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May 31, 2019
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Tonight, Friday, May 31st
WSES PTA Family Movie Night
GIRL SCOUT MOVIE NIGHT – THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART
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Put on your favorite pajamas and grab your sleeping bag, because it’s movie night! Tonight, May 31st, in the school cafeteria, Girl Scout Troop 1149, as part of their annual service project, will be hosting a family movie night to raise funds for the Head Start Program. There will be a short presentation on why they selected Head Start, followed by a viewing of the movie The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free but donations are encouraged. Pizza will be available and concessions will be sold on-site. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to support Head Start.
Annual Sixth Grade Food Drive
 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. http://www.wfcmva.org/food-pantry
The food drive will be held Tuesday, May 28 – Thursday, June 13, 2019
The pantry has a need for nonperishable “Kid Foods” such as macaroni & cheese, pop top Ravioli, Ramen noodles, cereal, canned meat, fruit cups, snacks, treats, juice, non-refrigerated milk, etc.
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.
1st Grade Patriotic Assembly
 Our first graders proudly performed at the Patriotic Assembly this afternoon.
A Message from the Health Room
The clinic is reminding parents and guardians that all medication stored in the health room must be picked up no later than 12:00 p.m. on the last day of school, June 13th. 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. Please call Ms. Claudio at 703-679-6010 with any questions.
WSES SOL Score Reports
All SOL scores will be sent to families along with the final progress report. If your child qualifies for a retake, you will be contacted individually with that information. We will not provide individual scores at this time. Students have worked very hard during testing, and we are so very proud of them!
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Kindergarten Registration Now Open for 2019-20 School Year! |
If you have a child who will reach the age of five on or before September 30, 2019, they are eligible to attend kindergarten for the 2019-20 school year. If your child meets the age requirement and lives within the boundaries of Willow Springs Elementary School they may be registered at this time. Please sign up for a registration appointment. Forms and documents required for registration can be found through this link (scroll down to Student Registration) to the Willow Springs website. Student registrations have a direct impact on teacher staffing so the sooner registrations take place the better able we are to staff accordingly. Please call 703-679-6071 or email Liz Flaherty with any questions.
TDAP Reminder for Rising 6th Graders
All students entering 6th grade MUST have documentation showing that they have received their Tdap vaccination prior to the start of the school year. (For students who do not turn age 11 until September, an exception can be made IF parents present documentation that a doctor's appointment is scheduled for the child to receive his/her Tdap in September.) Contact Liz Flaherty, Registrar, eaflaherty@fcps.edu, with questions.
Please consider volunteering to help out in our cafeteria. We are short a cafeteria hostess so the extra hands would be helpful. No training required, the hostess will give you a bucket with condiments, etc. to pass out as kids raise their hands for help.
Hope to see you in the cafeteria! The kids love seeing new faces!
We're Celebrating Mrs. Stough!
 Mrs. Stough is a committed and dedicated teacher. She has consistently provided effective programs that have encouraged and empowered her students to learn and achieve their personal best. She is heavily invested in her students and is always looking for ways to improve her classroom environment that will foster creativity and excellence. She is a gift to our school.
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Celebrate a Staff Member
Did you know that you can submit an FCPS cares for an employee? We invite you to submit your story about a staff member who goes above and beyond. This is a great way to share positive feedback.
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On April 25, the School Board approved modifications to the 2019-2020 school calendar for next year. A summary of the changes can be found here, along with a link to the new calendar. |
2019-20 School Year Calendar Changes; Notable Dates
New Virginia legislation requires that schools opening prior to Labor Day must be closed the Friday immediately preceding Labor Day. As a result, FCPS’ 2019-20 Standard School Year Calendar has changed and Friday, August 30, is now a holiday for students. In addition, the Board voted to move the March school planning day to Tuesday, March 3, 2020, to accommodate the 2020 presidential primary.
Other notable dates include the first day of school, August 26; Thanksgiving break, November 27-29; Winter break, December 23, 2019-January 3, 2020; Spring Break, April 6-10, 2020; and the last day of school, June 12, 2020. See the 2019-20 school year calendar.
Looking Ahead
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Friday, May 31st - Girl Scout Sponsored Movie Night, The Lego Movie 2, WSES Cafeteria, 6:30 p.m.
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Thursday, June 13th - Last day of school for students and 3 hour early release; 1:00 p.m. dismissal
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Friday, August 23rd - Willow Welcome! Come and meet your new teachers!
Visit the Willow Springs Elementary PTA website.
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