 Dear Panthers,
Last week, we had the opportunity to celebrate our amazing custodial team during National Custodian Week. A huge thank you to Mr. Ward, Ms. Trottman, Ms. Nolasco, Mr. Daoud, Mr. Henriquez, and Ms. Guerra for their hard work in keeping our building clean and safe!
This week is a full week of school, and as we approach the end of the quarter, we have a lot of learning ahead. With the fall weather arriving, please remember that we take a daily 15-minute outdoor break. Be sure your student is dressed appropriately for the changing temperatures.
Also, our after-school basketball team has a game this Thursday at 6 PM at Hughes Middle School. We hope to see you there cheering on our Panthers!
Let’s have a great week,
Sonya Williams
Principal
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No After-School Program Friday, Oct. 11
Due to the upcoming three-day weekend, there will be NO after-school program this Friday. The program will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
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Parents or guardians of seventh and eighth-grade students NEW to FCPS as of January 2024 who were not screened in Spring 2024 may initiate screening for full-time AAP services by submitting an Advanced Academic Programs Level IV Referral Form (multiple languages are available at this link) to Ormond Stone’s Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART), Jenni Maybury, jpmaybury@fcps.edu, by Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Please view AAP Testing and Identification Timelines for more information.
Parents or guardians of seventh-grade students who are NOT NEW to FCPS may initiate screening for full-time AAP services by submitting an Advanced Academic Programs Level IV Referral Form (multiple languages are available at this link) to Ormond Stone’s Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART), Jenni Maybury, jpmaybury@fcps.ed, by Sunday, December 15, 2024. Please view AAP Testing and Identification Timelines for more information.
 Digital Citizenship Week is October 14-18. This year's theme is, "We Pledge to Always Choose Kind When Online," which encourages our students to engage in respectful and compassionate online behavior.
Along with a spirit week, students will be engaging in lessons and discussions aimed at fostering a positive digital environment during this week and continuing these important lessons throughout the school year. We invite you to join us in reinforcing the importance of kindness in our students’ online interactions. Stay tuned for ideas to use at home to encourage responsible technology usage. Together, we can help our students navigate the digital world with empathy and respect. Thank you for your support!
 Stone MS Families,
Our School Business Boosters are sponsoring a Parents Connect challenge in October called "Family Petsapalooza" where parents can celebrate their furry friends by submitting pet photos. (One lucky parent/pet from the participating schools will win a $100 Amazon gift card at the end of the month!)
Visit https://www.KidBizInc.com?familyPets=0 to nominate your pet and meet other Stone MS pets.
And help us win the School Business Boosters Fall Parents Connect Challenge by nominating your pet and adding yourself to the "Meet the Parents" directory.
Every connected parent and/or pet helps us win the prize for having the most engaged parents, $250 for our Teacher Appreciation fund!
FCPS is partnering with Varsity Tutors to provide students and families with extra resources for learning. Every student can take advantage of Varsity Tutors’ services at no cost, including weekly live online classes, on-demand 24/7 chat tutoring, essay editing, and study resources such as recorded content, practice problems, and diagnostic tests. Learn more about online tutoring with Varsity Tutors.
FCPS is adopting Social Studies Basal Resources for the 2025-26 school year. Basal resources are the primary resources used to support instruction in a given subject. Public review of the instructional materials under consideration — which is part of the process for selecting new resources — is underway. Visit the Community Review webpage for more information on how to view the materials online or in person.
All community feedback will be shared with School Board members before they vote to select materials in spring 2025. FCPS adopts basal resources by the process outlined in Regulation 3004.
We are very excited for our upcoming GCC Fall Festival happening on Wednesday, October 30th from 5:30-8:30 PM and want to extend an invitation for you and the children and families being supported by your organization to come out to participate in this amazing event created with them in mind. This is a FREE event to join us for an incredible fun family experience. There will be festival rides, games, candy give-away, an amazing family-oriented show, petting zoo and so much more. Food trucks will be available for purchase of food items.
EVENT DETAILS: GCC Fall Festival 2024
Location: 4600 Brookfield Corporate Dr., Chantilly, 20151
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
This is a FREE event with the exception that food can be purchased from the available food trucks on site.
-Grace Loves (Grace Covenant Church)
District News/In Case You Missed It (ICYMI)
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- All FCPS Schools Accredited
- How FCPS Is Teaching Reading and Writing
- Become a Special Education Teacher
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, sign up today.
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