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In this News You Choose you will find:
- Principal's Message
- Virtual Town Hall Meeting
- Curbside Checkout
- Planning Days for Kindergarten Teachers
- Kindergarten VKRP Information
- FCPS Meals Information
- Positivity Project
- Students Rights & Responsibilities (SR&R)
- "Go Paperless" Progress Report Option
- PTA Events & Announcements
- Important Events Coming Up
 First day of in-person instruction with Mr. De Palma's class and Ms. Dodd's class. Sometimes it only takes a few
simple words to express our feelings. One of our students sent us all to tears with her 4 powerful words spoken on her communication board..."I am so happy!"
Principals’ Return to School Parent Meetings (Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 pm)
Dear Parents,
Last night we had a great turnout at our parent meeting and I apologize that the original video link was not working. Here is the updated video link: Principals' Return to School Parent Meeting Recording
Please note that we changed it to where now each cohort only has one parent meeting (not two), and we will email out the recording shortly after each meeting. Below is a updated schedule of the parent meetings (links will be sent via e-Notify).
Kindergarten Parent Meeting
- Tuesday, November 10, 4:30 – 5:30 pm
***Scheduled date for return: November 17
Grades 1-2 Parent Meeting
- Tuesday, November 24, 4:30 - 5:30 pm
***Tentative date for return: December 1
Grades 3-6 Parent Meeting
- Tuesday, December 15, 4:30 - 5:30 pm
***Tentative date for return: January 5 (pending School Board approval)
Andrew Blount
Principal
Two-Hour Early Release Tomorrow, October 30; Student Holidays November 2, 3
Friday, October 30, is the last day of the first quarter and will be a synchronous (virtual) learning day for all students with a two-hour early release. There will be no in-person classes on October 30. Monday, November 2, and Tuesday, November 3, are student holidays. Teachers will not be available for office hours and students are not expected to complete new asynchronous assignments. Regularly-scheduled classes will resume on Wednesday, November 4. See the complete 2020-21 school year calendar.
Changing Your Response for In-Person vs. Virtual All Changes Due Tomorrow, October 30
Regarding the instructional model (in-person vs. virtual) - We will honor the choice you made in the FCPS July survey to determine the setting for instruction. If you chose in-person instruction, we will assume your student(s) will return to in-person instruction. If you chose all-virtual instruction we will assume you will continue in that format.
- If your circumstances have changed, please contact Patty Li by Friday, October 30th at 4:00pm by emailing (pli@fcps.edu) or calling 703-633-6700. We will try our best to accommodate your request based on the availability of staff and space.
Additional resources:
Courageous Conversations about Race
Mark Your Calendars for our virtual GBW Equity Event!
What: "Courageous Conversations about Race”
Where: Link will be shared closer to the date via e-Notify email.
When: October 29, 2020 - 4:30-5:30 pm
Why: As a school we want to create a forum where we can have open and honest dialogue about race and equity with our GBW community members. It is a topic that affects us all and we want to know your thoughts!
We will be using the book “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You” by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds to fuel our discussions. We encourage you to read section 1 (pages 1-36), and join our discussion. However, you don’t have to read the book to be a part of the conversation. We can’t wait to see all of you there!
Book Details: “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You”
ISBN 978-0-316-45369-1
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=9780316453691&i=amazon-devices&ref=nb_sb_noss
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CURBSIDE PICK-UP ON 11/2 – NEW TIME
Library Curbside Pick-Up will continue on Monday, November 2, but due to the student holiday the hours will only be from 2-4. Please make note of the change. If you receive an email that your books are ready, but can’t pick them up on 11/2, please email Mrs. Wilhelm at sawilhelm@fcps.edu.
For more information about Curbside Checkout click HERE.
Kindergarten and First Grade students also have the option of reserving a Mystery Bag of books for Curbside Checkout. If you are interested in this option, please fill out this Google Form.
Kindergarten Parents, in order to prepare for the transition to concurrent instruction, FCPS recently decided to provide additional planning days for Kindergarten teachers. As such, Kindergarten students will not have synchronous instruction on the following days:
The Virginia state government expects all schools to take part in the Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP). The VKRP assesses literacy, mathematics, self-regulation, and social skills.
Kindergarten students in Fairfax County Public Schools take the iReady universal screener reading test for VKRP literacy. Teachers interview students using the Early Mathematics Assessment System (EMAS) for VKRP mathematics. After observing the student for 3-4 weeks, teachers complete the Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS) for VKRP self-regulation and social skills.
VKRP assessments are given in the fall and spring of kindergarten. This fall students will not be taking the EMAS. Students will take the reading test in the fall, winter, and spring. Schools set specific testing dates for each class.
VKRP is designed to help state officials understand school readiness and student success across Virginia. VKRP results also help teachers, school leaders, and parents know how to support each child's learning and development.
More information can be found here. If you have questions about VKRP assessments, please contact your child's teacher.
FREE Meal Kits Available Every Wednesday at Greenbriar West Beginning November 11
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
We are excited to announce that FCPS will begin distributing FREE Fairfax Meal Kits, containing seven days of breakfast and lunches, every Wednesday at Greenbriar West, beginning November 11, 2020. Location for pickup will be the Kiss & Ride lane at door 8.
