Glasgow Community Gazette - November 15

Glasgow Community:

It was a beautiful fall weekend in Northern Virginia. I was lucky enough to take an urban hike with close friends in DC in Rock Creek Park. It’s always so amazing how close we are to nature in our urban setting. 

We have so much to celebrate at Glasgow! Each year, FCPS looks to honor several staff members for outstanding excellence in their roles, including Outstanding Teacher, Outstanding New Teacher, Outstanding Leader (School-Based), Outstanding Principal, Outstanding Professional Employee (School-Based) and Outstanding Operational Employee (School-Based). We believe that our staff is truly unparalleled, and that the work our teachers with our students and our community deserves celebration and recognition beyond our building.  Please take some time to nominate a teacher, a staff member or two! GMS Outstanding Employee Nomination Form

As many of you have heard, Dr. Brabrand shared at the board meeting last week that 6th graders - including those at Glasgow, Holmes, and Poe - will tentatively return to school on Tuesday, January 12, with the remainder of middle and high school students tentatively returning Tuesday, January 26. We are working hard to adjust our instructional model and our logistics as we gear up for the transition back to school. As you know, the health conditions are ever changing, and so the division is monitoring conditions carefully and will adjust this timeline as needed. 

Have a great week, Glasgow Community! As always, please reach out with questions or concerns.  

Katie Madigan, Acting Principal

Contact Information:
Twitter: @ktmadigan
Email: kemadigan@fcps.edu
Website: http://www.fcps.edu/GlasgowMS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowMS.FCPS/

Important Dates

November 16 - Library Checkout @Glasgow - 10:30am - 12:30pm

November 16 - School Counseling Fall Advisory Council 

November 24 - PTA Meeting - 7:00pm - Student Leadership Opportunities (link to come)

November 16 School Counseling Fall Advisory Council - The school counseling team will be holding its fall advisory council on November 16th from 10:30 - 11:15am.  The purpose of the Advisory Council is to provide support, feedback and recommendations for the School Counseling team.  As a team, we serve the entire school, and we will be seeking student, parent/family, staff and community members to serve on our advisory council.  Of critical importance is for us to have diverse voices that represent our wider school community. If you are interested in serving on our Advisory Council, please contact  Greg Frantz (gdfrantz@fcps.edu)  or Emily Wasserman (ebwasserman@fcps.edu) to express your interest.

November 24 PTA Meeting - Join us for an evening highlighting our current student leadership opportunities. Greg Williams, After School Specialist, will share information about current leadership opportunities and we will have a student and staff there to share and highlight their clubs. Please complete this form to obtain the link - it will be sent the day of the PTA meeting. https://forms.gle/vgeK4Q1NGnhEaC1P7 

Library News

Mobile Mondays - Glasgow MS librarians/staff are bringing the library out into the community! Mobile Mondays is here! On November 16th, the librarians will be at the front of Glasgow MS from 10:30-12:30 for curbside checkout. Come browse our carts or request a book.

Virtual Book Fair - Never fear, the book fair is here!  The Glasgow MS virtual book fair begins Monday, Nov 16 and runs through Nov 29.  Check out the virtual fair created by Glasgow MS librarians.  Make sure to check out all the links to enter contests to win a book of your choice from the book fair, watch trailers, and shop the fair!

Important Information 

Report Cards - First quarter report cards will be mailed home later this week. However, we encourage families to enroll in paperless report cards. To do so, log in to SIS ParentVUE, go to My Account, and check the "Go Paperless" option.

FCPS Outstanding Employee Awards - Now Accepting Nominations! - We believe that our staff is truly unparalleled, and that the work we do for our students deserves celebration and recognition beyond our building. Each year, FCPS looks to honor several staff members for outstanding excellence in their roles, including. We hope you will help us to celebrate the amazing work done every day at Glasgow MS by highlighting some of our amazing staff members! 

To nominate an Glasgow MS staff member, please complete the GMS Outstanding Employee Nomination Form

If you are interested in learning more about the overall FCPS awards process, you may visit The FCPS Outstanding Employee Awards Website

Nominations are due by Wednesday, November 18 at 11:59pm and you can contact Lee Daugherty (ledaugherty@fcps.edu) with any questions.

