Welcome Back 2019-2020

Dear Westbriar Parents:

We have been working hard these past few days to get our school ready for you and your children.  The hallway floors are freshly waxed and shiny and there are lots of decorations in and out of the classrooms for students to enjoy.  We look forward to seeing you and your child at our Open House tomorrow morning from 10am-11am. 

As mentioned in your child's class placement letters, please remember that tomorrow evening is also our Back to School Night from 6:30pm - 8:10pm.  We will open our main doors (entrance #1) at 6:20pm so parents can arrive and be seated for the first session to start promptly at 6:30pm. 

Session 1:  6:30pm -  7:00pm**

Session 2:  7:05pm - 7:35pm**

Session 3:  7:40pm - 8:10pm**

**Music, PE, Art, Speech, Library, Technology, AART and other specialists will be in our cafeteria all three sessions so please stop by to see them to learn more about their programs.

Please note if you ordered a school supply kit, the kits will not be delivered until this Friday, August 23rd.  I know this is a change from previous years when we had the kits at Open House.  This date was the best date our vendor could deliver our supply kits to us.  Thank you for your understanding.

**New this year**  All of our staff, to include Mr. Simms-Smith and I, recorded  short introductions so you, our community, could get to know each of us a little bit better.  Please go to this link to virtually "meet" your child's teacher or other teachers and staff members in our building.  I know you will enjoy the videos as you get to know our amazing staff!  Please note that since there are a lot of videos to load in Flip Grid, there might be a slight delay on your screen.  Once the screen has loaded, you will click on the down arrow (located to the right of the screen) next to "14 topics" to find the grade level or team of videos you want to view. 

https://flipgrid.com/8af45156

I look forward to seeing you at Open House or Back to School Night tomorrow.

Have a good evening,

Principal Tam

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Band and Strings...Music to Our Ears!

Please consider joining, or continuing with, our incredible band and strings program! If you are a 4th through 6th grader, you have the opportunity to participate in this additional music programming.  

Strings: grades 4-6 and Band: grades 5-6. 

Additional information and registration can be found at the link below. Should you have questions, please contact JoAnn Azzarello (Band) at: jazzarello@fcps.edu or John Barger (Strings) at jtbarger@fcps.edu.

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/9oj354qs9RvLngcH9