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05/10- 05/14 Stress Less Week!
(See below for the Visual Calendar)
05/17 Family Food Market (3:00pm - 4:00pm Parking Lot)
05/24 Virtual Parent Coffee- 2:00pm
– PTA Meeting - Vote for new PTA board members
06/07 Last Virtual Parent Coffee- 2:00pm
– Summer Learning
Family Food Market (3:00pm - 4:00pm Parking Lot)
06/08 All Students to Be Virtual Due to Democratic Primary Election
As we enter the month of May our attention shifts to the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments and the anticipation of summer. The Standards of Learning assessments will be administered online to students in grades 3-5 between the dates of May 3rd and May 28th.
For many students, taking the SOL assessments can cause some stress because they want to do well. Research studies show that in stressful testing situations, the ability to recall information can be suppressed because the brain is responding to the “stress signals” which makes it difficult to remember information. Of course, we want our students to do well on the state assessments with the results accurately reflecting students understanding of the curriculum. However, we do not want our students to feel stressed due to taking an assessment.
In effort support students during the assessment window, please make sure your child gets the following:
- Good rest each night 9-11 hours each night is recommended for children ages 6-11,
- A healthy breakfast at home or school😊
- Remind them that they have worked hard, studied well and that you are proud of them.
- Talk to them about calming strategies such as taking some deep breaths and having positive “inner” self-talk, such as ‘I can do this’ or ‘I’m a great thinker and problem solver.’
Taking these few steps will help children do their best!
You may have already heard that all elementary schools in the county will be offering summer programs from July 12 – 30. Annandale Terrace will be hosting the following summer school programs:
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Bridge 2 Kindergarten – – Designed to prepare students with little or no preschool experience, for kindergarten
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Bridge 2 First Grade – Designed for students who need additional support with foundational literacy, numeracy skills and social skills
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Young Scholars – Designed to provide enrichment for rising 2nd – 5th grade students
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SOAR (Summer Olympians Aspire and Reach)– Designed to support students in the areas of math and literacy in grades K-5
Please note that classes are capped at 12 students and the programs are not open enrollment. Attendance is by invitation only for students who meet specific qualifying criteria. Emails will be sent to parents/guardians of qualifying children in the coming weeks. If you have any questions, please contact our Summer School Site Director, Latriece Pettie, at 703-658-5600 or ljpettie@fcps.edu.
Summer Practice Books will be mailed home to FCPS students to provide suggested activities for students to support continued learning. Families who have opted-out of paper mailings from the division will only receive digital copies of the Summer Practice Books. Books will be mailed home to families in early June to arrive before the last day of school, June 11, 2021. Families will receive email communication in May about upcoming book arrival. Digital versions of books will be emailed to the enrolling parent SIS account in PDF format the week of June 7, 2021.
- Pre-Kindergarten students will receive one interdisciplinary Summer Practice Book.
- Students enrolled in grades K-8 in 2020-21 will receive one Language Arts Practice Book and one Math Practice Book by course enrollment. These books will also include information and guidance about digital tools that can be accessed by students and families to support learning throughout the summer.
- English Learners and Special Education students may receive additional or customized books.
More information can be accessed on the Summer Practice Books public webpage.
Band and Strings instruments will need to be returned to ATES during the week of May 17-21. We highly encourage you to turn your instrument in your instrument on Monday, May 17 at Annandale Terrace Elementary School between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. The remainder of the week will be used to track down missing instruments.
Instruments that are not returned will need to be paid for in full per the instrument rental contract.
Unofficial (subject to change) quote for unreturned instruments:
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Violins - $195.00
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Violas - $219.00
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Flute - $195.00
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Clarinet - $220.00
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Trumpet/Trombone - $295.00
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Bell Kit - $150.00
Instruments are available to be rented through the summer if your student wishes to keep their instrument over the summer to practice! There is an additional fee for this and another instrument contract must be filled out and returned.
Please email Mrs. Ray (Strings) at amray@fcps.edu and Ms. Blacksten (Band) at LSBlacksten@fcps.edu if you have any questions.
ATES is partnering with the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) to offer these monthly distributions of nutritious groceries to members of the ATES community, free of charge for the school year 2020-2021.
When: May 17th at 3:00 PM-4:00PM
Where: Family Markets will be held outside in the front parking area with drive-up encouraged and walk-ups available.
What: The CAFB will be providing pre-packed boxes/bags of dry goods and produce. One box of each per household, please.
Help us keep Family Markets safe! Please note that masks are required for market participation, and we ask all participants to maintain social distancing by keeping 6 feet or further away from others.
