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A GBE student enjoying the sunshine, warmer temperatures, and outdoor recess on Wednesday afternoon.
Calendar Reminders
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Friday, February 27, 6:00 - GBE STEAM Fest
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Friday, March 20 - Student Holiday - NO SCHOOL
Read Across America Week: March 2 - March 6
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Monday, March 2: Read Across America! Wear a shirt with letters or words on it.
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Tuesday, March 3: Pajama Day. Wear your PJs to school and read a favorite bedtime story.
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Wednesday, March 4: Book Character Day. Dress as a favorite character or wear a t-shirt that features a favorite book.
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Thursday, March 5: “Reading Colors our World”. Wear your GBE house colors.
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Friday, March 6: “We Are GBE!” Wear green or GBE spirit wear.
🏀GBE Presents: March Mathness
Starting this week and running through March 27th, students in all homerooms will go head-to-head against other classes in an ST Math puzzle competition. Each student will complete as many puzzles as possible between Monday and Sunday to contribute to their class’s puzzle count. The class with the most points will move on to the next round of the competition, and more puzzles will be completed the next week. Students can complete ST Math puzzles both at school and at home. MVPs will be celebrated each week for those who complete the most puzzles! Our tournament champions will be crowned the week of March 27, 2026. Good luck to all the classes!
💡Spotlight on Specials: Music with Mr. Covington & Ms. Bertha
Musicians in the lower grades have been learning how music can be used for storytelling, focusing on Carnival of the Animals (Camille Saint-Saens) and Peter and the Wolf (Sergei Prokofiev). We have also been working on identifying instruments in the string, woodwind, brass, and percussion families by sight and sound.
Our upper grade musicians have continued to hone their skills on different classroom music instruments. We have started to discuss composers and songwriters and have explored the different skillsets required to produce the songs that we listen to daily (musical literacy, writing lyrics, improvisation, audio engineering, etc). Special shout out to the 5th graders who have also been working through a science of sound unit with Mr. Covington. They have been asking questions in search of better understanding of the material and how it pertains to music, the world, and beyond.
We also have several students who are performing with the Chantilly Area Chorus on Wednesday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chantilly HS auditorium.
Learn About Kindergarten at GBE
Kindergarten enrollment starts NOW! To enroll your young scholar, please visit the school office between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. You may also complete the intake form to begin the enrollment process.
Our kindergarten open house is being held on Friday, April 10, 2:00-3:30 p.m. to give parents of students entering school in August an opportunity to learn more about kindergarten at our school.
Enrollment forms are available in the front office, and our Registrar, Ms.Nunez, is happy to assist. You may also reach her at anunez@fcps.edu.
Enrollment CLOSES on April 30, 2026.
Register Today With Volunteer FCPS
Volunteer FCPS allows individuals to search and register for volunteer opportunities. It helps ensure a safe, consistent, and welcoming environment here at GBE. All volunteers must:
- Create a profile in Volunteer FCPS.
- Register for opportunities through Volunteer FCPS.
- Sign in and out of schools using the visitor kiosk.
At the Volunteer FCPS site, you can complete a volunteer orientation. Visit the Volunteer FCPS Frequently Asked Questions for more information.
New Visitor Management System
We are excited to announce that our school is now using the new Raptor Visitor Management System (VMS). This upgrade is part of our school’s and FCPS’ ongoing commitment to enhancing school safety and streamlining the process for visitors at our school. The VMS ensures that no visitor is on the sex offender registry.
For most visitors, the user experience will be the same when you check-in at the front office.
But now there is also an app, which can make check-in’s even faster at school. Visitors who choose to download the RaptorSafe App and create a Raptor Passport can pre-verify their information before they get to school. The app will give you a QR code you can use when you check-in at school.
If you have questions or need assistance with the new system, please contact our front office. Thank you for your partnership in keeping our schools safe!
PTA News & Notes
Last Chance: $3 tickets to STEAM Fest
 Join us this Friday at 6:00 p.m. for GBE STEAM Fest. At the event, you can walk inside the giant Earth Dome or watch the new Waves and Sound show. You can also see our own GBE Robots play hockey and enjoy new activities from Microsoft, George Mason University, and REI.
Applications Open: 2026-2027 PTA Board!
The GBE PTA acts as a community advocate for students and staff, supporting the Greenbriar East community through engagement, events, programs, and services. The PTA plays a key role in fostering inclusive opportunities for the entire school community. Positions Open this year: President. Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary.
How to Apply: If you want to help our school, please submit your name using the link: 👉 Click Here to Apply
Join the GBE Run Club today!
By far our most popular club is back. Registration is open to all GBE students.
Things to Know:
- Every participant MUST have a completed registration form.
- Registering multiple students? simply complete a registration then add it to your cart and then complete another registration. When ready hit BUY NOW.
- Want a GBE Run Club T shirt? Then follow this link to purchase ($10.00)
- This May, GBE Run Club participants, GBE Students, Staff and families will have the opportunity to take part in the Feed For Fairfax 5k/1k run which takes place in the Greenbriar Neighborhood. More information coming soon with a special registration area for GBE.
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