Arriving Late or Leaving Early

• Students arriving after 7:30am must check in in the Main Office to receive a pass from the attendance office assistant. Students who arrive late must have a written excuse from their parent/guardian to receive an excused tardy pass if the parent has not called prior to the student’s arrival. Parents/Guardians do not need to accompany the student if they have called or sent a note explaining the late arrival.
• If a student needs to be dismissed for an appointment before the end of the school day, they must bring in a note from the parent/guardian stating the reason and time of dismissal unless the parent/guardian has made previous arrangements by phone. Students should visit the Main Office before school to receive an early dismissal pass.  
• To arrange a same-day early dismissal during school hours, a parent/guardian should call 703-912-4500 and select 0.
• For early check out, parents/guardians/guardians must come into the Main Office, provide their driver’s license or other form of government issued photo ID and sign the student out. If someone other than a parent/guardian is picking up the student, this should be included in the note or message from the parent/guardian even if they are on the emergency care card.
• To avoid being blocked in by buses, students would be picked up no later than 1:45 pm. 

Transportation Patience and Safety

Thank you for your patience as we all get used to new routines this school year. We appreciate our families following Kiss and Ride procedures and being patient while waiting for your children’s buses. 

If your student’s bus is delayed, you may access the Bus Delay Notification System or use the Here Comes the Bus mobile app to receive the delayed bus report. Email messages will be sent to announce significant bus delays. Please contact the Transportation Office at 703-446-2050 with any additional questions. For concerns after 5:30 p.m., contact Safety and Security at 571-423-2000. 

Update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE to make sure you receive email messages about bus delays.

Lightspeed Parent Report on Child’s Device Activity 

FCPS has tools to help parents know more about their child’s activity on any FCPS device. These tools are provided at no cost to families by Lightspeed, the school division’s internet content filtering service.

Parents may sign up for a weekly Parent Report, which will provide a list of the top sites their child visited. The report also offers parents the ability to sign up for free access to the Internet Use Parent Portal. Through the portal, parents may pause their child’s access to the internet on their FCPS device during non-school hours.

Learn more about Lightspeed Parent Reports.

Cross Country 

Cross Country season will begin in September. We will host a Cross Country Information night on Tuesday, August 27, in conjunction with our Cell Phone Storage Pilot information night. The Cell Phone Storage Pilot information will be from 6:30-7:00 pm and the Cross Country portion will start at 7:00 pm. 

To ensure that students are able to participate, please follow these steps below. Students may NOT practice without following steps 1-3.

• Complete AND Submit the FCPS MS Athletics Registration Google Form online. It is imperative that this is Step 1.
• Complete AND turn in the Middle School Athletics Physical Form to the School-based Athletic Coordinator (Ms. Roz Wilson - Room 154). This MUST be dated after May 1, 2024.
• Complete AND turn in the Emergency Care Form to the School-based Athletic Coordinator (Ms. Roz Wilson - Room 154). This MUST be filled in each school year.

PTA News

Welcome back, Washington Irving Middle School families!

We enjoyed meeting many of you at the PTA table during the Open House and are excited about the year ahead! We hope you'll join us in making this school year a great one for the entire Washington Irving Middle School community. Here’s how you can get involved:

• Complete our short survey – We value your input as we plan the year ahead! Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://forms.gle/hQjdQa9Yju2d5ih76 
• Volunteer with us – Whether it’s for a one-time event or as your schedule allows, we'd love to have your help! We're hoping to bring back popular events like Bingo and Reflections (a national art contest), but we need volunteers to make them happen. Complete the volunteer opportunities form by copying and pasting this URL into your browser: https://forms.gle/ZqcVbErgYaibLB7h8
• Attend our first PTA meeting of the year on Tuesday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the school library. You don’t need to be a member to participate, but joining ensures you receive email updates from the PTA and shows your support for our school. Signing up is easy—just copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://irvingms.memberhub.com/store/.
•  Membership dues are $10 per parent/guardian, $9 for additional family members and $5 for staff/faculty. Thank you!