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All Bren Mar Park students are given an FCPS issued laptop, should you need one. Please complete this form FOR EACH CHILD to let us know if you need a laptop and/or a MiFi (Internet hotspot).
Laptops will be distributed on Tuesday, September 1 and Wednesday September 2. Please show up during your designated hour (see time schedule below).
*Anyone entering Bren Mar Park must wear a mask and practice social distancing. As you enter you will be asked a series of health questions. If you or anyone with you answers yes to any of these questions, you may not enter the building, and will need to reschedule.
* Please enter the building through the main entrance, door 1.
* All students will be able to keep the password they used last year. If your child has forgotten their password, we will help them reset it.
*5th grade students will return their current laptop and charger, and get a new laptop and charger.
* In addition to technology, you will receive your supply kit(s) on the way out. The schedule for laptop pick-up is as follows:
Tuesday September 1
PK – 4th grade Laptop Pick-up
Time Last Name Begins with…
9:00 – 10:00 A – Al
10:00 – 11:00 Am – Az
11:00 – 12:00 B – C
12:00 – 1:00 D – E
1:00 – 2:00 F – G
2:00 – 3:00 H – I
Wednesday, September 2
Pre-K – 4 Laptop Pick-up
Last Names Last Name Begins with…
9:00 – 10:00 J - K
10:00 – 11:00 L - Mi
11:00 – 12:00 Mo - N
12:00 – 1:00 O - R
1:00 – 2:00 S
2:00 – 3:00 T – Z
Thursday, September 3
5th Grade Only Laptop Pick-up
Time Last Name Begins with…
11:00 – 12:00 A – C
12:00 – 1:00 D – H
1:00 – 2:00 I – M
2:00 – 3:00 N – R
3:00 – 4:00 S – Z
Bren Mar Park is seeking a volunteer to represent the school year this year as Title 1 Parent Advisory Council representative. The TPAC representative is invited to join other school-based representatives from across the district to learn about unique and creative ways schools are building partnerships with families. The happen monthly, and will likely be virtual this school year. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact principal, Mrs. Williams.
We are seeking volunteers who are available to serve on our library committee should someone wish to challenge a book in our library as being not appropriate (Regulation 3009). Parent volunteers should not be FCPS employees. Please contact Christine Watson, Bren Mar Park librarian if you would be interested in assisting in this capacity.
FCPS is currently seeking individuals to serve as substitute teachers this school year. Training for online and in-person instruction is available for those who qualify. Please see the FCPS Substitute website if you are interested in more information.
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Students can email teachers through their Gmail account (studentID@fcpsschools.net).
Your child may also use this email to reach out to their counselor and other school staff.
Parent emails will not go through fcpsschools.net.
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FCPS has created some student friendly 'how to' videos for distance learning. We will share this series of videos here. The first video goes over Digital Citizenship. Please take a moment to watch this video with your Mustang on the importance of Digital Citizenship and how it relates to Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (BBCU). For reference, we will also post these videos in the 'How To Find Important Resources Section' below.
Thursday, September 3, 2020 is our Virtual Open House for PreK - 5th grade. Families should plan on attending only 1 session for their child; double sessions are being offered to allow families with multiple children to attend the different sessions. Links to these sessions will be the same as for your child to attend class and will be sent to your child's FCPS Gmail account. The sessions are as follows:
9:00 - 9:30 PreK - 2nd Grade Session 1
9:30 - 10:00 PreK - 2nd Grade Session 2 (includes specialists)
Grades 3 - 5 Session 1
10:00 - 10:30 Grades 3 - 5 Session 2 (includes specialists)
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 is the first day of school. All students will start the school year online. The school day is from 9:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday schedules will include:
- Virtual learning with the teacher
- Lunch
- Physical activity/screen break times
- Specials, including P.E., music, art, library
- Independent work time
Monday schedules:
- Will include independent practices activities and assignments
- May include virtual learning with the teacher in small groups
To support families who are working with their children during distance learning, Fairfax County Public Schools is launching a new Parent Technology Help Desk, effective today, Monday, August 24. The number is 1-833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS). It will be answered by staff 7 a.m.to 11 p.m., seven days a week. If the help desk is unable to solve the issue on the phone with the parent or guardian, they will enter a ticket on the parent’s behalf and the request for help will be transferred to the appropriate FCPS team.
Parents or guardians who need help in a language other than English should let help desk staff know, and a interpreter will join them on the line. (FCPS also has existing parent information phone lines, available in eight different languages, that can assist with general questions about FCPS.)
FCPS has also set up an online portal to allow older students and parents and guardians to request technology help directly.
Get more information about the new Parent Technology Help Desk
Correctly wearing and removing a face covering is important information for all students. The following video addresses the steps that each student must take to keep themselves safe as they wear and remove their required face covering. Additional translations will be available soon.
https://www.fcps.edu/resources/student-safety-and-wellness/school-health-services
How to access your child’s FCPS email account
Learn more about Digital Citizenship HERE.
How to get in contact with the Parent Technology Help Line.
To submit a technology help ticket, please click Parent and Student Technology Support .
As part of the One Fairfax initiative, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL), and FCPS Library Information Services have partnered in the Library Equity Access Pass (LEAP) pilot program.
On October 1, 2020 the LEAP program will go division-wide, providing FCPS PreK-12 students with public library checkout privileges for books automatically, without the need to register for a physical library card. Student names and ID numbers will be provided to FCPL through an automated data download. Families who do not wish to participate shall select the opt-out for LEAP in the 2020-21 SR&R document.
Participating in the LEAP program provides:
- The ability to checkout up to three public library books at a time. At any FCPL library branch, students or parents simply share their name and indicated they are an FCPS student. A virtual account exists and identification is not required.
- Lost or overdue books will not be charged a fine or replacement fee. However, only three books can be on a virtual account at a time.
- Checkouts are limited to physical books. eBooks and public library digital resources cannot be accessed through this account. Students are welcome to establish a standard public library card for full access.
The Fairfax County Public Library is open for Express services and offers curbside checkout. FCPL has provided this flyer to share with families.
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