Bailey’s families, enjoy a well-deserved long weekend! In observance of Labor Day, there will be no school on:

📅 Friday, September 4 – Monday, September 7

🎒 Students return to school on Tuesday, September 8.

We hope our students and families enjoy a safe, relaxing, and wonderful Labor Day weekend together! 💙🧡

Looking for a creative challenge for your child? Odyssey of the Mind (OM) is a PTA-led after-school opportunity where students can build creativity, teamwork, problem-solving, and performance skills while working together on exciting challenges!

🧠 Important Information

• 🎟️ Students are selected through a lottery
• 👥 The number of available spots depends on volunteer coaches
• 🙋 Parent Head Coaches are guaranteed spot for their child(ren)
• 📅 Meeting schedules are determined by each team
• 💙 Financial Aid is available

Parent Informational Meeting

Bailey’s PTA invites you to learn more about Odyssey of the Mind (OM)! Join us for a friendly virtual information session to learn about:

Watch this video to learn more about OM:

https://youtu.be/JgNzpdygKjM

• What Odyssey of the Mind is
• How to register
• How teams are created
• Important program details

📅 Sunday, August 30
⏰ 7:00–8:00 p.m.
💻 Zoom meeting

Unable to attend? No problem! A recording will be shared afterward.

🔗 Bilingual Presentation:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82877833287?pwd=gHxaleQNBMV6lpf9QLE1G0DGED9n67.1

Questions? Email Suzanne Lay at 📧 odyssey@baileyspta.org

Student ID badges were sent home this past Thursday for all student who ride the bus. These badges will be used as part of our new bus transportation routine, so please help your child remember to bring their badge to school each day. 💙

🎥 Click on the image to watch our quick video and learn more about how the student ID badges will be used!

Link to Videos:

English: https://youtu.be/Ndc7yPiOMlQ

Spanish: https://youtu.be/H4TiIFBWoS8

Does your child enjoy helping others, sharing ideas, and making our school a welcoming place? Bailey’s Upper students are invited to apply to become a Student Ambassador! This year, our Student Ambassador Committee will be led by our Family Liaisons and School Counselors. 💙🧡

🌟 Student Ambassadors Will:

• 💛 Grow as leaders
• 🤝 Help others and share ideas
• 🏫 Work together to create a welcoming and positive school community
• 📅 Meet once a month during the school day

📝 Application Information

• Applications are hard copy only.
• Extra applications are available in the Main Office.
• Two students from each class will be selected.
• Students are encouraged to take their time and thoughtfully answer the application questions.
• 📅 Application Deadline: Thursday, September 10

🎥 Need Help Understanding the Application Questions?

Before completing the Student Ambassador application, students are encouraged to watch these short videos for help understanding the questions and thinking about their responses. For further questions please contact your Family Liaisons, Marian Perez and Jocelyn Sarwar, as they are leading the Student Ambassador Committee🌟

🎥 English Video: https://youtu.be/HIRRJN37LWM
🎥 Spanish Video: https://youtu.be/s1XOJBUmoEo

We look forward to hearing from students who are ready to share their ideas, grow as leaders, and make a positive difference at Bailey’s Upper! 🌟🐯

Families are invited to join us for a Parent Coffee focused on Student Rights & Responsibilities (SR&R). Learn about the expectations and supports that help create a safe, respectful, and positive learning environment for all students. 💙

🌟 What You’ll Learn

• Understand the rights and responsibilities of FCPS students and families
• Learn about school expectations, behavior guidelines, and available supports
• Learn how to ask questions, share concerns, and advocate for your child

Parent Coffee Information

🗓️ Thursday, September 10

• ☕ Morning Session
  • ⏰ 9:15–10:30 AM
  • 📍 Bailey’s Primary Cafeteria
• 💻 Evening Session
  • ⏰ 6:00–7:00 PM | Via Zoom
  • 🔗 English: https://myfcpsk12.zoom.us/j/95847364234
  • 🔗 Spanish: https://myfcpsk12.zoom.us/j/94115295304

☕💙 Join us for a cup of coffee, bring your questions, and learn more about how we can work together to support a successful school year for your child!

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides a comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for students in grades kindergarten through grade twelve. Instruction is seen as a partnership among parents and guardians, the school, and the community in supporting the learning essential to the development of strong families, positive relationships, and a healthy community.

