 Fourth grade students take turns practicing gesture drawing and modeling.
Message from the Principal
Last Friday was the first day for Innovation Hour and Electives for this school year. I hope your children came home talking about engaging in something new. Friday afternoons are filled with so much excitement!
This week will be extra active with Walk/Bike to School Day on Wednesday and the Fun Run on Friday. The Fun Run is a wonderful event, and it’s a joy to see the kids so enthusiastic. Thank you to all of our volunteers who will make this an awesome event.
Friday afternoon the WFES SCA representatives and I will be participating in the Woodson HS Homecoming Parade at 4:30 pm. We hope to see you on the parade route. #onewoodson
Positivity Project – Open-Mindedness
People who are open-minded like to consider new ideas and try new things. They examine the world from all sides and don’t jump to conclusions.
Walk/Ride to School tomorrow, October 2
Please use this opportunity to review safety rules with your children before they set off to school on their bikes or by foot.
• We encourage you to make sure your children wear helmets for their safety. Fairfax County Code Section 82-6-38.1 states the following: Any person under the age of fifteen years of age shall wear a protective helmet that meets the standards promulgated by the American National Standards Institute or the Snell Memorial Foundation while riding or being carried on a bicycle on any highway, sidewalk, or public bicycle path.
• Additionally, we have had reports of students on bicycles who do not stop at the bottom of Iva Lane before turning right or left onto Elizabeth Lane, and who have endangered walking students by riding down the hill on the sidewalk carelessly. Please help us keep our students safe.
Volunteer Meeting – October 3
Room parents, volunteers, and potential volunteers: you are invited to the Volunteer and Room Parent Orientation on Thursday, October 3 from 9:00 – 10:00 am in the library. Please call the office at 703-503-2300 for additional information.
Family Coffee – October 7
Wakefield Forest will host a Family Coffee on Monday, October 7 at 9:00 AM in the library. Our first Family Coffee will be focused on resources available to support families within FCPS. There will also be an opportunity for families to meet our new parent liaison, Miriam Pitchford. Please RSVP to Julia Ruskin at jsruskin@fcps.edu or Miriam Pitchford at mcpitchford@fcps.edu.
Literacy Information Sessions for Families
Wondering how children acquire skills that will support their reading development? Looking for ways to support your child’s reading at home? Consider attending one of the following parent information sessions in the WFES Library to learn more:
Tuesday, October 15:
6:00 – 6:45 pm for Grades K-2 parents
7:00 – 7:45 pm for Grades 3-6 parents
Wednesday, October 16
8:50 – 9:35 am for Grades K-2 parents
9:40 – 10:25 am for Grades 3-6 parents
Thursday, October 17
8:50 – 9:35 am for Grades 3-6 parents
9:40 – 10:25 am for Grades K-2 parents
Please RSVP to Suzanne Rubinstein at 703-503-2300 or to sprubinstein@fcps.edu.
Grade Six Houses: Read All About It!
Read all about our new sixth grade initiative:
https://www.fcps.edu/blog/wakefield-forest-es-creates-house-system-students
Opt-out Forms
Family Life Education (FLE) opt-out forms are coming home in this week’s Thursday folders.
General opt-out forms and information can be found at https://www.fcps.edu/registration/opt-out-forms.
All 32 schools in Region 5 of Fairfax County Public Schools are uniting together to support the humanitarian crisis that has occurred in the Bahamas due to Hurricane Dorian. We have all witnessed the devastation from this deadly storm and we want to be able to help. There are an estimated 18,000 children in crisis, and many children have lost everything they own. We are calling each of our communities to action!
Over the next two weeks, we will be fundraising by using a GoFundMe page. The link is below which also includes a link to a video for more information. All proceeds will go to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Our funds will go to water, shelter, food, clothes, backpacks, books, and other school materials.
Please join Region 5 in making a difference. Any amount can be helpful! The fundraiser will run from Wednesday, September 18th to Friday, October 4th.
Please click this link to go to our GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/sam3qu-hurricane-dorian-relief
Thank you for supporting this cause!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 2 – National Walk to School Day
2:50 – 3:20 pm: Patrol Officers Meeting
Thursday, October 3
9:00 – 10:00 am: Parent Volunteer Meeting in the library (corrected time)
Friday, October 4
9:30 – 10:30 am: Howling Wolf Fun Run
2:20 – 3:20 pm: Electives/Innovation Hour
4:30 – 5:30 pm: Woodson HS Homecoming Parade
Wednesday, October 9
7:30 pm: PTA Meeting
Thursday, October 10
2:50 – 3:20 pm: SCA Officers Meeting
Friday, October 11
2:20 – 3:20 pm: Electives/Innovation Hour
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