Hello Scottie Families! What a treat to see so many of our students and staff (family members, too!) dressed in Bonnie Brae blue and white today for our first spirit day of the year! A reminder that there is no school on Friday, September 2, and Monday, September 5 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
Thank you for partnering with us to ensure we have had a fantastic first two weeks, and we hope everyone has a fun extended weekend with their family!
Morgan Birge, Principal
Elaine Woo, Assistant Principal
Natalie Vershaw, Assistant Principal
Family. Relationships. Success.
Next Week's Events
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Friday, September 2 – Labor Day Weekend (No School)
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Monday, September 5 – Labor Day (No School)
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Tuesday, September 6- Fall Picture Day
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Tuesday, September 6- Red Day (Color Week)
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Wednesday, September 7- Orange Day (Color Week)
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Thursday, September 8- Yellow Day (Color Week)
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Friday, September 9- Green Day (Color Week)
Positivity Project
Upcoming Weekly Focus: Teamwork
Character Strength Features: You work well as a member of a group or team. You are loyal, reliable, and dedicated to helping your team achieve its goals.
Quote of the Week: “Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For indeed, that’s all who ever have.” -Margaret Mead
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Picture Day: Fall Individual Photos
Picture Day Information
Flyers and order forms were sent home again with students today (9/1) and the information is also available on our Bonnie Brae ES Website. Online ordering is available through the Lifetouch Website with Picture Day ID: EVTRXHBZ9
 Volunteer Information
Fall picture day is Tuesday, September 6 and we are in need of 3-5 parent volunteers! Volunteers will help organize classes when they arrive to the gym, hand out picture day portrait cards, and help the day run smoothly. Lifetouch will be onsite from 8:30-3:00 PM.
🍂Please indicate your interest and availability using this Fall Picture Day Volunteer form
🍂Following, someone will contact you to confirm your time. Thank you in advance!
 Color Week!
Join us each day from Tuesday, September 6 until Friday, September 16 by wearing the colors of the day here at BBES. Kindergarten will be learning their colors the next two weeks and would love for all Scotties throughout the building in Grades K-6 to participate in wearing the color noted above if possible. Thank you for your support of our young learners!
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Labor Day Holiday
Friday, September 2, and Monday, September 5, are Labor Day holidays for all FCPS employees and students. We hope everyone takes the long weekend to celebrate a strong start to the school year and enjoy time with family and friends. See the complete 2022-23 school year calendar.
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Superintendent Community Conversations-Invitation Messaging
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Please save the date for a very special event! Dr. Michelle Reid, FCPS superintendent, will host a Community Conversation at Robinson Secondary School on Thursday, September 29, 6:30-7:30 p.m. This event will be a unique opportunity to help Dr. Reid get to know our school community and learn more about her vision for our district.
Language interpretation will be provided, as available, as well as child care and light refreshments. Please register to attend: https://forms.gle/KgpZRCJPG4cWfkCW8
[SPANISH - AMHARIC - ARABIC - CHINESE - KOREAN - URDU - VIETNAMESE]
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COVID Diagnostic Testing
COVID-19 diagnostic testing is available at no cost for all currently enrolled FCPS students on select dates throughout the year when transmission may be highest. Diagnostic testing is provided at designated times and locations for those who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or have been in close contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19.
Testing will be available September 6-8 and 12-14. Visit the testing website for information on locations and how to register for an appointment.
Family Life Education Instructional Program Information
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides a comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for students in grades kindergarten through grade twelve.
- If you wish to opt your child out of all or part of FLE for this school year, opt out forms were included in your child’s back-to-school/orientation packets and are available online for Elementary (K-6).
- Detailed grade-level program descriptions are available online at Elementary (K-6).
- A preview of the FLE Curriculum can be found on our BBES Parent Schoology Course.
- Program questions may be addressed by contacting our FLE lead, Chris Orahood at CKOrahood@fcps.edu, or FCPS Instructional Services at 571-423-4550 or fle@fcps.edu.
BBES Parent Course on Schoology
You may have seen your students utilizing Schoology, our schoolwide Learning Management System. Did you know that we also have a Bonnie Brae ES Parent Schoology Course, too? There, you can find lots of helpful information and notices that we put out throughout the year. It is also a great place to access the links for our Parent Coffee and PTO Meetings. We hope to use this platform to house many items going forward.
