Upcoming Events
January 20 - 12:00 pm Before/After School Sign Up deadline
January 20 - 6:00 pm STEAM NIGHT! Volunteers Needed!
January 25 - Safety Patrol Hot Chocolate Event - Donations Needed!
 All CFES students are welcome to join a wide variety of after school enrichment classes for students! For more information follow this link
Minimum enrollments need to be met to ensure class offerings
REGISTER NOW!
Classes begin January 31st
Questions? Please email CardinalForestPTA@gmail.com
Friday 1/20-CFES Family S.T.E.A.M. Night--6-8 pm. Join CFES for a Night of Wonder and Learning with an inflatable Planetarium, student created “I-Wonder” project displays, and STEAM interactive learning stations.
For those students, parents and/or teachers interested in submitting an I-Wonder Project Display, please sign up at: https://bit.ly/3WPegNf
For STEAM Night details and sign up information click HERE!
ALL STUDENTS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT!
The STEAM Night Coordination Team is working diligently on creating a well organized event, but they need help to make that happen.
Click this link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050944aaae2fa5f85-steam#/
Please consider signing up for a 1-hour shift to make this event run smoothly.
Needed positions:
- Help Managing The Planetarium (Back gym)
- Assist Student Volunteers with the STEAM Interactive tables (Electricity Table, Transmitter Table, Chromatography, Catapult Station, Space Postcards, Bernoulli's Principle, Constellation Creation Table) (Front Gym)
- The Wonder Wall (Cafeteria Hallway)
- I-Wonder Student Display room (cafeteria)
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Wednesday 1/25-Safety Patrol Hot Chocolate Event-9 am.
**Community donations and event volunteers needed** to thank our Patrols for their leadership and for helping to keep our children safe as they arrive at and leave from school each day! https://bit.ly/3PKMQFt
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Cardinal Forest Elementary School is working with the PTA to start the Watch D.O.G.S program in early 2023 and we'd love you as a volunteer! The goal of this program is to bring more fathers and father-figures into the schools, to promote safety at school, and to create more positive role models for the kids. See attached flier for more information.
Please contact cfesvicepresident@gmail.com if you are interested
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Reading Under the Stars
Gently used and new books needed in all genres for Pre-K through 6th Grade reading levels. Please do not drop off at the school…. click here for drop-off collection site: https://bit.ly/3FDPDNx
Gently used and new books needed in all genres for Pre-K through 6th Grade reading levels.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
**All Welcome! You don’t have to be a PTA member to volunteer**
Volunteer Questions? CFESPTAVolunteers@gmail.com
JOIN PTA for just $15:Sign up online!
STEAM NIGHT: Friday, January 20th 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Patrol Hot Chocolate Event: January 25th, and February 15th
Work Room Team: Let’s help lighten the staff’s load!
Workroom Volunteers needed for copying, cutting, organizing, bulletin boards, booklets, stapling, projects, hanging student’s work, etc. Second Tuesday of every month. Please consider joining the workroom volunteer team to help our teachers with their special projects. Sign up HERE!
Library Volunteers: Mrs. Hawk still needs us!! Shifts available everyday…Make your own schedule! Library Volunteer Sign Up
Tuesday Folders: Every Tuesday Morning! Help teachers stuff Tuesday folders and organize classwork for students.
Email: CFESPTAVolunteers@gmail.com if/as available.
WATCH D.O.G.S (Dads of Great Students): Cardinal Forest Elementary School is working with the PTA to start the Watch D.O.G.S program in early 2023 and we'd love you as a volunteer! The goal of this program is to bring more fathers and father-figures into the schools, to promote safety at school, and to create more positive role models for the kids. See attached flier for more information. Please contact cfesvicepresident@gmail.com if you are interested.
PTA Board Positions for 2023-24: As we start off the second half of this school year we do need to start to look ahead to next year. Both President and Treasurer have reached their two term limit. If you are interested in serving on the PTA Board and making a big impact in our CFES community, please reach out to cardinalforestpta@gmail.com. You don’t need any previous experience and we can begin mentoring you now! Board positions are for a one year term and you can only have two consecutive terms. Board nominations are due by March 14 with elections in May. Come be a part of our team!
Parent Resources
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Need Help? Contact our Family Liaison
If you have questions about navigating the school, learning about FCPS resources, or getting your student setup for success, our Family Liaison can help email motero@fcps.edu, or call (703) 923-5212, to set up an appointment.
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Family Liaison
FCPS Parent Resource Center
Dunn Loring Center for Parent Services 2334 Gallows Road, Entrance 1, Room 105 Dunn Loring, VA prc@fcps.edu or 703‐204‐3941.
- The library contains over 10,000 books, eBooks, DVDs, and CDs on topics related to parenting and educating all children, including those with learning challenges, special needs, and disabilities.
- Check out up to 6 items and keep them for 3 weeks. Renewals are easy ~ just call or email us.
- Find library resources to support you, your child, or student with help from the Parent Resource Center staff.
- Call us and we can have library materials ready for you to pick up! • Return library materials to us 24/7 in our Book Return or use the FCPS interoffice mail. Contact us for details.
Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) – Parent Resources
MCEC has large list of parent resources which were created to ease the stress of school transitions. These tools contain links to useful resources and strategies, along with example forms and letters, to support parent/school communications. MCEC
Have you heard of School Quest from MCEC? School Quest is a free, easy-to-use solution will save hours of time and can help eliminate the academic challenges transferring records that many military-connected families face.
Are you new to the area? Moving too soon? Need a little help figuring out your community or resources? Connect with me!
Mariel Otero, CFES Family Liaison motero@fcps.edu
The Parent Advocacy Handbook is for parents and guardians -- a child’s first teacher and advocate. It is believed that parents and guardians should advocate and support their children’s academic, social, and emotional growth from preschool through high school, and beyond.
Information and resources within the handbook are designed to help parents and guardians:
- Learn about their rights and responsibilities as an FCPS parent or guardian.
- Learn more about what is going on in the student's school.
- Gain skills to advocate for your student at school.
- Learn more how to monitor and help your student at home.
- Find extra help and resources.
The handbook contains answers to the many questions parents may have about the school system and how they can best advocate for their student at the various stages of their school experience.
Available in Arabic Chinese English Korean Spanish
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OTHER WAYS TO GIVE!
Staff Coffee Bar: Our amazing staff LOVES the coffee bar setup at school, and we need your help to keep it stocked. Please consider donating some K-cups, sugar, and/or shelf-stable creamer to keep showing our appreciation for all they do for our children. Items can be purchased off our Amazon Wish List: https://amzn.to/3EF6QFF
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