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Highlights This Week
- Principal's Message
- Kindergarten Orientation - Virtual Parent Orientation Tonight
- FCPS Parent Resource Webinars
- SOL Testing Schedule
- Family Engagement Survey
- Schoology Design Challenge
- PTA News
- Important Dates
Looking Forward to Seeing You on Saturday at Our Birthday Bash!
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Admission is FREE and it’s going to be FUN! Feel free to bring your camp chairs.
Adults! We need your help with the event this Saturday! Please consider signing up for a one hour shift in our carnival area.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0849adaa29a2f85-adult
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GBW Has a New Sign!
 Thank you to our corportate sponsor, UPS Store #1697 at Greenbriar Town Center for donating the new "Put In Cups" fence sign. And thank you to Cub Scout Pack 1133 for installing the new sign! Looks amazing! More pictures coming soon.
2-Hour Early Dismissal on March 31 and Student Holiday on April 1; Spring Break Is April 4-8
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Virtual Kindergarten Parent Orientation - TONIGHT
6:30 - 7:15 p.m.
This will be a virtual meeting where parents will get a chance to meet the GBW administration and teaching staff, and to hear a brief introduction to Kindergarten for the 2022-2023 school year. We will be sending an e-Notify message with the link later.
Kindergarten Walking Tour
Friday, April 1 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
This is an in-person event and to help promote social distancing, please plan on arriving at the following times:
- 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Student Last Names beginning with A - M
- 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Student Last Names beginning with N - Z
This will be a chance for families to take a self-paced walking tour to meet our GBW staff in person and to take a quick inside tour of our school.
Our GBW staff is looking forward to meeting each of your children, and we can’t wait to welcome you into our GBW family.
If you have any questions about the orientation or the registration process, please contact our registrar, Patty Li, at pli@fcps.edu.
If you do not have a rising Kindergartener but know of someone who does, (and lives in the GBW boundary) please feel free to forward this information to them.
Register NOW for upcoming April webinars.
Click here to see additional information on free webinars and PRC Packs for parents. PRC Packs are pre-packaged tote bags with books for adults and children on important topics like Supporting Children and Teens with Attention Deficit Disorder, Anxiety, and Motivation. You will also find a library of parenting resources and YouTube webinars here .
For a calendar view of GBW’s SOL Testing Schedule, please click here.
May 5 Grade 3 Reading
May 18 Grade 3 Math
May 4 Grade 4 Reading
May 10 Grade 4 Math (Day 1)
May 11 Grade 4 Math (Day 2)
April 27 Grade 5 Reading (Day 1)
April 28 Grade 5 Reading (Day 2)
May 12 Grade 5 Math (Day 1)
May 13 Grade 5 Math (Day 2)
May 19 Grade 5 Science
April 26 Grade 6 Reading
May 17 Grade 6 Math
Family Engagement Survey Closes April 3
The survey was emailed to FCPS parents and caregivers on Sunday, March 13, and will close April 3. Topics include:
- Welcoming environment
- Communication
- Student success
- Advocacy
- Family and school partnerships
- Collaboration with the community to see if FCPS is meeting its goals at the school, region, and division levels.
Results will be used to develop a plan to improve family and school partnerships throughout the division. The survey will be available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese, Urdu, Farsi, Amharic, and Pashto. For more information click on the link below.
https://www.fcps.edu/family-engagement-survey-2021-22
6. Calling all Artists and Designers: FCPS Schoology Design Challenge
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Create a design to fill the big blue field on the Schoology login page.
All FCPS students in grades PreK-12 are eligible to submit. Students may submit more than one design.
Artists may work collaboratively and submit their collective work as a group or they may choose to work and submit individually.
Read more about this challenge including due dates and requirements here.
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Seeking Canopy Tents for March 26, 2022 from 11-3pm
Have a canopy tent you can spare? We need canopy tents to shade activity booths and provide general cover during the 50th Birthday Bash.
Please contact greenbriarwestpta@gmail.com and let us know if we can use your tent for the day.
Seeking New PTA Board Members for 2022-23!
Want to get more involved as a leader in our school community next year? Join the GBW PTA Executive Board! The GBW Parent Teacher Association is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the educational success and overall wellness of every child at Greenbriar West by encouraging strong parent, family, and community involvement Positions available next year are:
- President
- President-Elect (to shadow one or two years and automatically assume the office of President)
- Vice President, Membership and Communications
- Vice President, Fundraising
- Secretary
- Treasurer
In addition, we are seeking an additional member for the nominating committee, who will be confirmed at the March 24, 2022 meeting.
PTA Board Nominees for 2022-23 will be accepted until April 20, 2022, presented at the April 21 PTA Meeting, and elected at the May 26 PTA Meeting (additional Board nominations may be made from the floor at that time!)
Please contact the nominating committee for more information between now and April 20. A conversation does not equal a commitment, so feel free to inquire for yourself or on behalf of others! Please email for more information: greenbriarwestpta@gmail.com.
Saturday, March 26
GBW 50th Birthday Bash, 11am-3pm
Thursday, March 31 (Early release day)
Adopt A Highway, 2:30-4:30pm (more details coming soon!)
Friday, April 1
Teacher Workday - No school for students
Kindergarten Walking Tour, 10-11am
Monday, April 4 - Friday, April 8
Spring Break - School & Office Closed
Wednesday, April 13
Spring Picture Day - individual & class pictures
Thursday, April 21
Virtual PTA Meeting, 7:30pm
Wednesday, April 27
Chipotle (by Wegmans) Restaurant Night, 4-8pm
April 25 - May 20
SOL testing window for grades 3-6
Thursday, May 19
SweetFrog Fundraiser 12-9pm
Thursday, May 26
PTA Virtual 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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