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19 string students represented Greenbriar East in the solo festival at Cooper MS in McLean on Friday, April 13.
Congratulations to the students for doing an outstanding job. Ms. Mezvinsky said that
we received the top ratings and there is a lot of talent at our school!
We are so proud of you!
Thank you to all the families that came out to support GBE at the Chantilly Pyramid Art Show on Wednesday, April 18.
Student Intention Forms
Please remember to turn in the Student’s Intention for Next School Year
Form. We need your help in letting us know if your child will be
returning to GBE next year. This will greatly help us in projecting our
total enrollment for next school year.
Yearbooks are on Sale!
Order your yearbook today!
Yearbooks can be purchased online through Life
Touch.
Click here to order through Life Touch.
GBE Yearbook Code: 1475018
You may also send your
payment in with your student via cash or check or click here to pay at My School Bucks.
Yearbook forms are also available in the front office.
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Friday, April 27, is College Day at GBE! This event
encourages our students to learn more about college choices and the importance
of a college education. GBE teachers are invited to wear clothing from their
alma mater, will post their “college bio sheet” outside classroom doors, and
will speak with students about their college experiences.
ALL GBE students are invited to
wear college shirts or colors from their favorite college/university. Stay tuned to the GBE
News to hear more about the college that some of our teachers attended.
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!
Community Engagement Meeting
The FCPSOn community meeting has been
rescheduled for Thursday,
May 3 at 7:00 p.m. at Chantilly High School. FCPSOn
provides a device for each student and allows students opportunities for deeper
understanding of content and skills outlined in the Portrait of a Graduate in
order to be successful in the workforce of the future. For more
information and additional meeting dates, please click here.
To request an interpreter, click here.
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IMPORTANT SOL TESTING INFORMATION
Our students grades 3-6 will take the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL
Tests) starting May 8, 2018. It will be very
helpful if you can avoid appointments which may take your child out of school
during this time period. Also, it will help your child to perform his or
her best if he or she has had a good night’s rest and a healthy breakfast and
comes to school with a positive attitude.
We are aware that Ramadan does begin during this window. If
your child will be fasting during this time and you would like to discuss
possible testing adjustments, please contact your child's teacher.
RISING
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Children who will reach the age of five on or before September 30,
2018, are eligible to attend kindergarten.
If
you have a rising kindergarten or new student to the area, please contact
the Greenbriar East office at: 703-633-6400 to receive a
registration packet.
You may make a registration appointment online
by clicking Student
Registration.
Our office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. You
can also email our registrar, Melissa Dicker at: mldicker@fcps.edu for further
information.
Important Notice for Fifth Grade Parents
Virginia Immunization Requirement for
Tetanus, Diphtheria, Acellular Pertussis (Tdap)
Effective July 1, 2014, all students in Virginia must receive a booster
dose of Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine prior to entering
sixth grade. The Tdap booster can be obtained from your child’s
healthcare provider. Immunizations required for school are also available at
the Fairfax County Health Department:http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/hdclinicsite.htm,
or call 703-246-2411.
Sixth graders cannot begin school in August without documentation
of having had the Tdap booster. After your child has had the
booster, please drop off his/her immunization record before the end of this
school year.
Used Book Sale - Chantilly Regional Library
It’s book sale time! It's our spring used book
sale at the Chantilly Regional Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly,
from May 4-6. It’s a great opportunity for students and teachers to
purchase books at bargain prices.
Proceeds from the sales fund special programs – including the
summer reading program, 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, Touch-a-Truck Day and
Comic Con – renovations, landscaping, and new equipment and furnishings for the
Chantilly Regional Library.
We look forward to seeing you and your school families at the
sale! For more information, please call 703-502-3883 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/events.
Thank you.
Barbara Levermann
President, Friends of the Chantilly Regional Library
703-631-7830
Launching
Mental Health Google Site
Mental health has been a “hot button” topic in our country over the past few months. School counselors are excited to share a new mental health resource site for our Chantilly community!
