Bailey’s Upper Elementary School will begin administering the WIDA assessment starting with fifth graders next week. If your child qualifies for the assessment, you already received communication from our Bailey’s Upper office staff and will receive a reminder e-Notify message with more specific details on Monday.
Federal legislation requires that all students identified as English Learners (ELs) participate annually in an English Language Proficiency assessment. In Virginia, all divisions use the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs to monitor students' progress in acquiring academic English. The WIDA ACCESS for ELLs is administered to all students in grades K-12 with an English language proficiency (ELP) level of 1-5 and 9. The WIDA ACCESS for ELLs is aligned with the WIDA English language development standards and assesses English in the four language domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
All ELs, including those who have opted out of ESOL services, participate annually in the ELP assessment until they reach English Language Proficiency criteria (ELP level 6). Alternate assessment formats are available for certain students with disabilities.
If you have any questions, please contact our Assistant Principal and School Testing Coordinator, Elizabeth Convey at 703-503-2700 or evconvey@fcps.edu.
Please join us virtually on Monday's from 7:00pm-8:00pm
This Monday, February 1st, we will discuss Theatre Games! Please plan to join with your child as we share engaging Theatre Games and resources that you and your child can use to support learning in a fun virtual environment. Our Drama Teacher, Kim Mann and Librarian, Linda Lindgren will be joining us to share great games and resources! (*Translators for Arabic and Spanish will be available*) We look forward to “seeing” you for our Virtual Family Theatre Games Night!!
BBCU Link to Join the Family Fun!
Click on the following link from your phone or child’s computer. http://bit.ly/BUpperTalks
Would you like more information or have any questions? Please contact the Bailey’s Upper Counselors or School Based Instructional Technology Specialist:
Maya Lidell - mlidell@fcps.edu
Derek Ryan - dgryan@fcps.edu
Nicole Cassidy - nlcassidy@fcps.edu
Upcoming Family Night Schedule (more dates and topics coming soon)
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Available At Bailey's Upper
Fairfax Meal Kits will be offered at Bailey's Upper, containing seven (7) days of breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and supper items packed in bulk.
Meal kits will be available for pick up every Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. or until supplies are exhausted.
All meals are available at no-cost to FCPS students and children eighteen (18) years of age and under. Parents/caregivers may pick up for children and adults may purchase kits for $28.00.
There will also be distributing fresh, local fruits and vegetables throughout January and February. Families that pick up no-cost meals from these sites will also be provided a whole, fresh fruit or vegetable sourced from a local farm for each child, along with an activity sheet and recipe for that item. This item will vary each week, and will be available on the following dates:
- Wednesday, February 3rd
- Wednesday, February 10th
- Wednesday, February 17th
For More information, please click here .
Glasgow Middle School is looking forward to receiving our fifth grade students this fall! Please see below for key upcoming dates.
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February 2nd - Glasgow Curriculum Night with Q&A
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February 22nd - Office Hours with Glasgow Counselors
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March 1st - Office Hours with Glasgow Counselors
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March 5th - Deadline for Google form course selections to be completed
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April 15th - Welcome to Glasgow! video will be shared
Communications will be sent to our rising 6th grade families in January with details and links. As with many things these days, these dates and times may be subject to change. Everyone is working to make this transition smooth and meaningful for our students and families. Thank you for your support!
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.
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 While schools are still closed, Audible is offering some of its audio books for free to students at https://stories.audible.com/start-listen.
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Stories are available in English and in Spanish as well as several other languages. |
Questions? Email Bailey’s Upper Librarian, Linda Lindgren, at LCLindgren@fcps.edu.
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.
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Logging into my FCPS Laptop:
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Connecting a Mifi Device to your FCPS Laptop:
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Logging into FCPS Google Apps and Getting to BbCU Emails:
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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:
Friendly Reminders
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January 30: Report Cards Available in ParentVue
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January 31: PTA Restaurant Spirit Night, Anthony's Restaurant, 3:00-8:00 PM
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February 2: School Board Return to School Work Session
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February 15: Presidents' Day: Holiday (No School)
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February 17 - Virtual Magnet Lottery Information Session, 6:00 PM
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February 18 - Virtual Puppet Show "SuperPig!" by Blue Sky Puppets, 6:30 PM
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February 25 - PTA Restaurant Spirit Night, Panera Bread,4:00 - 8:00 PM
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March 2 - Magnet Lottery Opens (only NEW Bailey's students, including incoming siblings, need to apply)
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March 2 - Read-A-Thon Kickoff Event: Virtual Tiger Tales Story Night
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March 5 - 2 hour early release
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March 8 - Student Holiday (Staff Development Day)
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March 8 - Rising 3rd Grade Virtual Information Session, 2:00 PM
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March 2 - 15 - Read-A-Thon
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March 10 - PTA Membership Meeting, BBCU, 7:00 PM
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