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Terra Centre Families,
We are excited to share a new resource that will soon be available to all Terra Centre students to support learning. All FCPS students will have unlimited access to online tutoring support services through Tutor.com at no cost.
Students can connect online any time, and in most subjects for as long as they need. Tutoring is focused instruction provided to students in a one-on-one format through voice or text chat. Tutors will focus on developing students’ strengths and capabilities in reading, mathematics, or other specified subjects. Tutoring services may be accessed before, during, or after school hours and/or on weekends through a link in Schoology.
All tutors must pass a rigorous application process including an extensive background check. No personal information is shared between a student and tutor. All sessions are recorded and transcripts are available for review by teachers and parents/guardians.
Students will automatically have access to the Tutor.com tutoring service unless a parent/guardian submits an opt-out request. Watch for an email soon that will include the online tutoring services notice and opt-out information. Additionally, a hard copy form will be sent home with every student.
For additional information, visit our online tutoring services website. As always, please contact us if you have any questions.
Please watch the following video to learn more: Tutor.com
Please scroll below for current events, updates, and reminders.
Enjoy your weekend!
Rebecca Gidoni, Principal
Teresa Lewis, Assistant Principal
Friday, 3/25 SCA "Decades Day" Spirit Day
Saturday, 3/26 PTA Discovery Garden Spring Clean Up
Thursday, 3/31 End of the 3rd quarter
Thursday, 3/31 2 hour early release-1:25 pm dismissal for students
Thursday, 3/31 Kindergarten Orientation
Friday, 4/1 No School for Students-Teacher Workday
4/4-4/8 No School-Spring Break
4/18-4/22 Scholastic Book Fair
Friday, 5/13 PTA Fun Fair
Monday, 5/30 No School-Memorial Day holiday
Friday, 6/3 6th grade promotion ceremony, 9:00 a.m.
Friday, 6/10 Last day of school, 2 hour early release-1:25 pm dismissal for students
FCPS 2021-22 School Year Calendar
Every year, absences spike in the weeks before and after spring break. It’s time to break that cycle. Make sure your child is in school every day, right up until vacation starts. Our teachers will be teaching, and our students will be learning. But it’s harder to teach and it’s harder to learn when too many students are absent.
As a friendly reminder, our tardy bell rings at 8:40 a.m. Students that arrive after 8:40 a.m. must be escorted into the building by a parent/guardian. Unexcused tardies can add up quickly, so it is important that your child arrives to school on time to start their day successfully.
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Family Engagement Survey: Participate Today!
FCPS’ Family Engagement Survey was emailed to all parents and caregivers on Sunday, March 13. If you haven’t taken the survey, please participate today! Your feedback is critical in helping to inform and improve FCPS’ practices to best support our students. Survey topics include:
- Welcoming environment
- Communication
- Student success
- Advocacy
- Family and school partnerships
- Collaboration with the community to see if FCPS is meeting its goals at the school, region, and division levels
The survey is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Amharic, Farsi, Urdu, Pashto, and Vietnamese. Take the survey now by clicking on the link below. Visit FCPS’ website for more information.
TAKE THE SURVEY!
Family Engagement Survey
TC Discovery Garden
Please join us in the Terra Centre Discovery Garden for our upcoming Spring workday. Families are welcome, but all elementary aged children must be accompanied by an adult. This is a great opportunity for middle school and high school students to earn service hours! For service hours, please submit to tcesptagarden@gmail.com. Please bring gardening gloves, water, sun protection, and anything else appropriate for gardening. Please note there will not be access to restrooms.
Date: 03/26/2022 (Sat.)
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Sign-up Here -> Discovery Garden Sign Up
We are so excited to meet our rising Terra Centre Kindergarten families on Thursday, March 31st!
Please select a time below for your family to visit Terra Centre. Families will use the Kiss and Ride Lane alongside Burke Centre Parkway to drop Kindergartners off. Kindergartners will meet our kindergarten teachers and visit a classroom. Families will park in the main parking lot and enter through the front entrance. Families will have time to register for Kindergarten (we strongly recommend registering ahead of time), talk to a Kindergarten teacher, and tour the school. At the conclusion of the tour, families will pick up their future TC Tiger from the Kindergarten wing. You will then be brought back to the front to meet some of our specials teachers before leaving.
We are looking forward to meeting our rising TC
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4dafa62ca3fa7-kindergarten2
Registration Open for 2022
Special Education Conference
Join us for the 2022 Special Education Conference, Bringing our Inclusive Community Together: Affirming, Assessing, Advancing, held virtually on Saturday, March 26. Welcoming ceremonies, guest speakers, FCPS presentations, and an exhibit hall are included. Registration for this free conference is now available online.
Speakers include:
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Dr. Lisa Cullins, A Conversation About Compassion Fatigue.
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Marlo Keller, Exceptional Family Member Program Pathways: Navigating the Halls of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) School Move.
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Ann Dolin, Less Policing, More Parenting: How to Improve Your Child’s Executive Functioning Skills Without All the Arguments.
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Dr. Lisa Bateman, Reducing the Stigma Around Mental Health Challenges and How to Support Children in Asking for Help.
Visit the Special Education Conference webpage for more information and to register.
SCA Spirit Day
SAVE THE DATES!
Our Spring Book Fair will be the week of April 18-22, 2022
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