RCMS FIrst Day of School Reminders -September 8, 2020


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Important Upcoming Events

September 8 - First day of school

September 23 - Back to School Night - details coming soon!


The First Day of School is Tues. September 8

Greetings Panthers.  We are very excited to begin the new school year.  We will start the school year by following our A Day schedule.  Students should use their Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (BBCU) link to log into their 1st Period class by 7:30AM on Tuesday morning.  These links were sent to students' fcpsschools.net Gmail accounts. Please see our weekly bell schedule listed below.


2020-2021 Virtual Bell Schedule

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.

Students:  if you run into a problem with a specific class, please use your fcpsschools.net Gmail account to e-mail your teacher.  You can find their name and e-mail using the directory that is linked above.

In addition, our school counselors are another great resource and group of staff members waiting to provide assistance.  Our counselors each work with a separate part of the alphabet.  Determine your counselor based on your last name.

Ms. Fajardo:  Student last names A-Dar

Ms. Ferrell:  Student last names Das-Jz

Ms. Humphrey:  Student last names K-Mn

Ms. Little:  Student last names Mo-Sg

Ms. Schires:  Student last names Sh-Z


Resources for Students

Students should continue to  check their fcpsschools.net Gmail account to find the links to their classes. Please watch this video first and then open this copy of the class schedule organizer to organize your class links.

In addition, we have created the Carson Student Central Google site.  This site contains a great overview of RCMS and other helpful links and information.

*Please note that students will need to be logged into their fcpsschools Google Drive in order to open the class schedule organizer and the Carson Student Central site.


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.