Calendar Reminders
February 3 - Rise Against Hunger Event @ Colvin Run ES
February 7th - School Photos (individual &class) 📸
February 12th - Club Photos 📸
February 19th - No School / Presidents' Day
February 23rd - PTA Bingo Night *see flyer below
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FES TRASH OR TREASURE
💗 WHAT: Candy Wrapper collection in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation and the Rubicon Company
💕WHEN: The entire month of February
💗WHERE: Forestville Main Lobby
💕WHY: The candy wrappers will be recycled into "doggie bags" instead of going into a landfill!
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National School Counseling Week
February 5-9 is National School Counseling Week, and highlights the tremendous impact school counselors have in helping students achieve academic success and planning for a career. Our school counselors, Mrs. Schnaue and Mrs. Powers work with students in a variety of different capacities, whether it is through classroom lessons, group sessions, or individual counseling. Take a moment next week, to let our school counselors know how much you appreciate them! 💟
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Picture Day 2/7
School Picture Day is coming Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Images will be available to view and purchase approximately two weeks following our school's picture day. Save time and Pre-order online here.
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End of Quarter SIS StudentVue and ParentVue Availability
The SIS StudentVUE and ParentVue Gradebook module will be unavailable from Thursday, January 25 at 4 pm to Monday, February 5 at 6 am to allow for teachers to complete their second quarter grades. Second quarter report cards will be available in SIS ParentVUE on February 5 at 6 am. A copy of your child’s report card will be sent home on Friday, February 9.
Purchase a Yearbook!
Yearbooks are available for purchase now here. (School code 21994)
Reach out to the yearbook team at community@forestvillepta.org with any questions.
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FCPS Summer Camp Information
The FCPS Career and Technical Education (CTE) office is once again planning engaging summer enrichment programs for students! For our current Kindergarten - 5th grade students, we have Tech Adventure Camp. For our current 6th - 11th grade students, we have CTE Summer Academy. Please see the links below for more information and how to register.
Tech Adventure Camp (Gr. K-5), July 8-22
CTE Summer Academy (Gr. 6-11), July 8-26
Student Transfer Renewal Application Opens February 15
A student transfer is valid for one year only. A parent or guardian must submit a renewal application each year for student transfer consideration. A renewal application may be submitted for students who continue to meet the same student transfer criteria as indicated on the original student transfer request. For students no longer meeting the same student transfer criteria, a new transfer request must be submitted.
For detailed information regarding the renewal process, please visit the Online Student Transfer Application: Renewal Process webpage.
Magnet School Application and Lottery Information
The Magnet Program registration window will be open from Tuesday, March 5, through Friday, April 12, 2024. No late applications are accepted.
To learn more about the programs and the registration process, families are encouraged to attend one of the Parent Information Nights:
- Bailey’s Upper, February 6, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. (Virtual only)
- Hunters Woods Elementary, February 12, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. (In-person)
- Snow date: February 26, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
- Bailey’s Primary, February 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. (In-person)
- Snow date: February 21, 2024 at 6:00 p.m
Learn more about the FCPS Magnet Programs here.
📰FCPS News
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Superintendent to Present Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget
- Here Comes the Bus App
- Career Exploration Event for High School Students
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
One of our most beloved events is back again this year with the help of our volunteer co-chairs, Lauren Hertling and Arati Mahna. Get your tickets on our Memberhub site and get ready to have a fun time with Mr. Mills returning to call Bingo for us!
Volunteers are needed to make this a success! Please sign up to help us on Friday 23 February 2024 for BINGO Night and the Ice Cream Social! There are slots available for teens who might be looking for volunteer hours! For questions, please contact Anna Griffin at social@forestvillepta.org.
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Yearbook Announcement
We are excited to announce the return of the Forestville yearbook cover contest for 2024! Our theme this year will be "The World is your Playground". All students are invited to submit their entries by February 29th, 2024.
Some guidelines for the artwork:
- On 8.5 x 11 unlined white paper
- Vertical orientation
- Hand drawn original art work only - crayon, markers, colored pencils, etc.
- Must include "Forestville Elementary School" and "2023-24"
- Try to include school symbols and mottos
- Do NOT include your name in the artwork
- Only one entry per student
- When scanning and sending, please use highest resolution possible
Please scan and email your artwork to the yearbook team at community@forestvillepta.org and include your students name and grade in the email. The artwork itself should not contain the name of the student. Want to participate in other ways? All Forestville students are invited to submit an entry answering the question -
"If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be, and why?"
These entries can be submitted by uploading a photo of your child using eShare and adding their answer under the description. (Answers may be edited for brevity). These submissions are due by April 1st, 2024.
Link to eShare: https://hjeshare.com/eShare/?code=21994
All students who submit an entry will be entered into a raffle for a free yearbook!
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