Principal Updates
Dear Trailside Families,
We are at the interim point for the third quarter and are definitely seeing signs of learning recovery across the school. The past two years have been an extreme challenge for each of our students in their learning journey. This year, we have focused on building relationships and meeting each student where they are at. As we have progressed through the learning recovery, we are also seeing a need to increase the rigor in both instruction and assessment. Please be aware that we anticipate that some students may experience challenges in their learning; however that is not a bad thing. We need to support our students as they encounter more challenging and difficult learning experiences; this is how they will grow in their learning and mastery. Grades will also reflect this increase in rigor and many students may not continue to earn all A's and B's. Please support our teachers as we guide your children to be strong, independent learners and problem solvers. Our focus is on the learning journey and not on the grade. We talk a lot about growth mindset. Here is an excellent video describing what growth mindset is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN34FNbOKXc
All my best,
Bridget M. Beichler
School Contact Information
“Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.”
― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
Email: bridget.beichler@lcps.org
Website: https://www.lcps.org/Trailside
Location: 20325 Claiborne Parkway, Ashburn, VA, USA
Phone: 571 252 2280
Twitter: @TrailsideMiddleSchool
