last day of school on 06/06/2025

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Such a shame to waste so much time. Kids could be learning all sorts of things - I think it shows lazy leadership.

Na. It is not the laziness of the school level. It is the incompetence and pandering of the school board.

It just shows that the school calendar should end no later than the first week of June, like we were promised when FCPS moved the start date to mid August, then flipped on to add in a bunch of random religious holidays throughout the year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Be sure to thank the school board for extending the school year with unnecessary religious holidays!

Exactly this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But these are the easy, fun days! Movies, field day, yearbook signing. Come on, they earned a little of Easy Street after working hard all year! Jurassic Park and Sound of Music and 12 Angry Men! Let’s go!

They can't watch jurassic park in fcps, not even at the high school level. District policy caps out at PG for high school movies.

Tell Longfellow

[Anonymous]

I have a 6th grader and the teachers have told us and the kids that they won't be doing ANYTHING next week after the 6th grade promotion on Monday morning. Not even movies. The kids will be in the classroom with no electronics, no movies, nothing except the books they bring to school with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a 6th grader and the teachers have told us and the kids that they won't be doing ANYTHING next week after the 6th grade promotion on Monday morning. Not even movies. The kids will be in the classroom with no electronics, no movies, nothing except the books they bring to school with them.

Good. They can read and clean desks.

[Anonymous]

My kid has the 8th grade promotion ceremony next week during the day. Kilmer said we could take them home after if we wanted and mine said she wants to go Monday- Wed since friends will be split at different high schools next year. So that’s why she’s going. It’s a bittersweet time and she feels it’s the last time to see some of these kids. Many are going to Marshall, Madison or private schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid has the 8th grade promotion ceremony next week during the day. Kilmer said we could take them home after if we wanted and mine said she wants to go Monday- Wed since friends will be split at different high schools next year. So that’s why she’s going. It’s a bittersweet time and she feels it’s the last time to see some of these kids. Many are going to Marshall, Madison or private schools.

This is frustrating. Our FCPS MS goes to a bunch of different HS and they aren;t doing any kind of ceremony

[Anonymous]

I'm lmao about the Argenitine soccer experience. Never change, DCUM!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm lmao about the Argenitine soccer experience. Never change, DCUM!

10/10

What sets it apart is that they’re pondering this choice two days in advance. Should I send Larlo to school on Monday, or should I send him to Argentina?

[Anonymous]

MESSI!~~~

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm lmao about the Argenitine soccer experience. Never change, DCUM!

10/10

What sets it apart is that they’re pondering this choice two days in advance. Should I send Larlo to school on Monday, or should I send him to Argentina?

Literally laughed out loud at that post. Can’t wait to see that kid play pro one day………..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Be sure to thank the school board for extending the school year with unnecessary religious holidays!

it the same as snow days

Well, we don't really have snow days anymore. And snow days are unplanned.

So it's really not the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid has the 8th grade promotion ceremony next week during the day. Kilmer said we could take them home after if we wanted and mine said she wants to go Monday- Wed since friends will be split at different high schools next year. So that’s why she’s going. It’s a bittersweet time and she feels it’s the last time to see some of these kids. Many are going to Marshall, Madison or private schools.

This is frustrating. Our FCPS MS goes to a bunch of different HS and they aren;t doing any kind of ceremony

I thought all of the fcps muddle schools do some kind of 8th grade celebration. All the schools in our area do something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But these are the easy, fun days! Movies, field day, yearbook signing. Come on, they earned a little of Easy Street after working hard all year! Jurassic Park and Sound of Music and 12 Angry Men! Let’s go!

They can't watch jurassic park in fcps, not even at the high school level. District policy caps out at PG for high school movies.

My kids have watched PG-13 movies school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is fcps’ fault. From movies to playing games to end of the year parties the last two weeks have almost no learning. It’s embarrassing.

My kid (seventh grade) had a quiz yesterday and another on Monday. They are still learning at that school!