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Important Dates

Thursday, August 13 - Magic School Bus 4pm - 7:45pm (see below)

Thursday, August 20 - GBW Open House & Picnic, 11am-1pm

Monday, August 24 - First Day of School

Friday, September 4 - Holiday, No School

Monday, September 7 - Labor Day Holiday, No School

Wednesday, September 9 - Back to School Night, 6pm - 8:15pm

Friday, September 11:  Boosterthon Fun Run

GBW OPEN HOUSE

Thursday, August 20   11am-1pm

Dear GBW Families,

Mrs. Odom and I are excited to welcome our Panda families back for our Open House and Welcome Back Picnic on Thursday, August 20, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Open House is a wonderful opportunity to visit Greenbriar West before the first day of school.

Families are invited to:

• Meet your child's teacher
• Visit your child's classroom
• Meet the principals and other GBW staff
• Drop off school supplies and other classroom materials

We're also excited to once again partner with our amazing PTA to host our Welcome Back Picnic on the blacktop outside Door #5. We will be serving complimentary all-beef hot dogs for our families.

To help manage parking and building traffic, we encourage families to attend during the following times based on your last name:

Open House Schedule

• 11:00–11:45 a.m.: Last Names A–M
• 11:45–12:30 p.m.: Last Names N–Z
• 12:30–1:00 p.m.: Everyone is invited to gather outside for the Welcome Back Picnic with our staff.

We hope you'll join us as we kick off another fantastic school year together. We can't wait to see everyone and welcome our Pandas back to GBW!

Welcome back, Pandas!

Sincerely,

Mr. Blount and Mrs. Odom

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Chantilly Pyramid Magic School Bus

Back to School

Back Together

Come meet staff from all the schools in the Chantilly Pyramid including

Greenbriar West Elementary!!

Limited School Supplies to GIVE AWAY!!  

CHS t-shirts

Snacks

Times and Stops:

• Greenbriar Pool     4:00-4:30
• Shenandoah Crossing  4:45-5:15
• Brookfield ES   5:30-6:00
• Lees Corner ES 6:15-6:35
• Chantilly Mews  6:45-7:05
• Fields of Chantilly   7:15-7:45

We can't wait to see you!!

Let's Make this a GREAT School Year!!

Tears and Cheers Family Breakfast with Principals

Monday, August 24th from 9:20 - 10:00 a.m.

Mrs. Odom and I are excited to team up with our PTA to spend some time welcoming our kindergarten families on the first day of school.  After you drop off your children, please stop by the cafeteria for some coffee, treats, and fellowship with our principals, Family Liaison, and PTA.  We will also use this time to help answer any questions that families have about kindergarten, GBW, or FCPS.  

***Please note we will ask families to wait outside the building (Door #1) until after the 9:20 a.m. bell so we can safely transition students to their classrooms.  At 9:20 a.m. we will escort families into our cafeteria for a brief breakfast and meeting with the principals and PTA. 

Andrew Blount, M.Ed.

Principal

Dear GBW Families,

Early medication drop off is highly encouraged prior to the first day of school.
Health Room will be open to accept medication on following dates:

·         8/13: 10am - 4pm

·         8/14: 10am - 4pm

·         8/17: 10am - 4pm

·         8/18: 10am - 4pm

·         8/19: Health Room is closed***

·         8/20: Open House! Health Room is open.

·         8/21: 10am - 4pm

 If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Public Health Nurse Jeannie Jeong at jjeong1@fcps.edu. Thank you!

New Student ID Cards Coming for Bus Riders This Fall 

As part of the ongoing commitment to strengthening layered safety and security programs, FCPS will implement a new student ID system for students who ride our school buses.

The implementation of the student IDs is designed as an additional safety measure for our 130,000 FCPS students who ride the bus each day, ensuring they are on the right bus and that they get on and off at the correct bus stop, as well as making sure only authorized students are on our buses.

The IDs will be provided to students who ride the bus. Those students will be expected to tap on and tap off the bus. The student IDs do not track student movement. The only information available is when a student taps on or off a bus. Much like our Here Comes the Bus app, our new app will allow parents/guardians to track the progress of the school bus.

It is possible that the ID program will expand in the future to include uses such as library cards and meal payment. Learn more about the new transportation system and student ID cards.

.Get Ready for the New School Year With the FCPS App!