Bonnie Brae ES- Family Newsletter

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week at a glance

Next Week's Events

  • Sunday, October 2- National Custodian Appreciation Day
  • Wednesday, October 5 – Yom Kippur (No School)
  • Thursday, October 6 @ 8:45 AM- AAP Overview Information Session at BBES
  • Thursday, October 6 @ 6 PM- AAP Overview Virtual Information Session (Zoom
  • Friday, October 7 @ 7 PM- PTO Outdoor Movie Night

Positivity Project

Upcoming Weekly Focus: Forgiveness

Character Strength Features: You forgive those who have done wrong. You accept that people make mistakes.

Quote of the Week:“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” -Mahatma Gandhi

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Next Week: Bonnie Brae Advanced Academic Program (AAP) Overview Meeting

An information meeting will be held at Bonnie Brae Cafe on October 6, 2022, at 8:45 AM and virtually at 6:00 PM (Zoom). Our AART, Larissa Sheehan, will provide information about levels of service, explain the screening processes, and answer questions about advanced academic services. An ASL interpreter and Spanish translator will be available during the evening Zoom session.

The same information will be presented at both meetings, please select the session that works best with your schedule. If you are unable to attend, a presentation recording and slide deck will be posted to Bonnie Brae's AAP website.  

To RSVP for this event, please complete the linked google form. Please contact ltsheehan@fcps.edu with any questions. We hope to see you next week!


Yom Kippur

Calendar Reminder

Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, begins at sundown on Tuesday, October 4. Tuesday is noted as a ½ religious/cultural observance date on the FCPS calendar. (On a ½ O day, certain activities may not occur after school.)

Wednesday, October 5, is a holiday for teachers and students (only 12-month employees report). 

Looking Ahead: Indigenous Peoples’ Day, October 10 

Indigenous Peoples' Day honors the histories, cultures, and contributions of Native peoples, past and present. This year, Monday, October 10, is a student holiday and staff development day. See the complete 2022-23 school year calendar.


updates

SCA Leadership Team

The SCA sponsors are excited to announce elections for the 2022-23 school year!  SCA will be organized a little differently this year, as we align ourselves with the other elementary schools in the Robinson pyramid.  Our SCA will become the Bonnie Brae Leadership Team, and this team will support our school through spirit days and helping our community through kindness and other activities.  For 6th Grade, there will be six Cabinet Members, and for each of 4th and 5th grade, there will be five members on the Leadership Team.

Important Dates:

  • September 23—SCA Leadership Team information broadcast to students on the Bonnie Brae News Show
  • September 27—Optional SCA Q & A Interest Meeting with our SCA Sponsors (for those with questions)
  • September 29 - Interest form due date
  • September 30—Sponsors will go over next steps for candidates running
  • October 11—Grades 4, 5, & 6 vote for candidates within their grade level

The first SCA Leadership Team meeting will take place on Monday, October 17.

Please direct any questions to our SCA sponsors, Rochelle Oedemann or Lynda Falkenstein.


Schedules by Grade Level

The schedules for each grade level for both instruction and for Specials classes are now live on our website. We hope this helps families in the future to know what's happening here at school!

 


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Postponed: Outdoor Movie Night

Movie Night

🌧Movie Night has been postponed due to the rainy evening ahead of us. We will be hosting movie night, instead, next week on Friday, October 7 at 7 PM and hope you can join us then.

Join the PTO and BBES Community for an outdoor movie night on the back playground!  We will showing Sing 2

Bring blankets to sit on and get there early to get your spot and grab some  concessions.

Admission is free and the PTO will  be selling pizza, hot dogs, popcorn, chips, candy, and drinks. We can't wait to see everyone there!

We need volunteers to make this event a success. Please let us know if you can help with set-up, concessions, or clean-up. Please reach out to president@bonniebraepto.org.

Movie Time: 7:00pm

Please note that since this event is after school hours, all children will need to be accompanied by an adult.


upcoming events

View the 2022-2023 FCPS School Calendar

  • Sunday, October 2- National Custodian Appreciation Day
  • Wednesday, October 5 – Yom Kippur (No School)
  • Thursday, October 6 @ 8:45 AM- AAP Overview Information Session at BBES
  • Thursday, October 6 @ 6 PM- AAP Overview Virtual Information Session (Zoom
  • Friday, October 7 @ 7 PM- PTO Outdoor Movie Night
  • Monday, October 10 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day (No School)
  • Monday, October 24 – Diwali (No School)
  • Friday, October 28 – Quarter Ends 2-hour early release (dismissal at 1:15 PM)
  • Monday, October 31 – Teacher Workday (No School)
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