 Weyanoke students enjoyed a beautiful Field Day last week, full of team-building activities both indoors and out.
Upcoming Events
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October 21-25 - Fall Book Fair. See below for details.
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October 21-25 - Digital Citizenship Week
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Wednesday, October 23, 4:00-7:30 p.m. - Family Shopping Night for the Book Fair
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Friday, November 1, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - PTA Bingo Night
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November 4 and 5 - Teacher Workdays. No School for students
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Monday, November 11 - Veterans Day Concert, Math Fun Day & Thanksgiving Luncheon
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Positivity Project: Perpsective
You appreciate when people see things in different ways. You have the ability to understand the world from multiple points of view.
Perspective is also referred to as wisdom and is distinct from intelligence. People with this strength are sought out for advice because they see the big picture and can make sense of the world’s complexity. This strength of perspective gives individuals the ability to see to the heart of difficult matters and achieve clarity. Most importantly, they are honest and behave in an ethically consistent manner.
Perspective is usually gained over time, as one accumulates more knowledge and experiences. However, developing perspective is not only a matter of time. It comes from truly listening to others when they talk and working to understand new points of view when reading books, listening to stories, or watching movies.
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Arctic Adventure Book Fair
Reading for pleasure unlocks the power of information and imagination and helps children discover who they are. Here’s what you can do to help children develop stronger reading skills and a love for reading:
- Set the example. Let children see you read.
- Have a collection of books in your home. Update this collection routinely to keep up with changing tastes and reading skills.
- Support our school’s Book Fair. Allow your children to choose their own books to read.
Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shaping your child’s reading habits.
- Book Fair dates: Monday, October 21 – Friday, October 25, 2019
- Family Shopping Night: Wednesday, October 23rd from 4:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Two NEW shopping options! Book Fair eWallet is a safe and convenient digital payment option for your student to shop the Fair cash-free. If you’re not able to attend the Fair, try our new online shopping. We’ve partnered with the Scholastic Store to offer over 6,000 products that ship direct to home (with free shipping on book-only orders of $25 or more)! Online shopping is open from October 12 – October 25, 2019. Visit our homepage to get started:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/weyanokeelementaryschool.
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Digital Citizenship Week
FCPS is celebrating Digital Citizenship Week from October 21-25, 2019! This year’s theme is Media Balance and Well-Being: Developing a Healthy Relationship with Your Technology. Our school is celebrating Digital Citizenship Week with spirit days and activities focused on developing healthy habits around technology use. Students will have a choice board to select at least one activity a day that matches the daily theme. Parents can also choose to sign up to receive text messages from Common Sense Media with Tips for Health Tech Balance (for children ages 3-8).
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Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Student Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid.
Returning this form is important because information from this survey results in an additional $3 million in grants each year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For each school-aged child in your household, please complete, sign, date, and return the survey to your child's school. If sections 1 and 2 of the survey do not apply to you, just check the box in Section 3. All forms must be signed, dated, and returned by October 30. All results are CONFIDENTIAL.
Video link - https://youtu.be/uPqC3BLf3Ow
Parent Coffee
Please join us for our Parent Coffee! This will be a great opportunity to exchange ideas with other parents and school members.
Topic: Getting to Know Fairfax County Public Schools
What are we going to talk about?
- Get to know school personnel
- How to effectively communicate and collaborate with the school
- Suggestions and resources to help your child’s academic development.
When: Friday, November 8, 2019 at 8:45 a.m.
Where: Weyanoke ES Library
If you have any questions, contact Sandra Roldan, Parent Liaison at 703-813-5430 or skroldanllor@fcps.edu.
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Veterans Day Concert, Math Fun Day & Thanksgiving Luncheon
Please join us at Weyanoke Elementary School on Monday, November 11, 2019. It is a day filled with fun, food, and families! Enjoy a ‘Mighty United’ Veterans Day Concert, participate in Math Fun Day Activities, AND enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving Lunch!
We would like to recognize local veterans of the United States Armed Forces during this program. If you or a family member or friend have served or are presently serving in the United States military, please consider joining us on November 11th.
