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Bulletin from Dr. Smith

"Ane style to become the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure." – William Feather

What an adventure this week has been! We began with a cautious awareness around masking, and then we moved to celebrating numerous Senior Nights and at present we are ending the week with an excitement over the anticipation of another wintery weekend. Throughout this week, we have appreciated the support and collaboration that our staff, students, and community have provided to allow us to "Keep the Main Thing, the Main Thing" during these life events. Due to your support and positive energy, we were able to focus our efforts on teaching, learning, and supporting our students and staff throughout the calendar week.

This week has proven that when we are transparent in our deportment and piece of work to engage and collaborate with all stake holders, we are more than successful in achieving our vision and mission of making our school more Connected, Adjustable, Resilient, and Engaging. We expect frontwards to continuing and deepening our partnership between the schoolhouse and customs as we know this is how nosotros will continue to movement forrard in achieving our ultimate goal of all our Bruins having what they need to thrive in a dynamic earth.

We look forwards to sharing and gathering your input as we outset to program for adjacent year.

United as Bruins,

Daniel W. Smith, Ed.D.

Our Bruin guardian thru the years!  Bruin was built by a senior, Chris Goutos, (Class of 1983) and several teachers.  Information technology originally started equally an art projection to design a public art sculpture!  Goutos added the ii cubs in later years.  Tin can you lot believe this old bruin is made of chicken wire, plywood, reinforced rods, plastic jugs, concrete and diverse junk--and of course many layers of paint!  We think the erstwhile Bruin looks pretty proficient for their age, but perhaps a bit tired and looking for retirement plans as they approach the big 4-0.

In this Issue

NEW Information
LB Middle School Students Selected to Audition for District XI MS Honor Band Event
Lake Braddock Bear Statue Update
February LBSS Parent Academy
LB Chorus Children'southward Concert
Karaoke Night February 10th
In-Person Omnipresence at LB/FCPS Events Render This Weekend
Lunar New Twelvemonth February 1st

High Schoolhouse Data
Data on Spring Sports
Edison Academy Open Firm
High Schoolhouse Yearbooks are on Sale!

Form of 2022 Information
Class of 2022 Graduation Twenty-four hours Set
Senior Yard Signs Available
Senior Yearbook Ads
Prom!
Senior Fees
100 Day Coming together
All Night Grad Party
Class of 2022 Schoology Grouping

Heart Schoolhouse Information
2022 Return of the MS Afterward-School Plan
WIN Fourth dimension Enrichment Activities for MS
Middle School Yearbooks are on Sale!

Of import Reminders
Elections Involvement Meeting-Class Office, SGA, or SAC

PTSA Information
HP Instant Bear upon Fundraising Program
LBSS PTSA's 2nd Annual Virtual Auction Live March 9-23
NovaStar Prep January and February SAT Bootcamp
PTSA-The Princeton Review Partnership
Hunt Exam Prep Registration Disbelieve to LBSS Students

FCPS Information
Feb Parent Webinars
Say Yeah to FCPS-Bring together Our Squad

Important LBSS and FCPS Resource
How to Stay In Touch
LBSS Attendance Lines
Procedures for Picking Up a Student Early on
Late Charabanc Data
Stay Informed with Lake Braddock Athletics!
Schoology
FCPS Engineering Support for Families
FCPS Cares
FCPS Medical Resources for Families
FCPS Mental Health Resource

New Data

LB Middle Schoolhouse Students Selected to Audition for the Commune X! MS Honor Band Event

A special congratulations to 18 of our middle schoolhouse students who were selected to audition for the District XI Center School Honor Ring Event! We are so very proud!

7th Class
Alyssa Chang
Noah DeLuke
Nathan Lee
Lucas Liu
Liam McConachy
Allie McKenzie
Leo Swengros

8th Form
Ethan Agrawal
Lauren Allen
Jared Caryatid
Madison Carney
Emily Herald
Tim Maloney
Joey Markey
Alex Ploetz
Caleb Schuttinga
Lukas Steinhelper
Avery Wallace

Lake Braddock Bear Statue Update

Bruin families, it is time to retire our well-loved Bruin statue at the front of our school.  Plans are in motion with a Bear Choice Committee consisting of staff, parents, and students.  Our current bear will exist replaced with a younger bear statue representing our Lake Braddock community with pride.  The timeline is to brainstorm the buy process side by side month in order to have the bear in place past May.  A bear will be in place for graduation and terminate of year ceremonies.  We look forrard to sharing more than about the details equally they unfold.  While we will miss our current Bruin, we know it is time for them to retire from the duties of watching over our Lake Braddock community.  The committee will denote the sunsetting ceremony engagement of our former Bruin once a replacement date is established.  (Statue pictured is non necessarily a representation of the new statue).

