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Upcoming Important Dates
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Monday, May 17
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Virtual 7th graders take the Math SOL at Irving
No ROCK Block Check & Connect
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Tuesday, May 18 - SOL UPDATE!
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Students attending only 2 days a week on Tue-Wed take the Math SOL.
All classes are synchronous and recorded
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Thursday, May 20 - SOL UPDATE!
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4-day-a-week and Thu-Fri students take the Math SOL.
Periods 1&3 asynchronous for Tue-Wed students. Virtual students - ask your teacher.
Periods 5&7 synchronous.
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Monday, May 24
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Virtual 8th graders take the Math SOL at Irving
No ROCK Block Check & Connect
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Monday, May 31
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Memorial Day - No School
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Save the Date!
Monday, June 7
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8th Grade Drive-Thru Celebration!
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Tuesday, June 8 Important update - change in schedule!
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Tuesday, June 8 is an Election Day. ALL students will login to classes and learn from home on this day - in-person students will NOT report to school.
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Wednesday, June 9
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In-Person Student Laptop Return Date
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8th Grade Drive-thru Celebration
All 8th grade students are invited to a drive-thru celebration on Monday, June 7. Students will have an opportunity to pick up a small gift, return any school items they may have (except computer - see below), pick up a yearbook if they ordered one, and then stop at one of two step and repeats where the 8th graders can get out of the car and families can take pictures of them in front of the backdrop. We will have music playing throughout the day and look forward to celebrating an amazing 2 years of middle school. Families will receive more information regarding times to attend soon in a separate email.
Student Borrowed Laptop Return
**Please note if you are moving or planning to be out of town prior to June 9 and will not be back by June 14, please return your child’s school borrowed laptop BEFORE going out of town.
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Computer Return Date |
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Wednesday, June 9 – students* will leave their computers, chargers, and computer bags on their desks at the end of 8th period. Students will have non-computer activities on 6/10 & 6/11
- Students who attend in-person Thursday/Friday only will be directed to the main lobby to turn in their laptop when they arrive on Thursday morning.
- Students who are in a monitored class with a virtual teacher will have access to laptops for the specific perio(s) on 6/10 & 6/11, but will not take them from the room.
- *Students attending summer school/Young Scholars will KEEP their computers and return them in August.
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Friday, June 11 – virtual students may drop off computers from 8:30-11:00 am and 1:45-4:30 (this is an option for those students who may be heading out of town the following week.)
Monday, June 14 – any student who still needs to turn in a computer will be able to turn it in curbside from 8:00-11:30 and 12:30-5:00. |
Picking up students early
Please make sure you come to the door and ring the doorbell if you are planning to pick your child up early. We must verify who is picking up and sign the child out properly. Please plan to have your photo ID ready at pick up for verification.
Girls' Summer Basketball Camp
2021 WS Girls Summer Basketball Camp – July 26-30. For more info contact Coach Gibson: WRGibson@fcps.edu
Lady Spartan Basketball Camp 2021
Library News
The next Curbside Pick-up date will be May 17th, from noon until 3 pm.
Virtual students, plan to return ANY overdue library books if you come into school for SOL testing.
In-person students should be returning books to the library on the days they are in the school building.
If you need some more reading material at any time, remember that students can always log into Mackinvia.com to borrow ebooks or audiobooks.
Tech Tips
Parents’ Ultimate Guides
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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. Please also have your child restart their laptop to update it completely. Shutting it down and turning it back on is not the same as restarting it. Restarts are the only way to ensure necessary updates. 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.
- Additional Reminders:
- Please bring your laptop charger to school on your SOL day.
- Please bring a paper book to read when you finish your SOL and while you are waiting for the testing session to end.
In-Person Technology Reminders
Bring your school-issued laptop to each day that you are in school. 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.
- Restart your laptop each day when you are in school in order to update your laptop completely. A restart is not the same as turning it off/on or logging off/on. Restarts are the only way to ensure necessary updates.
After School Program
Save the Date for Irving Academy!
Irving Academy is a transition program designed to give students a “jump start” into middle school. The program equips students with some of the skills they need to be successful in middle school, as well as give them an opportunity to meet peers and ask questions about Irving. Enrollment is open to all WIMS rising 7th graders. Students will attend a one day in person program on either Monday August 9th, Tuesday August 10th, or Wednesday August 11th.
New this year! We will be offering a transition program for rising 8th grade students who are fully virtual this year. This program will be on Thursday, August 12th.
More information about program details and how to register will be coming in the next few weeks.
Please contact Emily Geary (emgeary@fcps.edu) with questions.
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
Please note, the last day for After School Activities for this school year is Thursday, May 27th.
Questions about After School? Please email Emily Geary (emgeary@fcps.edu)
News from your PTA
Thank you for your support during Teacher/Staff Appreciation week and during this year. If you missed the last meeting of the year (5/11), you can see the recording here - passcode is: Horsem@n511.
To stay in touch with Irving and PTA activities, here are some helpful links:
Washington Irving Facebook Page
Irving PTA Facebook page
Irving Parents Facebook Page
Irving PTA MemberHub Store (to join next year's PTA after July 1)
Irving PTA MemberHub site (have to be a PTA Member to access)
News You Choose sign-up (choose Irving MS) (if you got this, you're already signed up)
End of Year activities
There will be a car wash. At Irving! Stay tuned for the date in June. We are also looking into a teacher/staff appreciation food/treat truck for June. Stay tuned!
2021-2022 PTA: At the May meeting, your 2021-2022 PTA Board was elected. They are: President - Taunia Schulke; Vice President - Nettia Diamond-Banton; Secretary - Kelly Wevley; Treasurer - Katherine McClure
The PTA does not function without volunteers!
For next year's activities, we need support! Especially as we move back to in-person events. There are some standing opportunities available. If you are interested, please review the information here, and sign up where you can! If you have other ideas or a unique skill set, don't hesitate to contact the PTA directly at IrvingMSPTA@gmail.com.
For any questions, comments or ideas, please contact us at IrvingMSPTA@gmail.com.
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