TJPTSA Diversity Committee invites you to join us in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month onFriday, October 15th from 4:00PM to 5:30PM in the Planetarium Courtyard Tent. Festivities will include music, homemade Cuban food, Hispanics in STEM trivia, and more! Questions? Email michelehyde@gmail.com
Category Archives: Events
2021-10-09 Learn to Row
Still thinking of a Spring Sport? Do you want to try Rowing? TJ Crew has planned two Learn to Row sessions in October for novice rowers to learn the sport and get a head start. Please check out our website for details and to register https://www.tjcrew.org/join/learn-to-row
2021-10-09 Fall Musical – School of Rock
See the TJ Theatre Students perform the Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway musical School of Rock! Based on the classic movie of the same name!
Time: Saturday, October 9th, 2021, 7:00PM
Location: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Auditorium
Tickets:
$15 General Admission
$10 Students
https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/15598/thomas-jefferson-high-school-theatre
TJ PTSA General Membership Fee Survey
It has been brought to our attention by the VA PTA that our membership fees are one of the highest in the state, and are the highest in the surrounding area. This is a matter that we are looking into and would like community feedback. Please participate in the two-question survey regarding the PTSA General Membership Fee. Should we reduce the General Membership fee?
Some comparison data:
TJ PTSA Adult Membership $40
Langley PTSA Parent Membership $25
Westfield HS PTSA Adult Membership $20
Herndon HS PTSA Membership $10
2021-09-26 Free Practice SAT Test Provided by Huntington Learning Center
Dear TJ Parents and Students,
Huntington Learning Center is providing a free practice SAT Test to Thomas Jefferson Students on Sep 26th (this coming Sunday) at 10am. The practice test will be proctored via zoom, please see the details for the registration as well as the zoom meeting in the below flyer. Please make sure to registerin advance. They will also provide a free evaluation (on request) with the center director to show you your strengths and areas of improvement. You can email HerndonVA@hlcmail.com or call 703-880-5102 for any questions and issues!
This is a wonderful opportunity, please take advantage of it!
FOR FURTHER READING ON PREPPING FOR THE SAT:
– Updates on the SAT/ACT: What You Need to Know
– Colleges and Universities have gone and continue to go test-optional – Here’s why students should take the SAT/ACT anyway.
2021-09-10 Volunteers Needed for the Back to School Bash
BACK TO SCHOOL BASH — VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The PTSA and the Student Activities Office is in need of volunteers to help with the Back to School Bash this Friday night. This is a super fun event for the students. There will be games, food trucks, music, etc. before the home football game that starts at 7:00. Please consider volunteering to help make this a success for our students.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0544A4AB2FA20-back
| Back to School BashThe TJ Activities Office is once again hosting the Back to School Bash this Friday before the football game. The fun starts at 4:00 and the football game starts at 7:00. The Activities Office has asked the TJ PTSA to help. Please consider volunteering. We will also have a table set up for membership registration and questions. Food trucks and games will be on site for the kids and adults from 4-8. The TJ PTSA will be providing food vouchers to all the faculty and staff. Let’s Go Colonials!!www.signupgenius.com |
Agenda of TJPTSA General Membership Meeting on September 9th, 2021 from 7:00PM to 9:00PM
ZOOM Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlf-qtrDgtG9IrGj0JzGwwuENWPOGyWWq9
Attendees:
TJPTSA Officers
Dr. Bonitatibus
VA PTA Support Team representatives
Mr. Berke
A. Call Meeting to Order and Welcome (3 min)
B. Officer’s Reports
a. Treasurer’s Report: (20 min): Presentation of Audit Report, Approval of Budget, Reconciliation report for July & Aug
b. President’s Report: (3 min)
i. Action Items
ii. Meeting Dates for (current year)
c. 1st Vice President (3 min)
d. 2nd Vice President (3 min)
e. Recording Secretary’s Report (3 min)
f. Corresponding Secretary’s Report (3 min)
C. Committee Reports
a. Family Engagement – update on progress (3 min)
b. Diversity Committee – update on progress (3 min)
c. Academic Support Committee – update on progress (3 min)
d. College Outreach Committee – update on progress (3 min)
D. Representative Reports
a. Principal’s Report (10 min)
b. SGA Representative (5 min)
E. Unfinished Business (5 min)
F. New Business (5 min)
G. Announcements (1 min)
a. Our next meeting will be held on October 14, 7pm, via Zoom
b. General Membership Fee Structure Changes
H. Question & Answer (20 min)
a. Virginia PTA Support Team
I. Adjourn Meeting (9pm)
10-15-2021 Reflections Call for Entries
Reflections is a National PTA-sponsored program that encourages students to express themselves through the arts. Students can submit work in the following six categories: Dance Choreography, Music Composition,
Literature, Film Production, Visual Arts and Photography. The art is judged at the school level with the winner in each category moving on to the County level, then District level, State level and finally National level. This year, similar to last year, all the Reflections entries will be digital.
This year’s theme is: I Will Change the World.
Please carefully reviews all the rules and guidelines, or rules and guidelines (Spanish) and pay particular attention to the following additional rules:
Dance and Film: if background music is used, citation is required
Literature: include word count, entries must be less than 2,000 words
Music: list musicians and/or instrumentation
Photography and Visual Arts: list dimensions
Dance, Film and Music: recordings must not exceed 5 minutes, file size must not exceed 1.000MB
More information about specific rules for each category can be found here:
Film Production Rules,Film Rules (Spanish)
Music Composition Rules, Music Composition (Spanish)
Photography Rules, Photography rules (Spanish)
Dance Choreography Rules
Visual Arts, Visual Arts (Spanish)
Literature Rules, Literature Rules (Spanish)
Entries will be submitted directly through specific links which will be updated soon.
This year’s deadline is Friday October 15, 2021.
Click here to enter: https://form.jotform.com/212501133743140
If you have any questions, please contact the Reflections program Chair Meredith Caldwell at
reflections@tjptsa.org
2021-08-31 Call for Paid Volunteers: Picture Days
LifeTouch will be at TJ on 8/31 and 9/1 for underclass pictures. They need some PTSA volunteers to help them out!
LifeTouch photographers will be at TJ from 8:30-3:50 on August 31th, Tuesday, and 8:30-2:05 on September 1st, Wednesday. Volunteers will receive $14.99 off of their photo package.
Please contact Ms. Erinn Harris (eharris1@fcps.edu) as soon as possible.
2021-08-30 Call for Volunteers: College Outreach Committee Chair
For those parents that are interested in charing the College Outreach Committee, please send an email along with a short a CV to the TJPTSA Executive Committee at executive@tjptsa.org, preferablly by August 30th, 2021, Monday.