Upcoming Dates - Mark Your Calendars

June 8                     Virtual Synchronous Learning for All Students- Election Day

June 11                   Last Day of School- 2 Hour Early Release

June 11                   End of Year- Laptop Drop Off and EOY Hangout

UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR- MARK YOUR CALENDARS

August 18                    8^th Grade Students- Self Guided Tours

August 23                    First Day of School SY 21-22

• The calendar will be updated with additional dates for parent/community events as they become available.

In Other News....

Tuesday, June 8th is Democratic Primary Election Day- All Students to be Virtual

Tuesday, June 8th, is the Democratic Primary Election. The Fairfax County Electoral Board and the City of Fairfax Electoral Board will be using 165 school facilities as polling locations, therefore all students will have a virtual synchronous learning day (no in-person classes) for students.

June 8^th is a virtual instruction day for ALL students, even those who typically come in-person. Live instruction will occur, and all students are expected to follow the usual bell schedule, log into their classes, and attend periods 1, 3, 5, and 7 virtually.

June 11^th - 2 Hour Early Release Schedule

We will be following this schedule on the last day of school, Friday, June 11:

2 Hour Early Release Bell Schedule for June 11th 

Last Week of School Activities

June 7^th – Orchestra/Band Spring Fling

Join our orchestra and band as they perform the music they have been rehearsing this year!

• 3:00 – 5:00 pm, in the rear parking lot, by Finance Park
• Food trucks will be available, sponsored by the Frost PTA!
  • Tacos Mixto
  • Hershey’s Ice Cream

June 9^th- Team Activities During Falcon Focus

• 8^th Grade Students (Virtual and In-Person Students)
  • Watch the 8^th Grade EOY Awards Presentation- The awards presentation video will also be shared with families as well.
  • Team activities coordinated by Falcon Focus Teacher
• 7^th Grade Students (Virtual and In-Person Students)
  • Watch 7^th Grade Video Presentation
  • Team activities coordinated by Falcon Focus Teacher

June 10^th-   Student Gift!!!

• Free Ice Cream Provided by Frost MS! All in-person students (Both 7^th and 8^th grade students) will receive free ice cream during lunch!

June 11^th-   Student Gifts and End of Year Hang Out!!!

• Free Ice Cream Provided by Frost MS! All virtual students will receive free ice cream during the hours of 1pm- 6pm after school. Students can pick up their ice cream when they drop off their school issued laptop or supplies on June 11^th.
• All 8^th Grade Students will receive a graduation gift of a Frost Middle School Yard Sign, courtesy of the Frost MS. Students can pick up their yard sign when they drop off their school issued laptop or supplies on June 11^th. All remaining signs will be in the main office for a period of time for parent pick up.
• There will also be two trucks on the premises that day for staff, students, and families to pre-order food from on your own! The grounds will be open to the community to just come and hang out so students can say goodbye to friends and staff before heading off for the summer! There will be music, food, and fun. Today marks the first day of relaxed restrictions. No masks or social distancing needed on June 11^th!!

The Kool Zone offers jerk chicken sandwiches, wraps and bowls, as well as other great treats (fried pickles, anyone?).  They are accepting orders through June 9. Here's the menu:  Kool Zone Menu.pdf Here is the link to order:  https://foodtruck.pub/?id=1928

Ballston Local offers NY style pizza.  They are selling pre-ordered, whole pies that will be available for pick-up on June 11 at 3:00pm.  You can order and pay at Venmo@julie-johnston-12 or at PayPay@JJVO.  Deadline for ordering is June 10 at 5:00pm.  The menu of three pizza options is in the picture to the left.

Frost MS End of Year Laptop and Resource Collection Plan

Please visit our website for detailed information. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Laura Reed at lareed@fcps.edu   Students Leaving Frost before the end of the school year? These items can be returned at any time by appointment.  To schedule an appointment for technology drop off contact John Greenwood (jcgreenwood1@fcps.edu) and Teri Canody (tkcanody@fcps.edu). EOY Collection Landing Page -https://frostms.fcps.edu/announcements/frost-laptop-other-resource-collection

Prior to or on the last day of attendance in school of your student, they need to return all Frost equipment and resources.  Some items they may need to return are:

• Laptop
• Laptop charger
• Mifis
• Library books 
• English books (include names inside the front cover of the book)

Teachers are working with students to collect books in class prior to the last day of school and there is a bin in the front lobby for book turn in also.

