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Dear GBE Families,
Thank you to our families who participated in today’s Winter Celebration of Reading and Song event. It was so wonderful to have our GBE community come together to share classroom activities and song.
We hope that you and your families have a fabulous winter break. The GBE Main Office is closed for the Winter Break. The GBE Main Office closes today (12/20) at 4:30pm and will reopen on Monday, January 6 at 8:00am.
Have a wonderful Winter Break. We will see you in 2020!
Ms. Cohen, Ms. Lorenzi and Mr. Pietzman
 From all of us at GBE, we wish you a safe, happy, and healthy New Year!
Kicking off the Season right with a
Winter Celebration of Reading & Song
Yearbooks are on Sale!
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Yearbook Cost: $16.00
Yearbooks can be purchased online through Life Touch.
Click here to order through Life Touch.
GBE Yearbook Code: 1475020
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You may also send your payment in with your student via cash or check. Yearbook forms were sent home, but you may also pickup a form in the office.
 2019-20 Advanced Academic Programs Level IV Center Screening and Identification
Parents Grades 2-6 If you are interested in referring your child for the Level IV Center, the countywide referral deadline is January 9, 2020. Please turn in the referral form and any optional information in an envelope to the GBE front office by this deadline. You can visit the AAP website for all timelines, forms and resources for this process.
The Level IV referral form is available on the FCPS AAP website at https://www.fcps.edu/registration/advanced-academics-identification-and-placement/current-fcps-students
Additional information about the Level IV center screening and identification process and information used for screening can be found on the FCPS AAP website at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/academic-overview/advanced-academic-programs.
If you have additional questions please contact Tracey Jenkins, GBE Advanced Academic Resource Teacher, tljenkins1@fcps.edu.
PTA News:
Save the Dates
January 7: PTA meeting
January 15: Domino's Spirit Day
February 3: Power Plates entries due
Coding Enrichment Programs!
Did you know that incorporating coding helps students gain skills such as sequencing, problem solving, math concepts, as well as perseverance so that they will become better readers, writers, and mathematicians?
Our winter programs are being announced, and coding is open for registration!
STEM excel is offering these three courses this semester:
-3D Printing, starts Wednesday, January 22nd
-Python Programming, starts Thursday, January 23rd
-Intro to Game Design, starts Friday, January 24th
Learn more about each course (and register!) here: https://stemexcel.org/greenbriareast/
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Power Plates
Virginia PTA Power Plates Program is designed to encourage students to practice healthy eating habits by submitting their recipes for competition. The competition is open to students from grades pre-kindergarten through 12. The program is administered by the Virginia PTA Health and Safety Committee.
There are five meal categories: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Dessert, and Snack.
Students can enter their original, healthy recipes in three easy steps: write down the recipe, fill out the Student Entry Form, and take a picture of the dish - then submit!
Entries are reviewed by judges appointed by the Health and Safety Committee. 1st Place winners are invited to the Virginia PTA student awards ceremony the weekend of the spring Board of Managers meeting.
Look for a flyer in next week’s Wednesday folder!
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Looking Ahead:
December 23rd-January 3rd: Winter Break - No School & Office Closed
Tue, January 7th: PTA Meeting, 6:30pm
Wed, January 15th: Domino's Restaurant Night
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