2025 Kindergarten Orientation

Magnet & Spanish Immersion

• Preschool
  • 7 Full Day Classes
  • 3 Half Day Special Education Classes
• Kindergarten Grade
  • 6 Spanish Immersion Classes
  • 6 Full Day English Classes
• 1st Grade
  • 6 Spanish Immersion Classes
  • 5 Full Day English Classes
• 2nd Grade
  • 6 Spanish Immersion Classes
  • 5 Full Day English Classes

Arts Integration

• Field Trips to Kennedy Center
• Teacher Training &  Coaching
• Concentration Circle
• Arts Integration during school day,  some examples:
  • Tiny Toy Tales, Tableau, Dramatic Story Retelling, Learning through Movement
• Arts Integration Festival
• Arts Integration Parent Day

Getting Ready for Kindergarten

• Help your child learn to say and write his or her first and last name
• Visit the library
• Read books together
• Sing and say the Alphabet
• Count – count - count
• Play games 

School Hours

• Arrival 8:50 - 9:00 a.m.
• Late/Tardy Bell 9:00 a.m. (all students must be in class)
• Dismissal begins 3:40 p.m.
• Students dismissed 3:45 p.m. 

Breakfast and Lunch

• Universal Breakfast - All students receive a free bagged breakfast upon arrival
• Lunch - Currently all students at Bailey’s receive a free lunch or may bring lunch from home.

School Health Room

• We have a full time Health Room Aide (Ebelin) supported by our Public Health Nurse (Caroline).
• If your child requires medication, contact the Health Room to understand forms needed and procedures.

Immunization Requirements

Virginia law requires parents to provide documentation of age-appropriate immunization for students attending school. 

• A properly completed immunization record signed by a licensed physician or local health department employee must be provided.
• For a complete listing of necessary immunizations, please check  General Registration Immunizations .
• Families should contact their health care provider to obtain any needed immunizations. 
• Fairfax County Health Department's five clinics offer immunizations.

First Days - Student Safety

• First day of school - parents welcome during arrival
• Starting second day - only students enter the building
• Make sure your child’s first name, teacher, and either school name/phone or parent phone number is on your child’s backpack