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Providing students and parents with important updates and reports of events and happenings in the middle school.
Exploring Electives
Whether students launched rockets in Mr. Snyder's Engineering Design and Modeling class, or crafted original animated drawings in Ms. Patsch's Computers in Art class, Robinson electives have students constantly on the move!
This week, many elective classes kicked off engaging, hands-on projects.
Running Club is On the Move!
 Mr. Walker leads the way for students in the Running Club - one of the activities which kicked off after school this week.
Check, please!
Did you know that you can set-up your student's lunch account to automatically maintain a positive balance?
Create an account, then login to MySchoolBucks.com.
> Click on Meal Accounts
> Click on AutoPay Settings
You can also see what your child is purchasing for lunch and how much they are spending daily.
> Click on Meal Accounts
> Click on Cafeteria Meal History
After School Activities
No activities or late bus service are scheduled for 10/10 due to the early dismissal at 12:15pm.
Reminder! Parent permission is required. The registration form must be completed in order for students to stay after school for supervised activities.
Please review program guidelines for details and student rules.
Sign-up Procedures:
Students sign-up for activities during their lunch period on the café stage each day the activity is scheduled.
Select programs will require a separate registration due to design and/or time commitment involved. Click here to view the list. Return all forms to Ms. Aunon or to your sub school office.
The activity period is from 3:00 to 4:25pm. Attendance is taken and a small snack provided. Late bus routes are posted in each sub school office window.
Late bus days: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday; departing at 4:45pm. Parent pick-up on Tuesdays and Fridays at 4:30pm, entrance #1.
After School Program Office:
Mary Aunon or Cathy Daniel | 703-426-2339
Activity Links
Find out what's happening and where! Click on the links below to stay informed and connected!
View the After School Program Website
Access all program information including activity descriptions, photos, registration forms for specific programs, and sponsor contacts.
View the 1st Quarter Schedule | Planning Tool
A tool to help students select activities by day of the week.
Options for viewing the daily schedule:
1. Activity Calendar (Link to Robinson's event calendar; scroll down & filter)
2. Activity Schedule Week of 10/8
3. TV screen in each sub school locker bay.
4. Posted on Twitter @RobinsonSSNews
Any cancellations will be announced during lunch periods and posted on the TVs in each locker bay.
Helpful Hint! Forward this newsletter to your student's email!
Activity Updates
Athletics
Students should plan to dress out in the PE locker rooms and meet the Coaches in the gym by 3pm. Backpacks must be secured in sub school locker as no backpacks are allowed in the locker rooms.
Basketball | Mondays and Wednesdays
Coach Gildea & Mr. Burns | All equipment provided.
Flag Football | Wednesdays; begins 10/17
Mr. Saltz
LAX/Boys' Only | Wednesdays; begins 10/17
Coach Buckholz
Rams On A Run (ROAR) Running Club | Wednesdays
Ms. Burford and Mr. Walker
Change in locker bay restrooms and meet in A228.
Soccer | Mondays and Thursdays
Coach Reaman | All equipment provided.
Softball | Wednesdays
Coach Thys | Open to all girls. No experience necessary. Girls
will need to provide equipment, at a minimum a glove. Softball attire is recommended, however, girls can wear shorts or
sweats. Sneakers are fine, but cleats are preferred.
Arena Stage Voices of Now Drama Program
Calling all actors! Learn the tools of theater
performance, such as movement, vocal expression and collaboration, by taking a
series of workshops this fall. Participants who attend a full series are
invited to audition for the exclusive Voices of Now Robinson School Ensemble,
which meets from February through May at Robinson. Ensemble members work with
professional actors and directors to write an original play
which is performed at Arena Stage in Washington, DC in May, 2019. Don't miss this dynamic program!
VON Workshop Dates, Details, and Registration Form | No program fee
Return completed form to Ms. Hard in D106 or Ms. Aunon in the café.
Cooking Club
There are a few open spaces in the Let's Cook after school program. Registration forms were made available to students this week during lunch periods. Please see the program flier and registration form for details.
