New Happenings at GBE
Family Engagement Survey ✅
Attendance 🏫
Solar Eclipse on April 8 😎
Lightspeed Classroom management ⚡
GBE Lazy Dog Spirit Week 😋
Family Workshop Save the Date 📅
Spring Picture Day 🌸📷
Partner with the Principal ☕
Still Happening at GBE
March Mathness 🏀
Give the Gift of Luck
Yearbooks 📃
Kindergarten Orientation 🎒
SOL Save the Date ✏️
GBE House Color Thursday 🏠
FriYaY AttenDANCE 💃🕺
Follow Us on Socials 💻
Looking Ahead 📅
In Case You Missed It 📁
Rocking Roadrunner ⭐
PickUp Patrol Reminders 🚗
✅ Take the Family Engagement Survey!
FCPS’ Family Engagement Survey is now open. Survey partner K12 Insight emailed a link to families on March 3 and again on March 6. Please participate! Your feedback is critical in helping to inform and improve FCPS practices to best support our students.
The survey is available in 10 languages. Parents/caregivers may stop by the front office to fill out a paper survey or complete the survey online. Please check your email for the survey invitation or use this survey link. Get more information on the Family Engagement Survey webpage.
This year, spring break is March 25-29. We will be eager to welcome your children back to school on Wednesday, April 3, after two teacher work days. Student attendance is very important. Every day, our teachers will be teaching, and students will be learning. Studies have shown that just two absences per month can cause students to fall behind. Let’s finish this school year strong. Visit FCPS’ website for attendance resources.
☀️ Safely View the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8
A total solar eclipse will occur on Monday, April 8, and will be viewable, depending on weather, in Fairfax County. The eclipse will begin in our area around 2:04 p.m. and end around 4:32 p.m., with the maximum eclipse occurring around 3:20 p.m.
Because the timing overlaps with dismissal, it is crucial that students understand the importance of safe viewing practices. We encourage families to review these Solar Eclipse Resources, especially the eye safety information. We hope everyone takes the opportunity to learn more about this extraordinary natural phenomenon while prioritizing safe solar viewing.
As part of our commitment to creating a safe and focused learning environment for our students, our school is using a classroom management tool that will help teachers better connect with student devices during classes. We are continuing to expand our use over the coming weeks. This tool will provide teachers with a number of helpful features:
- Easily view student screens in real time from the teacher console to see which students may need guidance or support.
- Focus student attention on a particular website on their device to minimize distractions.
- Pause student access to the internet to focus on other classroom tasks.
We believe this classroom management tool will allow us to maximize class time to support your student’s learning while at school. Please note that student devices will not be monitored outside of school hours. The regular filters remain in place on school devices, but once they are home, teachers cannot monitor students. As parents, we would like to encourage you to sign up for your own Lightspeed reports, which will allow you to see how your child is spending time on the computer during and after school hours.
It's spirit week at Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar in Fair Oaks (March 18th-22nd) to celebrate your upcoming graduation! Here's how you can join the fun and support your class:
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Dine in or order online at Lazy Dog Fair Oaks all week long.
- Mention "GBE" when you order in person or use the code (36GEP) at online checkout.
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20% of your order will go towards your 6th grade promotion celebration!
Let's make this spirit week a delicious success and celebrate your big achievement!
Check out THIS flier!
Save The Date Dear GBE Families
Our monthly Family Workshop will be held on March 20th at 10:00 AM in Trailer 2. Families can join in-person or virtually for any workshop. We will send the Zoom link the day before. The topic is going to be “Standards of Learning (SOL)”. In effort to provide important information as we continue our partnership as #OneGBE!
Arabic, Spanish, and Turkish interpreters will be available.
GBE 가족 여러분께 날짜 저장
저희 월간 가족 워크숍은 3월 20일 오전 10시에 트레일러 2에서 진행됩니다. 가족들은 직접 또는 가상으로 모든 워크숍에 참여할 수 있습니다. 전날 줌 링크를 보내드리겠습니다. 주제는 "SOL(Standard of Learning)"입니다. #OneGBE로서 파트너십을 지속하면서 중요한 정보를 제공하기 위해 노력합니다!
아랍어, 스페인어, 터키어 통역이 가능합니다.
Reserven la fecha Estimadas familias de GBE
Nuestro taller familiar mensual se llevará a cabo el 20 de marzo a las 10:00 a. m. en el tráiler 2. Las familias pueden unirse en persona o virtualmente a cualquier taller. Enviaremos el enlace de Zoom el día anterior. El tema será "Estándar de aprendizaje (SOL)". ¡En un esfuerzo por brindar información importante mientras continuamos nuestra asociación como #OneGBE!
Habrá intérpretes de árabe, español y turco disponibles.
Please join us in the library on March 22nd from 8:00-9:00 to meet with our administrative team to reflect on our second quarter together. We hope you can join us!
The tournament is still going on, but this week it's the top 4 teams advancing from either side of the bracket. MVPs will be recognized from all classes, even if they've been eliminated from the tournament.
GBE SCA will be selling "Lucky" pencils and erasers to raise money for future service projects at our school.
