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Happy 1st Week Wolverines!
It has been an amazing start to the school year! We have had stellar attendance all week, let’s keep it going! Thank you all again, for your partnership from home. The first two weeks of school are laying the foundations for expectations, building relationships, assessing student academic needs, and reviewing content. We will have a drive-up plan for picking up supplies necessary for certain courses during the last week of September.
As a reminder Mondays are asynchronous learning days. Your student will be assigned asynchronous work that will be visible in their google classrooms. That work must be completed and turned in by the end of the day on Monday. Work completion will be the verification of your students’ attendance for Monday, so it is important that all work assigned in each class is completed.
We look forward to next week and hope that you all have a safe and relaxing weekend!
Ms. Millard
Parents, We Need Your Consent for Select Digital Resources
- At West Potomac 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://westpotomachs.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 your child’s administrator if you have questions or concerns about the digital resources we’ve chosen to use this year.
- Important Dates
- School News Update
- PTSA Updates
- Moe’s Restaurant Fundraiser
- SAT/ACT Test Prep
Important Dates:
September 14: Virtual PTSA Meeting, 6:30-8pm
September 16: Virtual Back to School Night, 4-7pm
September 23: Seniors’ SAT School Day test (Must have pre-registered.)
September 24: Moe’s Restaurant PTSA Fundraiser
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PTSA Meeting:
Please join us Monday, September 14th, 6:30pm – 8:00 pm, for our virtual PTSA meeting. We will approve this year's budget and talk about navigating high school at West Potomac. Ms. Millard will give us an update. A Zoom link will be emailed to current members on Monday. The meeting will also be shown on Facebook Live via the West Potomac PTSA Facebook page.
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PTSA Membership – PLEASE JOIN
Your membership dues are used to directly benefit our school community. The PTSA serves as the Academic Booster Club at West Po and supports academic success and enrichment, offers education grants to support our teachers, and offers affordable ACT/SAT Test Prep with Applerouth.
You can join online at https://westpotomacptsa.memberhub.store. You can also make tax deductible donations and purchase WPHS car magnets. If you would prefer to join the PTSA and/or make a donation/buy a magnet by check, please make check payable to “West Potomac PTSA,” and include name and contact info for each member with membership dues as follows: Parent/Guardian-$15 each, *Student-$5 each, *Teacher/Staff-$5 each. Magnets-$5 each. Donations welcome. Mail checks to Libby Meares, Membership Chair, 8501 Cyrus Place, Alexandria, VA 22308. Questions? Contact Libby at MearesTeam@gmail.com.
* Please note that $5.00 dues increase for these categories is being proposed by the PTSA Executive Board due to the increased National PTA dues that we must pay per member. We now pay a total of $5.50 per member in dues to National, State, and County parent PTAs. Increase slated to take effect mid-October, if approved.
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Moe’s Restaurant Night –September 24th, 4:00-9:00 pm
It's time for the WP PTSA Restaurant Night kick off. 40% of proceeds will go to WP PTSA to help fund student and teacher programs. Flyer will be posted shortly and must be presented with order either on your phone or hard copy.
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PTSA Item Donation Request - disposable masks and disinfectant wipes:
CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS: Please see the flyer attached for an easy way to make a big difference once schools reopen in person! The West Potomac Administrative Team and the PTSA are collecting Clorox wipes and disposable masks to have on hand for when we re-open. We thank you for your help in keeping our students, teachers and staff well stocked with supplies to keep them all safe.
PTSA- WIPES AND MASKS Donations.pdf
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Help the PTSA Raise Funds:
Amazon Smile - Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your Amazon Smile purchases to the PTSA. Log into Smile.amazon.com and designate WPHS PTSA as the charity you would like to donate to and the school will start earning money. Remember to log into Amazon Smile to start earning today!
Harris Teeter -The next time you shop at Harris Teeter, link your VIC card to WPHS PTSA- account # 3602 to start earning money for the school. Every time you purchase Harris Teeter brand products, the PTSA will earn 5% of the purchase price!
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September College and Career Center Newsletter:
Welcome back West Potomac students and families! Please click on link below to learn information on upcoming virtual college rep visits, college fairs, financial aid help, test prep programs, selected scholarships and other opportunities. As always, reach out to Mrs. Carter, College and Career Specialist with any questions, eecarter@fcps.edu.
CCCNewsletter September 2020.pdf
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SAT and ACT Test Prep- Applerouth:
COVID-19 UPDATE FOR TEST PREP - Classes and mock tests will be offered online with a live instructor until the school facilities reopen and we can safely return to the WPHS campus.
NEW SELF-DIRECTED CLASSES OFFERED THIS YEAR - ($125.00) - Just in time for the September School Day SAT or for any student wanting to prep for official tests this fall and winter, the test prep program is offering self-directed online test prep created by Applerouth. This is an excellent course that covers all the content offered through the usual group class as well as tips and strategies for the official tests. Mock test or PSAT results provide a solid study guide. Applerouth tutors are available to assist self-directed students with any questions during the course. Mock tests are not included in the self-directed class, but are readily available. PTSA currently has 26 licenses available. Register at PTSA's MemberHub Store.
SAT & ACT TEST PREP MOCKS AND GROUP CLASSES – 2020/21
View full schedule and Register Here Additional mock test dates will be added next week (9/19, 10/17, 11/14).
PSAT/NMSQT FREE ONLINE PREP OFFERED BY APPLEROUTH 9/26/20 - 10/11/20 - You’re invited to Applerouth’s PSAT Prep Rally! Students can join online strategy sessions to prep and then take a full-length proctored practice PSAT/NMSQT - for free. After the practice test, students will receive a detailed score report that highlights both their strengths and areas for growth. [Learn More & Register]
Questions? Contact Marilyn Aboff, marilynaboff@yahoo.com.
Scholarships - WPHS student need-based scholarships for mocks and classes are available through the College and Career Center Specialist, Liz Carter, eecarter@fcps.edu.
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