Greetings!
It was great participating in Hoop It Up with our staff and students on Friday! We have an awesome community. On Saturday, I spent a full day within my Urban Superintendent Cohort with Howard University and AASA. Today, I spent time with some family and friends while still celebrating my birthday this month. Also, mark your calendars! Sleepy Hollow Elementary PTA will be holding two major fundraising events this week:
SHES PTA Annual Auction will be held online, starting on Tuesday, April 26 and ending Sunday, May 1 at 9pm. Everyone is invited to participate and bid on the many amazing items they have to offer! Further details and auction link will be posted on www.shespta.org, SHES PTA Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram soon. Also on April 26, SHES PTA will hold Spirit Night at Dogfish Head Alehouse in Seven Corners. Come in for lunch or dinner and invite your friends and neighbors: ALL proceeds from meals sold that Tuesday benefit SHES (no password or flyer necessary), including online and to-go orders. Volunteers will be on site selling raffle tickets starting at 5p to win gift baskets and other donated items.
This is Dogfish’s last time hosting a fundraising event before they close their doors forever in May! Let’s join SHES in saying goodbye and thank you for their tremendous support to the local community for the past 15 years!
Due to the rise in opioid overdoses in the Fairfax Health District (which is consistent with national and state trends), Fairfax County Public Schools has partnered with Fairfax County Government to provide educational webinars on youth substance use trends and supports. The free webinars are scheduled for April 26, and April 28, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Both webinars will provide the same information.
The following topics will be covered:
- Most commonly used substances
- In-depth opioid information
- Reasons why youth use substances
- How parents can support their children
- Available FCPS and Fairfax County Resources
- How students, parents, and community members can connect with support providers
Registration for the webinars is available online. We recognize those in our community observing Good Friday. Millions of Orthodox Christians and their churches celebrate holidays according to the Julian calendar. Good Friday commemorates the events leading up to Jesus' crucifixion. Chag Sameach to all in our community celebrating Passover! Many Jewish communities mark the last day of Passover (April 23) as the end of a holiday that celebrates the deliverance of Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. We value everyone in the community! Let's have a great week!
Humbly,
Victor L. Powell, Principal
Contact Information:
Email: vlpowell@fcps.edu
Twitter: @VictorLeonPowe1
Website: http://www.fcps.edu/GlasgowMS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowMS.FCPS/
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Important Dates
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4/26 - Report Cards distributed in Panther Time
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5/30 - Memorial Day, No School
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Important Information
3rd Quarter Report Cards, SIS ParentVUE and StudentVUE Access: Third quarter report cards will go home with students in Panther Time on Tuesday, April 26. Third quarter grades are also now viewable in ParentVUE and StudentVUE.
Student Intention Forms for the Next School Year Student Intention Forms for the Next School Year will be distributed in Panther Time on Tuesday, April 26th. Please complete this form and return to school. You can also drop off the form attn: Nancy Rodriguez in Student Services. This form helps us with staffing projections for the fall.
After School Program: Please review the following important information about after school activities and discuss these changes with your student. In an effort to increase accountability and supervision in our after school program, we are implementing the following new policies and procedures:
- At dismissal, students must go directly to their after school location (cafeteria or classroom) and all other students should go to their bus or the late bus area in the gym.
- Students should remain in their after school location and be supervised by their sponsor or after school staff at all times.
- Students staying after school must follow the same behavior expectations for Kindness, Commitment and Safety as during the regular school day.
- Before after school activities are dismissed, students will now receive an AFTER SCHOOL BUS PASS to verify that they had permission to be after school and were with an adult sponsor.
Students who do not meet behavior expectations may not ride the bus and will need a parent pick up. Students may also face disciplinary consequences including a removal from after school activities. As always, please feel free to reach out to your child’s administrator, or our After School Activities Director, Greg Williams.
Ramadan: This year Ramadan begins at sunset the evening of April 2 and ends at sunset the evening of May 1, 2022. During this time, many of our Muslim students may be fasting. Students who are fasting and wish to stay at an alternate location during lunch may ask for a pass to the library. Because librarians may be teaching classes, students going to the library during their lunch block will be expected to self-monitor their conduct and meet all expectations for behavior.
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Afterschool Updates
Glasgow Science Olympiad Open House: The Glasgow Science Olympiad team will be hosting an open house after school on May 4 and May 5 from 2:25 – 4:45 in the auxiliary gym. All staff, families, and students are invited, especially rising 6th graders from our feeder schools. Students from our state tournament team will describe their events and show off their award-winning devices. Come see if we can finally break the bridges that held 15 KG at regionals and states!
Hello Glasgow Families! BASKETBALL is BACK!! Now that Hoop it Up Night practices and games are over, we’ll return to our normal basketball schedule. Mondays will be 8th Grade Basketball, Wednesdays will be 7th Grade Basketball and Thursdays will be 8th Grade Basketball. Proper shoes are required to participate (ie No Crocks, sandals, flip flops). If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Williams at gwilliams2@fcps.edu
Hello Glasgow families! Summer is almost upon us and moving fast. Are you looking for summer camps? If so, V.I.P (Value in Prevention) Camp will run from June 28, 2022 through July 29, 2022. Registration forms are available here. Registration has already begun, so please do not wait! For more information, please contact Mr. Williams at gwilliams2@fcps.edu for more information.
Glasgow PTA News
THANK YOU to all of the volunteers who helped with cupcakes for all the students during lunch AND at Hoop It Up Night on Friday. It was a big day for Glasgow, and our parents came through to make it happen.
Elections for the 2022-23 school year PTA Board positions will be held on May 31, 2022. Our current President is eligible to stay on, but we are seeking candidates for Treasurer, Secretary, VP of School Programs, VP of Organization/Outreach and VP of Communications. All terms are 1 year, and the workload is very manageable. Position descriptions can be found here: https://glasgowms.memberhub.com/w/execboard
Our next meeting will be on April 26 at 7pm on Zoom. The meeting topic will be a demonstration of the new Tutoring program that is available to all FCPS students. Use this link to register for the meeting: https://myfcpsk12.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MY3tsrOgTxe0_9KHUyNhwA
Contact us at glasgowpta.va@gmail.com to volunteer or with any questions. Check out our website at www.glasgowms.memberhub.co to find links to recent meetings, purchase spirit wear, or to join the PTA. Your $10 Membership goes a long way to supporting our school. You can join here: https://glasgowms.memberhub.co/store.
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Justice High School will be hosting our first “Justice High School Mini-Golf Tournament” for our Justice Pyramid at Jefferson District Park on Thursday, May 5th @ 6:30 & 7:30 PM. All staff, families, and students are invited from our feeder schools! We are looking forward to an awesome night with our community!
Come out and enjoy an evening with family, music, mini-golf, a mini-meal, and most of all FUN!
Sign-up at https://hallofjustice.com/mini-golf-tournament/#
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Do you know a Glasgow Middle School staff member who went beyond what is expected? If so, then click here to submit a brief description so we can all acknowledge the good work of Glasgow faculty and staff members.
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