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Principal's Message |
Greetings Tiger Families!
Thursday marked the start of February, and the beginning of Black History Month. Black history, like the history of all members of our rich and vibrant community, is not separate from American history, but rather an essential facet of American history. This month is a time to highlight and initiate sustainable and meaningful opportunities for our students, and ourselves, to learn about the Black and African American experiences and contributions.
Personally, I have been inspired by the words of the trailblazing and brilliant astronaut, engineer, and doctor – Dr. Mae Jemison. She said, “Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” Clearly, she has lived by this ideal as the first African American female to travel to space, a scientist, an academic, and an author. I believe all of us, and especially our young Tigers, can benefit from adopting this courageous and determined mindset.
You can explore more about Dr. Jemison as well as others at the links below.
Brief video about Dr. Mae Jemison
Google Arts and Culture page for Black History Month
Sincerely,
Matt
Twain’s Weekly Schedule
Monday, February 5: Anchor Day Schedule
Tuesday, February 6: Odd Day Schedule
Wednesday, February 7: Even Day Schedule
Thursday, February 8: Odd Day Schedule
Friday, February 9: Even Day Schedule
Parent Lightspeed Report and Portal
There is an online service that is free to FCPS parents who are interested in knowing more about their child’s internet activity on an FCPS device. Parents can sign up to receive a weekly Parent Report from Lightspeed, our internet content filtering service, which will provide a list of the top sites the child visited that week.
Additionally, if parents wish to get more detailed information, the weekly Parent Report offers parents the ability to self-sign-up to the free Internet Use Parent Portal. Parents who sign up for the Internet Use Parent Portal can log-in any time to see a little more detail about their child’s internet browsing. The portal also offers the parent added ability to “pause” access to the internet during non-school hours on the FCPS device.
Please explore the information and resources on the Lightspeed Parent Report Request FCPS website. Interested parents can submit a request directly via the Technology Support for Families page for weekly Parent Reports. FCPS will validate the enrolling parent’s email in SIS, and once processed, the parent will receive a weekly report over each weekend. The weekend report will come from our internet content filtering service, Lightspeed.
2nd Quarter Report Cards
Today, we distributed 2nd quarter report cards to students during 8th period and we hope it serves as a good conversation starter at home about how the second quarter of the school year went. We hope your student has experienced many successes through these 9 weeks of school and hope they can build on that momentum going forward. If you and your student see areas where improvement is needed, consider having them stay after school to work with a teacher, use their agenda to write down important assignments and dates, and create a home/school calendar to better manage their time.
Grades are available through ParentVUE (there are temporary blackouts around grading periods), so please take advantage of this tool to help monitor how your child is doing in school. Here are some ways to make sure you are connected:
The Student Information System (SIS) Parent Account Access allows parents access to teacher grade books, attendance information, course history and other useful information.
New Users
Please use the parent account registration page to register your account. You will need an activation key to log in for the first time. Please contact the school if you need a new activation key or are having issues logging onto your ParentVUE Account. Please include your name, email address, student's name, students ID number and a short description of what the issue is.
Returning Users
Please go to https://sisparent.fcps.edu to log in to your ParentVUE Account.
Trouble logging in?
If you are unable to log into ParentVUE, contact the school to verify that your correct email has been added into SIS:
If you have never logged into ParentVUE: 1. Call the school to add your email into SIS – it takes at least 24 hours to update in SIS. 2. Once added into SIS, the school can send out an activation key to the email you have provided. This activation key will include your username, password, and directions for how to log in.
If you forgot your username: 1. Contact the school to verify what your username is.
If you forgot your password: 1. Reset your password using the “Forgot Password” button on the ParentVUE login screen
Rising 9th Grade Transition Corner
***Please consider subscribing to your base high school’s News You Choose messages for the most up-to-date information about the transition to high school – you can do that here. Unsure what school your child will attend in 9th grade? Click here to access the FCPS boundary locator.***
Lewis High School
Lewis-bound students were instructed how to enter their course requests in SIS during the overview presentation on January 5th. Course selections entries in SIS AND paper course sheets are due to Ms. Pilotti in Student Services by Friday, February 9. If your child has lost their form, they can find another copy on Lewis’ Academic Advising site or get a hard copy from Ms. Pilotti. All information about Lewis Course Selection for the 24-25 school year can be found on the Lewis Academic Advising site.
Edison High School
Edison is hosting their Rising 9th Curriculum Night on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, from 6-8PM. Visit the Edison website for more information.
All 8th graders will participate in a rising 9th grade course offering overview on Monday, February 5, 2024 through their Health & PE class. Edison counselors will be at Twain that Tuesday, February 6, and Wednesday, February 7 for individual academic advising and to help students make course selections, also through Health & PE.
Hayfield Secondary School
Hayfield High School counselors will be at Twain on Friday, January 19, 2024 to present 9th grade course options to current Hayfield-bound 8th grade students. During this presentation, students will learn about required courses and elective options, as well as other information about freshman year at Hayfield. Students will be instructed in how to select courses and follow-up information about that process will be sent home for parents/guardians. General academic advising information can be found here:https://hayfieldss.fcps.edu/student-services/hs-academic-advising-and-course-selection.
For any questions about transition to 9th grade, please contact Twain counselor Leslie Pilotti at lmpilotti@fcps.edu.
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