Carson MS Weekly Updates - Week of October 12

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Important Upcoming

October 19th - Federal Impact Aid Survey Opens online in ParentVue.

October 30th - End of 1st Quarter, 2-hour early release

November 2 - School Planning Day, Student Holiday

November 3- Teacher Workday, Student Holiday (Election Day)

November 25-27 - Thanksgiving Break

A Message From The Principal

Happy fall! The crisp seasonal weather has brought some wonderful weather to recess recently, giving our students a refreshing break during the school day. With the first grading quarter coming to a close on Friday, October 30th, please encourage your child to check in with their teachers now regarding any missing assignments or potential retakes. Waiting until the last minute is never a winning strategy, so having a quick proactive conversation today, will help them meet important deadlines with confidence.

Sincerely,

Principal Washington

Schedule Change - No School March 9 for Eid al-Fitr

FCPS will mark the beginning of Eid al-Fitr with an evening-only observance day on Monday, March 8. There will be school on this day, but major school-sponsored events and activities (such as auditions or tryouts) will not take place.

Tuesday, March 9, will be a holiday for students and staff.

Wednesday, March 10, will be an observance day. There will be school on this day, but certain activities that cannot be made up (major tests, field trips, or mandatory events) will not take place on this day.

For RCMS, Wednesday, March 10, will now be an A Day.

A new school year calendar has been published, which includes this change. Please note that holidays and observances on the calendar may shift due to anticipated lunar sightings. A new A/B Day calendar will be posted to the Carson Website.

Federal Impact Aid Survey Coming Soon!

The Impact Aid Program is a federal program designed to directly compensate local school districts that have been financially impacted by federal activities. The program’s mission is to reimburse local school districts for local revenues lost due to the presence of federally owned, and therefore tax exempt, property.

FCPS is pleased to announce that the Federal Impact Aid Survey will once again be available electronically through your ParentVUE account beginning Monday, October 19th. The enrolling parent is the only one who can complete and submit the online Impact Aid survey. If you have children at multiple FCPS Schools, a survey must be completed for each child for their individual school.

If you do not have a ParentVue account set up, click the link below and follow the step by step guidelines on set-up.

ParentVue-sis-accountsetup

Share Your Feedback on Traveling to and From School

The FCPS Office of Safety and Security and Safe Routes to School program are asking families to share their experiences traveling to and from their child’s school. The feedback will help inform the Fairfax County School Board’s annual assessment of traffic and pedestrian safety near schools.

The Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Survey asks about walking and biking routes, traffic near schools, kiss-and-ride experiences, accessibility, and other safety concerns.

Your feedback will help FCPS identify common issues. Your responses will be kept confidential and shared with school administrators and the Office of Safety and Security. The five-minute survey is open through Thursday, October 15th.

Be sure to identify the school related to your feedback and include specific locations where you have observed a safety issue. If you have students at different schools in FCPS, please complete a different survey for each school.

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact SafeRoutestoSchool@fcps.edu.

Fall Picture Retakes!

Retakes Thursday, November 5.

Study Help and Support in Schoology

Study Help and Support Available to Students in Schoology

A new Schoology Study and Support Hub is available for students in Schoology. This space was developed by the FCPS Educational Technology Team with input from students. It is designed to provide essential study tools and academic support resources directly to our learners.

Students can log in to Schoology and read their Schoology announcements or watch this video on the support hub for more information.

Clickhere to register for the Special Education conference

or go to:

https://www.fcps.edu/special-education-family-conference

Order your Yearbook Here!

https://www.jostens.com/

Twice-Exceptional (2e) Program Info.

We’re excited to share information about Twice-Exceptional (2e) Programming available within our school system. Twice-exceptional students demonstrate advanced abilities while also experiencing learning, attention, or other challenges that may require additional support.

Please view the attached flyer to learn more about 2e programming, available resources, and opportunities to support the unique strengths and needs of twice-exceptional learners.

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact

Caroline Guild at cjguild@fcps.edu.

Click here for more information

Click here to access the information on Supporting Twice-Exceptional (2e) Learners in FCPS or go to:

https://www.fcps.edu/academics/twice-exceptional-2e-learners

Fall Full-Time AAP Screening

Parents and teachers interested in referring students for the fall full-time AAP screening must submit a full-time AAP referral form to the school’s Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART) by October 16. 2026. Fall 2026 screening is only available to students newly enrolled in FCPS after January 1, 2026, who were not screened in Spring 2026.

For information pertaining to the Fall 2026 screening process, testing and identification timeline or identification and placement, please contact Carrie Guild at cjguild@fcps.edu.

TJ Information - Link to materials presented below.

Please click here for the power point information and Admissions support shared at the TJ informational session at Carson.

Applications Open October 5 for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Attention parents/guardians and students,

Current 8^th grade students who have an aptitude and passion for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) are encouraged to apply for admission to the Class of 2031 at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) beginning on Monday, October 5th at 4:00pm (Freshman Round Calendar) through Wednesday, October 28^th at 4:00pm. The application portal, course prerequisites, GPA requirements, and deadlines can be found here: