November 2, 2019
Dismissal is at 1:15pm on most Wednesdays. Which Wednesdays have a full day of school?
The general rule is that Wednesday is a full day of school when there are other days...
October 31, 2019
The "Prize Patrol" had a very busy Wednesday! The Falls Church Education Foundation was out in the schools awarding Super Grant funds for 16 requests, totaling over $68,000 in Sup...
October 25, 2019
Like other schools across the country, TJ is participating in Red Ribbon Week.
We have chosen to take a more nuanced approach to the week, broadening our efforts to celebrate ...
October 25, 2019
Chalk Chats, the parent discussion event at TJ, have been scheduled again this year.
In Chalk Chats, Mr. Swanson will begin the discussion with a 3-5 minute overview of a prog...
October 24, 2019
The Mid-Atlantic Association of IB World Schools (IBMA) is recognizing stellar IB programme contributors with the IBMA Faculty Excellence Award at each of its quarterly meetings. ...
October 23, 2019
In the small groups for guided reading in third grade, these students are learning to communicate without raising their hands.
The class discussed how at home most of them do...
October 15, 2019
Thomas Jefferson Elementary is hosting the Math Kangaroo Competition again this year. We have made the testing site private. When you register, click on the “by invitation” tab an...
October 15, 2019
The first TJ Student council meeting will be held Wednesday, October 16 in Ms. Hicks room -- 318 -- before school. This meeting was initially slated for October 9, but was push...
October 15, 2019
It's time to sign up for Odyssey of the Mind again! In effort to go paper-less, we have an online sign-up form that can be accessed here - https://forms.gle/HR3HRvtpGf2nBkZd8 .
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September 26, 2019
Library and technology alternate weeks this year in the schedule's rotation at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. On library week, classes, including this third grade one, visit ...
September 23, 2019
Beginning last school year, Schoology became the primary Parent Communication Tool for us here at TJ.
Please check out the video more information (5:18 minutes) - https://vime...
September 23, 2019
Per the School Board Policy 9.22, absences of 3 consecutive days or more must be approved by the principal. The request must be in writing as far in advance as possible but no le...
September 23, 2019
All adult visitors to the classroom and field trips must fill out a Volunteer Form found in the Parents Info or Tiger Links menu. All visitors to the school must register at the ...
September 23, 2019
Dismissal is at 1:15pm on most Wednesdays. Which Wednesdays have a full day of school? The general rule is that Wednesday is a full day of school when there are other days o...
September 23, 2019
NOTE: Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, students in Second Grade will attend Mt. Daniel Elementary School. Students in Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade will attend Thomas Je...
September 23, 2019
Look in the Tiger Links menu to find all the Extra-Curricular Music Programs information including Chorus, Strings, Beginning Band and the Advanced Band.
TJ Strings Club will b...
September 9, 2019
Building Reading Stamina, One Page at a Time Friday was National Read a Book Day, and these third graders took out their book bins for the first time. Each then found comfy place...