Dear Mustang Community-
On behalf of the entire faculty and staff of South County Middle School, I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! This past week, I reminded our amazing teachers to not assign any work over the break or have large projects, tests, or assignments due upon return to school on Monday, November 30. Instead, this break should allow all member of the SCMS family (students, staff, administration, and community) to focus on the truly important things; spending time with family, relaxation and rejuvenation for the coming week, and staying healthy (and eating lots of pie!)
As always, please let me know if you have any questions. Gobble! Gobble!
Sincerely,
Peter Kownacki Principal @pakownacki
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- November 25th-27th (Wed-Thurs-Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday. No school for staff or students.
- November 30th – School pictures
- December 7 – School pictures & NJHS Food Drive
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All school sites and bus routes will serve additional meals on Tuesday, November 24, as there will be no meal service between November 25 – 27, 2020. An e-Notify communication was sent to households last week and the information is posted on the FCPS website. Many Grab & Go sites are able to provide 7 days of breakfast and lunch tomorrow, Tuesday, November 24, and as a result, will resume meal distribution on Tuesday, December 1(but not all). There is a detailed listing of meal availability by location and date here https://www.fcps.edu/node/42388.
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Lifetouch is doing School Pictures this year!
Families are asked to use the South County Middle School: SCMS Picture Day link to schedule a time to get your child’s picture taken. Please arrive as close to the time as possible.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a49a8ab2babfb6-scms
Parents will need to stay in the parking lot while students wait in line to get their picture taken – the line may be outside, so please dress appropriately. Masks are required for students while in line and will be removed when seated for pictures. Remember to stay 6 ft apart while in line.
Students will Enter through Door 8 and Exit through Door 9
If you would like to order pictures please use the information below.
Visit www.mylifetouch.com
Enter your Picture Day ID EVTPZNG6J
Order your perfect package and don’t worry about returning anything on Picture Day!
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After School Programs Registration Form
The After School Programs wanted to make sure all SCMS students have the opportunity to participate in our After School Program. Every student who participates in our Virtual After School Program must have a registration form on file. If/when we do return to in person school this form will be necessary as well. I am including the link to the SCMS ASP Registration form below. Please take five minutes to fill out the form. I greatly appreciate your cooperation. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me at cwwoodby@fcps.edu.
In addition, if you are active duty Army please check that box on the registration form. The Middle School After School Program receives additional funding to help support our program.
SCMS After School Program Registration Form
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National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) Food Drive
The South County Middle School Chapter of the NJHS is sponsoring a Packaged Food Drive on Monday, December 7 during Picture Day at SCMS. You can drop off food between 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM> Please contact Ms. Sall (slsall@fcps.edu) or Ms. Ziegler (cmziegler@fcps.edu) with any questions. Suggested donations include: peanut butter, pasta & rice (prefer whole grain), whole grain cereal or oatmeal and any of the following canned items: soup, fruit, vegetables, stew, fish, beans. No glass containers, perishable or bakery items please.
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LAST CALL - Looking for Volunteers for a Virtual Career Fair
On behalf of the students and staff at South County Middle School (SCMS), we cordially invite you to our annual Career Day! Although virtual, we will still host this event. Please fill out the link if you’re interest in displaying your career via video and PowerPoint. https://forms.gle/KWtnwywpUuRrTn76A
SCMS Career Day is designed to expose our students to the world of work. We have invited a wide-range of professionals to share their educational background, skills needed for their profession, and professional duties/experiences. This year’s Career Fair will be a virtual event held through our Google Site.
We are asking that volunteers submit a video and supplemental age appropriate information for students to view. You’re welcome to take videos of your worksite, samples of materials used, and/or daily activities. In the past we've had presenters bring robotics, career related equipment from their career, STEM related puzzles, etc. These are a few examples of things you can show via your video.
Our Career Day would not be possible without your participation. If you have questions on how to submit your video, contact Maggie Spingler at mmspingler@fcps.edu or Zakiyya Brodie zbrodie@fcps.edu. The deadline to submit your video is Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Our hope is to engage students in career and post-secondary exploration.
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The PTSO Board would like to introduce the two newest members:
Treasurer - Felicia West
and
Secretary - Marisol Burnett
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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.
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