ATES Updates 11/23/2021

Upcoming Dates:

11/24-26      Thanksgiving Holiday (No school)
12/02-08      ATES Book Fair (Library)
12/06           Virtual Family code Night (6:00pm)
12/07           Book Fair Evening Sale (4:00-7:30pm, Library)
12/09           Vaccination clinic for children ages 5-11 years
                    (4:00-7:00pm, Gym)
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


Reduction in Student Quarantine Period

With the start of the national rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11 and a drop in the Fairfax County transmission rate from “substantial” to “moderate,” we are adjusting some of the layered prevention strategies that have helped keep the rate of in-school transmission of COVID-19 at just 0.02%.

  • Unvaccinated students who are exposed to COVID-19 in a school setting may quarantine for 10 days, instead of 14 days
  • Students will be notified of the day they may return to the classroom via the pause letter.
  • If you do not have a pause letter from your school, you will need to quarantine for 14 days, per the requirement of the Fairfax County Health Department.   

More information is available online.

 


ATES Book Fair

Family Code Night

Annadale Terrace Elementary invites you to participate in our National Family Code Night, a free live-stream event for our K-5 families. This is a fun learning experience in which children do their first hour of coding with a parent or other partner. No experience needed! The event has been held in thousands of schools nationwide, and is now provided to our school via a live stream. Participants will be entered into a drawing for a license to Dash’s Neighborhood, a virtual robotics playground, from Wonder Workshop. So, save the date and get ready for a community learning experience the whole family will value and enjoy.

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P.S. View the 1-minute National Family Code Nights Celebration video at bit.ly/FCNCelebrate.

Family Code Night

Covid-19 Vaccination Pop-Up Clinic at ATES!

ATES Clinic

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 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


Substitue

Want to make a difference in the life of a child? Fairfax County Public Schools is looking for enthusiastic, engaged, and dedicated substitute teachers

Substitutes help our students thrive when their teacher must be out of the classroom and are essential members of every school’s team. More information about the application process and requirements is available online.


Announcing FCPS Outstanding Employee-Nominate your amazing teachers!

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


Families, We Need Your Consent for Select Digital Resources

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.


Power Pack Program

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 2022

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.

TJ Event

Schoology - How Do I Login

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


December 15th 2021: Deadline for Full-Time Advanced Academics Referrals

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:

 

 


US Citizenship Online Class

Click this link  to enroll this free on-line class.

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