All devices for in-person students will be collected at dismissal on Thursday, June 10th. The laptops and chargers will be collected in their 7th period classrooms.  If a student forgets their charger it can be returned Friday, 6/11, or during one of the scheduled collection times to avoid a charge ($23). 

Students Leaving Early?

These items can be returned at any time by appointment or during the following scheduled collection times. 

To schedule an appointment for technology drop off contact John Greenwood (jcgreenwood1@fcps.edu) and Teri Canody (tkcanody@fcps.edu). 

Summer Resources

Our Fairfax County Public Libraries offers a summer reading program. Parents are encouraged to review book selections with the student in order to help them make appropriate choices. Students may select books from this list, or they may read a comparable book that is approved by their parents. In addition, there are plenty of resources for our students to access this summer for literacy and numeracy.

For those families who are interested in requesting textbooks to prepare for next year, please note we don’t distribute textbooks for students to work ahead over the summer. The links found at this location on our website will provide you with plenty: https://frostms.fcps.edu/academics/summer-reading-and-learning

The COVID-19 Vaccine is Now Approved for Children 12 – 15

The FDA approved the Pfizer vaccine for the 12 -15 age group. This means that just about every middle and high school student in FCPS may now be vaccinated. 

FCPS is encouraging student vaccinations because that is one more way to ensure the safest school environment for everyone and for students to avoid quarantine if they are exposed to someone with COVID-19.

The fact sheet, below, has important information about the Pfizer vaccine, which is the only vaccine currently available to children as young as 12 years.

https://www.fda.gov/media/144414/download

COVID-19 vaccines are now widely available. Many pediatricians and family doctors’ offices have vaccine, and you may choose to take your child to their regular medical home for the vaccine.  In addition, there are many opportunities to get COVID-19 vaccine in Fairfax, including other private health care providers, Urgent Care facilities, pharmacies, Inova, and FCHD. Many locations offer same-day appointments, and some even have walk in availability. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or another adult at all community vaccination sites.

• To learn how to get a vaccine at a Health Department clinic site, including the Fairfax County Government Center, George Mason University, and the Tysons Community Vaccination Center, go to www.fairfaxcounty.gov/health/novel-coronavirus/vaccine  or call the Fairfax County Health Department vaccine call center at 703-324-7404. You can schedule directly, and you don’t need to pre-register.
• Walk-in appointments are also being offered at the Tysons Community Vaccination Center Monday – Saturday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. This center is in the former Lord & Taylor site at Tysons Center at 7950 Tysons Corner Center in McLean.
• To schedule an appointment at Inova’s Stonebridge site at 5001 Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria, go to www.inova.org/COVID19/vaccine-scheduling.
• Locations for other vaccine providers in the community, including local pharmacies, can be found at www.vaccines.gov. Be sure to search for Pfizer vaccine which is the only vaccine currently for use on children 12 – 17 years.  You can also text your ZIP code to GETVAX (438829) for information in English or VACUNA (822862) for information in Spanish.

NOTE: The COVID-19 vaccination is NOT required by schools for the 2021-22 school year but some others are.                     

Seventh grade students cannot begin school in August without documentation of the Tdap and Meningococcal vaccines.

Seventh-grade students need:

• One dose of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis) given at age 7 or older.                                  
• One dose of Meningococcal Vaccine (MenACWY, Menactra, or Menveo) given at age 10 or older.                                                                                                             

Get more information on new immunization requirements

Student Course Requests for the 21-22 school year

This year, students entered classes directly into SIS.  Please have them log into SIS StudentVue or you may use your SIS ParentVue account to review the courses listed.  Once in SIS, click the Course Request tab.  There are two sections, Selected Course Requests and Alternate Elective Requests.

Selected Course Requests- All students should have English 8, Civics 8, Invest Matter/Ener (Science), Math, and two Health & PE 8 (one for each semester) listed.  In addition, he or she will have between 2-4 elective classes (2 yearlong, 1 yearlong and 2 semester, or 4 semester classes).  This is a class list.  This does not indicate his or her schedule for the fall.  Official class schedules will not be available until the week of August 16^th.

• Music classes (Band, Orchestra, and Chorus) will be updated in June after Frost teachers are able to complete auditions. All students are currently in a general, single code until then.  These changes are expected in early June.
• Elective classes are subject to change if your child receives special education services with required hours, your child’s ESL level changes based on WIDA scores, and/or data indicated a need for an enrichment course (Action Literacy, Literacy, Algebra Readiness).