February LBSS Parent Academy

LB Chorus Children's Concert

In-Person Omnipresence at LB/FCPS Events Returns This Weekend

This weekend we are excited to welcome back our spectators to our performing arts, athletics and all events at Lake Braddock and across FCPS.  We know that our students, staff and fans have been cheering on our Bruins from a far and are set to rejoin in-person.  Practiced luck to our teams that begin postseason play this weekend.

However, you lot can yet watch FCPS high school sporting events online. Here'due south how:

1. Go to www.NFHSnetwork.com.
2. Search for (school name) and get to its page.
3. Subscribe and follow.

This service is free for the rest of this school year. You lot do not demand to purchase anything if you lot are watching FCPS hosted events.

Lunar New Year February 1st Wishing good fortune to those in our customs who celebrate Lunar New Twelvemonth! In many east Asian countries, the Lunar New year is one of the nearly important holidays of the yr and is all most ushering in luck & prosperity with family. FCPS has designated Lunar New year's day as a religious and cultural observance day designed to allow students the opportunity to miss school for observances not already designated as school holidays.

High School Information

Information on Bound Sports

Please cheque out our Lake Braddock Able-bodied Information webpage!  Hither yous tin can observe ticket data, team schedules, scores, forms needed and more!  The most upward-to-date Athletics and Activities News You Choose for Lake Braddock can exist constitute in the summit banner at that site besides.

Edison University Open House

The Edison Academy Open up House for new and prospective students is now scheduled for SNOW DATE #two, Saturday, February 5, 2022 from 10am -1pm.  It has been approved for in-person with the following strategies for visitors:

• Masks will be required for all participants while inside the school building.
• Entry just at Door #13; Participants will exit through Door #12. These entrances are adjacent to our parking lot on the w end of the Edison HS campus (corner of Van Dorn St and Franconia Road)
• Sign in with QR Code/Sign in sheet including symptom monitoring checklist at Welcome Table (Door #13).
• Visitors will exist provided a 45 minute window for visit.
• Limit the number of visitors per classroom/lab to a maximum of 20.

FCPS remains committed to providing rubber in-person learning for students and customs date while navigating the national omicron surge. Our layered prevention strategies take been effective at keeping in-school transmission rates low and are supported by the U.Due south. Section of Education and the Northern Virginia Wellness Departments.

For more information on Edison University Open Business firm delight meet the website.

High Schoolhouse Yearbooks are on Sale! High School yearbooks are now on sale for $65.  Toll with nameplate is $70.  Delight scan the QR lawmaking to a higher place or head here to order!  Our school code is 5061.

Course of 2022 Data

Class of 2022 Graduation 24-hour interval Ready Graduation for our Grade of 2022 will take place on Monday, June 6th at 9:30am at Eagle Bank Arena!  Please stay tuned for upcoming announcements for the rehearsal schedules.

Senior 1000 Signs Available Senior Families! Purchase your LBSS Class of 2022 chiliad sign to celebrate the seniors and support their All Night Grad Party! Lodge from the PTSA website.

Senior Yearbook Ads

Prom! Currently the 2022 Prom is scheduled for Sat, May 14th from 7pm-11pm at the Fairview Marriott with a Hollywood/Red Carpet theme!  Stay tuned for more than details!

Senior Fees

This twelvemonth, senior fees are $75.  This fee will include your cap and gown and other graduation items.  Yous can pay your fees on MySchoolBucks or yous can bring verbal cash or check made out to LBSS (memo Senior Fee) to the Main Part during school hours.  No personal checks will be accepted later on May 13th.  All seniors, including those who will graduate in the summertime, must pay the senior fees.

100 Days Meeting

Parents/Guardians of seniors, mark your calendar for the 100 24-hour interval Coming together March 1st at 6pm where we will share a lot of information about events for the residue of the schoolhouse year.  Parents/guardians, be on the lookout for more information.

