Thoreau Matters
April 14, 2023
Dear Thoreau Families,
I hope that everyone had a wonderful spring break! It was great to welcome back our staff and students for a productive end of the 3rd quarter. SIS ParentVue and SIS StudentVue Gradebook and Report Card Modules will be unavailable Thursday, April 13 at 4:00 pm until Tuesday, April 25 at 6 am in order for teachers to finalize third quarter grades. After April 25, 3rd quarter report cards will be visible in SIS StudentVue and ParentVue.
This week in Advisory, students learned about Arab American heritage month by exploring art, language, food and diversity. Next week students will learn about Purple Up day to acknowledge and celebrate military-connected youth. Please encourage your child to wear purple on Wednesday, April 19! The cultural heritage month lessons during our Advisory class this year have been a wonderful way for Thoreau students to collaborate on artifacts and posters to demonstrate their learning. Before the end of the year, we will be installing bulletin boards for use in displaying materials to celebrate our community’s various cultural heritages. We continue to seek ways to promote belonging at Thoreau and we are proud of our many differences.
Sincerely,
Teresa Khuluki
Principal
Yearbook Update
Yearbook has sent out the last chance Spring Mailer to all of the Thoreau families. You may have already purchased a yearbook so be sure to review your receipts so that you do not make a duplicate purchase. Thank you for supporting the Yearbook program.
Upcoming Dates:
April 21st - School & office closed (Holiday)
SOL Calendar
The SOL schedule at Thoreau MS can be found below. The testing schedule will impact the bell schedule each day. Please avoid prearranged student absences on the dates your child will be taking an SOL test. More information regarding middle school SOLs is available on the SOL assessments webpage.
Please use the following checklist to address important steps to ensure a positive testing experience.
Parent/Guardian SOL Checklist:
- Ensure your student is present and on time.
- Ensure your student gets a good night’s sleep and eats a healthy breakfast in the morning.
- Remind your student to have their cell phone off and away in their backpack.
- Verify your student’s laptop is in working order.
- Computer issues should be reported immediately to Student IT Support.
- Fully charge their laptop every night.
- Pack their charger in their backpack (if your student lost their charger, please purchase a replacement via MySchoolBucks).
If you have any questions regarding testing, please contact Thoreau’s school test coordinator, Erin Lynch (703.846.8058 or emlynch@fcps.edu).
Donations Requested for Green Eagles!
Did you know Thoreau has two beautiful courtyard spaces? Under the direction of teacher Missy Galus, Thoreau Green Eagles after school club works hard to maintain and improve these spaces for the enjoyment of all students. The Green Eagles have some big plans, but they need to replenish their supplies! Please consider donating new or gently used supplies or funds. Or, if you like gardening or working outdoors with tools, etc., consider volunteering your time. Please use the SignUp Genius to indicate your contributions/interests.
Courtyard Spruce Up
Thoreau After-School Program
After-School has been amazing for our staff & students! Students & staff are coming up with some really creative clubs so far this year. After-School clubs & late buses occur on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays between the hours of 2:25pm - 4:45pm.
After-School Schoology Folder: Students should check this folder weekly as this is where the weekly After-School clubs schedule will be posted as well as important announcements:
Schoology > Courses > All School Courses > After-School Program Folder
THOREAU WEEKLY AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS SCHEDULE:
Week of April 17th - April 21st
 QUESTIONS/CONCERNS?
Email Ms. Colleen Taylor at cmtaylor1@fcps.edu or call 703.846.8089.
Oakton High School Football
If you have a rising freshman who is interested in playing football at Oakton High School please join us for a parent only interest meeting on Tuesday, April 18th. The meeting will be held from 6:00pm – 7:15pm in the Oakton HS Lecture Hall. If you cannot attend but would like more information you can contact the OHS Touchdown Club at touchdown.club.ohs@gmail.com. Looking forward to seeing you on the 18th. Go Cougars!
PTA News
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