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To read this newsletter in other languages, please visit our website.
Para leer este boletín en otros idiomas, visite nuestro sitio web.
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 1st graders propagate plants, 6th grade coders, 3rd grade engineers
February 8 – 100th Day of School
February 8 – Clubs & Candids Picture Day
February 13 - Middle School Q & A Session
February 14 – Family Market
February 15 – PTA Virtual Paint Night
February celebrates:
Black History Month
Career & Technical Education Month
Love the Bus Month
VSBA School Appreciation Month
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Tuesday February 13
TLES Cafeteria 5:30 - 6:00 PM
Virtual on Zoom 6:15 - 6:45 PM
- Learn about 7th grade class choices
- Ask questions about classes and middle school life
- Log in to check your student’s course selections
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Superintendent to Present FY 2025 Proposed Budget
Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid will present the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Proposed Budget at the School Board meeting on Thursday, February 8, at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Reid’s presentation, as well as other budget documents, will be available after she presents to the board.
View the meeting on FCPS Cable TV Channel 99 (Verizon Channel 11), the FCPS YouTube Channel, or the FCPS website. To watch School Board meetings dubbed in Spanish, please visit the FCPS en Español YouTube channel.
If you would like language interpretation or American Sign Language support for any School Board meeting, please contact the board clerk. Find your School Board member and how to contact them on the School Board Members webpage.
Jordan Albrite & Katie Gastaldo are our counselors at TLES. Their work with students has such a positive impact. Thank you for all you do!
February 5-9 is National School Counseling Week, and highlights the tremendous impact school counselors have in helping students achieve academic success and planning for a career. School counselors work with students in a variety of different capacities, whether it is through classroom lessons, group sessions, or individual counseling. Learn more about the role of school counselors in FCPS.
Saturday February 24th 12:00 - 2:00PM Apple Federal Credit Union 1226 W. Broad St. Falls Church
At events all around the county, Sheriff’s deputies and civilian staff fingerprint, photograph and measure a child; add any demographic information a parent provides; and then produce a plastic ID card for the parent’s safekeeping. To protect the privacy of the family, none of the information is retained by the Sheriff’s Office. For families in our community, this card could be the key to assisting law enforcement agencies should their child ever become missing. For the children, the process of producing the card offers a fun and positive experience interacting with law enforcement officers.
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Virtual STEM Competition for Grades 6 - 9
eCybermission challenges 6th to 9th grade students to form teams & select a community problem to investigate with science or solve with engineering. Click here to learn more
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S.H.E Can STEAM Camp
S.H.E. Can is a free camp from the National Air and Space Museum with two sessions at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. S.H.E. Can explores aviation careers and topics with middle schoolers, targeting girls and other underrepresented identities in grades 6-8.
Registration Priority is given to students from Title 1 schools. Find more information here.
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Free Resources for Families
Did you know that caregivers can access free webinars, confidential consultations, a lending library, and resources to help adults support the success of all students, including those with learning challenges, special needs, and disabilities?
Learn more about FCPS’ Family Resource Center (FRC).
Be the first to learn about new workshops by signing up for the FRC newsletter.
Come discover softball this spring and make a lot of new friends! Our beautiful, privately-owned facility at 1836 Westmoreland Street is highly convenient to Falls Church and a social hub for families and buzzes with youth sports into the night all spring. Roughly 300 girls of all ages and abilities grow with us every year, and our softball program is highly accomplished globally! We also have adaptive programs for children with special needs. Any girl enrolled at Timber Lane Elementary can play softball at McLean Little League regardless of residential address!
Please send questions to registration@mcleanll.com, and to register, visit us at mcleanll.com and press the REGISTER button!
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Girl Scout Nation Capital organization is offering a STEAM spring break camp that includes bus transportation from Timber Lane ES. The camp is 4 full days for $50 with full financial aid available. Space is limited—registration opens January 16!
Questions? Contact Jeanne McElhaney:
jmcelhaney@gscnc.org or (202) 534-3791 Additional information can be found here.
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Sometimes kids need a change of clothes at school. A quick change of clothes can get them back to class and help them not miss out on valuable instruction time by needing to go home to change. Thank you, to everyone who has already donated in support of this cause! We are in need of pants. Check out this link for ideas:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/OJBYKY1KUCWQ?ref_=wl_share
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Good evening TLES, for parents interested in supporting our weekend food pick up at Trader Joe's and distribution at TLES, please find this sign-up form:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E4AA9A628A1FE3-tles#/
These weekend events only take approximately 30 minutes of your time in between pick up and distribution at TLES. Thank you for helping us help our community!
During the first weeks of the year, caregivers receive many forms to complete. Several of the most important ones are below:
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Digital Resources Consent: Some FCPS-approved digital resources require parent/caregiver consent before they can be used by students. Find the list of resources which require consent on the Digital Resources - Parent Consent page. This page also includes directions on how to provide permission.
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Student Rights and Responsibilities: This document explains expectations for student behavior and adult responses. Parents using SIS ParentVUE will be prompted to sign the document when they log in to that platform. A printable version of the document with a signature sheet is available on the SR&R webpage.
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Opt-Outs: The Opt-Out Booklet is online or available from your child’s school. It contains information on:
- Parents’ rights to inspect and consent or opt out before their child participates in certain surveys.
- Parents’ rights to inspect instructional materials.
- Rules regarding student records and disclosure of student information (including photo/video of students) and the right to opt out.
- Parents’ rights to opt out of the Social Emotional Learning Screener, physical exams not required by state law, career or social emotional counseling, Library Equity Access Pass Project, and/or Tutor.com.
- The process by which complaints may be filed if parents or students believe their rights have been violated.
Paper forms can be signed and returned to school.
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