Thanksgiving Luncheon Menu
- Roasted Sliced Turkey with Stuffing and Cranberry Sauce
- Black Bean Burger on Bun
- Mashed Potatoes and/or Steamed Green Beans
- Frozen Fruit Juice Cup or Fresh Fruit
Price: Adult $4.50 per meal or Child $2.75 a la carte menu (non-student)
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Edison Academy to Host Annual Apprenticeships & Skilled Workforce Career Exploration Fair November 7, 2019
Edison Academy will host an Apprenticeships and Skilled Workforce Career Fair on Thursday, November 7, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to be sponsored by Wegmans Food Markets in the Edison High School Auxiliary Gym. The fair is designed to encourage interest among high school students and recent graduates in the in-demand skilled career fields that are attainable through two-year degree programs, certifications, apprenticeships or on-the-job training.
Fairfax County high school students, recent graduates, and their parents are invited to attend this free event to meet business, education and industry leaders from Northern Virginia who offer skilled workforce employment, education, training, and apprenticeship programs.
FCPS students, parents, recent graduates, school counselors, career coaches, and others who wish to attend should register at: https://forms.gle/gFoR5t1TcRBzD38C6
Edison Academy and Edison High School are Fairfax County public schools located at 5801 Franconia Road in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County.
Our Wegmans Food Market sponsors are located at Hilltop Village Center in Alexandria, Fairfax, Chantilly, and other Virginia locations.
For more information about this event contact: ecwilliford@fcps.edu
Careers for skilled workers particularly in the construction-related trades, service industries, manufacturing, and information technology are growing. Many require less than two years of education to attain certifications or an Associate degree while other careers may offer employment immediately after high school graduation through apprenticeship and on-the-job training. Salaries and wages are competitive. Many employers offer opportunities to their employees for educational assistance, enabling them to rapidly advance. This event promotes these career opportunities.
Featured Staff Member: Whitney Lemke
Whitney Lemke is in her 11th year of teaching. She taught 6th grade for 8 years at Woodburn Elementary in FCPS and then moved overseas to teach for 2 years at Dubai American Academy.
Ms. Lemke loves to travel the world, explore museums and try delicious new foods! She also loves teaching dance at a local studio.
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Bring your ID!
Please don't forget to present your Photo ID when checking your student out of school! You will also need your ID when visiting the school. Thanks for your cooperation!
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Bingo Night
Weyanoke PTA presents Bingo Night on Friday, November 1 from 6;00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Weyanoke Cafeteria.
Come and have some old fashioned fun with your family and friends!
Food, drinks and snacks will be available for purchase. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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PTA Direct Donation Drive
As the Weyanoke Parent Teacher Association (PTA), we believe that every child matters and we aim to enrich the educational experience of all children. Every child should have an opportunity to go on a field trip, attend assemblies, or participate in Science Night. This is why the PTA is so important!
The PTA has two major functions:
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Communicating and Partnering with Administrators, Teachers, and other stakeholders in Fairfax County Public Schools to advocate for Weyanoke students and families.
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Funding and/or organizing field trips, assemblies, Science Night, the Spelling Bee, and other activities to benefit the Weyanoke Community.
These programs help develop our children’s minds and reinforce the lessons they are taught by our wonderful teachers. To fund your child(ren)’s activities, the Weyanoke PTA needs to raise at least $10,000. To reach this goal, we are implementing our Annual Direct Donation Drive.
What is a Direct Donation Drive? Rather than having families purchase items where only a portion of the money goes to the PTA, a Direct Donation Drive is where we ask families to make monetary donation directly to the PTA. In past years, a student might sell a pie or wrapping paper for $20 and the PTA would only earn $4-5 to benefit the school. Through the Direct Donation Drive, however, 100% of the money goes to Weyanoke to fund field trips, assemblies and other important school activities.
Last year, we raised enough to pay for every class to go on a field trip, the Spelling Bee, Science Fair, and other activities. This was especially impressive since not all of our families participated. This year we are asking for every family to participate and reach out to additional family and friends so we can have an even more successful drive.
Talk with your children and come up with a list of people (grandma, friend next door, a pastor, an aunt) who care about the kids and can donate -- even if it’s just a small amount. If each of us were to receive just $10 from five people who we know, love, and trust, we would raise over $20,000! Just a little bit from each of us will go a long way, and we could do even more for our students, such as providing after school clubs for FREE or more field trips which the kids really enjoy and appreciate!
Donations can be sent to the school in the attached Donation Envelopes or through the Online Portal: https://squareup.com/store/weyanoke-elementary-pta
The donation drive goes from October 15 to November 15. We have given students the opportunity to earn some prizes through raffles as well as a grand prize at the end of the donation drive based on the amount and number of donations raised. The kids will be encouraged daily at school during the remainder of October and into November. All donations are tax deductible.
Thank you for your being a part of our community and supporting the school through the PTA.
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