Course Registrations

Course Registration materials are here!   Students and parents, this information is being shared with students in school.  Please review it together and make choices based on your interests.

Rising 7th grade students should be completing the following rising 7th grade course selection sheet and returning it to their elementary schools.  Elementary schools will be forwarding that information to us during the week of March 5-9.

2013 Course Selection 7th Grade–Blank

Rising 8th grade students will be receiving the following rising 8th grade course selection sheet in their science classes, between March 3 and March 9.  Students should not complete this form until after Lanier school counselors visit their science class and discusses 8th grade course options with them.

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For your reference, please see below the Lanier Course Description Guide for 2012-2013 school year.

Lanier Course Descriptions and Guide 2012-2013

Please don’t hesitate to contact counselors at Lanier for more information about course offerings.

AVID application

For students interested in joining the AVID program in 7th grade for the 2012-2013 school year, please print the application from the link below and bring it in to your child’s elementary school teacher or school counselor.

AVID Application Lanier rising 7th grade for 2012-2013

For more information about the AVID program from the AVID national website: www.avidonline.org

For more information about AVID in Fairfax County Public Schools: http://www.fcps.edu/is/schoolcounseling/collegesuccess/avid.shtml

 

February 9 5:30 – 8:00 pm Curriculum Night and Elective Open House for parents and students

 

Rising 7th Grade Parent Orientation Invitation 2012

Robinson Secondary International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Information Night for Middle School Parents : Thursday, January 19, 7:00 p.m. At Robinson Secondary School, Russell Theatre .

Learn about the IB philosophy, curriculum and course sequence and advantages to IB education. The coordinators will also provide guidance concerning decisions about the diploma versus individual course statistics. Students will take your questions! Pupil placement packets provided. For more information, call the Robinson IB Office at 703.426.2254 or email: LBGreen@fcps.edu and WMVu@fcps.edu

Helping Hands for the Holidays

Lanier’s “Helping Hands for the Holidays” is back!

If you would like to participate by giving gifts for families this holiday season, please come to the counseling office and choose a wish.  Wishes are listed by families; it is hlepful if each family can be sponsored by one person or group of people working together to that there is some equity in gifts received within the family.  (This is not necessary, but is appreciated!)   Once you pick a family/person to sponsor, please write your name next to the family or person (idenitfied as “Family 1, boy 1 age 11, Family 2, girl 2 age 7, etc.) on the sign-up sheet.  Have fun shopping!

• Gifts are due back on Monday Dec. 12
• Gifts should be wrapped and well-labeled (i.e. Family 3, boy 2 age 13).  If there is more than one gift for a person, please put all the gifts in a large shopping or trash bag and put the label on the outside of the bag.
• Gifts for the same family should be placed together in the storage closet (as a counselor for help with this).

Once again – Thank you, and happy holidays!

SCA Pajama Drive Dec. 5th-9th

The SCA is collecting new PAJAMAS/SLEEPWEAR of any size during the week of December 5th – 9th. Bring your donations to your Pride teacher. The donated pajamas will be given to Scholastic books who will oversee distribution to needy families. The team with the most pajamas will earn a movie day on December 22nd. It will start at the beginning of PT and continue through the end of the day in the auditorium.”

Report cards go out today!

First quarter report cards are ready to go out in the mail to families!  Please review the report card together and look at it as feedback as to how the first quarter went.  Students who believe they can do better than they did in the first quarter are encouraged to work with teachers during Pride Time and after school to get extra help, or to form evening study groups with friends, or simply to put more time into studying for tests and keeping caught up on homework and projects. Parents, if you have questions or want to discuss how to improve your child’s grade in a class, this is a good time to reach out to contact that teacher, or to be in touch with your child’s counselor.  This is also a good time to discuss at home the study habits needed for middle school, and whether some adjustments need to be made.  For all of our families, whether you are on the A/B honor roll, or whether you are working toward improvements, thank you for partnering with us to toward the goal of academic achievement for all Lanier students.