Mustang Weekly, October 26, 2020

The Mustang Newsletter  

Please join the South County Middle School Admin Team (Mr. Kownacki, Mr. Mitchell, Ms. Hendershot, & Ms. Reese for a Community Town Hall meeting regarding concurrent instruction on Wednesday, October 28th at 7:00 PM.  Here is the link to join the meeting Link to join the BBCU Session.

 If you would like to submit questions prior to the meeting please click on this link Link to pre-submit questions

Sincerely,

Peter Kownacki Principal @pakownacki


Save the Date

Upcoming Dates

  • October 30th. End of first quarter. Two-hour early release.
  • November 2nd. School Planning Day. No school for students.
  • November 3rd. Teacher Workday.  No School for students.
  • November 11th. Two- hour early release.  Veteran’s Day
  • November 13th – Report Cards mailed
  • November 25th-27th (Wed-Thurs-Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday. No school for staff or students.

report card

Report Cards

Report cards will be mailed home on Friday, November 13th.  Parents and/or guardians can opt to “Go Paperless” at any time by logging into ParentVue, going into “My Account” and selecting “Go Paperless”.  You will need to do this before November 6th to make sure you do not receive a printed copy of the first quarter report card.  All parents who live with the student and share the same address must have a SIS ParentVue account and must select the paperless option to prevent the mailing of the report cards.


booster club

Stallion Strong!

The South County Athletic Booster Club (SCABC) wants you to know that we are all in this together!  Stallions ride hard and fast through any challenge emerging stronger and better than before. Show your commitment by proudly displaying a STALLION STRONG car magnet or a yard sign. Both items are available for purchase through our online store.


Office Hours

Teacher Office Hours

Teacher office hours are available for students to receive intervention, additional instruction, or ask questions. Parents should not attend office hours, this is for students only. If a parent would like to speak to one of their student’s teachers they will need to set up a conference directly with that teacher or through the student’s counselor. Please email them directly with any questions or concerns.


TJHSST

Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology

Thomas Jefferson is still working on a plan for the 2020 application process. We do not have a window for the application process at this time.  The next scheduled School Board Work Session to discuss additional changes is currently set for November 17th.  You may always check TJ’s website, https://www.fcps.edu/registration/thomas-jefferson-admission for current information.   


Monday

Monday Procedures

 

All SCMS students will connect with teachers each Monday by noon. This is a required activity for all students!  Students will connect/check in either by attending the 8:00-8:30 AM Check and Connect session (via link from 3rd period teacher) or by filling out the Google question they received from their 3rd period teacher.  Each Monday teachers will share important school announcements and check in with students to support their learning for the week. Teachers at SCMS are asked to enter all student attendance by noon on Mondays so we ask that each student check in with their teachers by noon as well.

Individual teachers will hold additional office hours for student support Mondays.  Students should check their teachers' schedules and procedures for attending office hours.


tech support

Parent and Student Technology Support Portal

 

To support families who are working with their children during distance learning, FCPS has launched a Parent Technology Help Desk.  The help desk can be reached at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS) and will be answered by staff members between 7:00 AM and 11 PM seven days a week.

 

FCPS has also set up a Parent and Student Technology Portal at https://itweb.fcps.edu/itsupport/ to allow older students and parents/guardians to request technology help directly.  When a support ticket is entered through the portal, it is auto-routed to the Tech Team at the appropriate site to expedite service.


Quick links

Quick Links


We encourage you to visit our school website frequently for updates and announcements.  For more detailed information on all school matters, please visit our website at http://www.fcps.edu/southcountyms/

For further information on planning and events sponsored by the PTSO, please visit their website at http://www.scmsptso.org/

Parents of FCPS students may update contact information online through weCare@School http://www.fcps.edu/news/wecare.shtml, a feature of FCPS 24-7 Learning (Blackboard) or by contacting the student information officer at their child’s school to have the contact information updated in the student information system. 

The News You Choose subscription service  is a self-subscribing, self-updating, and self-unsubscribing service.  To update your contact information and/or topic selections, or to unsubscribe, go to http://www.fcps.edu/kit/index.shtml#update for instructions.  Schools and offices cannot update or delete subscribers.