The Terragram - Fairfax County Public Schools

November 2014 Issue 3
The Terragram
Phone (703) 390-5600
Fax (703) 390-5697
Attendance (703) 390-5656
http://www.fcps.edu/TerrasetES
Lindsay Trout, Principal
Candace Hunstad, Assistant Principal
Principal’s Message
November 11, 2014
A heartfelt thank you to all of the parents/guardians who
attended Parent-Teacher conferences over the past few
weeks. We cannot emphasize enough the impact that
this has on your child’s education. We operate every
single day with one mission: improving student
achievement. Your commitment to your child allows us
to work together on that mission. If you have not yet
met with your child’s teacher, please contact him/her to
arrange a time to chat.
We would like to also say “thank you” to Senora De la
Pava for filling in as a long term substitute in FLES
while Sra. Calvache-Vu was on maternity leave. We
are excited to welcome back Sra. Calvache Vu this
week!
Please take a few minutes to gather canned foods this
week to send in with your child. We take great pride in
our role as a member of the Greater Reston family. The
canned goods we collect will help our neighbors in need
and will allow them to celebrate and give thanks with a
nice meal.
Kindly,
ADVANCED ACADEMIC
PROGRAMS:
CRITICAL AND CREATIVE
THINKING FOR EACH
STUDENT
Election Day reminded us of what a
diverse and complex country we
have! The teachers at Terraset ES are
focused on preparing our students to be active and
contributing members of our nation during this exciting
21st century!
Fairfax County Public Schools has identified some
necessary skills for every child’s success in this ever
changing world. It’s Portrait of a Graduate focuses on
educating the whole child to be: a communicator, a
collaborator, an ethical and global citizen, a creative
and critical thinker, as well as a goal-directed and
resilient person!
Your child is already working on acquiring these skills
in reading groups as she sets an attainable weekly
reading target, during lunch time discussions when she
talks with a friend, when she writes on Google Docs and
performs a readers’ theater script with a buddy, and
when she thinks of and applies new strategies to solve a
math problem.
TERRASET CANNED FOOD DRIVE
Please help us reach our goal of
collecting 1600 cans!
Terraset’s Student Council
Association and the Terraset
Community Service Committee
are co-sponsoring a food drive
from Nov. 10 to Nov. 14. Our
collection of canned and boxed
food will benefit the Herndon-Reston FISH (Friendly
Instant Sympathetic Help) organization, which helps a
number of families in our local community.
Please have your child bring in non-perishable food
(boxed or canned) this week as we strive to reach our
goal and to teach our students the importance of helping
others. We appreciate anything you are able to donate.
more than 30 percent of Fairfax County Public Schools’
student population.
The School Board’s decision reflects a start time change
for all four years of high school, a crucial period for
students’ college-preparatory or work-readiness years as
well as their athletic engagements and other activities.
As a part of the decision, the School Board approved
later start times for all middle and high school students
who attend the three FCPS secondary schools.
Middle school students will attend school from 7:30
a.m. to 2:15 p.m. The elementary school window
remains unchanged with elementary school students
beginning their day between 8 and 9:20 a.m. All
elementary schools will start at the same time or
within 5 to 10 minutes of their current start time.
JUNTA ESCOLAR DEL CONDADO DE FAIRFAX
APRUEBA TARDE HORAS DE INICIO PARA
ESCUELAS SECUNDARIAS
FROM THE TERRASET TIGER CHORUS
The SLHS Chorus Pyramid teachers
and schools (including TERRASET!)
are partnering up to do a fundraiser at
the Silver Diner (11951 Killingsworth
Ave, Reston, VA – right off Baron Cameron) on
Wednesday, November 12 from 5-8 PM. The
teachers (including MR. ANDERT and MS. BEDKER!)
will be assisting in ‘running the diner’ by serving all
who dine in that night between 5 and 8 PM. All
proceeds will be used to offset the cost of the
provided dinner for the Pyramid workshops and
concerts in February for all pyramid Chorus students.
The Silver Diner will donate 20% of each bill in
excess of a typical weeknight earnings. In addition,
donations can be solicited at the door to the general
public. Please support this endeavor to help raise
funds by spreading the word to your friends and
family and having dinner at the Diner on November
12. For more info go to
http://southlakeschorus.org/run-diner-fundraiser/.
See you there!
FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
APPROVES LATER START TIMES FOR HIGH
SCHOOLS
Citing the clear health benefits for
adolescents, the Fairfax County School
Board approved a recommendation for
starting high schools later, between 8 and 8:10 a.m.
and ending between 2:45 and 2:55 p.m. This change,
which will begin in the 2015-16 school year, will benefit
more than 57,000 high school students representing
Citando los beneficios de salud claras para los
adolescentes , la Junta Escolar del Condado de
Fairfax aprobó una recomendación para el inicio de
las escuelas secundarias más tarde, entre las 8 y las
8:10 am y termina 2:45-14:55 Este cambio, que se
iniciará en el 2015- año escolar 16, beneficiará a más de
57.000 estudiantes de secundaria que representan más
del 30 por ciento de la población estudiantil de Fairfax
Escuelas Públicas del Condado.
La decisión de la Junta Escolar refleja un cambio de hora
de inicio para los cuatro años de la escuela secundaria,
un período crucial durante años de preparación
universitaria o el trabajo de preparación de los
estudiantes, así como sus compromisos deportivos y
otras actividades. Como parte de la decisión, la Junta
Escolar aprobó más tarde las horas de inicio para todos
los estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria que asisten a
las tres escuelas secundarias de FCPS.
Los estudiantes de secundaria asistirán a la escuela
de 7:30 am a 14:15 La ventana de la escuela primaria se
mantiene sin cambios con estudiantes de la escuela
elemental de comenzar su día entre las 8 y las 9:20 am
Todas las escuelas primarias comenzarán al mismo
tiempo o dentro de 5 a 10 minutos de su hora de
inicio actual.
HELP FAIRFAX FAMILIES THIS
HOLIDAY SEASON
The holidays are a time for sharing,
and there is no better way to
celebrate the spirit of the season than by helping your
neighbors in need. Consider sponsoring a family for
the holidays. More than 73,000 people in the Fairfax
County area—including about 34,000 children—do not
know where their next meal is coming from. As the
holidays approach, many parents worry that they will not
be able to provide gifts for their children or a holiday
meal to celebrate the season.
Through a grant from Fairfax County, local non-profit
Our Daily Bread (ODB) administers a Holiday Program
that matches local families with community members
who provide Thanksgiving and December holiday
meals, as well as gifts for the children in the family.
Families in need are referred to the program by Fairfax
County Public Schools social workers and counselors, as
well as local social services agencies. Many of these
families work multiple jobs to make ends meet, but still
are unable to keep up with the high cost of housing,
food, transportation, and utilities in the county. Others
are searching for work after being laid off or cannot
work because of illness or injury.
When you sponsor a family, you will feel the true spirit
of the season. Participating in the Holiday Program is a
wonderful group or family activity.
And it’s a great way to give back to
the community, because your help
goes directly to a local family in
need. In 2013, ODB’s Holiday
Program assisted more than 3,000
families. The need is expected to be
even greater this year.
How Can I Help?
There are three ways to participate:
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Sponsor a family: Purchase food for a holiday
meal and arrange to deliver it to the family. For
December holidays, you may also opt to
purchase gifts or gift cards for the children in the
family.
Be a virtual sponsor: Donate funds that will be
used to purchase a gift card to help a specific
family. We’ll notify you when we have sent
your gift card.
Provide a donation: Our Daily Bread also
welcomes contributions of money or gift cards
to assist families who are not sponsored.
Daily Bread Holiday Program, 4080 Chain Bridge Road,
Fairfax, VA 22030.
AYUDA FAIRFAX FAMILIAS ESTA
TEMPORADA DE FIESTAS
Las vacaciones son un tiempo para compartir, y no hay
mejor manera de celebrar el espíritu de la temporada que
por ayudar a sus vecinos en necesidad. Considere la
posibilidad de patrocinar a una familia para los días
de fiesta . Más de 73.000 personas en el área del
Condado de Fairfax, incluyendo cerca de 34.000 niñosno sé dónde su próxima comida está viniendo. A medida
que el enfoque de las vacaciones, muchos padres se
preocupan de que no van a ser capaces de proporcionar
regalos para sus hijos o una comida de fiesta para
celebrar la temporada.
A través de una subvención del Condado de Fairfax, sin
fines de lucro local de Nuestro Pan Diario (ODB)
administra un programa de vacaciones que coincida con
las familias locales con miembros de la comunidad que
proveen de Acción de Gracias y comidas de las fiestas
de diciembre, así como regalos para los niños en la
familia.
Las familias que lo necesitan son referidos al programa
de Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Fairfax
trabajadores sociales y consejeros, así como las agencias
de servicios sociales locales. Muchas de estas familias
trabajan varios trabajos a fin de mes, pero todavía no son
capaces de mantenerse al día con el alto costo de la
vivienda, la alimentación, el transporte y los servicios
públicos en el condado. Otros están buscando trabajo
después de ser despedido o no pueden trabajar debido a
una enfermedad o lesión.
