 For a weekly schedule of After School Activities click here: Irving Stays After
Congratulations to Meg Gollinger! She is the FCPS Director of Student Services of the 2017-18 year!
Greetings, Irving Families!
We hope you are enjoying time with family and friends this summer. We are planning for the start of the school year and look forward to welcoming our students on the first day of school, Tuesday, August 28! This is the first of our messages which will be delivered via email every week. In this newsletter, you will find everything you need to prepare for the start of the school year as well as important dates. Please note that this document includes many hyperlinks that will connect you to the forms or information you need to start the school year. Please continue to check our website for important updates and information.
One of the most important upcoming dates is our Open House on Thursday, August 23, from 1:00-6:00 p.m. At the Open House, parents will have the opportunity to complete/turn in the beginning of year required forms which will allow students to pick up their schedule and locker assignment. Students are able to decorate the inside of their lockers if they wish and store school supplies. If families are unable to attend the Open House, students can pick up this information on the first day of school, August 28, 2018.
In order to ensure we have the correct list of classes for every student, we sent mock schedules to all families who were registered by the middle of June. If your child attended one of our feeder elementary schools or was registered by mid-June and you did not receive a mock schedule, please contact Hang Nguyen at hbnguyen@fcps.edu or 703-912-4535.
We are excited to welcome you to the 2018-19 school year and look forward to making your child’s middle school experience a successful one. A reminder if your child has not completed the summer assignment for Math and read 3 books, please click HERE to access the Math packet for your child’s 2018-19 Math class.
See you in a couple of weeks!
Sincerely,
Cindy Conley
Principal
Open House Information
Thursday, August 23, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. A parent/guardian must accompany their child and complete the required beginning of year forms to obtain the student schedule and locker assignment; we will be collecting these forms at the Open House. . To save time on the day of the Open House, please complete and submit or print and bring the following forms to the Open House.
Required for Open House
1. Emergency Care Form – Parents will be required to review emergency care information on file and update the form if needed at the Open House. All parents have a Parent View account and can update the Emergency Care Form via weCare by clicking HERE. For more information about the Parent View accounts, please click HERE. If you update and submit this information through weCare, you do not need to print a copy to bring to Irving. If you decide to print and bring to the Open House – please note it is a 2-page form.
2. Health Information Form – This is a 2-page form that needs to be printed and brought to the Open House if completed early. To download fillable Health form PDF click HERE
3. Students’ Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R) Form – Parents and students must sign the SR & R signature page acknowledging they have received the SR & R information. Parents and students are encouraged to review the document, print off the signature page (page 3), sign, and bring it to Open House.
4. After School Activities Registration – Please complete a registration form for each child attending Irving Middle school. This form is submitted electronically, you do not need to print this form. Registration Form
5. Device Survey –Irving will be providing access to computer devices to students for daily use. However, students may bring their own computer device to school daily. To get the most up-to-date information regarding who will be bringing a computer device, please complete the Device Survey below. This form is submitted electronically, you do not need to print this form. Device Survey
6. Military Connected Student – This FORM needs to be completed only if a parent’s military connected status has changed.
7. SOL Non-Writing Assessments Retake Form - This FORM needs to be completed and printed or we will have copies to complete at the Open House
Other Important Information
7th and 8th Grade
Supply List
New Student Orientation (students only)
The Orientation for ALL seventh graders and eighth graders new to Irving is Monday, August 27, 2018. Bus transportation will be provided (for those who live outside the walking boundary) and bus schedules for the orientation will be posted in the Main Office Windows the week of August 20. Please note the bus schedule for the Orientation is an abbreviated schedule and will not be the same as the schedule for the school year. Students who walk to school should plan to arrive at Irving by 7:25 a.m. The orientation will begin at 7:30 a.m. The program will end at 9:50 a.m. with bus departures by 10:00 a.m. During this time, students will briefly rotate through each class, meeting their teams and teachers. Students should bring their schedules with them to the orientation, but do not need any other school materials. Students who did not pick up their schedules at the Open House should report to the Student Services Office to get their schedule.
Regular Bus Schedules
Bus schedules for the 2018-19 school year are being mailed out. We will also have copies in the Main Office for parents who require a paper copy of the bus schedule. Please remember the first few weeks of school can be very hectic as morning routines are re-established, so students should allow adequate time to catch the bus. Please make every effort to arrive to your bus stop early these first few days. Drivers will often need to get their routes down and make necessary adjustments to schedules to arrive at school on time, so students are encouraged to arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled arrival time. This will help alleviate the stress of students missing the bus.
Morning Announcements
We have found that our students are in their first period classes by 7:25 or earlier. To help maximize class time First Period, we will begin our morning announcements (which include the Moment of Silence and the Pledge of Allegiance) at 7:25 a.m. so class can begin promptly at 7:30 a.m. Our warning bell will now ring at 7:20 a.m. signifying students need to go to their First Period class.
Required Clinic Health forms (if applicable)
To access the fillable Medication Authorization form, Epinephrine Authorization form, and/or Inhaler Authorization form, click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page.
Parent Information regarding Student Opt-Out Rights and Choices (if applicable)
To access the complete Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights and Opt-Out Forms click this link – these forms need to be printed, filled out, and turned in ONLY if you would like to OPT-OUT
Network Password Recovery Service for Students
Students are eligible for the FCPS network password recovery service available at: https://itweb.fcps.edu/accountrecovery/index.cfm As the end of the school year approaches, teachers will be encouraging students to register for this service, which might save considerable time should their network password be forgotten over the summer. Any information used for a recovery option will remain private. Students may register for this service by either accessing the link above or by following the directions below:
Go to the FCPS main website and search for “password”
Click the first result “Password Management - Forgot or Need to Change Your Password?”
Select Students > Manage your recovery options
Family Life Education (FLE) Opt-Out
This year the FLE information will be mailed to each student’s home via US mail. If you would like to read more information about FLE click HERE.
General Information
Scoliosis Fact Sheet Scoliosis Fact Sheet- Spanish
Securing Bikes
If your child rides a bike to school, please ask them to secure their bike to one of the two bike racks in front of the school. To continue positive relationships with the communities surrounding Irving Middle School, we ask students not to attach their bikes to any fences on a person’s private property. We have purchased an additional bike rack to ensure all bikes can be secured.
PTA News
Next PTA meeting - August 21 at 7:00PM - we will vote for Officers!
Website: https://wimspta.ptboard.com/home
Email: irvingmspta@gmail.com
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