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Photos of the week 📷
Upcoming Holidays/Observances 📆
Watch D.O.G.S Shout Out 📢
Student Fasting Meal Kits for February 28 - March 28 ☪️
Read Across America Spirit Week 💚
Yearbook 📔
Chantilly Girls Basketball Camp 🏀
Breaking Down the Budget: Supporting Academic Growth and Algebra by Eighth Grade 📐
VDH Immunization Packets for Rising 7th Graders 🩺
Varsity Tutors Provides On-Demand Support at No Cost 📑
GBE PTA News 🗞️
Look Ahead 👀
Follow Us on Socials 💻
In Case You Missed It 📁
Rocking Roadrunner ⭐
PickUp Patrol Reminders 🚗
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.Learn more about the heritage months, celebrations, and traditions celebrated in FCPS. Learn more about Black History month.
By enrolling in a Career and Technical Education (CTE) course or program, students learn the technical applications of many occupations while preparing for higher education or entry-level employment. A core program of CTE courses is offered in every middle and high school including Business and Information Technology, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health and Medical Sciences, Marketing, Technology and Engineering Education, and Trade and Industrial Education. Since this is an elective, course offerings may vary by school. Learn more on the FCPS CTE webpage.
CTE also offers summer programs for students to explore their programs. Enroll now!
Thank you to the Fairfax County School Board for all they do throughout the year. Want to contact your school board representatives to share your appreciation? Visit their website to find your school board member and contact them.
Public Schools Week, February 24-28, is an annual celebration that brings together school leaders, educators, parents & community leaders to recognize the importance of our nation’s public schools.
Ramadan begins at sundown on Friday, February 28.
This day is an evening-only observance day. There is school on these days, but certain activities that cannot be made up can not take place after school.
Throughout the year, as we celebrate and recognize various cultural holidays and observances, families are encouraged to contact their child’s principal regarding accommodations, including but not limited to those around lunch, prayer/meditation and silent reflection spaces and times, and instruction.
See the complete school year calendar.
BIG SHOUT OUT TO MICHAEL BURY, today's Watch D.O.G. volunteer, who greeted students this morning as they came in.
Sign up to be a Watch D.O.G. at GBE. Join your kids in their classroom, at recess, in the lunch room and specials. If you are a dad, grandpa, uncle and want to become a Watch D.O.G at GBE visit https://dadsofgreatstudents.com/ to learn more.
Choose your day you would like to sign up to volunteer here https://signup.com/mobileweb/2.0/vspot.html?activitykey=12730516206#choose_event_page .
Email gbewatchdogs@gmail.com for more info.
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has issued a new, first-time waiver allowing students fasting during the school day from February 28 to March 28, 2025, to request take-home breakfast and lunch meal kits. The Office of Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) will provide meal kits reflecting the school menu. Meals will be kept cold and must be heated at home.
Students may claim one breakfast and one lunch kit per day. If a student purchases breakfast or lunch at school, they cannot pick up a kit that day. Meal kits must be picked up by students at the end of the school day—adults cannot collect them.
Parents or guardians must submit a weekly request form via the FCPS FNS website by the deadlines:
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March 3, 2025, for the week of March 10, 2025
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March 10, 2025, for the week of March 17, 2025
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March 17, 2025, for the week of March 24, 2025
Forms must be submitted on time to receive meal kits for the following week. If you have any questions, please reach out to Charita Eley at cbeley@fcps.edu.
Families can now access www.barksdalephoto.com to place their yearbook order using the access code: 0037259YB
The FCPS Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Proposed Budget invests in academic growth and excellence for each and every student, which is one of the priorities of the FCPS Strategic Plan.
Since the 2023-24 school year, FCPS has seen a 9.5% increase in eighth graders taking Algebra I or more advanced math and a 6.8% increase in fifth graders in advanced math.
Studies show that students who complete algebra in middle school have more opportunities to take advanced math and science courses in high school. This can open up new academic paths for students! Watch a video that shows why eighth grade algebra matters.
Learn more about the FCPS FY 2026 Proposed Budget.
As required by the Code of Virginia, parents or legal guardians need to provide proof of immunizations for their child to attend public school. All students entering seventh grade are required to receive one dose of each of the following immunizations:
- Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis booster (Tdap) given at age 7 or older.
- Meningococcal vaccine (MenACWY) given at age 10 or older.
- A complete series of 2 doses of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
- After reviewing educational materials approved by the Board of Health, the parent or guardian, at the parents/guardians sole discretion, may elect for the child not to receive the HPV vaccine.
Parents/guardians are encouraged to plan ahead by scheduling an appointment with their child’s health care provider now to avoid the rush this summer. If your child does not have a health care provider, please visit the FCPS Immunizations Resource page to find out where to get an immunization.
Please review the Virginia Department of Health Information Packet for more information on rising 7th grade immunization requirements.
FCPS is partnering with Varsity Tutors to provide students and families with extra learning resources. Every student can take advantage of Varsity Tutors’ services at no cost, including weekly live online classes; on-demand 24/7 chat tutoring; essay editing; and study resources such as recorded content, practice problems, and diagnostic tests. Learn more about online tutoring with Varsity Tutors.
Calling all RoadRunners interested in getting your energy out before school starts. Come join the GBE Run Club! This is a non-competitive club organized by parent volunteers and the school. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to volunteer and cheer their students on during the club.
- This group is for all grades (K-6) who want to have fun and get their bodies moving before the school day begins – 60 students maximum.
- Run/Walk Club will be held at the GBE school track on Friday mornings at 8:30am starting Friday March 14th and ending Friday May 30th
- All Kindergartener parents/caregivers are strongly encouraged to accompany their student during Run Club.
- A $5 donation to cover costs is suggested.
Click the image to Register
GBE Community we are looking for donations to help make the Spring Auction an amazing and eventful experience to help raise funds for next years GBE PTA events like fall festival and more.
Check out our flyer to see how you can help!
We are teaming with Honey Grow in Fair Lakes to raise money for GBE Beautification.
How can you participate? It's simple... go eat and Use Promo Code: GIVE156 --- 20% comes back to your GBE PTA
Want to see more photos and videos of what’s going on at Greenbriar East?
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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 the front office at 703-633-6400 or GreenbriarEastOfficeParentContact@fcps.edu.
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