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Terra Centre Families,
We can hardly believe that we are down to the final four weeks of school! If you would like to commemorate this memorable year with a yearbook, please scroll down to the PTA section for ordering details. The yearbook order deadline is tomorrow, June 15th!
The Captain Cookie food truck was at Terra Centre this week for a little extension of Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week! Check out the picture below!
Our preschoolers have enjoyed learning about baby chicks! The eggs hatched about a week or so ago, and they love taking care of them! Check out some of the pictures below!
Additional information and updates from our school, PTA, and community are below.
Rebecca Gidoni Bunny Lancaster
Principal Interim Assistant Principal
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
Ms. Okouchi, one of our music teachers, created an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month music lesson for our students that has been shared out across the district! Thank you, Ms. Okouchi!
Upcoming Dates
Mon, 5/24 2:00 – 4:00 Library Curbside Pick-Up & Returns (Kiss & Ride)
Mon, 5/31 Memorial Day Holiday - No School
Mon, 6/7 2:00 – 4:00 Library Book Return ONLY (Kiss & Ride)
Tues, 6/8 Election Day - Virtual Synchronous Day
(No In-Person Classes for Students)
Fri, 6/11 Last Day of School! (early release – 1:30 dismissal)
Captain Cookie Treats for our Staff!
Check Out What Hatched in Preschool!
Summer Practice Books
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. 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.
Immunization Requirement Updates
Effective July 1, 2021, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) will require new school entry immunizations. All grade levels will be affected by these additional immunizations.
Required for School Entry:
- A minimum of two doses of Hepatitis (A) vaccine are required: For SY 2021/2022, Kindergarten students must have two doses of Hepatitis A.
- A minimum of two doses of Meningococcal (MenACWY) vaccine are required: For SY 2021/2022, 7th grade students must have one dose and 12th grade students must have one dose.
- A minimum of one dose of Rotavirus (RV) vaccine is required: One dose is required for students less than eight months of age.
Recommended but NOT REQUIRED for School Entry:
- A complete series of Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is recommended. The minimum age for the initial dose is nine years. The first dose is recommended for ALL (boys and girls) students entering 7th grade. The parent or guardian, at their sole discretion, may elect for the student not to receive the HPV series. Parent/guardian HPV opt-out documentation is not required.
Student Intentions for 2021-2022
We are already preparing for the 2021-2022 school year! We need your help projecting our total enrollment for next school year so we can secure the necessary staffing.
If you have not done so already, please complete the form below to let us know your intentions for next school year so we can plan accordingly for staffing.
Student Intention Form for Next School Year
You can download it, complete it electronically, and email it to Dee Cunningham at dmcunningham@fcps.edu. Alternatively, you can print it, complete it, take a picture or scan it, then email it to Dee Cunningham.
Please reach out to Dee Cunningham with any questions. She can be reached at 703-249-1401 or dmcunningham@fcps.edu.
21-22 K-6 New Student Registration
We can’t wait to welcome our newest TC Tigers! Please contact Dee Cunningham, our school registrar, at dmcunningham@fcps.edu or 703-249-1401. Please provide the student's first and last name, enrolling parent's first and last name, student mailing address, parent email address, and parent phone number. Mrs. Cunningham will be in contact with you.
Parents can begin the registration process online!
Click here for Terra Centre ES Kindergarten & New Student Registration Information.
Visit the FCPS Kindergarten Registration page.
Visit the FCPS Registration page.
Terra Centre SOL Testing Schedule:
June 8 Primary Election
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.
Library Curbside Pickup Updates
The last curbside book pickup for the year will be on May 24. The final curbside date of June 7 will be for book returns only. All curbside pickup and return opportunities will be from 2-4pm in the Kiss and Ride lane by door #7. Everyone can bring by book returns even if you are not picking up new books! See you then!
We had our last PTA meeting of the year this week! Thank you so much to our current PTA Board for their amazing work! In an unprecedented year, they have truly made lemonade out of lemons! Our PTA has supported our students, school, staff, and families! Thank you for enriching the educational experiences of our students! During the meeting, we voted in the next PTA Board. We are looking forward to another great year at TCES in 2021-2022!
Thank you to our 2020-2021 PTA Board!
- President: Samantha Burley
- VP1: Lauren Shure
- VP2: Nicole James
- VP3: Elizabeth Couchman
- Treasurer: Kelly Buehner
- Secretary: Leigh Frigm
Welcome to our 2021-2022 PTA Board!
- President: Jane Kim
- VP1: Katie Raguindin
- VP2: Nicole James
- VP3: Samantha Burley
- VP4: Brooke Allan, Kindergarten Teacher
- Treasurer: Kelly Robertson-Sloane
- Secretary: Leigh Frigm
We are SO EXCITED to offer a 2020-2021 school yearbook!!!
DEADLINE to customize and to order for last week of school delivery is MAY 15th!!!
Quick turnaround, we know! It goes with the theme of the year #ridethewave!!
We're really excited about this year's Terra Centre Elementary yearbook. Why? Because you can add your own photos and memories to your personalized copy. All you have to do is create a free account with TreeRing. Your book includes two, FREE pages for you to personalize with your own photos and memories. The personal pages are totally optional, so if you just want the more traditional yearbook, that's okay, too.
Whichever you choose, you can click here to purchase a yearbook for $15.00.
If you are going to use the personal pages, please have them done and buy your copy of the yearbook by May 15, 2021.
This was certainly a year to remember! Please help us memorialize it by uploading photos of your students attending school virtually to the shared photo album. If your student missed the Lifetouch photo day you can email a photo or a team member will take their photo at school. We want all students (virtual & in person) represented! When submitting photos, please label them with name and grade.
***We are making this super easy for you!! You can email photos or text photos! tcesptavp3@gmail.com, tcesptavp2@gmail.com, tcespresident@gmail.com, 703-946-5780.
Please reach out with any questions!!
Thanks! Terra Centre PTA & Yearbook Team
Log in Site and Code
https://www.treering.com/validate?
PassCode=1016200465762167
https://www.treering.com/Watch-the-TreeRing-Personalized-Yearbook-Demo/
How to add photos for shared photo albums for the candid page
Once logged in click "Yearbook"
click "SHARE PHOTOS" (bottom right side)
click "Shared Photo Folders"
Add photos by class and grade
By sharing photos to the TreeRing site, emailing or texting them you are giving the TC PTA permission to use the photos in the TC Yearbook.
2021 West Springfield Girls Summer Basketball Camp – July 26-30
Lady Spartan Basketball Camp 2021
Dates: July 26th-July 30th, $175
Time: 9:15am - 2:45 pm (Mon-Thurs), 9:15am - 12:00 (Friday)
Ages: 3rd thru 9th grade
Location: West Springfield High School Gymnasium
Camp Directors: Bill Gibson, Bill Langloh, Triahna Harris
For more information or questions, please call (703) 913-3873 or email wrgibson@fcps.edu.
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