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Parents and Caregivers,
Last week we hosted the parents for an in house Back to School Night. If you were unable to attend or visit a classroom please access our videos here: 2022-2023 Back-to-School Night Site NOTE: You MUST login with your child’s FCPS Google Account to access.
This week the South Lakes pyramid schools hosted the Superintendent, Michelle Reid. She answered questions and heard comments. She afterwards noted that she has not had a meeting like ours with so much support. Indeed, we are blessed to work alongside parents and community members that have one goal in mind, to see the Reston students succeed in school and life. If you were unable to join us, please consider attending another Superintendent Community Conversation at one of the other high schools. Visit FCPS’ website for details. https://www.fcps.edu/blog/superintendent-community-conversations
Aimee Monticchio
 
World Language Credit Exam
The 2022 World Languages Credit Exam will be administered on November 3, 9, and 10, 2022. Thirty (30) languages will be included: American Sign Language (ASL), Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin), Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrinya, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
Registration opens on Tuesday, September 6, at 8 a.m. and closes on Thursday, October 6, at 4 p.m. Late registrations will not be accepted.
Please contact your school counselor to register.
7th Grade Counselors
Last Names A-K – Karen Bach kabach@fcps.edu
Last Names L-Z – Phyllis Degraffenried pjdegraffenr@fcps.edu
8th Grade Counselors
Last Names A-K – Marissa Brooks mlbrooks@fcps.edu
Last Names L-Z – Mark Blocker mfblocker@fcps.edu
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Admissions
The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology application will be available on Monday, October 24 at 4:00pm, to current 8th grade students. The application portal, course prerequisites, GPA requirements, and deadlines can be found here: TJHSST Application Information.
TJ will host an information session at Hughes on September 15 from 9:30am to 10:30am. This is open to current 8th grade students who are interested in applying. Students should complete this TJ Info Session Google form by September 12 in order to attend the session. More details are located on the form.
If you have any questions about the TJHSST admissions process, please contact the Langston Hughes TJ Liaison Counselor, Marissa Brooks.
Social-Emotional Learning with Second Step
Next week we will continue our unit on Mindsets and Goals. Students will learn how to develop a growth mindset and apply goal-setting strategies to their social and academic lives. Our next lesson, on September 12, is Creating New Pathways in Your Brain. Students will learn that intelligence is not fixed; their brain actually makes new connections and their skills and abilities develop when they practice difficult things. Family conversation starter: Tell your child about a time you had to learn something challenging and explain how you persisted in learning it. Ask your child if there’s anything they would like to learn to do this year.
If you have any questions about Second Step Middle School, please reach out to your student’s school counselor. Thank you for your support as we work to build a safe and supportive school community
Attention families - looking for a flexible for a flexible and part-time position at Hughes Middle School? FCPS is hiring AVID tutors for the 2022-2023 school year. AVID tutors work with small groups of approximately 5-7 middle school students during the school day in an academic elective class called Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) led by Ms. Burke. These groups use higher order questioning strategies to help students develop a variety of college preparatory skills such as critical thinking and problem solving.
Tutors earn $18.42 per hour and must be currently enrolled in college or be college graduates. If interested, please email your resume to Karen Huffman at kshuffman@fcps.edu
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Langston Hughes After-School
Students who plan to attend after school activities must be registered in the after school program. Please make sure your child is registered prior to staying after.
Here’s the link to register: https://forms.gle/jkUdc4Hx1cnAE3C46
Here’s the link to the Club List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fkDtOVASo9Dvoamwm4h56r84B5gWzoR6dX6iawunMiU/edit?usp=sharing
Clubs start Wednesday, September 14th.
Young Entrepreneurs: Sports, Music, Fashion and more
Thursdays 3:30-4:30
This weekly after-school activity is for boys and girls who may be interested in learning more about business and entrepreneurship, using sports, fashion and music as the primary topics to engage students. Interactive, workshop style sessions would be led by guest speakers from the community with business experience and supported by high school student volunteers who participate in clubs or coursework that focus on similar topics (entrepreneurship, athletic leadership, fashion / ‘merch’ and music recording).
Helping students understand how to connect the dots between whatever they are passionate about and entrepreneurial / business opportunities in the future is a target learning objective for this program. Participants can also learn about the clubs and courses available in high school where they can learn more, build their network, and get involved in extra-curricular activities
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Herndon Reston Youth Field Hockey has open registration for players in grades 7 through 9. Most Langston Hughes players will be placed on the same teams. Practices and most games will be at Herndon High School during September and October. Register at www.hryfh.org.
COMPLETE the Digital Consent Form for your student to be allowed to use some approved digital tools that still require parent permission. More information can be found on our website and the form may be completed digitally, no need to sign the paper form which was mailed home in early August.
Sign-up to receive your students “Screen Activity Reports/Lightspeed Reports.
There is a new online service that is free to FCPS parents who are interested in knowing more about their child’s internet 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.
