June 1, 2018
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Tonight, June 1st
Anti-Bullying Movie Night
Willow Springs Girl Scout Troop 1149 is hosting a movie night to raise funds for the Fairfax Partnership for Youth to support anti-bullying initiatives.
WSES Cafeteria
6:15 p.m. - short presentation
6:30 p.m. - Wonder viewing
Admission is free but donations are encouraged. Pizza by the slice, soda, water and other snacks will be available for purchase as well. 100% of proceeds will go to support the charity, so please be generous! Please contact gstr1149@gmail.com with any questions.
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 Our SCA officers load up the Western Ministries
truck with our first load of donated food items. Adam McDermitt, a former
Willow Springs student, is now actively helping the ministry. Please continue to send in your donations
Dear
Families,
Happy June everyone! It's been a wonderful 2017-2018 school year and
we're looking forward to the last ten days being the very best ones
yet. We have had a great week wrapping up SOL testing, and are engaged in
great projects and activities throughout the school. Tonight, Girl Scout Troop 1149 is hosting a movie night to raise awareness surrounding anti-bullying
initiatives. We hope you'll come out and join us around 6:00 p.m.
As
the weather gets warmer, we're having more and more children taking advantage of
the ability to walk or bike to school. With this in mind, we'd like to
remind our parents (and children) to always put safety first. Many of the
children utilize the walking paths that are accessible from the public
roads. As always, when there is high student volume, drivers need be
extra careful, courteous, and follow all traffic patterns and posted
signs. Also please remind all children who utilize the pathways to look
both ways before attempting to cross the street. Safety is always our
number one priority!
Our
amazing SCA sponsors, Manda Krimmer and Eleanor Aban, dedicated a great deal of
time on Sunday to painting buddy benches for our playground. If anybody wants a buddy, students head to the buddy bench as a signal that they want someone to play with. These will
serve as a way to make sure nobody feels left out, and create empathy in all of
our students. Thanks to everybody who helped make this happen with their
time and resources.
Next
week will prove to be a very busy one, full of culminating and celebratory
activities. Wednesday, we will celebrate our amazing volunteers at our
Volunteer Lunch at Trattoria Villagio. Our school is the incredible place
it is due to the wonderful support that we receive from our community!
All week, our 4th Graders will be showcasing their annual wax
museum, sharing history with the entire school. On Thursday our fantastic
band will be showing off their talents at their Spring Concert. We are
also challenging mathematical minds with our Challenge 24 Tournament. Can’t wait for the fun to begin!
Dylan Taylor,
Principal
Rashida Green,
Assistant Principal
Sara Van Aalst,
Assistant Principal
ALL WSES Students are Invited to Participate in the Annual 6th Grade Food Drive
(May 29 - June 14)
 Donate food items to this box located in our main lobby, May 29 - June 14.
As part of our end of the year celebration, the sixth graders are asking students to donate food items to support Western Fairfax Christian Ministries. The pantry has a need for nonperishable "Kid Foods" such as:
- Macaroni and Cheese
- Pop-top Ravioli
- Ramen Noodles
- Cereal
- Canned Meat
- Fruit Cups
- Snacks
- Treats
- Juice
- Non-Refrigerated Milk
All food items donated will be deeply appreciated. The purpose of this project is to instill in our students the idea that as good citizens we help our community. Thank you. If you would like more information or have questions, please contact Mrs. Pierce at rbpierce@fcps.edu.
2nd Grade Visits the Zoo
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School Supply Kits
on Sale Now!
Get a head start on the 2018-19 school year by purchasing your child's school
supply kit! Campus Survival Kits is pleased to be partnering with the Willow
Springs Elementary PTA once again to offer pre-packaged sets of the supplies
requested by your child's teacher. Kits will be delivered to the school prior
to our Open House in August and will be waiting for your child in his/her
classroom. In addition, based on the percentage of students who order a kit,
WSES will be eligible for FREE refills on select supplies next January - that
means fewer emails home requesting additional supplies! You can view and order
the kits online at www.campussurvivalkits.com/willowsprings.
Order by June 30 to avoid the shopping rush in August while helping our school
earn free supplies!
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Library Book Returns Past Due
Parents, please check with your student to see
if he/she has any overdue library books. More than 150 of our students have at
least one overdue library book! Students who
have overdue books have been told at their weekly checkouts. Those with
long overdue books have been receiving overdue notices or a parent e-mail was
sent. All books need to be returned to the library. We are happy
to send a picture of the book if it is requested. Contact Mrs. Hurley achurley@fcps.edu
with any questions.
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Lost & Found Items
All Lost & Found items will be donated to a
local organization on June 15th. If you are missing items, please
stop by during school hours to check the lost & found rack.
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End-of-Year Medication Disposal Guidelines
Per Regulation 2102, all medication stored in the health room must
be picked up no later than 1:00 p.m. on the last day of school, June 15,
2018. Medication left in the health room after that time will be
discarded. It is school policy that medications must be picked up by the
parent or guardian. Medication cannot be sent home with your student.
Any questions please contact our school clinic at 703-679-6010.
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Kindergarten Registration is Open
Children who reach the age of five on or before September 30, 2018 are eligible to attend Kindergarten for the 2018-19 school year. Please go the Willow Springs website for registration information and to sign up for an appointment.
WSES Looking Ahead
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Tonight, June 1st – Anti Bullying Movie Night, 6:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 6th – Volunteer Appreciation Brunch, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Trattoria Villagio (7145 Main Street, Clifton)
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Wednesday, June 6th - PTA Budget Meeting, 7 p.m. (WSES Cafeteria)
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Thursday, June 7th – Band Concert, 7 p.m. (WSES Cafeteria)
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Friday, June 8th – Schoolwide Challenge 24 Math Tournament
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Monday,
June 11th
– Strings Concert, 7 p.m. (Centreville High School Gym)
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Wednesday, June 13th – 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony, 9:30 a.m.
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Friday, June 15th – Last Day of School; 2 hour early dismissal @ 2 p.m.
If
you are planning ahead for the next school year, check out the 2018-19
school year calendar online. Notable dates include the first day of school,
August 28; Thanksgiving break, November 21-23; Winter break, December 24,
2018-January 4, 2019; Spring Break, April 15-19, 2019; and the last day of
school, June 13, 2019.
Visit the Willow Springs Elementary PTA website.
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