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To read our newsletter in other languages, please view it on the Bull Run Elementary website.
Para leer nuestro boletín en otros idiomas, véalo en el sitio web de Bull Run Elementary.
다른 언어로 된 뉴스레터를 읽으려면 Bull Run Elementary 웹사이트에서 확인하세요.
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BRES National Scripts Spelling Bee 2022-23
 Congratulations to all our classroom spelling bee winners. Our spellers did a fabulous job as we completed 29 rounds (220 words).
1st Place, Krisha Banavar, Grade 3
2nd Place, Srijit Gopalaswamy, Grade 4
3rd Place, Romaisa Khan, Grade 5
March 7: PTA Meeting, 4:30-5:30pm, Library
March 7: Centreville Pyramid Substance Abuse Presentation, 6-8pm, CVHS Lecture Hall
March 13-17: BRES Scholastics Book Fair
March 17: BRES Bulls vs. CES Eagles (volleyball), 5:30-8:00pm, CVHS
March 22 and 23: Ramadan (begins sunset 3/22 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 4/21)
March 23: BRES Bingo Night, 6-8pm, Cafeteria
March 27: Individual Spring Pictures
April 3-7: Holiday (Spring Break)
April 5: Passover (begins sundown 4/5 – sundown 4/13)
April 6: Theravada New Year
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*The full FCPS 2022-2023 calendar can be accessed here.
March 5-10 - National School Social Work Week
March 5-10 is National School Social Work Week. Social workers in FCPS help to prevent social, emotional, and behavioral factors from affecting a student's ability to perform at their best. Their primary goal is to remove barriers that prevent a student from fulfilling their academic potential. Social workers are assigned to every school and center in the school system. Most social workers serve one to two sites. Learn more about the role of social workers in FCPS.
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March 12 - Daylight Saving Begins (Spring Forward)
Sunday, March 12, at 2 a.m., daylight saving time begins. Don’t forget to move your clocks ahead one hour!
As a result of the time change, many students will be walking to school or to bus stops in the dark. Help your child stay safe by having them wear reflective clothing and bright or light colors, or add reflective items to their backpacks or clothes. Also, encourage your child to be especially alert for cars that are turning or backing up and not to run into the street or cross between parked cars.
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Celebrating Arts in Our Schools
The Council for Art Education (CFAE) administers Youth Art Month. Youth Art Month encourages support for quality school art programs, and promotes art material safety. The program provides a medium for recognizing skills developed through visual arts experiences unlike any other curriculum subjects, including:
- Problem solving
- Creativity
- Observation
- Communication
Art shows, special exhibits, fundraisers, and school and community activities take place annually, traditionally during March, to celebrate visual art education for grades K-12.
March has also been designated by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) for the observance of Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®), the time of year when music education becomes the focus of schools across the nation. The purpose of MIOSM is to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children – and to remind citizens that school is where all children should have access to music. MIOSM is an opportunity for music teachers to bring their music programs to the attention of the school and the community, and to display the benefits that school music brings to students of all ages.
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 BRES Math and Literacy was a hit. Thank you to our teachers, students, families and PTA for making it a wonderful night of learning and laughs. So grateful to have sponsors to help us provide for our Bull Run community!! Thank you Airmasters and Bricks Pizza!!
Bull Run Elementary Spirit Days -
Wear Blue and White!
Bull Run Elementary encourages every students to wear our school colors, blue & white, every Friday! This is a simple way we can show our community spirit and love for all things BRES! Spirit wear is encouraged and welcome or simply wear your blue and white. Make a plan with friends and see how many of you can participate! Staff often wear their blue and white or Spirit Wear on Fridays!
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(yes, this is Centreville Elementary school site. We are all working together)
Bull Run Elementary Participating in
ST MATH March Madness
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Bull Run is participating in an ST Math March Madness friendly and fun competition! We are encouraging students to work together and solve as many ST Math puzzles during the month of March that they can! Students may complete puzzles at school or at home. All puzzles count towards our class average. Let’s celebrate and encourage a love of problem solving by participating together!
Below you will find steps to log into ST Math at home from any device.
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Portrait of a Graduate - Communicator
One of the Portrait of a Graduate attributes we focus on is being a communicator. It is important for students to develop as communicators, so that they can share their thoughts, feelings, ideas, experiences, and perspectives with others. This will help other peers and adults to understand them, and help them be able to understand others. Think of all the ways you, as an adult, communicate with people at home, work, or in the community.
What are some of the characteristics of a strong communicator?
Communicators:
- Read to learn
- Listen to understand
- Speak to inform, influence, motivate, or entertain others
- Write for various purposes to share their ideas
- Use technology to explore and exchange ideas
Consider sharing how you use these skills in your life as an adult with your student. Be specific and explain how these skills help you. This will help your child understand that these aren’t just skills in school for science, social studies, language arts and math, but instead are durable skills that all people use throughout life. We’re excited to see how your child builds their understanding of how they are communicating everyday!
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We're looking forward to welcoming our new kindergarten students in the 2023-24 school year! Registration for new kindergartners is now open!
WHO: Parents or guardians of rising kindergartners—children who will be five years old on or before September 30, 2023.
WHAT: Register your child for the 2023-24 school year in an easy, two-step process.
WHEN: Now!
WHY: Completing registration early will help us be ready to welcome your new kindergartner and make sure your child is eligible for summer enrichment activities.
HOW: Much of the registration process, including the uploading of documents needed for registration, can be completed online. Most document attachments (PDF, JPG, DOC, PNG, etc.) are compatible. The file-size limit is 2 MB.
