From the Administration
Dear Weyanoke Families,
Happy New Year! The Weyanoke Staff were excited to welcome students back to school this week! The students are getting back into school routines and reconnecting with their classmates after the long break. As we continue with in-person instruction, I want to share a few reminders:
- Our students will continue to have 30 minutes of outdoor recess and should come to school dressed for the weather (hats, coats, scarves, gloves, etc.).
- Students, staff and visitors are required to wear a properly fitted mask. Please review the Fairfax County Public Schools Health and Safety Guidance Document for 2021-22. It includes information about face masks, mitigation strategies and other health topics.
- Students who are not feeling well should remain at home. Please complete the Attendance Form or call the attendance line at 703-813-5484 to report your student’s absence.
At school, we will continue to utilize ongoing mitigation strategies, including increased cleaning protocols, mask wearing, hand washing, and social distancing. Working together, we will keep Weyanoke safer for our students and staff.
 Last week, students and staff were out for five snow days. In this photo, student Gabriel Otaizo makes the most of it by sledding down a snowy slope!
Calendar Reminder
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Schools will be closed on Monday, January 17 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. On Thursday, January 20, we will dismiss students at 1:20 for the end of the second quarter. Students will have no school on Friday, January 21 or Monday, January 24 due to a teacher workday and Professional Development day. School will resume as normal on Tuesday, January 25. |
Weyanoke Elementary School Family Market
FREE Groceries for Your Family
- Welcome back! Join us Thursday, January 20, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for our Weyanoke’s Family Market!
- Weyanoke Elementary School is partnering with the Capital Area Food Bank to offer monthly distributions of nutritious groceries to families of the Weyanoke community, free of charge during the school year.
- This year Family Market Nights will be held outside as a drive-thru market. Walk-up services will be available for families without a car.
- The CAFB will be providing pre-packed boxes/bags of dry goods and produce, one box of each per household.
- This is open to all families who have students at Weyanoke Elementary.
- Help us keep Family Market Night safe! Masks or face coverings are REQUIRED for market participation, and we ask all participants to maintain social distancing by keeping 6 feet or further away from others.
- Household information (no names) and zip code will be needed at each Family Market Night. This information will be given to the Capital Area Food Bank.
- Market days/times may be subject to change, due to the ever-changing health situation. Please keep an eye out for Weyanoke’s News You Choose for market updates, or visit our website https://weyanokees.fcps.edu
- Feel free to contact: Dorothy Walsh - Weyanoke’s Family Market Site Coordinator at dlwalsh1@fcps.edu.
Stay safe everyone, and we will see you there!
 Thank you, Principals!
January 8-14 is Virginia School Principal Appreciation Week. Thank you, principals, for stepping up in so many ways over the past two years and for your commitment to our students, staff members, and parents.
School COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics
Fairfax Health District and Fairfax County Public Schools are hosting school-located COVID-19 vaccine clinics for children ages 5–11 years old.
All vaccinations are FREE.
Lynbrook Elementary School
5801 Backlick Road
Springfield, VA 22150
February 1, 2022
4:30 PM–7:00 PM
Here is what you need to know before you go:
Attendees are not required to be a student at that school. All children, including those who attend private schools or are home-schooled, are welcome.
Only the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that is approved for children ages 5–11 will be offered.
No appointment is necessary, as registration will take place on site. If you arrive after all vaccine has been administered at a particular clinic, please visit www.vaccines.gov to find a vaccination location nearby, or call the Fairfax
County Health Department’s vaccine call center at 703-324-7404.
Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or another responsible adult at all community vaccination sites.
"Touchdown Confirmed" Virtual Field Trip Opportunity
Touchdown confirmed," announced Swati Mohan to roaring applause from mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. "Perseverance safely on the surface of Mars, ready to begin seeking the signs of past life."
Dr. Mohan is the guidance and controls operations lead for the Perseverance rover mission, acting as the "eyes and ears" for NASA's most sophisticated spacecraft to date.
The Future Brighter is proud to announce that Dr. Mohan will provide a special virtual talk for 3rd through 6th graders to give a glimpse into the life lessons that helped her get to where she is today!
