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.  Instruction is seen as a partnership among parents and guardians, the school, and the community in supporting the learning essential to the development of strong families, positive relationships, and a healthy community.

Parents/guardians may choose to opt their child out of all or part of the Family Life Education program.  Students who are opted out are provided with age-appropriate, nonpunitive alternative health instruction, and every effort is made to foster respect for family choices.  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 sent home on August 26^th and are available online for Elementary (K-6), Middle School (7-8), and High School (9-12).  Please fill in the opt-out form and return it to your child’s teacher prior to Family Life Education instruction which will be taking place at  Bailey’s Upper Elementary School December 12^th-December 16^th.

Detailed grade-level program descriptions are available online at Elementary (K-6) , Middle School (7-8) , and High School (9-12). FLE grade level-specific lessons and media that FCPS has streaming rights for are available for parents online in Schoology.  Parents/guardians login to Schoology using the same username and password as their Student Information System (SIS) Parent account.  Grade level-specific lessons are also available at the City of Fairfax Regional Library (this location does not have media).  Grade level-specific lessons and media that is not streamed online are available for review at your child’s school library.  Due to copyright permissions, we are unable to stream all media online.

Program questions may be addressed by contacting Bailey’s Upper Elementary School at 703-503-2700 or by contacting Instructional Services at 571-423-4550 or fle@fcps.edu.

FLE Information Parent/Guardian Preview

Parents/Guardians are invited to attend the FLE Information Parent/Guardian Preview Night on November 14, 2022 from 9:00-10:00 am at Bailey’s Upper Elementary School. If you are unable to make it at this time and would like more information, please reach out to Ms. Kargbo at ckargbo@fcsp.edu

Additional Information Elementary (K-6) Curriculum (Opt out Form)

https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-school-academics-k-6/elementary-family-life-education

BUpper Weekly Parent Conversations

Families: Please Join Us Virtually on November 7^th for Wellness Night

All About Emotions – Derek Ryan and Lyzbeth Monard will present how we teach students how to recognize their emotions and name them so that they can learn to manage their feelings and peacefully problem-solve peer conflicts.

Weekly Parent Conversations will occur virtually on Mondays, 7:00pm – 8:00pm. The themes will cover wellness, math, and language arts. Specific topics will be announced the Friday before in News You Choose.

(Spanish interpreter will be available*)  

See below for upcoming dates and themes: 

November:

11/7 – Wellness – Identifying Emotions

11/14 – Academic - Literacy: Decoding Strategies

December:

12/5 – Wellness – Supporting Child’s Emotions

12/12 – Academic - Math is All Around Us

Would you like more information or have any questions?  Please contact the Bailey’s Upper ESSER III Leads:

Maya Lidell - mlidell@fcps.edu

Nicole Scher - nrscher@fcps.edu

Parent Coffee with your Child to Learn about Digital Tools at Bailey’s Upper

Parents are invited to sign up for a Parent Coffee on November 16, 2022 from 9-10:00 AM at Bailey' Upper.

Your child will join you in the cafeteria at 9:15 so you can interact and learn about Digital tools at Bailey's Upper. You will learn together how to best access and use Schoology for Class assignments, as well as, ST Math, Lexia, MyOn and other tools that will support learning with your child. You will need to complete and submit this form to join this parent coffee event. We will be limiting attendance to 50 parents and their child.

Parent Coffee November 16 Sign up Form

Current and Upcoming Assessments at Bailey’s Upper

Our teachers are working hard to get to know the needs of each of our students. It is always important that we know where there might be gaps in our students' knowledge, where they might need additional support and where they are excelling. To identify these, we use screeners and benchmark exams. 

On November 15th, students that do not yet have an Abilities Test (CogAT or NNAT3) on file will be administered the NNAT3 by our Advanced Academic teachers.  The testing window for NNAT3 is November 14-November 18.

Beginning on November 30^th, students will take the Winter Virginia Growth Assessment (VGA) for Reading and Math.  This is a state required exam that is used to measure student growth and progress in reading and mathematics. These are no "passing" or "failing" marks and students are not expected to study. Results are used as a starting point to identify areas of strength and growth. Parents will be able to view score reports in the spring.  

If you have any questions in regards to upcoming assessments, please contact our School Testing Coordinators Nicole Cassidy or Nicole Scher at 703-503-2700.

Parent/Guardian Class Lunch Visits Schedule Update

We are excited to start welcoming parents/guardians next week to join their student(s) for a special lunch at school! Your students class will have an assigned day for you to join them here at Bailey’s Upper. This is a great opportunity for parents/guardians to come in for lunch with their child. Please see the schedule to view when your child’s class is scheduled for a lunch visit. We encourage parents to eat the same lunch as their child either packed or purchased. On the day of your child’s lunch, please arrive 5-10 minutes early so you can sign-in at the office. All lunches will be hosted in room 249. If you choose to buy lunch from the cafeteria, adult pricing is $4.50 and may be paid in cash. Click here for more information on purchasing a lunch. Click here for the full schedule, and see below for the upcoming week.

Week of October 7th - November 11th

My School Bucks

All fees for upcoming field trips will be paid online through My School Bucks. My School Bucks (MSB) is a FCPS system for payments of student fees and activities. It is easy, secure, and there are no fees for parents. 

Through My School Bucks Parents pay for Instrument Rentals, Field Trips, and other special items.

Follow these simple steps:

• Go to www.MySchoolBucks.com, or the My School Bucks link on the Baileys Upper webpage and register an account. 
• Add a child by school & student ID or birthdate. You will receive a confirmation email.
• You may now pay for any item of your choice in the school store using a credit or debit card, or e-check.
• A confirmation email will be sent to the school to let us know you’ve paid.

If you have any issues with the My School Bucks system you may call the main office at (703) 503-2700 for assistance.

Friendly Reminders

• November 7: Parent Conversations - Wellness Night, 7pm
• November 8: Holiday - Election Day
• November 11: Student Holiday - Veterans Day
• November 14-18: BUpper Kindness Week 
• November 14: Parent Conversations - Literacy Night, 7pm
• November 16: Parent Coffee - Digital Tools, 9:00 AM Register to attend here
• November 23-25: Holiday - Thanksgiving 
• November 29: Fifth Grade Field Trip to Kennedy Center

Kiss and Ride Drop Off/Pick Up Schedule For Upper

8:25-8:35 a.m. and 3:25-3:35 p.m.

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