Mr. Clark's Bengal Message for the week of 07/21/2024
Good Evening Bengal Family, this is Mr. Clark, Principal at Fuquay-Varina Middle School, with your weekly Bengal Message.
New Announcements
I would first like to welcome to FVMS the families of our incoming 6th grade students and any family new to Fuquay-Varina. We are looking forward to educating your kid(s) over the next several years and creating memorable moments with them. We take great pride in ensuring all of our students are Celebrated, Challenged, and Connected as well as being prepared and equipped to be successful in high school and life after school. We are looking forward to making 2024-2025 a great school year!
Mark your Calendars
Below you will find dates and times for our upcoming events that take place at the beginning of the school year. More information may be found below for our 6th grade Virtual Meeting and Walk your schedule.
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- August 20th - 6th Grade Virtual Q&A
- August 22nd - Walk your schedule: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- August 24th - Community Open House: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
- August 27th - First day of School
- September 19th - Virtual Open House
- September 25th - School Wide Fundraiser Kick-off
- September 27th - Deadline to submit documentation for Tdap and Meningococcal vaccine (7th Grade students only)
6th Grade Virtual Q&A
We will conduct a virtual meeting on August 20th for our rising 6th grade students/parents and students/parents new to FVMS. This meeting will give parents and students the opportunity to ask questions about middle school and what to expect during their child's middle school years. Our administration staff and school counselors will be present to answer any questions. The Google Meeting Link may be found below.
Google Meeting Link: https://meet.google.com/kcq-qozb-aft
Walk your Schedule
All students will be given the opportunity to come to our campus on August 22nd from 4:00 - 6:00 PM to pick up their schedule, locate their classrooms and tour the new school. More information about “Walk your Schedule” will be communicated in the next Principal message which will include maps of the campus.
Community Open House
We will have a community open house on Saturday, August 24th from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. This event is for the general public to come and tour our new school. Parents of our students are welcome to bring their kids to the open house to tour the school if you were unable to attend the walk your schedule or if you want to just become more familiar with the school. Our teachers will not be available to answer any questions on this date.
A/B Schedule
This school year, we have modified our schedule slightly that will impact your child's class schedule. This year, we are moving to an A/B Schedule for our elective classes which means, students will only attend one elective a day and alternate each day which elective they attend. For example, on Tuesday, August 27th, when students report to school, they will attend their 1st elective class on their schedule. This will be known as an A day. On Wednesday, students will attend their 2nd elective class on their schedule which will be known as a B day. This pattern will continue throughout the entire school year. We will have signs posted and announcements will be made daily to remind students what day it is. Along with this, we have extended the elective period class from 45 minutes to 63 minutes. A link to our schedule may be found HERE.
Bengal P.R.I.D.E. Time
The 2nd adjustment we have made to our schedule is students will attend an enrichment/intervention period each day for 30 minutes after 3rd period known as "Bengal P.R.I.D.E. Time." This was something they did last year on Wednesday's only. This year students will attend this period each day. Monday - Thursday, students will have the opportunity to work with their core/elective teachers on SEL (Social Emotional Learning) lessons, enrichment activities, make-up missing assignments, and/or get assistance with content they are not mastering in the class. On Fridays, students will attend their club that they will sign up for during the first week of school.
7th Grade Immunizations
All 7th grade students must provide documentation that they have received the Tdap and Meningococcal vaccine. We must receive this documentation by September 27th. Failure to do so will result in your child being excluded from school. You may bring your child’s updated shot records to the school between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm, email them to Ms. Donna Lanham at dlanham@wcpss.net or fax them to 919-670-4397.
Only Medical and Religious exemptions are accepted in NC. For more information about exclusions, please visit http://www.immunize.nc.gov/schools/ncexemptions.htm
Bus Rider Registration
If you would like to register your child for bus transportation next school year, you may do so at this LINK. If you have any questions about transportation, you may email Mr. DeVane at edevane@wcpss.net.
Athletics
7th and 8th grade students wishing to participate on an athletic team in the fall must set up/update their account in Dragonfly. You will upload your child's physical form, acknowledge parent/student contracts, and etc. on this site. Please follow this LINK for instructions on how to set up your account. Please email Athletic Director Umphrey at vumphrey@wcpss.net if you have any questions.
PowerSchool
We have disabled the parental view for PowerSchool until we finish balancing schedules. We will enable it in August once the majority of schedules have been completed. If your child is able to view their schedule in PowerSchool, please know that it is subject to change as we work to balance classes and ensure every student is scheduled for 6 classes. I will send out information about how to register for PowerSchool if you do not have an account at a later date.
School Supply List
Here is a general supply list for the 2024-2025 school year. A more detailed list for each grade level will be provided at "Walk-Your-Schedule" on Thursday, August 22, 2024. However, teacher-created lists are not expected to be much more extensive than the general list.
Principal Summer Messages
I will send out another summer message on August 11th and August 25th. Once the school year begins, you will receive weekly messages from me on Sundays at 5:30 pm.
Not Attending FVMS for the 2024-2025 School Year
If you have received this message and your child will not be attending FVMS this school year, please email Ms. Lanham at dlanham@wcpss.net stating this.
WCPSS News
View your student’s Individual Student Report for EOG and EOC results
Test results are now available in PowerSchool for all students who took EOG or EOC tests, including students on year-round tracks 2, 3, and 4. To view your child’s Individual Student Report (ISR), log in to PowerSchool and click on State Test Reports in the left side of the menu. (The ISRs will only be viewable in the web-based version of PowerSchool. They are currently not viewable in the PowerSchool mobile app.).
For additional information about how to interpret these results, you may visit this website NCDPI ISR webpage or the WCPSS Understanding EOG/EOC Test Results page.
2024-2025 School Calendar
You may view the 2024-2025 school calendar at this LINK.
Stay Connected with what’s happening at FVMS
- FVMS Website: https://www.wcpss.net/fuquayvarinams
- FVMS Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/FuquayVarinaMS?s=20
- FVMS Instagram: @fuquayvarinams
- FVMS PTA Site: https://linktr.ee/fvms_pta
- WCPSS Website: https://www.wcpss.net/
- WCPSS Homework Resources: https://www.wcpss.net/domain/16067
- Latest Principal’s Message: https://www.wcpss.net/domain/12384
- Contact Us: https://www.wcpss.net/Page/34655
- 2024-25 School Calendar: WCPSS Calendar