Bonnie Brae ES - PAC & K-3 Back to School Night on Wednesday 8/30

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Back to School Night for PAC & Grades K-3 (6 pm-7:15 pm)

Parents/Guardians of students in PAC, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade are invited to join their child's teacher at Bonnie Brae on Wednesday, August 30th to learn about their child's classroom experience, grade level curriculum, and other important school year details.  There are two slots offered so families can attend multiple teacher sessions if necessary.

Session 1:  6:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Session 2:  6:45 pm - 7:15 pm

Back to School Night is for adults and teachers. However, we understand that some parents may need to bring young children. While space is limited in our classrooms, if you do bring your child, please make sure they are supervised at all times, as we are not able to provide childcare.

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Bonnie Brae ES- Family Newsletter

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Hello, Scottie families!  

What a great first week of school!  It has been a week full of joy, laughter, relationship building, and learning.  Next week we will hold Back-to-School Night for our PAC and grades K-3 classes on Wednesday, August 30 (6-7:15 PM). Back-to-School Night for grades 4-6 parents will be held the following week, on September 6.  Back to School Night is for adults and teachers. However, we understand that some parents may need to bring young children. While space is limited in our classrooms, if you do bring your child, please make sure they are supervised at all times, as we are not able to provide childcare.

There is no school next Friday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day break.  School resumes after Labor Day on Tuesday, September 5.  

Have a great weekend with your friends and family!

 

Morgan Birge, Principal

Natalie Vershaw, Assistant Principal

Melissa Johnson, Assistant Principal

Family.  Relationships.  Success. Next Week's Events
  • August 30 @ 6:00-7:15 PM - Back to School Night (PAC, K-3rd grade)
  • September 1 & September 4 - Labor Day Holidays (no school)
A few amazing highlights that happened this week... Parking & Recess

With the placement of the trailers out on "Scottland Yard," we plan to utilize a portion of our bus loop as a dedicated blacktop space during recess.  We will be blocking off a portion of the bus loop with cones and barriers.  Please be mindful of the closed off areas of the bus loop during the school day.  We will have 15 minute visitor parking near the entrance to the bus loop (see map below). We thank you for being mindful of our recess area during the school day!  

Band, Strings, & Chorus Registration

Registration forms for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade strings, and 5th and 6th grade band and chorus went home in Tuesday folders this week!  The deadline to register your child for Strings, Band, and/or Chorus is August 29th.  If you need another form, please reach out to your child’s homeroom teacher.  We hope your child can enjoy Fine Arts at Bonnie Brae!

SCA Information Session

There will be an information session for any 4th, 5th, or 6th grade students interested in SCA Cabinet and Leadership Team in Mrs. Oedemann’s room on Wednesday, August 30 at 8:30 AM.  Students are encouraged to attend if they are interested, or with any questions!

Parent Toolkit

Please visit our Parent Toolkit webpage where some yearly action items for all parents to complete are housed. Items with an asterisk (*) are time sensitive and require parent action.

Picture Day: Fall Individual Photos

Fall Picture Day is on Tuesday, September 19.  Students will attend picture day with their teachers. Flyers and order forms will be sent home via Tuesday Folders and the information will soon be available on our Bonnie Brae ES Website.

Parent/Guardian Consent For Digital Resources

Teachers will use a variety of digital resources to help students learn during the 2023-2024 school year.  These digital resources have been checked and approved by Fairfax County Public Schools.  Some of these digital resources require parent consent. Families, please provide your consent for your student to use these resources through the Parent Digital Consent System.  Log in with the same username and password you use for ParentVue SIS.

Please see the FCPS Digital Resources - Parent Consent page for a full list of digital tools requiring family consent. Not every student will use all the tools listed on the FCPS page.  

2023 Student Rights and Responsibilities 

FCPS’ Student Rights and Responsibilities document (SR&R) explains expectations for student behavior and adult responses to enhance school safety and to create a fair, equitable, and supportive school environment. In late June, the School Board approved changes to the SR&R for the 2023-24 school year. Updates include a revision of dress code expectations, bystander expectations for students witnessing harmful or unsafe behaviors, bullying, and substance abuse responses. Read Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid’s letter to families regarding the SR&R

Parents/caregivers should talk to their child(ren) about expectations for this school year. Also, please log in to SIS ParentVUE and sign to acknowledge your review of the SR&R, or sign and return the signature sheet to your child’s school by Friday, September 29.

