*LIVE* Falls Church School Board Regular Meeting is getting underway. Watch Live on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HfcB1yhmynA
*LIVE* Falls Church School Board Budget Work Session #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMrUKqjIi5k
Update on house fire near TJ: All emergency vehicles have left the scene, and Oak Street and sidewalks been reopened. Parents may resume using the Oak Street entrance to TJ and dismissal will run normally.
We are in contact with the Incident Commander on scene. He indicated emergency vehicles would likely be at the house for another 2 more hours. If correct that would mean the vehicles will be leaving the area well before dismissal.
Updates as we learn more. 2/2
Update on house fire near TJ. The house in question is approximately one block north of TJ, across the street from the TJ soccer field. There is no threat to TJ property or kids. TJ students will remain inside, which they would anyway due to the rain. 1/2
Fire Departments are responding to a house fire near TJ Elementary. Oak Street between West Broad and Seaton Avenue will be closed. Please use the rear entrance of TJ until further notice. The building is not in danger.
Become a Youth Mental Health First Aid Responder
A wonderful training opportunity open to all FCCPS staff and parents.
Saturday, February 29, 2020, 8:30 am- 5:30 pm George Mason High School Cafeteria
Attendance is limited. Learn More: https://www.fccps.org/o/fccps/page/featured-program
We are seeing an increase in the number of flu-like illnesses, including coughs, colds, sore throats. It's not unusual for this time of year, and there are things you can do to protect your child and others. https://www.fccps.org/o/FCCPS/page/respiratory-illness-influenza
*LIVE* Falls Church School Board are meeting for Budget Work Session #1. We're streaming live!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB_AchqP1vg
Join us for GIVE Day from 10am-Noon at TJ this coming Monday, 1/20, Dr. Martin Luther King's Jr. holiday. Planned by the FCEPTA / 5th grade “Ambassadors” this service learning event is open to all elementary families to volunteer. This event is a highlight of our community.
On January 13th, the 5th grade Ambassadors told Falls Church City Council about GIVE Day and participated in the City’s proclamation declaring the MLK Jr. holiday a day of service. Come to GIVE day on Monday to help prepare power
Ms.Flajser's class reflected on what they wanted to cultivate more of in 2020. They chose a word to reflect on this year and then they brought in physical representations. Wow, third graders! Just wow!
Fairfax County Health Dept is seeing a rise in flu activity. In our community, visits to emergency departments and urgent care centers for flu-like illnesses have increased, and flu outbreaks are confirmed. FLU FACT SHEET: https://www.fccps.org/o/FCCPS/page/influenza-fact-sheet
No Strings Club today, Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Falls Church City Public Schools will operate on a 2-Hour Delay, Wednesday, Jan 8th. Day Care will open at 8am with NO drop-ins. All schools will dismiss at regular time - No early release.
Care to spend some time with fours? Ms. Lang is
getting kids engaged with math! The best part: the kids doing this assignment are in grade 4...The worksheets are for using exactly four 4's to "for"m every integer from 1 to 20
TJ SCA will not be meeting this week, January 8.
TJ's 5th Grade Chorus is canceled for today, Monday, January 6, 2020.
4th Grade Tiger Pause Lunar Colony showcase. Will any of these budding designers end up planning for life on Mars? One can hope!
We've got a TON OF PHOTOS from this week's Winter Band and Chorus Concert!
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPs6hafCsg6vp61Z6tVMnDVR-RakfwM8lOFhXk-zmk2kgIMd0ndqs0e4ZjnhEwoXA?key=ZnVvdzdpdTlkejc1Wkp0bWVWTDQ2NlVrS09sZmlB
Only Jessie Thackrey Preschool has its regular Wednesday Early Release today. All Falls Church City Public School will release early on Friday, ahead of winter break. There will also be no MEH or GM late buses Friday
The Falls Church School Board has set the first day of school for the 2020-21 school year on August 24th, or two weeks before Labor Day. On a 4-2 vote, the Board adopted Pre-Labor Day Option B which includes a two week winter break, and a last day of school set for June 10th.
