Farmwell Station News
December 11, 2020
SCHOOL NEWS
FUNDRAISER
Ekrem's parents have been raising awareness and donations to fund research at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington D.C. They are close to reaching their goal and hope to raise $7,000 by the end of the year to move forward with the next stage of research. Any contribution will help make a huge impact!
To donate, click HERE. Feel free to copy and paste this donation link and send to friends and family.
To learn more about Ekrem and Labrune Syndrome, click HERE.
LCPS HYBRID STUDENTS RETURN TO DL
- LCPS announced that if two metrics exceed thresholds for 5 consecutive business days, then current Hybrid students will return to Distance Learning.
- These thresholds were exceeded on December 6. Therefore, LCPS Hybrid students including those that currently attend FWS will return to Distance Learning on December 15 until at least one of these metrics falls below its threshold.
- Click HERE to follow these metrics and thresholds on the District website.
HYBRID STUDENTS SET TO RETURN ON JANUARY 21ST
- FWS has 336 students set to return to school two days a week as Hybrid Students on January 21.
- Last Names A - Larson will come to school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
- Last Names Lee - Z will come on Thursdays and Fridays.
STUDENT PICTURES ARE READY FOR PICK UP
- FWS received the Student IDs, Portrait Packages (if parents pre-ordered), and Proof Sheets (for those that didn't pre-order) from Lifetouch.
- We will place the Portrait Packages and Proof Sheets in labeled containers outside of the school's main entrance next week: Tuesday December 15 through Friday December 18 from 1pm - 4pm each day.
- If you would like to order a portrait package after viewing your student's proof sheet, please go to mylifetouch.com and enter Picture ID: EVT2JGZ93
- If you would like your student to retake their picture or your student missed our earlier picture day events, a makeup day is scheduled for January 11.
- Note that we will hand Student IDs out to students once they return to school.
MIDWAY THROUGH QUARTER 2
- Next Wednesday marks the halfway point in Quarter 2. Interim grades will be posted in ParentVUE on December 16.
- This is a good time to view the grades with your student to see how they are doing and whether they need to reach out to their teachers for some extra help.
MEAL SERVICE OVER WINTER BREAK
- On December 22 - All schools will have four days (Dec 22-25) worth of meals available for pick up.
- On December 28 - Sixteen High Schools will have two days (Dec 28-29) worth of meals available for pick up.
- December 30 - Sixteen High Schools will have three days (Dec 30-Jan 1) worth of meals available for pick up.
- Click HERE for more information.
THE GIVING TREE
FREE COVID TESTING
- Free drive-thru Covid Testing: Sunday December 13 at Potomac Falls High School, 46400 Algonkian Parkway in Potomac Falls, 10am-1pm
- Click HERE for more information
APPROVED SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR NEXT YEAR
- The Loudoun County School Board has adopted the student calendar for the 2021-2022 school year.
- Click HERE to view the student calendar.
NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS
- Are your students ready to make an impact? Registration for the 2021 Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition is now open.
- Students from Loudoun work together to create change in their community. Last year alone, 263 Loudoun County teens participated in the competition.
- Registration closes December 18.
- To learn more, click HERE.
KINDNESS CHALLENGE
FWS students learned about kindness in their Advisory classes this week. Some took up the Kindness Challenge and came up with simple yet powerful kindness acts that they could do within or around their households. Some helped parents make a meal. Others were nice to their siblings, held a door open for someone, emptying/loading dishwasher, reading a book to someone, etc.
HUGE SHOUT-OUTs to the following awesome 7th graders that practiced these kindness acts this past week and helped put a smile on someone's face! #KindFalconsSoar
Alex Baker, Isabel Baney, Ananya Bhatt, Sophia Brody, Christian deBorja, Mackenzie Gulosh, Loren Koutsouftikis, Connor Lindgren, Marissa Lola, Devin Maxey, Claire Pollock, Ivan Suarez-Warren, JC Valencia, Brayden Willis, Anusha Agarwal, Fatima Barekzay, Sienna Bhide, Lekha Chada, Dylan Dicarlo, Laura Gati, Gavin Gopal, Autumn Hilda, Janaya James, Mim-Taaha Kader, Siri Kalidindi, Prakhya Koya, Grace Krasilovsky, Caleb Pavlus, Nara Poling, Rahul Premanand, Adrian Rogers, Rani Sinha, Abhay Sista, Samarth Sriram, Shane Syahril Azar
FUN FRIDAYS
- Friday December 18 is Ugly Sweater Day!
- Want your student in the yearbook? Submit a photo: Download the free Herff Jones EShare app (enter the school name: farmwell) and upload photos of your student from your phone. Or you can upload to their website.
MAKE-UP PICTURE DAY
- A makeup picture day has been scheduled for January 11.
- To pre-order pictures: go to mylifetouch.com and enter Picture ID: EVT2JGZ93
- If you are not comfortable coming to FWS for picture day but want your student's portrait in the yearbook, please upload a high quality headshot photo (jpg format) by December 22 to the free Herff Jones EShare app (enter the school name: farmwell) or upload to their website.
- If you have time to volunteer at our January 11 picture day event, please email Amy.Tobias@lcps.org
ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK TODAY!
- Buy a piece of history - the 2020-21 yearbooks are available for purchase!
- Go to www.yearbookordercenter.com and enter the school name or code: 21644.
- Download the free Herff Jones EShare app (enter the school name: farmwell) and upload photos of your student from your phone. Or you can upload to their website. It's a great way to get your student's photos in the yearbook. Send us Fun Friday photos, First Day of School photos, etc.
FWS EQUITY NEWSLETTER
- Click HERE to read our December issue of the FWS Equity Newsletter.
NEED A LIBRARY BOOK?
- Farmwell will continue to offer curbside pickup of library books on Mondays. To request a book, fill out this request form.
- Library Books can be returned Mon-Fri to the Book Return bin outside the FWS front door.
NEED TECH HELP?
- FWS Tech Website - a great resource for parents and students
- Troubleshooting Your Chromebook
SHOPPING ON AMAZON SMILE
- You can make a difference. Simply shop at smile.amazon.com and designate Farmwell Station Middle School PTA as your charity.
Other ways to support FWS:
- Join The PTA - Family Membership ($15); Staff Membership ($5)
Link your Harris Teeter VIC card to FWS - Fill out this Google Form and FWS will take care of this for you
SPIRIT WEAR FOR THE HOLIDAYS
- Looking to purchase Spirit Wear for a holiday gift? In order for your order to arrive before winter break, please place your order by Sunday December 13.
- 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.
FREE MEALS AT FWS
- Free meals served daily at FWS! Go to the B-3 entrance from 10am-1pm on Monday - Friday.
- Meals also served at daily bus stops. Refer to the interactive map for daily bus delivery locations and times.
- Meal Service Flyer - English
- Meal Service Flyer - Spanish
REQUIRED TO ENTER LCPS SCHOOLS
- LCPS requires that everyone complete the Covid-19 Symptom Checker before entering a LCPS school building.
- There is 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.
JOIN ONE OF OUR VIRTUAL CLUBS
Virtual Clubs available at FWS:
- FWS Library Book Club - Mondays after school
- Chamber Orchestra - Wednesdays after school
- Science Olympiad - Thursdays after school
- Kpop Club - Thursdays after school
NEED HOMEWORK HELP?
- Broad Run HS Key Club is offering free online tutoring.
- 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.
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