Safety Drills During the School Year

Keeping students and staff safe is a priority for FCPS. Each school has an emergency preparedness plan to respond to incidents such as fires and tornadoes. Schools are required by state law to practice emergency drills, including lockdown drills, each year. Schools are also required to notify parents and guardians at least 24 hours before a school conducts a lockdown drill. However, schools are not required to give the specific date and time of the drill in advance. 

The first lockdown drill of the school year must take place within the first 20 days of school. Preschool and kindergarten students are exempt from practicing the first lockdown drill. 

Your child may come home and talk about their experience during the drill. We encourage you to talk with your child about the importance of being prepared for emergencies. Please review these frequently asked questions to support your students before and after school lockdown drills.

Remembering 9/11

Each year, the United States commemorates the tragic loss of life on September 11, 2001, and the acts of courage, compassion, and sacrifice that followed. The September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, also called Patriot Day and 9/11, is a chance to reflect and to act in service to others as a way of honoring those who were injured or killed in the terrorist attacks.

Volunteer Fairfax is a resource that can be used to find out about service-learning opportunities in the community. Service learning is a great way for students and families to engage with local nonprofits and volunteer. More information about volunteer opportunities on this day can be found on Volunteer Fairfax’s website.

Parent Information Phone Lines Available in Eight Languages

Parents/caregivers who speak Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Spanish, Urdu, or Vietnamese may call a telephone information line for general information about FCPS. View the list of phone numbers.

From the Office of Student Safety & Wellness

Overdoses touch people and communities in many ways. International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31st, 2023, is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose and remember those who have died without stigma while also acknowledging the grief of their loved ones.  Learn more about what to look for in regards to substance abuse and oversdoses while reading, "When a Nap Isn't a Nap".

Lightspeed Parent Report on Child’s Device Activity

FCPS has tools to help parents know more about their child’s activity on any FCPS device. These tools are provided at no cost to families by Lightspeed, the school division’s internet content filtering service.

Parents may sign up for a weekly Parent Report, which will provide a list of the top sites your child visited. The report also offers parents the ability to sign up for free access to the Internet Use Parent Portal. Through the portal, parents may pause their child’s access to the internet on their FCPS device during non-school hours.

Learn more about Lightspeed Parent Reports.

Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Services

Fairfax County Public Schools wants all parents to understand its policies regarding surveys, records, curriculum, privacy, and related rights.

In its Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights and Opt-Out Forms (Annual Notice), FCPS provides explanations of the rights listed above as well as forms that may be used to exercise opt-out choices. Two versions of the Annual Notice are available — a grades K-8 version and a grades 9-12 version. Parents with children at different grade levels should read each applicable version of the Annual Notice because the notices and opt-out rights vary depending on the student’s grade level.

Get more information and view the 2023-24 Opt-Out Booklets.

Message From Our BBES PTO

The Bonnie Brae PTO wants to welcome all of our Scotties back to school!  We hope everyone is ready for the exciting events we have planned this year. Check out our events overview and mark your calendar!  

We are always looking for awesome volunteers to help with events and planning! Make new friends, have some fun, and help make the magic happen! Just fill out the form and select the events and committees you're interested in joining and a PTO Board Member will contact you shortly.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]

After School Program - RunFit Kidz

RunFit Kidz fall registration opens on Friday, August 18. This running program is open to 1st-6th graders. Learn more about the program and register your student to save their spot on their website.

Disclaimer About After-School & Enrichment Opportunities

At times there are external opportunities that students may want to explore. When schools share these opportunities with families and students, please know: 

Opportunities offered by organizations other than Fairfax County Public Schools are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Fairfax County School Board, the Superintendent, or a specific school. These opportunities may utilize technology tools that have not been assessed by the Fairfax County Public Schools Department of Information Technology. Students should gain permission from their parent or guardian before engaging in any non-FCPS enrichment opportunity and families should review the Terms of Service, User Agreements, and Privacy Policy for any technology platform that the enrichment opportunity may use before participating.

View the 2023-2024 FCPS School Calendar

  • September 6 @ 6-7:15 PM - Back to School Night (4th-6th grade)
  • September 19 - Fall Picture Day

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Bonnie Brae PTO

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Attendance: 703.321.3939 | Web | Twitter

Bonnie Brae ES- Family Newsletter

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Hello, Scottie families!  

What a fantastic Open House and Back-to-School BBQ Bash today!  Special thanks to our Bonnie Brae staff and our PTO for organizing and carrying out this great community event.  

