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Good Evening, Glasgow Families!
In just a few weeks, we will be welcoming your students to their first day of the 2023-24 school year at Glasgow Middle School! Our big kickoff for staff will be on August 11th and we will spend the following week training and collaborating with staff to ensure we provide a safe and welcoming learning environment for all students to grow and thrive.
We hope that you will join us for our Open House for ALL students and their families on Wednesday, August 16th from (9-11AM) & (1-3PM) when students can pick up their schedules and find their classrooms. Our Student Services staff, Administrative team and Specialist will be in attendance at the Open House, you will have the opportunity to meet all teachers and staff at Back to School Night on September 13th from 6-8PM.
This summer I engaged in my own professional development by attending the VAESP Conference in Virginia Beach for K-8 schools and also the NAESP Conference at the National Harbor for K-8 schools. See the picture below. It’s always important to continue to grow in our field and gain new insights. Also, our school librarians wanted to share a reading list for students: https://sites.google.com/fcpsschools.net/glasgowsummerreading/home
The image above are pictures from some of the classroom collaborations our school library did this past year! Please also spread the word for new families you may know to sign up for the News You Choose to get these newsletters that go out each weekend.
Humbly,
Victor L. Powell, Principal
Contact Information:
Email: vlpowell@fcps.edu
Twitter: @VictorLeonPowe1
Website: http://www.fcps.edu/GlasgowMS/
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Students can view their class schedule through SIS StudentVUE beginning Thursday, August 17 at 6:00 am. StudentVue can be accessed through their laptop or through the SIS StudentVUE mobile app. Class schedules will also be visible for parents in SIS ParentVUE.
The clinic will be open to drop off medications and parents can submit updates/changes to Emergency Care and Health Information forms if needed. Parents will be able to use SIS ParentVUE to verify and update their student’s emergency contacts, phone numbers, and health conditions. Details about this new process called Online Verification / Update (OVU) will be shared with parents this summer.
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Important Dates
- Wednesday, August 16th – Open House
- Monday, August 21st - First day of school
- Friday, September 1st - School Holiday
- Monday, September 4th - Labor Day Holiday
- Friday, September 13th - Back to School Night at 6:00-8:00PM
- Monday, September 25th - School Holiday; Yom Kippur
- Monday, December 18th-Monday, January 1st - Winter Break
- Monday, March 25th-Friday, March 29th - Spring Break
- Wednesday, June 12th - Last Day of School
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School Supplies:
- Lined paper
- Pencils
- Pencil sharpener
- Scissors
- Pens, blue / black / red
- Erasers
- Colored pencils
- Markers
- Highlighters
- Straight edge ruler
- Compass / protractor kit (Geometry)
- 2 pocket Folders
- Dry erase markers
- Notebooks
Helpful to have (Not Required):
- Post-it notes
- Index Cards
- Graph Paper
*Some teachers may require other supplies for their classes in addition to this list. Your child will receive information regarding those supplies during the first week of school.
Student Information System (SIS) ParentVue
SIS ParentVue Accounts provide access to view your child’s student information including attendance, report cards, class schedules, gradebook, course history, discipline, health, and school information, establishing another form of communication between home and school. If you had an active account from the 2022-2023 school year, you can continue to use this account for the 2023-2024 school year. If you need to register for a ParentVue Account please click on the following link: SIS Parent Account Overview, Login, and Registration
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Four Glasgow students are now baseball champions! Their Mason District Little League team won the Fairfax County Intermediate League Tournament on June 9th! They also finished their season in first place, with a 12-3-1 record overall.
Congrats to Will Brault, Matthew Hitchcock, Christian Johnson, and Parks Underdown.
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Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications Now Available
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Free and Reduced-Price Meal applications are now available on the FCPS website. Interested families are encouraged to submit the application at least ten days before the first day of school. A new application must be submitted every school year.
- We encourage all interested families to submit the Free and Reduced-Price Meal application as soon as possible to begin receiving benefits. Applications and information are available on the FCPS website.
- Students approved for Free and Reduced-Price Meals may qualify for additional benefits such as waived or reduced fees for instruments, uniforms, field trips, FCPS class fees, and Parktakes Schools also benefit from funding opportunities based on Free and Reduced Price Meal application numbers. In order to receive these benefits, you must complete the consent form.
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Update Emergency Care Contacts in SISFairfax County Public Schools is committed to ensuring that the climate in all FCPS facilities is safe and secure. In support of this goal, FCPS provides weCare@school (weCare), an emergency care information system, available to FCPS parents and guardians who have registered for their own Parent account.
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weCare helps manage emergency medical information by enabling parents to go online to enter and update their children’s medical data at their convenience. Contact information provided automatically enrolls parents to receive eNotify communications from the district and their child’s school. eNotify is the communications tool for FCPS emergency, transportation, attendance, weather closings and delays, and essential outreach messages. Messages are sent via email and text messages. Occasional phone messages are sent as well
Get more information about updating your emergency care information.
First Day of School
As a reminder, the first day of the 2022-2023 school year is Monday, August 22. FCPS parents, students, and staff members are invited to share their favorite pictures or videos from the first day of school on social media using the hashtag #FirstDayFairfax.
Immunizations are required for public school entry and help keep students protected from serious diseases. Many children missed their well check-ups and their recommended childhood vaccinations in recent years because of disruptions from COVID-19. It is critical to catch up now to keep children healthy and ready for school.
While COVID-19 vaccinations are not required, many other immunizations are mandatory. Check with your children's health care providers now to make sure they are up to date on their immunizations.
Visit the Fairfax County Health Department website for a schedule of clinics or schedule with your family’s health care provider. Appointments are required for most clinics.
Remember to request documentation of your child’s immunizations to provide to their school. More information on immunization requirements and the necessary documentation is available online.
A few of our awesome Glasgow Middle School students participated in the FBLA in Atlanta this summer! Our kids earned 4th in the nation within this competition. Our students practices a lot for their presentation, leading up to their trip and we are so proud of them! Ian, Javier and Nii were involved in a Video Game Challenge and Nisreen was involved in Exploring Business Issues. There were around 10,000 students there. The purpose of FBLA Middle Level Division is to provide, as an integral part of the instructional program, additional opportunities for students to explore, encounter, and experience positive leadership skills for their present lifestyles, as well as their future work.https://www.fbla-pbl.org/national-leadership-conference/
The specific goals of FBLA Middle Level Division are to: • develop competent, aggressive business leadership; • strengthen the confidence of students in themselves and their work; • create more interest in and understanding of American business enterprise; • encourage members in the development of individual projects which contribute to the improvement of home, business, and community; • develop character, prepare for useful citizenship, and foster patriotism; • encourage and practice efficient money management; • encourage scholarship and promote school loyalty; • assist students in the establishment of occupational goals; and • facilitate the transition from school to work. https://www.fbla-pbl.org/national-leadership-conference/
  
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