 Note from Dr. Sheers
It’s hard to believe it is June! Just 10 more days of school. Every year it
gets to this time in the school year and I marvel at how quickly the year has
passed. I am proud of what the students learn and our teachers accomplish
during the school year. We have a lot to celebrate! Read more about our
year in review at: https://westspringfieldes.fcps.edu/features/year-review
News and Notes
Thank you!
We are delighted to take
this opportunity to extend our gratitude to our volunteers who enrich the lives
and learning of our children. Our dedicated parent volunteers assist our
students in so many ways. We wish to also extend our gratitude to the PTA members
who spend countless hours supporting our school, teachers and families.
Specifically, we thank Kathy Tran, PTA President and her PTA Board for their
countless hours, enthusiasm and support. Thank you all for helping make West
Springfield the special place it is. Finally, thank you to our families as you
support your child’s learning at home by sharing a love for
learning.
Staffing Changes
The end of the
year inevitably brings changes to our West Springfield staff and we are saying
goodbye to some teachers and staff members who have made a significant impact
on our school.
Classroom
teacher, Ms. Megan Woodward, is leaving the teaching profession to pursue other
career opportunities. Kindergarten teacher, Ms. Doreen Pagliaro, and Music
Teacher, Ms. Darshia Allwine, are retiring. Special education teacher, Ms.
Hattie Gore, has accepted a preschool position in Alexandria City Public Schools
and special education teacher, Ms. Caroline Scarborough, is also leaving the
teaching profession to pursue other career opportunities.
Ms. Kimberly
Brown, instructional assistant, who has accepted a special education teaching
position in Fauquier County and say goodbye to instructional assistant, Ms.
Cindi Kuenzi, who is moving to Vermont and librarian assistant, Ellen Dorey,
who is moving to Dayton, Ohio.
When you are at
West Springfield, please be sure to send your best wishes to the fabulous West
Springfield staff members who are leaving us. We wish them the very best!
Attention Fifth grade parents!
All rising 6th grade
students must have their T-dap booster shot prior to the beginning of the 2018-19
school year. Please turn in proper documentation to our registrar, Misty
Edwards, in the front office.
Moved or Moving?
We need to have
current addresses for all our students! If you have moved, please stop into the
school office so we can update our records. If you are planning to move, also
be sure you let the school office know.
Let the Games
Begin
WSES Annual
Staff v. 6th grade volleyball game will be Wednesday, June 13 at
9:30 a.m. If the weather permits the game will be held on our Blacktop Court
(outside) where other grade levels will join to watch the game. Students are
encouraged to wear sunscreen and 6th graders should bring a water
bottle as well.
6th
Grade Promotion Ceremony
As our school
year comes to an end, we look forward to recognizing and celebrating our 6th
graders on Thursday, June 14 from 9:15 – 11:15 a.m. in the gym.
End-of-Year Medication Disposal Guidelines
The school Health Room is
reminding parents and guardians that all
medication stored in the clinic must be picked up no later than 2:05 pm on 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.
Medication
authorization forms for next school year may be obtained from the school or
online at https://www.fcps.edu/resources/student-safety-and-wellness/school-health-services.
If you have any
questions, please contact our school health aide Gilda Rodrigues or Jennifer
Knorr public health nurse at 703-638-8616.
WSES Book Swap
On Tuesday,
June 5 for grades kindergarten thru 6 here’s the scoop on how it works:
- Like-new
children’s books (appropriate for students in grades K-6) will be accepted the
week of May 29 -June 1. Please note: we
will not accept books that are torn, stained, yellowed, or in otherwise poor
condition.
- For each book that the students bring in
to swap (up to a maximum of five), a new book may be taken from the selection
provided.
- If students bring in more than five
books, they will be considered a much appreciated donation to our classroom
libraries and/or a local charity. We can never have too many books!
- No books to bring in from home to swap?
No worries! Please fill out the form and indicate “0.” We’ll take care of the rest.
- Students will be given time to swap
during school hours on the Book Swap day Tuesday, June 5.
Coming Soon
WSES
is launching our new Mustang Summer Reading and Fun program. This new
program will be based in a school wide google classroom and offer lots of
resources to engage our students this summer. There will be a Google
Classroom site for grades 1-3 which includes different themes such as
dinosaurs, space, animals and much more. Each theme will offer fun
videos, arts and crafts, activities and tons of books from our online book
program MyOn and also book lists for students to use at the public libraries.
There will also be a school wide Google Classroom for grades 4-6 which will
explore themes such as fiction, non-fiction, science fiction, fantasy and
biography. These older grade themes will also provide activities and videos and
lots of books geared for our older students here at WSES. Our goal is to
provide unique learning opportunities for all students so that everyone can
find something fun to explore.
Field Day (Make-Up Day)
Grades 3-6 will be held on Friday, June 8 the theme:
“Mission Impossible”
All parents are encouraged to provide students with the following
recommendations:
- Apply sunscreen before they come to school in
the morning.
- Bring a full water bottle with their name on
it.
- Bring an extra change of clothes to get
changed into after the field day events are over.
Sign up to volunteer for 3-6 Field Day at:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0848acaa2dabfe3-wses1.
Girls Summer Camp
Lady Spartan Girls Basketball Summer Camp is happening
again this year June 18- 22, 2018 (this
is the only session). This camp is advisable for all girls entering
grades 3-9. Each camper will receive a
camp shirt, camper evalution, daily stations, lectures and an experienced
staff. If you register by June 1 you will get a camp ball. On the last day of
camp, team and individual trophies will be awarded along with a chance of winning
the money shot. Camp cost is $175. For team or family discounts call
703-913-3873 or email Mr. Bill Gibson at wrgibson@fcps.edu. Camp will be held at Washington Irving Middle School.
Spartan Summer Youth
Camp 2018
Basketball
camp will be held at Washington Irving Middle School during the hours of 9:00
a.m. until 3:00 p.m. for rising grades 4-9 ages 9-15 years old. For more
information and registration contact Coach Marshall at DLMarshall@fcps.edu or (202) 297- 8973.
Session
1- June 25-28, 2018 cost is $100, register by June 8 cost is $85
Session
2- July 16-20, 2018 cost is $165, register by June 8 cost is $125
Save the Date
Monday, May 28 Memorial Day (No School)
Tuesday, May
29 Rotational BBQ Day
for lunch at WSES
Friday, June 1
Author Steven K. Smith Visit
Tuesday, June 5 Book Swap
Thursday, June 7
PTA Town Hall Meeting (Cafeteria) 9:00 a.m.
Friday, June 8 3-6 Field Day
Wednesday, June
13 Annual Staff v. 6th
Grade Volleyball Game
Thursday, June
14 6 Grade Promotion
Ceremony 9:15
Friday, June
15 2 Hour Early
Dismissal (1:35 p.m.)
Last day of School
Looking Ahead:
Thursday,
August 23 Open House
Tuesday, August
28 First day of School
Wednesday,
September 12 Back to School
Night
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