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Principal's Message |
Greetings Tiger Families!
It is hard to believe we are now officially halfway through our 2023-24 school year. We hope that our students find the long weekend restful, joyful, and a time to reset for second semester. As we work to finalize grades and prepare for the weeks ahead, we will be exploring a new piece of technology at Twain called Lightspeed. This online classroom management tool is being used at a variety of schools in FCPS and will be piloted at Twain with select teachers so we can assess whether it is something that proves beneficial for all of Twain to utilize in the future.
This tool will help our teachers better connect with student devices during classes while students are at school. It will provide teachers with a number of helpful features, including:
- The ability to easily view student screens in real time from the teacher console to see which students may need guidance or support.
- Allowing teachers to focus student attention on a particular website on their device to minimize distractions.
- Providing teachers with the ability to pause student access to the internet to focus on other classroom tasks.
Although we are in the infancy stages, we believe this classroom management tool will allow us to maximize class time to support your student’s learning during the school day. I encourage all families to review the various resources provided by FCPS related to digital citizenship and the appropriate and effective use of technology for our students. Please let us know if you have any questions.
We look forward to seeing our Tigers return on Monday, January 29th for an Anchor Day.
Sincerely,
Matt
Twain’s Weekly Schedule
Monday, January 29: Anchor Day, 3rd Quarter Begins
Tuesday, January 30: Odd Day
Wednesday, January 31: Even Day
Thursday, February 1: Odd Day
Friday, February 2: Even Day
PTA Updates
PTA Reflection Program
Congratulations to Anna Mullen for the Award of Excellence (2nd place) in Visual Arts! Anna will be recognized for her accomplishments at the Fairfax County Council PTA Award Ceremony on February 23rd. Thank you for your submission to the Reflections contest on behalf of all of the Mark Twain Middle School community! Way to go, Anna!
Join the PTA
The PTA is primarily funded through our membership dues, so every person who joins provided valuable support to help the PTA help the students and staff. Join now at https://mtms.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true It’s never too late to join and your support is vital!!
2023-24 Twain Yearbook
Buy your Twain yearbook today! Go to: yearbookordercenter.com
Use our school’s code#: 8606
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