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 People with ancestral roots in Asia and the islands of the Pacific have been integral to the story of America. In 1992, May was designated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month to celebrate their heritage and contributions.Learn more about the heritage months, celebrations, and traditions celebrated in FCPS.
May 16 - G6 Math SOL
May 16/17 - G1 Field Trip to Huntley Meadows
May 17 - G5 Math SOL
May 18 - G4 Math SOL
May 23 - G3 Math SOL
May 24 - WFES Math Moment
May 24 - Patrol applications due
May 25/26 - G3 Field Trip to Sudley Historic Site
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We're grateful to our school community for honoring our staff. The PTA, parents and especially Katie Abbott did an amazing job of making the staff feel appreciated.
Every school year we have to say goodbye to some amazing staff members as they take on new journeys.
- Joan Brown (SBTS) - Retiring
- Erin Buhl - ESOL teacher at Mount Vernon Woods
- Renee Gilmore (SACC Supervisor) - Retiring
- Diana Grossman - Moving to a school near her home
- Katie Reynolds - Staying home with her son
- Alisa Waggoner - Moving to Pittsburgh
- Joanne Walton - Special Ed. teacher Mount Eagle ES
We also have staff moving to new positions within our school.
- Hana Choi - Special Education Teacher
- Martine Collin - 4th grade teacher
- Amy Dean - Special Education Teacher
- Keyanah Fearrington - 5th grade teacher
- Jennifer Kellams - 3rd grade teacher
Developing class assignments each year is a complex process. School administration, classroom teachers, counselors, special education staff and specialists all have the opportunity to provide feedback on class groupings.
If you have feedback that you would like for us to consider, please add it to this Family Input Form no later than May 19, 2023. Late submissions will not be accepted. We will consider all feedback provided, but we are not always able to fulfill requests.
We respectfully ask that you do not request particular teachers. It is unfair to give special consideration to some families when it would be impossible to grant requests from all families. Please be aware that grade level assignments for staff sometimes change, due to late enrollments or other changes. Staff assignments are determined at the end of the summer.
 Did you know that federal initiatives to reduce chronic absenteeism began during the Obama Administration with the Every Student, Every Day initiative? The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; 2015) requires states to broaden school accountability beyond achievement on standardized tests and high school graduation rates by requiring at least one measure of “school quality or student success.” The state of Virginia chose chronic absenteeism as a measure of accountability and improvement. Students who are absent 10% or more of the school year (18 days or more) are considered chronically absent.
At Wakefield Forest ES 7.5% of students are noted as having chronic absences.
https://wtop.com/virginia/2023/05/how-a-rise-in-virginia-student-absences-may-impact-school-ratings/
Plan ahead for next year with the 2023-24 school year calendar.
Principal Prindle was recognized with the 2023 First Class Award for Excellence in Special Education in the category of Elementary School Administrator at the 18th annual Special Education Conference.
This award is given to a school-based administrator who supports, implements, or designs programs and activities which include students with disabilities and result in improving outcomes for all students!
Join us for an afternoon of math games and resources to keep learning going all summer long! Parents please plan to join your student on May 24th from 4:00-5:00 pm. A flyer with an RSVP came home in your child's Thursday folder. |
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Please join us June 12th 4:00 pm for a farewell to our fabulous SACC Supervisor, Renee Gilmore.
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April was National Library month! While visiting the library this year, students have enjoyed many conversations about the new library being built as part of our renovation, and have had the pleasure of watching it come to life right from the windows of our current space.
At the school board meeting on April 27, the FCPS school board issued an official proclamation that declared the week of April 23 through April 29 National Library Week in honor of our county’s committed librarians. We are grateful to Mrs. Rapuano and Mrs. Grimsley for their work in making the library the hub of our school.
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Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener Parent/Guardian Report and Guide for families of students in grades 3-12. The updates further emphasize how SEL Screener results are used to support school and districtwide planning, in addition to support for individual students. Spring SEL Screener results will be mailed home to families in mid-May. Translated reports are available on the FCPS SEL Screener Website.
If you are still looking for summer camps, look through the FCPS Family Resource Center’s “Summer Camps - Resources for the Community” guide.
https://www.fcps.edu/system/files/forms/2023-04/accessible_finalsummer_camps_2023_002_0.pdf
If you have any questions or need assistance in registering for camps please contact the Family Liaison (Hana Kim) at hkim22@fcps.edu.
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Celebrate your child's upcoming 6th grade promotion! WFES "Congrats" yard signs can be picked up in the office at anytime. We cannot send them home with your student, so please arrange to come by the front office during our regular hours of 8:00am-4:00pm. |
Coming to an event at school? Please come check out our lost and found for any items your child may be missing. It can be found outside of the front office at the door #1 entrance. Small items (jewelry, watches, ear buds, military medals, etc) can be found in the front office. All items remaining will be donated at the end of the year.
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The school health room is reminding parents and guardians that all medication stored in the health room must be picked up no later than the student dismissal time on the last day of school Medication left in the health room after that time will be destroyed. It is school policy that medications must be picked up by the parent or guardian. Medication cannot be sent home with your student. Please contact Stephanie McNamara in the health room @ 703-503-2310 if you have any questions.
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The courtyard side of the new addition has been fully bricked.
Follow us on Twitter @wakefieldforest and @sbprindle
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The Relay for Life Club at Woodson High School is inviting you and your family to join them May 20th, starting at 5:00 PM for a fundraising event on the football field to bring the Woodson pyramid community together in the fight against cancer. Some of the events they have planned include water wars, a Kona Ice food truck, live band performances, luminaria ceremony, running relay, capture the flag, kickball, and so much more. High schoolers and adults should anticipate a $15 entrance fee, and kids are free! If you plan on coming it would help a lot if you could fill out this interest form- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc40uQ6-0WcY4igH-AIMn7DCiL56TR4rpEL-IJQUGRIzjKAiQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Please bring friends and family to help us reach our goal of $50,000. If you can’t make it but still want to make a donation or purchase a luminaria, please visit our event page with this link (https://secure.acsevents.org/site/STR?pg=entry&fr_id=104616)
Email Mrs. Hamrock at sghamrock@fcps.edu if you have any questions. See you there!
Attendance Phone Line: 703-503-2323
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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