Category Archives: Past Events

2020-11-17 Being a Present Parent series with TJ Social Worker Danielle Armstrong

RSVP and view the link to join: https://tinyurl.com/BPPRSVP (Note: please use Google Chrome for best technology experience with Blackboard Collaborate)

How do I get my teenager to talk to me? Why don’t they tell me everything? This 4-part, support-group-style discussion series based on The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Are Wired, by Daniel Siegel, MD, and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD. Come learn why it is not about being a perfect parent, but a present parent. When we help our kids feel, Safe, Seen, Soothed, and Secure, we will hear their thoughts, feel their emotions, celebrate their successes, comfort their worries, and launch them into adulthood prepared to be independent and healthy.

You are not required to read the book, nor are you required to attend all sessions.

Parenting is hard. Life is busy. Join us virtually on Tuesdays as you are able.

October 20, 7-8:30 pm
October 27, 7-8:30 pm
November 10, 2-3:30 pm
November 17, 2-3:30 pm

Brought to you by the PTSA Health & Wellness Committee
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2020-10-15 6:30pm PTSA Meeting (Online)

This is a Principal’s Coffee style meeting, which is mainly a Q&A session with the Principal.

Find out about the TJ PTSA. Hear from Dr. Bonitatibus and the TJ PTSA leadership. Join, volunteer, plug in and volunteer.

Please submit your questions in advance using this google form.
UPDATE: Form is closed as of noon 10/15/2020. We will take additional questions from the floor at the meeting.

Here is a link to the questions that had been asked by the time the form closed:

Advance registration is required, please register now using this link:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlfuyspzwvH9GIqACshTb5MtGlWadRl_mx

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Do NOT share the link you receive as it only allows one device to join.

NOTE: An email with a link to a Google form for your questions, and a Zoom registration link has been sent out to all TJ families. If you did not receive one, make sure you are registered in AtoZ Connect (tjptsa.com/archive/join).

2020-10-16 Reflections Call for Entries

Reflections Arts is a nationwide program to encourage and recognize students’ initiative and talents in the arts.
Students can submit artwork entries about this year’s theme — “I Matter Because…” in any of six categories: Film Production, Dance Choreography, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts. And this year all the Reflections entries will be digital. 

2020-2021 Reflections rules and entry forms can be found at the official site. 

Entries must follow all general rules and category-specific rules:

Entries will be submitted directly to the respective links below:

UPDATE: Submissions are closed. Thank you for participating!

  • Dance Choreography
  • Film Production 
  • Literature 
  • Music Composition
  • Photography 
  • Visual Art

For Film Production, Music Composition, and Dance Choreography,  if background music is used in dance/film, citation is required. List musician(s) or instrumentation for music. Recordings must not exceed 5 minutes, or be a file larger than 1,000 MB. For Literation entries, please include word count that must be less than 2,000 words. For Photography/visual arts, please list dimensions. 

Student entries are judged at school, county, district, state, and national levels. This year’s deadline is Friday October 16, 2020. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Reflections program Chair Meredith Calwell, Co-Chairs Lin Zhuang and Heather Li via the Reflections Contact Form.

2020-09-24 Mental Health Coalition Meeting THIS THURSDAY

The Mental Health Coalition is led by SGA and the student wellness group Our Minds Matter, and includes administration, teachers, student services staff, as well as parents, to coordinate efforts on mental health at TJ. All are welcome! First meeting of the school year will be Thursday, September 24, 4:30-5:30 PM (join using this link). We will be discussing updates from mental health efforts over the summer, reviewing our goals for this school year, and opening the floor to anyone who has concerns or ideas for this upcoming year. Please come with any input you have or just to hear about the work in progress! Contact sga.tjhsst@gmail.com or tjmindsmatter@gmail.com with questions.

2020-10-05 PTSA Health & Wellness Committee Meeting

All parents and guardians who are interested in fostering community at TJ, and working on efforts to provide educational events and increase awareness of how to support students for good mental health, are welcome to attend the next PTSA Health & Wellness Committee Meeting on Monday, October 5, 1:30-3:00 pm. (email healthandwellnesschair@tjptsa.org if you would like the video link).

Also, stay tuned! The Mental Health Coalition will hold its first meeting soon as well. This group is run by SGA and the student wellness group Our Minds Matter, and includes administration, teachers, student services staff, as well as parents, to coordinate efforts on mental health at TJ. 

2020-09-23 7pm TJ Admissions Policy FCPS Town Hall

There will be an FCPS town hall on Sept. 23 at 7pm. This article in The Patch provides the following info:

“A town hall about the proposed admissions policy changes will be held on Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. It will be available live online, and comments can be submitted to tjcomments@fcps.edu or live during the town hall at 1-800-231-6359.”

Please read the proposal and provide your feedback on the plan to the school board and our elected officials. Links will be added shortly.

Update:

For more info: https://www.fcps.edu/news/superintendent-presents-recommendations-improve-diversity-tjhsst-establishing-merit-lottery

The town hall starts at 7pm. Link to watch online: https://www.fcps.edu/tv/ch99

Video of the school board work session where the proposal was discussed is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3FS9TY0lcg

More details about the plan: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BT5NM85EB7AE

2020-09-14 7th Annual Mental Health and Wellness Conference

FCPS 7th Annual Mental Health & Wellness Conference: Tools for Fostering Success at Home, in School, and Throughout Life

https://www.fcps.edu/resources/student-safety-and-wellness/mental-health-and-resiliency/mental-health-and-wellness


This year FCPS will continue to partner with INOVA and Kaiser Permanente to host the 7th Annual Mental Health and Wellness Conference. The conference will feature multiple keynote speakers who will address social emotional learning and resiliency. Virtual sessions will be offered September 14th-October 3rd.
 

Register here to receive a unique video link for sessions you would like to attend online.