Robinson Student Ram Blast | March 7, 2022

STUDENT RAM BLAST

Providing students and parents with important updates and reports of events and happenings in the middle school.

School Social Work Week!

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Who are your school social workers?
Kristen Licciardo, Middle School
Christyn Levy, High School
Camille Mountjoy, High School

What do we do?
Family, School, & Community Collaboration and Advocacy
Special Education Assessments
Consultation to teachers and parents
Crisis Intervention and Counseling
Support and Referrals for Families in Need

Please join us in celebrating all the school social workers out there who support children and families every day!


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FCPS Calendar

Pre-Arranged Absence Form

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Attendance Information also posted on the Robinson Attendance website: https://robinsonss.fcps.edu/about/attendance


President's Volunteer Service Award Applications are Open

Deadline to apply for the PVSA is April 1, 2022.

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Hello, Students and Families,

Welcome to Library Madness! This month you can help select Robinson’s favorite genre, play the daily library "Wordle", search for treasure, and learn some new card games. Please visit the library before school, during break, after eating your lunch (with a pass via Schoology), or after school to join the fun!

See you soon!
Robinson’s Librarians

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Club & Activity Updates

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New this Quarter! Basketball, Creative Writing Club, Girls Who Code, Cheer Club, & Field Hockey. Scroll down for information or view the activity schedule for start dates. View the New Activities flyer here.

3rd Quarter Activity Schedule (Updated 3/3/22).)

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 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


Cheer 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

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Basketball is Back Beginning March 9

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Girls Who Code Begins March 10

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

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Field Hockey 

Students with all levels of experience are welcome! Wear comfortable clothing. Sticks provided. Contact Coach Arnsmeyer: laarnsmeyer@fcps.edu

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Creative Writing Club 

Next meeting: March 16th; new members are always welcome.

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League of Ladies Food Drive

Robinson Middle School club, League of Ladies, is hosting a food drive to stock up the Robinson Food Pantry from Monday, February 28th to Friday, March 11th. We are in need of the following food items: granola bars, crackers, fruit snacks, gold fish, trail mix, fruit cups, cereals, canned fruit, peanut butter, pasta, sauces. Students can drop off the food in their grade level sub school.

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Counselor Corner

Important updates and resources from the student services department.

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View summer learning, credit recovery, and enrichment opportunities offered by FCPS at this link: https://www.fcps.edu/academics/summer-learning

FCPS and NCS VIP Summer Recreation Camp | South County MS

See flyer for dates and details and registration form will be posted here as soon as available. Rising 7th and 8th grade students only. 


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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. 


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Quick Links & Phone Numbers

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

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From L to R: ChelseaTryon, Chris Farmerie, Mary Aunon, Katy Frank, and Bryan Hazard