Tuckahoe Families,
Please see below for this week’s updates and reminders.
Important Dates
October 6 IB Application Window Closes
October 8 Walk and Roll to School Day
October 13 Student Holiday/Teacher Professional Learning Day
October 15 Fall Pictures (individual and class)
October 15 Gifted Identification Meeting (virtual) at 6:00pm
October 20 HCPS Student and Teacher Holiday
October 23 Learning and Discovery Sponsored Trunk or Treat
October 24 End Q1/ Student ½ day (Dismissal at 11:05am)
October 27 Parent Teacher Conference Window Opens
October 29 PTA Play Club Ends
November 11 Veteran’s Day Celebration
Quick Links
Volunteer Application | Solicitud de Trabajo Voluntario
Approval Request for Student Absence Form (For absences due to travel ONLY)
Fifth Grade IB Applications
Attention 5th grade parents! The application process to the IB program opened on September 11th. Please CLICK HERE for more information regarding upcoming Open House events for the IB programs and other helpful information. We will also be posting updates on our School-Based Mental Health Website under the middle school information tab. More information regarding the application process will be coming in the next few weeks. For any questions, please contact our school counselors, Ms. Kalupanov and Ms. Malakoff at khkalupanov@henrico.k12.va.us and camalakoff@henrico.k12.va.us.
Gifted Identification Process Parent/Guardian Information Session
Please join us virtually on Wednesday, October 15th at 6:00pm for a parent/guardian information session to learn more about the Gifted Identification Process and Gifted Services provided in HCPS. School staff will provide information regarding the referral and identification process via a division video and a question/answer session. The gifted referral window will be open from October 27 -November 10 and written referrals may be made at that time. Please stay tuned for additional information in the coming weeks. Please contact Kavetta Anderson (knanderson@henrico.k12.va.us), Gifted Identification Coordinator, with questions.
Veterans Day Celebration
Our annual Veterans Day assemblies will be held on Tuesday, November 11th. Information will be sent home with your child this week to provide further information.
As in past years, Kindergarten students will recognize Veterans Day in their classrooms with a more developmentally appropriate activity, in lieu of attending the assemblies. We are compiling a slideshow of veterans from our Kindergarten students’ families and friends to be shown to Kindergarten students on Veterans Day. If you would like to register to be included in the slideshow, please register by 11/3/25 using this link: https://forms.gle/5W6Me9RmbknNGrAi8l.
Veteran guests who would like to attend with students in first through fifth Grades can register by 11/3/25 using this link: https://forms.gle/TKxmr7kBmtrzJ6Gx6. Two assemblies will be held. Fifth graders will be at both assemblies as part of the fifth grade chorus. First and second grade students will attend an assembly starting at 8:00AM. Third and fourth grade students will attend an assembly starting at 9:15AM. Questions can be directed to school counselors, Cari Malakoff (camalakoff@henrico.k12.va.us) and Kara Kalupanov khkalupanov@henrico.k12.va.us).
Student Lanyards
Students need to be wearing their badges to and from school every day. These badges are designed for security purposes, and consistent use helps prevent some safety concerns at the elementary level, including:
Students boarding the wrong buses
Difficulty accounting for students at dismissal
Delays in ensuring all students get home safely
Thank you for making student safety a top priority and for supporting daily badge use.
If a student loses their lanyards
- Please request a new ID through
. Mrs. Leonard and Mrs. Elkin make new IDs a few times a week. Please wait until the ID has been lost for a few days to ensure it is truly lost. If the old ID is found, it will no longer work and can be thrown away. The first replacement is free, after that, replacements are $5. Here is the
for payment.
Scheduled Safety Drills
We have no drills scheduled for this week.
Have a great week everyone!
Sincerely,
Jennifer Madison, Associate Principal