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Upcoming Important Dates
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March 29 -
April 2
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Spring Break - Irving MS building and offices will be closed for the week.
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April 5
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Student Holiday (Teacher Workday)
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April 6
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Classes Resume
Principal Town Hall @ 7:00 pm - Ms.Conley will share the latest information about SOL’s and the upcoming testing schedule. Link to attend will be emailed on the morning of Tuesday, April 6.
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April 7
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PTA meeting @ 7:00 pm - counselors will be sharing Mental Health and Wellness information and Nominations for Executive Board will be shared. The link to attend will be emailed after Spring Break.
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Spring Break
As we begin Spring Break and take time for renewal and rejuvenation, I would like to say Thank You, for being such an amazing community. With so many ups and downs over the last year, I am always amazed at the resiliency the West Springfield community demonstrates. The ways you have helped each other will be the stories that will be told long after this pandemic is over. I am grateful to be a member of this community and so glad you are all a part of the Irving Family.
We hope you enjoy a wonderful spring break over the next week. I have asked our staff to step back from email and work so that they can enjoy some time with family as well. As with all other breaks, students do not have any work to complete over spring break and will not have any assessments or projects due on the Tuesday or Wednesday following spring break. If you are looking for an activity for your child during break - we always highly suggest reading! We look forward to seeing students back online or in-person on Tuesday, April 6, when we will begin 4th quarter. Take Care!
Cindy Conley,
Principal, WIMS
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Diversity Committee of the TJHSST
The PTSA Diversity Committee of the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology will hold its next Diversity in STEM Talk in April! This series is especially for elementary and middle school students in grades 4-8.
Join us Monday, April 12, at 6 p.m. to hear from Julie Ann Sosa, MD, Leon Goldman MD Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Sosa was born in Montreal and raised in upstate New York. She received her AB at Princeton, MA at Oxford, and MD at Johns Hopkins, where she also completed the Halsted residency in general surgery and a fellowship. She previously practiced medicine and taught at Duke University Medical School and Yale University Medical School. She is published in numerous medical journals and books. Dr. Sosa’s research interests include outcomes research, health care delivery, hyperparathyroidism, and thyroid cancer, with a focus on clinical trials. Join us to hear more about a career in medicine and her experience as a surgeon, professor, and now administrator in a large teaching hospital.
- What sparked her interest in medicine?
- What does she enjoy most about practicing medicine?
- What would she recommend to students who want to pursue a medical career?
- What else would you like to know?
Parents, register at this Zoom link*: http://bit.ly/TJStemTalk4
*To ensure you receive the Zoom link, do not use an FCPS schools student email account!
Submit questions in advance here: https://bit.ly/tjdiversitytalks
Information and recordings from past Diversity in STEM Talks can be found on the TJ PTSA Diversity Committee webpage: https://tjptsa.com/committees/diversity/
WSHS Girls Basketball Camp
West Springfield has just announced its Girls Basketball camp dates: July 26 thru July 30th, for rising 3rd thru 9th graders. For more information contact Coach Gibson at: wrgibson@fcps.edu
Library News
The next Curbside Pick-up date will be April 12th, from noon until 3 pm.
If you need some more reading material for the week off, remember that students can always log into Mackinvia.com to borrow ebooks or audiobooks.
Enjoy your break!
Tech Tips
Spring Break Laptop Care shared with students this week
In-Person Technology Reminders:
- Bring your school-issued laptop. We cannot support or troubleshoot personal devices.
- Please shutdown and plug-in the laptop each night so that it is fully charged for the school day.
- Bring the laptop, laptop charger and headphones or earbuds to school each in-person day.
Digital Resource Parent Permission: Action Item
We are almost there!! Thanks to the many parents/guardians who have already given permission for their child to use digital resources at Irving. It is imperative that we have consent for all students. If you have not yet provided this consent, please use the first link below to provide your consent today and the second link if you wish to view the list of digital resources at Irving. Thank you!
Link to the Parent Permission Form ｜ Link to Irving MS Digital Resources
After School Program
Club Schedule
To view the weekly club schedule, click here.
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
Questions about After School? Please email Emily Geary (emgeary@fcps.edu)
News from your PTA
If you haven't joined the PTA yet, you can do that on our MemberHub site here
We hope to see you online at the next PTA meeting on April 7th! We’ll find out how the return to school is going and hear about PTA Board nominees.
Thank you to all who attended the Rising 7th Grade parents night! In case you missed it, the recording is available here (Passcode: Horsem@n7)
Spirit Night!
If you were able to partake of last night's Glory Days Spirit Night - THANK YOU!
Please remember to either drop off your original receipt in the envelope on Door #1 at Irving, or email your online order receipt to IrvingMSPTA@gmail.com.
Stay tuned for more information about our next Spirit Night - COAL FIRE! - on 28.
Next year's PTA!
The PTA is looking for nominations for PTA Board members for next year!! Nominations are due TODAY Friday 26 March 2021. The current Board positions are President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. ***NOTE: The nominating committee has a NEW email to send nominations to – please use irvingptanomcommittee@gmail.com .***
Please include:
- Nominee's name
- Nominee contact info (email or phone)
- Position being nominated for
The nominating committee will then announce the slated candidates during the April PTA meeting in preparation to vote during the May PTA meeting. If you would like to read more about the positions and their responsibilities you can see the details here - https://irvingms.memberhub.com/orgs/146343/libraryfiles - in Article 7 - Duties of Officers on p. 9 (p. 11 of the pdf). Don’t forget you must be a PTA Member to access MemberHub.
If you have any questions please contact the nominating committee at irvingptanomcommittee@gmail.com. Thank you for your support!!!
Upcoming PTA Dates
- March 26: PTA Nominations due for PTA Board 2021-2022
- April 7: PTA Meeting - nominations announcement
- April 28: Coal Fire Spirit Night!
- May 11 - PTA Meeting - Board Elections!
For any questions, comments or ideas, please contact us at IrvingMSPTA@gmail.com.
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