Updates from Herndon Middle School 3/12/2021

Fairfax County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 03/12/2021 11:47 AM EST

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All parents are cordially invited to the HMS Virtual AVID Parent Coffee. We invite you to come learn more about the AVID program and the many ways AVID will help your student to attain academic success in middle school, high school, and college!

The event will be held Friday, March 19^th @10:30 A.M.

BBCU Link:

https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/b9282bc1f43d4dc9a20836ceb6023624

View PDF flyer here

Kiss and Ride Reminder

Reminder: please do not drop off student in staff parking lot or in the front of the school.

Safety is of the utmost priority to us here at HMS. Because of this, we have procedures our families should follow when dropping a student off at HMS.

All student drop off must occur at the designated Kiss & Ride area located in the back of the building.
Students should remain in the vehicle until you approach the designated drop-off area.
Students should NOT be dropped off in the front of the building on Locust Street or in the side parking lot.
We encourage you to arrive a few minutes early. High congestion time is typically 7:15-7:30.
When exiting the HMS campus and re-entering Locust Street traffic during morning drop off, right turns only may be made between 7am-8am.

WIDA Testing

In April, we will be giving the federally required WIDA English Language Proficiency Exam to all of our English Language Learners. Parents/Guardians of students who will be taking this test have been contacted by email and/or a Talking Points text message. Virtual students will be taking the two part test at Herndon Middle School on Monday April 12^th and Monday April 19^th. Students who have selected in person learning will take the tests on one of their assigned in person learning days during the window of April 12^th – April 23^rd. Please reach out to our School Testing Coordinator, David Dewett at dmdewett@fcps.edu, with any questions.

College Partnership Applications Due!

Rising 9th graders, this is your last week to submit your College Partnership Program application. The purpose of CPP is to increase the number of students, particularly first-generation and traditionally underrepresented students, that enroll and succeed in college. Through monthly sessions and workshops students are provided academic counseling, college visits, help with completing college and scholarship applications and much more. The application deadline is March 19th. Apply here: http://www.tinyurl.com/CPPApp2021
Students will need to log in to their G Suite account to complete the online application.

Calendar Reminders

March 18: Catch Up Day
March 19: Catch Up Day
March 26: Thirds Q. Grading Period Ends
- (2-Hour early Release)
March 29-April 02: Spring Break
April 10: 3rd Q. Grades Available in ParentVue

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