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Glasgow Community:
It was a busy week at Glasgow as we continue planning for more students’ return in January. We know that you will have many questions, and over the next weeks, we will start sharing important information to ensure you have clarity on your student’s return to school.
As you may have heard, Dr. Brabrand, FCPS’s student representative to the school board, and many families have shared that virtual learning can at times feel overwhelming for our students. To that end, one way we will provide additional support to our students and families is by making a slight shift in our approach to Mondays. Starting on Monday, November 30, we will no longer assign Monday asynchronous work and we will drop Monday FIT. We will still provide Office Hours and a check-in-based Panther Time, when teachers will continue to take attendance, check in with students, and help them get ready for the week. Our intent with this approach is that we will use Mondays to continue building community and connection and providing individualized support for our students while at the same time providing space for students to catch up on work from the week. Wednesday and Friday Panther Times and FITs will continue as usual. See below for our revised Monday schedule. Please reach out for questions you may have about this.
As we head into Thanksgiving Week, I want to express my appreciation. I am so proud to work alongside our incredible and dedicated staff, and I am grateful to serve our amazing Glasgow community. Thank you for all you do, and have a safe, healthy, and restful Thanksgiving.
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/
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Important Dates
November 24 - PTA Meeting - 7:00pm - Student Leadership Opportunities (link to come)
November 25 - 27 - Thanksgiving Holiday - No School for Students
December 21 thru January 1 - Winter Break
January 12 - 6th Grade Students Return into the Building - Tentative
January 18 - No School - MLK Day
January 20 - No School - Inauguration Day
January 22 - End of 2nd Quarter - Early Release
January 25 - Teacher Workday
January 26 - 7th & 8th Grade Students Return into the Building - Tentative
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
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Library News
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!
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Important Information
Reminder: Referral Window for Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) Level IV Screening Consideration Ends December 1 - Tuesday, December 1 is the close of the window (Sept 8-Dec 1) for parents of students new to FCPS to submit a referral form for their student to be screened for full-time Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) Level IV. The parent referral form, submitted to the school, is one pathway to have a student screened for AAP Level IV. Parents of students in grades 2-7 will need to submit the referral form by December 1. Referrals will not be accepted after December 1. For more information about AAP Level IV or the screening process, please visit https://www.fcps.edu/academics/academic-overview/advanced-academic-programs.
Report Cards - First quarter report cards will arrive at home 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.
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.
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.
FLE Parent Preview Night Recordings - Thank you to all of the parents how came to our FLE parent preview night. Here are the recordings from each session English - Family Life Education Parent Preview - recording_1, Spanish - FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PARENT PREVIEW NIGHT , Family Life Education Parent Preview (Arabic) - recording_1. If you have any questions or concerns, please email Mr. Pulver mapulver@fcps.edu Thank you.
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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.
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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).
Virtual Gaming Club - Are you a gamer? Do you like playing and competing against other gamers like yourself? The Virtual Gaming Club is the Club for you. The Virtual Gaming Club meets on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2:30-4:30 p.m. If this is the club for you, please contact Mr. Williams gwilliams2@fcps.edu, for sign up 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
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FCPS Cares
Do you know a Glasgow Middle School staff member who went beyond what is expected? If so, then click here to submit a brief description so we can all acknowledge the good work of Glasgow faculty and staff members.
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Be Informed, Stay Involved!
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