GBE Happenings 10.8.25

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Second grade student adding to her plants and animals Knowledge Blueprint in her Benchmark student magazine.

Looking Ahead

Monday, October 13 - NO SCHOOL - Staff Development
Wednesday, October 15, 1:00 p.m. - Early Release Wednesday
Friday, October 17, 7:00 p.m. - PTA Fall Festival
Monday, October 20 - NO SCHOOL - Student Holiday

Monday, October 13, is a student holiday and staff development day for Indigenous Peoples' Day. See the complete school year calendar..

National School Principals Month

October is National School Principals Month, and we want to give a huge shoutout to our incredible principal, Mr. Pietzman! Thank you for your commitment to making Greenbriar East a wonderful place to learn and grow. We appreciate you!

National Custodian Appreciation Day - October 2

On October 2nd, the GBE community celebrated National Custodian Appreciation Day!

Our students and staff showed their appreciation with heartfelt gestures, including handwritten messages, cards, colorful signs, and thoughtful gifts.

A massive thank you to our amazing custodial staff: Tina Jones, Naomi Adomako, Dac Nguyen, and Ana Rodriguez! We are so fortunate to have you, and we appreciate everything you do!

World Teachers' Day - October 5

World Teachers' Day is celebrated every year on October 5th. This year we celebrated our amazing teachers for the heart, energy, and dedication they bring to our students. To show them how much we appreciate their hard work, our awesome PTA, the GBE Social Committee, and GBE admin teamed up to celebrate each teacher with a gift card! Be sure to take a moment and thank our incredible teachers for everything they do!

Veteran's Day Breakfast - Monday, November 10

Calling all Veterans! On Monday November 10^th we will be hosting a breakfast for our GBE Veterans. The breakfast will be held in the GBE library from 8:30-9:30.

In addition, if you are a Veteran and are interested in visiting classrooms to share your story with students, please let us know.

We look forward to honoring you and your service on Monday, November 10^th.Hope to see you there!

GBE Night- Thursday, November 20

We are excited to host our 3rd annual GBE Night at our school on Thursday, November 20, 2025 from 6:00pm-7:30pm. This is an opportunity for you to share something special about your family/culture/language. We encourage you to participate so our GBE community can learn more about YOU!! Please use the link to sign up. We look forward to seeing you there!

If you would like to participate, please fill out the form by November 4th.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Katie Cho (kjcho@fcps.edu)

Outstanding Employee Awards: The deadline to submit a nomination is November 14th

Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Employee Awards! To submit a nomination for Greenbriar East ES Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please complete the nomination through this Google form link: linked here You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (one individual may only nominate one employee per category.)

All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in one more of the criteria for that award category. The google form link has more information regarding the criteria for each of these awards. The eligibility requirements are below.

Outstanding Teacher

Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category

Outstanding New Teacher

Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category

Outstanding Principal

Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a building principal (in any school/school district)

Outstanding New Principal

Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a building principal (in any school/school district)

Outstanding Leader

Eligibility: At least one year of experience in their current position as a Schedule-C or School-Based Administrator scale employee (that is not the building principal) at their current location

Common positions in this category: Assistant and Associate Principals, Director of Student Activities, Director of Student Services

Outstanding Professional Employee

Eligibility: At least one year experience in current position as a Schedule-B employee or other non-instructional employee in a school that supports school leadership at their current location

Common positions in this category: School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Assessment Coach, Career Center Specialist, Instructional Coach, After-School Specialist, MTSS Coordinator, Psychologist, Social Worker, School Counselor, Safety and Security Specialist, Resource Teachers that serve in an administrative role in a school, Special Education Department Chairs that teach less than 50% of their time, Reading Specialists that do not have a regular course load/do not give grades

Outstanding Operational Employee

Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position as Schedule-A or Classroom Instructional Support Scale employee at their current location

Common positions in this category: Administrative and Office Staff, Safety and Security Assistant, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, IA, PHA, PHTA, All Parent Liaisons

The deadline to submit a nomination is November 14th

If you have any questions about the Employee Awards, please contact Katie Cho at kjcho@fcps.edu

Watch D.O.G.S.

A huge thank you to Mr. Kozloff, our very first Watch D.O.G.S. volunteer of the year! We deeply appreciate you dedicating your time to make our school an even better and more positive place for our students.

Any father or father-figure is welcomed to sign up to volunteer a full day or half day at GBE! You can email gbewatchdogs@gmail.com with any questions you may have. We hope to see you at GBE this school year!