SOL Schedule
Please note the SOL schedule below.
If at all possible, please avoid scheduling appointments on the days your child is scheduled to take an SOL.
Keeping our Students and Staff Healthy
Please review the Health Information on the FCPS page as a part of returning to the school building. If your child is not feeling well, please keep them at home. If they have vomited, have diarrhea, and/or have a fever, please do not send them to school the next day. We need to make sure we all do our part to keep a safe and healthy learning environment for everyone. Thank you for your assistance with this very important expectation. If you have any questions about whether or not you should send your child to school please contact the school at 703-912-4500, before sending them.
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.
Tech Tips
Preparing for SOLs
Please make sure your child’s school loaned laptop is working properly: the screen is intact (not cracked), and all keys are working. If your child’s school loaned laptop needs to be repaired, please contact our Technology Specialist, Steve Snow at smsnow@fcps.edu as soon as possible. Students may not use their personal devices to take a SOL exam. We will have laptops for students to use each day of testing if they did not check out a school laptop.
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
We hope to see you online at the next PTA meeting on May 11th! This is the last meeting of the year and will include voting in the board members for next year. We hop you can make it!!
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)
Be on the lookout for info about a possible car wash / PTA fundraiser and end-of-year teacher appreciation opportunities!!
Spirit Night!
If you were able to partake of 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.
Our next spirit night is April 28th at COAL FIRE! Leave the cooking to them and support Irving - WIN-WIN!!
Spirit Wear!
If you ordered a mask - they are all currently at Irving. PTA and school personnel are working on the distribution process to get to virtual learners. For in-person students, the masks will be distributed through a class at school. Be on the lookout for info in your email.
Next year's PTA needs you!
At the April PTA meeting, the PTA announced the 3 current board members as nominees for President (Taunia Schulke), Secretary (Kathrin Yoneoka), and Treasurer (Katherine McClure). We are still looking for nominations for the VP position!! Nominations can still be submitted for any position!! Please submit any by May 10th! to irvingptanomcommittee@gmail.com.The current Board positions are President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Please include:
- Nominee's name
- Nominee contact info (email or phone)
- Position being nominated for
The slated candidates will be voted on 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
- April 28: Coal Fire Spirit Night!
- May 10: Last call for PTA Nominations for PTA Board 2021-2022
- May 11 - last PTA Meeting - Board Elections!
For any questions, comments or ideas, please contact us at IrvingMSPTA@gmail.com
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