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Dear Thoreau Families,
We are thrilled to announce the outstanding results of our Thoreau Middle School music ensembles at the recent State Music Assessments! Our students demonstrated exceptional dedication and talent, achieving remarkable success.
The Thoreau Band program delivered an impressive performance, earning well-deserved accolades. The Cadet Band received an Excellent Rating, showcasing their hard work and progress. Both our Concert Band and Symphonic Band achieved the highest possible mark, a Superior Rating, a testament to their skill, musicality, and commitment.
The Thoreau Orchestras gave outstanding performances at the State Assessment. The Symphonic Strings and Philharmonic Orchestras earned a rating of Excellent and highlighted their growth and improvement in their performance this school year. Vivace Orchestra earned a mixed rating of superior and excellent with an overall rating of excellent. Chamber Orchestra earned the highest possible marks in every category for an overall rating of Superior.
The Thoreau Choir…
These assessments are the musical equivalent of standardized tests, requiring students to apply their classroom learning in a high-stakes performance setting. The rigorous evaluation process ensures that only the most proficient and musically expressive ensembles receive the highest ratings. Thoreau Music Department has qualified for the Blue Ribbon Award. The VMEA Blue Ribbon Award is the highest award given to schools’ music programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia and recognizes achieved excellence in Band, Orchestra, and Choral Performance. All top eligible performing groups must receive a final Superior rating at VMEA District Concert Performance Assessment to qualify for this award.
 
We begin SOL testing at Thoreau next week. Please see all SOL testing dates below.
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📅Thursday, April 3rd
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🧠IRW SOL (8th Grade Only)
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📅Wednesday, May 7th
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📖Reading SOL
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📅Wednesday, May 14th
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🔬 Science SOL (8th Grade Only)
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📅Wednesday, May 21st
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➗ Math SOL
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👨👩👧 How can parents/guardians help?
✅ Ensure your student is present and on time. Avoid scheduling appointments on these dates.
😴Ensure your student gets a good night’s sleep and eats a healthy breakfast in the morning.
🎧If your student has an audio accommodation for testing, be sure they bring headphones to school.
📵Remind your student to have their cell phone off and away in their backpack.
💻Verify your student’s Chromebook is in working order.
🛠️Computer issues should be reported immediately to Student IT Support.
🔋Fully charge their Chromebook every night.
🔌Pack their charger in their backpack (if your student lost their charger, please purchase a replacement via MySchoolBucks).
📞If you have any questions regarding testing, please contact Thoreau’s school test coordinator, Erin Lynch (703.846.8058 or emlynch@fcps.edu).
Baking club is putting on a small reception for Teacher Appreciation week. Attached is the flyer and below is the link to the Google Form. I’m asking teachers to fill out the form before spring break so that way I can buy enough supplies and know who is coming.
🔗 https://forms.gle/GEs8H2zcCMe7WyaB8
⚠️ There are 17 tickets remaining as of Friday morning (3/28).
🎟️ Please buy your tickets today!
📩 Any questions, please contact Alison McKee at alisonmckee0519@gmail.com.
We are thrilled to start off our third season of middle school sports with our Cross Country team! To ensure that students can participate in Cross Country, please follow these steps below. Students may NOT practice without completing all three steps (no later than Friday, 9/6/2024).
✅ Complete AND Submit the Spring 2025 MS Sports Participant Registration 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. Schnebel - Room A215) or the box in the Main Office. This MUST be dated after May 1, 2024.
📋 Complete AND turn in the Emergency Care Form to the School-based Athletic Coordinator (Ms. Schnebel - Room A215) or the box in the Main Office. This MUST be filled in each school year.
❓Questions? Email our Thoreau Athletics Coordinator, Krissy Schnebel, at kaschnebel@fcps.edu
After-School is an amazing opportunity for our staff & students to connect outside of the normal school day hours! Students & staff are coming up with some really creative clubs to kick off this exciting school year.
📅 After-School clubs & late buses will continue to occur on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays between 2:25pm - 4:45pm throughout the school year! 🔗 Check out all of the after-school information linked below!
🔐 Please have your student access these links using their FCPS Google account!
📌 Weekly After-School Club Schedule – This is the club schedule for the week of March 31st - April 4th. The weekly club schedule is updated weekly since clubs are always being added as they are created by students and Thoreau staff. If a club is highlighted and crossed out, that means that the club will not be meeting that day.
📌 Club Descriptions – Learn a little bit more about what each particular club is and what they will be offering to the students.
📌 Late Bus Routes/Stops – Help your child find their late bus stop. Late buses depart from Thoreau on Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays from 4:30pm-5pm only!
🚫 NO After-School Activities or Late Bus Transportation on: Early Release Days, County Holidays, or possible cancellation due to inclement weather.
📆THOREAU WEEKLY AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS SCHEDULE:
Week of March 31st - April 4th
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