Important Dates
October 1 - FIT Begins (Tues/Wed/Thurs)
October 3 - After School Program Canceled
October 3 - Back to School Night, 6-8pm
October 5 - Taste of Annandale
October 8 & 9 - Picture Day
October 15 - PTA Meeting/Parent Grading Workshop, 7pm
October 17, 6:30-8:00pm - International Potluck
November 6 - World Language Credit Exam
Flexible Instructional Time (FIT) Begins October 1 All students will receive a new schedule with their FIT assignment during 1st block on Tuesday, October 1. Students’ FIT assignment will show up on their schedules as their 9th period class. Students will report to their FIT class every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.
The purpose of FIT is to provide remediation to students based on their specific needs. Specifically, for those students who need additional support in reading, writing or math. All other students will attend an enrichment FIT. The format of enrichment FIT will be as follows: Tuesday = Read a text, Wednesday = Write about the text, Thursday = Discuss the text. If you have any questions, please contact your student’s counselor.
Glasgow Back to School Night – October 3: On Thursday, October 3, we will be hosting our annual Back to School Night (BTSN). The program officially begins at 6:10 PM, and we encourage you to arrive early as we anticipate a well-attended event. Please bring a copy (or take a photo on your phone) of your student’s schedule. Students are welcome to attend BTSN as interpreters for their parents if necessary.
4:30 – 5:45 Dinner Available for Purchase via Food Trucks. Seating Available in the Cafeteria and in front of the building (weather permitting).
5:00 - 5:30 Family Life Education (FLE) Video Screening in health rooms (optional)
5:00 - 6:00 Community Resource Fair outside front entrance (optional)
5:15 – 5:45 Student Services Meet & Greet in the cafeteria
5:45 – 6:10 Transition to 1st Period Classrooms
6:10 – 6:30 1st period (includes time for welcome videos & school vision presentation)
6:35 – 6:45 3rd period
6:50 – 7:00 5th period
7:05 – 7:15 7th period
7:20 – 7:30 2nd period
7:35 – 7:45 4th period
7:50 – 8:00 6th period
Celebrate the Taste of Annandale - October 5: Come on out and enjoy some good food and entertainment at the fifth annual Taste of Annandale, Saturday, Oct. 5, 10am-4pm, along Tom Davis Drive in the center of Annandale.
The Taste of Annandale is a free, family-friendly street festival featuring food trucks, a beer garden, live music, an aerial dance performance, a best-dressed pet contest, a full day of children’s entertainment, 5K race, the police helicopter, a chili cook-off, vendors, and more. The Taste of Annandale 5K race starts at 9:30 a.m. in the Kmart parking lot, 4251 John Marr Drive. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2BMXVUr. For more information visit: https://tasteofannandale.com/
Picture Day - October 8 & October 9: Students will have their pictures taken during their PE classes on either Tuesday, October 8 or Wednesday, October 9. Picture order forms will be distributed to students on Friday during Panther Time. Families can also prepay online by clicking on this link. Please contact Mr. Perella if you have any questions at maperella@fcps.edu.
PTA Meeting/Parent Grading Workshop - October 15: Mark your calendar for the next Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) meeting on Tuesday, October 15 at 7:00pm. After a brief PTA meeting and Principal's Report, the special program for the evening will be a Parent Grading Workshop. All parents and caregivers are welcome to attend. PTA membership is not required. Spanish and Arabic interpreters will be present.
International Potluck - October 17 from 6:30-8:00pm: Glasgow will be hosting an International Potluck on October 17 from 6:30-8:00pm. This event is free for the Glasgow Community! Sign up to bring food to share or volunteer at http://bit.ly/GMSPotluck2019.
Credit for World Language Exam - November 6: Glasgow will host the World Credit Exam on Wednesday, November 6 at 8:00am in the lecture hall. The exam is designed to assess students’ native language proficiency and enable them to earn one or two credits toward fulfilling the world languages requirement for the Advanced Studies Diploma.
The 2019 Credit Exam for World Languages will be administered November 6th, 7th and 8th. Twenty-nine languages will be included: American Sign Language, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali/Bangla, Chinese/Mandarin, Farsi/Persian, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit/Samskritam, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog/Pilipino, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrinia, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
Registration closes on Thursday, October 10, 2019, at 4 p.m. Students must meet with their school counselors to register. Late registrations will not be accepted. Please see information on the credit exam website or contact Irania Escalante, school counselor, at ivescalante@fcps.edu, for questions or more information.
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