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August
September
Dear Brookfield Families,
It was wonderful to see so many of you at our Open House event today! Thank you for coming with your child to meet the teacher, see the classroom, and drop off supplies. We’ve never seen our staff so excited, and it’s clear everyone was energized by the return of our Broncos to the building.
We hope you enjoy the weekend and look forward to opening our doors at 7:55 a.m. Monday!
Ellen Mukai
Anthony Ramakis
Margaret Sisler
New Attendance Reporting Process for the 2024-25 School Year!
Starting August 19, 2024, FCPS is making it easier for parents and caregivers to report student absences. Families will now be able to report absences directly through ParentVUE. This new feature is designed to simplify the attendance process and improve communication between parents and schools.
How can you report a full day absence?
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In ParentVUE: A new ParentVUE link for reporting attendance will be provided closer to the start of the school year.
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By Phone: Call and leave a message at 703-814-8787
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Email: BrookfieldElem.Attendance@fcps.edu
If you have not yet signed up for a ParentVUE account yet, please contact Hilda Gomez Perez by email higomezperez@fcps.edu or phone 703-814-8700 to request an activation key. An FCPS ParentVUE account allows you to access information about your child’s class performance, grades, and more
🔖 Bookmark the School Year Calendar
Be sure to bookmark the FCPS school year calendar to keep track of school holidays, breaks, and observances:
- Days marked with a blue “H” are student holidays. Schools are closed on these days.
- Days marked with an orange “O” are religious and cultural observance days (or evenings if only half marked). There is school on these days, but certain events that cannot be made up may not be scheduled on these days.
Days marked in pink are holidays for students, but working days for teachers and staff.
Bus Loop Safety
From 7:40-8:15 and from 2:30-3:15 cars will need to park on the street and not enter the bus loop. Please use sidewalks and crosswalks to arrive at the front doors safely. Parents and students should not be walking through the bus loop or walking on the grass down the hill in front of the bus loop.
Limited Early Release Mondays
As a reminder, FCPS elementary schools will have limited early release Mondays during the upcoming school year. The goal is to provide elementary teachers with additional time to meet new professional development requirements for the Virginia Literacy Act.
You can help us with planning for the seven early release Mondays. An email was sent to all families on Wednesday, August 14th, and part of that message includes a survey families can take to let us know if they need assistance for childcare on these early release days. Please help us anticipate the number of student who will need to stay at school until regular dismissal time by filling out this survey for each child that attends our school.
We realize there are many details for us to finalize before our first early release Monday in mid-September. Thank you for your patience, we strive to create a positive and successful experience for students, families, and teachers.
Early release Mondays for our school include:
- September 23
- October 28
- November 25
- February 24
- March 17
- April 28
- May 19
If you have questions about Early Release Mondays, please reach out to Anthony Ramakis at amramakis@fcps.edu.
Bell Schedule
Starting Monday, August 19th, Brookfield's bell schedule will be 8:10- 2:55. Students can begin entering the building at 7:55 a.m.
Safety at Kiss and Ride
Please be aware of the following rules and traffic laws when dropping off and picking up your student.
Dropping Off Students
- No Taking In or Discharging of Passengers on a Highway: This violation occurs when parents drop off/pick-up their students by pulling to the curb/shoulder of a travel lane to drop off/pick up their student. Vehicles can only take in or discharge passengers when vehicles are pulled to the curb/shoulder in a legal parking lane.
Parking
- No parking within 20’ of an intersection.
- No Stopping on a Highway.
- No Parking within 10’ of a Driveway
- No Parking within 30’ of a Stop Sign
- No Parking in or within 20’ of a Crosswalk
U-Turns
- Virginia Code places limitations on U-turns. The driver of a vehicle shall not turn their vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction except at an intersection.
Kiss and Ride provides a safer alternative to dropping off or picking up your student along Lees Corner Road. Once the drop-off/pick–up periods begin, the process usually takes no more than five minutes. Please use care as we have a large volume of walkers utilizing the crosswalks in the area.
Dismissal
To ensure the safe dismissal of students, it is important that you contact the school at 703-814-8700 if there's a change to your child's normal dismissal process. Change must be made before 2:30 pm to make sure the information gets to your child and their teacher.
Although sending an email to your child's teacher is good practice, teachers are not always able to check their emails during the day, and may not be aware of a change. Calling the front office ensures that both the teacher and your child will get your message in a timely manner and avoid confusion at dismissal.
Also important; if your child goes to daycare after school, PLEASE remember it is your responsibility to call the daycare directly with any changes to your child's schedule.
Any person, other than the parent/ guardian, picking up your child MUST be listed on the emergency care form. You may add additional persons to the form at any time during the school year by coming into the front office.
Welcome Back Chalk the Walk
Join us in welcoming back Brookfield's Broncos by Chalking the Walk on Sunday, August 18th at 3 p.m. Bring your creativity to decorate Brookfield's sidewalks with encouraging messages, beautiful drawings, and inspiring quotes using colorful chalk.
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Fairfax County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to all clubs and activities.
Disclaimer: Opportunities offered by organizations other than Fairfax County Public Schools are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Fairfax County School Board, the Superintendent, or a specific school. These opportunities may utilize technology tools that have not been assessed by the Fairfax County Public Schools Department of Information Technology. Students should gain permission from their parent or guardian before engaging in any non-FCPS enrichment opportunity and families should review the Terms of Service, User Agreements, and Privacy Policy for any technology platform that the enrichment opportunity may use before participating.
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