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Dear Wakefield Forest Families,
As the school year progresses, we have already seen situations when a substitute would be required. FCPS central office is currently only funding substitutes when a staff member will be absent for more than two days. As a school we are working to cover all absences, but there are only so many available staff members to provide this coverage. In the case that we are unable to cover a class, work will be posted in GoogleClassroom and an email will be sent to families that morning. We apologize that this may be a reality for our students; please know we will do our best to provide continuous synchronous teaching.
WFES ESOL teacher Mary Muratore is hosting a virtual ESOL parent information session to help parents better understand how FCPS supports our families and students who speak a language in addition to English. Please join her, using the link below, tonight, Tuesday, September 22 at 7:00 pm. The session will be recorded if you are unable to attend.
https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/e1ac2ed56ff04841a25cd745620b65d2
Thank you.
Sharyn Prindle
Principal
@WakefieldForest
@sbprindle
Breakfast and Lunch Distribution at Wakefield Forest
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Office of Food and Nutrition Services is offering healthy breakfast and lunches at locations throughout Fairfax County this school year under the USDA National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. Through December 31, 2020 the grab and go meals will be provided at no cost for students at several sites throughout the county. FCPS students are welcome to come to any of the sites to pick up a meal during these time periods. All FCPS students (regardless of age) are eligible for free grab and go breakfast and lunch, as well as other county children, under the age of 18. Adults picking up meals for children should let staff know how many children's meals they need. Adults may pay $2 for the meals as well.
Breakfast and lunch will be available to pick up at the same time. Breakfasts and/or lunches are available at Wakefield Forest Elementary from 7:25 – 7:35 am Monday through Friday. Please look for the school bus in the Kiss and Ride line.
As a reminder, it is important to follow social distancing guidelines. Be sure to stand a minimum of 6 feet apart from others and practice regular hand washing, including prior to leaving a residence to pick-up meals, upon returning home, and before consuming food.
For more information, go to the FCPS website: https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/food
Exciting News from the Wakefield Forest Library
We are excited to be offering curbside book pick up for all WFES students!
Our first pick up day will be today, Tuesday, September 22, from 1pm to 4pm. Here’s how it works.
- Students may put up to 5 books on hold for pickup.
- Students may also request additional books or fill out a form to request a “mystery bag” of books chosen for them by Mrs. Rapuano.
- Please see this link for all the details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qpOs8zofqJXdalZIY-IAC3UeP4A6rMzP/view?usp=sharing (you must be logged in to your child’s FCPS Google apps account to access the link). This flyer is also available on all the specials Google Classrooms.
- Emails will be sent to parents/guardians and to student Gmail accounts when holds are ready to be picked up and the day/date of the next pick up day. Please wait for this email before coming to school for book pick up.
Returning books
- Library books may be returned to WFES on weekdays from 8:30am to 3:30pm. There will be marked bins outside the front door for books being returned.
- Emails and printed notices were sent to the parents/guardians of all students who still have books checked out from last school year. If you received a notice, please return the books or pay the replacement costs ASAP.
If you have any questions about any library-related matters, please contact Mrs. Rapuano at alrapuano@fcps.edu.
Band/Strings/Music Exploration News
Students in Grades 4, 5 and 6 will receive their new specials schedules and Specialist BBCU links in class this week; and starting September 29, we will begin following these new specials schedules. Band and strings students should have their instruments and Music Exploration students should have their recorders ready. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Mrs. Cradler (Band) nacradler@fcps.edu
Ms. Sleeman (Strings) csleeman@fcps.edu
Ms. Hibbitts (Music Exploration) ghibbitts@fcps.edu
iReady Assessment
The online iReady assessment (also known as the universal screener) provides an initial view of all students’ foundational skills to help teachers identify where students are in reading and/or mathematics. This assessment will not be part of your student’s grades. Between September 11th and October 30th, students in grades 1-6 will take the iReady Reading and Math assessments. Students in Kindergarten will take the iReady Reading assessment only. More information about the assessment can be found on the FCPS Universal Screener Parent Notification webpage.
This fall, students will take iReady at home instead of at school. Teachers will discuss the assessment with students in advance, including how to log in and what to expect. Resources to help families administer the assessment at home can be found on the FCPS Universal Screener webpage. There are short videos to explain your part and what to expect. These videos are in multiple languages.
For questions, please contact your child’s teacher.
Mental Health Support
We understand that this is a stressful time for students and families. If your child needs a check in from a member of our mental health team, please complete this survey and one of our staff will reach out.
Mondays
On Mondays we will host grade level class meetings from 8:30 – 9:00 AM. Teachers have been assessing students individually. Based on the data collected, teachers will develop small groups Monday mornings and Tuesday – Friday afternoons. This information will be provided to you directly from the teachers. Small group instruction cannot be recorded and we ask that you have your child participate during the scheduled time. Teachers are communicating to families the work students should be completing on Mondays. We ask that you review the teachers’ communication in order to support the work that needs to be completed. Attendance is taken on Mondays.
Technical Tips
- If you have not yet set up account recovery info, please do so here: https://itweb.fcps.edu/accountrecovery/index.cfm This will allow you to request a password reset anytime (K-12th grade) for your child, and the link to reset will go right to your email or smartphone. If you have an FCPS laptop, you DO have to drive by the school and do a restart (can do in the kiss-n-ride loop) anytime you do a password reset.
- If your child is having technical problems with their laptop (for ex, microphone not working, screen going dark, etc.), please go to this site:
https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/technology-support-families
You will be able to reference troubleshooting videos or place an online request for assistance (you will need to scroll down to Parents and Families – Do you need Tech Support?). Those requests go directly to WFES tech staff, who will respond as quickly as they are able.
- Also, if you have an FCPS computer that says HP on the top, please keep those plugged in after use as they can have problems if the battery drains all the way.
Important Links to Stay Informed
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