Tutor.com
Families, did you know that your child has access to expert help in a variety of subject-areas right in their Schoology courses? Learn about Tutor.com and how it specifically works in Middle School.
Purchase your Yearbook!
Yearbooks are $20 and can pre-ordered through MySchoolBucks or directly through Walsworth by going to www.yearbookforever.com
Upcoming Important Dates
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December 6
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Reading VGA - Class periods for the day - Periods 3,7,5,1
PTA Pupatella Spirit DAY! 20% of sales all day when using the code IRVING for online or in-person orders goes to WIMS PTA!
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December 9-10
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School Musical - The Descendents at 7:00 pm in the WIMS Cafeteria - tickets $5 - Tickets are SOLD OUT for Friday, December 9 and only a few tickets are left for Saturday, December 10.
** Please note students MUST be accompanied by an adult to attend the musical
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December 12
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Math VGA - Class periods for the day - Periods 3,1,5,7
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December 19-January 2
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Winter Break - No School
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January 10
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Curriculum Night for Rising 7th and 8th Graders
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Principal’s Message
Dear Irving Families,
This is an exciting time of year - as we approach winter break we are ensuring that students are taking a look at their work and are all caught up over the next 10 days of school. We want to make sure students are able to enjoy the break free from homework. Students can use StudentVue to see what assignments they have outstanding and can review their Schoology calendar to ensure they are keeping up with and upcoming due dates.
Coming up next week, students will take the second Virginia Growth Assessment on Tuesday, December 6. This assessment is new this year and assesses students growth from the first administration in September up until now. Results will be available after winter break. Also coming up on December 6, is the PTA Pupatella Spirit DAY! Please support the PTA by stopping by Pupatella for some delicious pizza. We are very appreciative of your support on PTA Spirit Nights throughout our school year. Our local restaurants appreciate it as well.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Take Care!
Cindy Conley
Principal
Technology - Student Laptops Over School Breaks
In preparation for the upcoming school break, please help your Irving student remember to:
- Shut down their FCPS laptop and find a safe place for it, off of the floor, while schools are closed.
- Charge the laptop fully the night before we return to school.
- If possible, restart the laptop 2-3 times the night before we return to school. We will also do restarts in school on Monday, November 28, to ensure all laptops receive necessary updates.
Multicultural and Language Resources for Families
FCPS’ Office of Family and School Partnerships would like to remind families of some of the many resources available to them:
- Bilingual community liaisons support student registrars by providing families with information about school and community services offered in Fairfax County. Liaisons are available to help families speaking Spanish, Korean, and Arabic. Once registered at a school, families can contact their family liaison for assistance.
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Early literacy programs are available to Fairfax County residents for parents of children up to 5 years old. These programs help prepare children for school and build confidence in parents as their child’s first teacher. They also help parents become active partners in their child’s education. Programs are available in African-Heritage, Arabic, Spanish, and Korean.
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Parent Information Phone Lines are available in eight languages for parents who speak languages other than English.
- A Multilingual Family Podcast is produced by the offices of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Family and School Partnerships, and Professional Learning and Equity. It covers important information for parents in English, Spanish, Arabic, and Korean.
- ESOL services are available in Fairfax County not only for students, but also for adults and families. Information on Spring classes will be posted in March 2023.
Visit the Family Engagement webpage for more resources.
Recursos Multiculturales y Lingüísticos
La Oficina de Asociaciones Familiares y Escolares desea recordar a las familias algunos de los recursos disponibles para ellos.
- Los enlaces comunitarios bilingües apoyan a los registradores de estudiantes proporcionando a las familias información sobre los servicios escolares y comunitarios que se ofrecen en el condado de Fairfax. Los enlaces están disponibles para ayudar a las familias que hablan Español, Coreano y Árabe. Una vez inscritos en una escuela, las familias pueden ponerse en contacto con su enlace familiar para obtener ayuda.
- Los programas de alfabetización preescolar ayudan a preparar a los niños para la escuela y a fomentar la confianza de los padres como primeros maestros de sus hijos. También ayudan a los padres a convertirse en socios activos en la educación de sus hijos. Los programas están disponibles en Árabe, Español, Coreano y Herencia Africana.
