Key MS Families
Click the image below to access the Google Form for yearbook picture submission.
Service to the Community
Engaging in service provides students with the opportunity to become active members of their community and has a lasting, positive impact on society at large. Community service or volunteerism enables students to acquire life skills and knowledge, as well as exposes students to different career opportunities for their future. These are some of the common benefits of participating in a community service program:
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Psychological benefits: Volunteering increases overall life satisfaction and helps you feel good about yourself because you are helping others.
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Social benefits: Volunteering engages students with the community, creates special bonds with the population being served, and increases social awareness and responsibility.
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Cognitive benefits: Volunteering helps students enhance their personal knowledge, grow from new experiences, and develop better interpersonal communication skills.
We encourage all of our students to participate in service throughout their middle and high school careers. There are many opportunities that can be found at these websites:
Volunteer Fairfax
ECHO
Capitol Area Food Bank
National Archives
Students may log their hours in the X2VOL program through their Social Studies classes at Key Middle School.
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Virginia School Climate Survey
All students will be given time to complete this survey during HPE class between this week and next week.
Additional information can also be found on the VDOE website.
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High School Information (Lewis HS & Edison HS)
Gap Year Fair (February 9th)
Our students and parents are invited to hear about the Gap Year opportunity by attending the USA Gap Year Fair for the Fairfax & DC Area on February 9, 2021 from 6:00-8:00pm at the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fairfax-dc-area-usa-gap-year-fair-2021-registration-131822357219?aff=2021GYFEventonGO
19th Annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Festival (February 20th)
Alfred Street Baptist Church is hosting the 19th Annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Festival on Saturday, February 20, 2021 from 08:00am to 4:00 pm. In response to COVID-19 concerns, this event will be VIRTUAL. Registration is now open for high school seniors only. Registration for all others will open on January 25, 2021 at 12:00 noon (EST) at www.AlfredStreet.org
Edison High School’s 11th Annual HBCU Fair (February 22nd)
Edison HS is hosting its 11th Annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities fair virtually on Monday, February 22, 2021 from 9:00-3:30pm. Our students are welcome to attend and should be logged in to their FCPS Google Accounts to access the fair: https://sites.google.com/fcpsschools.net/ehshbcu2021/home
Rising 8th Grade Registrations
The week of February 9th, Key counselors will visit with the current 7th grade students through their advisories. They will present information about the Rising 8th Grade Courses. The presentation, course selection sheet, course catalog and directions about the course selection process will be posted on our Key MS Academic Advising website: https://keyms.fcps.edu/student-services/academic-advising. In addition the Key counselors will be meeting individually with your students to help them register for next year during the week of February 23rd through their Health/PE classes.
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Rising 9th Grade Registrations
This Lewis High School counselors have already visited the current Key MS 8th grade students through their advisories. The presentation, course selection sheet, and course catalogue can be found on their Academic Advising website https://lewishs.fcps.edu/student-services/academic-advising.
In addition the Key counselors will be meeting individually with your students to help them register for next year during the week of February 16th through their Health/PE classes. Directions about the registration process can be found here https://keyms.fcps.edu/student-services/academic-advising.
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Windows License Expiring Soon - Laptop Update
Students will need to go to the nearest FCPS school and connect to the network. They will need to restart their computer and then log back on. They do not need to go inside the building. They should be able to connect to Wi-Fi in the parking lot from the comfort of their cars. Our external Wi -Fi Access point is above the Main Office window next to entrance #1.
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Mask Recommendations - Let's Keep Our Community Safe.
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:
- 2/3 (If schools are open)
- 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.
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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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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Calendar 2021
February
9- Key Counselors' Course Presentation (Advisory - 7th grade)
11- Key Counselors' Course Presentation (Advisory - 7th grade)
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