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Tuesday, Oct 24– Pumpkin Paint Knight Fundraiser – Registration for this event is closed.
Friday, Oct. 27– PTA Fall Festival
Friday, Nov. 3- End of the Quarter, 2 hr. early release. Dismissal will begin at 1:35pm
Monday, Nov. 6 & Tuesday, Nov. 7- No school- Teacher Workdays
Wednesday, Nov. 9- FLE Parent Preview & PTA Meeting
Friday, Nov. 10- 2nd Grade Veterans Day Program
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Important Calendar Update for March 5 Presidential Primary
The Fairfax Board of Elections has requested that schools be closed on Tuesday, March 5, to accommodate the administration of the 2024 presidential primary election.
March 5 will be a school holiday for students and a virtual School Planning Day. Central offices and school offices will remain open. SACC will remain open, as it does on other professional work days.
We had an eventful week at the Forest. Check out a few of our photos from this week.
 Congratulations to our new SCA officers!
President- Lia McCarthy
Vice President- Eden Day
Secretary- Rosie Sorenson
Treasurer-Lillian Hezel
 Fourth Grade was excited to attend a concert by the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center!
 Hero Day- Jesus and Rosie the Riveter (Dominic Cornwell and Mrs. Betz)
 Unity Day- Mrs. Malinowski's 4th grade class wearing their grade level color for spirit day.
 In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, some of our staff wore pink for Unity Day.
 Our 2nd graders had lots of fun on their field trip to the Mount Vernon Estates.
Thank you to NFS Community for Supporting our Book Fair!
Thank you to all our amazing supporters who helped make our 2023 Book Fair a huge success! We sold over $14,000 worth of merchandise, raised over $3,000 for the school and library. We also had $1650 in cash donations funding 96 student scholarships and $395 for teacher books. Parents also directly purchased over 70 books for teachers. Most importantly, students had a wonderful time visiting the fair and finding great books to read. Thank you to everyone for making this important event happen for our students.
Thank you to all who helped with the fair. It would have been impossible without you.
A special thanks to:
Go to for everything: Lauren Palsha
Teacher Wishlist/Preview/Scholarship tracking: Natalie Gashi
Selfie Station/Decorations: Nicole Taira
Outdoor Signs: Karen Baily, Gabriel Cabrera, Nicole Taira, Noholi Ongshi
Indoor Signs: Giorya Andreani
Scholarship Forms: Patty Helms
Wednesday Folders: Kerynn Steptoe
Dismissal duties: Claudia Figueiredo
News Show: Sabrina Gordon
Finance: Tawanna Kinsey
Shelving books: Gia Andreani, Mia Johnson, Lauren Palsha
Book Fair Setup: Karen Bailey, Alisha Dixon, Natalie Gashi, Amelia Mikaylova, Pamala Miles, Noholi Ongshi, Lauren Palsha, Nikki Sandiago
Book Fair Pack-up: Mrs. Alisha Dixon, Lauren Palsha, Vitaliy Mikhaylov
Count Sales: Jessica Hagedon, Lauren Palsha
15 or more Hours: Lauren Palsha, Natalie Gashi, Andi Weston
Book Fair Volunteers: Allison Ahmadi, Sara Akins, Joye Allen, Giorya Andreani, Whitney Bailey, Linda Baringer, Stephanie Branizor, Katherine Calagua, Samantha Capacillo, Adrienne Carter, Angela Coghlan, Jen Dansereau, Alisha Dixon, Natalie Gashi, Rebecca Glasgow, Linda Gross, Jessica Hagedon, Michelle Hahn, Carrie Kuberski, Julia Kuberski, Shirley Laura, Kelly Low, Karly Maldonado, Melissa Marcelo, Katrin Maslyn, Jackson Meeker, Kerrilee Meeker, Rafaela Mendleson, Pam Miles, Nancy Miller, Liz Montejano, Yesica Nunez, Lauren Palsha, Mary Pennell, Janine Provenzano, Jennifer Richards, Lisa Rollo, Kelly Roper, Dorothy Sorensen, Renee Stoner, Nicole Taira, Angela Thompson, Laura Wampler, Andi Weston, Juhyun Yoo
Student book fair helpers: Wesley Akins, Luella Baily, Kimiko Cabrera, Michael Cabrera, Santiago Calagua, Nicole Cousins, Andrew Helms, Aiden Lowe, Lia McCarthy, Ellie Meeker, Remy Pennell
Donations for Students to Participate:
Sean and Sarah Akins: $1000 for students/teachers
Christopher Porter, Megan Oliver and Family: $200 for students
Esteban and Karly Maldonado: $180 for students/teachers
Girl Scout Troop 52014 (5th and 6th graders): $100 for students
PTA: For all their support of this event
Teachers and Staff: Supporting this event
Parents that donated money to teachers using kidsCredit, please let your teachers know, the system did not provide your name, they are unaware of who donated unless you tell them.
Note: Please let me know if a name is missing from this thank you list; I want to make sure I thank everyone for the amazing help and support.
Finally, thank you to our shoppers, you were amazing! I hope you found some great book!
Happy Reading!
Lost and Found
 Our lost and found is overflowing with student items. If your child is missing an item, please have them take a look at the lost and found. All items not claimed by Friday, November 3 will be donated to our B'thrifty bin.
Tax Free Weekend is Back!
 Virginia’s three-day sales tax holiday starts Friday, October 20, and ends Sunday, October 22. During the sales tax holiday, you can buy qualifying school supplies, clothing, footwear, emergency preparedness items, and Energy Star™ and WaterSense™ products without paying sales tax. View the Sales Tax Holiday Guidelines for more information.
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FCPS News
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Federal Impact Aid Survey
- Calendar Update for March 5 Presidential Primary
- Newsletter for Military Families
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, sign up today.
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