Rachel Carson Middle School

Announcements

Non-Perishable Food Item Collection November 13- November 22

The SCA, along with the Carson Cares Committee, is collecting non-perishable food items starting November 13th through the 22nd.  Students should drop donations off in the cafeteria during their lunch period.  For each non-perishable food item that a student brings in during lunch, they will get to write their name on a ticket.  Ten students whose tickets are picked in a random drawing will each get to select the warning bell music for a day. Please click here to get more specific information!

Carson vs. Hughes Basketball Game

Come watch 4 great basketball games on Friday, December 6 at RCMS!!!

Principal's Message from Mr. Stokes

View the latest message from Mr. Stokes here!

News You Choose from Carson MS

View the latest News You Choose from Carson Middle School.

Touching Heart Club to Have Event at Skatequest on November 15.

The members of the Touching Heart Club would like to invite you to our first event of the year - Skate Night at Skatequest, located at 1800 Michael Farraday Ct, Reston, VA.
***Skates are included***

Upcoming 7th Grade Wellness Lesson through Health and PE

Click here to find out more about the upcoming 7th grade wellness lessons and screener happening November 18 and 19, 2019. Click here to read the ACT/SOS opt out letter.

My School Bucks

Do you need to create a My School Bucks Account? Click here for info!

Impact Aid Survey

Starting on October 21, the Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid will be distributed to all FCPS families. For each school-aged child in your household, please complete, sign, date, and return the survey to your child's school by October 30.

Tucker, our Canine Friend, is Helping to Build More Confident Readers!

Click here to watch the WJLA story on how our regular canine visitor, Tucker, is offering comfort to students and helping to build more confident readers here at Carson.

RCTV Morning Announcements Archive

Click here to access the scripts from the morning announcements on RCTV!

After School Activity Listings

Learn more about the many after school activities RCMS offers!

RCMS Cell Phone Policy

Find out more about our cell phone policy for the 2019-2020 school year.

Upcoming Events at Rachel Carson Middle School

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CARSON MS PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)

View our PTA website

Need to Report an Absence?

View our attendance information

After School Program

Learn about our after school program

Mental Health Resources: 24/7 Emergency Numbers

Rachel Carson Middle School Features

Common Sense Recognized School

September 05, 2019
Strong work by our students and staff to earn the Common Sense Media distinction!

Who to Contact and When

August 19, 2019
See the attached document for who you need to contact at RCMS for various situations.

2018 Winter Concert

December 07, 2018
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FCPS News and Features

West Potomac Academy Sponsors Health Fair for Head Start Students at Bucknell Elementary

Students studying health and medical sciences career courses at West Potomac Academy, a Governor’s Health Sciences Academy, will host the ninth annual health and wellness fair—Passport to Good Health—for children in the Bucknell Elementary School Head Start Program on November 15.

Arts Alive: Cappies Review of Annandale High School's Production of For the Love of Three Oranges

The Cappies is a program through which high school theater and journalism students are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, write reviews, and publish those reviews. In this review, Julia Tucker of Westfield High School discusses Annandale High School's production of For the Love of Three Oranges.<br />

Woodson HS Students View Mercury in Transit

Woodson High students got an excellent view of Mercury as it traveled across the sun.

Madison HS Cross-Curricular Cohort Investigates Life, Death of Characters

Students in the Madison High English 9 cross-curricular cohort spent weeks gathering evidence, examining artifacts, and drafting argumentative papers with the aim of helping observers understand how their assigned character lived and died.
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