Important Upcoming Events
August 31-September 3 - RCMS 101 (All students registered for this program will receive access link)
September 2 - Student schedules available in SIS/ParentVue
September 2 - Virtual Orientation for all Students 12:30-2:30PM
September 8 - First day of school
September 23 - Back to School Night - details coming soon!
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Tomorrow is the RCMS
Virtual Orientation for All Students
RCMS will host a Virtual Orientation for all students on Wednesday, September 2, from 12:30-2:30PM. Teacher have begun to send students links to their classrooms. Students will be able to view their class schedules on September 2 and should use these links to visit their classes as follows (visit all A Day Classes first, followed by all B Day Classes).
Please watch this video first and then open this copy of the class schedule organizer to organize your class links. *Please note that students will need to be logged into their fcpsschools Google Drive in order to open the class schedule organizer.
Who to Contact
If you have a question or concern, please visit our website for a full listing of Who to Contact. This listing includes all of our administrators, our counselors, and who to speak to regarding a specific content area or class. Contact information for all staff members is listed on our website - just click on the name of the person you wish to contact to be redirected to their email address: RCMS Staff Directory.
Parents, We Need Your Consent for Select Digital Resources
At Rachel Carson, our teachers will use a variety of digital resources to support student learning and promote communication and collaboration with students and families. Some of the digital resources your child may use this year will require your consent before they can be used. You can find our school’s list of the resources that require parental consent here: https://carsonms.fcps.edu/adopteddigitalresources
Included on this page is also a link to a form where the enrolling parent or guardian will need to indicate whether or not their student is allowed to use the list of digital resources this year. This page also provides more information about how FCPS carefully reviews digital resources for approval and why we must request your consent before using certain tools. We encourage you to complete the parental consent for digital resources form as soon as possible, as your child will not be able to use the digital resources until we have received your permission. Please reach out to our School Based Technology Specialist, Megan Carr, if you have questions or concerns about the digital resources we’ve chosen to use this year.
2019-2020 Yearbooks Available for
Rising 8th and 9th Graders
We have a limited number of surplus 2019-2020 yearbooks available for sale on a first come-first served basis. Yearbooks are $35.00. We will have one drive up/pick up day on September 21, from 2:00-6:00PM.
Rising 8th Graders: Yearbooks must be purchased via www.MySchoolBucks.com. No cash or checks will be accepted.
Rising 9th Graders: Yearbooks may be purchased by check at time of drive up/pick up. No cash payments will be accepted.
Health Information and Emergency Care Forms
As the school year begins virtually, it is important that we receive both your emergency care and health forms for your student. These forms are critical in the early identification of students who may need healthcare support in the educational environment. Along with the development of Healthcare Plans (HCP) and Action Plans, the Public Health Nurses (PHN) utilize the information contained in the HIF to develop teaching strategies for FCPS staff in order to meet the requirements of Regulation 2104 Health Services-School Health Related Needs.
Both of these forms are required for all students for SY 20-21 and are available for electronic submission by parents via their FCPS 24/7 (Blackboard) accounts within the WeCare@School (WeCare) module.
SCHOOL LUNCH INFORMATION
Free and Reduced Lunch and Consent to Share
Students who may qualify for assistance through the Free or Reduced Meals program must apply each year. If your student was eligible last year and you have not yet reapplied, benefits from last school will expire at the end of September.
If you either need to reapply, or if you believe your family may be eligible this year, click here to learn more.
At the bottom of the webpage there are links to the application in English and Spanish. It is also available in Arabic, Chinese, Tagalog, French and Vietnamese.
Consent to Share Information form
It is very important that families also complete the Consent to Share Information form so that students may also receive free or reduced fees for several programs (e.g. course fees). Without this form, students will not be eligible for free/reduced fees in a number of programs even if they are eligible for the meals program.
The form is available in nine languages on the same webpage. Please scroll to the bottom of the webpage to find the form.
If you have already completed the Free/Reduced Meals application but did not do the Consent to Share Information form, you can still do so.
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology: New Information
To all 8th grade students who are interested in applying to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), there has been a change in application window dates. The window to apply for TJHSST is now September 14th at 4:00 pm to October 2nd at 2:00 pm. This change reflects the shift of school opening on September 8th. Please check their website at www.tjadmissions.org, for updated information.
Wondering what school supplies you might need this year? Check out the list at:
Carson MS 2020-2021 School Supply List
Forms Turn-In
Due to the virtual start for this school year, all forms, required and optional, will have to be completed and submitted electronically. All forms can be found on our website: Required Forms. It is more important than ever that parents have their own Parent SIS Account. If you do not yet have an account, you can learn more about how to obtain one at ParentVue New Account Registration
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