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Terra Centre Families,
As a reminder, Monday, October 8th is a School Planning
Day and there’s no school for students.
The weather looks like it’s going to be beautiful! We hope you enjoy the long weekend with
friends and family!
Please see below for updates, including information from the TC PTA and
Robinson.
Rebecca Gidoni Maura Pratt
Principal Assistant Principal
Updates:
Upcoming Dates/Events
Mon, 10/8 School Planning Day – No
School for Students
Wed, 10/10 National
Walk to School Day
Fri, 11/2 End of 1st Quarter
Mon, 11/5 School Planning Day – No
School for Students
Tues, 11/6 Teacher Workday – No
School for Students
11/21-11/23 Thanksgiving Holiday – No
School
11/26-11/30 Fall Book Fair
Wed, 11/28 Boosterthon Fun Run
Fri,
12/14 FCPS School Planning 3 Hour Early Release-12:25 Dismissal
12/24-1/4 Winter Break – No School
Mon, 1/7 Students
Return to School
Fire Prevention Week is October
7-13, 2018
It’s a great time to review emergency
drills! See below for details about the various drills
we practice at school. Teachers and
staff review and practice the established procedures with students. A
fire evacuation plan and tornado map are posted in each room.
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Bus
drills are conducted each semester to
teach safety rules to bus riders.
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Fire
drills occur weekly during the first
month of school and monthly thereafter.
- A tornado drill is also conducted each year in March. Teachers
review safety procedures to follow in the event of a tornado.
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Lockdown
drills are also conducted four times
a year, twice in September and two others during the course of the year,
to practice what would happen if a threat entered the school building.
FCPS Emergency Planning and
Crisis Response
Fairfax County Public Schools' main goal is to keep students and staff safe
at school. Our crisis and emergency response plans have been cited as a
national model. We continually work with county, state, and federal
health, safety, and emergency personnel leaders to ensure coordinated responses
to potential threats. We also drill for emergency situations and then review
and revise plans as needed.
Terms and Procedures for Emergency
Response
It is important that all public safety officials, school
administrators, communication officers, and members of the media understand and
use a common terminology (Lockdown, Secure the Building, Shelter in Place, Stay
Put Stay Tuned). For parents, understanding the terminology may ease fears and
concerns during an incident. For more information on terminology as well as FCPS Emergency Planning and Crisis Response, please visit https://www.fcps.edu/resources/safety-and-transportation/emergency-planning-and-crisis-response
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As always, our counseling and clinical staff are
here to provide additional support for children and families
as needed.
Terra
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