Family Newsletter September 6

First day of School

Tuesday, September 8!

Please have your child continue to check his/her school Gmail account for important information and updates.

Is your child ready for the first day?  If your child was unable to attend the student orientation, please have him or her walk through this Orientation Slide Presentation to set up class links.  

Link to Student Orientation, Thursday, September 3

Link to Parent Orientation, Thursday, September 3

 Instructions for Completing Poe Course Scheduler

FCPS Tech Support

Click this link to access the Technology Support for Families page at FCPS for information, hints, and tips to support virtual learning.

• General Computer Use
• Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra and Google Suite
• SIS StudentVUE and ParentVUE (gradebook and attendance)
• Tech Support for Students and Families (Help Desk)

Online Tech Support:  https://itweb.fcps.edu/itsupport/.

Tech Tips for the Week

                Logging in

Students MUST log on to their new laptop for the first time from an FCPS school.  Simply go to any FCPS school and login from their parking lot on the FCPS – WiFI to complete this action. Restart your computer while you are at the school. Each student should join his or her grade-level Google classroom  

Gr 8: u3w7z2c      Gr 7: vfrzfwa        Gr 6: 2rrkfh2

Student Email

Student @FCPSSCHOOLS.NET email addresses DO NOT communicate with non-FCPS email addresses.  This means if you try to email your son or daughter, the attempt will be unsuccessful.

BBCU LInks

Having trouble locating the BBCU collaborate links? There is a special “folder” in students' email for BBCU links.  These may be “stacked.”  Students will need to click on the conversation to reveal all of the messages.

Parent

Back-to-School

Checklist

Complete the Free and Reduced Meals form (must be completed each year)

Complete the Consent to Share (at the bottom of the page)

Sign the Digital applications Permission Form 

Update Your Contact Information through FCPS 24-7.

Set your your SIS ParentVUE ACCOUNT

Information on creating a ParentVUE account

ParentVUE account login

ParentVUE support request

If you are unable to access the online applications/forms, please contact Patricia Ramirez at 703-813-3801 to receive a printed form.    .

Save the Date

September

8      First Day of Classes (Periods 1,2,5,7)

9      (Periods 2,4,6,8)

10    (Periods 1,3,5,7)

11    (Periods 2,4,6,8)

25    Special Education Parent Coffee

29    Virtual Back to School Night