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Providing students and parents with important updates and reports of events and happenings in the middle school.
Calendar Reminders
See the complete school year calendar.
 As a reminder, winter break will be held Monday, December 23, to Friday, January 3. To help make sure you and your children have a restful break, we have asked that no homework be assigned during this time. Teachers may assign long-range assignments in the weeks ahead of the break, allowing students to practice time management skills, but no assignments will be due immediately following the break. We look forward to welcoming students back in the new year.
Congratulations to our MS Quizbowl Team
On Saturday the MS Quiz Bowl team attended a tournament at Katherine Johnson Middle School. They earned a 6-2 record and finished in 3rd place overall and qualified for the MS National Championship Tournament in Chicago in May! There were 24 teams in attendance.
Two players finished in the top 20: Ryan M. was 13th and Dylan N. was 14th out of 113 total players. Congrats to Ryan, Dylan, Drew S. and Max P. on a job well done!
Lightspeed Parent Reports
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 your 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.
Lamb Center Donation Drive
Robinson International Show
Tickets are on sale now for the 2025 Robinson International Show!!! The show is on Friday, January 10th at 7:00 pm in Russell Theater. A tailgate offering food sales will take place in the Gold Cafeteria beginning at 5:00 pm. Don’t miss this student run production that showcases cultural songs, dances, and costumes. The evenings activities are sponsored by the Asian Student Association, Latin American Student Association, and Student Equity Organization.
Show tickets are $10 and available for purchase via E-Tix: https://bit.ly/3ZjaQF8
Inquiries can be directed to Mrs. Gagnon or Ms. Stark: JLStark@fcps.edu.
Buy a Yearbook today!
Only one more month to pre-order your 2025 ROBO yearbook at the best price! Both MS & HS books are available for purchase at https://www.yearbookordercenter.com using the school codes, HS:5072 / MS:5050. Prices will increase January 1st, 2025. Contact the MS/HS yearbook Adviser, Ms.Gray with any questions!
MS Clubs & Activities Program
Important Program Information:
- The After-School Registration form is required for ALL Robinson Middle School students (regardless of intent to participate).
- Late buses run on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and depart Robinson around 4:45 PM.
- Check out the 2nd Quarter Calendar. Please remember that activities are added throughout the year.
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2nd Quarter club activities and descriptions.
- Students will sign up on their grade level Schoology each late bus day they wish to attend. The sign-up is posted around 9:30 am on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
- Check out our Program Preview for additional information.
For questions regarding the After-School program, please email Courtney Molle.
Clubs/Activities:
Football Conditioning Interest meeting - There will be a Football Conditioning Interest meeting on Wednesday, December 18th after-school. This is open to 7th and 8th grade students who are interested in football. The meeting will take place in the Gold Cafeteria. There will be late buses available. Please see Coach Arena if you have any questions!
 Dungeons & Dragons - Dungeons and Dragons meets on Mondays! Students should sign up on the morning schoology post.
Vex Robotics - Vex Robotics is an 11 week program that requires Registration. Please use the QR code below or register here. For questions about Vex Robotics please contact, leaders@edu-futuro.org
Anime Club - Anime Club meets on Mondays in Room B226.
Artistic Nail Club -Students will have the chance to be artistic and creative in nail designs. Artistic Nail Club meets on Mondays after-school.
Battle of the Books - A club where students will make new friends, have fun reading new books, and test their book knowledge and teamwork by participating in a county-wide battle. Commitment is necessary. The next meeting is on Monday, January 6th.
Improv Club - Is your child interested in Improvisational Comedy? They should join the Improv Club in D106. Late buses will be available. No experience necessary. Join the MS Improv Schoology Group with the code 9ZDH-R564-2H5JX to stay up to date on all things MS Improv.
Lego Robotics - Meets Wednesdays After School in Room A211.
Mock Trial Club - Would you like your child to learn how to craft a winning argument? Are they interested in learning about the legal profession? Do they like storytelling or public speaking? They should attend Mock Trial Club every Thursday from 3:00-4:30 in A-211! Sponsored by Ms. O’Brien and Mrs. Hauser.
Quizbowl - Does your child like testing their knowledge in Academic Subjects? If so, they should check out Quiz Bowl, a Jeopardy!-style game in which teams compete to answer questions, ranging in subject from literature and science to history and pop culture. Quizbowl is co-ed!
 Students please join us in the library to pick out some great books before winter break! Browse the shelves or ask a librarian for a recommendation.
When school is closed over break, please visit the Robinson Library website to access our digital library collection - eBooks and audiobooks - for fantastic titles that can be checked out from home!
Wishing you all a safe and relaxing winter break!
Robinson’s Librarians
Social Work Spotlight
Kristen Licciardo, LCSW (MS)
Important updates and resources from the student services department.
The Student Services staff is here to help you in any way we can. Please note that students cannot leave class or lunch to see their counselor without an appointment and a pass. If they need assistance, we encourage them to email our Student Services staff to request an appointment. If there is an emergency, their teacher will call the subschool office for assistance.
7th grade counselors by student last name:
A-La – Mr. Carter jbcarter3@fcps.edu
Le-Z – Ms. Hall sshall@fcps.edu
8th grade counselors by student last name:
A-La – Mr. Herendeen neherendeen@fcps.edu
Le-Z – Ms. Lyons jalyons@fcps.edu
School Psychologist – Erika King (elking@fcps.edu)
School Social Worker – Kristen Licciardo (kflicciardo@fcps.edu)
Registrar and Student Information Assistant – Melanie Knowlton (maknowlton@fcps.edu)
Family Liaison - Carla Quiroga-Anello (cquirogaanel@fcps.edu)
Director of Student Services – Katy Frank (kmfrank@fcps.edu)
Please reach out to any of us if you have any questions.
Important Dates
December 23-January 3 - Winter Break (Holiday)
January 20 - Inauguration Day (Holiday)
January 28 - End of Quarter 2
January 29 - Teacher Work Day (Student Holiday)
Helpful Resources
RMS Administration
Carly Zook: 7th Grade Principal | CJZook@fcps.edu
Malicia Braxton: 8th Grade Principal | MYBraxton@fcps.edu
Katy Frank: Director, Student Services | kmfrank@fcps.edu
Courtney Molle: After-School Program Specialist | cemolle@fcps.edu
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