Diversity Club
The
Robinson Middle School Diversity Club is a student initiated and all-inclusive
club that helps to encourage a climate at our school that supports all
students,
including all walks of multiculturalism: race, religion, national origin,
gender expression and orientation. Come find out how you can get involved in supporting diversity
here at Robinson. Our first meeting will be after school on Monday,
October 15th in Room A210.
Fitness Room Now Open
The middle school fitness room is now open for student use after school on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:00pm to 4:25pm. Interested students need to sign-up during lunch periods each day they plan to stay. Workouts are self-paced, but students are encouraged to bring a friend. Students should secure their belongings in their sub school locker before heading to the locker rooms to change into their PE uniform. Meet outside the fitness room.
Flag Football
Flag football begins on Wednesday, 10/17 and space is limited to 18 players each week so make sure to sign-up at lunch each Wednesday you plan to play. Due to the tournament on 10/24, regular flag football will not be scheduled.
Special Event: MS Flag Football Tournament on Wednesday, 10/24
Participate in the upcoming Middle
School Flag Football Tournament on Wednesday, October 24th, after
school! Students can pick up team registration forms in 7th and 8th grade
sub school offices or during lunch periods in the cafeteria. Forms should be returned to Ms. Whitwell's mailbox by Tuesday,
October 23rd. There will be an interest meeting during A/B lunches on Friday,
October 19th for more information in the Gold Cafeteria. Both boys and girls
are welcome! We hope to see you there!
Form a team of 6 players and pick-up a team registration form at lunch!
Plan to attend the interest meeting on 10/19 during lunch periods.
Space is limited to 16 teams. Sponsored by the MS SGA
Homework Club
Students wishing to stay in the library after school need to sign-up for Homework Club offered on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. All resources will be available for student use. Space is limited to 20 students each day. Students will meet in a classroom for attendance and snack and proceed to the library at 3:10pm. Meeting locations:
Monday in A116 | Ms. Layer
Wednesday in A103 | Ms. Malloy
Thursday in A220 | Ms. Hughes
Jazz Band
Auditions for this year's jazz band will be held soon! Any student interested in auditioning for jazz band
should see Mrs. Einuis in Room 402 by October 12.
LAX | Boys'
Work with the high school lacrosse coaches to learn basic skills and meet others with an interest in lacrosse.
Attend the interest meeting on Thursday, 10/11 to learn more about this fall program and meet the coaches. Sign-up at lunch on 10/11 to attend and meet in Recital Hall at 3pm. Late bus service available.
Meeting Day: Wednesday; begins 10/17
Location: Meet in gym
Sponsor Contact: Coach Buckholz | jbuckholz@fcps.edu
Musical Audition
Ready to ROCK?!? Here’s the info on our Audition Process for ROCK OF AGES (School Edition)! Hope to see you at the Auditions (Week of Oct 15)! Technical Interest Meeting for those wanting to work behind the scenes will be held on Thursday, November 15th! Read the info carefully. Thanks for your interest! For more information, as well as the musical tracks for rehearsal, please join the AFTER SCHOOL MS DRAMA PROGRAM Google Classroom via your school profile. The code to join is: 8yqjcg
Audition Information and Packet
Quiz Bowl Club
Do you enjoy history, science, music, literature, math, art, mythology, geography, current events, sports & entertainment, and just generally learning new things?
Do you enjoy testing your academic knowledge with and against otheroutstanding students?
Do you like quiz shows like Jeopardy!, Cash Cab, The Chase, Who Wants to Be aMillionaire? and It’s Academic?
Then come join the fun and be a part of Robinson MS’s Quiz Bowl Club!
Quiz bowl is the fun and competitive way to enrich your knowledge of science, history, math, literature, music, art, geography, current events, and more!
This club meets on Wednesdays in D201. Sign-up at lunch!
Robotics
Lego
Mindstorm kits will be used to introduce students to basic programming as well
as problem solving strategies. This program will involve students in the
development, building and programming of a LEGO Mindstorm robot. Students will
work hands-on in teams to design, build, program and document their progress.
