 Dear SCMS Community-
We are wrapping up another great week at SCMS! It’s amazing that this Friday marks the end of the first month of school. As we wrap up the first four weeks, I’d like to tell you about a great observance that will occur during the next four weeks. Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15- October 15, each year. It was made an official observation in the United States in 1968. The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua; with Mexico and Chile celebrating their independence days on September 16 and September 18. This month is a time to recognize and celebrate the many contributions by Latinos/Hispanics in popular culture through music, food, and dance, as well as in science, art, economics, politics and other fields.
I look forward to seeing all mustangs virtually on Wednesday, September 22 for Back To School Night. As we did last year, we will start the evening off at 7:00 PM with a synchronous Zoom session with the admin team. Teacher introduction videos will be available on that day, so families can get to know their student’s classroom teachers.
Thank you for your continued support and please reach out with any questions or concerns
Sincerely,
Peter Kownacki
Principal
South County Middle School
Twitter @pakownacki
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- Back To School Night - Wednesday, September 22nd
- After School Program Begins - Monday, September 27th
- PTSO Chipotle Fundraiser - Wednesday, September 29
- Picture Day - Wednesday, September 29 & Thursday, September 30
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SGA’s first school-wide Spirit Week will occur next week, Sep. 20th-24th. We want to kickstart the beginning of our after school program by reigniting the community at our middle school! Here is what the SGA students have planned:
- Monday (9/20) – Pajama Day
- Tuesday (9/21) – Dress Like a Teacher Day
- Wednesday (9/22) – Twin Day (match with a friend!)
- Thursday (9/23) – College Day
- Friday (9/24) – Team Color
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Student Rights & Responsibilities
Parents need to make sure they sign the acknowledgement form that they were presented the information on Student Rights and Responsibilities. This can be done in ParentVue or you can return the signed copy to the main office.
Back to School Night
The 2021-22 school year Back To School Night will be held VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, September 22nd. There will be an informational session beginning at 7:00 PM by our administrators. Please click the link below to join the webinar on September 22nd:
https://myfcpsk12.zoom.us/j/99848370467
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Gold Night at South County High School
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and South County High School is having a Gold Out to raise awareness for childhood cancer this Friday, September 17th at the Football Game. It is also Youth Night when youth wearing their SCAA jersey or Cheer uniform get in free with a paying adult. Is it possible for you to send the attached flyer to the South County Middle School community to help spread the word?
The Field Hockey Gold Out/ Youth Night is September 28th and the Volleyball Gold Out/ Youth Night is September 30th. Separate flyers will go out next week with more information for these events.
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PTSO Chipotle Fundraiser
Calling all Taco, Burrito and SCMS fans!!! MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! We are having a PTSO fundraiser on 9/29/21 4-8pm!! Take a night off from cooking and order chipotle AND raise money for your middle schoolers!! PLEASE SHARE THIS FLYER WITH YOUR FRIENDS!
Four ways to guarantee your purchases count:
- Show the cashier a digital flyer from your phone prior to paying
- Show the cashier a paper flyer prior to paying
- Order online and pickup Chipotle for your fundraiser by using the Promo Code 2JKGVHW on the Chipotle app or website. Please note that fundraiser online ordering is only valid through pickup on 9/29 4:00-8:00 PM.
- Flying flyer-free? Just mention the fundraiser to the cashier prior to paying
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Assessment Update
Students will be participating in various school-wide assessments in the coming weeks. Please be mindful of the following dates:
- Friday, September 24th - Math Virginia Growth Assessment will be administered to all Math 7, Math 7 Honors, and PreAlgebra students
- Tuesday, September 28th - Reading Virginia Growth Assessment will be administered to all English students
- Week of October 4th - Math Inventory will be given in Math classes.
- Wednesday, October 13th - The SEL survey will be administered to all students. A letter explaining the SEL has been sent via mail and includes the form if you choose to opt out your student from this assessment. Please watch your mail in the coming days!
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Both September 24th and September 28th will be FLIPPED GREEN DAYS with the day starting with 3rd period at 7:30, and then 1st, 5th, 7th
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7:30 – 8:55
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3rd Period – VGA
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9:00 – 10:25
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1st Period
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10:30 – 12:45
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5th Period
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12:50 – 2:15
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7th Period
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World Languages Credit Exam
GET HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS!!! Eligibility The exam is for students in grades 7 through 12 who have proficiency in one of these 30 languages:
American Sign Language Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin), Farsi, French, German, Greek*, Hebrew*, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese*, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrinya, Turkish*, Twi, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
*Greek, Hebrew, Portuguese and Turkish will be offered by the Writing Proficiency Test by Language Testing International.
The 2021 World Languages Credit Exam will be administered on November 16, 17, and 18, 2021.
Registration opens on Monday, September 13, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. and closes on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at 4:00 p.m.
Deadline Date
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Registration: See School Counselor
*Late registrations will not be accepted.
Save the Date: Wednesday, September 29 & Thursday, September 30
- Preview your pictures before you buy them
- Buy only what you want
- Personalize your photos
- Photos ship directly to you home
- High-res digital downloads
Order at JOSTENSPIX.COM
Event code: FE156021
Any questions please call 1-877-515-1447
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Free and Reduced Lunch
The free and reduced meals application includes an online application for parents to submit the application electronically for faster processing. Please fill out the free and reduced lunch application to receive the benefits from it. What you will need to provide during the application process:
- The names and incomes of every member of your household
- The school, grade, birthdate of every student in your household
- Your social security number and electronic signature
- (Optional) A valid email address or phone number for district communication about the status of the application.
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