Important Upcoming Events
Dear KJMS Families,
As National School Counselor Week draws to a close, we hope you will join us in thanking our counseling and clinical staff for all that they do to support our students. As previously noted, counselors are hard at work connecting first with 8th graders, and then with 7th graders regarding Course Selection for next school year.
If you have questions about the process or courses, consider using this as an opportunity to let your student practice their advocacy skills. Help your student write down their questions, and remind them to ask their questions when they meet individually with their counselor. You are also welcome to connect directly (links listed below) with your child’s counselor. If you do, be sure to wish them a Happy School Counselor Week!
Here is a list of our AWESOME counselors:
Dayle Ranallo (Hokies & Panthers Team)
Curtiss Barnes ( Spartans & Cavaliers Team)
Friday Oeur (Patriots & Nighthawks Team)
Tyisha Williamson (Captains & Highlanders Team)
Reminder: One Last Picture Make-Up Day
We have scheduled one last picture make-up day for Thursday, February 17. Only the following students are invited and able to have retakes:
- Absent on any of our previous picture days (9/23 and/or 9/24)
- Students new to KJMS since November 4
- Students who did not participate in the November 4 retakes
Please complete the form below if your child meets one of these circumstances, and he/she will be given a pass to have their picture retaken. If you purchased pictures (original set), please be sure to send them in with your student to give to the photographer on February 17.
Make-up Picture Day Form
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Testing Information
Fifty 8th-graders will represent thousands of others across the country on February 24, 2022. Known as The Nation’s Report Card, NAEP is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students in the United States know and can do in a variety of subjects. Learn more at:
NAEP Website
FCPS Cares Program
The FCPS CARES Program is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story so we can acknowledge the good work of FCPS employees.
Watch this video to learn more
Test-to-Stay
Test-to-stay is recommended by CDC to reduce the impact of quarantine and limit school absences. FCPS is piloting test-to-stay in seven schools for students ages 5-17 who have not completed their primary vaccination series, and students 18+ who have not completed their primary vaccination series and their booster dose. These schools are:
- South Lakes High School
- Robinson Secondary School
- Katherine Johnson Middle School
- Glasgow Middle School
- Bush Hill Elementary School
- Bailey’s Elementary School
- Hybla Valley Elementary School.
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Attendance
If a student will be absent or arriving late to school, parents or guardians should always report the details of the absence to the school. Teachers do not have access to mark a student excused for an absence, which is why it is imperative that parents contact the attendance office (instead of, or in addition to, the teacher) when their child is absent so we can mark them correctly.
To report an absence, parents have these options:
- Use the link to our online attendance form (preferred method) from the main page of the Katherine Johnson website
- Call the attendance line at 703-934-2424 being sure to include the spelling of your student’s last name and reason for the absence.
If your student will be picked up early for an appointment:
Please send them to the front office in the morning with a note stating the time of the dismissal. Students will be given a pass to leave class and meet parents in the office. Parents should come to entrance #1, to the main office, with a photo ID to pick up their student for early dismissals.
For more information on the attendance policies, please visit the KJMS Attendance page.
TECHSTRAVAGANZA 2022
 Techstravaganza, a free STEM activity fair that provides fun hands-on STEM labs and demonstrations for elementary and middle school students across the DMV area. This year, they will be holding the 18th annual Techstravaganza in-person on May 14, 2022, from 10 am to 4 pm at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, VA. They would like to invite KJMS students to attend Techstravaganza, which will surely spark students' interests in STEM. Here is the registration link: https://tinyurl.com/techstrav2022tix
More information about the event can be found on their website at tjtechstrav.org. Please contact them directly if you have any questions.
Techstravaganza Organizers TWIST Leadership
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
6560 Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA
 Want to make a difference in the life of a child? Fairfax County Public Schools is looking for enthusiastic, engaged, and dedicated substitute teachers.
Substitutes help our students thrive when their teacher must be out of the classroom and are essential members of every school’s team. More information about the application process and requirements is available online.
Substitute Job Fair
Daily and Long-Term Substitute Teaching and Substitute Instructional Assistant Opportunities
February 17, 2022 9 - 11 a.m.
Registration Link for Substituent Job Fair.
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The Parent Resource Center (PRC) offers free workshops, consultations, a lending library, and resources to help adults support the success of all students, including those with learning challenges, special needs, and disabilities. SIS ParentVUE - See your student’s grades, attendance, and report card!
Watch this video to learn how to navigate SIS ParentVUE - https://youtu.be/vLwkkemipws
Please contact Kelsea Owens with any questions - kfowens@fcps.edu
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Spanish Family Liaison
Si necesita comunicarse con nuestra enlace de padres, por favor llame al 703-934-2454 y deje un mensaje con el nombre de su estudiante y numero de telefono. Tambien puede comunicarse con ella por email a ajmaxey@fcps.edu or kanewman@fcps.edu.
Parent and Student IT Support Portal
FCPS has created this Technology Support Page with videos, guides and frequently asked questions.
Still need help?
1. Call the Parent Technology Help Desk at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS). This will be answered by staff members between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., seven days a week. Please specify if you need an interpreter when you call.
2. Parents and Students may submit a request online.
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