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School Hours: 9:15 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday School building opens for students at 9:00 am
Office: 703-988-8900
Attendance: 703-988-8989
January 4, 2023
Dear VRES Families,
Happy New Year! I hope you and your families enjoyed a relaxing and joyful holiday break!
Prior to the break, our committed Young Scholars met for several weeks with a focus on developing critical and creative thinking skills in the mornings prior to the school day with our fearless leaders, Ms. Brittany Wade- Advanced Academic Resource Teacher, Ms. Schilling- 5th Grade Teacher and Advanced Academic Lead Teacher, Ms. Tulk- 5th Grade Teacher and Ms. Campbell-Math Resource Teacher.
As you know, the FCPS Young Scholars (YS) model seeks to identify and affirm, from an early age, students with high academic potential from groups historically underrepresented in advanced academic programming. Students enjoyed a variety of learning activities and also incorporated Portrait of a Graduate skills into their final projects. I was pleased to observe the YS model in action at our school last month. As one student shared with me, “It doesn’t seem like learning at all, we are just having fun!” Kudos to our students, families and strong instructional staff for creating opportunities for all of our students to excel! I hope you enjoy a few pictures from my visit.
You will notice that we have provided a health resource at the bottom of this message to support you and your family navigate through the health challenges at this time of year. Information about how to keep your family safe and when to keep your child at home are included in this update from the Fairfax County Health Department.
In closing, I want to invite you to our annual Viking Family Night scheduled on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 beginning at 6:30 pm. It will be an educational and fun-filled event for all!
Best wishes,
Ms. Bumbrey
School Respiratory Illness Letter 2022-2023
Young Scholars
Upcoming Student Holidays
The following dates are student holidays. There will be no school on these days.
January 16 - Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
January 25 - 2 hour early release - Students dismissed at 2:00 pm
January 26 - January 27 - Student Holidays
Viking Family Night
Viking Family Night will be held on January 24th, 2023 from 6:30 - 7:45 pm. This K-6 event will focus on Math, Literacy and Social/Emotional learning. More information will be shared soon!
Pre-Order Yearbook Sales are Now Open
Yearbooks can now be pre-ordered. Sales will run through April, with a discounted early bird rate for orders placed BEFORE JANUARY 6.
Purchase yearbooks here:
https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectStudent?isAdvertisementOnly=False&jobNumber=5662223
***Ms. Tuben and Ms. Adkins will be hosting a custom yearbook cover contest for 4th, 5th and 6th graders. Details were sent home in your child's Wednesday envelope. The winner will have their design on the cover of this year's yearbook. Deadline for submissions is January 6. Please contact Ms.Tuben or Ms. Adkins with questions.
***Personalized yearbooks can be ordered, but will only include your child's name and not their photo this year. Please contact Kelly Long with questions.
***There are a limited number of yearbooks from last year available for purchase. Please contact Kelly Long if you would like to purchase one.
Kelly Long: kalong928@yahoo.com
Parent Night at Westfield High School
The FCPS Student Safety & Wellness Office is hosting a Parent Night for the Westfield Pyramid on Monday, February 6, 2023 at Westfield High School from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Please click the link below for the flyer with more details. This is an Adults Only event.
Westfield High School Parent Night Meeting
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