All Night Grad Party This year's All Dark Grad Party is scheduled for June 7th at the St. James.  Students will have access to the unabridged circuitous to play sports, rock climb, play cards, use the pool, and so much more than!  Await for ticket sales to first in late January!

Form of 2022 Schoology Group Have your senior bring together the form of 2022 Schoology grouping for all of the most up to date data! The group lawmaking is: WWFX-8766-FHNJ6

Middle School Information

2022 Return of the MS After-School Program

• Link to MS After-Schoolhouse Activities Calendar.
• New Activities to Wait in 2022
• Zumba
• MS Sports: Volleyball, Kickball & Flag Football game
• Hip-Hop Dance Residency (ArtsFairfax)
• The OK Boomer Talk Show (shared with So. County)
• Cyber Security
• Link to Bruins Stay Virtual (online activities and resources).

WIN Time Enrichment Activities for MS

WIN Time Enrichment started this week! For the residuum of the school year, Lake Braddock will be offering some enrichment activities for students during WIN Fourth dimension to engage with LBSS staff and some of their swain Bruins. Students should signup via Schoology sign up grade (run into details below). For the first couple weeks, we will take walk-ins (as long every bit students have a signed all pass from their advisory teacher). Once max capacity is reached, students will be asked to return to advisory and signup online to ensure that they secure a participation spot for WIN Fourth dimension Enrichment Activities.

The enrichment activities are gear up to include (but are not limited to): Trivia (kahoot), Blooket, Bingo, Jeopardy, Board Gaming, Table Acme Recreation (air hockey, foosball, shuffleboard, pool & ping pong) AND MUCH More!!!!

WIN Time Enrichment will occur on Gilt Days during advisory from 9:45am until 10:25am with Mr. Hines and other LBSS staff in the deli. In lodge to participate, student must sign upwardly using the signup class and receive a confirmation note to use as a hall pass during WIN Time on Gold Days to gain access to the cafeteria.

JOIN WIN Time ENRICHMENT SCHOOLOGY (to access the signup form; released at 8am on Aureate Days).

Schoology Access Code: PHPK-C5C6-RVVMF

New Group Join Link

WIN Fourth dimension Enrichment will be offered to students on a "first come, offset serve" footing. The confirmation page from the signup grade should exist used as students' hall pass during WIN Fourth dimension. The signup form will be closed once we reach the max capacity number for signups (appx. 100 students per day). But students that have the confirmation page from the signup form will be authorized to enter WIN Fourth dimension Enrichment Activities on Gilded Days in the cafeteria. We are starting at the eye school level, but activity offerings volition eventually exist offered to HS students on select days besides. Stay tuned Bruins!

Questions can be directed to Afterward-School Specialist, Jamaal Hines (jlhines@fcps.edu)

Middle School Yearbooks are on Sale!

Parents of Middle School Students! The yearbook is currently ON Discount! Don't hesitate! Last year, dozens of disappointed students were unable to get a copy of the book, because they waited until books sold out. WE Practise NOT ORDER ENOUGH BOOKS FOR ALL STUDENTS TO GET ONE, SO Become YOURS TODAY!

Middle School yearbooks tin can be PERSONALIZED and purchased hither!  Our schoolhouse code is 13596.

Important Reminders

Elections Interest Meeting-Class Office, SGA, or SAC

Interested in running for class office, SGA, or SAC? Rising ninth-12th grade students interested in learning more are welcome to come either Feb. 14 (WIN time) or Feb. fifteen (afterward school) in the SGA room, A212, for more than details.

PTSA

HP Instant Impact Fundraising Program

Are you looking for a less expensive and more user-friendly way to buy printer cartridges without running to the store every other week? Sign up for anHP Instant Ink plan and go printer cartridges mailed directly to your home and save upward to 50% per cartridge! For more information on how to sign up, visit the HP websiteLINK HERE. For each new HP Instant Ink subscriber, HP will donate $x to the LBSS PTSA.

LBSS PTSA'southward 2nd Annual Virtual Auction Live March 9-23!

The LBSS community will take the opportunity to bid on some amazing products, services, gift cards and more than to benefit LBSS students, teachers and families. All gain from this auction will exist used for pupil scholarships, educational grants, events, programs, teacher and educatee recognition, family engagement and general school back up.

