Message from Dr. Smith
Hello Bruin Families,
This week we welcomed our 8th, 9th and 12th graders who chose to participate in in-person learning. Our staff and administrative team has been working diligently toward welcoming these students back, and we are looking forward to welcoming our 7th, 10th and 11th graders next week.
Hopefully you saw my announcement earlier this week that Mr. Tony DiBari was named the new principal at Westfield High School! This is a big loss for Lake Braddock but we look forward to great things ahead at Westfield! We are incredibly grateful for Mr. Dibari's six years of service and dedication to our community.
There are some additional changes to our administrative team and their responsibilities that are important mention.
- Ms. Raine Bradley, currently our Middle School Assessment Coach and Systems of Support Advisory, will join our administrative team as one of our Middle School Assistant Principal. She will also provide administrative support and supervision for our middle school science department.
- Ms. Liz Eby will serve as the Subschool 4 Principal (Last Name E-K) and she will also provide administrative supervision and support for our Cat B department.
- Ms. Jennifer Harris will provide administrative supervision and support for our Performing Arts department.
- Ms. Lindsey Kearns will provide administrative supervision and support for our high school Cat A department.
- Dr. Ana Cingel will serve as the Assistant Principal of Administrative Services.
Monday, March 8th, is a teacher workday. Students do not have to sign in for attendance, but we will still have our Strategies for Success intervention program occurring for those students who have been previously identified.
As we transition more students in next week, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child's Subschool Administrator, or our main office, with questions.
United as Bruins,
Daniel W. Smith, Ed.D.
In this Issue
Return to School Information
FCPS Return to School Resources
NEW Information
Staff Update
Student Drop Off
Bus Passes
Lake Braddock Community Meeting
February Student of the Month Winners
NHS Members
Kindness and Love Messages
St. Patrick's Day Staff Shout Out
High School Information
PSAT 10
11th Grade Counseling Unit
AP Exams
NEW Middle School Information
Middle School After-School Program
Class of 2021 News
Class of 2021 Breakfast
Class of 2021 Caps and Gowns
Continuing News
LBSS Online Book Store
Parent Academy
FCPS Information
FCPS Tech Support
FCPS Mental Health Resources
Important LBSS Contact Information
Attendance Procedures
Calendar At a Glance
How to Stay In Touch
FCPS Return to School Resources
FCPS has provided a number of resources for students and families to help prepare for the return to in-school instruction.
Stop the Spread Information
Stop the Spread Video
FCPS Ready to Return Video
FCPS Return to School Guide
Staff Update
Raine Bradley is the newest Assistant Principal at Lake Braddock Secondary School. Mrs. Bradley comes to the Bruin family with a wide variety of experience in education and public relations. She finds her greatest honor and reward to be in greatest reward is seeing children gain confidence as they recognize and utilize their voice as it pertains to their learning.
A native of New York, Mrs. Bradley spent her secondary years of schooling in Florida and attended college in North Carolina. In addition to graduating from North Carolina A&T State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations, in 2013 she obtained a Master’s in Educational Leadership.
Through her new role as an Assistant Principal at Lake Braddock, she will support staff in ensuring that all students are receiving the best educational experience. Mrs. Bradley desires to continue the great work of the Bruin community, building a legacy of excellence where all students are college and/or career-ready. She and her husband are the proud parents of three daughters, Charity, Gabrielle and Faith.
Mrs. Bradley’s passion for equity in education drives her every effort in helping provide a quality education to Lake Braddock’s community. It is with great pleasure we introduce Mrs. Raine Bradley, as she is here to help our children thrive beyond measure.
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Student Drop Off
Parents, as you drop your students off at school in the morning, please use only the kiss-n-ride locations at the Bears or Door 3. Please do not stop in the middle of the other parking lots. We really appreciate your help with this.
Bus Passes
Please note that we are not able to write a bus pass for a student to ride another bus. The number of students riding a bus is strictly planned and there is no room for additional riders. Thank you.
Lake Braddock Community Meeting
Dear Families,
The Lake Braddock Pyramid is excited to announce our second pyramid-wide community meeting with all of the Lake Braddock Pyramid School Principals. This virtual meeting will be focused on building a stronger understanding of equity across the PreK – 12 learning continuum. During this conversation, you will learn more about the clearly defined and connected efforts of all eight schools within the pyramid in addressing equity-informed practices to ensure that all students feel welcome and that inclusion remains at the center of our work.
We plan to share our common approaches to achieve our goal and share specific strategies that each school has implemented to address the individual needs of our connected communities. Please join us on March 23rd, at 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. to participate in the community discussion. Please use the following link https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/e94dbfd2261f4024afae685772972abc to access the meeting.
We are looking forward to our continued partnership to keep equity at the center of our work, helping to lead each of our students to success.
Sincerely,
Lake Braddock Pyramid Principals
February Student of the Month Winners - Connected
Bruin Pride wants you to know that, despite our social distancing, we still want to celebrate and recognize our students and our staff. Each month, staff are able to recognize students who have demonstrated characteristics of our Shared Vision. The four main attributes of our theme #BruinsCARE are connected, adaptable, resilient, and engaged.
