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February 11th
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No After School and Late Buses
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February 16th
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No school- Washington’s birthday
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February 17th
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No school- teacher workday
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February 18th
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Ash Wednesday and First Full Day of Ramadan
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February 19th
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Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid is encouraging all FCPS students, teachers, and staff to shake the wrinkles out of their brightest outfits and tropical wear to help brighten everyone’s moods on Thursday, February 19.
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March 13th
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Family Bingo Night at Irving MS-time TBD
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Tuesday, February 10th is Irving Night at Ledo Pizza!
Dine in or Carry out between 5:00-9:00pm and support Irving PTA! Show this flyer or use code "Fundraiser" when checking out.
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February 6-8, Irving Middle School presents the Virginia premiere of Between the Lines Jr., a family friendly version of the musical based on the book by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer. Between the Lines Jr. is an empowering and enchanting musical for anyone who has struggled to find their place in the world. An outsider in a new town and a new school, Delilah seeks comfort in the pages of her favorite book, where she feels heard and understood by the handsome Prince Oliver. But as the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur in extraordinary ways, Delilah realizes her dreams in the real world are worth fighting for. |
Dear Irving Middle School Community,
Welcome back! We hope you and your families stayed safe and warm during our recent snow days. We are excited to return to school and get back into our routines.
This week marks the beginning of the second semester and the start of the third quarter. It is a fresh opportunity for students to set goals, reflect on their progress, and continue growing academically and socially. We appreciate your ongoing partnership as we support our students during this new phase of the school year.
I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our custodial staff for their tremendous efforts in clearing snow and ice and ensuring that our building was safe and ready for students and staff to return. We are also very grateful to our bus drivers, who skillfully navigated challenging winter conditions to transport our students safely to and from school.
Finally, congratulations to our theater students and their advisors on a wonderful premier performance of Between the Lines, Jr. Their hard work, talent, and dedication truly shined, and we are so proud of all involved.
Thank you for your continued support of our school community. We look forward to a strong and successful start to the semester.
Warm regards,
Kathleen Quigley
Interim Principal
Irving Middle School
Television &Radio Summer Camp
Academic Advising Updates
Rising 9th Grade WSHS Academic Advising:
On Friday February 6, 2026 all 8th grader students entered their course selections for 9th grade WSHS into SIS during 1st period Advisory. You may view their selections on the SIS Parent Vue website under the Course Requests tab. Additional information:
- Please note that core courses previously listed in SIS for your child are their teacher suggestions. If students wanted to request a different core class than what was listed, they were asked to add the preferred course change that they want into SIS (example: students might have two (2) Science classes listed as they are not able to delete the teacher suggestions- school counselors will delete any unwanted courses with your child during one-on-one academic advising as needed during the next few weeks).
- Students also entered their electives of choice (some of the WSHS elective codes were not yet working (example: Yoga)- we asked students to simply hold off for now. They will be able to add their course choices when we they meet with their counselor for academic advising. Your child and their school counselor will add and change any courses together as needed.
- If your child is interested in taking a course over the summer, we asked that they email their assigned school counselor so that they can provide information and links for registration.
- Next Steps: Your child’s assigned school counselor will meet with your child for one-on-one academic advising sometime this month via their English classes to complete academic advising.
For additional questions about this process, please reach out to your child’s counselor:
- Silver and Teal Teams—Dave Frenck djfrenck@fcps.edu
- Red and Purple Teams—Cynthia Pareja cspareja@fcps.edu
Rising 8th Grade Irving Academic Advising:
On Friday, February 6, 2026, 7th grade students participated in an advisory lesson about choosing courses for next year. At the end of the lesson, they were given their yellow course selection sheet. Next steps are as follows:
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8 Elective Choices, ranked in preference order, 1-8 (Please consider that the top choices should fill 2 periods with 2 year-long, 1 year-long and 1 semester or 4 semester classes.)
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Students should return their course selection sheets to their advisory teacher as soon as possible, but NO LATER THAN Tuesday, February 18, 2026.
For questions about this process, please reach out to you child’s counselor:
Blue and Yellow Teams—Suzy Kiefaber smkiefaber@fcps.edu
Orange and Green Teams—Ashlee Nelson aenelson@fcps.edu.
