 FCPS students continue to find incredible ways to serve their community while building Portrait of a Graduate skills such as becoming an ethical and global citizen. FCPS is excited to collaborate again with Volunteer Fairfax for the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend of Service, Saturday, January 14, to Monday, January 16. This service opportunity helps empower individuals and strengthens communities while honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Volunteer Fairfax will host several ways for the community to get involved including volunteer activities for students and adults of all ages. To learn more about the MLK Jr. Weekend of Service and the specific service activities, visit Volunteer Fairfax’s website.
January 16 - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - No School
January 17 - Parent Conversation on Alcohol & Drugs at Woodson HS
January 25 - Second Quarter Ends - 2-Hour Early Release
January 26 - Staff Development Day & Rising 7th Grade Orientation at Frost
January 27 - Teacher Workday
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Upcoming Frost MS events for 6th grade families
We are eager to begin our upcoming transition activities with our future Frost Falcons! Please mark your calendars for our Rising 7th Grade Orientation on January 26th and the Frost Family Festival on February 9th. More information is included below on each of these events.
The Rising 7th Grade Orientation is for current 6th grade students who will be attending Frost in the 2023-24 school year and their parents. This will take place virtually on January 26th at 6:30 PM. During this event you will hear from administration and school counselors who will provide an overview of Frost Middle School, course selection opportunities and the selection process. The link for this event will be sent in January. A recording of the event will be available for those who cannot attend on our Frost Student Services website here.
Please submit questions you may have about transitioning to 7th Grade at Frost Middle School. We will do our best to incorporate as many answers to your questions during the orientation. Please use this link to submit questions.
Frost will also be having the Frost Family Festival (in-person) on February 9th beginning at 5:30 PM. This is a great opportunity to get a school tour and visit elective classes to help confirm desired course selections. More information to come!
Between January 17 – 25, 2023 Wakefield Forest will be continuing our work around equity with a focus on increasing disability awareness. Ms. Prindle will be sharing the book We’re All Wonders on the morning news and teachers and other staff will be sharing about visible and invisible disabilities.
We need volunteers in our library to help with checking books in and out for students and shelving books for the rest of this school year. Please sign up here: Library Volunteering, Jan-Jun 2023. and find a time slot that works for you. It can be during your child's library class, or any other time of day as well. Please read the information on the sign-up genius before you pick slots. If you have any questions, please contact Tran Beatson at tran.beatson@gmail.com.
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Remember when you are on Amazon ordering gifts, supplies, and even daily items for your home, you can order via Amazon Smile and select Wakefield Forest as your charity. The school receives a portion of the proceeds every time you shop. Every little bit helps our school, so happy shopping and thanks for your support!
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Our new library is really taking shape!
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The Magnet Program registration window will be open from Wednesday March 1, through Wednesday, April 12, 2023. No late applications are accepted.
To learn more about the programs and the registration process, families are encouraged to attend one of the Parent Informational Nights:
- Hunters Woods Elementary, February 13, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. - In-person
- Snow date: February 21, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
- Bailey’s Upper, February 15, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. - Virtual only
- Bailey’s Primary, February 16, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. - In person
- Snow date: February 23, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
https://www.fcps.edu/registration/elementary-magnet-school-lottery
Woodson High School Chorus presents: Dessert on Broadway! Performances will be on Friday, January 27th at 7 pm and Saturday, January 28th at 2 pm and 7 pm in the Woodson High School Joan C. Bedinger Auditorium.
This Broadway Revue show is great entertainment for all ages, a wonderful musical theater experience children, parents, and grandparents can enjoy together. The show is fully staged with costumes and live band accompaniment. A sample of the musicals Woodson students will be performing songs from: Guys and Dolls, The Sound of Music, Hamilton, Matilda, The Lion King, Les Miserables . . .
And it wouldn't be Dessert on Broadway without the Dessert! Patrons come before the show to enjoy a dessert and beverage in the DOB Cafe. A highlight is the traditional Black Magic Cake. Dessert service will be from 5:45-6:45 for the evening shows and 12:45-1:45 for the matinee.
Get your tickets now: https://whschorus.booktix.com. You can also access the ticket link from our website www.woodsonchorus.org. Suggested donations for tickets are $5 Students, $10 Seniors, and $15 Adults. Dessert is $6.00.
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Woodson High School's Sports Leadership class is hosting two Turnpike basketball nights, one for boys and one for girls, where two teams scrimmage each other at halftime of Woodson basketball games. All Turnpike players can get into the Woodson basketball game for free if wearing their jersey and are accompanied by a paying adult. The girls will play on 1/27 and the boys on 1/20.
*Grades K-8 with a paying adult
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On Tuesday, January 17th from 6-8pm at Woodson HS in Cavalier Hall, (room K102A) FCPS's Student Safety & Wellness Office is presenting an ADULTS ONLY program, "Preparing Families for Difficult Conversations about Alcohol Drugs."
What knowledge and information do you have to engage in meaningful conversation with your children about drugs? In this presentation you will understand basic information about alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, and opioids; learn what you can do as a caregiver; and, identify & connect with community resources.
If you are unable to attend this in-person event, a similar virtual presentation will take place on Wednesday, February 15th. Additional information on how to access the virtual presentation will be shared closer to the event.
For additional information, please contact the Student Safety and Wellness Office at 571-423-4270.
FCPS students have unlimited access to live, on-demand, 1-to-1 online tutoring support from Tutor.com through Schoology at no cost to families. Sessions are safe and secure with over 200+ subjects covered. Tutors are available 24/7 and tutoring is also available in Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin Chinese, and French. Detailed information including FAQs and opt-out instructions are available on the Tutor.com Online Tutoring Services website.
Learn how students can log in and access a tutor by watching a video:
Tutor.com in FCPS: How it Works in English
Tutor.com in FCPS: How it Works in Spanish
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Attendance Email: wakefieldforestelem.attendance@fcps.edu
Heath Room: 703-503-2310
Parent Information Phone Lines/Support for parents who do not speak English as their first language: Parent Information Phone Lines
Parent and Student technology support: IT Support Portal
Principal: Sharyn Prindle sbprindle@fcps.edu
Assistant Principal: Amy Williams alwilliams1@fcps.edu
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