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Upcoming Important Dates
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After School Activities Every Day
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We have great after school clubs meeting virtually! Check out the schedule click here! For more information - see the spotlight on After School below!
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December 14 at 9:30 am AND 6:30 pm
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Family Information Day & Night- join Ms. Conley as she shares the most up-to-date information about return to learn in the building. We will utilize Google Meets which has a multi-language translation closed captioning feature. More information will be shared next week.
Both sessions will be the same content.
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December 14 - December 18
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Winter Break Spirit Week! See below for how to dress up each day and show your school spirit on camera throughout the week.
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December 18
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Asynchronous Catch Up Day - all teachers will be available via their Office Hours Link for students to provide support, ask questions, work in small groups, and/or take/retake assessments. No new instruction will be provided on this day.
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Want a way to support families in our community this holiday season?
Thanks to all those who have donated gift cards for Irving families! We are lucky to live in such a caring and supportive community!
Support Principal Conley in FCPS Outstanding Employee Awards Program
Our principal, Cindy Conley, has been nominated as a candidate in the “Outstanding Principal” category in the county-wide FCPS Outstanding Employee Awards program.
Below is a link to a Google form. In it, you’ll see the exact questions that are on the nomination packet which will be completed and submitted as part of Ms. Conley’s application. Please take a moment or two to answer any or all of the questions on the form, explaining why you think that Principal Conley is a worthy candidate for this award. The deadline for receiving comments from community members is December 11th.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9xNRX2G2gqo9HmtMsHw0_lJwOtKtvTunMlwL1-_AsveeQNg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Mary Ann Monk, Irving Awards Liaison
Library News
Reserve your Books for Winter Break! Curbside pickup services will continue Monday, December 7th and Monday, December 14th. You have time to check out some books that you can read over the winter break. Log into the library’s catalog to place holds and then pick up your books at Irving on Mondays from noon until 3 pm.
Readers Unite Book Club is thriving during our after-school meetings on Wednesdays. We’re beginning discussion of our second book of the year starting on 12/2. It’s a perfect time to join in. Students who are interested in joining can find the join link for “Readers Unite” in the After School Program’s website. The club meets from 2:30-3:30 on Wednesdays through the Blackboard Collaborate link available in the Readers Unite Group page.
--Ms. Monk & Mrs. Gawalt
Technology News
ParentVue and StudentVue Updates
Please be advised: in order to upgrade the SIS System for 2021, ParentVue and StudentVue will not be available starting at 5:00pm on December 18, until 6:00am on December 21.
Support Your Child With Online Privacy Settings
Navigating privacy settings in social media accounts can be overwhelming, but is so important. An oversight in privacy settings can lead to digital information being accessible to others, even if we don’t mean for it to be. It’s easy for teens to skip over privacy settings, which could leave their personal information exposed. This Family Tip Sheet from Common Sense Media provides suggestions for taking time to review privacy settings with your child.
Digital Resource Parent Permission
Action Item: Irving teachers use some digital resources that require parent consent. These have been carefully vetted by IS and IT for instructional appropriateness, technical functionality, and student data management which is compliant with FERPA and state law. If you have not yet provided consent for your child to use these digital resources, please do so today. Thank you!
Link to the Parent Permission Form ｜ Link to Irving MS Digital Resources
After School Program
If your child is interested in joining one of our clubs, please have them visit the After School Program Student Website in the All Students Course in Schoology. If your child needs help signing up for a club, check out this video tutorial! Tutorial for Accessing the Irving After School Program Student Website
Club Schedule
To view the weekly club schedule, click here.
Questions about After School? Please email Emily Geary (emgeary@fcps.edu)
News from your PTA
Amazon Smiles: Don’t finish your holiday shopping without signing up for Amazon Smiles to support the Washington Irving PTA! Your purchases year round at no additional cost to you can support the PTA and Irving Middle School!
For any questions, comments or ideas, please contact us at IrvingMSPTA@gmail.com.
If you haven't joined the PTA yet, you can do that on our MemberHub site here.
We hope to see you at the next PTA meeting on January 12th!
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