Alternate Elective Requests – Students were asked to enter all elective choices they would prefer in the order of their preference in this area.  You will notice that those that fit into the class schedule will appear above in Selection Course Requests.  The others listed there will be used only if one of those selected does not fit into his or her schedule.

Change Requests – If you would like to request any changes to your student’s classes, please email Ms. Hornbecker at dshornbecker@fcps.edu.  We will try our best to honor requests, but some electives may be closed based on full enrollment.  Please note:  All change requests must be made prior to June 12^th.

Save the Date!

This summer, rising 8^th grade students will be able to come in on Wednesday, August 18^th to pick up a paper copy of his or her schedule and do a self-guided tour of the building prior to the first day of school.  Lockers will not be assigned at the start of the school year due to the building renovation, but students will be able to carry back packs with necessary materials. More information will be shared in the upcoming weeks.

High School Course-Summer Opportunities and Transcript Updates

Credit Recovery Summer Program – Algebra 1

• Only students currently enrolled in Algebra 1 are eligible to take the course this summer.
• Students who are expunging the final Algebra grade (removing it from the student’s transcript) may want to consider this option.
• Rising 9^th grade students - Students who take this course in the summer will not have an option to remove it from the student’s transcript as the student is considered a high school student after June 11^th.
• Information about the program (dates, session information, transportation and lunch) and registration can be found here.

For Students enrolled in high school classes (World Language, Algebra, Geometry or Algebra 2)

An additional option is available for high school credit bearing classes taken in middle school.  High school credit-bearing courses will be reflected on the middle and high school transcripts. In  accordance with Virginia state regulations, FCPS Regulation 2408 permits parents of students  who take a high school credit-bearing course in middle school to request that the grade be  omitted from the student's high school transcript and the student not earn high school credit for  the course. Parents must make this request no later than the end of the first nine weeks of the school year following completion of the course. The request to expunge as well as guidelines and  the procedures for expunging grades for high school courses taken in middle school can be found  at the following link: https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/is104.pdf

You can reach out to your child’s counselor if you have additional questions

2020-21 End of Year Grading Flexibility for Middle School Students 

During the current 2020-21 school year, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has  adopted a grading policy change to provide flexibility for students in middle school to  designate their current school year courses as “Pass” or “No Mark” status instead of a  letter grade for their final mark.  

As you review your middle school student’s third quarter report card, please consider the flexibility that will be applied to final marks: 

• Students receiving a final mark of “D” or “D+” in any course will be automatically assigned a mark of “P” (pass) as the final mark at the end of the school year.
•  Students receiving a final mark of “F” in any course will be automatically assigned a mark of “NM” (no mark) as the final mark at the end of the school year. 
• Students may select a mark of “P” (pass) for any courses for which a passing grade is earned for the final mark. ○ Action Needed: Should you wish to designate one or more courses as Pass status for anticipated grades of “A” through “C-”, the Pass-No Mark Status Form linked here: https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/se358.pdf must be submitted to your school counselor/Student Services by June 4, 2021.  
• Students and families are encouraged to carefully consider the option to request a Pass instead of a passing letter grade or final mark. Additional information including considerations and frequently asked questions are available at the following link: https://www.fcps.edu/academics/grading-and-reporting/secondary

An additional option is available for high school credit bearing classes taken in middle school.  High school credit-bearing courses will be reflected on the middle and high school transcripts. In  accordance with Virginia state regulations, FCPS Regulation 2408 permits parents of students  who take a high school credit-bearing course in middle school to request that the grade be  omitted from the student's high school transcript and the student not earn high school credit for  the course. Parents must make this request no later than the end of the first nine weeks of the school year following completion of the course. The request to expunge as well as guidelines and  the procedures for expunging grades for high school courses taken in middle school can be found  at the following link: https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/is104.pdf

You can reach out to your child’s counselor if you have additional questions.

Student Intention Form

For students who will NOT be attending Frost, Woodson, or a boundary FCPS high school next year, please complete the Student Intention for the Next School Year form, https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/it110.pdf,  and return it to Emily Cheng in the Frost Student Services office, or via email ECheng@fcps.edu.

This includes students who are transferring to:

• Another FCPS school other than Frost or Woodson or boundary HS
• A private school in Virginia or out of Virginia
• Another Virginia public school division outside FCPS
• Another state public school outside of Virginia

A school outside of the United States

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