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Principal's Message |
Greetings Tiger Families!
With the 2023-24 school year now in the books, I would like to share a note of gratitude to all our Tiger families, students and staff. Like every school year, this one was filled with great successes, unique experiences, some bumps in the road, and many opportunities for reflection and growth. I have appreciated the generosity, kindness, and collaboration shown by our entire learning community in my first year here at Twain. I look forward to hearing about what our rising 9th graders go on to do next year at the next stop in their educational journey and am excited for our rising 8th graders to move into the role of leaders within our building. When we welcome our new 7th graders in August from Bush Hill, Cameron, Clermont, Franconia, Mount Eagle, Lane, Springfield Estates, Rose Hill and more we will quickly help them transition into Twain Tigers and embrace them as our newest members of Team Twain!
Although we will take a break from the every Friday newsletter until August, we will send out pertinent updates or reminders throughout the summer.
Have a restful and enjoyable summer, Tigers.
Sincerely,
Matt
Twain Summer Office Hours
Between June 21st and August 6th this summer, Twain’s office hours will be 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. You may see some activity as you drive past as our campus will be hosting multiple county programs as well as receiving some scheduled maintenance work.
Upcoming Holidays
Monday, June 17, is Eid-al-Adha and all schools and offices will be closed
Wednesday, June 19, is Juneteenth and all schools and offices will be closed
2024-25 School Year Save the Dates
Free Fairfax Connector Bus Passes for Students
Students – don’t forget that you can get free Fairfax County Connector Bus passes as an FCPS student. Check out this video for more information.
Final Report Cards
Final report cards will post to SIS ParentVUE and StudentVUE by the end of the day Wednesday, June 12.
This year’s report card, as well as an archive of final report cards can been found on the “Documents” tab. Current FCPS students and parents may access these on an ongoing basis. Students withdrawing from FCPS should download and/or print a copy prior to June 21 before losing access to SIS.
SOL Scores Posted in SIS ParentVUE
Families can find Standards of Learning (SOL) reports for spring testing in the SIS ParentVUE Documents section on or before the last day of school. Log in to your ParentVUE account to access the following:
- For all students, the official SOL Score Report with overall and reporting category performance for all spring tests.
- For students in grades 3-8, the SOL Growth Parent Report shows performance over time for state reading and math tests completed this school year.
Visit the FCPS website for additional information about spring assessment reporting practices and timelines.
Create a SIS ParentVUE Account
If you do not already have a SIS ParentVUE account, sign up now to monitor and support your child’s academic success! Through ParentVUE, you can view your student’s attendance, grades, progress reports, and assessment score reports.
Need help creating a SIS ParentVUE account? This video walks through the steps. Find out more about SIS ParentVUE.
Moving?
If you are moving, please update your address with us as soon as you’ve moved.
Student Enrollment School Year 2024-25
- If your rising 7th or 8th grader will NOT attend Twain next school year, or your rising 9th grader will not be attending FCPS for high school, please complete the Student Intentions for Next School Year form and submit it to Christina Spencer cmspencer@fcps.edu as soon as possible.
- If transferring to a non-public (private) school, please indicate the location and whether it is religiously or non-religiously affiliated.
- If transferring to a DODEA school outside of the US, select the option for “Public School Division in the US”
- If attending a non-DEDEA school in another country, select “I do not intend to enroll in any public or nonpublic school next year” and name the school/country in “Other”.
- For students returning to Twain, any forms which need updating will be indicated in future correspondence leading up to Tiger Fest in August.
Obtaining Student Records for School Transfer
Should you indicate that your child(ren) will NOT attend Twain/FCPS for the 2024-2025 school year, the submitted form serves as your official withdrawal notice and no further action will be required.
Once you have registered your child(ren) at another school;
- Rising 7th and 8th Graders: The new school should be advised by you to send an official request for student records to your child’s previous school. For rising 8th grade students, that’s Christina Spencer cmspencer@fcps.edu at Twain. Rising 7th - If you notified the elementary school prior to the end of the school year that your child would not go to Twain, the new school should be referred to the elementary school where your child’s file will remain.
- Rising 9th Graders: If you notified us prior to June 14 that your child will not attend FCPS for 9th grade, the new school should be advised by you to send an official request for student records to Christina Spencer cmspencer@fcps.edu. If you did not notify us prior to June 14, they should be referred to contact the high school where your student would have attended if they remained in FCPS.
PTA Update
8th Grade Dance
On June 7th, the PTA hosted the 8th Grade Dance. The theme was The Pacific Voyage. Approximately 275 students attended this specular event. Mouths dropped as the students entered the dance floor and saw the cafeteria transformed into a tropical paradise! Many thanks to the 8th Grade Dance Committee- Jessica, Michelle, Katy, Denisse, Lea Anne, Linda, and Stefani for their amazing support in making this a phenomenal event for our 8th graders. A HUGE shout out to the ALL of the volunteers who stepped up and helped with ticket sales, wristbands, set-up, chaperoning, and clean-up. We couldn’t have pulled it off without you.
The PTA would also like to thank, Costco and Wegmans for their generous donation of gift cards that went towards purchasing refreshments for the dance. A special thank you to Denisse Valenzuela for donating all the water. Thank you also to Carpet Binding and Fringing in Lorton and Rick’s Flooring in Alexandria for donating the carpet rolls for the palm trees.
Check out Twain MS on social media for more photos of the dance.
8th Grade Field Day/Cookout
The last day of school, June 12th, was the 8th Grade Field day and Cookout. It was a great way for both the students and staff members to celebrate the end of a great school year. Thank you to the many parent that donated food, supplies, and volunteer hours to the 8th Grade Cookout! Your generous donations of chips, cookies, paper towels, charcoal, plates, ketchup/mustard, roasting pans, water, turkey hot dogs, buns, and more were very much appreciated. This fun tradition continues to be a highlight of the 8th grade year.
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