Key MS Families
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Parent Coffee yesterday. We appreciate the feedback and working with the school community to make sure that "Key is the place to be!"
Bell Schedule
Reminder, due to the pause on Return to School, the bell schedule will remain the same.
Our daily bell schedule - 7:30am - 2:15pm.
Thank You,
Key MS Admin
Meal Kit Information
Hello Parents and Caretakers,
The Office of Food and Nutrition Services will also be distributing fresh, local fruits and vegetables at the bulk meal kit sites throughout January and February. Families that pick up no-cost meals from these sites will also be provided a whole, fresh fruit or vegetable sourced from a local farm for each child, along with an activity sheet and recipe for that item. This item will vary each week, and will be available on the following dates:
- 1/13
- 1/19 (please note that distribution will be on Tuesday 1/19 as Wednesday 1/20 is a school holiday)
- 1/27
- 2/3
- 2/10
- 2/17
For a full list of bulk sites where these fresh fruits and vegetables will be served, please visit https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/food.
Mental Health
Support for Parents Concerned About Their Child’s Mental Health
Ongoing challenges of COVID-19 and school closures continue to have a significant impact on children’s mental health. As an example, according to the CDC, from April to October 2020, the proportion of mental health-related emergency room visits for children aged 5-11 and 12-17 years increased approximately 24% and 31%, respectively, compared with 2019.
You or your staff may be hearing from parents who are concerned about their child’s emotional well-being. This one-pager (https://bit.ly/38k8Xyz) from Healthy Minds Fairfax provides easy-to-digest information and would be a valuable resource for your school community. Please consider sharing it with them in your next newsletter and/or during a virtual parent meeting. If you have questions or need additional resources, please let us know.
Contact
Deb Scott Descott1@fcps.edu 571-423-4023
Mary Jo Davis msdavis@fcps.edu 571-423-4303
Rising Lewis Lancers
Lewis High School is hosting the annual Rising 9th grade Parent Night on January 19, 2021 at 6:00pm. The meeting will be virtual and the link will be shared with the community closer to the event. Parents and rising 9th grade (current 8th grade) students are encouraged to attend to meet the John Lewis Administrators, Counselors, and Teacher leaders. We will give an overview of high school, explain high school graduation requirements, and talk about the exciting courses our students are able to take! We hope to see you there; save the date!
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Monday Advisory Update
ADVISORY IS NOW ASYNCHRONOUS.
Students will need to complete a short Google Form by 2:15pm each Monday to verify their attendance, otherwise they will be marked absent for the day.
Advisory teachers will be reviewing the attendance form with their students.
It will be posted in the Advisory Google Classroom for students to access.
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VA Department of Criminal Justice Services School Climate Survey Details and Opt Out Information
Dear Parent or Guardian,
This spring our school, in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Department of Education, is conducting the Virginia School Survey of Climate and Working Conditions of students, teachers, and staff. The purpose of this survey is to measure student support, student engagement, school discipline, and safety conditions in each school. This information will be used to guide educational practices that produce a safe and supportive school environment. Even as we adapt to new instructional circumstances this year, this survey is important for understanding the impact of the pandemic on school climate and conditions, and continuing to monitor our progress towards recovery. The Virginia School Survey becomes a tool to guide instructional practices that provide support for all students in Virginia’s schools.
I am writing to provide you with information on the student survey. The survey will be completed online. The survey does not ask for your child’s name and all answers are anonymous (no one will know how your child answered the survey). Parents and guardians will not have access to their child’s survey answers. You may review the student survey at this website: https://tinyurl.com/VaSchoolSurvey.
The survey will ask questions such as how students feel about their school, how students get along with one another and their teachers, how students feel about school rules, and their perceptions of their teachers’ willingness to help them. Students will also be asked what kinds of bullying they may have observed during school and whether they have been bullied themselves.
All students in your child’s grade will be eligible to participate in the survey. Students participating in remote instruction and in-person instruction are eligible to participate. The survey is voluntary, and your child can decide not to participate. No action will be taken against you, your child, or the school if your child does not participate. If you do not wish for your child to participate, please notify the school office by telephone (703) 313-3900 or letter by Wednesday, January 13, 2021.
Your child will not receive any immediate benefit from participating in the survey, but the survey will help us to maintain a safe, inviting, and supportive learning environment for your child.
Thank you for your cooperation in this important study of Virginia’s schools.
Aimee J. Holleb
2021 DCJS Student School Climate Survey
The 2021 DCJS Student School Climate Survey for Middle Schools will be administered from January 18 to February 5, 2021. Students in grades 7 and 8 (excluding grade 7 and 8 students in Secondary Schools) are expected to participate in this anonymous survey, unless opted out by a parent or guardian.
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January
11- Virtual Parent Coffee @ 2:30pm
18- MLK Jr. Holiday
18- President's Day
19- Rising 9th Lancers Parents Night - Lewis HS @ 6pm
20- Inauguration Day Holiday
22- End of the Quarter – early dismissal
26- PTA meeting @ 6pm
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