Irving MS Meditation and Silent Reflection Space
In alignment with FCPS Regulation 1502, Irving MS ensures that students and staff of all religious backgrounds have reasonable accommodations and access to meditation and silent reflection spaces within the school building. Students may request to use the space during the school day but may only request to use the space during instructional periods with parent permission. If you would like your child to have access to the Meditation and Silent Reflection Space during instructional time, please review the Policies and Procedure (linked) and complete the google form linked on the sight to provide parent permission.
Student Fasting Meal Kits
From February 18 to March 19, 2026, a Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) waiver allows students fasting during the school day to request take-home meal kits. These kits include a complete school breakfast and lunch to be eaten after the school day ends.
Important Meal Kit Information:
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Students who eat a meal at school during the day are not eligible for a take-home kit on the same day.
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Kits are distributed at the end of the school day. Students must pick up their own kits; adults are not permitted to collect them.
Parents or guardians must submit a weekly request form via the FCPS FNS website by the deadlines:
Forms must be submitted on time to receive meal kits for the following week.
Sarah Padilla
Assistant Principal
Irving Middle School
Library News:
It was a quieter week than normal in the library this week, with the two-hour delays creating a different schedule for us. We’ve been busy preparing for 7th grade English class visits next week. All students will be borrowing a narrative nonfiction title for a third quarter book project. What is narrative nonfiction? It’s a true story (the non-fiction part) that is written in a way that reads like a novel, a story with a beginning, middle and end! I look forward to helping your student find a book that they’ll enjoy.
Keep reading!
Mary Ann Monk, Irving Librarian
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Yearbook Orders:
Order your student’s yearbook now. Early orders help us. It is easy to order online at yearbookforever.com
The 100-page, full-color yearbook costs only $25 and will be delivered to students in early June 2026.
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The After School Program is designed to support academic achievement, foster personal interests and talents, and initiate positive social experiences for all students.
The After School Program runs 5 days a week unless noted. Monday through Thursday, our clubs and activities will run in two activity blocks (2:25 pm to 3:25 pm and 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm) with late buses; late buses arrive after 4:30 pm; FAB Fridays are 2:15 pm to 3:30 pm (please view the schedule on All Parents in Schoology). The club schedule will vary by day and week, the most up-to-date schedule will be posted in the “After School” section in the student portal and Schoology. Students may not leave school and return for the after school program.
In order to sign up for a club, students must sign up using the Weekly Signup located in the After School Program folder located in the Schoology All Students Course and the After School section of the student portal.
Students may participate in as many clubs as they want. We encourage them to try something new as part of the After School Program!
ALL athletic activities and clubs require athletic footwear to participate, locker rooms are not accessible during the After School Program.
Coming Soon:
Boys’ Volleyball Club, begins Monday, February 9, 2nd block
WSHS Spanish Honor Society Tutoring, began Thursday, January 22, 2nd block
Ping Pong Tournament, will be held Tuesday, February 10 and February 24, 1st block
Volleyball Clinic, began Tuesday, January 13, 2nd block
*No after school on Wednesday, February 11*
Fab Friday, does not meet on Friday, February 13
** When picking up students from After School programs, please use the front loop (not the bus lane in front of the main entrance) - students will come out the main entrance.**
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Save the Date: Join us on Friday, March 13th for BINGO NIGHT! Keep watch for more details to come! If you are interested in donating gift cards or prizes, please email irvingmspta@gmail.com. |
Join us for our next PTA Meeting
Join us on Tuesday, February 10th at 6:30pm for our next general PTA meeting. Join us at 6:30pm in the Irving library or via zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89689795261?pwd=anWewMW0WpHOvL1ZsVHWmp6UVzJ7si.1 - Meeting ID: 896 8979 5261; Passcode: 448519) as we discuss our upcoming BINGO night and share about our recent advocacy visit to the Virginia State Capitol.
PTA Board Nominating Committee - We need your help!
We are looking for representatives to serve on the nominating committee to help select next year's PTA board. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please email irvingmspta@gmail.com.
Join the WIMS PTA!
Membership dues are $15 per parent/guardian, $14 for additional family members, and $10 for staff/faculty. Signing up is easy—simply copy and paste this link into your browser: https://irvingms.memberhub.com/store/
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