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Providing students and parents with important updates and reports of events and happenings in the middle school.
Region 4 Outstanding Secondary Teacher
Congratulations to Peggi Miller, who was named as Region 4 Outstanding Secondary Teacher! Assistant Superintendent Penny Gros and Executive Principals Dave Jagels and Lisa Reddel surprised Mrs. Miller with the news!
SGA Spirit Week | Battle of the Grades
Students earn points for their grade by participating in daily dress up challenges and winning lunch challenges. The Spirit Trophy will be awarded to the sub-school office with the most spirit!
FCPS Laptop Usage Report
There is a new functionality available to FCPS parents who are interested in knowing more about their child’s activity on an FCPS device. Parents can sign up to receive a weekly Parent Report from Lightspeed, our internet content filtering service, which will provide a list of the top sites the child visited that week. For more information, go to https://www.fcps.edu/resources/technology/lightspeed-parent-reports
Attendance Matters
Attendance Information also posted on the Robinson Attendance website: https://robinsonss.fcps.edu/about/attendance
 FCPS Calendar
Pre-Arranged Absence Form
ParentVue
New this Quarter! Business Workshops, Creative Writing Club, Girls Who Code, Cheerleading, Field Hockey, and Basketball. Scroll down for information or view the activity schedule for start dates.
3rd Quarter Activity Schedule (Updated 2/18/22).)
3rd Quarter Club List & Descriptions (Updated 2/17/22)
RMS After School Activity Permission Form | Required for all students
Activity Period: 3:00-4:30pm
Late bus service days: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays; departing by 5pm. Parent pick-up is at entrance #1.
Updates are posted on Schoology grade level group pages with additional information located in the MS Club & Activity folder (Resource tab).
Sign-up Procedure: For any activities other than those that require registration or are closed groups, students sign-up using the After School Sign-up form posted on Schoology for activities meeting that day. If a program fills, students will need to select from the remaining options.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
School contact: Mary Aunon, mfaunon@fcps.edu | 703-426-2339
Business Workshops Open to All
Robinson FBLA will offer workshops for middle school students! Use the sign-up form, below, to select from these topics: Intro to Programming, Intro to Stock Market & Finance, Entrepreneurship & Career Exploration, Gaming 101, and Cyber Security.
You can have any level of experience and knowledge to attend these workshops. There will be hands-on activities, ice breakers, snacks, and more!
Dates: 2/23, 2/24, 2/28, & 3/2 | 3:00-4:30pm | Late bus service available
Attend one or more days! Workshop Sign-up Form
Girls Who Code Registration Now Open
Join the Robinson Middle School GWC Club and learn to code!
This program will meet on Thursdays for eight sessions, beginning March 10. Space is limited so register soon to secure your spot.
Girls Who Code Registration Form (Or, scan QR code on flyer)
Sponsor Contact: Ms. Lambert, Business & Information Technology Teacher, CLambert@fcps.edu
Cheerleading Club Begins March 7
Students with all levels of experience are welcome! This is an open activity, so students will sign-up each Monday they plan to stay using the After School sing-up form posted on Schoology.
Wear comfortable clothing and Coach Anderson will review specifics at the first session. Contact: Coach Anderson: dlanderson1@fcps.edu
Field Hockey Begins March 1
Students with all levels of experience are welcome! This is an open activity, so students will sign-up each Monday they plan to stay using the After School sing-up form posted on Schoology. Wear comfortable clothing.
Contact Coach Arnsmeyer with any questions: laarnsmeyer@fcps.edu
Football Conditioning Program
Required Form: Parental Authorization & Acknowledgment of Risk
The parent permission form is also available for pickup in the SS7 and SS8 offices and is posted in the Schoology grade level group Resources tab. Submission of this form to the SS7 or SS8 office is required before participation. This program will be offered through mid-May and students may join any week.
Coach Contact: Coach Arena, paarena1@fcps.edu
 Hello, Students and Families,
Let the games begin! Thanks to the generosity of the RBSS community, we have a variety of games to share with our students all month long. Please visit the library before school, during break, after finishing your lunch (with a pass via Schoology), or after school to join the fun!
See you soon!
Robinson’s Librarians
Important updates and resources from the student services department.
Social Work Spotlight
by Kristen Licciardo
Free Teen Event on Healthy Relationships
RAM Pantry In Need of Donations
 Items that should not be donated:
-Expired food
-Items needing refrigeration or baked goods
-Food with packaging concerns, damaged packaging such as dented or bloated cans, packaging that is already open.
Contact: Melanie Knowlton, Student Services
Phone: 703-426-2222
 MS Counselors | Mr. Herendeen, Ms. Lyons, Ms. Malloy, and Ms. Peters welcome you to the middle school!
The Student Services staff is here to help you in any way we can. Please note that students cannot leave class or lunch to see their counselor without an appointment and a pass. If they need assistance, we encourage them to email our Student Services staff to request an appointment. If there is an emergency, their teacher will call the subschool office for assistance.
7th grade counselors by student last name:
A-La – Mr. Herendeen (neherendeen@fcps.edu)
Le-Z – Ms. Lyons (jalyons@fcps.edu)
8th grade counselors by student last name:
A-La – Ms. Peters (vcpeters@fcps.edu)
Le-Z – Ms. Malloy (dmalloy@fcps.edu)
School Psychologist – Erika King (elking@fcps.edu)
School Social Worker – Kristen Licciardo (kflicciardo@fcps.edu)
Registrar and Student Information Assistant – Melanie Knowlton (maknowlton@fcps.edu)
Family Liaison: Ruth Azimi, (rmazimi@fcps.edu)
Director of Student Services – Katy Frank (kmfrank@fcps.edu)
Please reach out to any of us if you have any questions.
Helpful Resources
RMS Administration:
Chris Farmerie: 7th Grade Principal | cfarmerie@fcps.edu
Chelsea Tryon: 8th Grade Principal | catryon@fcps.edu
Katy Frank: Director, Student Services | kmfrank@fcps.edu
Mary Aunon: After-School Program Specialist | mfaunon@fcps.edu
Bryan Hazard: Systems of Support Advisor | bthazard@fcps.edu
 From L to R: ChelseaTryon, Chris Farmerie, Mary Aunon, Katy Frank, and Bryan Hazard
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