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Bailey’s Upper Families,
We had a great time today with our Book Character Day! While I am typically more of a fiction reader, I do enjoy the occasional biography. This summer I read a few children’s biographies of Taylor Swift with my daughter and I enjoy dressing up as her today. Did you know that she became interested in musical theater at the age of 9!? As we are beginning rehearsals for our 5th grade musical, I am sure that we have the next big star here at Bailey’s Upper!!
In an effort to make sure everyone in our Bailey’s Upper community is aware of our School Improvement and Innovation goals this year, I wanted to share with you our areas of focus in literacy and mathematics. As you may know, our Superintendent Dr. Reid has outlined our strategic plan and part of the plan is working to get every 3rd-grade student reading on grade level. This year our goal is to increase the number of students in the ‘low-risk’ category in the reading screener.
- Bailey’s Upper Literacy Goal: By June 2025, the percentage of students who are meeting the reading screener benchmark (i.e., at low risk) will increase by 5 percentage points from fall to spring. (74% to 79%)
- Bailey’s Upper Mathematics Goal: By June 2025, all students will make growth and the percentage of students who placed below grade-level will decrease by at least 25% as measured by the iReady Math assessment. (51% to 26%)
Our Title 1 Family Compact is in draft form and we would love for you to give us feedback on what you would like to see happen at Bailey’s Upper this year and in the future. Please take a few minutes to review the compact HERE.
Now that you have reviewed both our compact and our SIIP goals, please take a moment to give us feedback on both. We look forward to hearing from you!
Bailey's Upper Administrative Team
🐯Holly Dowling
🧡Tricia Wayland
💙Christie Fuller
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November 1st-5th- Student Holiday-No School
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November 8th- Family Workshop: Setting Up Your Child for Success (Executive Function) (In-Person: 9:15am & Zoom: 7:00pm)
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November 11th- Student Holiday- No School
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November 12th- Family Workshop: Understanding Your Child’s Report Card (In-Person: 9:15am & Zoom: 7:00pm)
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November 16th- 5th Grade Club-Science Olympiad Competition
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November 18th- 3 hour early release 3- hour Early Release (starting at 12:25 p.m.)
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November 21st- Family Workshop: Tools for Communication (Attendance, Thursday Folders, Talking Points, ParentVue, etc (In-Person: 9:15am & Zoom: 7:00pm)
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November 24th- Girls on the Run Club- 5K Race
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November 26th- Move with Compassion
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November 27th-29th- Student Holiday- No School
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Attendance Line: Phone: 703-503-2727 or email: baileysupperelem@fcps.edu
- Kiss and Ride Drop Off/Pick Up Schedule For Upper 8:25-8:35 a.m. and 3:25-3:35 p.m.
There are no upcoming county wide assessments planned for November.
If you have any questions regarding past, current, or upcoming assessments, please contact Nicole Cassidy or Mary Iannicola our School Testing Coordinators at 703-503-2700
Please join us either in-person at Bailey’s Primary Cafeteria or via Zoom on Friday, Nov. 8th to learning foundational steps you can take to help your child succeed from a young age. We will cover life skills as well as executive function capabilities and the portrait of a graduate skill set. Workshops will be presented in both English and Spanish. Please use links below for evening workshops:
Zoom Link (English): https://myfcpsk12.zoom.us/j/92315065858
Zoom Link (Spanish): https://myfcpsk12.zoom.us/j/95863502262
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Justice Girls Lacrosse is hosting a Fall Clinic, which is a fantastic opportunity for both beginner and experienced players. Targeting girls in 5th – 8th grade in the Justice Pyramid, this clinic will feature our dedicated coaching staff and Varsity players, all focused on growing the sport of lacrosse in our community. Over three days, players will learn essential passing and catching fundamentals, offensive and defensive strategies, and wrap up each session with small-sided competitive scrimmages. The cost is $50 and includes a t-shirt! Lacrosse is a growing sport in the U.S. and will be featured in the 2028 Summer Olympics! We hope to continue expanding the sport in our community and grow our Justice GLAX program. We finished our season as National District Champions and advanced to the Occoquan Region Semi-finals for the second year in a row! We also celebrated Coach of the Year and had the Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year in the National District. To say we are proud is an understatement! Our goal is to continue this success and make history each year, and we want you to be a part of it!
If you are interested in registering, please complete the form HERE.
Our teachers have been hard at work teaching with the new Language Arts curriculum, and we are excited to help all of our students become strong readers and writers! This year we also have new assessments, which is how we check if your student needs extra help with reading and writing, and new Standards of Learning (SOLs).
Because of these changes, we are now teaching all of the Language Arts skills your child needs to know (and checking if they need extra help) throughout the whole school year, instead of different skills each quarter. While these skills will be new to your child in the beginning of the year, the goal is for your child to grow strong in all of their new skills by the end of the year.
This means that when you get your child’s progress report next month, it might look different. Your child’s teacher will give you more information on the new progress reporting and how we’re making sure your child is getting any extra help they might need. You can also find more information on FCPS’ Grading and Reporting webpage.
We will also have new ways for you to help your child practice their reading and writing skills at home. These resources are coming soon!
Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available online in SIS ParentVUE. If you have not already filled out the form online, we will provide paper forms in November. Please be sure to return them by Friday, November 17.
Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household is important, because information from this survey resulted in more than $4 million in funding last year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
Please watch this video and visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page for more information.
Need to Register for ParentVUE?
Learn how to activate your SIS ParentVUE account, so you can easily submit your survey.
Technical support for using ParentVUE or completing the survey online is available by submitting a Parent Support Request ticket. Select SISParent in the Application dropdown menu and type Federal Impact Aid Survey under Issue Description. Or, call the Parent Technology Help Desk at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS).
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