Cuando usted patrocina una familia, usted se sentirá el
verdadero espíritu de la temporada. Participar en el
Programa de Vacaciones es una actividad de grupo o
familia maravillosa. Y es una gran manera de devolver a
la comunidad, porque su ayuda va directamente a una
familia local en necesidad. En 2013, el Programa de
vacaciones de ODB ayudó a más de 3.000 familias. Se
espera que la necesidad de ser aún mayor este año.
¿Cómo puedo ayudar?
How Do I Sign Up?
Register to sponsor a family or become a virtual donor
using our secure on-line donor form at
www.ODBFairfax.org. ODB will match you with a
family and send you all the information you need. To
learn more, contact Our Daily Bread at
hpassist@ODBFairfax.org or 703-273-8829.
If you prefer to make a donation, visit the website and
click on “Donate Now,” or mail your contribution to Our
Hay tres maneras de participar:
Patrocinar una familia : Compra de alimentos para una
comida festiva y hacer arreglos para entregarlos a la
familia. Para las vacaciones de diciembre, también la
opción de adquirir regalos o tarjetas de regalo para los
niños en la familia.
Sea un patrocinador virtuales : Donar los fondos que
serán utilizados para la compra de una tarjeta de regalo
para ayudar a una familia específica. Le notificaremos
cuando hemos enviado su tarjeta de regalo.
Proporcionar una donación : Nuestro pan de cada día
también da la bienvenida a las contribuciones de dinero
o tarjetas de regalo para ayudar a las familias que no son
patrocinados.
aprender la información general acerca de FCPS y
reciban apoyo si están teniendo dificultades para
comunicarse con las escuelas de sus hijos debido a una
barrera del idioma.
Los números de Información para Padres de línea son:
¿CÓMO ME INSCRIBO?
Un padre puede llamar en cualquier momento, dejar un
mensaje en su lengua, y recibir una llamada telefónica de
retorno en que el lenguaje de un miembro del personal
de FCPS dentro de 24 horas de lunes a viernes.
Registrarse para apadrinar a un familiar o ser donante
virtual usando nuestro formulario seguro de donantes en
línea en www.ODBFairfax.org . ODB le coincida con
una familia y le enviaremos toda la información que
necesita. Para obtener más información, póngase en
contacto con nuestro pan de cada en
hpassist@ODBFairfax.org o 703-273-8829.
Si prefiere hacer una donación, visite el sitio Web y haga
clic en "Donate Now", o enviar por correo su
contribución a nuestro programa Daily Bread Holiday,
4080 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030.
TELEPHONE PARENT INFORMATION LINE
AVAILABLE IN EIGHT LANGUAGES
Parents who speak Ahmaric, Arabic,
Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Spanish, Urdu,
or Vietnamese can call a telephone
information line to help them learn
general information about FCPS and to
receive support if they are having
difficulty communicating with their children's schools
due to a language barrier.
IMPACT AID FORM
Parents, if you have not returned your StudentParent Survey Form (Impact Aid) to the office please
do so as soon as possible. One form for every student
needs to be collected before November 20th.
Please complete sections 2 and 3 if you are a civilian
living or working on federal property and sign and
date the form
Please complete section 4 if you are on active duty in
the US uniformed services and sign and date the
form
Please complete section 5 if you are on active duty in
a foreign military service and sign and date the form
If no parent or guardian lives or works on federal
property, just sign and date the form.
The fund FCPS receives based on the Impact Form is
about $3,000,000 from the Impact Aid grant.
The Parent Information Line numbers are:
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Amharic—571-423-4957.
Arabic—571-423-4952
Chinese—571-423-4953
Farsi—571-423-4954
Korean—571-423-4951
Spanish—571-423-4950
Urdu—571-423-4955
Vietnamese—571-423-4956
A parent may call at any time, leave a message in his or
her language, and receive a return phone call in that
language from an FCPS staff member within 24 hours
Monday through Friday.
TELÉFONO DE INFORMACIÓN PARA PADRES
LÍNEA DISPONIBLE EN OCHO IDIOMAS
Los padres que hablan Ahmaric, árabe, chino, farsi,
coreano, español, urdu, o vietnamita pueden llamar a una
línea telefónica de información para ayudarles a
CALENDAR
November
10-14
Canned Food Drive
11
7:00pm, PTA meeting (cafeteria)
15
9:00-12:00pm, Thomas Jefferson High
School’s Annual Open House
19
9:30am-5:00pm - Sixth Grade field trip to
INNER QUEST
7:00-8:00pm, Read With Your Child (K-3)
21
SCA School Spirit Day (Wacky Hair Day)
26
2-hour early release for students (1:55pm)
27-28
Thanksgiving Holiday
December
3
Picture Re-takes Day