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11/15 Family Food Market (4:00-5:00pm, Parking Lot)
11/19 Parent Coffee (2:00-3:00pm, Parent Center)
Topic: Talking our school counselors and mental health staff
11/24-26 Thanksgiving Holiday (No school)
12/02-08 ATES Book Fair (Library)
12/07 Book Fair Evening Sale (4:00-7:30pm, Library)
12/13 Family Food Market (4:00pm - 5:00pm, Parking Lot)
12/17 Parent Coffee (2:00-3:00pm, Parent Center)
Topic: PTA meeting - Winter Celebration
12/20-31 Winter Break- NO SCHOOL
ATES is partnering again 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 2021-2022.
When: November 15th at 4:00 PM-5:00PM
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 November'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/oX4gnPMNYUYZGoQz7
In support of our commitment to safety, Annandale Terrace Elementary School will begin optional COVID-19 screening testing students the week of November 15.
Routine testing is a highly recommended strategy to reduce COVID-19 transmission and keep our schools safe. Following recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 10% of students who are not fully vaccinated and have parent/guardian consent will be randomly selected for weekly testing.
Parent/guardian consent is required for students to be part of the testing pool. Please complete the parental consent for COVID-19 testing available at this link https://fcpstestingsite.com/.
Test results will be kept confidential. Parents/guardians will be able to review results through the secure vendor portal. Parents/guardians may select an option to share their child’s test results with FCPS. Sharing results with FCPS is optional.
More information about COVID-19 testing in FCPS can be found on the FCPS website. As always, contact the principal if you have any questions or concerns.
FCPS and the health department are offering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 at nine clinics located at schools across Fairfax County. Annandale Terrace is one of the clinic sites and will be provide vaccination shots on November 18 from 4:00PM-7:00PM and December 9 from 4:00PM-7:00PM.
All children are welcome, and a parent or other responsible adult is required to attend with them. No appointment is necessary, and all vaccinations are free. For a complete list of clinic locations and hours, click here. The health department website has information about other options for children’s COVID-19 vaccination. #VaxUP
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FCPS has a special awards program to honor outstanding teachers and staff for each school. Once the finalist from each school is selected then these winners will go on to the pyramid level to be selected then the five regions will select their region’s outstanding employee. It’s a perfect way to celebrate your special teacher to be recognized.
All you have to do is go to the link below to nominate someone. There will be 6 categories where you can nominate in the following categories: Outstanding Teacher, Outstanding New Teacher, Outstanding Principal, Outstanding Leader, Outstanding Operational Employee and Outstanding Professional Employee. If you’re unsure which category fits the person you would like to nominate, please email Essel Linton, ATES Awards Liaison.
The nomination forms may be accessed through https://forms.gle/Dfx7RBDYCMb1HKHC8
All nominations must be submitted by November 23, 2021
We are excited about this program and that we can recognize so many Outstanding Employees at Annandale Terrace. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Essel Linton, awards Liaison at elinton@fcps.edu
At Annandale Terrace Elementary School, our teachers will use a variety of digital resources to support student learning and promote communication and collaboration with students and families. Some of the digital resources your child may use this year will require your consent before they can be used. You can find our school’s list of the resources that require parental consent here: https://annandaleterracees.fcps.edu/student-links
Additionally, you can find more information about approved digital resources in FCPS here: https://www.fcps.edu/resources/technology/digital-resources
Included on this page is also a link to a form where the enrolling parent or guardian will need to indicate whether or not their student is allowed to use the list of digital resources this year. This page also provides more information about how FCPS carefully reviews digital resources for approval and why we must request your consent before using certain tools. We encourage you to complete the parental consent for digital resources form as soon as possible, as your child will not be able to use the digital resources until we have received your permission. Please reach out to Carlie Taylor (ctaylor@fcps.edu ) if you have questions or concerns about the digital resources we’ve chosen to use this year.
In partnership with Food For Others we are happy to continually offer this program to our families this year. Please fill out the form if you wish to participate.
TJ Techstravaganza is a FREE hands-on STEM Fair for students of all ages. The event will take place in-person at TJHSST on May 14, 2022 from 10am-4pm. Please fill out this Google Form by December 8th, 2021 if you are planning to attend as the prep team needs to get an attendance estimate in order to coordinate the activities, transportation, and goodie bags. More information about the event can be found on our website at tjtechstrav.org.
FCPS is beginning using Schoology as an online platform for many student assignments. It has many similar features to Google Classroom, and students should be able to navigate it easily to find and submit assignments after their teachers show them how to use it in school.
We anticipate continuing to use FCPS laptops in school for many assignments, especially in the upper grades. However, being back to in-person school allows for hands on and paper/pencil activities that support learning.
FCPS is no longer using BBCU and will instead use Zoom as a virtual meeting tool, when necessary.
Please click the link below to access the Schoology log-in instruction.
ISD-Schoology-HowDoILogin-Families-English.pdf
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 December 15, 2021 for the 2021-2022 academic school year. Additional information regarding the level IV screening process can be found on the Advanced Academic Programs websites via AAP ATES School Website and https://www.fcps.edu/academics/academic-overview/advanced-academic-programs . Please direct any questions regarding Advanced Academic services to the Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART), Antoniette McEntyre almcentyre@fcps.edu. please email the following items to Ms. McEntyre and the your child’s teacher if you would like to start the referral process:
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