The kits will be available for pick up from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. or until they run out. Meal kits will be available to ALL FCPS students and children 18 years of age and under at no cost. Each meal kit will contain breakfast and lunch for one person for a week. Parents and caregivers may pick up one meal kit for each child. Adults may purchase meal kits for $28.
Instructions on how to store the food and prepare it will be provided.
Don’t miss out! Stop by and pick up your no-cost Fairfax Meal Kit on Wednesday, November 11, from 8:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Please note that due to drop-off of K&R students in the morning, we recommend that you avoid picking up your meal kit between 8:30am and 9:20am.
Our goal is to provide every FCPS student daily access to a healthy breakfast and lunch.
Next week’s Positivity Project trait of the week is PERSPECTIVE! Feel free to check out the quote, video, and 3 questions found in this link to explore perspective with your child.
If you have not already completed the SR&R form, please do so by October 31.
Please review the Student Rights and Responsibilities and related resources at www.fcps.edu/srr. Translated options available. After reviewing the information, fill out the SR&R Parent Acknowledgement Form using the following link:
SR&R Parent Acknowledgement Form (All links should be opened in Google Chrome.) The form is school specific and must be filled out one time per student.
The “Go Paperless” option is now available to all ES parents to allow them to only receive online progress reports starting the first quarter of SY 20/21. This will not impact any other mailings from FCPS other than the progress reports for ES students and report cards for secondary students. To take advantage of the paperless options, parents and/or guardians will need to log into ParentVUE, then go to “My Account” and select "Go Paperless" All parents and/or guardians who live with the student and share the same address must have a SIS ParentVUE account and must select the paperless option to prevent mailing of the printed progress reports. The “Go Paperless” option will apply to all their associated students, no matter what school level. If the associated parent and/or guardian has already selected “Go Paperless” for their secondary student, the option will now apply to any ES siblings as well.
Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night
Mark your calendars on Nov 5 for our first Restaurant Spirit Night of the year. For mobile order information, click here.
GBW PTA Pumpkin Decorating Contest! Voting Starts Now!
Visit our GBW PTA Facebook Page and vote on your favorite pumpkins today! facebook.com/gbwpta
Voting ends October 31 at 5pm EDT.
The winner receives a prize and will be announced next week on WGBW. Thank you to all the Pandas who submitted their photos!
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Author Virtual Visit November 9 - Ginjer Clarke
A non-fiction author is virtually visiting GBW! The PTA is proud to sponsor the visit by Ginjer Clarke, who writes science books for children about weird and wild animals for the most curious readers. She has been on Publisher's Weekly best seller list and her books are sold all over the world. Ms. Clarke is excited to share her love of reading, writing, and weird science with our students. To learn more about the author, please see this flyer.
The author will visit with smaller groups by grade level to maximize engagement with the children on Monday, November 9:
9:00-9:30 = K-2
9:45-10:30 = Grades 3-4
10:45-11:45 = Grades 5-6
BBCU links will be established for each session and distributed to students. Please ensure your children log on during their asynchronous instruction day to participate in this exciting event!
This visit is made possible by the generosity of GBW PTA members - thank you for supporting our students! Thank you to our PTA Volunteer Chair Stacy Hagen for organizing!
Yard Signs & Magnets for Sale!
Can’t hide that PANDA PRIDE! Want to show your support of your favorite GBW Panda? Buy a yard sign or a GBW magnet TODAY! 100% of proceeds go towards our school!
Yard signs are $6 and magnets are $5 and may be purchased here:https://gbwpta.ptboard.com/formvw/store?store=1784
Order this week and receive FREE delivery of your yard sign and magnet! Please email us at greenbriarwestpta@gmail.com to make arrangements.
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2020-21 GBW Yearbook Pictures Wanted!
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Even though GBW Pandas are not inside the classrooms, the GBW Yearbook Committee wants to document all the learning taking place at home!
Send your October virtual learning pictures (e.g., at home Fall activities or Digital Citizenship Week hats, crazy socks, etc.) to gbwpandayearbook@yahoo.com. Be sure to include the student’s name, grade, and teacher name in the email.
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Thursday, October 29
Town Hall Meeting - Courageous Conversations about Race - 4:30- 5:30pm
Saturday, October 31 @ 5:00pm
Deadline for online voting - GBW PTA Pumpkin Contest
Thursday, November 5
Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A (Fair Lakes) 4-7pm
(20% of the proceeds go to GBW)
Monday, November 9
Virtual author visit with Ginjer Clarke
Thursday, November 19
Dinner with Principals 6:30-7:15pm
PTA Virtual Membership Meeting 7:30 pm
Thursday, January 14
PTA Virtual Membership Meeting 7:30 pm
Thursday, February 18
PTA Virtual Membership Meeting 7:30 pm
Thursday, March 18
PTA Virtual Membership Meeting 7:30 pm
Thursday, April 15
PTA Virtual Membership Meeting 7:30 pm
Thursday, May 20
PTA Virtual Membership Meeting 7:30 pm
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