J.E.B. Stuart Sports Physicals (2015-2016) School Year - IMPORTANT!!!

ATTENTION  8th  Grade Students and Parents, 

The J.E.B. Stuart Athletic Training Program will be providing sports physicals on June 10 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. 

All student-athletes must have a physical dated no earlier than May 1, 2015 to participate in high school sports. 

If you’d like to register electronically, the link is www.fcps.edu/sports -- click on the sports physicals (PPE) link on the left side of the page.

Thank you for supporting the J.E.B. Stuart Athletic Training Program.

The funds raised will help J.E.B. Stuart Athletics

Glasgow’s Curriculum, Fun and Family Night - Wednesday April 15th. Come on out!

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT!

Glasgow’s Curriculum, Fun and Family Night:  On April 15^th, from 6-7:30, please join Glasgow in a celebration of our curriculum with food, games and prizes!  We’ve decided to combine literacy and math night this year into one fun-filled evening and also include other content areas.  Please plan to join us!  If you’d like to volunteer, please e-mail Adrianna Riccio at amriccio@fcps.edu. 

Glasgow Middle School's 17th Annual "Hoop It Up Night" This Friday - April 10th, 2015!

Come out to "Hoop It Up Night" this Friday (April 10th, 2015) at 6 pm at Glasgow Middle School!

8th Grade FLE is Approaching!

Eighth grade students will begin Family Life Education (FLE) on February 2 and lessons will conclude on February 9. Parents who do not their children participate in Human Growth and Development instruction may choose to opt their children out of any or all of the lessons. If you would like to opt your child out of one or more of these lessons, please fill out the opt-out form for your child’s grade level and return it to your child’s teacher. If you have already indicated your desire to opt your child out of the HGD lessons by using the form sent home earlier in the school year, you do not need to return this form. Please visit the website http://www.fcps.edu/is/hpe/fle.shtml for additional information and copies of the FLE opt-out forms.

We look forward to working as your partner in providing information that will help your child make healthy choices as he/she experiences the exciting changes and new challenges that occur during the middle school years.

- 8th Grade Glasgow MS Health & PE Department (Cauthorn, Ellen, Stuecheli, Magee) and the Glasgow MS Administration

Seventh Grade FLE Class Approaching

Seventh grade students will begin Family Life Education (FLE) on December 12 and lessons will conclude on December 19. Parents who do not their children participate in Human Growth and Development instruction may choose to opt their children out of any or all of the lessons. If you would like to opt your child out of one or more of these lessons, please fill out the opt-out form for your child’s grade level and return it to your child’s teacher. If you have already indicated your desire to opt your child out of the HGD lessons by using the form sent home earlier in the school year, you do not need to return this form. Please visit the website http://www.fcps.edu/is/hpe/fle.shtml for additional information and copies of the FLE opt-out forms.

We look forward to working as your partner in providing information that will help your child make healthy choices as he/she experiences the exciting changes and new challenges that occur during the middle school years. 

Picture Make Up Day is Tuesday, December 2nd

Students can have their picture taken or retaken if they can meet one of the following requirements:

1.      The student was absent on the first picture day (October 27^th & 28^th).

2.      The student enrolled at Glasgow after October 28^th.

3.      The student has money to purchase new pictures and brings it on December 2^nd .

4.      There is something wrong (bad hair days or uncool clothes don’t count as “something wrong”) with the picture taken during the first picture day:  (students MUST return the entire packet in order to have their picture retaken). 

Pictures will be taken in the Lecture Hall during periods 2, & 4

 Any other questions should be sent to Mr. Perella at MAPerella@fcps.edu

6th Grade FLE (Family Life Education) Begins Soon!

