Anonymous
Post 06/07/2025 15:15     Subject: last day of school on 06/06/2025
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:what else will he be doing at home? sleeping? going on tiktok all night?


OP here. He will be in Argentina for ten to train 1:1 with a personal trainer and a retired professional soccer player. He will have an additional week of training if he does not have to go to school next week. He also expresses his desire not to go to school next week.


Now I know why you think school is a waste of time. You only care about sports, like so many parents in this county.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2025 15:05     Subject: last day of school on 06/06/2025
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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!
which school?


Franklin
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2025 14:51     Subject: last day of school on 06/06/2025
Anonymous wrote:Our school is having an awards ceremony but it doesn't say parents should attend. All the email says is that parents whose kids were getting an award were notified. Is that the graduation ceremony? Are we supposed to go if our kid isn't getting an award? Why is it so confusing?


I found the invite to my kid’s MS awards ceremony in spam and almost missed it. Check there.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2025 14:34     Subject: last day of school on 06/06/2025
Anonymous wrote:Our school is having an awards ceremony but it doesn't say parents should attend. All the email says is that parents whose kids were getting an award were notified. Is that the graduation ceremony? Are we supposed to go if our kid isn't getting an award? Why is it so confusing?


They don't want you to go but they don't want to say that out loud. If they don't invite the parents of the awardees they will get a ton of complaints.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2025 14:21     Subject: last day of school on 06/06/2025
Our school is having an awards ceremony but it doesn't say parents should attend. All the email says is that parents whose kids were getting an award were notified. Is that the graduation ceremony? Are we supposed to go if our kid isn't getting an award? Why is it so confusing?
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2025 14:19     Subject: Re:last day of school on 06/06/2025
I thought all of the fcps muddle schools do some kind of 8th grade celebration. All the schools in our area do something.


Nope - only thing at LMS is an awards ceremony, and if you kid gets inducted into NJHS. No promotion.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2025 23:02     Subject: last day of school on 06/06/2025
My HS junior had her last final today and is not going in at all next week. She will likely sleep all day. She took 5 AP classes and 1 DE class this year. She is DONE! I'm fine with her getting her rest. She starts her summer job on the 15th.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2025 18:44     Subject: last day of school on 06/06/2025
Anonymous wrote:I'm lmao about the Argenitine soccer experience. Never change, DCUM!


Phew! So glad someone called it…. lol!
Was think the same thing!

But the real question, should I go private or business class.. eww…some many people around me.

Anonymous
Post 06/06/2025 18:20     Subject: last day of school on 06/06/2025
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.


My 6th graders promotion ceremony and party is Tuesday evening. I know they have a concert Monday. They have a grade level activity each day next week. I know most of the days will include extra recess, cleaning, organizing but I am fine with that. They should help the teachers clean!
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2025 12:48     Subject: last day of school on 06/06/2025
Anonymous wrote:
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!
which school?
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2025 12:18     Subject: last day of school on 06/06/2025
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?


Choices choices!
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2025 12:12     Subject: last day of school on 06/06/2025
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


Check and see if they are doing an award ceremony. When our oldest was in 8th, there was an award ceremony and we didn’t go but it turns out this was the promotion ceremony and kids walked across the stage. We didn’t know they were the same thing and that most parents went.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2025 11:16     Subject: last day of school on 06/06/2025
My 7th grader had a teacher tell them not to come! Although I'm making them go.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2025 11:13     Subject: last day of school on 06/06/2025
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:what else will he be doing at home? sleeping? going on tiktok all night?


OP here. He will be in Argentina for ten to train 1:1 with a personal trainer and a retired professional soccer player. He will have an additional week of training if he does not have to go to school next week. He also expresses his desire not to go to school next week.


Send him to that.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2025 11:11     Subject: last day of school on 06/06/2025
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.


I wonder if we are in the same school. I’ve actually emailed the principal about this because, I’m sorry, but this is not ok. They have school. You need a plan. Yes, the SB sucks. Yes, we want to be on summer vacation too. But don’t take it out on the kids. You’re seriously going to make them sit there on their very last day of elementary school and read for 4 hours? What a bad look.