WHERE: Registration is on the FCPS or Bull Run Elementary website. Go to
https://bullrunes.fcps.edu/student-services/student-registration
https://www.fcps.edu/registration/kindergarten-registration
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 ONLINE YEARBOOK ORDER INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Head to buytheyearbook.com
2. Enter Your School ID #709502
3. Select Purchase Yearbook
4. Enter all required information
5. Check out
For help ordering a yearbook please call Buy TheYearbook.com Support at 1-800-290-0036 ext. 2 or email answers@pictavo.com
Join PTA **Joining the PTA does not commit you to volunteering, it helps support our school.
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PTA NEEDS YOU!
We are currently looking for anyone interested in being a part of the 2023-2024 Board next year!
Most of our board will be rotating off as our terms are up. Our Bull Run community needs a few people to step up and take the reins! Without volunteers PTA will not exist and all that PTA provides will not happen for your students. If you are even a little interested, we would love to begin a conversation with you.
Contact us anytime (bullrunptapresident@gmail.com) if you would like to help!
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Don't Miss Another Bull Run PTA Event!
Download our calendar!
To access the BRES Events calendar on Android devices:
- First, use a laptop computer and click here
- You will be prompted to Add the BRES Events calendar. Select Add.
- You should now be able to see the calendar in your Android device.
To access the BRES Events calendar on iPhone:
- Using your iPhone click here.
- You will be prompted to subscribe to the BRES Events calendar.
- You should now be able to see the calendar on your iPhone
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- STEM and Early Childhood Education
- Upcoming Instructional Career Fair
- Alumni Offer Advice to Students
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, sign up today.
FCPS Early Childhood and PreK Programs
Fairfax County Public Schools offers programs for the youngest learners:
Community liaisons are available to assist families with the registration process and answer any questions. For more information, visit the Early Childhood Registration webpage.
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Language Translation on FCPS Websites
In a continued effort to prioritize access for our diverse communities, FCPS is launching a language translation feature that will be available on every division and school webpage. The feature has been added to the header at the top of the page and will scroll with the user as they navigate the page. Learn more about our new translation feature.
Kindergarten Registration: It’s as Easy as 1-2-3…
There’s an easy five-step process outlined for parents looking to register their child for kindergarten:
- Determine eligibility.
- Identify your local school.
- Gather documents.
- Fill out forms.
- Schedule an appointment.
After the appointment at the school (the student and one caregiver must be present), the student will be ready for orientation, Bridge to Kindergarten, or any other introductory events each school may host. Read more about the registration process.
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Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow!
Every year, absences increase in the weeks before and after spring break. Please make sure your child is in school every day until vacation starts. Our teachers will be teaching, and our students will be learning. Visit our website for more attendance resources.
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School Board Approves 2023-24 School Year Calendar
The Fairfax County School Board approved a calendar for the 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 school years at their February 9 meeting. Learn more about the approved calendar.
The first day of the 2023-24 school year will be Monday, August 21, and the last day will be Wednesday, June 12.
Developing a school year calendar is a balancing act, involving multiple factors that must be considered. Community input is one of those factors, and we appreciate our community for being involved in the calendar development process.
How Are We Doing? Your Feedback Needed!
Next week, FCPS will be seeking your feedback on the school division’s progress with developing our new Strategic Plan. Since last fall, thousands of students, staff, families, and community members have contributed to the strategic planning process by participating in focus groups, planning teams, community forums, and surveys. Parents/caregivers and community members will be invited to provide feedback on the work that’s been done thus far by completing a survey. Your input will help us know whether we are headed in the right direction—one that will help ensure a thriving future for every FCPS student.
Please keep an eye out for the survey link starting early next week. Visit our Strategic Planning webpage for more details.
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Pyramid Substance Use Presentations
FCPS is dedicated to providing parents and community members with the most accurate and up-to-date information on youth substance use, prevention, addiction, interventions and available supports. Please join us and our partners from the Fairfax County Police Department and Community Services Board as we discuss these topics as well as the ongoing opioid crisis. Attendees will walk away with an understanding of:
- Alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, and opioid.
- List what you can do as a caregiver.
- How to identify and connect with community resources.
Centreville Pyramid
- Tuesday, March 7
- Centreville High School Lecture Hall
- 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Lightspeed Parent Report on Child’s Device Activity
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.
FCPS in the News
Bull Run Elementary is glad to share the good news happening around FCPS in this section. Each week check back for happenings around FCPS!
Students host 'Black Joy Family Reunion' as African American history class project (South County HS; WJLA, February 28. Also on MSN.com and WAMU)
How one Fairfax County school is succeeding at closing the learning gap from pandemic (Brookfield ES; WJLA, March 2. Also on MSN.com.)
IEP Updates: A Webinar for Families
The Department of Special Services would like to invite families who have children with special needs and are or could receive special education services in Fairfax County Public Schools to participate in a highly informative webinar.
March 6, 2023, 6:30-8 p.m. View the individual event page if you would like to share this event with others.
March 7, 2023, 10-11:30 a.m. View the individual event page if you would like to share this event with others.
Register for IEP Updates: A Webinar for Families
BRES Bulls' Mission
Bull Run Elementary School inspires and empowers every student to meet high academic standards, lead healthy, ethical lives, and be responsible and innovative global citizens.
BRES Bulls' Vision
Being the Ultimate Learner for Life is EPIC! (Explore, Problem Solve, Inquire, Create)
FCPS CARES Program
Recognizing BRES employees who go above and beyond
The FCPS CARES Program is an opportunity for families, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story, so we can all acknowledge the good work of FCPS employees at Bull Run Elementary. We love our staff members; let's tell them how we feel!
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