February Student of the Month Winners - Connected:
- 7th grade: Isabella “Izzy” Meyers
- 8th grade: Sarah Al-Shaarawi
- 9th grade: Katherine Halick
- 10th grade: Avery Halick
- 11th grade: Tirth Dave
- 12th grade: Dillon Price
This month’s theme is ADAPTABLE. March winners will be announced at the end of the month.
NHS Members
NEW MEMBER ACCEPTANCES will be emailed out on Friday, March 5 by 5:00. All applicants will receive an email from Mr. Andrews about your application and the next steps. Thank you for your patience with our Return to School process and delays.
Kindness and Love Messages
Throughout the month of February, Lake Braddock’s Middle School Bruins in Action, and the Philanthropy Club, were joined by the schools’ SGA members in creating over 1,000 hand crafted cards and letters for residents at the Burke Health and Rehabilitation Center and Heatherwood Retirement Community. Because of COVID, visitors are severely restricted or prevented from visiting nursing facilities. However, COVID did not stop our student philanthropists from providing long-distance hugs to our senior neighbors to let them know that we’re thinking of them on Valentine’s Day and EVERYDAY. The enthusiasm in which our Bruins give their time, talent, or treasure in support of our community is truly inspiring!
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St. Patrick’s Day Staff Shout Out – I’m so lucky to have you as my…
Has a staff member at Lake Braddock Secondary School gone above and beyond to support you? Someone who is your champion? Is there someone that you would like to recognize for his/her hard work or dedication? Is there a teacher, custodian, office staff, administrator, assistant, coach, etc that you would like to recognize? Send a quick Staff Shout Out or Nominate an outstanding staff member who has made a difference! Please scan the QR Code or use this link to make a nomination: https://forms.gle/pScxWrzJyqjYYpgz9 Feel free to submit more than one nomination!
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High School Information
NEW: PSAT 10
If your sophomore is interested in taking the PSAT 10 at Lake Braddock Secondary on Monday, April 19th, please have your student complete this registration form using their school Google log-in: Lake Braddock HS PSAT 10 Intent to Participate form. Students must use their school @fcpsschools ID and log-in to access the form. Make sure you are logged off all personal Gmail accounts prior to accessing the form. The form may be more easily accessed from a computer than mobile device. Registrations are due by Friday, March 19th. Due to health and safety precautions, we are unable to accept late registrations or walk-up testers. For additional information, please visit the LBSS PSAT Test Page .
11th Grade Counseling Unit
On Friday, March 12th, the high school counselors will be meeting with their 11th grade students in a virtual meeting during WIN time. The counselors will cover important information about post-secondary options as well as the college application process. Students will receive a BBCU link from their counselors the day before the program.
In conjunction with the classroom lesson, High School Student Services will host an 11th Grade Parent/Student Night on March 16th at 7:00 PM. This virtual event will include five college admission representatives who will present on the following:
What should students be doing now?
The community college option
How do colleges make decisions?
Financial Aid/Scholarships & Private Schools
Managing the process and students making the final decision
A Google sign-up for the evening program will be available next week.
AP Exams
To students who are taking at least one AP course this school year, please read the important information below.
We understand that many students and families have questions regarding the logistics of the AP Exam administration this year. Please know that we should expect to have answers to many of these questions by the end of the month. Once we receive the information about the 2021 AP Exam administration, we be sure to share the details with the LB community.
One of the questions that many students are asking is, “How do I opt-out/cancel an AP exam?” If this is something you would like to do at this time, please have your parent/guardian contact Lynn Carrera (contact information below) by Monday, March 8, 2021. However, if you change your mind and decide you want to test after we have removed your name from our AP exam order, you will be charged a $40 late exam order fee for each exam.
For students who paid for an AP exam but are choosing to opt-out of that exam and want to request a refund: At the end of the month, we will make a Google form available for you to complete. Refunds will be processed after AP Exam administration is completed. ONLY STUDENTS REQUESTING A REFUND NEED TO COMPLETE THE GOOGLE FORM.
If you have questions, please email our AP Testing Team:
Jennifer Bury - JABury@fcps.edu
Lynn Carrera – LNCarrera@fcps.edu
Megan Cashman - MTCashman@fcps.edu
Middle School Information
UPDATED: Middle School After-School Program
Visit here for an up-to-date list of afterschool offerings at Lake Braddock: https://lakebraddockss.fcps.edu/student-life-activities/club-activity-descriptions
New After-School Activities (as of 3/1)
- Game Club: Mario Kart (Mondays at 3:30p)
If students are interested in participating in the middle school after-school program:
- Complete the student interest form: https://forms.gle/7FL8qVvW3oSfVTxU8
- Parents/guardians should complete the parent permission form: https://forms.gle/Z5CZnfmkoNAfR1Ea8
Questions to After-School Specialist, Jamaal Hines, jlhines@fcps.edu
Class of 2021 News
 The PTSA is sponsoring a “Class of 2021 Breakfast” on March 16 & March 18. Please use the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4ea8af2fa3fe3-class to sign up. Also please refer to the driving directions for a smooth arrival
Driving Instructions
Seniors will enter the main entrance and turn RIGHT to drive on the BLACKTOP. You are to stop at Door 12 to pick up your breakfast. From there you will leave out of the Mersea Ct. entrance to head home if you are virtual. If you are coming in person, you will still exit at the Mersea Ct. entrance and then re-enter the Raintree Rd. entrance to park in the senior parking lot.
