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Highlights This Week
- Principal's Message
- Kindergarten Survey for the 2022-23 School Year
- Student Technology Updates
- RRMS Curriculum Night
- PTA News
- Important Dates
Upcoming Holiday & Teacher Workdays
- Monday, January 17: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - Schools are Closed
- Thursday, January 20: 2-Hour Early Release
- Friday, January 21: Teacher Workday - No School for Students
- Monday, January 24: Teacher Workday - No School for Students
What to Expect on a Virtual Learning Inclement Weather Day
Dear GBW Families,
As we prepare to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, we are also monitoring the forecast, which indicates the chance for inclement weather Sunday and Monday. Please take a few minutes before the weekend to prepare for the possibility of an inclement weather virtual learning day. Inclement weather virtual learning days will be announced in the same ways that we make all emergency weather announcements, which are posted to the web, text and email, social media, Red Apple 21 and through the local media. Information on how FCPS makes weather decisions is available online.
How Students and Staff Should Prepare for Inclement Weather and Virtual Learning
- Students and staff should take their devices home Friday, January 14, and be sure the device is charged ahead of the start of the school day on Tuesday, January 18. If your child is currently isolating or quarantining and needs to pick up a device from the school to engage in virtual learning should that occur next week, please contact your school directly by noon Friday.
- Review the Student Technology Readiness Checklist with your child and complete all the at-home readiness steps.
- Read any messages from your school or teacher to know what to expect.
- Make plans for childcare if needed.
What to Expect on a Virtual Learning Inclement Weather Day
Virtual learning will be synchronous or live, teacher-led instruction. However, teachers may prepare emergency asynchronous lessons that can be used if they have issues connecting due to power or other unforeseen circumstances.
The Inclement Weather Virtual Learning Day Schedule will be utilized.
- ALL Elementary Schools will begin at 10:30 a.m.
- ALL Middle and High Schools will begin on a two-hour delay
GBW Virtual Learning Schedule for Inclement Weather (10:30 - 3:15pm Bell Schedule)
- 10:30am- 12:00 Instructional Block
- 12:00- 12:30- Lunch Time
- 12:30 - 2:15 Instructional Block
- 2:15 - 2:45 Asynchronous Specials
- 2:45 - 3:15 Recess
- ***Teachers will share more specific details in Schoology regarding the instructional schedule.
Dear Parents/Guardians,
We need your help in projecting the Kindergarten enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year. Virginia Law, section 22.1-254, requires that children who will reach their fifth birthday on or before September 30, 2022, must be enrolled in Kindergarten for the 2022-2023 school year unless the parent or guardian notifies the school in writing that they do not wish the child to attend school until the following year.
If you have a child who will be five years old on or before September 30, 2022, please complete this form and return it no later than February 4, 2022. If any of your neighbors have children who will be eligible for Kindergarten, please share this information with them, as we are especially interested in reaching those Greenbriar West families who do not have children currently attending school.
The information on this survey will help the school plan for adequate facilities and personnel for the 2022-2023 school year. Please email the completed form to Patty Li at pli@fcps.edu. We thank you in advance for returning the form no later than February 4.
FCPS is committed to maintaining in-person learning for the remainder of this school year. However, since we are beyond our first five snow days we need to be proactive and prepare for any number of school or class closures or virtual learning scenarios, should events require this on short notice.
To make sure student laptops are ready for home use please assist your child in performing these readiness steps to ensure their devices and accounts are functioning properly on your home network.
At Home - Technology Readiness Steps for Students
- Find a location for charging your laptop when you have it at home. Ideally this is close to where a student keeps their backpack so they can remember to pack it for in person school days.
- Log onto your laptop with your student ID and password.
- Connect your laptop to your home internet connection.
- Login to Google account. In the Chrome browser, go to www.fcpsschools.net, sign in with your fcpsschools.net account.
- Log into Schoology. Make sure you can access your courses.
- If you have any issues with these steps from home, go to the Tech Support for Families page for Help Documents or to submit a ticket for support.
Click here for a printable version of the readiness steps.
Students in grades 2 through 6 will be expected to take their laptops home with them each night, charge them overnight, and return with them to school in the morning fully charged. Teachers in grades K-1 will communicate their plan with families around sending laptops home.
If your family does not have internet access in your home, you may request a MiFi device for your student by contacting our school counselors- Anne Flannagan (AJFlannagan@fcps.edu) and Megan McAndrew (msmcandrew@fcps.edu) The MiFi will allow your child to connect the FCPS laptop to the internet for learning. The MiFi is filtered to block harmful or inappropriate websites.
RRMS will be hosting a Virtual Curriculum Night on the evening of Tuesday, January 18th at 6PM. During this live session, you will have an opportunity to meet with our school administrators, counselors, and after-school specialist.
Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://myfcpsk12.zoom.us/j/96800202402?pwd=S2hZc3MvV1RuenFETVYzd2xkeFZPdz09
Webinar ID: 968 0020 2402
Passcode: 379604
We will give an overview of the Curriculum Presentations we have prepared for students and families to access asynchronously. We will also go over the next steps for your child's middle school course selection process.
RRMS Academic Advising Page
Flyer
Noodles and Company Restaurant Night - Feb. 24 from 4-8pm
Come to Noodles and Company (12961 Fair Lakes Center) on Thursday, February 24 from 4 to 8 p.m. to help raise money for GBW PTA! They will donate 25% of your meal purchase to GBW PTA! Offer is good for dine-in or carry-out as well as online orders. Please use code GIVING25 when ordering online or show the flyer on your phone
Click here to access the flyer.
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Save the Date: Girls on the Run!
Girls on the Run is a 10-week youth development program for 3rd-6th grade girls. Girls will have fun, make friends, increase their physical development, and learn important lessons to last a lifetime.
The program will start the week of March 7th and end by May 22nd with a local 5k race! More information can be found at gotrnova.org (registration will open soon!).
If you have questions or are interested in being a coach (comes with a discount for your girl to register!), please contact Coach Drum mbdrum@fcps.edu
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GBW PTA on Social Media
Don’t forget to check out the Greenbriar West PTA Facebook page and Instagram for updated information.
Monday, January 17
Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday Holiday, School & Office Closed
Thursday, January 20
2-Hour Early Release
Friday, January 21 & Monday, January 24
Teacher workdays - No school for students
Thursday, January 27 (DATE REVISED)
Virtual PTA Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 17
Virtual PTA Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, February 21
George Washington's Birthday Holiday, School & Office Closed
Thursday, February 24
Noodles and Company Restaurant Night 4-8 p.m.
Friday, March 4
Teacher Workday - No school for students
Thursday, March 24
Virtual PTA Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 26
GBW 50th Birthday Bash - more details coming soon!
Friday, April 1
Teacher Workday - No school for students
Monday, April 4 - Friday, April 8
Spring Break - School & Office Closed
Thursday, April 21
Virtual PTA Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 19
Virtual PTA Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, May 30
Memorial Day Holiday - School & Office Closed
Friday, June 10
Last Day of School
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