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Principal’s Message |
Greetings Tiger Families!
Last month, we partnered with the FCPS Family Engagement office to conduct a Family Engagement Walk Through. The feedback shared with school leadership from participants included areas we can celebrate as well as areas to focus on for improvement. For example, families highlighted that our front office staff is friendly and helpful and that our weekly News You Choose newsletter is well organized and timely. They also identified that we could provide more opportunities for families to connect with each other and that it can be challenging to find information on our website. One of our Twain Collective Commitments is to “Embrace a growth mindset as lifelong learners.” In the spirit of continual growth and improvement, please take the time, if you haven’t already, to participate in the FCPS Family Engagement Survey, as well as the FCPS Principal Evaluation Parent/Guardian Feedback Form (sent to your inbox from “FCPS Surveys”). You should have received individual emails regarding both these feedback opportunities over the past two weeks. We genuinely wish to receive this feedback from our families so that we can leverage our existing strengths and identify and address our areas where improvement is needed. Thank you for taking your valuable time to partner in these efforts.
Please have a safe, restful, and enjoyable spring break. We look forward to welcoming our Tigers back on Wednesday, April 3rd.
Sincerely,
Matt
Twain MS Office Closed During Spring Break
Our office will be closed during spring break and will reopen on April 1st. As a reminder, spring break is March 25th through March 29th and students also have holidays on April 1st (FCPS Teacher Workday) and April 2nd (FCPS Staff Development Day).
Twain’s Weekly Schedule
March 25 – 29 is Spring Break. Twain’s main office will be closed.
Upon returning from Spring Break, the school week will be:
Monday, April 1: Student Holiday – Teacher Workday
Tuesday, April 2: Student Holiday – Staff Development Day
Wednesday, April 3: Anchor Day Schedule
Thursday, April 4: Odd Day Schedule
Friday, April 5: Even Day Schedule
 Buy your Twain yearbook today!
Go to yearbookordercenter.com
Use our code #: 8606
Last day to order: April 19th
Spring Track
Spring Track practice begins April 4th. If you have not already registered your Twain student, please do so ASAP. Please remember that registration, sports physicals, and emergency care cards must be turned in before your child can participate in practice. Please see our Twain Athletics page for links and contact information: https://twainms.fcps.edu/activities/middle-school-athletics
PTA Updates
Tiger Night Thank You
A huge Thank You to the many volunteers who stepped up and made Tiger Night a success last Friday night. Thank you for answering the call for more volunteers. We had roughly 250 Twain students attend this student social and enjoy the many activities available. We are grateful to the Edison HS students who also came and helped out with the basketball tournament, improv, and DJing our dance. A special shout out to our Tiger Night Co-Chairs, Stefani Steelman and Sarah Rodgers for making it all happen. Spring Tiger Night 2024 is a wrap!
8th Grade Dance Committee Members
Are you interested in helping with the 8th Grade Dance? The PTA is looking for interested parents/guardians to help with the planning of the dance. Please contact Linda Pinkney at mtmspresident@gmail.com
PTA Nominating Committee
The PTA would like to thank the following PTA members for serving on the Nominating Committee- Nathan Olsen, Corea Smith, and Cortney Beltz. The Nominating Committee is now accepting applications for 2024-2025 Officers. The current vacant officer positions include President, Vice President, Secretary, and Membership/Volunteer Coordinator. These officers, along with the Treasurer, make up the Executive Board and conduct the PTA business and run the organization. Please send an email to mtmstreasurer@gmail.com if you are interested in serving in one of these positions or for more information.
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!!
Neurodiversity Celebration Week – March 18 to 22
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