We have shamrock themed pencils for $.50 and erasers for $.25. You can add a kind note for FREE!
Parents, joining your student for lunch? Why not surprise them with a little "LUCK" while you're at it!
Students can purchase these and write their note from 9:00 - 9:30 Monday - Friday in the gym, from Mrs. Mac or Ms. Wagar. Parents, you may purchase one for your student in the office with Ms. Barreto or Mr. Malsam.
Sales start on Friday, March 1st and will end on Friday. March 22nd.
All proceeds will be put back into the school! If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Mac or Mrs. Allen
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Yearbook Cost: $20.00
Yearbooks can be purchased online through Barksdale.
Click here to order through www.barksdalephoto.com GBE Yearbook code: 0037259YB
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Mark your calendars!
SOL State Testing is coming soon!
Testing Schedule:
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3-6th Grade Reading: May 2
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3-6th Grade Math: May 16
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5th Grade Science: May 9
Makeup Testing: May 16-21
Retake Dates:
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Reading Retake: May 29
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Math Retake: May 31
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5th Grade Science Retake: May 30
Be prepared and do your best!
More information and resources to help your child succeed will be coming in the next few weeks.
Get ready to show your house pride!
This Thursday is House Color Spirit Day! Don your house colors and join us for a day of fun and spirited competition.
Here's a quick reminder of the house colors:
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Flair: Pink
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Stone: Yellow
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Falls: Purple
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Dragon: Black
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Sharks: Blue
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Everest: White
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Sloth: Orange
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Fire: Red
We can't wait to see you representing your house!
Go GBE!
Today's Attendance rate is 85 %.
As of today, students enrolled at the beginning of the school year that have missed 12 or fewer days of school are helping us reach our goal of 85% (percentage of students not chronically absent). Thank you for making regular school attendance a priority! We love dancing our way out of the building on Fridays at dismissal when our overall chronic absenteeism rate is below 15%!
Want to see more photos and videos of what’s going on at Greenbriar East? Follow us on social media!
Family Workshop- Standards of Learning- March 20, 10am
Last Day of 3rd Quarter- March 22
Partner with the Principal Family Forum- March 22
Spring Break- March 26- March 29
Student Holiday- April 1-2
Did you miss a GBE Happenings? Want to take a look at past weekly newsletters? Click this link.
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Do you want to celebrate a GBE employee who does ordinary things in an extraordinary way, or goes beyond what is expected? If so, then click here to share with everyone.
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Use PickUp Patrol to report absences
In emergencies, email or call the front office
This is a reminder to put your students' absence, arriving late, or leaving school early in Pickup Patrol (PUP). All default plans should be up to date. Make sure you change the default plan anytime you change your students' permanent dismissal. Emails and phone calls are no longer encouraged, except for emergencies. When you enter a change in PUP, it goes directly to your child’s teacher as well as our front office staff. Please remember to provide a reason for the absence, late arrival or early dismissal. Changes must be entered on PUP by 2:30pm each day. If you need assistance setting up your PickUp Patrol account, please reach out to Adriana Barreto at 703-633-6400 or aabarreto@fcps.edu.
Este es un recordatorio para poner la ausencia de sus estudiantes, llegar tarde o salir temprano de la escuela en Pickup Patrol (PUP). Todos los planes predeterminados deben estar actualizados. Asegúrese de cambiar el plan predeterminado cada vez que cambie el despido permanente de sus estudiantes. Ya no se recomiendan los correos electrónicos ni las llamadas telefónicas, excepto en casos de emergencia. Cuando ingresa un cambio en PUP, se envía directamente al maestro de su hijo y al personal de nuestra oficina principal. Recuerde proporcionar el motivo de la ausencia, llegada tardía o salida anticipada. Los cambios deben ingresarse en PUP antes de las 2:30 p. m. todos los días. Si necesita ayuda para configurar su cuenta PickUp Patrol, comuníquese con Adriana Barreto al 703-633-6400 o aabarreto@fcps.edu.
هذا تذكير لوضع غياب طلابك أو الوصول متأخرًا أو مغادرة المدرسة مبكرًا في دورية الالتقاط Pickup Patrol (PUP). يجب أن تكون كافة الخطط الافتراضية محدثة. تأكد من تغيير الخطة الافتراضية في أي وقت تقوم فيه بتغيير الانصراف الدائم لطلابك. لم يعد يتم تشجيع إرسال رسائل البريد الإلكتروني والمكالمات الهاتفية، باستثناء حالات الطوارئ. عندما تقوم بإدخال تغيير في PUP، فإنه يذهب مباشرة إلى معلم طفلك وكذلك موظفي المكتب الأمامي لدينا. يرجى تذكر تقديم سبب الغياب أو الوصول المتأخر أو الانصراف المبكر. يجب إدخال التغييرات على PUP بحلول الساعة 2:30 ظهرًا كل يوم. إذا كنت بحاجة إلى مساعدة في إعداد حساب PickUp Patrol الخاص بك، فيرجى التواصل مع Adriana Barreto على الرقم 703-633-6400 أو aabarreto@fcps.edu.
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