February 21, 2021

• Friday, February 26th is a 3 hour early release day. Click here for the schedule.

• This is the last week to enter the Poetry Contest! We encourage all students to submit a poem for Black History month for a chance to win a prize! Check with your English teachers for guidelines and submission. All poems need to be submitted by February 26th. Winners will be announced next week.

• The R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence recognizes public school teachers who stand out among their peers. The R.E.B. Awards provide opportunities for area public school teachers to continue their own love of learning as they pursue adventures of a lifetime.To nominate an outstanding Chesterfield County teacher for this award, visit www.cfrichmond.org/REB. The nomination deadline is Feb. 22 at 5 p.m.

• Congratulations to Mitchell Warren and Hoda Vohra! They placed in the top three Scenarios writers for the Future Problem Solving Program of Virginia (VAFPS). Mitchell earned first place and Hoda earned third place! This achievement qualifies them to enter the International Scenario Writing Competition (ISWC)! Well done!

• As middle schools prepare for our students to return to in-person learning on March 9, the Middle School Athletic Council has begun preparations for some athletics and extracurricular activities. In order to be eligible for an athletic activity, students must have a valid VHSL physical, dated after May 1, 2020, and a signed concussion awareness sheet. Students enrolled in any of the learning options, in-person, virtual, or CCPSOnline, will be eligible to participate. Students must be currently enrolled in at least 5 courses and must have passed at least 5 courses from the first semester to be eligible. More information will be provided closer to when our students return to in-person instruction.

• Five days and face shields - As we approach March 9 with students returning to the school house, it is important to keep in mind that there are some differences, determined by the school board, from when students returned to the school house in the fall.

  • 1. All students are required to wear a face shield in addition to a face mask, except when eating lunch. Face shields will be provided by CCPS.

  • 2. Rather than coming into the school house two days at a time, beginning March 9, all students that have elected to come into the school house will do so for five days a week. This decision is binding and students are not permitted to enter school on some days of the week and attend virtually on others, unless a student must remain home due to illness or quarantine.

    • Our teachers are going to be instructing students that are both in-person and students that are attending virtually from home simultaneously. Therefore, our instructional model is the same as it was in the fall. Students will be logging into Canvas through their Chromebooks, whether they are in the classroom or at home.

    • We have updated the FAQ document that can be found on the Return to Learn portion of this site. It can also be accessed by clicking here.

• Congratulations to Mrs. Walls for being named Teacher of the Month!

• Congratulations to Mrs. Sommardahl for being named Employee of the Month!

• NJHS had so much success in a warm weather clothing drive that we decided to have one more drive to help a fellow middle school in the county this time with some needs for their students. Falling Creek Middle School has reached out to request pantry items like canned food, rice, dry soup, etc and school supplies like paper, pencils, headphones, and more. You can see the full list below for items that you might be able to help out with. We will be collecting until Friday, March 5th with boxes in the front foyer that you can drop off items in. Thank you!

FCMS Food Pantry Items

Canned Tuna

Canned Chicken

Canned Ham

Vienna Sausage

Peanut Butter

Jelly

Pasta

Tomato Sauce

Macaroni and Cheese

Instant Mashed Potatoes

Rice.

Canned vegetables

Canned soup

Dry soup mixes

Ramen noodles

Breakfast bars

Cereal bars

Poptarts

Apple sauce

Canned fruits or individual serving packages

Dry milk

Juice

School Supply List

Handheld Pencil Sharpeners

Spiral Notebooks

Loose Leaf Lined Paper

Subject Dividers

Pencil Pouches with 3-hole punched

Composition Books

Mechanical Pencils

Earbuds

• Chesterfield County is offering a parent workshop on suicide awareness and prevention. Click HERE for more information.

• Scroll to the bottom of this page to see our latest Soar Award recipients! Congratulations to these young scholars!

You put the US in RobioUS!

Derek Wasnock, Ed.D.

Principal

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