Class of 2021 Caps and Gowns
We are in the process of planning a meaningful graduation experience for the Class of 2021 to the greatest extent possible given the current situation with COVID-19. We are considering many options to celebrate this momentous occasion.
We are ordering our caps and gowns and we need your help and gentle encouragement. We need each senior to complete the cap and gown survey to ensure we have the appropriate cap and gown size for everyone. Please ask your graduate if they have completed the survey. If they have not, please ask them to click on the following link to give us their student id, height and weight. Students can access this link by signing in with their fcpsschools.net account.
https://forms.gle/6UDWVtj844aqQyZc9
Thank you for your attention to this matter and we look forward to recognizing and celebrating the Class of 2021.
LBSS Online Book Store
The LBSS Library is hosting an online bookstore through Bookworm Central that will continue throughout the entire year. Students and teachers can purchase books and have them delivered to their house. Purchases over $30 will be delivered for free. Stock up for the holidays and support the library.
The Online Library Book Store opened December 7. Please enjoy this promotional video HERE.
Contact the LBSSLibrary@fcps.edu with any questions.
Thank you, Lake Braddock SS Librarians
Parent Academy
See our Website for more information about Parent Academy events.
Executive Functioning in the Digital World
Thank you for the parents who took our interest survey about the possible topics for a Parent Academy: Executive Functioning in the Digital World. The majority vote is in! We will be holding a parent academy on "How to Help Your Students Organize Their Google Drive” on March 17th at 7pm. Please fill out this google form to receive an invitation to our Blackboard Collaborate Session.
Gracias a los padres que se interesaron en nuestra encuesta y en los posibles temas para tratar en la Academia de Padres: Funcionamiento ejecutivo en el mundo digital. ¡La mayoría está en acuerdo! Tendremos una charla para padres sobre "Cómo ayudar a sus estudiantes a organizar su Google Drive" el 24 de marzo a las 7 pm . Favor de completar el formulario de Google para recibir una invitación a nuestra sesión de Blackboard Collaborate. (Colaborando en Blackboard)
Partners for Safe Teen Driving (PSTD) for Current Sophomores – FINAL PRESENTATION
- March 22, 2021 at 7 PM
- Hosted by: 10th grade LBSS Health and Physical Education Teachers
Parents/Guardians of current LBSS sophomores, please join us for one of the final two Partners for Safe Teen Driving presentations on February 22 or March 22 at 7 PM. Families can access the link for the presentation through their student’s Driver Education Teacher’s google classroom. Students MUST attend the presentation with one parent or guardian. Parents/Guardians must be seated with their student with the camera on to verify participation. Note - All sophomores that have not yet attended the presentation, need to attend one of the remaining dates in order to fulfill the requirement.
Register with your student’s 10th grade LBSS Health and Physical Education Teacher.
Questions? Please contact your student’s 10th grade LBSS Health and Physical Education Teacher. If your LBSS student is in 11th or 12th grade and has not yet fulfilled their requirement, please contact Ms. Fillare.
FCPS Information
FCPS Tech Support
If you find your student in need of tech support for their school-issued laptop, please to go FCPS Technology Support. There are a number of tips, suggestions, and links for assistance. If you are not able to solve the problem, please submit an IT request online. This request will be routed to Lake Braddock's IT team, who will get in contact with you and/or your student to solve the issue. Please do not submit multiple requests or call the school office directly.
Please keep a close eye on your email. This is how our IT department will communicate with you and your student. The email will come from FCPS and will have a subject line beginning with INC followed by a number. Please also give one to two school days for a response.
FCPS Mental Health Resources
Important LBSS Contact Information
Attendance Procedures
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Monday attendance form: Students must complete the required attendance form between 8:00 and 10:00 am each Monday to be counted as present. Students need to be signed in to their FCPS Google accounts to complete the form. Your child’s 4th period Advisory teachers will remind them and post the same link every week. Please encourage and remind your child to complete the form EVERY Monday morning.
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Reporting absences, late arrivals, and early dismissals: Use the following form to report absences, late arrivals and early dismissal: https://lakebraddockss.fcps.edu/about/attendance. You can also call the subschool attendance phone numbers shown below:
Calendar At A Glance
March 8 - Teacher Planning Day
March 29 - April 2 - Spring Break
How to Stay In Touch
Please stay in touch with us throughout the year by:
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