Mustang Weekly, November 19, 2021

Thanksgiving

DATES TO REMEMBER 

  • NJHS Snack Collection for LCAC ends November 23
  • No School, Thanksgiving Break, November 24-26
  • Trivia Night, December 10
  • Winter Break, December 20-31

Thanksgiving Break

As a reminder, schools and offices will be closed November 24-26. Classes will resume on Monday, November 29. See the complete 2021-22 school year calendar.

SCMS News Show Link

11 18 News Show - YouTube

Are You Smarter than a Middle Schooler Trivia

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME TRIVIA? Please come join us on Friday December 10th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm for our first annual SCMS Are You Smarter Than A Middle Schooler Family Trivia Night. Pasta dinner from Antonelli's will be served from 6:00pm - 6:45pm and trivia will begin at 7:00pm. There will be prizes for 1st & 2nd place teams as well as door prizes given throughout the evening. The cost for this event is $10 per team.  $10 can be paid at the door by cash or check. Please make checks payable to South County MS. Teams will be made up of current SCMS students, friends & family. There must be one adult present for each team. Please register using the link below. There is a 2 person minimum and 8 person maximum per team. If you have any questions please contact Chris Woodby at cwwoodby@fcps.edu. We look forward to seeing you there!

 Link: SCMS Family Trivia Night.

Register for Optional COVID-19 Student Screening Testing

Parents and guardians can use the secure online portal to register their child(ren) for optional COVID-19 screening. If you do not want your child to participate, no action is required. You will have the option to update your child’s vaccination status and/or withdraw consent for testing anytime.

Student-athletes do not need to pre-register with the LTS online portal for screening testing, they will use a separate portal provided by their school’s student activities director.

There will be no student COVID-19 screening testing the week of November 22 due to the Thanksgiving break.

For more information on student COVID-19 testing, visit the FCPS website

Virtual Career Fair Videos 

Calling all parents, guardians, and family members! Our virtual career fair will be returning this year. Are you passionate about your career and willing to share that enthusiasm with our students? Please consider recording a brief video message using the talking points below, you can send the video file or link via e-mail to mwharris1@fcps.edu Deadline for submissions: Thurs. Dec 2. Thank you for your support!

  • What is the name of your job role and/or career field?
  • What type of education do you need? What school(s) did you attend?
  • What are your job responsibilities? What does a typical day look like?
  • What do you like about this career?
  • 1-2 Additional fun facts about your career or words of wisdom for our students. 

AAP Level IV (full-time) Referrals to Close December 15, 2021

 Parents/guardians of students in Grades 2-7 who would like their student to be considered for full-time advanced academic programs (level IV AAP services) may submit the AAP Level IV Referral Form to your student’s counselor no later than December 15.

No late referrals for Level IV services can be accepted. 

Submitting a referral form for AAP Level IV will initiate a process that begins at the local school and is then completed at the central office level. Our school will put together a portfolio that includes multiple data which are considered holistically. At the central office level, a committee of professionals from various schools review materials to determine eligibility for level IV placement.  Eligibility decisions are communicated by early April. Parents may request a copy of the portfolio that was submitted after they are submitted to the central selection committee by emailing your student’s counselor.

For more information, there are parent presentations available on the FCPS AAP website (under “Presentations.)

NJHS Snack Food Drive for the Lorton Community Action Center

The NJHS is having a snack food drive for those who may need snacks over the break! It would be greatly appreciated if you could make a donation to the drive by putting any of the following items in the boxes near the top of the main stairs, library, cafeteria, and lobby by November 23rd.

The following items will accepted:

    • Goldfish                                                              
  • Chips
  • Fruit snacks
  • Apple sauce
  • Granola bars
  • 100% juice boxes
  •  Boxed Milk
  •  Pretzel bags
  •  Popcorn bags
  •  Cookies
  •  Veggie straws
  •  Cheese it’s
  •  Rice Krispie treats

Please make sure all foods turned in are individually packaged and non-perishable

Meal Kit Distribution Change for Thanksgiving Break

In preparation for the Thanksgiving break when schools are closed (November 24-26), the following plan is in place to distribute meal kits:

  • Wednesday, November 17: Additional meals (7 days of breakfast and lunch, along with 14 days of afternoon snack and supper meals) will be served in one meal kit.
  • Wednesday, November 24: Meal kit distribution is canceled.
  • Wednesday, December 1: Regular meal kit distribution resumes.

More information and the location of the meal kit sites is available online.

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