Upcoming Dates
March 2 - 2 Hour Early Release
March 3 - No School
March 10 - Reading Under the Stars - Volunteers Needed
March 14 - Workroom Day
Virtual PTA Meeting, Tuesday, 3/14 @ 7pm. Registration required…Click Here
March 27 - 30 - Scholastic Book Fair
May 8 - 12 - Staff Appreciation Week
March is National Reading Month
Children, teachers, parents/caregivers, and community members around the nation come together to read books and celebrate the joy of reading. Here at Cardinal Forest, the PTA is also supporting the joy of reading, beginning with the upcoming Book Bracket (pictured), Reading Challenge Bingo, the “Reading Under the Stars” Used/Free Book Store, and the “Reading Under the Stars” Finale Event on Friday, 3/10. Stay tuned for more details!
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Both the President and the 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. |
PTA Board Positions for 2023-24:
**Nominations Needed in order to have a PTA Board next year**
What happens if we don't find a President or Treasurer and need to disband?
- All money raised by the PTA placed under the control of the VA PTA
- Important school events like STEAM Night, Heritage Night, Turkey Bingo, and Movie Night will no longer occur
- Volunteer support for the library, workroom, staff appreciation events, and as grade-level liaisons will cease
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PTA funds will no longer be available for school use for assemblies, Field Trip transportation, teacher grants,school projects, equipment, and educational items
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Parents will lose an organization that gives them direct access to the school administration and advocateson their behalf at school.
Contact CardinalForestPTA@gmail.com and enhance the Cardinal Forest Community Experience for our children and the CFES staff!
Nominations are DUE BY MARCH 14th.
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!
Reading Under the Stars Student Used “Book Store” Set-up & Volunteer Shifts:
The community has been donating used books since November, and now we need your help to set up the store and run the READING UNDER THE STARS event.
*Thursday 3/9 @4pm. Transport books from Jessica Eddy’s house & Set-up Store (vehicle needed).
*Friday, 3/10 (during school hours). Work a volunteer shift to help students find a book and “check out”.
Click Here to set up and work Used Book Store
Reading Under the Stars Event Set Up & Volunteer Shifts
Friday, 3/10 (Afternoon/Evening Shifts). This event includes Children’s Book Authors and other Community Leaders, who will read to CFES Students to inspire a love of reading.
Click Here to volunteer for READING UNDER THE STARS Event
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!
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Tuesday Folders
Every Tuesday Morning! Help teachers stuff Tuesday folders and organize classwork for students.
Email: CFESPTAVolunteers@gmail.com if/as available.
Staff Appreciation Week
Save the Dates: May 8th-May 12th. This is the Staff’s FAVORITE Week of the Year!! Be a part of the planning, shopping, phone calls and hear Thank You and see huge smiles from the CFES Staff! Planning begins soon…contact CFESPTAVolunteers@gmail.com if interested.
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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