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Message from Principal Magliola
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Dear Jackson Families,
Thank you for a great opening to our 2019-2020 school year! Our students did a wonderful job of learning their way around the building, establishing community, and connecting with their teachers and peers in their classes. Throughout the week, I was able to spend time in many classrooms as a participant and was thoroughly impressed with our student's level of engagement in their learning. It has been a true honor to serve at Luther Jackson Middle School and this week was a preview of the many great things ahead for our students. As this was my first school opening in FCPS, I want to thank all of you for your support and kindness over the summer and into this school year; Jackson Middle School is truly a culture of belonging. Please read below for important upcoming details and dates.
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Sincerely,
Michael Magliola, Principal
Contact Information:
Twitter: @MagliolaMinutes Email: mjmagliola@fcps.edu Website: https://jacksonms.fcps.edu/
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Important Information
Back to School Night is on September 10th
A reminder that our Back to School Night is Tuesday, September 10th at 7pm.
The Physical Education Department will also host a FLE (Family Life Education) preview in the Multi-Purpose Room at 6 pm. Parents are invited to preview HGD (Human Growth and Development) and ESH (Emotional and Social health) lessons and talk with school staff about the program. All program material will be viewed via SS ParentVue. Please make sure to have your account set up prior to the 10th. More information to come next week.
Message from LJMS PTA
Our first general PTA Meeting will be held at Back to School Night and will begin @ 5 pm. Did you know you can support school activities by joining the PTA? The PTA helps fund student planners, field trips, school clubs, teacher appreciation, and more. Also, the main PTA fundraiser is an armchair fundraiser (no selling door to door!) and you can donate online too! Check out the new PTA website at https://ljmspta.org. You can join the PTA online. More details to follow
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AVID Grams on Back to School Night
Luther Jackson’s AVID program will be holding a fundraiser during our Back to School Night, September 10 at 5:30 pm in the front lobby. For only $1, you can purchase an AVID Gram that will help put a smile on your child’s face. With each AVID Gram you will have the opportunity to write an encouraging message to your student, which will be hand delivered with a pencil and a piece of candy. All proceeds will benefit the AVID program, which helps to provide students with opportunities to visit local Universities and prepare for global readiness.
Book Fair is coming!
This is an opportunity to put books in your students’ hands and support the library at the same time. All proceeds from the Book Fair will benefit Luther Jackson’s school library. The Book Fair will be held in the library during school hours from Monday, September 9th through Friday, September 13th. The Book Fair will also be open during Back to School Night on Tuesday, September 10th from 5:30 PM-8 PM. Prefer to shop online? No problem! Visit Jackson’s online Book Fair. Books will be delivered to the school and we will get them to your students. Please contact the librarians if you have any questions.
Library Phone: 703-204-8148
Jenny Betten: jlbetten@fcps.edu
Bob Hassett: rehassett@fcps.edu
Family Life Education (FLE) Preview on BTSN
Hello Jackson Parents,
In November, students in 7th & 8th grade will be starting our 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. Below is a more detailed calendar of when these lessons will be taught.
Please read through the FLE material on your FCPS 24/7 ParentVUE account. There, if you choose to opt your student out of any lessons, you can download and fill out the appropriate form. The same form was also included in your Welcome Packet. Please return the completed form to the office of Student Services as soon as possible for our planning purposes, but no later than November 7th. The FLE lessons and presentations in our Human Growth & Development(HGD) and the Emotional & Social Health(ESH) units are all accessible through ParentVUE on FCPS 24/7.
There is also a FLE Parent Preview night happening on Sept. 10 in the Library. This is an opportunity to look through the material and ask questions with the PE Department. We will give you general information and help guide you to the material online.
7th Grade & 8th Grade
FLE Parent Preview Night: Sept. 10 @ 6:00 pm in the MPR – Letter with details to come home with your student
Human Growth & Development(HGD): Nov 12-15
7th Grade
Emotional & Social Health (ESH): Nov 18 – Dec 16
8th Grade
Emotional & Social Health (ESH): March 10 – April 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.
Thank you,
LJMS H&PE Department
Picture Day Volunteers Needed
Picture Day is coming up and we need volunteers! We are looking for volunteers on Thursday and Friday, September 5th and 6th. Each volunteer will receive a $20 coupon towards pictures.
If you are interested, please review the available slots in this link and click on the button to sign up. Leave your name and we will call you to verify your interest. Thank you!
Advisory Parent Volunteers Needed
As Back to School Night approaches, our staff at LJMS would like to personally invite our families to attend with a phone call from their child's Advisory teacher. We believe Back to School Night is a very important evening for all of our families and view this as a great opportunity for parents to meet teachers, as well as receive meaningful school information as the year begins. Beginning next week on 9/4 and 9/5, lasting from 2:20 pm to 3:15 pm, we are inviting our parent volunteers who are interested in helping us with making these calls in the various primary languages of our families to fill out the link below and join us at school. Your involvement really helps and we appreciate your support.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084fa4aa28a2f94-translators
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Important Dates
August 30 - Sept 2 - Labor Day Break
September 5th & 6th - Picture Day
(through gym class)
September 10th - Back to School Night!
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Be Informed, Stay Involved
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