Principal Message
Dear Terraset Families:
It is so hard to believe that last week we celebrated 100 days of school. That’s 100 days of learning, belonging, and partnership! We thank you for continuing to support routines for bedtime, mornings, and ensuring our Tigers arrive at school on time and ready to learn each day. Doing this sends our children the message that their education is important and sets them up for success every day.
We also recognize that by this point in the school year, some students, (including my own children), may have already missed a few days of school due to illness that requires them to be absent. As a reminder, VDOE and FCPS policies require schools to send communications home when students have missed 5 or more days of school. These messages and letters are not sent by teachers, but by administration in accordance with these policies. Should you ever have questions or concerns about this, please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly.
Yours in partnership,
Katie Aldridge
Principal
📅 Important Calendar Reminder
All schools and offices will be closed on Monday, February 19, for the Presidents' Day holiday. Classes will resume on Tuesday, February 20. See the complete school year calendar here.
Survey of Preschool Children
If you have a preschool-aged child who is eligible for kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year, please use this link to access the form. Return completed forms to the office no later than February 29, 2024.
If you know of any children in your neighborhood who also have rising kindergartners, please share this information or ask them to reach out to Shannon Johnson at 703-390-5600.
Virginia law, Section 22.1-254 requires that children who will reach their fifth birthday on or before September 30, 2024, must enroll in kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year. If your child turns five on or before 09/30/2024 and you do not wish to enroll him/her in kindergarten, please let us know in writing.
The form can be submitted to Shannon Johnson via email or by dropping it off at the main office.
Thank you for your assistance in helping us identify school-age children.
Student Transfer Renewal Application Opens February 15
A student transfer is valid for one year only. A parent or guardian must submit a renewal application each year for student transfer consideration. A renewal application may be submitted for students who continue to meet the same student transfer criteria as indicated on the original student transfer request. For students no longer meeting the same student transfer criteria, a new transfer request must be submitted.
All students will be considered eligible for student transfer renewal unless the principal indicates a student is not eligible for renewal in the Online Student Transfer Application Admin View or the transfer type does not allow for renewal e.g. graduating, moving from one level to another, or family relocation.
Letters from the principal will be automatically generated from the online student transfer application in February for students eligible and not eligible for renewal and sent to the enrolling parents primary email address.
For detailed information regarding the renewal process, please visit the Online Student Transfer Application: Renewal Process webpage.
Elementary Magnet School Application Information
The Magnet Program registration window will be open from Tuesday, March 5, through Friday, April 12, 2024. No late applications are accepted.
To learn more about the programs and the registration process, families are encouraged to attend one of the Parent Information Nights:
- Bailey’s Upper, February 6, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. (Virtual only)
- Hunters Woods Elementary, February 12, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. (In-person)
- Snow date: February 26, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
- Bailey’s Primary, February 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. (In-person)
- Snow date: February 21, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Spring Pictures Day
Spring individual pictures and class group pictures day will be on March 12, 2024. More information coming soon!
Eating Disorders Parent Information, Gr. 5-12
In 2013, Virginia passed a law requiring every school system to provide information to parents annually about eating disorders with parents/guardians of students in the fifth through twelfth grades.
According to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA 2023),
Eating disorders are serious but treatable mental and physical illnesses that can affect people of all genders, ages, races, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations, body shapes, and weights. In the United States, 28.8 million Americans will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives.
There is no single cause of an eating disorder. Rather, it is a complex combination of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors that converge and set off an individual’s predisposed genetic vulnerability.
In collaboration with the Fairfax County Health Department, FCPS has developed a web page with detailed information and resources about eating disorders. To find out more, please visit the FCPS Eating Disorders website.
In addition to the information on the FCPS website, the National Eating Disorders Association has a toll free, confidential Helpline, 1-800-931-2237.
📰 PTO News
Be sure to subscribe to PTO news for more info about everything the PTO has coming up, including:
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Feb 20- Tigers on the Town at Wendy’s - Order starting at 10:30 a.m. and 20% of proceeds will benefit the PTO. Mention the Terraset PTO fundraiser before placing your drive thru or in-restaurant order. 1701 Bracknell Drive, Reston VA.
- Feb 23- i9 Essay Contest Deadline.
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Mar 6- PTO Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria.
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Mar 21- Terraset Basketball Challenge - Join us as we cheer on our Terraset basketball teams with a professional DJ and the Terraset cheerleaders! Concessions will include pizza, Chick-Fil-A sandwiches, drinks and more. Pre-order tickets and concessions will go on sale February 26th. Please consider contributing an item from our Amazon Wish list or making a financial contribution for concession sales (email basketball@terrasetpto.org for more details).
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
Community Information
Workshop for students who have silblings with special needs.
SNAP and Employment and Training
TANF
Life with Cancer
Cornerstones Resources - Winter 2024
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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