Action required: Please complete May's survey provided in the link below prior to your visit to the school for the food distribution as this is a monthly requirement by CAFB.
https://forms.gle/6XwVKGeiZXMRh4he6
Please join us for the Virtual Parent Coffee on Monday, May 24th at 2:00pm.
Topic: – PTA Meeting - Vote for new PTA board members
We are looking forward to seeing you at the coffee.
Meeting Information:
https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/f30ca5d9445a447c869f4cb84ee6b174
Tuesday, June 8, is the Democratic Primary Election. Because the Fairfax County Electoral Board and City of Fairfax Electoral Board will be using 165 school facilities as polling locations, June 8 will be a virtual synchronous learning day (no in-person classes) for students.
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ATES LIBRARY BOOK checkout information and instructions |
GOOD NEWS: Those who have their TAL special in the building will be able to look for and check out books in the library during their TAL “screen break.”
Otherwise, use the library catalog to place a hold on books you want. Log in to the catalog properly and place a hold only on books that are listed as “IN.” Here is a video that shows you how to do this. Students: be sure your parents know you have placed holds, so they can make sure they are picked up and returned according to the schedule below.
Just before the next pickup date, you and a parent should receive an email indicating which of the books that you put on hold were checked out and available to be picked up. If you want to check this for yourself, log in to the library catalog then select “checkouts” from the main menu pull-down list (select the 3 bars icon at the top left of the catalog screen.)
Books can be returned and new ones picked up at the main entrance of the school at the following day and time:
Wednesday, May 12 from 8 am-12:30 pm (NOTE: students who are “in person” but do not have TAL on the days they are in the building are asked to pick up their books outside the cafeteria after lunch on this day.) Be sure to place your holds by Monday, May 10 (by noon): there is no limit, so get plenty of books!
This will take place every 2 weeks. Upcoming dates and times will be announced.
For younger students, parents are encouraged to place the holds: again, there is a tutorial video to show you how.
And there is much more you will want to explore—including many sources for ebooks, audiobooks and online read alouds--in the Library’s Reading Resources Google Site. A link to this can always be found near the top of the Library page of the ATES website and clicking the “Reading Resources” button.
 Questions or need help? Contact the Librarian, Mr. Landis, at jnlandis@fcps.edu.
Virginia law, Section 22.1-254, requires that children who will reach their fifth birthday on or before September 30, 2021, must be enrolled in Kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year unless the parent or guardian notifies the school in writing that they do not wish the child to attend school until the following year. In preparation of 2021-2022 Kindergarten enrollment, please complete the Survey of Preschool Children prior to March 31, 2021. The IT-112, Survey of Preschool Children is also available on the FCPS internet, which includes 7 translated versions following the English version. Please contact the school office if you would like to have a hard copy.
If you know anyone who has a child who will be 5 by September 3, 2021, please pass this information along to them.
Masks are a simple barrier to help prevent your respiratory droplets from reaching others. Studies show that masks reduce the spray of droplets when worn over the nose and mouth. CDC continues to study the effectiveness of different types of masks and updates the recommendations as new scientific evidence becomes available. When visiting an FCPS school or building, please wear a mask or face coving.
The following cloth masks/face coverings are acceptable and supported by FCPS:
- Gaiters with 2 or more layers
- Cloth masks/face coverings with 2 or more layers
All Parent/Guardians are being asked to acknowledge and complete this one-time commitment to health screening so we may be prepared as students are phased back into in-person learning. FCPS will be communicating directly with Parent/Guardians prior to the child's anticipated start date.
The Health Commitment form can be also submitted electronically through ParentVUE (PVUE) . Please contact the school office if you would like to have a hard copy.
SOLPass provides an opportunity for students to practice for the SOL science, social studies, and reading tests. All Annandale Terrace students have access to the site. You may access the site through www.solpass.org/login or by going to Student Resources from our school website.
When you are on the login page, enter our school name and password: annandale. Click Login
In partnership with Food For Others we are happy to continually offer this program to our families this year. Please fill out the form below if you wish to participate.
English: https://forms.gle/686A8kghB9tgiMNm9
Please click here for the registration link.
Every time when you are shopping on Amazon, would you be willing to log on to Smile.Amazon to help our ATES PTA. The registration is very simple and you just need to follow three steps:
- Log on https://smile.amazon.com/
- Type “Annandale Terrace” (Case-sensitive) in the search box and select “Annandale Terrace Elem PTA” to receive donations.
- Then start shopping and every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation to our school’s PTA.
When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to our school’s PTA at no additional cost to you. Please help our PTA to fund the future field trips, culture arts assembly, and many more programs, etc. Also please encourage your families to sign up as well.
Thank you!
P.S. For additional information about AmazonSmile, please check the link below:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/ref=smi_se_dshb_aas_saas
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