Step 1: Make sure you have a SIS ParentVUE account
Step 2: Request the reports https://itweb.fcps.edu/itsupport/lightspeed/
Need Tech Help?
Resources for parents and students using FCPS technology are available online. Visit this website for quick help resetting passwords; accessing Schoology, Google, Zoom, or activity reports; and basic computer use questions. If your questions are not answered on that page, look for the link to submit a help ticket.
Dear Parents/ Guardians,
Welcome to Hughes Middle School! My name is Maya Skaff and my background is Social Worker. I am your New Family Liaison, and I am so proud to be part of Hughes family where I’ve been working for many years.
My purpose is to ensure that parents/guardians have access to as much information as possible and getting all the help and support they need to enhance your child’s academic success. I will serve as a bridge between our school, the community and your home.
I look forward to working with you, and strongly believe that communication and parent involvement are the key to your child success!
“Informed Parents are Involved Parents!”
Wishing you all a great school year,
Maya Skaff (Arabic and French speaker)
Office:703 715 3643; Room 523
mbskaff@fcps.edu
حضرة أولياء الأمر / الأوصياء الأعزاء،
مرحبا بكم في مدرسة هيوز المتوسطة! اسمي مايا سكاف وخلفيتي أخصائية اجتماعية. أنني أعمل كوصيطة للعاءلة في ألمدرسة ، وأنا فخورة جدا بأن أكون جزءا من عائلة هيوز حيث كنت أعمل لسنوات عديدة.
هدفي هو ضمان وصول الآباء / أو الأوصياء إلى أكبر قدر ممكن من المعلومات والحصول على كل المساعدة والدعم الذي يحتاجونه لتعزيز النجاح الأكاديمي لأولادكم . وسأكون بمثابة صلة وصل بين مدرستنا والمجتمع وعاءلتكم.
أتطلع إلى العمل معكم ، وأعتقد اعتقادا راسخا أن التواصل ومشاركة الوالدين هما مفتاح لنجاح أولادكم!
"الآباء المطلعون هم الآباء المشاركون!"
متمنيتا لكم جميعا عاما دراسيا رائعا،
مايا سكاف (المتحدثة بالعربية والفرنسية)
المكتب:3643 715 703 ; غرفة 523
mbskaff@fcps.edu
Chers parents/Gardiens,
Bienvenue à Hughes Middle School ! Je m’appelle Maya Skaff et j’ai une formation de travailleuse sociale. Je suis votre agente de famille liaison et je suis très fière de faire partie de la famille à Hughes où je travaille depuis de nombreuses années.
Mon but est de m’assurer que les parents / Guardiens ont accès à autant d’informations que possible et obtiennent toute l’aide et le soutien dont ils ont besoin pour améliorer la réussite scolaire de votre enfant. Je servirai de connection entre notre école, la communauté et votre maison.
J’ai hâte de travailler avec vous et je crois fermement que la communication et la participation des parents sont la clé de la réussite de votre enfant !
« Les parents informés sont des parents impliqués ! »
Souhaitant à tous une excellente année scolaire,
Maya Skaff (arabophone et Français)
Bureau : 703 715 3643 ; Salle 523
mbskaff@fcps.edu
 We are extremely happy to have your child in our school with us this year!
FCPS’ updated Student Rights & Responsibility booklet is now available online and in the ParentVue section of the Student Information System (SIS). The SR&R booklet explains expectations for student behavior, and adult responses to enhance school safety and to create a fair, equitable, and supportive school environment.
Each year, we ask parents to review, sign, and return the SR&R to their child’s school. In ParentVue, you may now download and digitally sign the SR&R. Every parent/guardian with a ParentVUE account will see the SR&R upon login to ParentVUE until the SR&R acknowledgement has been completed.
Once you log on, you will see the following message:
 Your name in the digital signature box must match the parent/guardian’s first and last name in SIS exactly before the signature will be accepted.
Please take a moment to log into ParentVue in your child’s SIS account to access the SR&R. Signatures are due by September 30, 2022.
Community STEAM Opportunity
Check out the attached flyer for a free STEAM event which will be held at Franklin MS on September 10th. The goal of this event is to generate interest in STEAM subjects for Elementary and Middle School students. The STEAM Career Fair will include.
- Talks/ demos by STEAM-related subject matter experts (e.g., engineers, medical, artists, and educational professionals)
- Hands-on Activities by Thomas Jefferson HS Clubs and local STEAM organizations.
Where- Franklin Middle School, Chantilly, VA When - 11AM-3PM, Saturday September 10th
Visit www.steamtasticfair.org for more information.
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Sept 19: PTA Meeting @ 7 p.m.
Sept 26: Student Holiday - Rosh Hashanah
Oct 5: Holiday (Yom Kippur)
Oct 10: Student Holiday (Indigenous Peoples’ Day)
Oct 17: PTA Meeting @ 7 p.m.
Oct 21: SLHS Homecoming Parade & Homecoming football game
Oct 24: Holiday (Diwali)
Oct 28: End of First Quarter, 2-hour early release
Oct 31: Student Holiday
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