Rachel Carson Middle School
13618 McLearen Rd., Herndon, VA 20171 | 703-925-3600 | Fax: 703-925-3697

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Student Services Staff
Director of Student Services:
Cheryl Weaver
Registrar/Guidance Asst.
Lesa Lloyd 703-925-3614
Counselors:
Lead Counselor: Brenda Humphrey 703-925-3618
Teams: 7D, 8Z
Jamie Mahoney 703-925-3620
Teams: 7B, 8X
Rebecca Little 703-925-3619
Teams: 7C, 8Y
Joni Fraundorfer 703-925-3616
Teams: 7A, 8W
Amy McLaughlin 703-925-3617
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Parent Liaison
Maria DeBarrios 703-925-3603
Clerical Assistant
Celeste Moore 703-925-3613

Notes from Student Services

Promotion Policy/Summer Program
With the school year coming to an end, the Student Services Department would like to share a number of things with you. Again, we remind you that all students must pass English, math, social studies, and science in order to be promoted to the next grade level. In the near future, the counselors will be sending letters to parents of those students in danger of failing courses for the year with information about a summer remediation program. Selection and eligibility for remediation will be determined by the school.
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High School Credit Courses
Just a reminder to parents of students who have taken courses for high school credit in 7th and 8th grade: The grading policy states that middle school parents may request that grades for any high school credit-bearing course taken in the middle school be omitted from the student's transcript, and the student will not earn high school credit for the course. This request must be made in writing to the school your child will attend in
2010-2011 prior to the beginning of the next school year. If this is done, the course taken will not appear on the high school transcript.

End-of-Year Finals/Culminating Activities:
June 11 &14 World Language Objective Exam
June 15 & 16 7th grade math finals
June 16 & 17 8th grade math finals
June 18 Eighth Grade Celebration
June 22 or 23 Team awards (listed below)
June 24 Last day of school for students
Instruction and grading will continue in all subjects until the final day of school even if a final or culminating activity was given earlier in the month.

Are You Moving?
If you and your family will be moving out of RCMS boundaries at the end of the school year, it is very important that you inform the Student Services Department by calling 703-925-3614 and that you complete the Student Intention Form found in this newsletter and return it to Student Services. With this information, we will then be able to assist you with sending your child's records to another school or school district. If you are moving, but staying within the RCMS boundaries, we also need to be informed of your new address and telephone numbers so that you will receive the mailings during the summer and at the beginning of school.

Report Cards
The last day of school is Thursday, June 24, with student dismissal at approximately 10:30 a.m. Students should not bring their backpacks on that day. Prior to leaving for the school year, teachers will give students their grades. Final report cards will be mailed to the home of every student on Wednesday, June 30.

Team Awards
Parents are cordially invited to attend our end-of-the-year team awards presentations. Teams will host their events in different areas of the building. If you plan to attend, please sign in at the table in the lobby (all visitors must present a photo ID upon entering the building) and come to your designated team area from 8:20 – 10:30 a.m. Seventh grade team awards are on June 22 and eighth grade team awards will be on June 23. Please join us for these special occasions.
7th Grade Teams – June 22
Team A – All Stars – Gymnasium
Team B – Trailblazers – Cafeteria
Team C – Champions – Lecture Hall
Team D – Dream Team – Media Center

8th Grade Teams - June 23
Team W – Wolves – Media Center
Team X – X-treme – Cafeteria
Team Y – Yellow Jackets – Lecture Hall
Team Z – Dolphins – Gymnasium
End-of-Year Pre-arranged Absences
If you plan to take your child out of school before the designated last day of school, please send in a signed note with the reason for the absence to the attendance secretary two weeks prior to the requested last day. This is necessary in order for the request to be reviewed and the students to complete required course work for their final grades.

Appointments Please
Please remember that this is an extremely busy time of the year for the student services staff. If you would like to see a counselor, please call first to make an appointment.

Looking Ahead to the 2010-2011 School Year
The RCMS Orientation for 7th Graders and 8th graders, who are new to RCMS, will be held on Friday, September 3, 2010, from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. (details will be mailed later in the summer). The first day of school will be Tuesday, September 7, 2010.

Online Student Forms
http://www.fcps.edu/forms.htm

If you have children in Fairfax County Public Schools, it's almost a certainty that you have suffered writer's cramp from filling out the many forms that come home at the beginning of each school year.
For your convenience, the Department of Instructional Technology has created sets of forms, referred to online as "bundles", which you may download, complete and print on your home computer. The bundles allow data entered on one form to be reused on all other forms in the group, reducing the number of times you have to enter the same information. Forms for children who need to use inhalers or take medication at school are also included for use as needed. If you have more than one child in Fairfax County Public Schools, there is even a feature to reset the forms and change only the child's name.