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Terra Centre Families,
Today marked the end of the 1st quarter! As a reminder, Monday, 11/2 and Tuesday, 11/3 are Student Holidays. There will be no synchronous or asynchronous instruction for students.
Please see below for updates and information on Walking Wednesdays, Online Book Fair, Return to School, and more!
Don’t forget to set your clocks back 1 hour this weekend!
Rebecca Gidoni Maura Pratt
Principal Assistant Principal
Upcoming Dates
Mon, 11/2 Student Holiday & School Planning Day
(No Synchronous or Asynchronous Instruction for Students)
1:00 – 4:00 Library Curbside Pick-Up (Kiss & Ride Lane)
Grab & Go Meals will be for Monday & Tuesday
Tues, 11/3 Election Day Student Holiday & Teacher Workday
(No Synchronous or Asynchronous Instruction for Students)
Tuesday’s Grab & Go Meals served on Monday, 11/2
Wed, 11/11 Veteran’s Day & 2 Hour Early Release for Students
(Synchronous and Asynchronous Instruction ends at 1:25 pm)
Mon, 11/16 1:00 – 4:00 Library Curbside Pick-Up (Kiss & Ride Lane)
Wed, 11/18 Ruby Bridges Walking Wednesday (see below for details)
11/25 – 11/27 Thanksgiving Holiday Break – No School
11/30 – 12/13 TCES Online Book Fair (see below for details)
Tues, 12/1 Window ends for Level IV AAP Referrals
Mon, 12/7 1:00 – 4:00 Library Curbside Pick-Up (Kiss & Ride Lane)
12/21 – 1/1 Winter Break – No School
FCPS Walking Wednesdays
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Many of you may have heard of Walking Wednesdays as a new initiative for FCPS Safe Routes to School. To normalize the school day, students and parents are invited to walk before their school day begins or after their school day ends. This can be a walk around the block, to the bus stop or anywhere within your neighborhood. Click here for more information on FCPS Walking Wednesdays. |
On Wednesday, November 18, Walking Wednesdays will celebrate Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day to honor the courage of Ruby Bridges’ historic walk as she was escorted by Federal Marshals to school each day starting on November 14, 1960. That makes this year the 60th anniversary of her integrating New Orleans Public Schools. This is a perfect opportunity to teach our students about the Civil Rights Movement and make connections to today’s collective efforts for change by encouraging them to take part in this Walking Wednesday!
 TCES Online Book Fair 11/30 – 12/13
Dear Terra Centre Families,
The Scholastic Book Fair will be back soon! While the fair will be exclusively online this year, we still plan on making it a fun and joyous experience for our kids!
Features include:
- A 360⁰ Interactive Virtual Fair that you can “walk through” to mimic the real magic of the school shopping experience
- Terra Centre’s own online store, with a large selection of titles at the right price points and free shipping of all-book orders over $25 directly to your home
- Browse by title, meet popular authors, and do it all from the comfort and safety of your home
- Every dollar you spend using our special link during the fair window will benefit the school library directly (25% back) to allow us to purchase more books for everyone to enjoy!
Save the dates of November 30 to December 13, 2020. Much more information to come!
We can’t wait to “see” you at the fair!
Allison Petruzzellis
Librarian & Book Fair Chairperson
www.twitter.com/MsPetruzzellis
aepetruzzell@fcps.edu
Reservations for the next pick up on Monday, 11/16 are due by Sunday, 11/8! See the schedule below for details.
Instructions on how to request books online for grades 1-6 can be found here: https://youtu.be/JO-Hbn_IC5I. To sign up for the Kindergarten Mystery Bag program, click https://forms.gle/QCPoZydvYxhfYDhY6.
 Congratulations to our Terra Centre Leadership Team for the 2020-2021 school year!
Sixth Grade Leadership Council:
Beatrice Couchman
Flavia Perrucci
Abby Solomon
Abbie Turpin
Sarah Valentine
Delaney Vance
Fifth Grade Leadership Team:
Olivia Breeden
Emma Conner
Travis Duelley
Joshua Getz
Jack Giffen
Rebecca Levy
Fourth Grade Leadership Team:
Adalyn Couchman
Gerard Gibbs
Bridget Larkin
Sadie Lowe
Zachary Morris
Lily Rayner
Anna Sauer
Luke Wierschke
STUDENT GROUPS
The following groups of students will be returning to in-person instruction at Terra Centre (start dates below are tentative and subject to change):
GROUP 5:
- November 16 – tentative date
- Kindergarten
- Intensive Support Needs (students instructed w/ modified curriculum for at least 50% of their core courses and instructed in special education settings 50% or more of their instructional day). The Intensive Support Needs special education groups will receive in-person instruction four (4) days per week (Tues - Fri).
GROUP 6:
- November 30 - tentative date
- Grades 1-2
GROUP 7:
- January 4 – tentative date
- Grades 3-6
CONCURRENT INSTRUCTION
We will be using concurrent instruction for students who receive in-person instruction. This means that students who elect in-person instruction will receive two days of teacher-led instruction in the school building and two days of teacher-led instruction at home. Students who elect all-virtual learning will continue to receive four days of teacher-led instruction at home.
