Terra Centre Updates 12-4-20

Terra Centre Families,

The TCES Online Book Fair is Here! Thank you for your continued support of our school and the TCES library program!  We can’t wait to “see” you at the fair!  See below for more details.

Next week is Inclusive Schools Week, and we’ll be celebrating with an Inclusion Spirit Week!  Please see below for details.

Our 6th Grade Class and the SCA Student Leadership Team are facilitating a donation collection next week, “TC Kids Care in December.”  Please see below for information on how you can contribute.

Please scroll down for additional upcoming dates and information!

Enjoy the first weekend in December!

Rebecca Gidoni              Maura Pratt

Principal                          Assistant Principal

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Click Here for the TCES Online Book Fair!


Upcoming Dates

11/30 – 12/13           TCES Online Book Fair (see below for details)

Mon, 12/7                 1:00 – 4:00 Library Curbside Pick-Up (Kiss & Ride Lane)

12/7 – 12/10             "TC Kids Care in December" (see below for details)

12/7 – 12/11             Inclusion Spirit Week (see below for details)

12/21 – 1/1               Winter Break – No School

Tues, 1/5                  7:00 PTA Meeting

Mon, 1/18                 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Holiday

                                 (no synchronous or asynchronous instruction)

Wed, 1/20                 Inauguration Day Holiday

                                 (no synchronous or asynchronous instruction)

Fri, 1/22                    End of 2nd Quarter

                                 2 Hour Early Release (Dismissal at 1:25 pm)

                                 PTA Spelling Bee Registration Deadline

Mon, 1/25                 Teacher Workday

                                 (no synchronous or asynchronous instruction)

Mon, 2/1                   PTA Essay Writing Competition Deadline

Fri, 2/5                      PTA Spelling Bee

Thurs, 2/11               7:00 PTA Meeting

Mon, 2/15                 President’s Day Holiday

                                 (no synchronous or asynchronous instruction)


Inclusive Schools Spirit Week

A Message from the 6th Grade and the SCA Leadership Team:

The Terra Centre SCA Student Leadership Team and 6th Grade have partnered to facilitate “TC Kids Care in December” happening next week, December 7 – 10.

TC Kids Care 1

We want to help kids and families in the Burke area!  We’ll be collecting socks, food, and toiletries/personal care items!   

TC Kids Care 2

 

There are 2 ways to donate – at school or in the neighborhood!

1.  At School

  • During the School Day
  • Tuesday – Thursday (12/8 – 12/10)
  • 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
  • TCES Kiss & Ride

2.  In the Neighborhood

  • After School Hours
  • Monday - Wednesday (12/7 – 12/9)
  • 4:00 – 8:00 pm
  • 6013 Wilmington Drive (The Ponds – just off Burke Centre Pkwy)

 


Book Fair

 

TCES Online Book Fair 11/30 – 12/13

We are working hard to keep kids reading and raise critical funds for our school library by hosting a Scholastic Online Book Fair from 11/30/20- 12/13/20.

You’re invited to shop the fair using the following link: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/tctigers

If you have any questions, please contact Allison Petruzzellis, Librarian & Book Fair Chairperson, at aepetruzzell@fcps.edu.

 


Food Service Van

Grab & Go Meals at Terra Centre

Terra Centre is serving Grab & Go Breakfast and Lunch for ALL STUDENTS

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

Grab & Go Meal Bus Route

Fairfax Meal Kits

Fairfax Meal Kits will be offered at several sites, containing seven (7) days of breakfast and lunch items packed in bulk.   For locations and information, click here: https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/food

 


Return to School

HEALTH RELATED METRICS - DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS

  • Specific health-related metrics are posted online.
  • Metrics guide decisions on when new groups of students can begin in-person instruction and when existing in-person instruction may need to be transitioned back to a virtual setting.

RETURN TO SCHOOL DATES

ALL Groups are TBD (To Be Determined)

  • GROUP 5 (Kindergarten & Select Students with Intensive Support Needs)
  • GROUP 6 (Grades 1-2)
  • GROUP 7 (Grades 3 – 6)

MONDAYS

As groups phase in, Mondays will become a full day of independent learning for students to give teachers more time to prepare and plan the week’s lessons. 

RETURN TO SCHOOL RESOURCES

Concurrent Practices in FCPS – NEW VIDEO!

FCPS Family Guide for 2020-2021 Return to School - Webpage

FCPS Family Guide for 2020-2021 Return to School - PDF

Student Health & Safety Guidance Document for 2020-2021

FCPS Return to School - Webpage