For a weekly schedule of After School Activities click here: Irving Stays After
 Science 7 students have been testing the water quality of their ecosystems during labs this week
Positivity Project (P2)
This week, students are participating in lessons regarding the Character Strength Perspective. Please be sure to ask your student what they are learning about regarding perspective on November 7-8 & 12-13. November 14-16 & 19-20, students will be learning about the Character Strength Creativity.
WIMS Civics: Call for Volunteers!
Irving will be visiting Finance Park on November 26, 27, 30 and December 3. Volunteers help run student groups and share their personal finance expertise. More information about Finance Park can be found here. If you are available to volunteer and support our students from 8am-1pm, please sign up using your student’s team link. We would love to have you!
Red Team (11/26): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4DABAA2EA57-finance
White Team (11/27): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4DABAA2EA57-white
Black Team (11/30): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4DABAA2EA57-black
Purple Team (12/3): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4DABAA2EA57-purple
Please contact your student’s Civics teacher with any questions. Thank you!
Support for Irving Families at Thanksgiving
Irving is partnering with Food For Neighbors to provide Thanksgiving Meals for our families who need some assistance with food. FFN has a goal to provide 225 meals to local families and can put together a complete meal for a family for only $50. It’s an ambitious goal – we’ll need to raise $11,250 to do it. But your donation, combined with those of friends and neighbors, will make it happen.
We have made donating incredibly fast and easy: simply click here to donate with a credit or debit card (or PayPal). Your gift is tax deductible and you will receive a tax receipt from us within a few days of making your donation.
Thank you for helping Food For Neighbors provide Thanksgiving Meals to local families in need. We truly appreciate your generosity towards our local community. Please visit our website for more information and contact us if you have any questions: http://www.foodforneighbors.org
Music at Irving
Winter Band Concert (Beginning, Cadet, Percussion Ensemble, Concert Band I)—Tuesday, Dec. 4-7:00pm at Irving MS
Winter Band Concert (Concert Band II, Symphonic Band)—Wednesday, Dec. 12-7:00pm at Irving MS
Barclay Brass would like to invite all Irving families to Barclay Brass’ upcoming concert this Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, just down the street from Irving. The program will last one hour, and we will be playing music of Shostakovich, John Williams, and Percy Grainger, among others.The Facebook invite link is below:https://www.facebook.com/events/178924046372855/?ti=ia
Be Part of Connection Newspaper’s Children’s Edition 2018
Irving students- it’s time to get creative! During the last week of each year, the Connection Newspaper devotes its pages to the creativity of local students and children. The results are always remarkable. The annual Children's Connection (including Children’s Gazette, Children’s Almanac and Children’s Centre View) is a tradition of well over a decade.
Entries can be artwork, poetry, essays, creative writing, opinion pieces, short stories, photography, photos of sculpture or gardens or other creative efforts. All submissions be digital so they can be sent through email or delivered on flash drive. Writing should be submitted in text format. Artwork should be photographed or scanned and provided in jpeg format.
Some suggestions:
* Drawings or paintings or photographs of your family, friends, pets or some favorite activity. These should be photographed or scanned and submitted in jpeg format. Photos of sculpture or larger art projects are also welcome.
* Short answers (50 to 100 words) to some of the following questions: If you could give your parents, family or friends any gift that didn't cost money what would that gift be? What are you most looking forward to in the upcoming year? What is one thing that you would change about school? What do you want to be when you grow up? What is your favorite animal? What is your favorite toy? What makes a good parent? What makes a good friend? Describe one of the best or worst things that ever happened to you? What is the best gift you've ever been given? Ever received?
* Your opinion (50 to 100 words) about traffic, sports, restaurants, video games, toys, trends, politics, etc.
* Poetry or other creative writing.
* News stories from school newspapers.
* Photos and text about activities or events.
* Were you involved in November’s elections? What did you think?
To be published, you must submit the full first and last name of the student artist/writer. Identify each piece of writing or art, including the student's full name, age, grade and town of residence, plus the name of the school, name of teacher and town of school location. Home schoolers’ contributions are welcomed.
Email submissions for the Children's Edition to the following editors:
* For Burke, Clifton, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Great Falls, Herndon, Lorton, McLean, Reston, or Springfield, email to Kemal Kurspahic at kemal@connectionnewspapers.com.
