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January 10 Parent Coffee - Mental Health
(9am, Parent Center)
January 14 5th Grade Field Trip
5th Grade Honors Chorus Annandale Pyramid Concert
(7:00pm, AHS)
January 17 PTA Meeting -Internet Safety
(9am, Parent Center)
January 20 Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday (No School)
January 23 Family Food Market (3:45pm, cafeteria)
January 24 Parent Coffee - Resume Building Workshop
(9am, Parent Center)
January 27-28 Teacher Workdays/Student Holiday (No School)
Greetings Annandale Terrace Families,
Over the winter break, we moved all classrooms in the existing building into the new addition. The new building addition and library are beautiful. Some grade levels moved into modular or quad classrooms. Teachers provided parents with new room numbers and classroom location in newsletters sent prior to winter break. Having a new addition is very exciting, however we will not have an open house for parents until, late summer 2020 when the construction project is completed.
With the start of the New Year, I take time to reflect on and write down 3 things that I am grateful for from the previous year; followed by writing 3 goals for the new year. My 3 professional goals for 2020 are: to provide students and staff with a safe and positive school environment where they will learn and grow, create a warm and welcoming environment for our parents, and for our students knowledge to be reflected on local and state assessments so they will exceed state and federal benchmarks. Throughout the year, I will revisit these goals to monitor my progress in accomplishing the goals that I have set. This practice allows me to reflect upon and hold myself accountable for my professional practices and its impact on staff, students and our community.
I would like to ask our families to consider setting goals for yourselves and working with your children to set goals for both at home and school. Having a partnership between home and school positively impact student learning each day!
Happy New Year!! May 2020 be a successful year filled with good health, happiness and prosperity for us all.
Sincerely,
Lisa Pilson
Principal
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
~Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Students found eligible for placement in full-time Advanced Academic Programs Level IV through a central selection process receive a challenging instructional program in the four core subject areas. Screening for this level of service occurs in the fall for students who are new to FCPS and in the spring for all other students. The referral deadline for level IV services is January 9, 2020 for the 2020-2021 academic school year. Additional information regarding the level IV screening process can be found on the Advanced Academic Programs website via https://www.fcps.edu/index.php/academics/academic-overview/advanced-academic-programs. Please direct any questions regarding Advanced Academic services to the Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART), Andrea Barrett at AKBarrett@fcps.edu.
Check the online at www.fcps.edu, or tune to COX FCPS Red Apple TV Channel 21
2-Hour Delay Opening for Head Start - 5th grade:
10:35 am – 3:20pm - Breakfast cancelled
Early closing announcements for inclement weather will be made by 10:00 AM.
Each year, rising kindergarteners and first graders have the chance to participate in Immersion programs available in French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish offered at: Bailey’s, Fort Hunt, Fox Mill, Great Falls, Kent Gardens, Lake Anne, Laurel Ridge, London Towne, Orange Hunt, Powell, Ravensworth, and Rose Hill elementary schools through a county-wide lottery process. Online registration opens on January 27, 2020 at https://www.fcps.edu/registration/world-language-immersion-programs-registration. Registration is open to all rising kindergarteners and first graders living in Fairfax County.
We have lots of wonderful items that have lost their owners! Many coats, sweatshirts, hats, gloves, and even socks are in our lost and found without a name...As the weather gets colder, please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately and that coats, gloves, scarves and hats are marked with your child’s name or initials. If you are missing any of these items, please check our “Lost & Found” located in the cafeteria.
FAMILY FOOD MARKET JANUARY 23-The January Family Food Market at Annandale Terrace ES will be on Thursday, January 23, 2020 from 3:40 until the food runs out. Come stock up for the Holidays and bring your bag! Flyers will be sent home January 15.
PARENTING SUPPORT CLASSES in 2020-The Fairfax County Parenting Education Classes are accepting registration for the following parent classes. They are free, they include childcare and classes for your child or children, and dinner. Please contact the school social worker, Jane Thatcher, at jkthatcher@fcps.edu for a referral, or call the instructor directly. Classes are offered in English and Spanish:
 Online videos explain the program in English and Spanish at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/familyservices/children-youth/parenting-education-programs
HEALTHY MINDS, FAIRFAX:This online newsletter has information about parenting, holiday stress, choosing media wisely, sleep habits and focus. Check it out! https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VAEDUFCPS/bulletins/26db5c8
SIBSHOPS for brothers and sisters of students with disabilities will be offered on January 28, a teacher workday, at Providence Community Center in Fairfax from 9:00 to noon. It is an exciting and fun workshop for FCPS students in grades 2 through 6 whose siblings have a disability. For more information or to register, call 703-204-3941 or email the FCPS Parent Resource Center at prc@fcps.edu.
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