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Date: 1/28/2022, 4:15 – 5:15 PM (ET)
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Speaker: Swati Mohan, Perseverance Mars Rover Mission -
Guidance, Navigation, & Control Systems Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Topic: Life Journey and Passion for Space Exploration
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Sign Up: Space is limited, sign up here! The first 50 signups will receive a chance to ask a question directly to Dr. Mohan
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Softball League Registration
The Virginia Stingrays Recreational Softball (VSRS) league is looking for players for our 10u (born 2011-2014) and 12u (born 2009-20010) divisions to join us for our 2022 spring season. VSRS is a rec league that recently partnered with the Virginia Stingrays travel team to create an introductory level fastpitch softball program.
Practices and home games are in the Annandale area.
Visit http://www.stingraysva.org/vsrs for more information and registration instructions.
Interested?
For more information contact tomdicksonvsrs@gmail.com
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Register Now for Spring 2022 Little League
Annandale-North Springfield Little League
Register at www.ansll.org
For boys and girls ages 4 to 16
Contact us at info@ansll.org
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School Year 2022-2023 Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Program Information
Each year, rising kindergarteners and first graders have the opportunity to participate in DLI programs available in French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish offered at Bailey’s ES, Fort Hunt ES, Fox Mill ES, Great Falls ES, Kent Gardens ES, Lake Anne ES, Laurel Ridge ES, London Towne ES, Orange Hunt ES, Powell ES, Ravensworth ES, and Rose Hill ES through a county-wide lottery process. Online registration for this lottery process opens on January 24, 2022. Registration is open to all rising kindergarteners and first graders living in Fairfax County. A SIS account is required to complete the application. If a student is not currently enrolled in FCPS, registration at the base school for the upcoming school year will be required. Please be aware that FCPS does not provide transportation for students who reside outside the attendance area of the DLI schools and a one-time fee of $100 must be paid upon acceptance of an out-of-boundary placement (see Notice 5922).
In the DLI Program, children spend half of the day learning content (math, science, health, and language arts of the partner language) in a partner language. The other half of the day is spent learning in English focusing
on English language arts and social studies. The instructional program follows the Fairfax County Public Schools Program of Studies at each grade level. Students are able to connect the skills learned across both languages through the extensive use of manipulative and concrete hands-on activities.
Program Sites and Informational Meetings
PTA News
Happy New Year!
First General PTA meeting of the year this Thursday, January 13th at 7pm in the Weyanoke cafeteria
All parents are welcome, whether you are a PTA member or not. We will be discussing the PTA run clubs in more detail as well as upcoming activities like the Spelling Bee and Career Day. Principal Usher will be there as usual to give us an update on what’s happening at Weyanoke.
Come be informed and discuss what’s going on at school, share your ideas, and have any questions answered. As always there will be a Spanish translator and activities to keep you children entertained if you bring them along.
NOTE: The PTA Movie Night scheduled for 1/28 has been canceled.
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Speak to Empower Club (STEP)
Learn public speaking, leadership & acting skills
Meet high school mentors!
Every other Thursday (start date 1/6)
- FREE afterschool program!
- Directed by FCPS high school students
- Meets next door at Thomas Jefferson HS
- Mainly for 3rd grade and above
Sign up at bit.ly/stepwes
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This year, the PTA is partnering with Weyanoke’s School Counselors to host a Career Day! We are looking for parent volunteers to share what they do with students on 3/25. We are looking for ALL KINDS of occupations, business owners, hourly/salary, part-time/ full-time, any and all industries. We are looking to give students the best idea of the MANY options available to them after they graduate high school.
Please submit a presenter interest form through this link: https://bit.ly/31XuufA
The Weyanoke Spelling Bee is Coming Up!
Wednesday, February 10, 2022
Snow Date: February 24, 2022
Spelling Bee will begin at 6:30, participating students must arrive at 6 p.m. In the Weyanoke Gym.
Register online by clicking this link
Register quickly so your child will get the word study list and have plenty of time to prepare.
Register by Thursday, January 13th.
Questions?
Email: mamileyla@hotmail.com
Call:703.609.4902
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Upcoming Events
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Thursday, January 13, 7:00 p.m. - PTA General Meeting in the Cafeteria
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Monday, January 17 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - No School
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Tuesday, January 18, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Holmes Middle School Curriculum Night (virtual) for families of rising 6th-8th grade students who will attend Holmes in 2022-2023
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Thursday, January 20 - Two-Hour Early Release from school
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Thursday, January 20, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Weyanoke Family Market Night
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Friday, January 21 - No School
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Monday, January 24 - No School
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Wednesday, February 10, 6:30 p.m. - Weyanoke Spelling Bee
Click to see the full 2021-2022 School Year Calendar
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