Rd.
Dec. 14 Key MS Music Concert for 6th Graders! During the day!
Dec. 14 Chorus Concert @ 6: 30 pm
Dec. 14 Key Family Cooking Class. 6pm. Free! All Welcome!
Dec. 16 -Jan. 1- Winter Break
Jan. 2 Students return to school
Jan. 3 College Panel at Lee High School @ 6:00 pm! Bring your kids!
Jan. 9 PTA Meeting @ 7 pm - Topic: IBMYP
Jan. 10 Rising 9th Grade Night at Lee HS
Jan. 11 Rising 7th Grade Night At Key MS 6:30 pm
Jan 15 No School - MLK Birthday
Jan 16-19 Rising 9th Grade Registrations through P.E.
Jan 19 TJ Semi-finalist notifications
Jan 22 EVEN Block Day
Jan 23 Spelling Bee @ 7pm
Jan 24 Rising 9th grade parent Q & A night at Key 6:30 pm
Jan 25 End of Q2 (student 2 hr early release)
Jan. 26 Student Holiday - Teacher Workday
Your Donation to the Foundation for FCPS Will Help Students Thrive - for Key MS: As 2017 comes to a close, please consider a year-end gift to the Foundation for FCPS, the independent 501(c)(3) charitable organization associated with the school system. The Foundation works alongside teachers, principals, administrators, and leadership to keep our diverse school system robust and innovative. More information about these programs can be found on the Foundation website.Your tax-deductible contribution can be made online through a secure donation portal and may be designated to an existing initiative or to the school or center of your choice. Please specify Key MS for your donation.
Looking Ahead:
Jan 3, 2018: College Student Panel As a part of the Lee High School/Key Middle School Advanced Academic Information Nights we are excited to invite you to a panel of college students who graduated from Lee High School. The college students will speak to their course offerings in high school and college preparedness. January 3, 2018 Lee High School Auditorium 6:00-7:30 pm: TOPIC - The “Beauty and Value” of Advanced Academics - College Student Panel; Students may attend with their parents. The next session is April 12, 2018 - Lee High School Lancer Hall 6:00-7:30 pm: TOPIC - Advanced Academic Showcase. We look forward to hosting the families of Lee Pyramid Students. Childcare and Spanish translation will be provided.
Jan 9: From the Key MS PTA: Our next PTA meeting is Jan 9. - PTA Meeting @ 7pm in the Library at Key Middle School. Topic: IBMYP at Key MS.
January 10 - For all our rising 9th Graders! January 10 will be Lee’s Rising 9th Grade Information Night! Please be on the lookout for your invite from Lee HS.
January 11 - For our present Key Families with children coming to Key next year! Key is having its annual Rising 7th Grade Night for Parents and Families on Wednesday, January 11, starting at 6:30pm. All 6th graders have received a flyer to take home. Hope to see you there!
Impact Aid: We need your help! Over 200 students have yet to hand back the Impact Aid forms. We are in the process of handing out new forms and would appreciate for you to complete the form and send it our way. Please check back packs, too, just in case a signed form has been misplaced. Thank you!
From FCPS:
Attendance Information: https://www.fcps.edu/attendance
Morning routines tough? Please read below the helpful tips to make you and your child’s day start off smoothly. https://www.fcps.edu/blog/how-simplify-your-school-morning-routine?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
During the Winter Break take time to converse with a teen. Sometimes they may not want to talk, but there are many reasons it could help your child, a friend’s child or anyone. Here are some tips and helpful ways to find resources.
https://www.fcps.edu/blog/have-conversation-youth-and-save-life?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
IN OUR COMMUNITY
Parents, are you looking for something fun and safe for your students to do during Winter Break or Spring Break? Fairfax County Neighborhood & Community Services (NCS) offers 2 programs that include a variety of fun activities under the supervision of adults. For students in grades 7 to 12, they offer Teens In Action in 5 different community centers throughout Fairfax. Teens In Action is FREE but you must register your child. See details here: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/teens_in_action.htm For younger students, grades 1 through 6, NCS offers RECQuest in 8 locations throughout the county. The cost is calculated on a sliding scale basis and scholarships are available. See this website for details: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/recquest.htm For questions about these programs, please contact the NCS office at 703-324-4600.
The Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., is holding its 3rd annual Creative Writing Contest. The contest is open to all Fairfax County Middle and High School Students. Please visit our website: https://www.fcacdst.org/creative-writing-contest for complete details. Entries must be submitted by January 12, 2018. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Lenior J. Simmons, President, Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Sorority, Inc. Phone/Text 571-236-1128, Email 8fcacdstpresident@gmail.com, Website www. FCACDST.org
Sincerely,
Aimee J. Holleb
Acting Principal
Key MS
@KeyActingP Follow me on twitter to see what’s happening each day at Key MS!
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