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Principals' Update
Dear Timber Lane Families,
Our PTA Read-a-thon is officially underway, and we are excited to see our Timber Lane students coming together to celebrate the joy of reading!
Throughout October, we're encouraging students to challenge themselves, discover new books, build their reading stamina, and develop a lifelong love of reading. Every minute spent reading helps strengthen vocabulary, comprehension, creativity, and confidence!
Together with our Parent Teacher Association (PTA), we have set two exciting schoolwide goals:
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📚 Read 100,000 minutes as a school community!
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❤️ Raise $18,000 to support our students, classrooms, and school programs!
We encourage all families to help their children log their reading minutes regularly, set personal reading goals, and share their Read-a-thon fundraising pages with family and friends. Whether your child is reading independently, reading aloud, or enjoying a book together with you, every minute counts!
Important Dates:
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Read-a-thon: October 5–23, 2026
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Final Day for Donations: October 29, 2026
Let's keep the momentum going, Timber Lane! We can't wait to see how many minutes our students can read as we work toward our schoolwide goal.
Every page counts, every reader matters, and together we're going to make some reading magic! 📚
If you registered last year:
- Simply click here, login with your username and password, and select the green button labeled "Add to current event". You'll complete this process for each child you are registering.
If you did not register last year:
- Click here
- Enter our School Identifier: 68b892fd3b5a1 - Create your profile and follow the prompts to set up your child’s reading tracker and fundraising page.
- You'll complete this process for each child you are registering.
Once your child’s fundraising page is set up, share their link with family and friends by email, text, or social media.
Every minute read and every donation helps us reach our goals. Students will have opportunities to earn fun individual prizes and milestones as they log reading minutes and collect donations.
Let’s get ready to READ, READ, READ!!
Sincerely,
Timber Lane Elementary Administration Team
🔬Family Science Night - October 15
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Bring the whole family for an evening of fun, discovery, and science learning! Try different hands-on activities related to science, technology, engineering and math! Brought to you by the Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation. Please enter through Door #2.
 📸Picture Day - October 21
School Picture Day is Coming!
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
📸 Pictures Available: Approximately two weeks after photo day
🛒 Pre-order Online: https://shop.imagequix.com/g1001417009
📧 Questions about Ordering? www.vosphoto.com/contact-us
 Route 29 Active Transportation Study - Public Meeting/Survey
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) will conduct an in-person public meeting to present and review the preferred improvements for the Route 29 Active Transportation Study. These recommendations are based on community input received following the May 19 public meeting and the subsequent online survey, during which several alternatives were presented.
Meeting Details
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Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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Time: 7:00 p.m. (presentation begins at approximately 7:00 p.m.)
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Location: Cafeteria, Timber Lane Elementary School, 2737 West Street, Falls Church, VA
An online survey will be posted on our webpage after the meeting. Community feedback will help shape the final recommendations to help implement the improvements over time. We would greatly appreciate your help in sharing this announcement with other community members. A flyer with the meeting details is also attached.
For more information, please visit the Route 29 Active Transportation Study page: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportation/study/route29-active-transportation
🚌Share Your Feedback on Traveling to and From School
The FCPS Office of Safety and Security and Safe Routes to School program are asking families to share their experiences traveling to and from their child’s school. The feedback will help inform the Fairfax County School Board’s annual assessment of traffic and pedestrian safety near schools.
The Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Survey asks about walking and biking routes, traffic near schools, kiss-and-ride experiences, accessibility, and other safety concerns.
Your feedback will help FCPS identify common issues. Your responses will be kept confidential and shared with school administrators and the Office of Safety and Security. The five-minute survey is open through Thursday, October 15.
Be sure to identify the school related to your feedback and include specific locations where you have observed a safety issue. If you have students at different schools in FCPS, please complete a different survey for each school.
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact SafeRoutestoSchool@fcps.edu.
🍽️Celebrating the Power of School Lunches
Multiple studies show that school lunches are important in supporting overall student health by improving students’ diets and combating food insecurity. Students who eat school lunches consume more fruit, vegetables, and fiber than their peers.
This National School Lunch Week, FCPS Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) reminds families that they are dedicated to providing delicious, healthy, sustainable, and student-focused meals. New menu items have been launched this year based on student feedback.
Want to know what’s for breakfast or lunch? View the Nutrition Services menus.
💉Immunization Events for FCPS Students
FCPS, in partnership with Inspire Health Alliance, will be providing school-required immunizations and optional flu shots for all FCPS students, ages 18 and under, with no out-of-pocket costs. Multiple events will take place at designated FCPS locations.
Additional dates will be made available throughout the school year. Parents or guardians may view upcoming events and schedule an appointment for their student. Participation is voluntary. Additional immunization resources are available.
PTA Announcements
🌱UPCOMING GARDEN GREEN-UP DATES
Roll up your sleeves and join the PTA for a day of fun beautifying the Timber Lane grounds at this year's annual Garden Green-Up Days! No green thumb required - just bring your enthusiasm (and garden gloves if you have them)!
Saturday, October 10 from 9:00 - 12:00pm - Click here to sign up
Sunday, October 25 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm - Click here to sign up
Election Bake Sale — November 3
Our Election Bake Sale is a great PTA fundraiser, and there are two ways to pitch in:
SUPPORT TLES TEACHERS
Looking for an easy way to show some love to our amazing TLES teachers and staff? The PTA has gathered teacher Amazon Wish Lists and DonorsChose projects in one convenient place. Pick a classroom - or a special - and help provide items our students and teachers need. Every contribution, big and small makes a difference. Click here to explore opportunities.
🛒TURN YOUR GROCERY TRIPS INTO CASH FOR TLES
Did you know you can earn money for Timber Lane just by buying products you already use? By scanning your grocery receipts after you shop you can automatically contribute donations to TLES, and it costs you nothing but 30 seconds of your time. Download the Box Tops for Education app and use the referral code BEGU5P8I - TLES automatically earns $4 per person on your first scan!
CONNECT WITH THE PTA
Please consider renewing your PTA membership for the 26-27 school year (or joining for the first time!) by visiting our website: www.timberlanepta.com.
PTA Members now also have the option to subscribe to the PTA calendar and have calendar updates pushed automatically to their personal calendars!
You can now follow the PTA on Instagram and Facebook.
Upcoming Dates
2026-2027 Standard School Year Calendar
🎃October
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Oct 5 to 23: Fall Read-A-Thon
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Oct 10: PTA Garden Green Up from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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Oct 12: NO SCHOOL (School Planning Day)
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Oct 15: Science Night from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Enter Door 2)
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Oct 21: Fall Picture Day
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Oct 25: PTA Garden Green Up from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Oct 27: Multilingual Family Night from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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Oct 29: AAP Info Night from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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Oct 30: 2-Hour Early Release at 1:35 p.m. (End of Q1)
🍂November
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Nov 2: NO SCHOOL (School Planning Day)
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Nov 3: NO SCHOOL (Teacher Workday) Election Day Bake Sale
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Nov 12: Family Market from 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
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Nov 13: McLean Pyramid Chorus Concert from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Nov 19: ROAR & Explore form 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Nov 20: Thanksgiving Luncheon
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Nov 25 to 27: Thanksgiving Break
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