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School Information
5980 Meeres
Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
Ft. Belvoir Upper
School Office
571-982-1300
Ft. Belvoir Upper
School Attendance
571-982-1350
FBESAttendance4-6@fcps.edu
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Principals Message
Carol K. Padgett
Fort Belvoir Upper (4-6)
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Spring is here and excitement is in the air as we continue to have a
wonderful year of learning here at Fort Belvoir Upper ES! As always, we greatly
appreciate the combined efforts of all as we support our students in
successfully meeting the highest of standards set before them! It is
amazing that right after our spring break signs of how far we have come in the
school year are present around our school! Some of you have probably
notice that Dr. Jane O’Hara has not been seen around school since we had spring
break. She is recovering from a
procedure and will be back with us in a couple of weeks. In the meantime we have had Mr. Larry Jones
(another retired administrator) giving us daily support. Mr. Jones and I have visited each classrooms
these past several weeks and the growth in students has been amazing to
see! We have had the opportunity to see how far students have grown as
readers and writers, their ability to work with more complex math problems, and
their thinking as scientists and engineers as they explore new concepts and
solve problems!
On April 13th our staff and students celebrated Military Youth
Month by wearing purple. Mr. Jones and I
visited each class handing out our “Purple Up for Military Kids” bracelets
along with a certificate of recognition signed by the superintendent, Dr. Scott
Brabrand, and myself. As we handed out
the items we looked into each of their eyes and reminded them how much we love
and appreciate them! Please see our
wonderful staff picture as we Purple Up for our students!
The Standards of Learning tests for
our 4th- 6th grade students are just around the
corner. The students and teachers have worked hard all year and I am
confident that the students will do well. The three week testing window
is Tuesday, May 8th – Friday, May 25th. Make ups and retakes will
take place May29th – June 7th. Please make sure your child is on time to school
those days, has plenty of rest at night, and eats a healthy breakfast. All of
our students and teachers have worked diligently to prepare your child for this
test. We want our students to “show what they know” on those days. Please
encourage your child to do their very best. The entire SOL test calendar can be
found below.
With the warmer weather, longer hours of daylight and all of the spring
extracurricular activities, it is often more difficult to maintain a focus on
school. Continue to monitor nightly reading and review learning journals
daily, but also make time for play!
PURPLE UP! FOR MILITARY KIDS!
 
Fort Belvoir Elementary School
is the recipient of a KaBoom grant. The Carmax foundation made this
possible. We received 2 Rigamajig kits that allow for students to be
given the opportunity for creative, free play. In addition to using the
building materials during the day for labs in the Makerspace room, these kits
will be used in the after-school and summer Kids Lab STEAM programming in
primary and upper. The Garrison Commander, SLOs, KaBoom and Carmax
representatives and members of the community unveiled the grant to a fifth
grade class during the month of the military child. Look for lab sign-up
opportunities to work with the Rigamajigs after SOLs.
http://www.belvoireagleonline.com/news/elementary-school-gets-hands-on-learning-kit/article_5848a74e-3db0-11e8-bc83-d39557603d24.html
   
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April 26- Report Cards
April 23-27- Autism Awareness Spirit Week
May 8- SOL testing begins
May 7-11- Staff Appreciation Week
May 11- Coming Together Campus Carnival
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