Governor Northam proclaimed January 24-30 as Virginia School Principals Appreciation Week. Thank you to our principal, Dr. Mahri Aste, for all her support of the Mosby Woods community and her hard work to make Mosby Woods a place where everyone can Learn, Give, and Thrive.
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National School Counseling Week – February 1 – 5, 2021
National School Counseling Week 2021 (#NSCW21), "School Counselors: All In for All Students," will be celebrated from Feb. 1-5, 2021, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. National School Counseling Week is always celebrated the first full week in February.
Thank you to our fantastic counselors Laura Zinn and Ashley Dwyer for the tremendous work they do!
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Meal Distribution Update: Mosby Woods is Switching to Weekly Meal Kits
On February 3, Mosby Woods will be switching from daily food pickup to weekly Fairfax Meal Kit distribution. Fairfax Meal Kits contain seven days of breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, and supper (at certain sites) items packed in bulk. The meal kits will be available for pick up every Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or until supplies are exhausted.
Visit the Food Distribution website to see more information.
As a reminder, it is important to follow social distancing guidelines. Be sure to stand a minimum of 6 feet apart from others and practice regular hand washing, including prior to leaving a residence to pick-up meals, upon returning home, and before consuming food. Please wear a mask when picking up the meal kits.
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Diversity Talks Webinars
The PTSA Diversity Committee of the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology will hold its second Diversity in STEM Talk in February! This series is especially for elementary and middle school students in grades 4-8.
Join us Monday, February 8, at 6 p.m. to hear from Anthony Nunez, CEO INF Robotics Inc. and Carla Rodriguez, Head of Operations INF Robotics Inc. Mr. Nunez graduated from George Mason University with a degree in Applied Information Technology and from Worchester Polytechnic University with a masters degree in Systems Engineering. Mr. Nunez is a published author in robotics, holds two robotics patents and has over a decade of experience building all forms of land, air and water robots in addition to working for DARPA Autonomous Vehicles programs, where he worked on the early versions of autonomous cars. Mr. Nunez has successfully lobbied Congress as part of the National Robotics Week Advisory Council to have the second week in April recognized for robotics and STEM education importance in the U.S. Ms. Rodriguez has worked as Vice President of Infamous Robotics where she grew the company's curriculum offerings and expanded on key partnerships with the Smithsonian, the U.S. State Department and others. Ms. Rodriguez is a key architect of the Robotics Inventor curriculum and has experience building everything from snake robots to autonomous robots for healthcare. She has been a key mentor for children building their first robot for years, helping them get over roadblocks and build confidence around themselves and STEM. Through their current work at INF Robotics Inc., dba INF Care, Mr. Nunez and Ms. Rodriguez are bringing robotics and assistive technologies to older adults to improve their health and aging in place experience. Some questions we'll explore are:
- What sparked their interest in STEM?
- What is happening in the field of robotics?
- How are robotics and technology used in health care?
Parents, register at this Zoom link: http://bit.ly/TJStemTalk2
Submit questions in advance here: https://bit.ly/tjdiversitytalks
Flyers: English | Arabic | Spanish
Technology Tips and Tricks: Microphone Volume
Adjust Volume
- Right-click on the speaker icon in the system tray (near Date/Time)
- Click on Open Sound Settings
- Under Related Settings, click Sound Control Panel
- Click on the Recording tab
- Double-click Microphone Array
- Click on the Levels tab
- Raise the Microphone Array Slider to 100
- Raise Microphone Boost to +20.0DB
Unmute the microphone
- Verify that the speaker icon is not muted by displaying red
- Click the speaker icon if it is red, and it will unmute it.
Turn off exclusive mode
- Click on the Advanced tab and uncheck both boxes in exclusive mode
- Click “OK” to save changes.
PDF of the directions
For more tech support:
Don't forget to restart your laptop!
Upcoming Dates
February 11 - Family Literacy Night
February 15 - Presidents' Day - SCHOOL CLOSED
February 16 - Community meeting about school renaming 7PM
February 23 - Pre-K and Kindergarten Return to School
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