Several local businesses take generously donated some amazing items including Burke Sporting Goods, Dick's Sporting Appurtenances, A Domestic dog's Day Out, 29th Parallel Java, Barrel Oak Winery, Bunnyman Brewery, Fredericksburg Nationals, Celebrity Days, Nando's Peri Peri, Massanutten Resort and more than!

To learn more about the virtual auction or to donate to the sale, visit our LBSS PTSA virtual sale folio and fill up out the donation course at: https://lbssptsa.digitalpto.com/back up-lbss/virtual-sale/ and follow us on Facebook,  Twitter, and Instagram.

NovaStar Prep Jan and February SAT Bootcamp

The LBSS PTSA is partnering with Novastar Prep to offer two virtual Sabbatum Bootcamps to LBSS students in January and February. Ten percentage of each registration ($295) by a LBSS pupil will be donated to the PTSA. To register for the bootcamps, please visit the following links beneath:

January 29-30 SAT Bootcamp

February 26-27 SAT Bootcamp

For more data nigh the bootcamps, please visit the NovaStar website here.

PTSA-The Princeton Review Partnership

The LBSS PTSA'south partnership with The Princeton Review entitles LBSS students to a xx% disbelieve on classroom courses and a 10% discount on private tutoring and admissions counseling.  See below for more details and the appropriate code for these amazing discounts!

Discounts and Savings Codes:

• For classroom courses: Receive xx% off SAT, Act, and AP retail classroom courses (LiveOnline) using the code LBSSPTSA
• For individual tutoring and admissions counseling: Receive 10% off private tutoring and admission counseling programs using the code LBSSTUTOR

For more detailed descriptions about each grade, please visit the below links:

• SAT Essentials Class
• ACT Essentials Course
• SAT Honors (1400+) Course
• ACT Honors (31+) Class

Chase Test Prep Registration Discounts to LBSS Students

Chase Test Prep is offering LBSS PTSA members a$fifty.00 tuition discount on any 2022 Hunt Test Prep Form on a space available footing. When signing-up for a form,delight write "LBSSPTSA"on the registration form. For more information, please visit: huntprograms.com

Form Schedule: http://huntprograms.com/schedule.html

Registration Form: http://huntprograms.com/RegistrationForm.pdf

Please notation: All 2022 classes will exist express to 12 students due to Covid mitigation efforts and social distancing.  As a outcome, early registration is strongly encouraged.

FCPS Data

February Parent Webinars

It's never also early or too late to start preparing for your child'south future. Please join Career and Transition Services (CTS) and other support service personnel for a month of weekly webinars for parents starting on Feb 2.

Each week, webinar sessions will cover a range of topics: CTS programming and services for students with disabilities, curt and long-term postsecondary supports, employment and postsecondary instruction considerations, Supported Decision Making, and pupil cocky-determination every bit an evidence-based predictor of post-school success.

This event besides includes 2 evenings of student/parent panels where members draw their immediate experiences as they navigated Fairfax Canton Public Schools and adult services.

More information is available online.

Say Yep to FCPS-Join Our Squad

Make a departure in a child's life—find your next chore with FCPS. We have openings for omnibus drivers, substitute teachers, COVID case managers, and school health aides (who are employed by Fairfax Canton Government but work in schools).

More information and applications are available online:

• Bus drivers.
• Substitute teachers.
• COVID case managers.
• School health aides.

Of import LBSS and FCPS Resource

How to Stay In Touch

Please stay in touch with us throughout the year by:

• keeping your contact information up-to-date
• visiting the Lake Braddock SS website
• signing up for News You lot Choose
• following us on Twitter
• following usa on Facebook
• monitoring your student'south progress with Sis Parent Account
• visiting the Lake Braddock SS PTSA Spider web Site
• joining the Lake Braddock SS PTSA and attend meetings

Attendance Lines

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS:

• SS1 (7th class): 703-426-1181 -  Submit attendance online
• SS2 (8th grade): 703-426-1182 - Submit attendance online

HIGH Schoolhouse STUDENTS:

• SS3 (last names A-D): 703-426-1183 - Submit omnipresence online
• SS4 (concluding names E-K): 703-426-1184 - Submit attendance online
• SS5 (final names Fifty-P): 703-426-1185 - Submit omnipresence online
• SS6 (concluding names Q-Z): 703-426-1186 - Submit omnipresence online

