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We are a family.
We are capable.
We are caring.
We all belong!
 Thank you to all our volunteer readers, BMP families, and staff who participated in our Celebrating Cultural Stories Night. Stories were read in German, Urdu, Russian, Mandarin, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Nahuatl, Vietnamese, and English! We love celebrating the many languages spoken by our Bren Mar Park families. Our school library has a diverse collection of books and our school librarian, Christine Watson, continues adding books in various languages each year that students are able to check out.
FCPS Calendar for the 2023-24 School Year
Feb. 1 Family Market, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Feb. 8 Winter Instrumental Concert, 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 14 Something Sweet with Someone You Love, 8:15 a.m.
Feb. 16 Family Dance Night, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 19 NO SCHOOL: Presidents' Day
Feb. 24 Title 1 Family Field Trip to the Smithsonian Air & Space
March 5 NO SCHOOL: School Planning Day
March 25 - April 2 NO SCHOOL: Spring Break & School Planning Days
Advanced Academics is:
- Designed to develop the strengths and talents of all students
- Involves a commitment to providing rigor to all students
- A continuum of services to meet a broad range of student needs, focused on critical and creative thinking lessons
- A holistic approach that uses NNAT (grade 1), CogAT (grade 2), student work portfolios and other information to determine strengths and a need for increased depth, complexity and pace of instruction
Young Scholars is:
- Designed to identify and nurture students with high academic potential who may face additional barriers to access and success in Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) and courses. This may include students who are the first in their family to attend college in the U.S., English language learners, students who are economically disadvantaged, and students who are twice exceptional.
- A strategy to increase access to rigor found in:
- The FCPS strategic plan.
- The Closing the Achievement Gap framework.
- In addition to, not a replacement of, advanced learning opportunities.
Learn more about the application timelines on the Testing and Identification Timeline website.
2024 brings the start to the renovation of the new Bren Mar Park building! Originally set to begin in March, 2024, the FCPS coordinator for our project shared that there are currently delays in permitting and we now expect construction to begin in December, 2024.
For more information and to see the building design, please visit https://www.fcps.edu/bren-mar-park-elementary-capital-project
The Magnet Program registration window will be open from Tuesday, March 5, through Friday, April 12, 2024. No late applications are accepted.
To learn more about the programs and the registration process, families are encouraged to attend one of the Parent Information Nights:
- Bailey’s Upper, February 6, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. (Virtual only)
- Hunters Woods Elementary, February 12, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. (In-person)
Snow date: February 26, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
- Bailey’s Primary, February 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. (In-person)
Snow date: February 21, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
For more information, please check out the Elementary Magnet School Lottery website.
We invite families to join us in the Bren Mar Park cafeteria starting at 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 for this special event "Something Sweet with Someone You Love" Bring breakfast to enjoy with your child in our decorated cafeteria.
 Click HERE to register online
Hi Families! The library is a busy place! K, 1, and 2 just started a unit on the Virginia Reads books. Virginia Reads is a state-wide organization started by librarians right here in Fairfax County. They choose really great books featuring diverse characters. K-2 will be reading and discussing 10 books, then voting on our favorite one. Ask your child to tell you about the wonderful story we read each week in the library.
3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are learning about how to use the library resources for research. They’ve learned about starting research by using databases like World Book or Pebble Go, how to take notes so they don’t plagiarize, and 4th and 5th will even be learning about how to cite their sources! Each grade will be doing a research project that they begin in the library.
As I said, the library is a busy place, and we can always use volunteers. If you are ever interested in helping out in the library, please email me at clwatson@fcps.edu. I LOVE volunteers! Happy reading!
Summer programs are available in Northern Virginia through the Fairfax County Park Authority. Some ideas to consider include:
These programs are not reviewed by nor endorsed by FCPS.
Mona Chweikani, SPED IA
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This is my third year as an IA at Bren Mar Park school, and I really enjoy working with all the kids and support them in any way I can.
I have 5 children of my own, two of them already married, yes, I Am officially a grandma.
During my free time I love to cook and try new recipes and I love gardening.
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