Standing room only for the awesome 5th grade band and chorus winter concert
This is the time of year we see an increase in respiratory illnesses in our community, including colds, sore throats, and flu. @FairfaxHealth reminds of things you can do to protect your child and others.
https://www.fccps.org/o/FCCPS/page/respiratory-illness-influenza
TJ is celebrating Rear Admiral Grace Hopper's birthday by participating in Hour of Code activities in Technology Class, STEAM class, and in their home classrooms.
We are good to go! Normal start time for all schools today, December 11th.
It looks like maybe the FCCPS Snow Team took part in Tiger Pause today with Ms. Reardon. Students wrote reflections after reading the book, Snow Day!
The FCCPS Snow Team will be up at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday checking current conditions and determining whether a change in the schedule is warranted. If there's a change we'll announce by 5am. www.fccps.org/alert
If school is delayed, there will be NO EARLY RELEASE except for a few JTP Students who dismiss EVERY day at 12.40 p.m.
Morning Announcements Dec 10: 'Space Donuts' bring home FIRST hardware, Huskies prep Western Expansion museum exhibits, Mustang Spirit Gear on sale! TJ Student Medals in Chess Tournament!
https://mailchi.mp/fccps/fy2020-191709
Strings Club Update for the next two weeks:
Dec 11, 1:30-3:30p
1:30-2:10 beginner violin
2:10-2:50 cellos
2:50-3:30 intermediate violin
Dec 18, 4-6p (Late Dismissal)
4:00-4:40 beginner violin
4:40-5:20 cellos
5:20-6:00 intermediate violin
Oh my, Oh my, Oh my! Look what the PTA brought for us today! @fcepta #TJTigers #FCCPS. Thank you so much!
When fourth grade has a morning meeting they really have a morning MEETING
Fifth Grade Art Show at the Rare Bird Coffee Roasters
12/2 - 12/15.
230 W. Broad St
Before the first flakes stick, it's a good time for a refresher on FCCPS Emergency Notification methods & How We Make "The Call" https://www.fccps.org/o/fccps/page/fccps-alert
Support FCCPS students and families in need on #GivingTuesday by donating to FCEF Family Assistance Fund at www.fcedf.org. Thanks for your generosity and for keeping your support local!
Got core strength? Try a basketball plank as this student did today in PE class
Students in Ms. Hicks' class made dioramas as a reflection on their recent trip to Jamestown. Great talent and creativity! Ms. Hicks was blown away, and so is TJTiger! Maybe I can go next year!
Today is one of the days I absolutely LOVE being next to the music room. Maybe Ms. Reid would like to take a break next hour? 🤣 #fccps #tjtigers
In Ms. Flajser's third grade class, they are building their version of the Great Wall of China. Each brick has a new piece of knowledge we learned about ancient China.
This week in Tech Class, students become the "computer" by following a "program" (written instructions) and generating the data (a symbol or character) to output (a drawing of a turkey) to a device (computer screen.) Happy Thanksgiving! See you next month!
Students in Ms. Mihm's class end their money unit by creating a Thanksgiving menu! Students are great bargain shoppers and I can’t wait to join them for their feast Thursday
Mrs. Schimmoller's
sister and author Sarah Aronson talks to the third grade about the writing process. She read from her latest book just like Rube Goldberg. The student created their own Rube Goldberg machine!
The annual in-house field trip for 5th grade is today as they hear about the history and process of making brass rubbings and then prepare and make their own.
Fifth graders receive book choices for the next fiction unit. Working in groups, the students agree on how to break up the reading and assignments over five weeks. They come together to discuss vocabulary, main events, characters, text connections, and discussion questions.
Pie Pick Up on Monday
If you ordered Thanksgiving pies from the Falls Church Education Foundation, remember to pick them up on Monday between 2:30 and 7:00 p.m. at GMHS in the Mustang Cafe. Thank you for your support!
This is how we build together: collaborative design and problem solving with the amazing
@STEAManist. Growth mindset in action.
4th grader working through a word problem by making and organized list. Well, it is organized enough for him to explain his thinking to me!
Elementary Cheer Clinic
Hosted by GMHS Cheer Team and Coaches
Saturday, December 14th
Registration 8:45AM Camp 9:00AM-12:00PM
Kindergarten-5th Grade Welcome NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED!
