West Potomac Weekly News

Fairfax County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 08/27/2021 05:15 PM EDT

 

  • Important Dates
  • School News Update
  • PTSA Updates
  • College and Career Center
  • SAT/ACT Test Prep

 

Important Dates:

September 3:    Holiday - No School

September 6:    Labor Day - No School

September 7:    Religious Observance Day (Rosh Hashanah)

September 7:    Gradebook in ParentVue/StudentVue goes live for viewing.

September 8:    Back to School Open House

September 13:  PTSA Membership Meeting at 6:30 PM (WPHS Library and streamed)

September 20:  First Late Bus Monday

September 23:  Religious Observance Day (Yom Kippur)

September 23:  First Late Bus Thursday 

Student Activities/School News Updates:

 

Parental Consent for Software/Applications

  • As part of our commitment to protect student data, FCPS is required to secure parental permission for student use of software/applications for which FCPS does not have a confidentiality agreement.  For ease of access, an online process has been developed to collect this information digitally and provide school-based reporting. 
  • To learn more about this process and to digitally give consent, please visit our website. The form to complete the parental consent process is currently live.

Forms

  • Health Information Form and Emergency Care Form – Required Update each school year
    • These are required and provide us with necessary health and emergency contact information for your child. The forms can be filled out via weCare@School, which can found in SIS ParentVUE. Instructions on how to fill them out can be found at the link above. If you need a hard copy of either form please contact Leslie Dorsey at ladorsey@fcps.edu

Optional Forms

Here are some optional forms that parents/guardians can choose to fill out at the beginning of the school year. Any complete optional forms should be return to Kevin McMahon (kjmcmahon@fcps.edu) in Student Services.

  • FLE Opt Out Forms
    • These are optional if you want your child to opt out of Family Life Education. Go to the link above and print out the form for your child's grade level. A hard copy of this form must be returned to Kevin McMahon in Student Services.
  • The 2021-22 Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights and Opt-Out Forms
    • These are various forms related to your child's records and privacy that are located on the main FCPS website.
    • The link above provides instruction on how to access and fill out these forms.
    • These forms are good for the 2021-22 school year only. If you filled out these forms in a previous year, you will need to resubmit.
  • Free/Reduced Application information and forms for qualified families
    • While breakfast and lunch will be provided for free during the 2021-22 school year, we encourage you to sign up for this if eligible as it will make you eligible for other reduced fee programs. 

 

Support the West Potomac Dance Team:  Please see attached flyer for a Dance Team Fundraiser – Monday, Aug. 30th at McAlister’s Deli.

Aug 30th. Dance team flyer.pdf

PTSA UPDATES:

 

Save the date:  PTSA Membership Meeting, September 13th at 6:30 PM – We are excited to announce that the PTSA will once again meet in person in the West Potomac HS Library.  As part of the evening, WP Administration will be on hand to provide a Wolverine Welcome and share back to school news. Streaming options will also be available and a link will be sent to all 2021- 22 registered PTSA members- have yet to join?  Please see below….

 

** Please note future PTSA meetings will normally be held on the first Monday of the month.

 

WEST POTOMAC HIGH SCHOOL PTSA MEMBERSHIP – EASY TO JOIN

 

Your membership dues are used to directly benefit our Wolverine community. You can join online at https://westpotomacptsa.memberhub.store.   At the site you can purchase memberships, make tax deductible donations, and purchase WPHS car magnets.

 

Membership dues are as follows: 

  • Household Membership (all adults and WPHS students living at same address): $20
  • Student Membership: $10
  • Teacher/Staff Membership: $10
  • WPHS Car Magnet: $5
  • Donations: any amount appreciated

 

You can also join by check payable to “West Potomac PTSA.” Please indicate the following:

 

First and Last Name of Member:

 

Student Name(s) and Year(s) in School:      

 

Email/Phone:

 

Address (if ordering a magnet): 

 

Mail form and check to Libby Meares, Membership Chair, 8501 Cyrus Place, Alexandria, VA 22308.  Questions? Contact Libby at MearesTeam@gmail.com.

 

 

COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER:

 

 

 

SAT/ACT TEST PREP:

 

Questions? Contact Marilyn Aboff, marilynaboff@yahoo.com.