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Greetings families,
We are so excited to wrap up the end of the school year. This week our amazing specialist team planned an outdoor “Fun Fitness Day” and the kids had so much fun. They worked on teamwork, communication, collaboration, and good sportsmanship. The weather held out long enough for all of our students to really enjoy themselves.
Our last day of school will be Wednesday, June 12th and we dismiss two hours early.
Next week’s newsletter will be our final one for the school year and will include information about when you can expect information about next year.
Looking forward to celebrating this amazing school year next week!
Wishing you well,
Holly, Tricia, and Christie
If your child is in 5th Grade, a letter with more details for the 5th Grade Promotion being held on June 10th, 2024, came home in Thursday folders on May 23. Due to space in our gym and in order to allow for each child to have family members present for this special event, each child will receive two tickets for this event. These tickets were sent home today with your child and will be used to sign you in to receive your visitor sticker and enter the promotion ceremony. If you do not have your ticket the day of the ceremony, you will have to wait to enter and sign-in using your licenses and our sign-in system. To help accommodate our space, no strollers will be allowed. If you need an accommodation or special seating, please contact Christie Fuller or Tricia Wayland at 703-503-2700. We look forward to celebrating our 5th graders with you all soon!
Families can find Standards of Learning (SOL) reports for spring testing in the SIS ParentVUE Documents section on or before the last day of school. Log in to your ParentVUE account to access the following:
- For all students – the official SOL Score Report with overall and reporting category performance for all spring tests.
- For grade 3-8 students – the SOL Growth Parent Report shows performance over time for state reading and math tests completed this school year.
Visit the FCPS website for additional information about spring assessment reporting practices and timelines.
Need help creating a SIS ParentVUE account? This video walks through the steps. Find out more about SIS ParentVUE.
INOVA Back to School Pediatric Health Fairs
Inova Cares Clinic (ICC) will provide children ages 5 and older with free school entrance physicals and immunizations at summer health fairs for children on Medicaid or who are uninsured. The clinics will take place 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on the following dates:
- Saturday, June 29, at ICC for Children - Manassas
- Saturday, July 20, at ICC for Children - Herndon
- Saturday, August 17, at ICC for Children - Falls Church
Appointments are required; no walk-ins will be allowed. Call 703-698-2550 for an appointment.
This summer, the FCPS Office of Intervention and Prevention Services will offer virtual Mental Wellness Consultations from Monday, June 24, through Friday, August 2. Any FCPS parent or secondary student will have an opportunity to schedule a 45-minute consultation with a school psychologist or school social worker by phone or videoconference.
Parents of students in any grade level can request a consultation to receive guidance on how to support their child’s social, emotional, and academic success. Information about community resources will also be provided.
Students in middle or high school can request a consultation to receive guidance and support for concerns related to anxiety, mood, behavior, peer or family interactions, or school transitions and changes. Strategies and tools can also be provided to address academic challenges such as organization and time management.
We encourage all families to take advantage of this service. Request a consultation or call and leave a message at 703-503-2520.
The Family Resource Center (FRC) has a list of dozens of summer camps including general camps, camps for students with a variety of needs, and camps for children of military personnel.
They’ve also prepared a list of adapted resources, sorted by activity, that are inclusive for children and adults of various physical abilities.
Learn more by calling 703-204-3941, emailing FRC@fcps.edu, or visiting the FRC webpage.
The school health room is reminding parents and guardians that all medication stored in the health room must be picked up no later than the student dismissal time on the last day of school. Medication left in the health room after that time will be destroyed. It is school policy that medications must be picked up by the parent or guardian. Medication cannot be sent home with your student. However, with parent or guardian permission, a high school student may transport over-the-counter medications to and from the school health room. If your student will be enrolled in a summer program sponsored by Fairfax County Public Schools, the existing medication authorization form(s) may be used for the summer program, but you will need to pick up the medication on the last day of school and deliver the medication and completed forms to the summer learning site on the first day of the summer program. Please let the health room know if you would like a copy of the form(s).
All laptops, chargers and MIFI's assigned to students should now be in school
Families will be contacted if your child has not turned in the technology that was issued to them.
- Following is the cost of laptops and chargers if they are not returned. .
- School Issued laptop - $472.00
- School Issued Charger (Power Cord/AC Adaptor) - $31.49
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The FCPS CARES Program is an opportunity for parents, 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, specifically at Bailey's Upper ES.
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End-of-Year Academic Screener Score Reporting for Families
Family score reports for most spring assessments will be centrally distributed to families through SIS ParentVUE, with central mailing ongoing for VKRP assessments. Schools continue to have responsibility to distribute SIS-posted reports to families without ParentVUE accounts. A FCPS This Week notice on 5/22 alerted families of the expected delivery timeline.
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iReady Grade 1-3 - expected in PVUE the week of 6/3 (non-PVUE delivery by the end of this year)
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iReady Grade 4-6 - expected in PVUE the week of 6/24 (non-PVUE delivery before the start of next school year)
If you have any questions regarding any assessment, please contact Nicole Cassidy and Denise Cash-Pinckney our School Testing Coordinators at 703-503-2700
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June 10- 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony
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June 12- Last Day of School (2 hour early release)
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June 14- Last NYC sent for the 23-24' SY (NYC will resume in August)
- 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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