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October 4, 2019
 Mrs. Willison's 2nd graders enjoy a Crazy Sock Day after meeting their classroom goal.
Willow Springs Families,
First off, we’ve had an absolute blast working with all of you over these past two weeks to make our Boosterthon a smashing success. Thank you for participating, donating, volunteering, and cheering us on!
Now that the activities are over, we’re celebrating that our Willow Springs Elementary School community collectively raised over $42,000! We had pledges from ten countries and all 50 states! THAT IS AMAZING! We ended up WAY over our goal and is just another example of what makes our school so remarkable.
National Walk to School Day was also a huge success this week. This event was made possible by the generous donations and support from our dedicated community. It helped facilitate discussions on how to live a healthy lifestyle, as well as reduce the impact our carbon footprint has on the world. Thank you to all who participated and helped make this happen. We loved seeing families incorporating exercise as a way to get to school while also promoting environmental awareness. As always, we want to encourage the use of buses and walking/biking to school. Additionally, please remember that the walking paths are for the neighborhood only. They should not be used as a secondary kiss and ride line. Additional traffic adds a dangerous element to what should be an excellent path to walk to school.
Next week our AAP information session will be facilitated by Sandy Guidice-Murray, our Advanced Academics Resource Teacher, where she will provide information and resources about the continuum of services proudly offered at Willow Springs. More information is listed below and found on our website.
Be sure to follow us on twitter @WSESfox to see the magic happen every day.
Mr. Taylor, Principal
Mrs. Green, Assistant Principal
Ms. Hassen, Assistant Principal
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Positivity Project |
This week, our students learned about open-mindedness. Open-mindedness is the willingness to actively search for evidence that goes against one’s favored beliefs, plans, or goals. Open-minded individuals are able to weigh all evidence fairly, when it is available. They see the other side and fight the tendency to have a bias for their own views. And, rather than favoring the socially dominant views, they give attention to those that are less dominant.
This character strength helps individuals build knowledge about specific issues or points of view – and provide sound recommendations and advice. Open-minded people do not jump to conclusions. Instead, they seek out and examine all of the available evidence before forming an opinion.
This is a great time to ask your kids how they are being open-minded!
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Field Day Volunteers Needed |
Want to spend a couple of hours laughing and hanging out in the great outdoors with some of the most wonderful students you will find anywhere? Please consider joining Mr. Silvis, Mr. Burda, and all of the students at Willow Springs for our annual Field Day, Friday, October 18th! (Rain Date, Friday, October 25th). There will be relay races, games, cooperative activities, and so much more. 1st, 5th and 6th grade will be participating from 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and Kindergarten, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th will be participating from 1:40-3:40 p.m.
To volunteer, please visit our Sign Up Genius at:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B4EA9AA2AA31-2019
AAP Parent Information Meeting
An AAP parent information meeting will be held at Willow Springs on Friday, October 11, 2019 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the cafeteria. Mrs. Murray, the Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART) will provide information about levels of service at Willow Springs as well as explain and answer questions about the screening process for AAP services. The meeting is open to all K-6 parents. For information on the Fall Level IV Referral Process (Deadline: October 10, 2019 for students new to FCPS) and the fall ability test retake deadlines, please read the September Newsletter on our Willow Springs Elementary School website or contact Sandy Murray with questions.
You're Invited
Our next Family Tech Talk is Friday, October 18, at 8 a.m. in Ms. Li's classroom 133.
The topic will be MyON, Tumblebooks, Typing Club, and Scholastic Books. Students are welcome to attend, however if they cannot, YOU MUST HAVE YOUR CHILD’S LOG IN INFORMATION!!! Also, please keep in mind that you/students are welcome to bring your device.
 Visit the library!
Our library is located at the Dunn Loring Center for Parent Services 2334 Gallows Road, Entrance 1, Room 105, Dunn Loring, Virginia. We are open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Check out up to 6 items and keep them for 3 weeks. Renewals are easy - just call or email us.
- Find library resources to support your child with help from the PRC staff.
- Call us and we can have library materials ready for you to pick up! 703-204-3941
Browse the library online!
Search for a book, DVD, or CD: https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/103238
Returns are easy!
- Return library materials to us 24/7 in our Book Return located at Entrance 1 of the Dun Loring Center for Parent Services.
- Use our PONY Bag to return items to your child's school. The FCPS Pony Mail will send it back to us and save you a trip to Dunn Loring!
If you can't get to us, we can get to you!
- Use the inter-library loan system within Fairfax County Public Schools - contact us for details.
Email us at prc@fcps.edu or call us at 703-204--3941
Looking Ahead
More information about each event will be sent out as dates get closer:
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October 11 – Advanced Academic Program Info Meeting
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October 14 – Professional Development Day - Student Holiday
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October 16 – Restaurant Night, Joe's Crab Shack, 4-8 p.m. 12831 Fair Lakes Pkwy, Fairfax
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October 16 – PTA meeting, 7 p.m. Willow Springs Library
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October 18 – Field Day
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November 4-5 – Student Holidays
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November 14 – Tech Night
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November 22 – Dr. Seuss Movie Night: Horton Hears a Who
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December 6 – WSES Spirit Day - Dress like a character day & WSES Family Game Night
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December 7 – Barnes and Noble Book Fair, 1:00 p.m. 12193 Fair Lakes Promenade Drive Fairfax
Notable dates include Columbus Day, Monday, 10/14, School Closed, 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.
Visit the Willow Springs Elementary PTA website.
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