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This week's Positivity Project lessons focused on Creativity. Next week (11/7 - 11/9), we will focus on the character strength of Gratitude. You can visit the links below to read more about each character strength and build them into your conversations at home.
Gratuity Character Card
Creativity Character Card
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To all parents, federal Impact Aid forms were sent home on Wednesday, October 17 with your student. While many students have returned their forms with a parent signature, we still need over 200 students to bring in their signed Impact Aid form. Please take a moment to ask your student for the form, complete it with your signature, and have your child return it to school as soon as possible. Your participation helps Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) obtain its fair share of federal Impact Aid grant funds. Thank you for your assistance!
SAVE THE DATE
LJ Drama Presents: A Night of One Acts
Nerdicus- a serio-comedy about a teenage girl dealing with her older brother with autism
Appropriate Audience Behavior – a comedy about how NOT to act in an audience
Performances will be Thursday, Nov. 15, Friday, Nov. 16, and Saturday, Nov. 17 in the LJMS Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. A matinee will be Saturday, Nov. 17, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are only $4 and are available online through iTickets ($5 at the door - doors open 30 minutes before show time).
Parents of 8th grade students, letters were sent home for your review detailing our upcoming wellness screening (depression/suicide screening) on Nov. 12-13 through PE classes. If you do not want your child to participate, please complete the opt-out form and have your student return it to Student Services no later than Friday, Nov. 9. Parents can also access many resources regarding this program through the SOS Parent Portal.
Website: http://sossignsofsuicide.org
Parent username: ljms-par
Parent password: wellness
Helpful resources and videos include ways to spot signs of depression and suicide and a link to take an online screening for your student. For questions or concerns, please contact Tanya Shuford, Director of Student Services at twshuford@fcps.edu.
At the end of November, immediately following the Thanksgiving holiday, students in 7th & 8th grade will be starting Health lessons through their H&PE class. Below, you will find some important dates and links that will help guide you as you make decisions about whether or not to opt-out your child from all/some/none of the Family Life Education (FLE) lessons.
Please read through the FLE material on your Blackboard ParentVUE account. There, if you choose to opt your student out of any lessons, you can download and fill out the appropriate form. Please return it to the office of Student Services as soon as possible, preferably by Nov. 19th , for planning purposes. The FLE lessons in our Human Growth & Development(HGD) and the Emotional & Social Health(ESH) units are all found on ParentVUE.
Another email will be sent out at a later date with more specific dates for ESH lessons.
7th Grade & 8th Grade
Human Growth & Development – Nov 26 – Dec 3
Forms
https://www.fcps.edu/node/31710 This form only needs to be completed if you are choosing to opt-out your child from any/all of the HGD or ESH lessons.
If you have already turned in an Opt-Out form, there is no need to do so again. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact your students’ PE teacher, preferably through email as we are rarely near a phone. We look forward to working with you to help your student live a healthier life.
LJMS H&PE Department
The Oakton High School Theatre Arts Department presents Peter and the Starcatcher on November 8-10 at 7:00 pm. Come witness this magical journey as a young orphan and his mates join forces with Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who must deliver precious cargo. The journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure as they face off with the fearsome pirate Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own. www.oaktondrama.org
Curriculum Night provides an opportunity for parents to learn about courses and programs at the middle and high school. It is an important orientation event, especially for the transition years of 7th and 9th grade. Please mark the dates below and plan to attend if you will have a 7th or 9th grader next year.
For Rising 7th graders
Luther Jackson January 15
For Rising 9th graders
Oakton High School January 9th
Falls Church High School January 10th
Madison High School January 10th
Marshall High School February 11th
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The Fairfax County Youth Survey is a comprehensive, anonymous and voluntary survey given each year to students in grades 6, 8, 10 and 12 that examines behaviors, experiences and other factors that influence the health and well-being of Fairfax County's youth. The results provide a snapshot of the county's youth and serve as a barometer of the community's effectiveness in fostering healthy choices in young people. The Youth Survey is a collaboration of Fairfax County Government and Fairfax County Public Schools.
LJMS will be administering the survey between November 7 and November 16. Parents can review the survey at:
https://www.fcps.edu/index.php/resources/student-safety-and-wellness/youth-survey
Parents who wish to opt-out their child from the survey should complete the opt-out form located on that link and return it to their child’s counselor.
To all parents, federal Impact Aid forms were sent home on Wednesday, October 17 with your student! Please take a moment to ask your student for the form, complete it with your signature, and have your child return it to school before or by October 26.
Returning this form is important because information from this survey results in an anticipated $3 million dollars in grant funds each year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For each school-aged child in your household, please complete, sign, date, and return the survey to your child's school. If sections 1 and 2 of the survey do not apply to you, just check the box in Section 3. All forms must be signed, dated, and returned by October 26. All results are CONFIDENTIAL.
Learn more by watching this short video featuring Superintendent Scott Brabrand and the U.S. Army Garrison Commander COL Michael Greenberg from Fort Belvoir.
Video link - https://youtu.be/QN_Xup7BgoE
Parents of 8th grade students, letters were sent home for your review detailing our upcoming wellness screening (depression/suicide screening) on Nov. 12-13 through PE classes. If you do not want your child to participate, please complete the opt-out form and have your student return it to Student Services by Nov. 7. Also, we will present this screening tool to parents/guardians on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 2:00PM. Please join us at this event to learn more about the depression screening process.
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November 2nd - End of the First Quarter
November 5th - Student Holiday
November 6th - Student Holiday
November 7th - Make - Up Picture Day
November 21st - 25th Thanksgiving Holiday
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