Parents/guardians may choose to opt their child out of all or part of the Family Life Education program. Students who are opted out are provided with age-appropriate, nonpunitive alternative health instruction, and every effort is made to foster respect for family choices. If you wish to opt your child out of all or part of FLE for this school year, opt out forms are available in Parent Digital Consent. Paper opt-out forms went home in English & Spanish for all grade levels Thursday on 8.27.26. Students receiving special education services and accessing modified curriculum will receive a printed opt-out form for modified FLE lessons. 

Detailed grade-level program descriptions are available online at Elementary (K-6). FLE grade level-specific lessons and media that FCPS has streaming rights for are available for parents online in Schoology. Parents/guardians login to Schoology using the same username and password as their Student Information System (SIS) Parent account. Grade level-specific lessons are also available at the City of Fairfax Regional Library (this location does not have media). Grade level-specific lessons and media that is not streamed online are available for review at your child’s school library. Due to copyright permissions, we are unable to stream all media online.

🎥Link to Videos:

• 3rd Grade Video
  • English Video: https://youtu.be/JRSTnQLppqs
  • Spanish Video: https://youtu.be/vqXjR8QM26A
• 4th Grade Video:
  • English Video: https://youtu.be/7QoZXhL0cKA
  • Spanish Video: https://youtu.be/iPAuLosBlfg
• 5th Grade Video:
  • English Video: https://youtu.be/ArkHv3dDWGw
  • Spanish Video: https://youtu.be/YoQteYwVEGs

Program questions may be addressed at your child’s school or by contacting Instructional Services at 571-423-4550 or by email to fle@fcps.edu 

Bailey’s families are invited to join our upcoming PTA Meeting! Come connect with other families, hear important school updates, learn about upcoming events and programs, and share your ideas and feedback. Your voice is an important part of our school community!

📅 Meeting Information

• 🗓️ September 14, 2026
• 🚪 Doors Open: 6:00 PM
• ⏰ Meeting Begins: 6:30 PM
• 💙 Free Childcare will be provided.
• 📍 Bailey’s Primary
  6111 Knollwood Dr., Falls Church, VA 22041

🌟 Meeting Agenda

• 👋 Welcome & Introductions
• 🏫 Principal’s Update
• 📅 School Events & Upcoming Programs
• 💬 Parent Feedback & Open Discussion

🧸 Child Care Available

Child care will be provided! Families using child care are encouraged to arrive early to allow time to sign in their child(ren).

We hope you’ll join us for an evening of connection, conversation, and partnership! 🐯💙🧡

Are you working your way through back-to-school forms and checklists? Make sure you have a SIS ParentVUE account for your family and log in to find important forms and updates. 

• Be among the first to know about weather closings, bus delays, and other critical communications from your school and FCPS by providing your cell phone number and email in ParentVUE. To update your contact information in ParentVUE, click the “Online Packets” tab in the upper right of the screen, then click the “Online Verification/Update” icon. 

• Submit daylong absences by clicking “Report Absence.”

• Check your child’s immunization records and submit updates. Please visit the How to Submit Immunization Documentation webpage for step-by-step instructions. 

If you do not have a ParentVUE account, contact your child’s school for an activation code and follow the directions on the SIS ParentVUE Account webpage. 

Thank you for your patience as we all get used to new routines this school year. We appreciate our families following Kiss and Ride procedures and being patient while waiting for your child’s bus. 

If your child’s bus is delayed, you may access the Bus Delay Notification System or use the Here Comes the Bus mobile app to receive the delayed bus report. Email messages will be sent to announce significant bus delays. Please contact the Transportation Office at [phone number] with any additional questions. For concerns after 5:30 p.m., contact the FCPS Office of Safety and Security at 571-423-2000. 

Update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE to make sure you receive email messages about bus delays.

The FCPS mobile app lets you follow updates from all your children's schools in one place! Simply open the app, tap the teal pull-down menu, then tap the gear icon and select every school you want to follow. See this video of how to follow your school.

Find out about more features of the app. Download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

The Fall Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener will be administered to students in grades 3 through 12 in October. Students use the SEL Screener twice a year to share their perspectives on how well their school and community help them develop skills they need to succeed. The screener works by asking questions or presenting statements that students can think about and respond to. This gives students a way to share how well their school community makes them feel valued, included, and supported.

After each screening, results are available in the Documents tab of SIS ParentVUE and mailed to families without a ParentVUE account. For more information, including SEL Screener questions and opt-out information, please visit the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener webpage.