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Dear Key MS Families,
The second semester begins Monday, January 28! Students are to report to their first period class on Monday and they will receive an updated schedule for the remainder of the school year. Some electives and PE classes may have changed and it will be reflected on the schedule received Monday morning.
It’s important to get off to a great start as we begin the 3rd quarter and look forward to a wonderful second semester full of new experiences and learning.
Key Middle School Curriculum Night & Electives Fair
Thursday, January 31, 2019
For Rising 7th and 8th grade Students and their Parents/Guardians
6:00 pm- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Information Session (Optional)
6:30 pm- Welcome and Introductions: Overview of the IBMYP (International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program); Middle School Curriculum Overview; Representatives from the following departments will be available:
- Electives
- English
- ESOL
- Health and PE
- Mathematics
- Student Services
- Science
- Social Studies
- Special Education
- World Languages
7:15 pm - ELECTIVES FAIR and time to speak with staff about: core subjects, special education, ESOL, IBMYP and the Afterschool Program.
All students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Spanish interpreters will be on site.
Transition time!
Any questions? Please contact the counselors or Jessica Tippins!
Rising 9th Grade Registration Timeline:
January 28th @ 6pm - Rising 9th Grade Parent Info Night at Lee High School
Rising 9th grade parents are encouraged to come out and learn more about Lee HS and all of its programs.
Rising 7th Grade Transition Timeline:
January 31st @ 6:00 pm - Curriculum & Electives Night at Key
Rising 7th grade parents are invited to come out and learn more about the academic and elective options Key MS has to offer.
Feb 1st – 7th – Counselors present Rising 7th Grade Course Info at elementary schools
Rising 8th Grade Transition Timeline:
January 31st @ 6:00 pm - Curriculum & Electives Night at Key
Rising 8th grade parents are invited to come out and learn more about the academic and elective options Key MS has to offer.
January 1st - February 31 – Counselors present Rising 8th Grade Course Info through all 8th Grade Math Courses
February 14th – 20th – Rising 8th Grade Registrations thru 7th Grade P.E.
For 8th Graders: Global STEM Challenges Program at Edison High SchoolA limited number of spaces are available for the Global STEM Challenges Program, which will continue at Edison High School for the 2019-20 school year for interested ninth grade students who will have successfully completed Algebra 1 by the start of ninth grade. This STEM-focused, three-year, interdisciplinary program consists of three honors and IB level integrated math, science, and engineering courses for each of the students’ first three years of high school and focuses on project-based learning. Students have the opportunity to earn a tenth credit in Computer Science, which is embedded throughout the program. Interested parents and students are encouraged to attend the parent information session at Edison High School on January 29, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. and an open house on March 19, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. to learn about the program and how to request to enroll for 2019-20.
There is a contest that some of the talented students in our school may be interested in. Students will receive a $150 gift card and the school’s art department will receive $1,000 as well as the student’s work will appear on thank you notes distributed to thousands of teachers during National Teacher Appreciation Week, May 6-10. Entries must be submitted by February 1, 2019. Please see the link https://thankateacherva.com/
The SCA will be holding a canned food drive. Don’t miss your opportunity to support ECHO and Springfield residents! Goodie bags will be given to those who donate three or more cans! Cans will be collected during all lunches on Feb. 6 and 8! Don’t miss this opportunity to help others and get a special treat for yourself!
Look Beyond the Classroom
FCPS School Counseling Services and Go Overseas invite you to attend this year's Gap Year Fair to learn about the growing array of gap year opportunities. The fair will provide students with a broad exposure to gap year programs that emphasize experiential education and personal growth through travel, language immersion, directed study, outdoor adventure, community service, and internships.
2019 FCPS Gap Year Fair
George C. Marshall High School
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
6 to 8:30 p.m.
SNOW DATE:
McLean High School
Friday, February 8, 2019
6 to 8:30 p.m.
Schedule of Event
Presentation: 6 to 6:45 p.m
Fair: 6:45 to 8:30 p.m.
