Dear Beech Tree Families,
We are thrilled to share that many of us have been able to receive our first COVID-19 Vaccine shot this past week. We look forward to having a safer 2021!
This week, Dr. Brabrand shared the new proposed dates for Return To School for those who selected face-to-face instruction:
February 16th: Our Enhanced Autism Program will return, as they did in the Fall
February 23rd: Preschool & Kindergarten
March 9th: 1st & 2nd
March 16th: 3rd – 5th
As a reminder, our new bell schedule will begin on February 16th for all students, both virtual and face-to-face:
9:45am to 4:15pm.
Tomorrow is a Teacher Work Day and Ms. Britton will provide curb-side-pick up of reserved library books from 9:00am to 11:00am.
Our PTA President, Megan Laboy would like to remind you of our PTA’s READ Fundraiser. Please look at the link and join the celebration of literacy: https://www.readearlyanddaily.org/for-the-love-of-reading
As we end the first month of 2021, thank you for helping us and supporting us through this global pandemic and all instructional adjustments. We could not ask for better partners or a better support system.
Thank you for your trust. Please reach out to me should you ever have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Karim Daugherty
Principal
Beech Tree ES
703-531-2600
https://twitter.com/BeechTreeElem
https://beechtreees.fcps.edu/
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell
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Beech Tree Office Contacts
Spanish Speaking Parent Liaison: Stella O’Brien at msobrien@fcps.edu
School-Based Technology Specialist (logging on/using programs): Mike Meyer at mkmeyer@fcps.edu
Technology Specialist (laptop issues): Tom Kindregan at tpkindregan@fcps.edu
Registrar: Susan Do at sndo@fcps.edu
Attendance Secretary: Sheila Hudson at skhudson@fcps.edu
Principal’s Secretary: Esther Baca at ebaca@fcps.edu
Assistant Principal: Maureen Lopez at mmlopez1@fcps.edu
Advanced Academics Resource Teacher: Patty Settel at pasettel@fcps.edu
Beech Tree Specialists Contacts
Kiri Cooper, Music Teacher at kncooper@fcps.edu
Meriem Bacha, Arabic Teacher at MBacha@fcps.edu
Greg Skrtic, Art Teacher at GGSkrtic@fcps.edu
Yolanda Adams, Guidance Counselor at yeadams@fcps.edu
Mike Jenkins, PE Teacher at MWJenkins@fcps.edu
Tina Britton, Librarian at clbritton@fcps.edu
Miller Susens, Strings Teacher (4th & 5th) at msusens@fpcs.edu
Lindsay Bowen, Band Teacher (5th) at ldbowen@fcps.edu
Kristen Hollen, STEM Teacher at kmhollen@fcps.edu
Bilingual Community Liaisons
Bilingual community liaisons support student registrars by providing families with information about school and community services offered in Fairfax County. Community liaisons also help parents fill out forms and complete applications:
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English and Korean: 703‐204‐4317
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English and Spanish: 703‐204‐4316
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English, Arabic, and French: 703‐204‐4315
Beech Tree Digital Resources
Parent Resources for Distance Learning: https://beechtreees.fcps.edu/resources/parent-student-distance-learning-resources
Video Tutorials for Distance Learning: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSz76NCRDYQHSc6ySaw5Nq-We-fzPsQ_i
Library Curbside Pickup
Available on Mondays from 1-3pm and Wednesdays from 8-12:30pm. Students need to place their holds in our catalog by the end of the day on Fridays. Students can place up to 5 holds. Here is a link to our catalog. . Please remember that you must log in using your username and password. This is the same information you use for logging onto your computer. Once a hold is placed, I will check out the items and send an email about when you can pick up your items. Emails will be sent to the Students’ school email account for grades 3-5 and parents email for K-2. If you would like the email sent to a different account, please contact our Librarian, Tina Britton at clbritton@fcps.edu. Books will be placed in a large manilla envelope with the student’s name on it. The envelopes will be placed on a table outside the front door. Students will pick up their envelope and be on their way. Ms. Britton will be sitting in the lobby monitoring the pickup. Please place books you are returning in the box. Put your envelope in the other container. Books will be quarantined for one week before they are checked in. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Tina Britton at clbritton@fcps.edu with any questions or concerns.
Grab & Go Food
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) will continue to provide “Grab-and-Go” meals during the upcoming school year. Our goal is to provide every student in FCPS daily access to a healthy breakfast and lunch during this pandemic:https://www.fcps.edu/news/coronavirus-update-food-resources
Internet Access
If you still need internet access and would like to borrow a MiFi device from Fairfax County Public Schools, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/CiEvUmnQqPGUczmo9
If you participate in, or are financially eligible for one of these government subsidies programs: The National School Lunch Program (Free and Reduced Lunch), Head Start, SNAP, TANF, WIC, LIHEAP or Public Housing, you may complete this form for internet service assistance: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IDnBPwLC5VhECPBrXVi__o5gMBisj_oI/view
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates:
Please continue to check updates through our Fairfax County Public School website. We hope that you and your family are staying safe, happy and healthy during these ever changing times.
To find the last updates from Fairfax county please go to https://www.fcps.edu/news/coronavirus-update
You can also find updates from The Center of Disease Control and Prevention at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/index.html
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