To send flash drives containing artwork and typed, electronic submissions, mark them clearly by school and hometown and mail the flash drive to: Children's Connection(including Children’s Gazette, Children’s Almanac and Children’s Centre View),1606 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Please send all submissions by Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. The Children's Edition will publish the last week of 2018.
You can see last year’s editions by visiting www.connectionnewspapers.com/PDFs/ and scroll down to Children’s Edition.
Irving MS PTA Fundraiser
Employee of the Year Awards
Parents, community members, and friends of Irving! Please help us to select the Irving nominees for the FCPS Employee of the year awards. Please click the link below to complete the form to nominate in the categories of Teacher of the Year, New Teacher of the Year, Leader of the Year, Support Employee of the Year, and Principal of the Year. Nominations are due by November 16, 2018. If you have any questions about the awards please feel free to email Victoria Nelson the Irving Awards Liaison at vwnelson@fcps.edu.
Irving Staff Awards Form
Lost and Found Items
Irving’s Lost and Found is on display for all students to check during their lunch period. At the end of every month we wash and donate all clothing, lunchboxes, and water bottles. If you child has lost an item, please advise them to check for it during lunch. We will make announcements the week up to donation day to remind students to claim their belongings. If you would like to inquire about an item, please email bekirnter@fcps.edu
Library News
Your seventh grader has a fiction book to read now. Do you know what book they’ve chosen? Encourage their reading by asking them to read a chapter to you!
Thank you for helping to remind your students to return their library books when they are finished with book projects. Our 8th graders should be finished and should have returned fiction books by now. These students will visit the library at the end of November to borrow a book for a second-quarter project; those students with outstanding overdues will not be allowed to borrow books until their record is cleared.
After School
“Heads” Up!
There will be no after school on Monday and Tuesday, November 19th and 20th (the week of Thanksgiving).
Knit-A-Hat, Get-A-Hat Club
Starts on Monday, November 26th. Students will use looms to knit hats for patients with cancer, while also knitting a hat for their own head! It’s easy and no experience is needed!
Stop Motion Animation Club
Needs more members! The Club meets on Mondays and uses figurines and props to create short films on iPads.
After School Parent Pick Up
Please speak with your child about their plans to stay after, including how they will be getting home. If you plan to pick up your student, please arrive by 4:45p on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Please arrive by 3:30p on Wednesday and Friday.
Late Bus Schedule
Late buses come at approximately 4:45p on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday during the school year. Please review the letter you received from the transportation office to determine your child’s late bus number and late bus stop- they are different from their normal bus number and stop! This information is also available in SIS.
Additional Information
Please review the Activities portion of our website for information on the structure and policies for the After School Program. The list of available clubs for this school year has also been updated. Information about known volunteer opportunities also appear on the Activities section of our site!
SCA Holiday Store Drive for ECHO
Over the next few weeks, Irving will be participating in a Holiday Store Drive for ECHO (Ecumenical Community Helping Others). ECHO is a non-profit charity in the Springfield area that provides food and clothes for less fortunate families in our community. ECHO will use our donations in a store of sorts where families who are less fortunate can come and “shop” for toys and clothes. ECHO is looking for donations for children ages 2 to 15. We will be collecting donations from Monday, November 26th to Friday, December 7th. All donations should be new/unused items, and they should not be giftwrapped. Some suggestions for donations are:
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Activity books
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Hoodies for teens (kids sizes 14, 16, small and medium adult)
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Electronic toys
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Sports team logo shirts (Redskins, NATS, Caps, etc.)
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Barbie doll clothes and accessories
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Teen books for ages 10 to 14 years old
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Polar fleece zipped jackets for teens
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Quality headphones
Students can bring their items to school anytime between Monday, November 26 and Friday, December 7. There will be collection bins in the main office, and students can also bring their donations to their social studies teachers (7th grade history/8th grade civics). Please direct any further questions to Emily Geary (emgeary@fcps.edu) or David Dachille (dmdachille@fcps.edu). The SCA thanks you in advance for your donations!
PTA News
Next PTA meeting - December 11 at 7:00PM
December 7th.- movie night will be December 7th featuring the movie Elf. Before the movie we are holding a student forum to speak with the PTA board. Plus, we have a special surprise for the kids who come on movie night.
Website:https://wimspta.ptboard.com/home
School Code: T9EEWQ
Boxtops for Education collection in the main office
Email: irvingmspta@gmail.com
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