Featured Speaker: Holly Bull, President - Center for Interim Programs
Here is the link to the FCPS Gap Year information page:
https://www.fcps.edu/node/33069
February 7--Parent Coffee from 10 to 11 a.m. in Room 121. Topic: Transition Talk! Our speaker is Jess Tippins, Director of Student Services and she will talk about the transitions from elementary school to middle school and from middle school to high school. Parents, this is your chance to ask any questions you may have as your child transitions from 6th to 7th, 7th to 8th or 8th to 9th grade. This is a time of many changes—in your child’s development, in your child’s school and in your child’s class schedule.
7 de febrero—Charla para padres de 10 a.m. a 11 a.m. en el aula 121. Tema: ¡Transiciones! Nuestra directora de servicios estudiantiles va a hablar acerca de las transiciones y los cambios que hay cuando los estudiantes pasan de la escuela primaria a la intermedia y de la intermedia al colegio. Padres, esta es su oportunidad de hacer las preguntas que tienen mientras sus hijos pasan del sexto grado al séptimo, del séptimo al octavo y del octavo al noveno. Esta es una época de muchos cambios—en el desarrollo de sus hijos, en las escuelas y en el horario de clases de sus hijos.
e-Notify Emergency Messages Will Be Communicated via New Vendor Beginning December 14
Fairfax County Public Schools will be moving to a new vendor to provide emergency and essential email, text, and phone notifications beginning December 14, 2018. If you currently receive emergency and essential communications via email, text, or phone, you do not need to do anything as you will continue to receive this information.
If you do not receive a text message, please check the contact information listed on your child’s emergency care card in weCare. Your cellphone number must be listed in the cell phone field in order to receive text messages from FCPS.
New this year, parents can enter their student’s cell phone number in weCare so that their student will also receive text messages for delayed openings, school closings, and late bus notifications. The student’s cell phone number will need to be entered in Section 4, under Additional Information. If the student’s cell phone is listed in weCare, they should have also received the text message on December 14.
Emergency and essential information includes:
- Emergency
- Delayed openings/school closings
- Attendance
- Early release
- Buses running late
- Low lunch balance
- Power, telephone, internet outages or facility repairs
- Back to school information
- Important testing dates
If you have recently changed your contact information, please be sure to update the emergency contact information in weCare.
As a reminder, in addition to email and text messages, all FCPS weather delays and openings are also posted on Twitter, Facebook, FCPS website, school websites, and local radio and television broadcasts. Read more about Weather Cancellation Procedures
Key MS Spelling Bee The results are in!
Winner: Fatima Uddin
Runner-up: Philip Luong
Winning word: cardigan
Yearbooks - 2018-2019: It’s never too early to order a Key Middle School Yearbook! Take advantage of ordering before February 15th for $25 because after that date, the price goes up to $35! Save $10 now! Have your student bring a check made out to Key MS or cash to Ms. Kendall in room 136 any time! Yearbooks are released the last week of school and no students wants to be without one!
Students save $10 now and order your yearbook for $25. The price goes up on Feb. 15th to $35. Bring a check made out to Key MS or cash to Ms. Kendall in room 136 any time. There are only about 20 days until the price goes up!
Kiss-N-Ride Procedures: Students should be dropped off only on the Franconia Rd side of the building in the morning. We are having safety concerns with students being dropped off in front of the main entrance and cars making illegal U turns in front of entrance #1. We have staff and students walking the area and we want to keep that area safe.
Key MS Pencil Drive: Looking to help Key MS? Please consider donating pencils. New and gently used pencils can be brought to the main office. We will then distribute these to our staff. Got Questions? Email Dr. Holleb: ajholleb@fcps.edu
Lee HS TEAM STORE on the Lee HS Activities webpage at www.lancersportszone.net Once you go to that link, you can click on “Lancer Spirit Wear”, there is a link that will pop up that says “spirit wear link.” This will take you to the Lee Store where you can purchase Lee gear for yourself and our future lancers! https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/virginia/springfield/robert-e-lee-high-school
Friday Food Packs—Key Middle School’s Department of Student Services will be providing food packs to students on Friday afternoons each week during the school year. If you would like to have your child receive a food pack, please contact Ms. Rivera at 703-313-3913 or edrivera@fcps.edu.