As
elementary, middle, and high school counselors continue to work with families
in each school, we felt it necessary to share similar information and resources
with everyone in grades K through 12. The Chantilly Pyramid’s
comprehensive Google site link can be found here https://sites.google.com/view/chantillycounselorsresources/home or
on our GBE Website.
Feel free to access the sites on your own. If you have specific questions
or needs, contact your child’s school counselor
directly.
PTA News:
14th Annual GBE Fun Run 2018
The 14th Annual Family Fun Run at Greenbriar East
is going to be amazing and we need you and your family to help keep our
participants safe. Please volunteer to help the local police monitor the
roads, set up cones, and hand out bananas.
Individual and/or family volunteer groups
welcome! Sign up today: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080848aca728a5fe3-14th
Set up will begin at 7:30, and we will assign
road intersections at the meetup.
Please email Julena at treasurer@gbepta.com with
any questions
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Café Rio Restaurant Night
What can be better than a family night out that helps
support the the students and teachers of GBE? Join the GBE PTA at our
next Restaurant Night on Thursday, April 26th at Cafe Rio. You, your
family, friends and co-workers can go to Cafe Rio, located at 13507 Lee
Memorial Highway (Greenbriar Town Center) all day to
support the GBE PTA. We will receive 20% of the proceeds from each
voucher turned in! To received funds you must present a voucher at the
register - paper or electronic. Tp view the menu click here. Funds
are used to support our upcoming Teacher Appreciation activities, Fakespeare,
Computer Club and Girls on the Run to name a few.
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Teacher Appreciation
Build Your Own Trail Mix Bar
 It’s the time of year to show our appreciation for our terrific and hardworking GBE teachers and staff. We would like to, once again, honor them with a Teacher Appreciation Trail Mix Bar.
One way you can show your gratitude for our hard-working teachers is to donate an item (see below). The teachers will have the opportunity to stop in and make a bag at their convenience throughout the day.
In order for the Trail Mix Bar to be a success, we need your help. Please review the items and decide if and to what scale you would like to contribute to this special day. Please mark your calendars for drop off day. You may send contributions in with your student to drop off on their way in or out of school.
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Drop Off Day Friday, April 27th
GBE Front Lobby 9:15 am and 4:15 pm
Preschool/PAC-K Grade Parents: A bag of Plain M&M Candies, Milk or Dark Chocolate Chips, Skinny Pop Pre-Popped Popcorn.
1st-2nd Grade Parents: A bag of Jet-Puff Mini Marshmallows, Tiny Twist Pretzels, Craisins.
3rd-4th Grade Parents: A bag of Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips, Chex Corn or Rice Cereal, Yogurt Covered Raisins.
5th-6th Grade Parents: A bag of Dried Banana Chip, Shelled Sunflower Seeds, Shelled Pumpkin Seeds.
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GBE Teacher Appreciation week is April 30-May 4. We
need your help to make this week a success.
Please help us say thanks to all the hard-working staff at GBE by
signing up to volunteer during teacher appreciation week. Thank you!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d44adac2aa31-teacher2
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Alex and Ani Fundraiser
Save the Date! GBE
PTA Alex and Ani
event April 29, 12pm to 3pm; 2905 District Ave Suite #145, Fairfax, VA
22031. Proceeds benefit Grace Arts, clubs and more!
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Each year, we encourage students, parents and the general public
to send thank-you notes to Virginia’s deserving public school teachers during
National Teacher Appreciation Week. This year, three student artists won
the contest to have their artwork featured on thousands of thank-you notes
distributed across the state!
https://thankateacherva.com/thankyou_entry_form/default.aspx
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Shutterfly Fundraiser
Mother's Day is May 13,
don't forget to order her a custom photo keepsake! Tiny Prints and
Shutterfly donates when you purchase photo products through gbepta.shutterflystorefront.com.
Proceeds benefit Grace Arts, clubs and more!
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Looking Ahead:
April
26th:
Café Rio Restaurant Night 10:30am-10:00pm
April 27th: College Day - Wear favorite college shirt or colors
April
29th:
Alex and Ani Fundraiser
April 30th-May
4th: Teacher
Appreciation Week
May
5th:
Fun Run
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