We are looking forward to the first day of school on Monday!  On the first day only, parents (all grades) may walk their child to the classroom door if they wish, but are reminded that they should not enter the classroom.  An announcement will be made at 8:30 AM reminding all parents that they will need to exit the building so that we can get the school day (and year!) started.

Have a great weekend!

 

Morgan Birge, Principal

Natalie Vershaw, Assistant Principal

Melissa Johnson, Assistant Principal

Family.  Relationships.  Success. Next Week's Events
  • August 21 @ 8:20 AM - First Day of School!
  • August 21, 8:30-9 AM - Kindergarten parents "Tears & Cheers" Coffee & Donuts in the cafeteria
First Day of School

Monday, August 21, is the first day of school for the 2023-24 school year. See the complete school year calendar.FCPS parents, students, and staff members are invited to share their favorite pictures or videos from the first day of school on social media using the hashtag #FirstDayFairfax. We will share some of the photos on FCPS Facebook and Instagram.

 

Parent Toolkit

Please visit our Parent Toolkit webpage where some yearly action items for all parents to complete are housed. Items with an asterisk (*) are time sensitive and require parent action.

Parking & Recess

With the placement of the trailers out on "Scottland Yard," we plan to utilize a portion of our bus loop as a dedicated blacktop space during recess.  We will be blocking off a portion of the bus loop with cones and barriers.  Please be mindful of the closed off areas of the bus loop during the school day.  We will have 15 minute visitor parking near the entrance to the bus loop (see map below). We thank you for being mindful of our recess area during the school day!  

 

Kindergarten Parent Coffee

We would like to invite kindergarten parents to our “Cheers and Tears” coffee and donut gathering with the administrators, from 8:30-9 AM on the first day of school, Monday, August 21. This is a great way to start the year! While there will not be a formal presentation, parents will have an opportunity to meet our administrators and other kindergarten parents and guardians.  On the first day of school, parents (all grades) may walk their child to the classroom door if they wish, but are reminded that they should not enter the classroom.  An announcement will be made at 8:30 AM reminding all parents that they will need to exit the building so that we can get the school day (and year!) started.  Kindergarten parents are invited to head to the cafeteria at that time, where coffee and donuts will be available.  We look forward to seeing many of you there!    

Kiss & Ride Sign Up

As we welcome students back to Bonnie Brae ES, we want to ensure the safe arrival and departure of each child. Bonnie Brae ES has an established area called the Kiss & Ride (at our side parking lot), which is designed as a safe place for adults in private vehicles to load and unload children. With the cooperation of all drivers, we will be able to provide an efficient and safe transfer of children.

If you are interested in using Kiss and Ride to drop off or pick up your child, please complete the Kiss and Ride form. Returning and new Kiss and Riders will receive new tags prior to students returning.

Transportation Patience and Safety

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 as they wait for their children’s buses. 

If a student’s bus is delayed, parents 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. Contact the Transportation Office at 703-249-7000 with any additional questions. For any concerns after hours (after 5:30 p.m.), contact Safety and Security at 571-423-2000. 

To make sure you receive email messages about bus delays, update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE.

Update Contact Information to Receive Messages From FCPS

Be among the first to know about weather closings, bus delays, and other critical communications from FCPS and our school by providing your cell phone number and email in SIS ParentVUE. Make sure you complete the Emergency Care Form for your child every year and update when necessary. 

To update your contact information in ParentVUE, click the “Online Packets” tab in the upper right of the screen, then select the “Online Verification/Update” form in the drop down menu. Click “Begin Packet.”

Parents who do not have a SIS ParentVUE account continue to have the option to communicate updates via the normal paper process. They can also print and complete a blank Emergency Care Information Form needed for updates and submit it to the front office.

School Breakfast & Lunch

Parents/caregivers need to provide their students with money to purchase meals at school, send them with a packed lunch, or apply (and be approved) for free and reduced-price meals benefits. School breakfast for students costs $1.75. Lunch is $3.25 for elementary students and $3.50 for middle, secondary, and high school students. The best way to purchase meals (and keep food lines moving!) is to use MySchoolBucks. Set up your student’s MySchoolBucks account today. Our front office staff can help with any questions. MySchoolBucks accounts can be set up to add money to the account automatically, as needed. Families with multiple children can use the same MySchoolBucks account. Visit FCPS’ Food and Nutrition webpage for more information.

The application for free and reduced-priced meals is now available for the 2023-24 school year. Students who were approved for free and reduced-price lunch last year are eligible for the first 30 days of school this year (or until a new application is processed). Families should re-apply as soon as possible for the 2023-24 school year, so eligible students continue to receive meals at no cost.

