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Greetings, Braddock Families!
Hope this communication finds you and your family in the best of spirits and health. The purpose of this communication is to let you know of the following information:
Outstanding Staff Awards!
Thank you to the families that sent in nominations the following staff are being recongized this year as our OUTSTANDING EMOLOYEES!
Outstanding Teacher: Emily Staudymyer; 3rd Grade Teacher
Outstanding New Teacher: Nicole Bellucci; Special Education Teacher
Outstanding Professional: Renee Brown; Reading Coach
Outstanding Opperational Emoplyee: Rima Majzoub; Student Information Assistant
Outstanding Leader: Holly Dowling; Assistant Principal
Outstanding Principal: Keesha Jackson-Muir; Principal
If you would like to write a letter or statement of support, please reach out to Holly Dowling, Awards Liasion via TalkingPoints or email @ hmdowling@fcps.edu
PTA Meeting Notes:
This week our PTA met and discussed the budget and upcoming events. Lots of great ideas!!
The current money in the PTA account was a donation from a very generous community member. It was given many years ago and can only be used for students in emergency situations. Some of that money was used during the Pandemic to support our students with groceries, medical, and clothing.
This year the PTA would like to support our school with paying for field trips, school supplies, and community events like our upcoming MOVIE NIGHT! We are also looking to do a Heritage Night and EAGLE FEST!
Family Life Education Preview Night
This week we also held a Family Life Education Preview Night. Teachers will send notification prior to teaching the lessons. If you would like to learn more you can visit our FCPS website here: https://www.fcps.edu/academics/academic-overview/family-life-education-fle
If you would like to review the materials please reach out to Ms. Dowling or Ms. Ciarcia and we can set up a time to walk you through how to find them.
January Virtual Town Hall
Join us January 5, 2022, for a Virtual Town Hall. Ms. Jackson-Muir will be updating the community on the final stages of renovation.
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Zoom Link: COMING SOON!
2023 Virginia School Survey of Climate and Working Conditions
This online survey is being conducted through a partnership between the Virginia Center of School and Campus Safety at the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Department of Education. This online survey assess school safety conditions, student safety concerns, and gives schools information that can help maintain a safe, inviting, and supportive learning environment.
FCPS encourages all staff and families to participate in the survey. FCPS has set a participation rate goal and will track our school’s participation progress, which I will share with you. Therefore, I highly encourage you to complete the survey within the designated window. There are two window options. Our school will be notified as to which window we will participate in. The survey windows are as follows:
- Window A: January 10th through February 4th
- Window B: February 7th through March 4th
I will keep you informed, as I receive more information about the 2023 Virginia School Survey of Climate & Working Conditions. Parent notification will be sent next week, via News You Choose, Talking Points, and a backpack letter. Classroom teachers should place the letter into students’ Thursday Communication Folder on 12/6/2022. If you should have any questions about the contents of this email, please see an administrator.
Upcoming Important Dates:
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Wednesday, December 14 - Public Input Opportunity: Heritiage Center Community Space
- Location: Braddock Cafeteria
- Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- Come share your thoughts on what the county should do with the Heritage Center Community Space
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Monday, December 19 - Winter Break Begins - No School for Students and Staff
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Tuesday, January 3 - Students Return to School
- Thursday, January 5 - Virtual Town Hall
- Tuesday, January 10 - Chick-Fil-A Fundraiser
- Thursday, January 12 - Student Flight Path Sent Home
- Monday, January 16 - Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
- No School for Staff and Students
- Braddock Office Closed
If you have any questions, please call the school at 703-914-7300.
Thank you, kindly!
Braddock Administrative Team
Principal, K. Jackson-Muir
Assistant Principals, Holly Dowling, Maureen Lopez, & Eneida Thomas
ParentVUE, and StudentVUE will be unavailable for all users beginning Friday, December 16, at 5:00 p.m. until Wednesday, December 21, at 6:00 a.m., for system upgrade during the Holiday Break.
- Braddock District Supervisor James Walkinshaw presented Braddock 5th Grader Pedro with the BEST OF BRADDOCK Young Person Award!!
- This week we started our 5th year of the Readers are Leaders Program and the AWESOME Annandale Atom's Boys and Girls Basketball Teams along with the National English Honor Society came and read to some of our 2nd graders!!!
- Ms. Matthews, XSTREAM Programs Coordinator recived an award from GOOGLE for all her work in Steam Education! Congrats Ms. Matthews!!
- Monday the George Mason Girls Basketball Team came and took some of our 3rd and 4th grade students through some drills!
- Last week our GEMS were honored at the FCPS School Board Meeting for Computer Science Month.
ParentVUE, and StudentVUE will be unavailable for all users beginning Friday, December 16, at 5:00 p.m. until Wednesday, December 21, at 6:00 a.m., for system upgrade during the Holiday Break.
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SAVE THE DATE!
Braddock MOVIE NIGHT!
When: Friday, January 13
Location: Braddock Cafeteria and Braddock Gym
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Join the PTA or buy Braddock Spirit Wear by checking our website: besannandale.memberhub.com
SCAN this QR code and purchase a membership, donate to the PTA, or buy some spirit wear!
Braddock Elementary’s PTA supports critical academic needs, is an active voice on decisions that impact your child’s health, safety and quality of education, and builds a stronger, more inclusive school community. We invite you to join and PTA For Your Child because increasing our membership, even by one, makes it possible to:
- Provide materials and supplies to the after-school groups (Gardening Club, Robotics, GEMS, etc.)
- Put on events like the Fall Walk-A-Thon, Bingo-Ween, Eagle Fest!, Movie Nights, etc.
- Assist teachers with supplies
- Teacher Appreciation Week
- Provide financial assistance for school field trips, and more!
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Your concerns are important to us. Contact your child's teacher first, most questions or concerns can be addressed with a quick phone call or email. If that doesn't work, the next step would be to contact the Assistant Principal who supports your child's grade level:
Eneida Thomas- emthomas@fcps.edu or call 703-914-7305
- Pre-Kindergarten / Headstart
- Kindergarten
- 1st Grade
Maureen Lopez - mmlopez1@fcps.edu or 703-914-7304
Holly Dowling - hmdowling@fcps.edu or (703) 914-7388
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