Dear Mustang Community-
Your Views and Opinions Are Important to Us!
On Monday, March 13, South County Middle School parents/guardians will be contacted through email with a link to the FCPS Principal Evaluation Parent/Guardian Feedback Form Online. This questionnaire is part of the Performance Evaluation Program and offers parents/guardians an opportunity to provide anonymous input about various topics related to our school. These topics include instructional leadership, school climate, management (human resources and organizational), communication and community relations, culturally responsive and equitable leadership, and professionalism.
The questionnaire will be collected online between March 13 and March 24. When you receive an email from FCPS Surveys, please take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire. Your opinions matter!
Peter Kownacki
Principal
South County Middle School
703-690-5500
@pakownacki
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 CONGRATULATIONS
To our Horse Card Winners this week: G. Ryu, N. Sallay, B. Chase, A. Mirza, K. Malhotra, Y. Nofal
To the Parents of 8th grade students
The students received information last week regarding the Integrated Reading/Writing (IRW) Field Test that we will be administering on March 22nd. If you have any questions regarding this assessment, please reach out to your student’s English teacher or our School Testing Coordinator, Melissa Shaffer. If you do not want your student to participate in the IRW field test, please submit this Google Form no later than March 13, 2023.
This year, the first day of Ramadan is Wednesday, March 22. Ramadan is the most sacred month of the year, a time for spiritual discipline for Muslims, who believe it was during this month that God revealed the first verses of the Quran to Mohammed. Read more about Ramadan in National Geographic Kids.
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Weekly Math SOL Reviews
Students have recently started completing weekly SOL Review assignments for their math classes. Here is some key information for you to support your student at home:
- Students are permitted to use their notes, slides and information posted in Schoology, Mathspace textbook and practice questions, and other resources used in class. They may also use tutor.com to access support outside of school on these assignments. Students may also ask for teacher support in seminar or after school office hours. They may not collaborate with other students.
- Each review will count as a formative assignment, and will be included within the weekly homework time guidelines for students.
- Reviews open each Monday at 7:00 am and are due every Sunday at 11:59 pm. These assignments are in Mathspace.
- Students who do not show understanding of content will be reviewing questions during class and/or during seminar time.
- More detailed information was given to students during class and is posted in their math Schoology course.
Please check with your student and reach out to your student’s math teacher with any questions!
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Mustang Meet Up
Beginning in March, SCMS will host monthly “Mustang Meet-Up” celebrations during learning seminar. Mustang Meet-Up is an incentivized time for students who exhibit HORSE traits by arriving to all classes on time and consistently demonstrate positive choices.
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Math Support
Does your student need extra math support or help with homework? Beginning Monday, February 27th, an afterschool math support group will be held every Monday and Thursday from 2:30-3:30 in Mrs. Briggs’ classroom. Please reach out to Libby Briggs with questions- lgbriggs@fcps.edu
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