Terraset Elementary PTA

                 TouchPoint

Volume 4, Issue  1

September 2011

2010-2011 Board
President:
Liz Falcone
Vice President: Annette Bobby
Secretary: Katy Boswell
Treasurer: Jen Shoenborn

Terraset PTA
Address
Terraset Elementary School
11411 Ridge Heights Road
Reston
Virginia, 20191


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In this issue of TouchPoint
Welcome Back to the Staff
Frist Day of School
TouchPoint Needs Advertisers
Things About to Happen
Dates to Remember

Dear Friend of Terraset,

 

Welcome! This is our first edition of TouchPoint this school year... your monthly update on school and PTA news. There is a chance that you are on this mailing list even though your children have all left Terraset. You will find an "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of this newsletter if you do not want to receive our news any longer.

 

What a wet day for our first day of school. Fortunately, it was reasonably dry at drop-off time and none of the kids started the day drenched! Nor did the parents... although some were a little wet-eyed! See below for a photo from our first day of school.

 

We are looking forward to seeing you at our first meeting at 6:15pm on Monday, September 12th. This is just before Back-to-School night, so it is one of the easiest meetings to get to all year... you'll be coming to the school anyway. So do join us. Find out what we have planned for the year and consider ways to get involved in your Parent Teacher Association.

 

We are looking forward to a great year... it will be even better with you!



Welcome Back Breakfast for the Staff! 

  

Terraset staff have been working hard for the past couple of weeks preparing the school for our children. We would like to thank them by offering a breakfast on Friday, September 9th.

 

The Terraset PTA would like to welcome the staff back with a great spread! If you could bring a donation of danish, bagels, muffins, juice, fruit, CASSEROLES and anything else that you think they would enjoy, the teachers would certainly appreciate it. You can bring your items to the school by 7:45am on Friday, September 9. Or you can drop them off the night before at Kathy's home - 2075 Bingham Court - right across from the school. Please email Katy at griffith.katy@gmail.com  or Kathy.Somer@verizon.net  indicating what you would like to contribute so we minimize duplicates. 

 

 

First Day of School Crowd! 

  

 First day of school

 

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TouchPoint Needs Advertisers! 

  

Terraset PTA is very proud to produce this newsletter each month. However, we would like to cover the costs of its production without drawing on the donations members make to help the school. Are you interested in advertising in this space? There are nearly 500 email addresses on our list, so we hope that represents an attractive potential market for you. Besides, how good would it feel to help to build this Terraset Community so directly?

 

Email info@terrasetpta.org for more information!

Things that are about to happen! 

  

The beginning of the school year is always busy. So here is a short preview of things to come.

 

We will have our first meeting just before Back-to-School night at 6:15pm on Monday September 12th. try to join us so you can get a good feel for what the PTA does.

 

The PTA is in the throws of organizing its first Tigers on the Town evening. This is usually a great fun night for all the family. We arrange with a restaurant to expect many Terraset Tigers one night and they give us a percentage of the proceeds. Win-win for all. We hope you will join us.

 

October will see the return of the Terraset Read-a-thon. We held our first last year and it was a HUGE success, raising about $8,000 for the school. We would love to do that again this year. Students, their families, and staff are all invited to read. There are participation prizes, top reader prizes and top fundraiser prizes. The kids had a ball last year and read over 650, 000 minutes. Let's see if we can top it this year!

 

One of the very exciting programs offered by Terraset PTA is Reflections -- a visual and performing arts program for all students. This program invites kids to submit paintings, photographs, choreography, musical compositions or essays -- whatever your child is inspired by could provide a forum for expressing this year's theme "Diversity Means...". Sumissions close on October 21st.

 

We will be calling for new members over the next couple of weeks, so keep an eye open for your opportunity to join.

 

Check you Tuesday Packs over the next few weeks for all the information on these and other upcoming events. 

 

Email info@terrasetpta.org for more information!

 

Dates to Remember

 

Sept 9: Staff Breakfast starting 7:45a

Sept 12 : PTA meeting at 6:15p

Sept 12: Back-to-School Night at 6:15p

Oct 1: Start of Terraset Read-a-thon month

Oct 4: PTA meeting at 7pm

Oct 21: Reflections submissions due

 

Welcome back to Terraset! 

 

Terraset ES Hours

 

Bell Schedule
Mon: 9:15AM-1:25PM
Tue-Fri: 9:15AM-3:55PM

School Office Hours

8:00AM-4:30PM