Procedures for Picking Upwardly a Student Early

• Prior to 8:00 a.g., the student must nowadays a annotation from the parent to theirsubschool office. Notes must include fourth dimension of dismissal, reason for leaving, and a contact number. Parents of heart schoolhouse students must also include the name of the person picking the student up. Please note that this person must be listed as an emergency contact. At the time of early check-out,middle school parents must come in Entrance i and come across their student at the security desk. Anyone picking upward a centre schoolhouse pupil must bring a photo ID with them. High school parents may option up students outside Archway 1.
• Notes are strongly preferred for early check-out, but if a parent is unable to transport a note with the student, the parent should call thesubschool office as early on as possible. All calls volition be confirmed by callback to a phone number on the emergency care card. Regrettably, if the parent did not ship a annotation with the student, the parent will be required to park, come up into the school to furnish a note, and option upwardly the student. Without accelerate observe provided past a note, in that location may exist a await until our staff is able to locate the student, particularly if the student is at lunch or in a physical education class. We farther regret that without accelerate notice, nosotros are unable to accommodate requests for early on dismissal after two:xv pm.
• In either case, students must bank check out at thesubschool function when leaving school and check in with the security desk-bound upon return. Students who leave school without checking out properly volition exist marked unexcused and may confront disciplinary action (if returning to school, students are as well discipline to search). Students must contact all teachers of whatsoever class to be missed.

Read our full Omnipresence procedures at our website.

Late Autobus Data Late bus days are Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Buses will pick upwards students in the front end of the building with a departure time of approximately four:45 pm.  Please check  StudentVue and ParentVue for your student'south late double-decker number and stop. If you have any questions, please contact your pupil's appropriate subschool.

Stay Informed with Lake Braddock Athletics!

Desire the latest information on anything Lake Braddock athletic events or announcements?  Check out our Lake Braddock Able-bodied Information webpage!  Here you can find ticket information, team schedules, scores, forms needed and more!  The most upwardly-to-appointment Athletics and Activities News You Choose for Lake Braddock can be found in the top imprint likewise.

Schoology

Students, families, and staff throughout FCPS and in our school customs volition use Schoology (pronounced /SKOO-luh-jee/) as our learning management system.

Here is what yous need to know now:

• You need a Sister/ParentVUE account to login to Schoology.
• Employ your SIS/ParentVUE login information to login to Schoology. Look for the FCPS logo to make sure you lot are on the right login page.
• Learn more about Schoology.
• Schoology Snippets (short videos on how to navigate Schoology).
• The Schoology Parent Resources Kit:
• More data for families, including resetting passwords and to asking technical back up.
• Students utilize their regular FCPS login information to login. Student resources for Schoology.

FCPS Engineering Support for Families

The Parent Engineering science Help Desk-bound is available to support parents and students through this new schoolhouse twelvemonth. Parents and students tin can visit the Parent and Educatee IT Support Portal to find cocky-help resources or submit a tech support request ticket.

Telephone Parent Data Line Available in Eight Languages

Parents who speak Amharic, Standard arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Spanish, Urdu, or Vietnamese tin can call a telephone data line for general information well-nigh FCPS and to receive support if they are having difficulty communicating with their children's schools due to a language barrier.

FCPS Cares We invite you to share and submit your story about a Lake Braddock staff fellow member who has gone above and beyond for your kid this year. Share the positivity, dedication and commitment that occurs hither each and every day. Click this link.

FCPS Medical Care Resource for Families

Whether your family unit needs medical intendance for a COVID-related issue, seasonal cold or allergies, injuries, routine exams, or mental health and wellness, our customs has a number of resources for you. Visit the Mental and Physical Health and Community Resource webpage for a full list of organizations that can provide back up and care.

FCPS Mental Health Resources

• FCPS Mental Health Resources
• Mental Wellness Emergency Numbers

• If you are depressed, in crisis, or just want to talk, delight text NEEDHELP to 85511 or call 1-800-273-TALK. Someone volition be there to heed.
• If you're going through a tough time, don't go it alone. Reach out to a parent, friend, or trusted adult. You lot tin also text NEEDHELP to 85511 at whatever time–day or night.

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