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Dear Glen Forest Community,
The last two weeks have been extremely busy! I shared in my last newsletter that we were preparing for a visit from Channel 5 Fox News. During their visit, some students and staff members were interviewed, and we held a mini pep rally that was highlighted on the morning news. Our students did an amazing job cheering on the Nationals by singing the “Baby Shark” song. Of course, it helped as the Nats won the World Series the other night! If you missed the news footage, you can see the interviews and our mini pep rally on our Glen Forest website.
This week we held our annual Book Fair and children had the opportunity to buy some wonderful books at very reasonable prices! We love the fact that our students love to read! Hopefully, you had an opportunity to stop by and purchase some books for upcoming special occasions with your family.
For some, yesterday was Halloween, but at Glen Forest, it was our Book Character Day, and everyone enjoyed dressing up to highlight their favorite book. I know the students enjoyed the festivities and especially the parade, and our staff outdid themselves with being creative in their team outfits! Check out our Twitter feed to see photos from our day.
Today ends our 1st quarter of school and students will be off on Monday, November 4th and Tuesday, November 5th. Teachers will be holding parent conferences and learning about our new initiative, POG POL! POG POL means “Portrait of a Graduate Presentations of Learning” and highlights the five essential attributes for student development and growth during their educational experience in Fairfax County Public Schools. These attributes are:
- Communicator
- Collaborator
- Creative & Critical Thinker
- Ethical & Global Citizen
- Goal-directed & Resilient Individual.
For this year, our staff is focusing on various skills within the Communicator and Collaborator attributes. We are very excited to be selected as a pilot school for the county!
This year we have made a change and moved our annual Family Thanksgiving Luncheon to Veterans’ Day, so that more of our families can join us as we celebrate and are thankful for being part of this wonderful school community. Please consider parking further from the school as we anticipate a large crowd! Check your children’s backpacks next Wednesday for detailed information.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mrs. Choate
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School Board member, Sandy Evans, is retiring at the end of the year. The Mason District community is hosting an informal retirement reception for her on November 21 from 7-8:30 pm at Justice High School. If you would like more information and/or would like to attend, please use this link. The entire school community is invited as well as our parent community and students. See below for more information.
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Also, if you would like to assist in other ways; such as artwork or centerpieces to decorate the room, please contact Jenna White, Glasgow PTA VP of Outreach at 703-863-3604.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reception-for-retired-school-board-member-sandy-evans-tickets-78242370035
Quick event details
Thursday, November 21
7:00-8:30pm
Justice High School Little Theater
please rsvp using the Eventbright link
No school:
Monday, November 4, 2019 AND Tuesday, November 5, 2019
These are TEACHER WORKDAYS. It is also the end of 1st quarter.
Enjoy the long weekend! School reopens November 6.
Please complete and return your student's Impact Aid form as soon as possible! The survey helps FCPS identify federally-connected students and support its request for Impact Aid resources. FCPS anticipates receiving about $3,000,000 annually in Impact Aid funds. Thank you!
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Glen Forest Elementary School
Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon
Monday, November 11, 2019
You are cordially invited to join your child(ren) during their lunch time(s) in the GFES Cafeteria.
Guest lunch cost = $4.50 GFES student lunch is FREE
Alternate option: Black Bean Burger on Bun
Purchase tickets at door on November 11. Exact change would be greatly appreciated.
No bills over $20.00 will be accepted.
The Glen Forest Parent Liaisons host a series of Home-School Learning Connections for families of GFES students. The goal is to equip parents with skills, programs and strategies to ensure that their children perform at their highest educational level.
Wednesday, November 13 @ 9:45-10:45 am
Glen Forest ES - Cafeteria
Motivating for Student Success
Please join us for a presentation about how to motivate your student to achieve academic success. This information will be presented by Ms. Angela Ulsh, one of our Advanced Academic Resource Teachers (AART) who will explain how to use specific strategies with your child at home.
We look forward to seeing you then!
The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) of Glen Forest Elementary School happily presents a new and unique series of parent meetings for the 2019-2020 school year. These meetings will be held once a month from 7 – 8 pm at GFES. The topics will range from FCPS parent resources, fire safety, health department and the list goes on. Mark the dates and more information will follow. We hope you will join us for these informative meetings. Our next meeting is:
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
7 pm to 8 pm
GFES Cafeteria
Please join us for an informative session on childhood health and wellbeing. Our Public Health Nurse, Parisa Saifollahi, from the Fairfax County Health Department, will present an overview of how to keep your child(ren) healthy all year long and how to best take care of them when they are sick.
Translators will be available.
Please join us for a great evening.
Get connected to help you and your children be healthy.
Be Informed, Stay Involved!
Keep your contact information up-to-date
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