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Hello Bull Run Families,
This final week before Winter Break was full of exciting events in addition to all of the great learning! We had everything from door decorating contests, a band and strings concert, and tomorrow will be the 2nd annual "Mr. Marotta's Snowflake Treasure Hunt" (ask your child about it)! All the while, moving forward with our literacy and math curriculum among other things.
As we close out the 2025 portion of the school year, please take some time and speak with your children about entering 2026 with a spirit of compassion, empathy, grit, determination, and pride in our community and ourselves. #chargerSTRONG
Upon return from the break, we will be having assemblies to refresh and reset everyone about STRONG expectations and student rights and responsibilities.
Reminders:
Tomorrow is our final winter spirit day! Wear your ugly or not so ugly holiday sweater or shirt! It is also our annual school-wide sing along! The staff and students always look forward to it, so it will be a fun event for all! I will take some videos and post it on Facebook tomorrow.
During the winter break the school building will be CLOSED. If you need anything please contact me directly via email or Talking Points.
The Bull Run administration and staff wish you and your families a Happy New Year and we hope that you have a wonderful holiday season!
-Mr. Marotta
*This will be the final Bulls Bulletin until we return from the Break.*
December 14- December 22: Chanukah
December 22-January 02: NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)
December 25: Christmas Day
December 26- January 1: Kwanzaa
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*The full FCPS 2025-2026 calendar can be accessed here.
Our 5th and 6th grade band and strings students did a wonderful job at their Winter Concert this past Tuesday evening.
Remaining BRES Winter Spirit Days
Get ready to show your school spirit with our last fun dress-up day tomorrow!
❄️ Bundle Up for Arctic Adventure Night!
Join us for a "cool" evening of learning and fun at our Family Literacy & Math Night! We’re turning the school into an Arctic Adventure to help our students thaw out with some great books and math challenges.
When: Thursday, January 22nd Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Where: Bull Run Elementary School
We have a full night of activities planned across the building:
Literacy in the Library: Dive into Arctic-themed reading activities and earn some fun rewards.
Math in the Gym: Explore math through interactive games that make numbers exciting.
Pizza in the Cafeteria: Hungry? We’ll have pizza for sale for $2 per slice.
*Important Note: This is a family event, not a drop-off program. All students must be accompanied by an adult throughout the evening.
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On January 24, several Bull Run staff members will be taking The Polar Plunge!
This is a fundraiser where half of the proceeds will go to Special Olympics VA, which helps run tournaments for our own Special Olympics team. The other half will go directly to our school to support more opportunities for inclusion for all.
Our goal is to fund adapted equipment and raise enough money for a large communication board for our playground, which will support those in our community with verbal communication difficulties.
Please consider donating, sharing this post, joining our team, or just coming out to the event and watching us freeze! | | 