Sixth grade students will begin Family Life Education (FLE) on Wednesday, November 12, and lessons will conclude on Tuesday, November 18. Parents who do not their children participate in Human Growth and Development instruction may choose to opt their children out of any or all of the lessons. If you would like to opt your child out of one or more of these lessons, please fill out the opt-out form for your child’s grade level and return it to your child’s teacher. If you have already indicated your desire to opt your child out of the HGD lessons by using the form sent home earlier in the school year, you do not need to return this form. Please visit the website http://www.fcps.edu/is/hpe/fle.shtml for additional information and copies of the FLE opt-out forms.

We look forward to working as your partner in providing information that will help your child make healthy choices as he/she experiences the exciting changes and new challenges that occur during the middle school years. 

Thank You,

- Glasgow Middle School Health & Physical Education Department and Administration

Picture Day Information

Picture Day has been scheduled!!  Students will have their picture taken during their PE/Health class on either Monday, October 27^th or Tuesday, October 28^th.  Order forms will be distributed the week of October 20^th.  Families wishing to purchase pictures MUST have payment at the time the picture is taken. Money arriving in the front office after the picture is taken will not be accepted.  Please contact Mr. Perella at maperella@fcps.edu for more information.

Picture Day forms are available below as pictures.  For better quality, please print the forms from our school website in the Yearbook/Photo Day tab: http://www.fcps.edu/GlasgowMS/Yearbook/index.html

Thank You!

-Mr. Perella

Changes to the Glasgow MS Website...

Glasgow Community,

We have made some slight changes to the Glasgow MS Website (mobile site will be reflected soon).

• We have moved our Front Office Support Staff information to the Administration page - (both the Administration and Front Office Support Staff will be on the same page)
• The PTA Page has moved to the "About Glasgow MS" tab
• We have added an "Advanced Academic Program" tab which contains important information
• Ms. Riccio also has information she will post from time to time on the Literacy Announcement section.  Check into the Literacy department for any announcements/books to read! 

These changes will also be reflected on the mobile site of Glasgow MS which you can see on any mobile device.  Just type www.fcps.edu/GlasgowMS on any phone, tablet, etc... and you'll be taken to the school website.

We are also pleased to announce that we have an anonymous online bullying form that works on both the desktop (computer) version of our website, and is now Mobile!  All information will be sent directly to our Student Services team and they will take care of it as they receive the reports!  All you will need to do is click on the image on the blue sidebar (the image will say "Stop Bullying!" on it (on the desktop version) (The mobile version has it's own link).  You can report it no matter if you are a student, parent, staff member, etc...  All reports will be completely anonymous.

We also post all Glasgow MS KIT (Keep-In-Touch)'s on our pages!  On both our desktop and mobile version, just click "Principal's Corner" and it will take you to the page that will contain all Keep-In-Touch's.

Be sure to check out our Social Media Pages!

Twitter: @GlasgowMS

Like us on Facebook:  Glasgow Middle School - FCPS

School Instagram: @GlasgowMS

Health & PE Instagram:  @glasgowmiddlepe

Pinterest: @GlasgowMS

Update to 6th Grade Family Life Education Information Night

Attention all parents of 6^th grade students: You are invited to attend a meeting to preview the 6^th grade Human Growth & Development lessons and materials and to talk with school staff about the program. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 14 from 5:00pm-7:00pm in the Health Rooms prior to the October PTA meeting.  All program materials and videotapes will be available for your review at that time.

As you may know, parents who do not wish to have their children participate in Human Growth and Development instruction may choose to opt their children out of any or all of the lessons. If you would like to opt your child out of one or more of these lessons, please fill out the form for your child’s grade level which will be available at the meeting on Monday and with all Health/PE teachers, and return it to your child’s teacher. If you have already indicated your desire to opt your child out of the HGD lessons by using the form sent home earlier in the school year, you do not need to return this form. Please visit the website http://www.fcps.edu/is/hpe/fle.shtml for additional information and copies of the FLE opt-out forms.

We look forward to working as your partner in providing information that will help your child make healthy choices as he/she experiences the exciting changes and new challenges that occur during the middle school years. 

Thank You,

Glasgow Middle School Administration and Health/Physical Education Department