Glasgow Community Gazette - May 12

Glasgow Community:

Special thanks to everyone who went above and beyond this past week to help celebrate our Glasgow teachers and staff! We very much appreciated the food, prizes, notes and celebrations you all provided over the course of the week.

We had a strong start to our SOL testing season with our Reading tests this past week. Students who qualify for a retake will receive a letter from their teacher to bring home to you with more information. The retake test date will be included in the letter and teachers will be working with students to prepare in the coming weeks.

We continue SOL testing this week with Algebra/Geometry on Monday, Math 8 on Tuesday, Math 6 on Wednesday and Math 7 on Thursday. Please encourage your students to get a good night’s rest and eat a healthy breakfast on the day of their test!

Finally, we recently sent a letter home to all rising 6th and 7th grade families with information about your student’s attendance so far this year and the start date for the upcoming school you. We miss your student when they are gone and we value their contributions to our school! Please talk to your student about the importance of attending school regularly and make plans for them to begin on Monday, August 26, 2019. It will be here before we know it!

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Shawn DeRose, Principal

Contact Information
Twitter: @ShawnDeRose
Email: spderose@fcps.edu
Website: http://www.fcps.edu/GlasgowMS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowMS.FCPS/

Important Dates

May 5 thru June 4 - Ramadan

May 13 - SOL Testing: Algebra/Geometry

May 14 - SOL Testing: Math 8

May 14 - PTA Meeting

May 15 - SOL Testing: All 6th Graders Math SOL

May 16 - SOL Testing: All 7th Graders Math SOL

May 17 - SOL Testing: Make-ups

May 21 - SOL Testing: Science 8

May 22 - SOL Testing: Civics

May 23 - Last Day of FIT

May 29 - SOL Testing: English 7 Retakes

May 30 - SOL Testing: English 6 Retakes

May 31 - SOL Testing: English 8 Retakes

May 31 - Last Day of After School Programming

June 1 - Bikes for the World Donation Event

June 4 - PTA End of the Year Celebration, Free Dinner!

June 3, 4, 7 - End of year Awards Ceremonies

June 7 - Last Panther Store of the year

June 7 - 8th Grade Dance

Students Celebrating Ramadan: May 5 thru June 4 - Ramadan is May 5 - June 4 and we want to ensure that your  student is supported during this time. With that in mind, if you would like your child to receive specific accommodations, such as an alternative location during lunch/prayer, please provide the school with a note to express your child’s needs.

Additionally, if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your student’s administrator. In addition, the following Glasgow staff members are available to answer any questions: Samira Laarche, Aymin ElTahir, and Nafisa Mohamed. Ramadan Kareem!

PTA Meeting: May 14 - Join us for a very important PTA meeting on May 14 from 7-8 p.m. The Fairfax County Youth Survey has consistently shown that when youth have more protective factors in their lives, they are less likely to engage in risk taking behaviors or experience negative mental health outcomes, including suicide. Learn from the FCPS Office of Intervention and Prevention Services about the resources in FCPS regarding mental wellness and suicide prevention and how every adult can foster protective factors and resilience in youth at home, school, and in the community.  All are welcome. PTA membership not required for attendance. Spanish and Arabic interpreters will be present.

Sports Physicals at Justice High School: May 16 - The Justice High School Athletic Training Department will be offering sports physicals on Thursday, May 16, 2019. This successfully completed physical will be good for all sports and out of season practices (green days, yellow days, weight-room workouts) for the 2019-2020 school year.  Sports physicals are required for all students who intend to participate in high school sports.

This event is a fundraiser for the Justice High School Athletic Training Department and goes to support the athletes at Justice High School. The cost of the physicals is $50 when you register online. You can register by clicking the following link: Register for sports physicals at Justice High School

Opportunities

Get Involved, Volunteer Today! - Teacher appreciation week is here and there are a number of upcoming events that need parent volunteers. Check it out and sign up today! Link: https://bit.ly/2VA0orc

Join the Glasgow PTA Listserve - If you would like to join the PTA listserv to receive current announcements, send a request to glasgowms.pta@gmail.com. If you would like to join the PTA or make a donation, go to www.glasgowpta.org. Thank you for your continued support.

Bikes for the World: June 1 - The Bikes for the World donation event will be held on June 1, from 8:45am-1:15pm. Please contact the event organizer, Dr. Nonye Oladimeji, at 703-813-8764, with any questions. No experience is needed:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084aa4a92da0fc1-bikes.

End of Year Awards Ceremonies: June 3, 5, 6 - Each June, Glasgow's academic departments host awards ceremonies for each grade. Parents are notified in advance if their child will be recognized. The Office of Student Services needs volunteers to hand out programs as people enter, pass out refreshments, and help clean up. Parents can volunteer regardless of whether they have a student being recognized that day:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084aa4a92da0fc1-endofyear2

PTA End of the Year Celebration: June 4 - Join us for an end of the year celebration on June 4. After a brief PTA meeting to elect new officers for next year, the PTA will provide a free dinner to members of the Glasgow community, including pizza, side salad and beverage.  We invite community members to sign up here to bring a sweet/dessert item, preferably from another country or culture that is special to you!  

Last Panther Store: June 7 - Glasgow is seeking volunteers to lead the Panther Store's last session for the year. Sign up to volunteer!   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084aa4a92da0fc1-spring5

8th Grade Dance: June 7 - The 8th grade dance on June 7, 6:30-8:30 pm and are in need of parent volunteers!  Sign up to volunteer! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084aa4a92da0fc1-glasgow12.

Glasgow Goodies

Congrats to our Glasgow SEPTA Award Nominees and Winners! - SEPTA is the Fairfax Special Education PTA. We are proud to share that a number of Glasgow staff members were nominated for awards. Congrats to nominated staff: Miranda Lansberry (Outstanding Co-Curricular Secondary Teacher); Victoria Camacuari (Outstanding Support Staff), and Dezzarae Crosler (Outstanding Secondary Special Education Teacher)! Finally, congrats to Shawn DeRose, WINNER of the Outstanding Administrator of the year! Shawn was selected out of 8 other nominees. Great work, team! We are so proud of you!

GMS Theater Group Receives received Most Creative Script Award at Mayfest Playfest - GMS Theater Group students participated in Mayfest Playfest 2019 at Lake Braddock Secondary School on Saturday, May 11. Mayfest Playfest is a theatrical competition that gives students an opportunity to perform in a festival- style venue before a panel of judges and their peers on an auditorium stage. It is also intended as a low pressure experience to help MS students understand a little of what the VHSL contest and preparation is like.  Glasgow Middle School Theater Group received the Most Creative Script Award with Superior and Excellent scores. Amazing Job!

Congrats to Alman Naveed Iqbal! - Congratulations to Alman Naveed Iqbal, 6th Grade student here at Glasgow Middle School, who recently won the prestigious award in "Red, White and You" Poetry Contest in the Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Three Glasgow Students Earn All Virginia Middle School Honor Choir! - Three students (Colt Armstrong, Madison Okada, and Annabella Shaw) participated in All Virginia Middle School Honor Choir. These students were selected from nearly 1,000 audition submissions. Only 362 students were chosen from across the state. All VA MSHC is a three day event. The students rehearse Thursday afternoon, all day Friday and Saturday morning before presenting a concert on Saturday afternoon. Congratulations Colt, Madison, and Bella!!

Great Job Glasgow Chorus! - The Glasgow Chorus recently sang the national anthem at the school board meeting last Tuesday evening.

Important Information

FCPS School Board Adopts Revised 2019-20 School Calendar - New Virginia legislation requires that schools opening prior to Labor Day must be closed the Friday immediately preceding Labor Day. As a result, FCPS’ 2019-20 Standard School Year Calendar has changed and Friday, August 30, is now a holiday for students. In addition, the Board voted to move the March school planning day to Tuesday, March 3, 2020, to accommodate the 2020 presidential primary.

Other notable dates include the first day of school, August 26; Thanksgiving break, November 27-29; Winter break, December 23, 2019-January 3, 2020; Spring Break, April 6-10, 2020; and the last day of school, June 12, 2020. See the 2019-20 school year calendar. 

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