$40 Fee at the door, includes: 3 hour cheer clinic, poms, and a bow!
More details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XVwVD7i-tJZhTaw6eIjGx8fIyKCyEUF-xk-t6zYzCy4/edit?usp=sharing
This week while the students are at encore, the teachers become students and learn different strategies for teaching math.
*LIVE* Falls Church City School Board Work Session now streaming live. https://youtu.be/UVeCBm85qk0
TJ's Student Council distributed to the DAR cards for service members that students at TJ have been working on since Veterans Day. The holiday greetings will go to people serving overseas and ones currently living in Falls Church.
Students in 3rd grade played a game of "money war" so the teacher could pre-assess what students know about money and what strategies they retained from last year. The students applied their knowledge to shopping, adding up different customers' purchases and making change.
Even though the 2nd and 5th grades are now in different buildings, they still enjoy buddy reading. The 5th grade visited on Friday to pair off with 2nd graders and listen to them read and read to them.
The fourth grade transported back to the year 1607! Students were able to watch a glass blowing demonstration, visit the archaeological dig, and the replica of the shp Godspeed. They explored the settlement and the waterfront making for a great day seeing history come to life.
November 13 was World Kindness Day, these third graders took the time to write messages to all their classmates on a heart for each student. Affirmations as short and sweet as "you are kind and funny" and "I like how you always seem happy" were shared by students, for students.
Each week, TJ subteams meet to unpack standards, plan lessons, or assess data in order to better our instructional program. #buildingtogether
5th graders are using leftover Halloween candy to explore how a dichotomous key works. The students are classifying candy by answering yes/no questions about each piece. Scientists construct a dichotomous key using different characteristics to divide the organisms into groups.
The latest Tiger Times is available here: https://www.smore.com/5806r
If you are a TJ parent and didn't get this in your email, please contact the office.
Students in fourth-grade math are working on whiteboards with their teacher to figure out strategies for multiplying 321 x 152, and are practicing the box method of multiplication. Students in this group were challenging themselves to solve their first 3x2 problem!
After 26 years of making the floors shine, setting up and restacking chairs for evening events, cleaning the cafeteria, and so much more, Mr. Morales is taking his delightful sense of humor and a generous smile on to new adventures. All the best wishes on your retirement!
The Falls Church Education Foundation (FCEF) is honored to steward the FCCPS Family Assistance Fund for the second year. All contributions are used by our four school social workers to assist our community. Donations may be made online at www.fcedf.org by choosing "Donate Now" and specifying "Family Assistance Fund"
A fourth-grade class had some Day of the Dead activities during Tiger Pause. The students learned about the Mexican celebration in remembrance of friends and family who have died and then worked on colorful skull art that is part of the tradition.
Fall Make-up Picture day is Friday, November 15th.
It's that time of year! The Lost and Found is growing daily as the weather fluctuates. Remember to check the lost and found AND label your student's clothing (especially spiritwear!)
As part of October's anti-bullying focus, TJ counselors are leading classroom lessons encouraging students to be "Upstanders." This month, students are also reinforcing their view of TJ's caring community by "leaf"ing their mark on the Unity Trees in the main hall.
During a Special Meeting tonight, the Falls Church School Board unanimously approved a new four-year contract for Superintendent Peter Noonan. Learn more: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17g6YNStPfDFaIMWUJsaf68b3Smn1dp4-k_dn-K5cWHs/edit?usp=sharing
Bookfair night after school shopping is Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday October 22, 23, 24 from 5:30-8:00. Students can shop during school hours with teacher permission Wednesday, Thursday all school day and Friday from 8:40am-10:00am
After analyzing bus populations and route timing this week, we have made the first tweaks to almost all routes.
The Updates are now available and take effect Monday! http://fccps.org/bus We will continue to monitor and adjust as needed.
Morning Announcements Sept 9: Building Reading Stamina: Tips inside, TV/Media Class hit the school's studio to begin programming planning for the year. PHOTOS: Friday's Tailgate and Football! Tomorrow: FCEPTA Info Night and Ice Cream Social - https://mailchi.mp/fccps/190647-191197