 Mrs. Diehl and Mrs. Petty's class are making class recipe books and students created their dish to share with the class. Yum!!
Principal's Message
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome back from spring break! Students and staff got off to a great start on Tuesday as we begin the final grading period of this school year! I find it hard to believe that we are fast approaching the final weeks of school!
Yesterday morning we had a good turnout for the April PTA meeting. In addition to PTA news, Alison Costanza, SBTS, shared our progress with FCPSOn, the technology initiative and Christine Healy, Social Worker, talked to parents about strategies to understand and manage student behaviors. Both presentations were excellent and well-received by the community!
We are looking forward to
honoring our office staff and health room aide during Secretaries’ Appreciation Week, April 24-28. Mrs. Dall, Mrs. Li, Mrs. Bertrand, Mrs. Bippert, and Mrs.
Schmitt work very hard managing our student records, assisting
parents and the community, distributing paperwork, keeping students safe, and
have countless other responsibilities yet they always welcome staff and
visitors with their bright smiles.
Stacy Cappellari, our School Health Aide, is also instrumental in supporting our students with health issues or minor injuries. Please join me in recognizing the office and clinic staff for all they do by
stopping by to express your thanks or by sending in a note of
appreciation.
Enjoy the upcoming weekend!
Sincerely,
Dr. Lori Cleveland, Principal
PTA News
2017-18 PTA Board Nomination
The PTA board seats will
all be open for reelection this year. If you are interested in serving as
President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer, please send an email to greenbriarwestpta@gmail.com. Not
sure if this is for you? Send an email, and we can discussing the
positions further!
Teacher Appreciation Week/Luncheon
The PTA has a fun week of appreciation activities planned
for our wonderful teachers and staff, beginning on May 1st. Please look in next week's Thursday folder (4/27) for a flyer of a list of ideas for children and parents to
participate.
Also, we will be hosting our yearly luncheon on Monday, May 1, which is the
highlight of the week! Please sign up to bring a favorite dish http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e044faca823a31-teacher1
 ***Please don't forget Specialists and IA’s. Thank you for all you do!
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GBW Science Fair Reminders
How are those Science Fair projects coming along? Please help your child put the finishing
touches on the presentation board to make it look just right. Read through the
Science Fair packet guidelines to make sure your child has included everything.
Don’t Forget! The GBW Science Fair will
be held in two weeks, on Tuesday, May 2. Project set-up will begin at 5:15 p.m. in the
Gym, and judging will begin at 5:30. Parents
and visitors are welcome to view the science projects after judging, which ends
around 6:30 p.m.
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 GBW's Annual College Day
GBW will join the Chantilly Pyramid in celebrating
College Day” on Friday, April 21, 2017. GBW teachers and staff will proudly
share their college experiences with their students. Our goal is to start the
college conversation with our students and encourage them to keep an eye on the
future. Our sixth graders will be visited by CHS seniors, who will talk about
how they prepared themselves to be “college ready.”
Here are some reasons why FCPS supports “College Day.”
- College graduates
earn about $1,648 more each month, on average, than someone with a high school
diploma.
- The earlier a child
learns about college, and believes they can go, the more likely it is that
they’ll go.
- Fairfax County
Public Schools has programs to help students who are the first in their family
to go to college, or need help affording college.
We aim to help our students create a vision for their
future career paths!
"If I Could Have a Do-Over" - Mr. Halligan's
Presentation
As part of the effort to help
students understand the negative impact of bullying, Rocky Run and Franklin MS
have invited Mr. John Halligan to conduct a presentation for their students. He
will relay his own tragic experience as a dad whose 13-year-old son took his
own life in 2003, after incessant bullying by peers since the 5th grade, both
in school and online. His story is riveting and powerful, and reminds students
that there is a face, a person, a heart, on the other end of the computer
screen. Please visit his website at www.ryanpatrickhalligan.org
for additional information.
Rocky Run will also have an evening
presentation for all parents/guardians of Chantilly Pyramid schools on
Monday, April 24th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM.
See this flyer
for more information.
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District 12 Virginia Band and Orchestra Associations Solo Festival
This Friday and Saturday string and band students from all over our district, including many GBW string and band students, will be attending District 12 Virginia Band and Orchestra Associations Solo Festival at Langston Hughes Middle School. This optional performance allows students to receive feedback on their solo performance from a professional string or band adjudicator. In addition to comments from their judge, students receive a score of I-V, where I is a rating of Superior. We wish the best of luck to all GBW students performing in this festival!
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Springfest
Springfest is Fairfax County’s official Earth
Day/Arbor Day celebration, and this year it will be held at Sully Historic
Site on Saturday, April 29 from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Admission is free. Best of all, the event is both educational
and fun.
See this flyer for more information - https://goo.gl/Huzida
Summer Camps: STEM Camp & Tech Adventure Camp
Is your child looking for some fun in the summer exploring engineering and technology? Check out these two camps!
STEM Camp is designed to give students the opportunity to explore engineering careers and technology as they rotate through different classes over a one week program. Students in grades 3-5 and grades 8-9 are eligible for our exciting STEM summer camps. (Students in grades 6-7 are suggested to attend Tech Adventure Camp.)
Register for STEM Camp at this link: https://goo.gl/XVLAtk
Tech Adventure Camp is designed to give students the opportunity to explore careers and technology as they rotate through eight areas over a two-week program. The camp is open to students in grades 5-7 during the 2016-17 school year.
Register for Tech Adventure Camp at this link: https://goo.gl/IB3wZd
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