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Winter Break

BUpper Weekly Parent Conversations

Families: Virtual Parent Conversations Return in January! 

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: 

 

January:

1/9 – Wellness - Conversations Around Peer Conflict

1/23 – Academic - Literacy: Retelling a Story

 

February:

2/6 - Wellness: Attendance in the Winter

2/13 – Academic - Math: Building Fluency with Multiplication & Division

 

March:

3/6 - Wellness -Cyber Safety

3/13 – Academic - Literacy: Reader’s Theater

 

April:

4/17 - Wellness: Teaching Your Child Empathy

4/24 – Academic - Math: Online Math Learning

 

May:

5/8 - Wellness: Transition to Summer

5/15 – Academic - Literacy: Summer Reading

 

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

 

 


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. 

Last week, students took the Virginia Growth Assessment (VGA) in math.  Next week, students who missed either the reading or math assessment will be assessed in a makeup session. 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.  

VGA Dates:

  • VGA Makeups: December 12th – December 16th

Upcoming Assessments:

Week of January 9th: iReady Reading

Week of January 17th: iReady Math

End of January-March: WIDA Access for ELs (specific dates will be shared closer to the assessment)

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.

 

 


Congratulations Ms. Durrant!

Ms Durrant

 

On obtaining your National Board Certification. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is the most respected professional certification available in education and provides numerous benefits to teachers, students and schools. It was designed to develop, retain and recognize accomplished teachers and to generate ongoing improvement in schools nationwide. You ROCK!

 


SCA/PBA Student Committee 22-23

 

Ms. Epstein, leader of the SCA/PBA (Positive Behavior Approach) Committee, is looking for 2 student representatives per classroom to join the SCA/PBA Student Committee by a random lottery drawing. The selected students will be announced on BNN on Friday, January 20th and will receive an email as well. In order to enter into the lottery drawing, students are invited to fill out this Google Form. Participation is optional. The SCA/PBA Student Committee will meet with Ms. Epstein once a month (the third Thursday of each month during morning meeting 8:50am-9:10am) to discuss ideas for helping establish positive rewards or incentives for students at our school (such as spirit days). Our first meeting will be on Thursday, January 26th from 8:50am-9:10am on in Ms. Epstein's room (room 406). The PBA Student Committee will also help produce videos around our school (such as expectations).

Please complete this interest form by no later than Friday, January 13th, 2023.

Forms received after this date will not be accepted.

 


Bailey's Upper Variety Show

 

Sign up to perform in the Bailey's Upper Variety Show!! 

3rd and 4th and 5th graders are invited to sign up to perform in the Variety Show on March 16th 2023 at Bailey's Primary Elementary!

Students will perform their talent with a 1 minute performance. Participants will be selected by random from those who sign up. Performances can be either solo or as a group  

For more information and to sign up visit this link

 


Friendly Reminders

 

  • December 19-January 2: Holiday - Winter Break, Classes Resume on January 3, 2023
  • January 16: Holiday - Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday 
  • January 18: Glasgow curriculum night
  • January 25: End of Second Quarter - 2-hour Early Release
  • January 26: Student Holiday (Professional Workday)
  • January 27: Student Holiday (Professional Workday)

 


 

The office at Bailey’s Upper will be open from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

on the following days: December 19- 2 and December 27-30.

The next News You Choose will come on Friday January  6th.

 

 

Kiss and Ride Drop Off/Pick Up Schedule For Upper

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