Farmwell Station News
October 16, 2020
SCHOOL NEWS
6TH GRADE PICTURE DAY IS MONDAY!
Lifetouch will take photos for Student Portraits and IDs at FWS:
October 19 - 6th GradersNovember 9 - 7th Graders
November 16- 8th Graders
- Last Names: A-M 9-11:30am & N-Z 1-3:30pm
- Location: School Gym / Social Distancing & Masks Required
- Map: Click HERE for a map regarding where to park and enter/exit the school
- Pre-Ordering is Available: Go to mylifetouch.com and enter Picture ID: EVTDSP7W9
- We are still in need of Volunteers! Lifetouch is giving picture vouchers to volunteers. Sign up HERE.
- FWS Staff: Come during any picture day between 9-11:30am & 1-3:30pm to have your staff picture taken for the yearbook.
- Click HERE for more picture day details.
CHROMEBOOK BAGS ARE COMING!
- Ashbrook Orthodontics has graciously donated Chromebook bags to our students!
- These bags will be distributed to students at the Lifetouch Picture Days at FWS.
- Click HERE to see the Farmwell Chromebook bags and to read a message from Ashburn Orthodontics.
Thank you, Dr. Sahira Kortam and the team at Ashburn Orthodontics, for supporting FWS!
PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION MONTH
Thank you, Principal Loya, for your dedication to FWS students and staff!
Especially during this challenging school year, we recognize all your hard work in keeping our school community connected and continuing to learn and grow.
REQUIRED TO ENTER SCHOOLS
LCPS now requires that everyone complete the Covid-19 Symptom Checker before entering a LCPS school building.
This includes all students, parents, staff, volunteers, visitors, etc. For students that are currently hybrid learners, LCPS sends a daily email in the morning to parents. Please complete this before your student gets on the bus or out of your car at school.
There is also a QR code to access the Symptom Checker on the front door of FWS. Or you can access the QR code and link to the Questionnaire on our main webpage.
VIRTUAL UNITY WEEK IS OCT 19-23!
- Tuesday is Chalk the Walk Day
- Wednesday is Wear Orange Head to Toe Day
- Submit pictures to your counselor
- Prizes awarded
For more information, check out our Unity Week Challenge Flyer!
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AT FARMWELL
In addition to digital citizenship student lessons, Common Sense Media offers evaluations of books, movies, television, and technology to help parents guide their families through the ups and downs of rearing children in the digital age. Below are helpful articles for families:
SPIRIT WEAR FOR SALE!
- Hoodies are $25 and long-sleeved tshirts are $18.
- Show your school spirit and order today! Magnets and lanyards are also available.
- When your order comes in, we will email you to schedule a pick up date/time at the school.
MIDDLE SCHOOL WRESTLING
For middle school students interested in wrestling, Top of the Podium (TOP) is kicking off the upcoming season with a Free event:
- "No-Contact" Introduction to Wrestling & Middle School Info Meeting
- Sunday October 25 from 7-8:30pm at 310 Glenn Drive in Sterling
- The Farmwell Station wrestling team will have a modified season with appropriate precautions this year.
- For more information and to register for the event, click HERE.
PARENT RESOURCE SERVICES
FUN FRIDAYS!
- Friday October 23rd is Moustache Day!
- Want your student in the yearbook? Submit a photo from your phone using the FREE Herff Jones eShare app (code farmwell) or use one of the options below:
- www.hjeshare.com (code farmwell)
- www.hjeshare.com/eShare/?code=farmwell
- www.yearbookordercenter.com (code 21644): site to order a yearbook as well
UPCOMING SPIRIT NIGHT
FREE TUTORING!
- Broad Run HS Key Club is offering free online tutoring.
- Students will be paired up with a Key Club member and will be tutored in a subject of their choice.
- Online sessions will take place through Google Meet using the student's school issued email address.
- More information and a sign up form can be found here.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Amazon Web Services Girls' Tech Day is going virtual this year! This is a free event for girls/young women, ages 8-24, to develop their interest in technology.
Speaker Sessions
Interactive Coding Sessions
Fun with STEAM
Activities are designed so students can go at their own pace and join the event as many times as they like between November 14-28. To register and learn more, click HERE.
NEED A BOOK?
There are two ways that students can get physical library books this year:
- Curbside pickup at FWS (on Mondays 7:30am-4pm). Requests must be made before 1pm the Friday before. Review the Curbside Pickup Guidelines.
- Pick up book requests at a Book Bus stop (on Mondays). Requests must be made before 1pm the Wednesday before. If students miss their Book Bus pickups, they may have to wait for the next Book Bus run to get their books. Review the Book Bus Stop Process.
- Curbside pickup for this Monday, October 19, parents will need to park in the lot on the left side of the school and walk to the curbside pickup table at the main entrance.
- There will be no Curbside or Book Bus Pickups on October 26.
- There will be no Book Bus on November 2 but there will still be curbside pickup.
Students should fill out this request form and a FWS librarian will email students when their books are ready or you can select a Book Bus stop location for pick up. As LCPS transportation figures out the best timing for the Book Bus stops, the times may change frequently. As soon as we are made aware of the changes, we will update our Library Distance Learning FAQ page.
Library Books can be returned on Mondays to the Book Bus or any day Mon-Fri to the Book Return bin outside the FWS front door.
GET INVOLVED
Virtual Clubs available at FWS:
- FWS Library Book Club - Mondays after school
- Chamber Orchestra - Wednesdays after school
- Math Club - Wednesdays after school
- Science Olympiad - Thursdays after school
- Kpop Club - Thursdays after school
NEED TECH HELP?
- Our FWS Tech Website is a great resource for parents and students. Please refer to this page if you have questions about passwords, Schoology, logging into classes, computer issues, etc.
SUPPORT FOR FWS
- We invite you to Join The PTA because we can do more together than apart. Family Membership is $15 & Staff Membership is $5.
Harris Teeter gives money to FWS just for shopping there! There are two ways to link your Harris Teeter VIC card to FWS which should be done every school year:
- You can fill out this Google Form and FWS will take care of this for you, or
- You can link the card to FWS yourself by signing up for an account at the LINK UP website (school code is 5900).
- You can fill out this Google Form and FWS will take care of this for you, or
FREE DAILY MEALS
- LCPS is offering free breakfast and lunch meals 7 days a week at 93 sites for children ages 18 and under.
- Saturday and Sunday meals can be picked up on Fridays. Meals may be picked up at walk-up sites or bus routes.
- Walk-up meal service is from 10am - 1pm. FWS is one of these locations. You can go to the FWS B-3 entrance.
- Refer to the interactive map for daily bus delivery locations and times.
About Us
Email: FWS-Secretaries@lcps.org
Website: lcps.org/farmwell
Location: 44281 Gloucester Parkway, Ashburn, VA 20147
Phone: 571-252-2320
Facebook: facebook.com/officialFSMS
Twitter: @LCPSFarmwell