In this week's GBE Happenings...
Photos of the week 📷
Early Release Monday, October 28th, 2024 ⏰
Upcoming Holidays/Días Festivos 📆
National School Bus Safety Week 🚌
SCA SPOOKY SPIRIT WEEK 👻
GBE Family Workshop, October 24th at 10:00 AM 🏠
2nd Annual GBE Night 💃
GBE Outstanding Employee Awards Nominations ⭐
Q&A w/ Superintendent Dr. Reid 🎤
Save the Date: Veteran's Appreciation Breakfast 
Join Area Orchestra 🎻
Digital Citizenship at Home 💻
GBE PTA News and Notes🗞️
Looking Ahead 👀
Follow Us on Socials 💻
In Case You Missed It 📁
Rocking Roadrunner ⭐
PickUp Patrol Reminders 🚗
Early Release Monday,
October 28th, 2024
This upcoming Monday is our second Early Release Monday. Teachers have been reaching out to parents this week to confirm student dismissal plans. The last day to make plan changes is TODAY, October 23, 2024. If you have not reached out to your teacher by COB today, then students will be dismissed as they were for September's Early Release Monday.
Please keep in mind, if you are picking up your child early that day, cut off time is 12:30pm.
Upcoming Holidays/Días Festivos
Thursday, October 31, is the last day of the first quarter, and a two-hour early release for students.
Friday, November 1, is a holiday this year for Diwali and Dia de los Muertos and All Saints Day. All schools and offices will be closed.
Schools are closed for students on Monday, November 4, for a school planning day, and Tuesday, November 5, for a teacher workday.
See the complete school year calendar.
El jueves, 31 de octubre, es el último día del primer trimestre y los estudiantes saldrán dos horas antes de la hora habitual.
El viernes, 1 de noviembre, es un día festivo este año para Diwali y Día de los Muertos y el Día de Todos los Santos. Todas las escuelas y oficinas permanecerán cerradas.
Las escuelas están cerradas para los estudiantes el lunes, 4 de noviembre, para un día de planificación escolar, y el martes, 5 de noviembre, para un día de trabajo para los maestros.
Consulte el calendario completo del curso escolar.
National School Bus Safety Week
National School Bus Safety Week is an active and evolving public education program and an excellent way for parents, students, teachers, motorists, school bus operators, school administrators, and other interested parties - to join forces and address the importance of school bus safety.
Click here for resources.
SCA SPOOKY SPIRIT WEEK
We love our Spirit weeks here at GBE, so why not do another one!! Each classroom teacher will award 10 house points for each student that participates each day! Let's have a great week!
GBE Family Workshop October 24th at 10:00 AM
Please join us for our upcoming Family Workshop Series. We will be discussing Parent Conferences. The workshop will take place tomorrow October 24, 2024 from 10:00-11:00 AM in Trailer 2 or join virtually on Zoom using the link below.
Zoom does not have all interpretation languages included, so we are using "Japanese" for Arabic, "German" for Turkish and "Spanish" for Spanish.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://myfcpsk12.zoom.us/j/95334902240?pwd=WlMTBwk9KcweuBQ78VmipW2WjvFkoQ.1
Meeting ID: 953 3490 2240
Passcode: 104647
2nd Annual GBE Night
We are excited to host our 2nd annual GBE Night at our school on Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 6:00pm-8:00pm. This is an opportunity for you to share something special about your family/culture/language. We encourage you to participate so our GBE community can learn more about YOU!! Please use the link below to sign up. We look forward to seeing you there!
GBE Night Participation Sign Up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkb_nwa4smu961UGyGadNYXzpJvmo8tJPSX1iNATDuAmYw5Q/viewform?usp=sf_link
If you would like to participate, please respond by November 5th. If you have any questions, please reach out to Katie Cho (kjcho@fcps.edu)
GBE Outstanding Employee
Awards Nominations
Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Employee Awards! To submit a nomination for Greenbriar East ES Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please complete the nomination through this Google form link: linked here. You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (one individual may only nominate one employee per category.)
All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in one more of the criteria for that award category. The google form link has more information regarding the criteria for each of these awards. The eligibility requirements are below.
Outstanding Teacher
Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category
Outstanding New Teacher
Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category
Outstanding Principal
Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a building principal (in any school/school district)
Outstanding New Principal
Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a building principal (in any school/school district)
Outstanding Leader
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in their current position as a Schedule-C or School-Based Administrator scale employee (that is not the building principal) at their current location
Common positions in this category: Assistant and Associate Principals, Director of Student Activities, Director of Student Services
Outstanding Professional Employee
Eligibility: At least one year experience in current position as a Schedule-B employee or other non-instructional employee in a school that supports school leadership at their current location
Common positions in this category: School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Assessment Coach, Career Center Specialist, Instructional Coach, After-School Specialist, MTSS Coordinator, Psychologist, Social Worker, School Counselor, Safety and Security Specialist, Resource Teachers that serve in an administrative role in a school, Special Education Department Chairs that teach less than 50% of their time, Reading Specialists that do not have a regular course load/do not give grades
Outstanding Operational Employee
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position as Schedule-A or Classroom Instructional Support Scale employee at their current location
Common positions in this category: Administrative and Office Staff, Safety and Security Assistant, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, IA, PHA, PHTA, All Parent Liaisons
The deadline to submit a nomination is November 6th
If you have any questions, please contact Katie Cho at kjcho@fcps.edu
Please complete the google form to RSVP.
Join Area Orchestra
Your 5th or 6th grade strings student has an opportunity to Join Area Orchestra. We meet at Katherine Johnson Middle School on the following dates (11/13, 11/20, 12/11 from 6:00-7:00 with the performance on 12/17 at 7pm at Katherine Johnson Middle School. This is a fun opportunity to learn and grow on your instrument and make new friends. Registration is in the following link https://forms.gle/EzDugDJsqbPyU4qQ9 . There is a $10 fee to be paid at the first rehearsal, checks made out to KJMS.
If you have any questions, please contact Anna Sengstack AMSengstack@fcps.edu.
Digital Citizenship at Home
Thorn supports families with hard discussions about online safety. The interactive discussion guides are especially helpful - be sure to click on a conversation and then keep scrolling down to the interactive where the conversation is modeled.
🗞️GBE PTA News and Notes🗞️
Commanders Tickets
GBE Families, our Washington Commanders have extended a welcome to come and watch their home game December 1 @ 1pm versus the Titans. These tickets are specially priced for GBE, inclusive of a $5 fundraiser for GBE PTA.
GBE Membership
How about that Fall Fest? Memberships fund moments. We are on a drive to 500 members and we need you. Join today at gbepta.org.
👀Looking Ahead👀
💻Social Media💻
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📁 In Case You Missed It 📁
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⭐ Rocking Roadrunner ⭐
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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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