Family Life Education Information
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides a comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for students in kindergarten through grade twelve. Instruction is seen as a partnership among parents and guardians, the school, and the community in supporting the learning essential to the development of strong families, positive relationships, and a healthy community.
You are invited to attend an evening opportunity to preview the Family Life Education media and lessons and to talk with school staff about the program. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 from 4:00 – 5:30 pm in Twain’s library. All program materials and media for all grade levels will be available for your review at this time.
World Language Credit Exam
Can your child read and write in another language?
If so, please consider having them register for the World Language Credit Exam. Students must be able to read and comprehend exam instructions and writing prompts in the exam language. They must be able to write two well-developed essays in the exam language, each consisting of at least three paragraphs.
The following 30 languages will be offered the 2019-20 exam: American Sign Language, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin), Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrinya, Turkish, Twi, Urdu and Vietnamese.
Registration
Students must meet with their school counselors to register.
Registration opens on Monday, September 9, 2019, at 8 a.m. and closes on Thursday, October 10, 2019, at 4 p.m.
Credit exam dates, times, and testing sites:
November 6 - Centreville High School Cafeteria - 4:00 pm-7:45 pm
November 7 - Edison High School Cafeteria - 4:00 pm-7:45 pm
November 8 - Marshall High School Cafeteria - 4:00 pm-7:45 pm
More information about the World Language Credit Exam can be found here.
Spirit Wear
Did you miss getting your spirit wear at Tiger Fest or Back to School Night? Twain spirit wear will be available online starting Monday, September 23rd for a limited time! We’ve updated a few items this year including a super soft, long-sleeve charcoal gray tee and a brilliant green hoodie. We have new car magnets and stickers! Some of our oldies, but goodies are at a “last chance” price with only certain sizes remaining. You can access the store at https://twainms.fcps.edu/get-involved/pta-spirit-wear-events
PTA Meeting
Join us on Thursday, September 26th at 7:00 PM in the library for our first PTA meeting of the year. We’ll be conducting on a few items of PTA business, so your attendance would be appreciated. In conjunction with our meeting, we’ll be starting our Parent Strategies Presentations. This month, we’ll hear from Ms. Montgomery, one of our Twain Administrators, on a new program at Twain – No Place for Hate.
Spirit Events
Mark your calendars for our first two Spirit Events:
Roy Rogers on Oct. 8 from 5-9 PM
Chipotle (Kingstowne location) on November 15 from 5-9 PM
If you can’t make it out that night, please feel free to donate by clicking the Can’t Make It donation button on our online store at https://mkt.com/mark-twain-middle-school-pta?square_lead=button
Tiger Night is Coming
Tiger Night is just around the corner! Friday, October 11, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 pm.
This a fun night for Mark Twain students to hang out with friends! Students can dance to the beat of a DJ in the cafeteria, play in a basketball tournament, grab a bite to eat at the concession sale. Karaoke, board games, video games and Minute to Win It games will also be available. Tickets will be on sale at lunch for $3. Don’t wait to buy -- they’ll be $5 at the door.
Please sign up below to help the PTA make the first Tiger Night of the year a success! Volunteers are needed to:
- sell tickets in the cafeteria during lunch the week of Tiger Night (Tuesday, October 8 through Friday, October 11)
- donate items for the concession sale
- volunteer at Tiger Night to help everything run smoothly
Questions? Email Lisa at lnelson16@hotmail.com
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