What is Schoology?

Teachers use Schoology to post their classroom materials online; to provide a secure forum for students to discuss their ideas and collaborate on projects; and to assign and collect homework electronically. It helps students stay organized and it keeps the class connected.

A Schoology Parent Account gives you access to:

  • Your child’s classes.
  • Your child’s upcoming assignments.
  • School, class, and group announcements.

Parent accounts will be available after August 21. To access Schoology, parents will need to have an active SIS/ParentVUE account. More information on how to login and use Schoology is available online.

Picture Day: Fall Individual Photos

Fall Picture Day is on Tuesday, September 19.  Students will attend picture day with their teachers. Flyers and order forms will be sent home via Tuesday Folders and the information will soon be available on our Bonnie Brae ES Website.

Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Services

Fairfax County Public Schools wants all parents to understand its policies regarding surveys, records, curriculum, privacy, and related rights.

In its Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights and Opt-Out Forms (Annual Notice), FCPS provides explanations of the rights listed above as well as forms that may be used to exercise opt-out choices. Two versions of the Annual Notice are available — a grades K-8 version and a grades 9-12 version. Parents with children at different grade levels should read each applicable version of the Annual Notice because the notices and opt-out rights vary depending on the student’s grade level.

Get more information and view the 2023-24 Opt-Out Booklets.

After School Program - RunFit Kidz

RunFit Kidz fall registration opens on Friday, August 18. This running program is open to 1st-6th graders. Learn more about the program and register your student to save their spot on their website.

View the 2023-2024 FCPS School Calendar

  • August 30 @ 6:00-7:15 PM - Back to School Night (PAC, K-3rd grade)
  • September 1 & September 4 - Labor Day Holidays (no school)
  • September 6 @ 6-7:15 PM - Back to School Night (4th-6th grade)
  • September 19 - Fall Picture Day

Stay up to date on all things BBES! Subscribe to our School Calendar.

Bonnie Brae Elementary

@BonnieBraeES

Bonnie Brae ES Website

Bonnie Brae PTO

Bonnie Brae PTO Website

5420 Sideburn Rd, Fairfax, VA 22032 | Main Office: 703.321.3900
Attendance: 703.321.3939 | Web | Twitter

Bonnie Brae ES- Open House Tomorrow!

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Welcome Back to School Events on Friday (8/18)

Hello, Scottie families! 

We are excited to start the 2023-2024 school year in just a few days!  A reminder that our Open House is scheduled at the times below, and we can’t wait to see our families and enjoy some social time together during our free Back-to-School BBQ Bash, from 12:15 PM - 1 PM tomorrow, out front of the school.  Stop by to grab a hot dog (or slice of pizza while supplies last) some chips, and water. 

While the BBQ itself is free, we are excited that the Kona Ice truck is scheduled to be onsite and available for flavored ice purchases, should families like to grab a sweet treat as well.  Thank you to our PTO for partnering with us on this fun, family event!

August 18 - Open House & Supply Drop-Off

    • 9:00 AM-10:00 AM - Kindergarten & PAC
    • 11:00 AM-12:15 PM - Grades 1-6 & EAC
    • 12:15 PM-1PM - Bonnie Brae Back-to-School BBQ Bash (front of Bonnie Brae)

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Bonnie Brae PTO

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Attendance: 703.321.3939 | Web | Twitter

Bonnie Brae ES- Back to School Reminders

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Welcome Back to School Events on Friday
  • August 18 - Open House & Supply Drop-Off
    • 9:00-10:00 AM - Kindergarten & PAC
    • 11:00-12:15 PM - Grades 1-6 & EAC
  • August 18 @ 12:15-1PM - Bonnie Brae Back-to-School BBQ Bash (front of Bonnie Brae)
Renovation Timeline Updates

As we shared during the spring, the FCPS Office of Design and Construction has shared with Bonnie Brae that the start of our renovation is due to begin in late fall/early winter. Currently, we have all trailers installed and ready to welcome students on Friday at Open House. Grades 3-6 will be in the trailer classrooms this year. We will continue to share all updates as we receive them with the community through our Family Newsletter. Please see the FCPS Bonnie Brae renovation website for more information on the renovation project.

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Bonnie Brae Elementary

@BonnieBraeES

Bonnie Brae ES Website

Bonnie Brae PTO

Bonnie Brae PTO Website

5420 Sideburn Rd, Fairfax, VA 22032 | Main Office: 703.321.3900
Attendance: 703.321.3939 | Web | Twitter

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