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Dear GBE Families,
Our staff has enjoyed celebrating College Week! Thank you to Mrs. Loht and Mrs. Shin for leading this effort all week. I also want to give a shout-out to our amazing teachers, front office team, and custodians. They are working around the clock to organize student belongings, contacting families, and preparing for our Student Belongings Curbside Pickup.
We are dividing curbside pickup by grade level due to the size of our school. Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade families received an E-Notify message on Monday evening to sign up for a time to pick up student belongings this Friday. If you still need to sign up, please use this link. I will send an E-Notify message with a Google Form link to complete for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade families soon with the date and details for the next curbside pickup. 6th grade will have a separate curbside pickup on June 12th.
Our sixth grade team is planning and communicating how we will celebrate our sixth graders. We hope to make this as memorable as possible given the circumstances. Our sixth graders are phenomenal students and we can’t wait to see what they accomplish in the future!
#GBEStrong
Estimados Padres de GBE
Nuestro personal ha disfrutado celebrando la Semana Universitaria! Gracias a la Sra. Loht y la Sra. Shin por liderar este esfuerzo durante toda la semana. También quiero agradecer a nuestros increíbles maestros, grupo administrativo y equipo de limpieza, quienes están trabajando incansablemente para reunir las pertenencias de los estudiantes para que sean recogidas por uds.
Debido al numero de estudiantes, hemos programado varias recogidas durante las próximas semanas. Las familias de preescolar, kinder, primer y segundo grado, recibieron un mensaje de notificación el lunes por la noche para inscribirse y recoger las pertenencias de los estudiantes este Viernes 22 de Mayo. Para que el proceso sea mas organizado, le pedimos que se registre utilizando el formulario de Google que encontrará en el siguiente enlace https://forms.gle/aB1iBfbZHn9vu54j9. Si ud tiene hijos en diferentes grados, indique sus nombres en el formulario y podrá recoger sus pertenencias el mismo dia. Muy pronto enviaré la notificación electrónica con el formulario de Google para las familias de 3º, 4º y 5º grado quienes podran recoger las pertenencias el Viernes 29 de Mayo. La recogida de las pertenencias de los estudiantes de 6to grado será el 12 de junio.
Nuestras profesoras de sexto grado están planeando como celebrar a nuestros alumnos. Esperamos que sea memorable a pasar de las circunstancias. ¡Nuestros alumnos de sexto grado son estudiantes fenomenales y no podemos esperar para ver lo que lograrán en el futuro!
#GBEStrong
Dave Pietzman, NBCT
Principal
 Heather Williams
1.Tell us a little bit about what brought you to GBE.
I had been working at Woodley Hills ES for 9 years as an Office Assistant. For 5 of those years I was driving from Fairfax to Alexandria with my 2 kids that attended Woodley Hills as well. As my kids were getting older and playing sports, I realized I needed to find a school closer to home. I joined the GBE Family March 2016 as an Office Assistant. This past October I became the Administrative Assistant.
2. How did your career path lead to working in schools?
I had moved to Gatlinburg, TN for 2 years. When I returned to the area, my mom asked me if I was interested in being an Office Assistant at a school not far from where she worked. My mom was and currently is the Administrative Assistant at Woodlawn ES. Before her, my aunt was the Administrative Assistant at Woodlawn ES, then a Region Administrative Assistant, and retired as an Administrative Assistant for the School Board. I also had another aunt who was a PE teacher at Union Mill ES. After she passed away many years ago, Union Mill dedicated the gymnasium in her honor. I guess you could say it’s in my blood “LOL”.
3. What is something that we might not know about you?
I grew-up in Alexandria, VA where I graduated from West Potomac HS. I have 2 beautiful children, Kaitlyn 16 a sophomore at Centreville HS and Jackson 13 a 7th grader at Liberty MS. I love baseball and a huge Washington Nationals fan. I try to go to games as much as possible with my family.
4.What was your favorite thing about school growing up?
My most favorite thing about school was the friends and memories I made. My senior year I was in a Business/Finance class and we went on a field trip to Disney World. I also got to celebrate my 18th birthday while we were there. We got to go behind the scenes and ride the rides before the park even opened. It was a great experience.
Roadrunners Connect
Social Media Post of the Week
COLLEGE WEEK AT GBE!
 This week GBE is celebrating College Week! College Week is a time to explore and promote the idea that every student can aspire to attend college after graduation. At the elementary school level, our main ideas include setting goals, establishing good work habits, and exploring different subjects that students can study in college.
This week teachers have been sharing some of their college experiences during live sessions and on the morning news. We have also created a Padlet display so students can explore each staff member’s college days. Thursday, May 21st, is a spirit day for students to wear college shirts, jerseys, hats, or make a college sign to show off their college spirit! Their photos can be uploaded to social media with the hashtag #GBEcollegespirit or e-mailed to Allison Loht at abloht@fcps.edu.
GBE Staff College Days
Virginia PTA Power Plate Winner
Benicio won first place in the intermediate dessert category for the VA PTA Power Plate competition. He submitted a dessert entry titled: Fruity Ice Blizzard inspired by his love of snow cones!
Stay Connected
Hello GBE parents and students! The specialist team misses you all so very much! We’ve all been very busy and working hard to make sure you still have virtual access to the fun learning you used to have in-person with us every week. To get more frequent updates, please follow us on our social media accounts!!!
Counselors with Ms. Shin, Mrs. Loht, and Mrs. Clark
Twitter: @GBEcounselors
Art with Ms. Miller and Mrs. Lucynski
Instagram: @GBE.artists
Twitter: @GBE_art
PE with Mrs. Mac, Mrs. V, and Ms. Wagar
Instagram: @GBE_pe
Twitter: @pe_GBE
Music with Mr. Lupton, Ms. Cartwright, and Mrs. Otto
Instagram: @greenbriareastmusic
Twitter: @GBE_music
Library with Mrs. Bruechert
Instagram: @mrsb_reads
Twitter: @mrsb_reads
Band with Mr. Bandy, Ms. Kelly, and Ms. Ammirati
Instagram: @GBE_band
Twitter: @GreenbriarEast_Band
Strings with Mrs. Mezvinsky
Instagram: @GBE_strings
Twitter: @GBE_strings
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