Paquetes de comida cada viernes-El departamento de servicios estudiantiles de la escuela de Key va a proveer paquetes de comida para estudiantes todos los viernes durante el año escolar. Si Usted quiere que su hijo reciba un paquete de comida, póngase en contacto con la Sra. Rivera al 703-313-3913 o edrivera@fcps.edu
Amazon Smile : Do you shop on Amazon? If so, please consider using our link. A small percentage of your purchase. (0.5%) will come back to the PTA. It does not cost you anything! Just start at https://smile.amazon.com/ch/54-1260502. This will only count for purchases that are made using the smile link. Once you have linked your account with Key, you just have to start at Smile.amazon.com and we will get credit. This will not work for purchases through the smartphone app.
No-Sell Fundraiser : We will continue to accept donations for our No-Sell fundraiser throughout the school year. If you would like to donate, the easiest way is via PayPal, using our direct link: https://www.paypal.me/keymspta
Key Middle School wants to announce the 14th Annual Encuentro de Chicas Latinas de las Girls Scouts. The conference will be held at James Lee Community Center in Falls Church, VA on Saturday, January 26, 2019 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore educational and career options, meet Latina professionals from a variety of backgrounds, and develop the remarkable leader within themselves. The conference will include workshops on financial, literacy, budgeting and saving for college, the importance of credit when buying a car and influential guess speaker from our community. Their goal is to help middle school girls understand the power of their financial future. To register, students must complete the online registration at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/gsconference and select “Encuentro Falls Church” or call 703-372-4348. Contact Ms. Meletiche for further information.
La escuela Media Key quiere anunciar el 14vo Encuentro Anual de Chicas Latinas de las Girls Scouts. La conferencia se llevará cabo en el Centro Comunitario James Lee en Falls Church, VA, el sábado 26 de enero del 2019 de 11:00 AM a 3:00 PM. Las asistentes tendrán la oportunidad de explorar opciones educativas y profesionales, conocer a profesionales latinas de diversos orígenes y desarrollar al líder notable dentro de ellas. La conferencia incluirá talleres sobre finanza, alfabetización, presupuesto y ahorros para la universidad; la importancia del crédito para comprar un auto y un orador influyente de nuestra comunidad. Su objetivo es ayudar a las niñas de la escuela intermedia a comprender el poder de su futuro financiero. Para inscribirse las estudiantes deben completar la inscripción en línea en: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/gsconference y seleccionar “Encuentro Falls Church” o llamar al 703-372-4348. Comuníquese con la Sra. Meletiche si necesita más información.
February 5- Key Family Programs: Let’s Cook! --Session 3: Meatless and Mighty Dinners This afterschool program provides hands-on cooking classes to empower families with the skills to be healthy, self-sufficient, and confident in the kitchen. The classes will cover meal preparation, grocery shopping, nutrition, and clean-up. Participants will practice fundamental food skills, including proper knife techniques, reading ingredient labels, working with different cooking methods, and making a healthy meal for a family of four. Location: Key Middle School; Room #119, From 6pm to 8pm.
Instructor: Registered Dietitian, Jennifer Littau (4th year teaching the program at Key MS)
Remaining Class Dates & Topics:
Session 3: Meatless & Mighty Dinners, February 5, 2019 (Tuesday)
Session 4: Smart Snacking 101, April 2, 2019 (Tuesday)
SIGN UP Today!! With Ms. Spencer: 703-313-3961 or email kfspencer@fcps.edu
CALENDAR
January 2019
25 Teacher Workday - Student Holiday
28 Rising 9th grade Curriculum Night at Lee HS @ 6-8pm
29-30 Rising 9th grade registration through HPE
31 Rising 8th grade Course Info thru Math 7
31 Curriculum Night & Electives Fair @6:30pm LH
February 2019
1 Rising 8th Grade Course Info thru Math 7
1-2 District 10 All- District Band (Select Students)
4 Student Holiday
5 Mary Washington University guest speaker advisory LH
5 WIDA Testing schedules in advisory
7 Parent Coffee (heart month) @10-11am Rm 121
7 Rising 7th Grade Curriculum Night (snow date)
11 SCA - Hugs for Heroes
11-15 WIDA
12 PTA Meeting @6:30pm Rm 103
14-15 Rising 8th grade registration through HPE
18 Holiday - George Washington’s Birthday
19-20Rising 8th grade registration through HPE
19-22 WIDA snow date
22 2nd Quarter Honor Roll Assemblies
27-1 Battle of the Books
28 NJHS Valentine’s party
28 Band Pre-Assessment Concert
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