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Las Líneas Telefónicas de Información para Padres están disponibles en ocho idiomas para los padres que hablan otros idiomas distintos del Inglés.
- Un Podcast Multilingüe para Familias es producido por las oficinas de Inglés para Hablantes de Otros Idiomas (ESOL), Asociaciones Familiares y Escolares, y Aprendizaje Profesional y de Equidad. Cubre información importante para los padres en Inglés, Español, Árabe y Coreano.
- Los servicios de ESOL están disponibles en el Condado de Fairfax no sólo para los estudiantes en las escuelas, sino también para los adultos. La información sobre las clases de primavera se publicará en marzo de 2023.
Hay más recursos disponibles en la página web de participación familiar.
다문화 및 언어 자원 지원
전국 가정 참여의 달 동안 가족・학교 파트너십 사무소는 가족분들이 이용할 수 있는 몇 가지 자원을 알려드리고자 합니다. 추가 자료는 가족 참여 웹페이지에서 이용하실 수 있습니다.
- 이중언어 커뮤니티 리에종 연락 담당자는 페어팩스 카운티에서 제공되는 학교 및 커뮤니티(지역사회) 서비스에 대한 정보를 가족에게 제공 및 학생 등록을 지원합니다. 리에종은 스페인어, 한국어 및 아랍어로 가족 지원을 돕고 있습니다. 학교에 등록이 된 다음, 가족은 패밀리 리에종 (가족 연락 담당자)에게 도움을 구할 수 있습니다.
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Early Literacy (초기 문해력) 프로그램은 페어팩스 카운티 주민중 5세 이하의 자녀 부모님을 대상으로 운영되는 영어 교육 프로그램입니다. 학교에 진학하기 전 자녀가 학교에 적을 할 수 있도록 돕고, 학부모가 자신감을 느끼고 첫 선생님을 만날 수 있도록 돕습니다. 또한 부모가 자녀 교육에 적극적인 파트너가 될 수 있도록 돕습니다. 프로그램은 아프리카에서 온 아프리칸, 아랍인, 스페인어 구사 가족, 한국인 가족을 위해 준비되어 있습니다.
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학부모 정보 전화선은 영어 이외의 언어를 사용하는 부모를 위해 8개 국어로 제공됩니다.
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다국어 가족 팟캐스트는 영어가 모국어가 아닌 학생들이 학교에서 별도로 영어를 배우는 과정인 타 언어 사용자들을 위한 영어 (ESOL), 가족・학교 파트너십, 전문 학습・평등 사무소에서 제작합니다. 학부모가 알아야 할 중요 정보를 영어, 스페인어, 아랍어 그리고 한국어로 다룹니다.
- ESOL 서비스는 페어팩스 카운티에서 학교 학생뿐만 아니라 성인에게도 제공합니다. 봄학기 정보는 2023년 3월에 게시됩니다.
After School Information
Program Structure & Club Sign Ups
We will offer late buses on Mondays, Tuesdays, SOME Wednesdays, and Thursdays, buses depart from Irving between 4:35 pm and 5:00 pm. The weekly sign-up regenerates weekly, the link will be available Fridays by 10am. Updates and changes will be shared via Schoology, lunch (cafeteria), Rock Block and the after school program board.
End time for 1st block - 3:25 pm
End time for 2nd block - 4:30 pm
Coming Soon
Back to Basics: Etiquette for the Internet Generation - January 2023
News from the PTA
Greetings from the PTA! We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break.
Restaurant DAY at Pupatella (Springfield)! This Tuesday! All Day! Don't cook, DINE OUT or TAKE-OUT instead! Use the code "IRVING" for either online or in-person ordering. Copy and paste the link for the flyer: Dec. 6 @ Pupatella: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FpDhqRxhBiOYrvIvqADMYIvUO9IiiM9k/view
Tentative Spirit Wear Distribution - PTA will pick up your orders from Burke Sporting Goods around Dec 6, 2022. The following weeknights and weekends, the PTA will schedule Spirit Wear Pick-Up events. More details forthcoming. Please check your emails.
For all "things" PTA, visit our website (copy & paste): https://irvingms.memberhub.com/
Become a "Headless Hero" and donate to the PTA! Become a member by joining the PTA!
Movie night will move from December to, most likely, January.
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