Hello, Scottie families!
What a great week of learning, capped off with our SCA Spirit Day today - Decades Day! Our students and staff brought the joy and creativity today, and we appreciate all who participated in our spirit day, or those who wore Autism Acceptance shirts and/or Bonnie Brae blue and white.
We are looking forward to Staff Appreciation Week, coming up May 6-10. Please consider signing up to donate here, or provide the gift of time during recess to our teachers here.
We are excited that Bonnie Brae's renovation is underway. This week site work began on our ballfield that will house the contractor's trailer and equipment, and fencing has been placed around the area where our two-story addition will be added. We will continue to share updates with the community as we receive them. Be sure to click here for more details on our school renovation project!
A reminder that there is a teacher workday next week on Friday, May 3, and all Fairfax County Public Schools are closed.
Have a great evening, and a wonderful weekend with your family!
Morgan Birge, Principal
Natalie Vershaw, Assistant Principal
Melissa Johnson, Assistant Principal
Family. Relationships. Success.
Next Week's Events
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May 2 - Grade 5 Reading SOL Test
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May 3 - Teacher Workday (no school for students)
Positivity Project
Upcoming Weekly Focus: Enthusiasm
Character Strengths: You approach life with excitement and energy. You energize people around you.
Quote of the Week: “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”
-CONFUCIUS
Positivity Project for Families
Families can find resources to help continue the discussion of character strengths at home by visiting the Positivity Project for Families webpage.
A few amazing highlights that happened this week...
The big machines arrived and started the renovation process outside!
Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow!
As we approach the end of the school year, it’s important for students to stay engaged, attend school, and finish strong! Visit our website for attendance resources. As we shared last week, we will be giving weekly absenteeism updates. As of April 26, 2024, Bonnie Brae's absenteeism rate for the year is 14.5%. Be sure to send your child to school when healthy, and help us continue to decrease our overall percentage of students who are considered chronically absent (as a reminder, chronic absenteeism is missing 10% or more of days in a school year, regardless of excused or unexcused).
Parent Input for Next Year's Class Placement
We are getting ready to discuss class placement for the 2024-25 school year and would appreciate parent/guardian input for consideration during these discussions. If you would like to provide input, please complete this form by May 10, 2024. We look forward to continuing this collaboration with you and your children to best support their learning needs.
It’s Kindergarten Registration Time!
Attending kindergarten provides children with an opportunity to learn and practice the essential social, emotional, problem-solving, and self-regulation skills they will use throughout their lives. Eligible children can also be registered throughout the summer, but registering your child early helps us plan so that we have the teachers and resources needed on the first day of school.
Prepare for registration by gathering documents and completing forms. We are happy to support families with registration and the transition to kindergarten. For more information in other languages, visit FCPS’ Kindergarten Registration webpage.
SOL Testing at Bonnie Brae-Begins May 2nd
Spring Standards of Learning (SOL) standardized tests in reading, mathematics, and science take place in May. The FCPS Grade Level Tests webpage provides information by grade level about the general assessment schedule and reporting method for each required assessment type in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). If you have questions about SOLs, contact your child's teacher or Natalie Vershaw, school test coordinator.
Parent Information Phone Lines Available in Eight Languages
Parents/caregivers who speak Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Spanish, Urdu, or Vietnamese may call a telephone information line for general information about FCPS. View the list of phone numbers.
Staff Appreciation Week-Donations
We are planning to shower our teachers with love, food, gifts, and appreciation for the full week from May 6 - 10.Thank you for your generous contributions!
Staff Appreciation Week sign-up
Staff Appreciation Week-Giving the Gift of Recess Time
As a way to show the teachers how much we appreciate them, please consider volunteering to supervise students during recess throughout the week of May 6-10. Sign up for one slot or many!
Recess sign up
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View the 2023-2024 FCPS School Calendar
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May 7 - Interims Sent Home
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May 7 - Grade 6 Reading SOL Test
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May 8 - Grade 4 Reading SOL Test
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May 9 - Grade 3 Reading SOL Test
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May 15 - Grade 5 Math SOL Test
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May 15 - Grade 6 Math SOL Test
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May 15 - PTO Meeting (virtual), 6-7 pm
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May 16- Grade 4 Math SOL Test
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May 17- Grade 3 Math SOL Test
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May 17 - PTO Spring Carnival
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May 21 - Grade 5 Science SOL Test
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May 27 - Memorial Day Holiday (no school for students and staff)
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