MONDAYS
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In either format, Mondays will be a full day of independent learning for students to give our teachers more time to prepare and plan the week’s lessons.
- This will begin on Monday, November 9, 2020 for Group 5 (Kindergarten).
- This will begin on Monday, November 16, 2020 for Group 6 (Grades 1 & 2).
RETURN TO SCHOOL TEACHER WORKDAYS
To give teachers time to prepare and plan for in person instruction, the following dates will be teacher workdays and student independent learning days.
- November 12 and 13 will be teacher workdays and independent learning days for Group 5 (Kindergarten).
- November 20, 23, and 24 will be teacher workdays and independent learning days for Group 6 (Grades 1 & 2) students.
RETURN TO SCHOOL RESOURCES
To find answers to many frequently asked questions, please access the links below. These resources contain valuable Return to School information on topics such as:
- Transportation
- Arrival & Temperature Checks
- Lunch & Recess
- Bathrooms & Cleaning Protocols
- Classroom Supplies
- Masks & Social Distancing
- Student Illness & Response to COVID-19 Cases
- Concurrent Instructional Model & Scheduling
FCPS Family Guide for 2020-2021 Return to School - Webpage
FCPS Family Guide for 2020-2021 Return to School - PDF
FCPS Video – Concurrent Instruction - This video shows concurrent instruction in action in our FCPS pilot schools.
Student Health & Safety Guidance Document for 2020-2021
FCPS Return to School - Webpage
 A message from Robinson SS and Lake Braddock SS:
The Robinson and Lake Braddock Sports Leadership classes are hosting a sock drive to help the homeless population in Burke. You can help by donating new, sealed packages of socks at the Glory Days Grill located in Burke Town Plaza off Old Keene Mill Road! Donations are being accepted through the end of the first week of November.
Paperless Report Cards in SIS ParentVUE!
With the approaching end of the 1st quarter, you have the option to “Go Paperless” which will allow parents to receive online progress reports/report cards.
To take advantage of the paperless options, parents and/or guardians will need to log into ParentVUE, then go to “My Account” and select "Go Paperless."
- All parents and/or guardians who live with the student and share the same address must have a SIS ParentVUE account and must select the paperless option to prevent mailing of the printed progress reports.
- The “Go Paperless” option will apply to all their associated students, no matter what school level.
- If the associated parent and/or guardian has already selected “Go Paperless” for their secondary student, the option will now apply to any ES siblings as well.
Parents/guardians are encouraged to access PVUE periodically to check in on their student(s)’ attendance and to view progress reports at the end of each quarter.
If you have not yet created a ParentVue account, please contact our SIA, Dee Cunningham, at dmcunningham@fcps.edu. She can provide you with an activation code. Details on what can be found in ParentVUE and how to activate a new ParentVUE account using the activation code can be found here - Student Information System - SIS Parent Account Overview.
Grab & Go Meals at Terra Centre
Terra Centre is now serving Grab & Go Breakfast and Lunch for ALL STUDENTS
FCPS is providing grab and go breakfast and lunch to ALL students Monday through Friday. And you don’t have to pay for it! Adult meals are $2. In addition, breakfast and lunch meals for Saturday are distributed on Fridays.
Click here for menus: https://fcps.nutrislice.com/ (please note that menus may vary based on availability).
Grab & Go with Curbside Service
Both breakfast and lunch are available for pick up between 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Kiss & Ride lane at Terra Centre. All food distribution locations and times are posted and updated frequently on the website: https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/food
Look for the canopy tent along with Food and Nutrition Services staff, who will deliver meals directly to vehicles.
Walk-ups are still welcome at all sites. Walkers are asked to use school sidewalks to safely navigate their walk to the pick-up stations.
Grab & Go Meal Bus Route
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) buses are delivering grab and go meals along some bus routes. It is easy to find out where to pick up food by visiting the website: https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/food.
The closest stops to Terra Centre are:
- Marshall Pond Rd. & Pond Spice La. 6:07 – 6:17 a.m.
- Terra Centre E.S. 6:22 – 6:32 a.m.
Fairfax Meal Kits
Fairfax Meal Kits will be offered at several sites, containing seven (7) days of breakfast and lunch items packed in bulk. Meal kits will be available for pick up from 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. or until supplies are exhausted. All meals are available at no-cost to ALL FCPS students and children eighteen (18) years of age and under. Parents/caregivers may pick up for children and adults may purchase kits for $28.00. For locations and information, click here: https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/food
TCES Family Hub
Visit Terra Centre’s Family Hub for our daily Pledge of Allegiance, TCTV announcements, technology support, grade level links and information, specialists links and information, and more!
Terra Centre’s Clinical Team Website is also accessible on the TCES Family Hub! It’s full of resources and a monthly community newsletter! Be sure to check it out!
The Terra Centre Parent Teacher Association supports our school and community in so many ways! Our PTA supports our after-school programs, family evening events, our discovery garden, technology, and much, much more! Click here for the PTA Website to see information about programs, upcoming events, membership, and more!
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