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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!
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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
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Oh my, Oh my, Oh my! Look what the PTA brought for us today! @fcepta #TJTigers #FCCPS. Thank you so much!
![Table full of goodies:. tea, coffee, hit chocolate and cookies galore](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/live_feed_image/image/589305/large_JPEG_2019_12_06_08_26_25_266_.jpg)
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When fourth grade has a morning meeting they really have a morning MEETING
![Ms Skomra leads a discussion for all of 4th grade](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/live_feed_image/image/587543/large_JPEG_2019_12_05_12_19_40_738_.jpg)
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Fifth Grade Art Show at the Rare Bird Coffee Roasters
12/2 - 12/15.
230 W. Broad St
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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
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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!
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Got core strength? Try a basketball plank as this student did today in PE class
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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!
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![Student with Jamestown diorama - a fort with a building, characters cooking and drying hides over a fire.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/live_feed_image/image/583268/large_d3.jpg)
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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
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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.
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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!
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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
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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!
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This is how we build together: collaborative design and problem solving with the amazing
@STEAManist. Growth mindset in action.
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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!
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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