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Dear Hughes Parents and Guardians:
This morning we celebrated
199 All A Honor Roll students at Hughes Middle School. Honoring the
Presidents’ Day weekend and Black History Month, Mr. Brian Plancich, our 8th
grade administrator, spoke of the traits of great leaders that our students can
aspire to have: being curious like Thomas Jefferson, being resilient like
Abraham Lincoln, having intrinsic motivation like John Adams, being creative
like Thomas Jefferson, and being a dreamer like Langston Hughes. More than 50%
of our students made either All A’s or All A’s and B’s for the second
quarter. The entire staff enjoyed sweet Valentine treats from the PTA at
our faculty meeting on Tuesday afternoon, and goody bags filled with more
sweets on Wednesday. These events are wonderful opportunities to reflect
on all of the elements that make this school a great place to work and learn.
Our students come to school to actively engage in the lessons and learning
opportunities we plan for them. Our teachers spend countless hours supporting
students by delivering lessons, grading papers and modeling motivation and
engagement in school. Our parents enthusiastically support our students, school
and sweet tooth! We all achieve more for students when we give our best to the
goal.
Sincerely,
Aimee Monticchio
Principal
The College Funding Coach Parent Workshop
Parents, join us on Wednesday, February 21st at 6:30 pm in the Lecture Hall to learn how to plan for financing your child's college education. It's never too early. You will learn about affordable ways to pay for higher education.
Ryan
McElveen Visits Langston Hughes
School Board member Ryan McElveen joined us today and spoke with some of our English language learners about immigrant issues. Students learned about how FCPS supports all of our learners.
A and B Honor Roll Recognition
On February 21, our 335 A/B Honor Roll students will receive ribbons during their 3rd period class. Great achievement!
It’s All About How You Rebound: March 1st,
School-Wide Assembly
The Rebound is a documentary that follows the underdog journey of
the Miami Heat Wheels wheelchair basketball team, in their quest for a national
championship. Despite a disappointing elimination the year before and the
team’s dwindling resources, adaptive athletes rally towards the title while
each striving for their own dreams, second chances, and to win against all
odds. Thanks to our incredibly generous PTA, LHMS will not only be
viewing the documentary through ATL days in Connections on 2/15, 2/22, & 2/23,
but The Rebound film crew AND a professional wheelchair basketball
athlete will be coming to LHMS on Thursday, March 1st from
9:10-10:30 in the gym. The film crew will share with our students their belief
in the opportunity for all to experience the life-changing
effects of participating in sport. Additionally, the crew will get select
students and staff into wheelchairs to demo some skills. We invite you to
attend if you’re available, and we thank you for making this engaging and
inspiring school-wide event possible!
Rising 7th Grade / New to Hughes Parent Coffees
Parents of Rising 7th Graders and parents of rising 8th graders who will be new to Hughes are invited to attend one of the upcoming informational parent coffees in the Media Center:
- Thursday, March 22, 9:00 - 10:00 am
- Tuesday, April 10, 9:00-10:00 am
Tutoring Available After School
Students are welcome to come for tutoring help, any subject, by South Lakes High School students on Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 pm.
Basketball Challenge
Hughes MS has been invited to compete in 2 basketball games
in the month of March. The first game on
March 2nd will be a combination of 7th and 8th
graders vs. Lanier MS. The second game
on March 16th will be a 7th, 8th, and a girls
basketball team vs Carson MS.
Tryout information:
Girls tryouts will be held on February 21st and
22nd from 2:30-3:30 pm
Boys tryouts are complete
3/2 - Western Fairfax Basketball
Classic @ Lanier MS Gym
- Our annual middle school tournament between Langston Hughes, Lanier, Liberty, and Stone
- 6:30pm - Lanier vs Langston Hughes
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7:20pm - Liberty vs Stone
- 8:10pm - Game 1 Winner vs Game 2 Winner
HEALTH ROOM
VOLUNTEER TRAINING
2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR
WE WELCOME VOLUNTEERS
TO HELP PROVIDE CARE FOR
STUDENTS AND ASSIST
WITH ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
No registration
required. Please contact your school Public Health Nurse for more
information:
Samantha Moore, RN 703-326-6553 smoore1@fcps.edu
Herndon-Reston District Office
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
10:00 a.m. – 12 noon
Fairfax County Health Department
Herndon-Reston District Office
1850 Cameron Glen Dr.
Reston, VA
First floor, Rm 600 A
Training is provided
by Fairfax County Health Department and is required for anyone working in the
school Health Room.
No prior medical
experience needed.
Order Your Yearbook!
The
yearbook cost is $27 as of January 1st. Namestamps are no longer available, but yearbooks are! Get yours before they sell out. Order online: https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/job/13926
or call 866-287-3096. Reference Langston Hughes' school code: 13926
Student Registration
Please
contact Mrs. Roman at 703-715-3602 or by email caroman@fcps.edu to set up an appointment
to register a new student, or for a
change of address or to
withdraw a student. We appreciate your cooperation. Thank
you. Link
to Hughes Website: https://hughesms.fcps.edu/student-services/new-student-registration
2018-19 Student Transfer High School Curricular Application Opens February 5th at 8:30am
For transfers effective at the beginning of the 2018-19 school year, the enrolling parent will submit transfer applications and pay fees online. The enrolling parent will access the online student transfer application on the Student Transfer website at https://www.fcps.edu/registration/student-transfers. The application will be unavailable from 12:00am-5:00am daily for maintenance.
Calendar Update
Feb 19, Mon, Presidents Day, Schools Closed
Feb 21, 22, Wed, Thurs - Girls Basketball Tryouts, 2:30-3:30 pm, Gym
Feb 21, College Funding Coach Parent Workshop, 6:30 pm, Lecture Hall
Mar 2, Fri, Basketball Classic, 6:30 pm, Lanier MS Gym
Mar 13, Tues, Health Room Volunteer Training, 10:00 am - 12 noon, Fairfax County Health Dept, 1850 Cameron Glen Dr, Reston
Mar 22, Thurs, Rising 7th Grade/New Student Parent Coffee, 9:00-10:00 am, Media Center
April 10, Tues, Rising 7th Grade/New Student Parent Coffee, 9:00-10:00 am, Media Center
April 26-27, Thurs-Fri, Rising 7th Graders visit Hughes
2017-18 School Year Dates
The FCPS 2017-18 school year calendar can be viewed at:
https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/2017-2018-calendar
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