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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
We welcome our new and returning families for the 2020-21 school year. We hope this will help families understand the new attendance routines.
In Virginia, public school students aged 5-18 are required to attend school regularly. Parents can assist by:
- Ensure your student(s) logs in to classes on time, and participates throughout the day.
- Call or email the school attendance line if your student(s) is unable to participate.
- Communicate any concerns or questions to the school, such as difficulty logging in or having access to FCPS classes.
- Reporting any hardship, such as student illness or any issue that might prevent the student from participating regularly.
- Returning phone calls or emails when notified that their student(s) did not participate that day.
- Ensuring that your student(s) submit activity logs as directed.
If your child is unable to login to live, face-to-face online instruction with their teacher, the teacher will record the class and post the video within Blackboard/Google Classroom so it can be viewed at a later time. The video can also be used for review.
FCPS staff members will work with parents to ensure that the transition to virtual learning is as smooth as possible.
More information about attendance is available online.
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Help your child stick to a schedule.
Have your child follow the schedule for meeting with teachers. Your child may use the other days to complete assigned work and check in when needed.
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FCPS has created some student friendly 'how to' videos for distance learning. We will share this series of videos here. Our next video goes over how to access Google Meet. Please take a moment to watch this video with your Mustang to become familiar with the login process for this platform.
The SRS program will provide full-day on-site programming for children in Kindergarten through sixth grade residing in Fairfax County and City of Fairfax, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. starting September 8, 2020.
Full day programming will provide:
- Support for children’s active and engaged learning during the FCPS virtual academic day.
- A supportive setting to promote children’s academic, social, emotional and physical development.
- Opportunities for children to explore, engage, relax and enjoy activities based on the program curriculum –The Great Outdoors: Road Trips Through the Americas.
- A warm and welcoming environment and a day balanced with care, learning, guidance, friendships and fun!
Bren Mar Park will be a program site. Program hours are Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Current CDC health and safety guidelines will be implemented. A Sliding fee scale is available. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks are provided.
For additional information and to register call. 703-449-8989.
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
Please take a look at the list of forms you will need for the start of the 2020-2021 school year. These forms are now available electronically! Some of these forms can be accessed and/or completed online through our county’s web site as well as through your parent portal. Please review the table below for required forms as well as information about accessing them online.
**Note that weCare@school is a part of FCPS 24/7 ParentVue. In order to log into ParentVue it is necessary to have an active SIS Parent Account. If you need a SIS Parent Account, please contact Ms. Jenny Lim at jjlim@fcps.edu.
Form Turn-In Options
- Complete forms and email them to the main office: Ms. Jenny Lim at jjlim@fcps.edu
- Drop off completed forms to the Bren Mar Park Elementary front office between the hours of 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Monday – Friday.
- Return forms via mail to:
Bren Mar Park Elementary School
6344 Beryl Road
Alexandria, VA 22312
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ms. Lim at jjlim@fcps.edu or call 703-914-7203.
September 8 First day of class, 9:15 a.m.
October 1 Parent Information Night: Digital Citizenship & Technology
October 15 Student Holiday:
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