Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Each year, the Office of Transportation Services reviews the bell schedules for all Fairfax County public schools and makes minor adjustments as necessary to improve on-time arrivals.
As you can imagine, developing this school year’s bell schedule has been extremely challenging due to the pandemic.
You may remember that new school bell schedules were announced in July. Our school’s bell schedule was changed. However, given the all-virtual start to the school year, there was no need to implement the new bell schedule.
At the School Board Work session on December 10, Superintendent Brabrand presented a revised phased- plan to return all students who have selected the in-person option starting in January, 2021. Staff worked to improve start times and end times for all levels.
Barring any changes to the plan that may be impacted by the pandemic, the following bell schedule will be in place effective January 12, 2021 for both virtual and in- person instruction.
Return to School Bell Schedule:
Baileys Upper Elementary: 9:00 am -3:30 pm
We feel this plan is a significant improvement and less disruptive over what was presented in the original plan last summer.
The fifteen (15) minute reduction in the school day is due to the increased cleaning time required between bus runs. Additionally, as more students return to school, the number of students allowed on each bus will be reduced substantially to meet social distancing requirements. With fewer students able to ride a bus at the same time, FCPS has no choice but to adjust the times that our buses are transporting students.
We understand that changes may present a hardship to some of our families and staff. However, it is the only way we can return all our grade levels to in-person learning, while following the critical guidelines to help keep our students and staff safe.
Thank you for your understanding.
Sincerely,
Marie Lemmon
Principal
FCPS Food services will provide Bulk 14 Day Meal Kits during a bulk distribution on Tuesday, December 22nd from 8:00am to 12:30pm at Bailey's Upper Elementary School.
December 14 Update on FCPS Meals | Fairfax County Public Schools
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is committed to providing all students access to meals during the FCPS Winter Break. The following plan will be in place from Friday, December 18, 2020 through Wednesday, January 6, 2021.
-
Friday, 12/18 -- Bus routes will offer 4 days of breakfast and lunch Grab & Go locations will offer 4 days of breakfast and lunch
-
Monday, 12/21 -- Bus routes will offer 4 days of breakfast and lunch Grab & Go locations will not distribute any meals
-
Tuesday, 12/22 -- Bus routes will offer 4 days of breakfast and lunch Grab & Go locations will offer 14-day meal kits Meal Kits sites will offer 14-day meal kits
-
Wednesday, 12/23 through Friday, 01/01 -- No food service
-
Monday, 01/04 -- Bus routes delivering breakfast and lunch will resume daily service
-
Tuesday, 01/05 -- Grab & Go locations resume daily meal distribution
-
Wednesday, 01/06 -- Sites that distribute 7-day meal kits resume
FCPS schools and centers will be hiring classroom monitors to provide in-person classroom assistance for students when a staff member remains virtual. If you would like more information about the position, please review the job description and qualifications online and apply if interested. Please feel free to share information about this opportunity with anyone else you think may be interested.
 .
Hour of Code
The Hour of Code website has many activities for students to try that offer fun ways to challenge them to develop skills in problem-solving and critical thinking. There are many different levels of activities available for free. Some require students creating an account, but many do not. Try it out over winter break at Learn (hourofcode.com)
|
Questions? Email Bailey’s Upper librarian, Linda Lindgren, at LCLindgren@fcps.edu
Thank you to all the families that joined us for the Weekly Parent Conversations on Monday evenings! The resources from all sessions are linked below. Please contact the Bailey’s Upper Counselors or Instructional Technology Specialist for questions or more information.
Counselors: Maya Lidell - mlidell@fcps.edu and Derek Ryan - dgryan@fcps.edu
Instructional Technology Specialist: Nicole Cassidy - nlcassidy@fcps.edu
The following are the slides and resources that we have been sharing in our Weekly Parent Conversations. We look forward to seeing many families at our upcoming session in December.
December 14, 2020
Coping with Holiday Stress http://bit.ly/2KwZFG1
December 7, 2020
Specials Connections https://bit.ly/3qxtyqa
November 30, 2020
Reading Strategies https://bit.ly/RdgStrategies
November 23, 2020
Stress Management & Family/School Time Balance
https://bit.ly/stressmanagmentFamilyBalance
November 16, 2020
Digital Tools & Digital Citizenship https://bit.ly/DigCitTools
November 9, 2020
Student Workspaces https://bit.ly/studentWorkspace
November 2, 2020
Introduction to Conversations & BBCU https://bit.ly/IntroAndBBCUtips
The Parent Technology Help Desk can be reached at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS) and will be answered by staff members between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., seven days a week. Please specify if you need an interpreter when you call.
-
Logging into my FCPS laptop:
-
Connecting a Mifi Device to your FCPS Laptop:
-
Logging into FCPS Google Apps and Getting to BbCU Emails:
-
Joining the BbCU Class from FCPS Gmail:
Access/Consent Form
All parents will need to access this link and complete the information BEFORE you can use any of the digital resources (websites) listed here: Bailey’s Upper Public School Website. Please note some of these resources will be used often and others may be used from time to time.
To provide your parental consent for each student in your family, please follow this link and complete the provided directions.
Please stay in touch with us throughout the year by:
The building will be closed December 21st and will reopen on January 4th. We hope that you have a wonderful and safe Winter Break! Happy Holidays to all and we are looking forward to seeing you in 2021!
Friendly Reminders
-
December 21 - January 1: Winter Break (School Resumes January 4)
-
January 4 & January 11: Asynchronous Instruction except for Morning Meeting and Specialist Clubs
-
January 12: New Bell Schedule Begins for Virtual Instruction (9:00-3:30)
-
January 18: Dr. Martin Luther King Day (Holiday) No School
-
January 20: Inauguration Day (Holiday) No School
-
January 22: End of Quarter 2 (2 Hour Early Release)
Happy Holidays!!!
|
