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Dear GFES Families,
As we draw to the end of 2018, I want to share with you what a joy and privilege it is to be YOUR school principal. I love Glen Forest Elementary School! I think we have a fantastic school. Our teachers and staff work amazingly hard to ensure that your children have a top-quality education. It is always a joy to see our students in the halls and in classrooms. Thank you for sharing your children with us, and for partnering with us in the educational process for these wonderful children. On behalf of all of us at GFES, I want to wish you and your family a wonderful Winter Break. Let me be the first to wish you a Happy New Year as we embark together in 2019.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Choate
Principal
Please join us on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. for a community meeting to discuss potential solutions to improve traffic flow around Glen Forest Elementary School. The neighborhood street leading to the school is heavily used by buses and cars. We want to engage the community on potential solutions that will make the arrival and dismissal times safe for students, parents, staff, and the community. Fairfax County Public Schools staff and Mason District School Board Member Sandy Evans will join us.
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Parents of 2nd-5th grade students are invited to hear information about the Advanced Academics Level IV Program on Tuesday, December 18 at 6:30 pm in the GFES Library. Our speaker will be our very own Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Haynes, AAP Teachers. There will be a Q & A session too. |
Each month we host a Family Food Market and last month the Market was a tremendous event. The volume of fresh fruits and vegetables, canned goods and frozen meat was remarkable. We appreciate the support of our school community to host these month events, and we appreciate the partnership we share with the Capital Area Food Bank. GFES families are welcome to come to these Market dates. The next Family Food Market will be on Wednesday, December 12 at 6 pm in the GFES Cafeteria.
When Inclement Weather Strikes
e-Notify Emergency Messages Will Be Communicated via New Vendor Beginning December 14
Fairfax County Public Schools will be moving to a new vendor to provide emergency and essential email, text, and phone notifications beginning December 14, 2018. If you currently receive emergency and essential communications via email, text, or phone, you do not need to do anything as you will continue to receive this information.
Parents and guardians who have included a cellphone number (in the cellphone field) on a student’s emergency care card will receive a text message on December 14 to confirm the account is set up to receive text messages from FCPS. You do not need to do anything when you receive the text message from the new vendor, School Messenger, on December 14th. If you do not receive a text message, please check the contact information listed on your child’s emergency care card in weCare. Your cellphone number must be listed in the cellphone field in order to receive text messages from FCPS.
New this year, parents can enter their student’s cellphone number in weCare so that their student will also receive text messages for delayed openings, school closings, and late bus notifications. The student’s cellphone number will need to be entered in Section 4, under Additional Information. If the student’s cellphone is listed in weCare, they will also receive the text message on December 14.
Emergency and essential information includes:
- Emergency
- Delayed openings/school closings
- Attendance
- Early release
- Buses running late
- Low lunch balance
- Power, telephone, internet outages or facility repairs
- Back to school information
- Important testing dates
If you have recently changed your contact information, please be sure to update the emergency contact information in weCare.
As a reminder, in addition to email and text messages, all FCPS weather delays and openings are also posted on Twitter, Facebook, FCPS website, school websites, and local radio and television broadcasts.
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Winter Break
December 24, 2018 through January 4, 2019. School resumes on Monday, January 7, 2019.
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Be Informed, Stay Involved!
Keep your contact information up-to-date
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