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Impact Aid

Available Electronically Beginning Friday, October 17

The Impact Aid Program is a federal program designed to directly compensate local school districts that have been financially impacted by federal activities. The program’s mission is to reimburse local school districts for local revenues lost due to the presence of federally owned (therefore tax exempt) property. 

FCPS is pleased to announce that the Federal Impact Aid Survey will once again be available electronically through your ParentVUE account.  Only the enrolling parent will be able to file this out through ParentVUE.  It will be available October 17, 2025.

Storybook Character Parade

Get your costumes ready for the Storybook Character Parade on FRIDAY October 31st, starting at 9:15 a.m.. All students are welcome to participate; however, only ECCB/PAC/Kindergarten -3rd graders will continue the Silverbrook tradition of marching in the parade.

Parade and Costume Guidelines

Costume Guidelines

•  Be mindful of the comfort level of your child throughout the school day.
•  Do not send any object to school that has sharp edges or resembles a weapon (this becomes an SR&R issue).
•  Do not send students to school with a costume mask. Students will not wear masks throughout the school day or during the parade. Please be mindful of this as students will not be allowed to participate in the parade with a mask. If students need to dress before the parade, they should be able to dress themselves.

• Parade Guidelines

  • Students should bring the book that represents the character they are dressed as (if possible)
  •  Students will walk on their own throughout the parade.
  • Students will return to instruction after the parade.
  • Parents and guests can line the bus loop as early as 9:05.
  • Please remain in your space during the parade, as students will walk on their own. 
  • Students will return to class and resume instruction after the parade.
  Weather permitting, we will have the parade outside in the bus loop. Parents are asked to line the route in front of the school, and our 4-6 grade students will line up near the island. If there is inclement weather, parents will line the parade route around the perimeter inside the gym.

We are looking forward to our 4^th Annual Veterans Day Program. This is our way of showing our appreciation to our active duty and veteran soldiers. Our program will also be streamed via Silverbrook’s Facebook page for your convenience.

As we prepare for this special day, we ask that our students wear the following colors based on their grade level:

• Kindergarten, 1^st, and 2^nd grades wear a red top and jeans.
• 3^rd and 4^th grades wear a white top and jeans.
• 5^th and 6^th grades wear a blue top and jeans.

When to Expect Newsletters

Grade level newsletters are published at different times. Please see below when each grade level sends their newsletter.

Parents and guardians, please ask your child about the SOAR Celebration! Our students are doing marvelously with earning their SOAR cards. We made a goal to collect at least 150 SOAR cards and our students collected 169 recognitions. Our

students are being very diligent in showing characteristics of using self-control, being open minded, accountable and respectful.

As a school students earned 15 minutes of extra recess!!! They are excited and so are we. Our partners the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity shows their excitement about what our students have done. View the Sigmas celebratory video here.

Annual Giving Campaign: Building Bright Futures Together

Help the Annual Giving Campaign get to 67% by the end of next week. 

We’re getting closer to our big goal — and next week, we’re aiming for 67% of the way there! (See what we did there?