Topics may include motor control, gear ratios, torque, friction, sensors,
timing, program loops, logic gates, decision-making, timing sequences,
propulsion systems and binary number systems.
Advanced Level: Registration Form | Sponsor: Mr. Snyder
Meets on Wednesdays
Return your completed form to Ms. Aunon | mfaunon@fcps.edu
VA STAR Computer Engineering Club
Refurbish laptop computers for donation to those in need in our school community! This program begins on 10/3 and will meet on a biweekly basis. Sign-up at lunch each meeting day. Next meeting: 10/17.
Rams Looking Ahead
Math Night Invite
The Robinson HS & MS Math Departments invite you to Math
Night from 7 to 8 pm on Monday, October 15th in Recital Hall. The purpose of the event
is to show you MathSpace, our new FCPS on-line resource for Algebra 1, Algebra
2, Geometry, and Precalculus. Bring your laptop or tablet if you’d
like to access MathSpace during the presentation. Students are also
invited. Learn more about MathSpace here: https://mathspace.co/us
Volunteers Needed for PTSO Marketplace
The
Robinson Marketplace is the PTSO's largest fundraiser of the year and we need
your help! Get many of your service hours done with one activity!
Help by requesting donations for the Robinson
Marketplace at various local shopping centers. Note: Parents may need to
drive/supervise younger students.
Information is available at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c45a8a922a64-2018
Questions?
Contact Amy Riddick at ptso.robinson@gmail.com.
Welcome to Counselors’ Corner: an occasional tip sheet from the Robinson Middle School Office of Student Services.
Mental Health Wellness Screening
Monday, October
22nd | 7th grade
This free, voluntary screening is offered to
help assess whether or not students may have symptoms consistent with
depression. Students who participate in the screening will watch a short
educational video on depression awareness and suicide prevention; different
versions will be shown to high school versus middle school students. Following
the video, students will complete a brief questionnaire. Further follow up with
a school mental health clinician will be available if needed, and parents will
be notified in the event that follow up is warranted.
All
7th grade students will be screened unless parents
complete an Opt-Out form, available at: http://www.fcps.edu/RobinsonSS/
If you choose to opt your child out of the Depression Screening, please
complete the form and submit it to your child’s counselor no later than
Thursday, October 11th.
Parent Portal Access
In addition,
Robinson offers free access to the SOS Signs of Suicide Parent Portal as part
of our school-wide depression screening and suicide prevention efforts. This
website offers many resources and a free screening for parents to screen
their own children at any time. Login
to this educational site for information on warning signs and risk factors for
youth suicide and depression and to learn more about the key message all
students learn here at Robinson: ACT (Acknowledge, Care, Tell). To access this
anonymous mental health resource, please go to
https://sossignsofsuicide.org/user/login?destination.
Username: rss-par
Password: rams
Community Resources
Click here for FCPS Mental Health Resources
The Middle School Student Services Department contact information:
DSS Assistant/Registrar | Ms. Skold, meskold@fcps.edu | 703-426-2222
7th Grade Counselors
Champions/Eagles | Mr. Herendeen, neherendeen@fcps.edu | 703-426-2225
Comets/Stars | Ms. Malloy, dmalloy@fcps.edu | 703-426-2226
8th Grade Counselors
Gold/Purple | TBD | 703-426-2214
Green/Red | Ms. Robinson, abrobinson@fcps.edu | 703-426-2215
Social Worker: Ms. Licciardo, kflicciardo@fcps.edu | 703-426-2229
School Psychologist: Ms. King, elking@fcps.edu | 703-426-2213
Special Education Department Chair: Ms.Hawkins, lrhawkins@fcps.edu
RMS Administrative Contacts:
Chris Farmerie: 8th Grade Principal | cfarmerie@fcps.edu
Sara Genetin: 7th Grade Principal | sjgenetinpil@fcps.edu
Jamee Lyons: Director, Student Services | jalyons@fcps.edu
Mary Aunon: After-School Program Specialist | mfaunon@fcps.edu
Bryan Hazard: System of Support Advisor | bthazard@fcps.edu
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