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Mark Twain Resources

Our School- Find general information including dress code, bell schedule, supply lists, and more.

FCPS 24/7 (Blackboard)- Access homework and classroom assignments, view class calendars, explore links to enrichment activities, and much more. Set up your access.

After School Activities- Read about all your options for after school activities.

PTA Information- Receive information about our Parent Teacher Association, How to Join, Fundraiser, etc...

Exciting Links: These are links put up by the staff of Mark Twain Middle School and will change throughout the year. Make sure to come back and visit again.

FCPS Family Life Education Instructional Program for 2009-2010

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides a comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for kindergarten through grade twelve. The FLE program is designed to provide students with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to make healthy, responsible, respectful, and life-enhancing decisions related to human growth and development, relationships, substance abuse, and emotional and social health. Instruction is seen as a partnership among parents and guardians, the school, and the community in supporting the learning essential to the development of strong families, positive relationships, and a healthy community.
Parents/guardians may choose to opt out their child of all or part of the Family Life Education program. Students opted out are provided with age-appropriate, non-punitive alternative health instruction, and every effort is made to foster respect for family choices. If you wish to opt out your child of all or part of FLE for this school year or would like more detailed information about grade level programs, please access the opt out forms, opt out letter, and program descriptions for each grade level. If you want to opt out your child of any or all FLE instruction, please download the opt out form, fill in the appropriate information, and return it to your child’s school by the end of September or prior to Family Life Education instruction. FLE curriculum and media may be reviewed at your child’s school. Program questions may be addressed at your child’s school HPE Teacher,Bernadette Flynn, or by contacting Elizabeth Payne, Health and Physical Education Coordinator, at 703-846-8666.

EVERY CHILD in Mark Twain MS was expected to sign a “Yearbook Pledge” indicating that he/she will not write inappropriate comments in the yearbooks of others. Please review your family expectations with your child. Restitution charges will be expected for any child who violates a peer’s yearbook with inappropriate comments. Teach your child to monitor his/her OWN yearbook and to monitor as friends/classmates sign his/her yearbook.

Questions about:

Lunch Menus - see what's for lunch this month!

Want to add money to your child's lunch card? Feel free to sign-in in the main office to receive a visitor badge then stop by the cafeteria between the hours of 7:30-8:00. That way, we're finished serving breakfast which runs from 7:00 -7:30 each morning.

504 Accommodations: Contact your child’s counselor.

Afterschool Clubs and Activities: Contact our After-school Specialist, Dominic Amato dominic.amato@fcps.edu

Buses/Transportation: Contact the Department of Transportation directly. Mark Twain MS is part of the Edison Pyramid: Area I Transportation. Office hours: 5:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday. Telephone: 703-446-2150. They have direct access to each bus driver and can inform you of the status of each bus and answer questions you have. Or, contact Cheryl Katzenell, Assistant Principal cheryl.ritchie@fcps.edu

Cafeteria Money: Contact Julie Payne, the cafeteria manager 703-313-3700) Or, contact Jorge Gonzalez, Assistant Principal jorge.gonzalez@fcps.edu

Compliments or Questions about a Specific Class: Contact your child's teacher. Feel free to contact the Assistant Principal and Principal as well to share compliments!

Expectations for Student Behavior: Contact your child’s assistant principal: Jorge Gonzalez, 8th Grade: jorge.gonzalez@fcps.edu , Jeremiah Caven, 7th Grade: jeremiah.caven@fcps.edu or Cheryl Ritchie, Special Education: cheryl.ritchie@fcps.edu

Gym Uniforms: Contact your child’s Health and PE Teacher.

Homework/Projects for a specific class: Contact your child’s teacher.

IEP (Individualized Educational Plans): Contact your child’s case manager. Or, contact the Special Education Department chairperson, Angelina Prestipino: angelina.prestipino@fcps.edu

Lockers: Contact your child’s counselor.

PTA: Contact our new president, Fran Smith (fsmith11@cox.net)

Setting Up a Parent/Teacher Conference: Contact your child’s counselor.

Student Schedules: Contact your child’s counselor in the Student Services Department.

Fairfax County Resources:

Emergency Announcements from Fairfax County Public Schools.

Calendars- Find out what is going on in Fairfax County Schools

Keep in Touch- Receive information such as emergency announcements via e-mail from FCPS.

Forms- Download and fill out any forms you would need to update your information or your student's information.

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FCPS does not control the content or relevancy of these pages.
Web Curator: Megan Farrelly
Last Updated: November 6, 2009