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Dear GFES School Community,
The time is finally here – the time for in-person learning! We are excited to be able to have students in the building again. Please read and keep this newsletter handy for you to reference as it contains A LOT of information to aide our families. We encourage all parents to create a ParentVue AND MySchoolBucks account as both resources allow parents the time, ease and access readily information on their children. As well, parents whose children ride the school bus are encouraged to download the MySchoolBus app. The app will show you in real time the bus movement for arrival and dismissal.
If you are bringing your child to school, please access the KISS and RIDE lane as the main entrance to GFES will be restricted to bus traffic only. Kiss and Ride students will use the 2nd entrance. If you plan to use KISS and RIDE please sign up by contacting Karen Haworth @ KLHaworth@fcps.edu.
Parents are reminded there is NO parking on the yellow curbs at school as they are the fire lanes. Please park in a parking space or on Glen Forest Drive. All walker students will enter and exit only at Door 4 in the back of the main building.
If you have any questions regarding returning to school, please contact the main office or your grade level assistant principal.
Main Office: 703-578-8000
Preschool – 1st grade: Liz Manning @ EAManning1@fcps.edu
2nd & 3rd grades: Coretta Brown @ CRBrown2@fcps.edu
4th & 5th grades: Amber Richard @ ALKleeschult@fcps.edu
Sincerely,
Dwayne Young
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February 16 – select CTE & Special Education
February 22 – PreK and Kindergarten & Special Education
March 9 – 1st & 2nd Grades
March 16 – 3rd & 4th & 5th Grades
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Parent Vue Accounts
The SIS ParentVUE Account (Student Information System ParentVUE Account) is the FCPS secure solution for accessing information about your child's attendance, class performance, demographic data, and links to FCPS 24-7 information. It provides an additional conduit for communication with your child's school. Customized for Elementary, Middle, and High School students.
MySchoolBucks provides:
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Convenience - Available 24/7 on the web
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Efficiency - Eliminate the need to write checks and for students to bring money to school
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Flexibility - Make payments using credit/debit cards and electronic checks
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Security - MySchoolBucks adheres to the highest security standards, including PCI and CISPEnrollment is easy!
- This online payment service provides a quick and easy way to pay for school-related purchases.
Go to www.MySchoolBucks.com or, to the MySchoolBucks link located on your school’s homepage to establish an account.
Here Comes the Bus app
Here Comes the Bus® is a school bus tracking app that provides parents and guardians with real-time bus locations through text or email alerts. Here Comes the Bus® combines GPS and bus routing data in an easy-to-use, customizable app that works on one or multiple devices including smartphones, tablets, or desktop computers. The app provides timely school bus arrival information through a graphical interface as well as messaging to indicate the bus’s distance from your child’s bus stop for both morning and afternoon bus stops. Parents and guardians can learn more or sign up online.
Inclement Weather Update
FCPS Inclement Weather Closing Conditions have expanded and include additional options for the school division to consider as we bring more students back for in-person instruction. Please make a note of the new conditions:
- All Schools and Central Offices Closed
- Virtual Learning for All Students, Division Operations are Open On Time, School and Central Office Building Work Spaces are Available to Employees
- All Fairfax County public schools and offices will close two hours early
Be Informed, Stay Involved!
Keep your contact information up-to-date
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