Important Information
1st Quarter Report Cards, SIS ParentVUE and StudentVUE Access: First quarter report cards were distributed to students on Tuesday, November 9th during Panther Time. You can also view your child’s first quarter marks in ParentVUE.
Student Prayer: Per FCPS Policy, Glasgow provides accommodations for students who request time and space during the school day for prayer. Students may come to the library to pray in designated areas during the last 10 minutes of their lunch time. Students interested in going to the library for prayer can come to student services to pick up a pass. See more information here.
Flexible Instructional Time: Glasgow’s Flexible Instructional Time (FIT) is the school intervention block that takes place during 4th period. At Glasgow, students may be placed into an intervention FIT course, a literacy-based enrichment FIT course, or a specialty FIT course. Student placements are based on data such as academic assessments, teacher recommendations, and testing history. FIT rosters will be uploaded into SIS mid November and FIT is graded pass/fail. FIT will begin on Tuesday, November 30th. FIT will be taking place every other 4th period, alternating with Panther Time.
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST): Application Process for Eligible 8th Grade Students: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) Application Process for Eligible 8th Grade Students: The application is open and will close on Friday, November 19th at 4:00pm. Detailed information including a video Information Session are posted on the TJHSST Admissions Office website: https://www.fcps.edu/registration/thomas-jefferson-high-school-science-and-technology-admissions/tjhsst-freshman Please contact the TJHSST Admissions Office by email (tjadmissions@fcps.edu) or phone (571-423-3770) or the Glasgow TJ Liaison, Counselor Gregory Frantz (gdfrantz@fcps.edu) with questions or to request a video question and answer session.
Lost and Found: If your child is missing something have them check the stage in the cafeteria. We’ve set out a few bins of lost and found items.
Donations Accepted for Glasgow’s Brain Break Time: As you may know, all Glasgow students participate in a 20 minute Brain Break during every 4th period class. With hundreds of students playing outdoors during this time, teachers who supervise Brain Breaks have requested additional sporting equipment to help provide students opportunities for structured play. We are accepting donations of equipment such as soccer balls, footballs, and basketballs that can be made available to students and teachers during their brain breaks. Please drop off donations to the front office. Thank you for your support!
AVID (Advanced Via Individual Determination) Elective for 2022-2023: Glasgow is starting to recruit Rising 7th and Rising 8th grade students to join the AVID elective for the 2022-23 school year. If your student is someone who is self-motivated and interested in learning more about college please have them join our Schoology page (Access Code: G2WR-549H-DSKG7). Applications are due November 19th, 2021. Interviews will take place after school during the weeks of December 6th and December 13th.
In order to get an interview, students need to complete and submit an application.
If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Greenshields (kagreenshiel@fcps.edu) or Emily Wasserman (ebwasserman@fcps.edu)
Glasgow Yearbook: Do you need to order a Glasgow Yearbook? Watch this quick tutorial on how to order a yearbook online - https://youtu.be/Y7c9W8hhZds
ParentVUE - Sign up for ParentVUE if you have not already done so. ParentVUE allows you to access your child’s grades, schedule, attendance, and bus information. Sign up here. You should have received an activation code in the mail last week. For questions related to ParentVUE, please contact Dana Rivas, registrar, at dhrivas@fcps.edu.
Helpful Links: Here Comes the Bus is an app that allows you to track the location of your child’s school bus. MySchoolBucks allows you to add funds to your child’s account for meals, and student fees.
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