Virginia Kindness Week begins on February 12, and at Bailey’s Upper we will use this to kick off a kindness month from February 12 – March 9. The purpose is to recognize that simple day-to-day acts of kindness enable our schools, communities, and state to be a kinder, safer, healthier, and more inclusive place to live, work, learn, and play.
During this month, we will encourage kindness by having a BINGO challenge with prizes for those who complete the BINGO board (participation is optional), which will be sent home in Thursday folders on February 8th. We will also have special kindness-focused Tiger Tickets. Ms. Sorto will also teach students a choreographed “Move with Compassion” routine in Dance classes, to be recorded on Friday, March 8th. The entire school will participate in the “Move with Compassion” dance. Finally, we plan to have the following spirit days to keep kindness a focused throughout the month (participation is optional):
- Spread the Spirit of Kindness (February 16): Spread kindness around Bailey’s Upper by wearing orange and blue to school to show your school spirit.
- Peace, Love, and Kindness (February 23): Wear tie dye or 70s clothing to spread peace, love, and kindness.
- Work Out Problems with Kindness (March 1): Wear workout clothes to school to show how we “work out” problems with kindness.
- Brighten Bailey’s Upper! (March 8): Wear any color of the rainbow to school to brighten up our school.
Parents are invited to join their student(s) for a special lunch at school on an assigned day! This is a great opportunity for parents to come in for lunch with their child. Please see the full 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 $4.75 and may be paid in cash. Click here for more information on purchasing lunch.
Current and upcoming Assessments at Bailey’s Upper
WIDA Testing is in progress. Federal legislation requires that all students identified as English learners (ELs) are assessed annually to monitor their progress and proficiency in English. In Virginia, all divisions use the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs for this purpose.
All ELs, including those who have opted out of EL services, participate annually in the ELP assessment until they reach English language proficiency criteria (ELP level 6). Alternate assessment formats are available for certain students with disabilities.
The WIDA schedule for our remaining assessments is below.
- February 12th – March 14 – WIDA students in all grades will be assessed in small groups by our ESOL Team during this time
If you have any questions regarding upcoming assessments, please contact Denise Cash-Pinckney or Nicole Cassidy our School Testing Coordinators at 703-503-2700
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February 19- No School
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February 26- PTA Read-a-Thon Kickoff 6:00-7:00 p.m. at Bailey’s Primary
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February 26-March 8- PTA Read-a-Thon
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March 8- PTA Basketball Tournament 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Justice HS
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March 19- 4th Field Trip
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March 20- 5th Grade Field Trip
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March 25-March 29- No School-Spring Break
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April 1- Student Holiday
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April 2- Student Holiday
- Thursday Folders come home the first and third Thursday of every month
- 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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