February 9 - Frost Family Festival for Rising 7th Graders

February 10 - Little Heroes Military Breakfast

February 13 - SCA Spirit Day - Fire & Ice

February 15 - WFES Spelling Bee

February 15 - Virtual Parent Substance Use Education Night

February 22 - Spring Picture Day

In case you missed it, last weekend was the Lunar New Year!  The Lunar New Year is a holiday that marks the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar, which is the calendar traditionally used in many east Asian countries including China, Vietnam, Singapore, and South Korea. In these and other Asian countries, it is one of the most important holidays of the year. The Lunar New Year is all about ushering in luck and prosperity with family. Read more about Lunar New Year and its animal symbols in National Geographic Kids. This year is the year of the rabbit.

Try building a tower with one hand or play a musical instrument with your eyes closed. These were some of the activities in the specials classes to help build awareness around disabilities. Wakefield chose the weeks of January 16th and 23rd to participate in Inclusion Week. All of the teachers in music, PE, STEAM, and Library designed activities to help students see the benefits of inclusion and the many ways to make that happen.

In STEAM, 5th and 6th grade students built mechanical hands after learning about the advancements in 3d printed prosthetics. Many students took this opportunity to adapt the design for a specific purpose or function. Second through fourth graders attempted to build towers with several types of building materials using only one hand. Many found that having a partner was the best way to proceed. Kindergarteners and first grade built wheel chair ramps with the correct rise to make their house accessible to our Ozobot robots. 

In our Library, the first graders read the book Dancing With Daddy about a girl with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome. Ms. Rapuano led a discussion with second graders on the jobs a service animal can do for someone followed by the book Rescue and Jessica. Third and fourth grade discovered how many people can overcome a disability when they read the book 25 Women Who Defied Limitations.

Wakefield Forest is proud of our military connected families. Currently approximately 11% of our students have members of their home serving in active duty, reserves or the National Guard. 

We will host our second Little Heroes Breakfast on Friday, February 10, 2022 from 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM in the library. We invite our military families and students to join us with their breakfast that morning to meet other students/families, play games, and make crafts together.

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-June 2023. and find a time slot that works for you. It can be after morning drop off, 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.

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.