 1st grade enjoying Field Day
Don’t Forget to Check Your Student’s Lunch Balance!
It’s a busy time of year, and we know there are many priorities on families’ plates. As we approach the end of the school year, it is important for families to remember to check their students’ MySchoolBucks account and pay any remaining school meal balance.
Families who earn less than 185% of poverty level qualify for free and reduced-price meals. However, an application must be completed and submitted each school year to receive that benefit. The application for the 2023-24 school year will be available near the end of August.
If families have a current balance and think they may be eligible for free and reduced-price meals, please fill out the FRM application for the 2022-23 school year. Get more information about free and reduced-price lunch.
If you are interested in helping to relieve lunch debt for families currently going through the FRM application process, please donate to Educate Fairfax.
Parent Information Phone Line Available in Eight Languages
Parents/caregivers who speak Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Spanish, Urdu, or Vietnamese may call a telephone information line for general information about FCPS. View the list of phone numbers.
School Board Approves 2023 Bond Referendum
The School Board approved a resolution requesting that the Board of Supervisors (BOS) approve a School Bond Referendum, supporting the division and county’s commitment to providing safe and welcoming learning environments for all students.
The School Bond Referendum will be on the November 2023 general election ballot in the principal amount of $435 million, pending the approval of the BOS. The BOS will vote on the School Bond Referendum in June.
The funding provided by voter-approved bonds will provide construction funds for seven elementary schools; planning and design funds for eight elementary school renovations and one middle school renovation; and funds for three modular relocations, security vestibules, and inflation adjustments for prior bond projects. These projects are identified in the FY 2024-28 Capital Improvement Program which was approved by the School Board in February.
The building and renovation of our schools is not funded through the division’s operating budget. Voter-approved bonds allow payment for these projects over time. Read more about the 2023 Bond Referendum.
Medication Pick up
The school health room is reminding parents and guardians that all medication stored in the health room must be picked up no later than the student dismissal time on the last day of school. Medication left in the health room after that time will be destroyed. It is school policy that medications must be picked up by the parent or guardian. Medication cannot be sent home with your student. However, with parent or guardian permission, a high school student may transport over-the-counter medications to and from the school health room. If your student will be enrolled in a summer program sponsored by Fairfax County Public Schools, the existing medication authorization form(s) may be used for the summer program, but you will need to pick up the medication on the last day of school and deliver the medication and completed forms to the summer learning site on the first day of the summer program. Please let the health room know if you would like a copy of the form(s).
Thank You Sixth Grade Send-Off Sponsors
Thank you to 21 local businesses who generously sponsored the Sixth Grade Send-Off! Please call, stop by, thank and consider giving your business to these wonderful sponsors for their dedication to our community and our sixth grade students. Sponsors (in alphabetical order) are: Abbtech Professional Resources, Inc.; Bach2Rock; BetterALife; Chick-fil-A Village Commons; Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications (9-1-1); Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.; ITR Physical Therapy; Kyle Knight Insurance Agency (State Farm); LHMS PTA; MidnighTreats; NOVA Wild; Pal Family Dentistry; Red's Table; Reston Children's Center; Reston Community Center; Stang Orthodontics; Starbucks; Summit Community Bank; Taco Zocalo; Terraset Elementary School PTO; Vonda Helbert at Office Evolution; Veterans Moving Forward; and numerous Terraset staff, teachers and parents.
Terraset PTO News
Final Tigers on the Town of the Year - Our final Tigers on the Town fundraiser of the school year will be Wednesday, June 7th @ Manhattan Pizza. Stay tuned for more details!
Ongoing Reminders
COVID/Health Updates for Families
Free Tutoring Services
Free and Reduced Meals
Schoology
Digital Resource Consent Form
Parent/Guardian Access to Family Life Education Lessons
Health Information
Emergency Care Forms
Crisis Resources
If you or someone you care about is in crisis, please call 911 or access one of the mental health resources below:
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Reach out to a trusted adult (parent, counselor, teacher, coach, etc.)
- Try these tips for supporting a friend or family member
- Text NEEDHELP to 85511 for the Crisis Link Hotline at or call them at 703-527-4077
- Chat online with a specialist at CrisisChat.org or ImAlive.org
- Call an emergency mental health center at 703-573-5679 (Merrifield Center), 703-536-2000 (Dominion Hospital), or 703-289-7560 (INOVA emergency services)
- CR2 – 844-627-4747
- Go to the nearest emergency room at your local hospital
- Call 911
P.A.W.S. (Parents Appreciating Wonderful Staff)
Have you seen a staff member go above and beyond for your family or student? Take a moment to fill out this quick form to let us know and say thank you!
Click here to tell us about a PAWSitively amazing staff member!
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