Key MS - News You Choose - 7/12/24

Key Middle School Families

Important Dates:

  • August 8: JumpStart
  • August 12: Teachers Return to School
  • August 14: Locker Night (2:30pm - 6:30pm)
  • August 19: Students Return to School
  • September 11: Back to School Night

July: 

  • Wild About Wildlife Month
  • National Grilling Month

Let's all be kind to one another.


Campbell's Corner

Greetings Key Families,

Greetings Key Families! We hope you are enjoying your summer and staying cool in this heat wave! We have some important information to share about the upcoming school year. We can’t wait to see you and your students at our kickoff events in a few weeks!

Drew Campbell

Principal | Key Middle School

703-313-3900

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Key MS Summer Office Hours:

  • Mon - Thurs: 9:00am - 1:00pm
  • Fri: 9:00am - 12:00pm

2024 Key MS JumpStart Registration


Jumpstart  will be offered on Thursday August 8th from 9am-1pm. We will serve roughly 200 students. Spots will fill up quickly!

PARENTS: An email will be sent with more information once your child is accepted into the program after registration closes.

REGISTRATION IS ONLINE ONLY

Click HERE to Register Today!

DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS Friday August 2, 2024


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PE Uniforms

 

Uniforms for PE class are available for purchase! You can purchase shorts for $8.00 and shirts for $5.00. You can pay on MySchoolBucks (the links are currently active) or with cash or check at Locker Night. We do have uniforms in stock, so you will likely be able to pick up your uniform at Locker Night if you have preordered or plan to pay at that event.

 


Vaccinations

 

Please make sure your student is up to date on all required vaccinations, and make sure that our student service department has an up-to-date copy of your student’s vaccination records.

 

Vaccination

After School Program Early Bird Registration for the 2024-2025 School Year

register now  

FCPS Middle Schools offer a free After-School Program every regular school day (with some exceptions). This program is staffed by FCPS teachers and staff, NCS staff, and approved contractors and volunteers. After-School Programs include a variety of activities such as homework assistance, school clubs, fine arts, leadership, sports, and other activities. 

The Middle School After-School Program is jointly sponsored by Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services and Fairfax County Public Schools and is exempt from licensure as per §22.1-289.030 of the Code of Virginia with no direct oversight by the Virginia Department of Education.  

All students MUST be registered to participate in the after school program

Click HERE to Register today. 


New Attendance Reporting Feature Launching in ParentVUE for 2024-25 School Year

FCPS is excited to announce an important update beginning with the start of the 2024-25 school year. Parents and caregivers will have the option to submit their student’s attendance directly through ParentVUE starting the first day of school, August 19, 2024.  This new feature aims to streamline the attendance reporting process and enhance communication between parents and schools. This change will make it more convenient for parents and schools to manage students' attendance while ensuring the highest level of security.

ParentVUE offers a more secure and reliable platform for managing students' attendance information.  ParentVUE will replace the current Attendance Forms, which will be discontinued at the end of the 2023-24 school year. 

ParentVUE access and assistance will be provided during Back-to-School events.


AFTD

Away for the Day Update

Students will be required to store all electronics in their locker during the school day from 7:30am - 2:15pm.

Students will not be allowed to have electronic devices with them during the school day. 

Devices will be confiscated and held for parent pick-up for students who do not comply with the Away for the Day procedure. Unclaimed devices will be returned to students on the last day of each week during dismissal at 2:15pm.  


Lost

Lost and Found - Last Call

This is the last call for students to claim their items in the lost and found. Their are coats, sweatshirts, shoes, water bottles, etc.  If your student is missing any items, please stop by the school by 3:00pm between Tuesday, July 16 and Friday, July 19 to check the lost and found.

All items will be donated or discarded on Monday, July 22.

Thanks,

Key MS Administration 


Expunging High School Credits

High school credit courses taken in grades 7 and 8 become part of the student’s high school transcript and are included in the calculation of the high school Grade Point Average (GPA). VA State and FCPS regulations permit parents/guardians to make a request to have that course expunged from the student’s record.  

Please contact your child's school counselor if you have any questions or to submit the completed Request to Expunge High School Courses Taken in Middle School Form.


Class Schedules for the 2024-2025 School Year 

In preparation for next school year, we would like to set your student up for success! In the spring, students made their course requests for the 2024-2025 school year. You are able to view your child’s current course selections in ParentVUE/SIS. As a reminder, students may be identified for support classes which would take priority over elective choices. 2024-2025 class schedules are available in ParentVUE/SIS and at our Open House the week before school starts.

If you have any questions or wish to discuss course selections, please contact your child’s school counselor after August 12. 


Bus

Drivers Wanted

Fairfax County Public Schools Needs School Bus Drivers to Meet Our Growing Requirements.

School Bus Drivers earn $25.04/hour plus excellent benefits.

$2,000 signing bonus!

For more information call 571-423-3023


Girls Camp

Key MS Administrative Team

Principal: Drew Campbell  |  amcampbell1@fcps.edu

Assistant Principal: Shawn D. Brown |  sdbrown@fcps.edu

Director of Student Services: Jane Flegal |  jcflegal@fcps.edu