This Week in Review

Greeting Frost MS Families, 

We Made It!!! You did it! Thank you for being flexible through all of the starts and stops of this unique school year. Thank you for being patient as we navigated uncharted times in FCPS and education together and as we embark upon a three-year renovation! Thank you for being resilient and teaching your children how to do the same over the past year. Finally, thank you for supporting our faculty and staff this year as they gave their all to teach our students, while also caring for their families. 

We are very excited for the possibilities ahead for the 2021-2022 school year and having all our students return to the school building, 5-days a week! We have an amazingly dedicated staff who will be taking a well-earned break this summer and also planning and preparing for our students’ return in the fall. We will continue to focus on ensuring students have a solid foundation in the Portrait of a Graduate attributes and skills, so they are prepared for high school and beyond. 

Over the summer, the only thing we ask students to do is take a break and read a lot! I wish you all a safe and relaxing break! 

As always, remember to remind our students to, “Work Hard. Be Nice. Widen Your Circle.”

All the best!!

Anthony Harris

Proud Principal

#ONEFrost

Upcoming Dates - Mark Your Calendars

UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR- MARK YOUR CALENDARS

July 13                         Yearbook Distribution

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....

Frost MS Summer Hours

Over the summer, Frost Middle School will be under construction. Our offices will be open on a very limited basis throughout the summer. Phone calls will be returned within 48 hours throughout the summer if we are unable to be in the building to answer the phones.  You may email Susan Morningstar at any time if you have general questions at sjmorningsta@fcps.edu.  Emily Cheng will be available to answer student registration and records questions at echeng@fcps.edu.

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). 

If you cannot drop your laptop off on the following 2 days, please schedule an appointment for technology drop off with John Greenwood (jcgreenwood1@fcps.edu) and Teri Canody (tkcanody@fcps.edu). 

SOL Score Report Update –

• SOL score report letters are not available this spring and will not be included in the report card as initially shared.
• Results for the spring writing and non-writing tests will be distributed to families through new SIS ParentVUE reports, available in late July. If we get information on the date they become available, we will share that with the community.

Academic and Career Plan – 8^th Grade Parents, Please review and complete verification form

During your child’s time at Frost, he/she has been working on components of their Academic and Career Plan (ACP) In Naviance Student.

This plan may include: 

• Results of strengths and career assessments 
• Personal, academic, and/or career goals 
• Resume 
• Draft course plans for high school 

You should view the ACP in Naviance Student by logging in at www.fcps.edu/Naviance.  Once in the Naviance Student account, click on the “About Me” tab then “About Me Home.” 

VDOE requires that students, staff, and parents/guardian sign the plan.  Parents, once you have reviewed your child’s plan, please use this link: https://forms.gle/Vw7oQtKzgSG7Ku2z9 or this Google form to complete the verification form. The completion of this form will serve as your signature. This must be completed by Wednesday, June 30, 2021. 

For more information about your child’s ACP, visit https://www.fcps.edu/academics/graduation requirements-and-course-planning/ or the ACP website. We encourage you to continue to use  Naviance Student with your child as you both explore college and career options. 

Summer Reading Time Is Here!

We encourage all Frost students to read, read, read over the summer!

https://sites.google.com/fcpsschools.net/frostlibrary/summer-reading-2021

On this page, students will find:

• Links and tutorials for continuing to access the Frost Library DIGITAL collection of Ebooks and Audiobooks. Thanks to the PTA and Mr. Harris, Frost’s Ebook collection has rapidly expanded!
• Information and links for the public library’s Summer Reading Adventure 2021. Students will track reading hours and complete leveled game boards to win gift cards.
• Link to “What to Read Next?” website. Search for a great book to read by genre or topic!
• Link to purchase books through the Frost Library Book Fair, going on all year!
• Instructions on how to return library books and English novels that students might find over the summer.

Happy Summer Reading, Everybody!

Save the Date!  Yearbook Distribution

If you have purchased a yearbook, we will be distributing yearbooks on July 13^th from 9:00am – 2:00pm at Door #5.  

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

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

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