All in-person students may begin attending 4 days a week starting Tuesday, April 27, 2021.This does require us to set aside our previous plan to return only students through our Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) process. Additionally, most classes will now be four days of concurrent instruction as we have students in the building each day and approximately 39% of our students learning virtually each day.
We are working with transportation to get all routes scheduled. You will be able to see in Parent Vue when your child has been routed for four days. Busses are now allowed to have two students per seat. If this does not occur, prior to April 27th, you may attend in person if you provide transportation.
To allow for 6ft of social distancing while eating, students will be eating breakfast and lunch in a designated space either inside or outside of their classroom. Additionally, we will have five classes at recess at one time utilizing spaces of the parking lot/bus loop. To be transparent, these are not large play areas but definitely accommodate the ability to be 6 feet apart and be outdoors. There will be a rotation for access to the playground and fenced in blacktop area.
As we finalize our plan, we may need a few parent volunteers to support lunch supervision. I will send additional information once specific needs/times are “ironed out”.
Please feel free to reach out to me at mmlemmon@fcps.edu with any questions or concerns.
As shared in our News You Choose on April 9th, all SOL tests are taken in-person at school. SOL tests are not available for remote delivery from home. Our staff will schedule specific SOL testing dates for your student. In some cases, it may be necessary for us to schedule an SOL testing appointment on a day when your student is not normally attending at school. For example, certain tests may need to be scheduled on a Monday. If this is the case, bus transportation will be provided to school, as needed. For any SOL assessments this spring, you have the right to refuse testing for your student. The Right to Refuse Assessments webpage (https://www.fcps.edu/node/34277) offers information and considerations as you make this decision.
Please complete this online Google form to indicate your child’s participation in the SOL assessments by Monday, April 19th at 12:00pm. (Families will need to log in with their child’s FCPS Google Account (StudentID#@fcpsschools.net). Contact our main office at Bailey’s Upper Elementary School at 703-503-2700 if you need help accessing or completing the form.
If your child is attending school in person, please use the link below:
If your child is attending school full time virtually, please use the link below:
Please click the following link for more information in regards to SOL testing on our Bailey’s Upper Webpage.
Below outlines the updated SOL assessment schedule that will take place in May. Feel free to contact Elizabeth Convey, the Assistant Principal, at 703-503-2700 with any questions that you may have.
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Parents of students at Bailey’s ES invited to a AAP Level IV Center for 3rd grade will have the opportunity to meet with Ms. Lemmon on April 28th at 6:30 PM to hear about BUpper offerings and ask questions. Parents of these current second graders have been contacted directly via enotify with a BBCU Link.
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Unite for Literacy: Free And Easy To Use!
Unite for Literacy is a free website with easy-to-read books in both English and Spanish. No login is needed! Go to Unite for Literacy to get started. Use it for practicing your own reading or sharing with others.
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:
Please stay in touch with us throughout the year by:
Friendly Reminders
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Bailey’s Upper Bell Schedule: 9:00am-3:30pm
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FCPS Meal Kits Distribution - Every Monday 10:00 AM -12:30PM
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April 19: SOL Participation Online Google Form Due
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April 21: Wear Purple for Purple Up Day: Month of The Military Child
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April 28: PTA Membership Meeting, BBCU, 7:00 PM
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May 3 - 7: Staff Appreciation week
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May 31: Memorial Day, No School
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