Virtual Community 5K - Justice High School Athletics is offering a Virtual 5k Community Event and Fundraiser. Cost is just $20 for students and teachers! $25 for parents and relatives! Register at the link below! We would love to see some many of our students, parents and community members exercising and showing their base school and Justice Spirit! All participants will receive a t-shirt, racing bib, and certificate of completion! Questions? Email Dylan Forshay at dtforshay@fcps.edu. Register here: https://hallofjustice.com/turkey-trot/

Celebrating 1st Quarter Honor Roll - We are proud of the hard work students have been doing so far this year in all of their classes and we look forward to celebrating students who have earned either All A or A/B Honor Roll. Quarter 1 All A and A/B Honor Roll recipients and their parents will receive an email with their certificate this year.

Parent Academy Recordings - Glasgow's School-Based Technology Specialist, Bob Nordling led our Parent Academy on Internet Safety. If you missed the November 12th session, we've got you covered! Check out the recording to get the information you missed! Parent Academy: Internet Safety أكاديمية الآباء: أمان الإنترنت

Building Leaders for Advancing Science and Technology (BLAST) - a FREE educational program of the Virginia Space Grant Consortium, designed to ignite a passion in students who already show an interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Our hope is that the BLAST 3-day residential, on-campus experience, which is packed with demonstrations and collaborative activities led by college faculty, will inspire students to envision a career in a STEM field and motivate them to

Technology Support @Glasgow - We continue to encourage all families who are having issues with your Glasgow issued laptop to call the Parent/Student Tech Support Hotline at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS).  The hotline is staffed 7 days a week from 7am to 11pm and multiple languages are available.  Alternatively, you can submit a support ticket online at https://itweb.fcps.edu/itsupport/.  If it is deemed that the problem cannot be fixed virtually, we will set up a time for you to come to Glasgow for a repair or exchange between the hours of 10am – 2pm, Monday through Friday.  If you show up outside of those hours or without an appointment, we cannot guarantee a tech will be able to service your laptop in a timely fashion.  Also, to keep the student laptops running well, encourage your child to “restart” the laptop at least once a week.  A restart is in the power options and is not the same as turning the laptop off, then turning it back on.  Restarts are vital in making sure the laptop receives and installs the most current updates to ensure optimal performance.

Toiletries Drive - This month we’re doing a toiletries drive! If you’d like to support this effort, please drop off any items at Glasgow from Nov 9th until Dec 1st. All donations will go directly to Glasgow families in need. Items such as disposable face masks, hand sanitizer, shampoo and conditioner *including options for ethnic hair, body wash/soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes, deodorant, toilet paper, feminine hygiene products, lotion, diapers and wipes, Clorox/Lysol wipes. Please contact Destiny Delaware if you have any questions, ddelaware@fcps.edu. 

Bus Route Meal Service

Grab and Go Meals (UPDATE) - Did you pick up your grab and go meal today?  FCPS is providing FREE grab and go breakfast and lunch to ALL students Monday through Friday.

It is easy to find out where to pick up food by visiting the website:

https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/food

****PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS LINK!  There are many schools close to Glasgow that are including afternoon snack and supper meals as well!  Also, the County is expanding the Fairfax Meal Kits program.  Students can pick up 7 breakfast and lunch packets at the same time.  Locations, dates and times are all on the site. 

After School Spotlight

This week, Glasgow After School @Home would like to share new and upcoming Clubs. We’re proud to highlight the following two.  For updates and program descriptions, please visit Glasgow Middle School @Home (Link).

My Chef Shirley - Do you like to cook? Is cooking with your family members fun? If you’ve answered yes to the previous questions, I have the class for you. My Chef Shirley is a Family Cooking Program that promotes healthy cooking and eating, family cohesion and teamwork. For more information, please contact Mr. Williams, gwilliams@fcps.edu for more information.

Digital Art Club

This club is for beginners to experienced digital artist.  Club members with be exposed and learn about various digital art platforms, share their illustrations and creations digitally, and hear from experts in the field. 

Dates: Thursdays - Every two weeks on

Time: 2:30 – 3:30pm

Grades: 6th – 8th.

Start Date: Thursday, December 3rd

Glasgow PTA News

NOVA District PTA Antiracism Seminar - "You Can Do More" - Join the NOVA District PTA for a free seminar on Saturday, November 14 from 1:00pm - 5:30pm virtually. See the flyer above for more information. Register HERE.

Check out the Glasgow PTA website to find out how you can help at Glasgow!  http://www.glasgowpta.org/participate/volunteer/

To stay in touch and in the know, sign up for the PTA listserv by sending a request to  glasgowms.pta@gmail.com. Or join the PTA it’s only $10! http://www.glasgowpta.org/participate/membership/