New Folder: Non-Profit Organizations - Flyers
New this week: Community Table- Burke Presbyterian Church
In order to access Schoology, you must be signed up for a Parent Vue account and can use those credentials to sign in. Don't have a Parent Vue account? Register today!
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Parent Toolkit
The information shared below can also be found online in the Parent Toolkit.
Health Information and Emergency Care Forms
The Health Information Form (HIF) (SS/SE -71) Health Information Form and the Emergency Care Information form (SS/SE-3) Emergency Care Information provide valuable information regarding student health conditions.
For SY 22-23, these forms will be required for all students. Parents/guardians may submit these forms either through electronic submission accessed within the weCare@school (weCare) module; or thorough Back to School packets for those families without ParentVue accounts.
SR&R
FCPS’ updated Student Rights & Responsibility booklet is now available online and in the ParentVue section of the Student Information System (SIS).
- Please review, sign, and return the SR&R to Bonnie Brae in ParentVue.
- Your name in the digital signature box must match the parent/guardian’s first and last name in SIS exactly before the signature will be accepted.
Please take a moment to log into ParentVue in your child’s SIS account to access the SR&R. Signatures are due by September 30, 2022.
Digital Resource Consent
At Bonnie Brae Elementary, our teachers will use a variety of digital resources. Please complete these forms so your child is able to access all resources.
Screen Activity Report for Parents
FCPS has tools to help parents and guardians know more about their child’s activity on any FCPS device. These tools are provided by Lightspeed, our internet content filtering service, at no cost to families. You may sign up for a weekly Parent Report, which will provide a list of the top sites your child visited. If you want more detailed information, sign up for the Internet Use Parent portal and log-in anytime to see more detail about your child’s browsing and “pause” access to the internet during non-school hours. Find out more and sign up for these services on our website. Learn more about our Lightspeed Parent Reports.
PTO Board Positions
The PTO is seeking nominations for the President-Elect and Vice-President of Programs positions on the board.
If you are interested, please reach out to president@bonniebraepto.org and
secretary@bonniebraepto.org
Bonnie Brae Spirit Wear!
If you missed getting your 2022-2023 Bonnie Brae Spirit Wear at the Open House, there is still time!
We have reopened sales for our Gray, Bonnie Brae Paw Shirt. You can submit your order here: BBES 2022 Spirit-Wear Order Form (google.com) Please make sure you also submit payment via paypal or contact president@bonniebraepto.org if you prefer to pay via cash. Sales are open 26 August- 6 September.
We do have a limited inventory of child sizes in our Blue Scottie Dog shirt. Please reach out to president@bonniebraepto.org if you are interested in that style.
PTO Meeting Reminder
The PTO will meet the third Thursday of each month at 7pm. We will meet via Zoom to enable the broadest participation as possible! Please join us for the first meeting on September 15th.
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View the 2022-2023 FCPS School Calendar
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Friday, September 2 – Labor Day Weekend (No School)
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Monday, September 5 – Labor Day (No School)
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Tuesday, September 6- Fall Picture Day
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Tuesday, September 6- Red Day (Color Week)
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Wednesday, September 7- Orange Day (Color Week)
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Thursday, September 8- Yellow Day (Color Week)
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Friday, September 9- Green Day (Color Week)
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Monday, September 12- Blue Day (Color Week)
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Tuesday, September 13- Purple Day (Color Week)
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Wednesday, September 14- Brown Day (Color Week)
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Thursday, September 15- Black Day (Color Week)
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Friday, September 16- White Day (Color Week)
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Thursday, September 15 @ 7:00 PM- PTO Meeting (Zoom)
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Monday, September 26 – Rosh Hashanah
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Thursday, September 29 @ 6:30 PM- Community Conversation with Dr. Reid at RSS
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Wednesday, October 5 – Yom Kippur
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Monday, October 10 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day
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Monday, October 24 – Diwali
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Friday, October 28 – Quarter Ends 2-hour early release (dismissal at 1:15 PM)
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Monday, October 31 – Teacher Workday
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