Good Evening Mayfield Intermediate School students and families!

Wednesday, January 25th, marked the 100th Day of School. The 100th day of school tends to be a celebratory mark in the school year. It signifies that we are approaching the final months of the school year and we begin assessing how our students are performing in their class. WIDA testing starts in February for all our English Language Learners.

Next week marks the Interim reporting time for the 3rd quarter. We are already 4.5 weeks through the quarter. Parents must continue to monitor their child's grades and attendance. Good grades and good attendance go hand-in-hand. We celebrated 228 students in 5th and 6th grade the past two weeks for achieving all A's or all A's and B's. One thing that many of the students had in common was that they all had excellent attendance and missed less than five days of school during the first 100 days of the school year. We had several students that continued to have perfect attendance. We want to continue to support all our students had helped them come to school every day to experience academic success.

Always Learning,

Dr. Donald Frischkorn

Principal

#MayfieldISProud

#NoStudentLeftUnknown

#ExcellenceEveryday

Registration for the 2023-2024 School Year is Starting Now!

Rising 6th Grade Students: Over the next two weeks, current 5th grade students will be supported by a school counselor to register for their 6th grade music. Music options for 6th grade will be Band, Chorus, or Orchestra. Please discuss the options with your child so they are prepared to make their selection. Students will bring home a letter to parents after they complete registration. If you have questions about the different music classes, please contact the music teachers, Ms. Hellebuyck (Chorus), Mr. Souza (Band), or Mr. Tressler (Orchestra).

Chorus

• Students will learn proper vocal techniques to develop their voices, and basic music theory needed to read music.
• Students will be expected to sing as a team and as individuals in this class.
• Students are required to purchase a uniform, participate in after-school rehearsals (activity bus provided), and evening concerts.

Band

• Students will learn to play an instrument and basic music theory needed to read music.
• Instruments offered: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba, Percussion.
• Students must purchase or rent an instrument, and purchase necessary books and supplies for that instrument. There are school-owned instruments available to rent at a reduced fee. If cost is a barrier, there are waivers available.
• Students are expected to practice at home 20 minutes a day, 5 times a week.
• Students are required to purchase a uniform, participate in after-school rehearsals (activity bus provided), and evening concerts.

Orchestra

• Students will learn to play a string instrument and will learn basic music theory needed to read music.
• Instruments offered: Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
• Students must purchase or rent an instrument, and purchase necessary books and supplies for that instrument. There are a limited number of school-owned instruments available to rent at a reduced fee. If cost is a barrier, there are waivers available.
• Students are expected to practice at home 20 minutes a day, 5 times a week.
• Students are required to purchase a uniform, participate in after-school rehearsals (Activity bus provided), and evening concerts.

Rising 7th Grade Students: January 31st through February 3rd, current 6th grade students will be supported by the Metz School Counselors to register for their 7th grade electives. More information to come about the exciting educational opportunities at Metz!

If you have questions or concerns regarding your student’s choices, please contact your child’s school counselor:

• Mrs. Dutchess (Last Names A-D), (571) 377-6618, adutchess@mcpsva.org
• Mr. Vavrinak (Last Names E-L), (571) 377-6615, rvavrinak@mcpsva.org
• Ms. LaScola (Last Names M-Rh), (571) 377-6756, jlascola@mcpsva.org
• Ms. Thomasson (Last Names Ri-Z), (571) 377-6617, ethomasson@mcpsva.org

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

Manassas City Public Schools strive to provide the most appropriate challenge in educational programming for all students. To that effort, our school system continually assesses students to match programming with needs. This February, all 5th grade students will take a math 6 advanced screening exam. The purpose of this exam is to gauge students' readiness for advancement in mathematics.

The screening exam is just one data point used to determine students' readiness. MCPS uses a holistic model including grades, teacher collected data, and anecdotal evidence to determine appropriate placement of students. Decisions will be made and communicated to parents by the end of this school year.

If you do NOT want your child participating in the screening exam, please contact your child’s math teacher no later than Friday, February 3rd. You do not need to contact anyone for your child to participate as it is automatically given to all 5th graders unless parents request otherwise by the date stated in the previous sentence. If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher directly.

Sincerely,

Math Selection Team

The deadline to refer a student to be evaluated for GT this spring is Friday, February 3. Here is the link

:

https://forms.gle/qk4ZLcLvpMub1Qiw6

We do not take referrals for sixth-graders in the spring semester, since there is no GT pullout class at Metz. However, any sixth-grader that you feel belongs in GT should definitely apply to be in IH and/or IMS next year. These are the advanced programs at Metz, made up of a combination of GT-identified and non-identified students. More information about how to apply will be distributed over the next couple of weeks.

Students at Mayfield Intermediate follow the same Student Code of Conduct that ALL students in Manassas City Public Schools follow. Students and parents must read and review the Student Code of Conduct Regularly. We keep the Student Code of Conduct attached as a file at the bottom of every Mayfield Messenger that we send.

Email: DFrischkorn@mcpsva.org

Website: https://www.mcpsva.org/mayfieldis

Location: 9400 Mayfield Court, Manassas, VA, USA

Phone: 571-377-6600

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