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SR&R Booklets
Signature Required
SR&R Booklets will be sent home through your child’s first period class. Please sign the front page and have your child return it to his or her first period teacher as soon as possible.
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Parent University
On Thursday, November 7th we will be hosting our third annual Parent University and our November PTSA meeting from 6-8pm! Families will be able to attend sessions on Supporting Academic Success, SIS ParentVUE, Internet Safety, Substance Abuse, Enhancing Children’s Self-Esteem, and Mental Health.
Transportation, dinner, and childcare will be provided. In addition, students who participate in the After-School Program that afternoon can stay at Poe from the 4:45pm after-school dismissal until the event if their families will be attending. We hope your family will be able to join us!
A school bus will be passing through several of our communities to pick up and drop off families. The bus route will be as follows:
Stop 1) Eastmoreland Rd & Whitney St (Parliaments) - Departs at 5:30pm
Stop 2) McWhorter Pl & Carmelo Dr (Wedgewood)
Stop 3) Patriot Dr & Nathan Hale Dr (Vistas)
Stop 4) Braddock Elementary School
Stop 5) Poe Middle School - Arrives at 5:50pm
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College and Career Day
Call for Volunteers
November 11th (Veteran’s Day)
The Student Services Department will be hosting Career Day for the 2019-2020 school year on Monday, November 11th from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. We love hearing from a variety of professions enables the students to be engaged and excited about the college and career exploration process. Professionals who have out of the ordinary jobs, something hands on, or handouts for the students are naturally most popular!
Please fill out this form below to provide your contact information to volunteer for this event at Poe Middle by November 1, 2019: Volunteer Form
Feel free to contact Katie Marrefi, Career Day Coordinator, at kmarrefi@fcps.edu if you have any questions about this opportunity to give back to your community. Thank you!
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Thanksgiving Lunch
Volunteers Needed
Poe Middle School students and families are invited to enjoy a Thanksgiving lunch on Monday, November 11th! We are also looking for volunteers to help decorate and serve the meal. Please contact the main office at 703-813-3800 to let us know that you can help.
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Turkey Trot
The 10th Annual Turkey Trot Fun Run will be on Tuesday, November 26th. This event is a 1.25 mile race around the school. The top male and female finishers in each grade will receive a prize. Admission cost for the race is 1 canned good that will be donated to families in need. Students will sign up through their PE teacher. The last day to sign up is Nov. 25th.
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Attention
Students may not bring to school aerosol cans or spray bottles/pumps containing perfume or cologne.
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If you have a Parent Vue account, you should be receiving weekly progress reports from your teachers.
Parent Vue gives you:
- Real time access to grades
- Real time access to blackboard, including class assignments
- Attendance on your child
- Discipline reports on your child
- Weekly progress reports emailed from each class
- And much more
- For more information about obtaining a Parent Vue account, please click here to access support on FCPS website. If you already have a Parent Vue account, this link will allow you to sign into your account or reset your password. If you do not yet have a parent vue account, you can contact the main office to receive your activation code and create your account.
November:
- 4th – No School
- 5th – No School
- 7th – World Languages Proficiency Exam
- 7th – Family Life Education (FLE) Preview at 5pm
- 7th – Parent University and PTSA Meeting at 6pm
- 11th – College & Career Day
- 11th – Thanksgiving Lunch
- 13th – Music department pie deliveries
- 13th-15th – Finance Park Field Trip
- 22nd – Parent Coffee at 9am
- 22nd – Talent Show at 7pm
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