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This is an opportunity for our school community to come together and play a critical role in fostering a culture and curriculum where every student feels seen, valued, and supported.
Take a moment each week to engage in learning about equity-focused principles and practices.
Check out this week’s resources:
Ted Talk: Mellody Hobson: Color blind or color brave?
Quick read and quiz: Test Yourself for Hidden Bias
Looking for a fun Spring Break camp? Enroll in a Mystery Adventure camp hosted by Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services. Click on the registration link for more information.
Spring Break Camps, Building a Mystery Adventure, March 25th – 29th
Hana Kim, Family Liaison
Wakefield Forest ES & Frost MS
571-495-0259
March 13: G2 Field trip to Frying Pan Farm Park
March 18: Green Team Meeting
March 21: G4 Virginia History Day
March 22: Lost and Found items will be donated
March 25-29: SPRING BREAK - School & School Offices are closed
April 1: Student Holiday - Teacher Work Day
April 2: Student Holiday - Professional Development Day
 Some of our 5th and 6th grade strings students performed at The Gardens at Fair Oaks last weekend. They played beautifully and residents enjoyed their performance.
This year, spring break is March 25-29. We will be eager to welcome your children back to school on Wednesday, April 3, after two teacher work days. Student attendance is very important. Every day, our teachers will be teaching, and students will be learning. Studies have shown that just two absences per month can cause students to fall behind. Let’s finish this school year strong. Visit FCPS’ website for attendance resources.
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Music of America Performance Auditions
4th grade students have been practicing xylophone parts in music class. They have the opportunity to audition to play this during our performance on VA History Day on March 21st. Below are the times that they can come to the music room to audition.
Thursday 3/14 8:25-8:35 am (before school begins)
Friday 3/15 from 8:25-8:35am (before school begins)
Friday 3/15 from 3:20 - 3:45 pm (after school)
Please use this link to sign up for a time to audition.
They may also audition during their recess time if they would like.
Our 2024 Spring After School Program Schedule is ready to go!
The session will run from April 3 - May 31, with the first week of June reserved for any make-up sessions. The PTA has partnered with Baroody, so registration for all programs will be done via the Baroody web site. Registration opened today, Friday, March 8 at 9:00 am and will be available through Sunday, March 17 at 11:59 pm.
Additional details about the registration site and process went home in Thursday folders, but you can look forward to signing your child up for programs in science, Legos, Chess, Spanish, Hip Hop Soccer, Musical Theater or Piano!
 Thanks to Ms. Yaman for arranging for our construction crew to do a presentation to the entire third grade to tie in our water unit.
Ramadan is a holy month observed by Muslims worldwide beginning on March 10th until April 9th. Wakefield Forest ES is committed to supporting our students during this special time. Please take a moment to fill out our survey to gauge interest in providing a designated space for students who are fasting during lunchtime.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HGT7hkApIRZM-3cmfs4O1OVyVqp6wWAf8Hcesy252pA/edit
For questions please contact: Family Liaison, Hana Kim : hkim22@fcps.edu. Thank you.
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Don't wait...it is time to order your child's WFES 2023-24 yearbook. Deadline for yearbook ordering is 4/12.
Click on the link to order now: Order a Yearbook
The WFES PTA is sponsoring participation in Read Across America March and will be helping your kids to “read across America” with a Read-A-Thon from March 1 to March 22. Each page the students read will reflect 1 mile traveled, with the goal of reading enough pages to cover the distance from Annandale, VA to San Francisco, CA.
Each week, you can submit the number of pages your child has read (or that you have read to your child) the prior week electronically using this form, or you can fill out a paper version of this form that was included in your child’s Thursday folder. Any paper forms completed must be submitted back to your child’s teacher no later than April 4.
The child in each grade who has read the most pages (or has the most pages read to them) will win a gift certificate to Barnes and Noble, and each Read-A-Thon participant will receive a bookmark. But the biggest prize, of course, will be the joy of reading and, hopefully, finding some great new books in the process.
If you have any questions, please reach out to VP, Academics Erin Weber at erinrweber@gmail.com.
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FCPS’ Family Engagement Survey is now open. Survey partner K12 Insight emailed a link to families on March 3 and again on March 6. Please participate! Your feedback is critical in helping to inform and improve FCPS practices to best support our students.
The survey is available in 10 languages. Parents/caregivers may stop by the front office to fill out a paper survey or complete the survey online. Please check your email for the survey invitation or use this survey link. Get more information on the Family Engagement Survey webpage.
Wakefield Forest’s Student Council is proudly running a Personal Hygiene product drive for the Lamb Center from March 11 – 22. Please use the list provided below to support our drive. If you are able to volunteer a pick-up and drop-off of items collected between the hours of Monday-Friday, 9:00am-2:00pm, please contact Christine Rowader at clrowader@fcps.edu.
Please mark your calendars for the following SOL testing dates.
April 30 G4 Reading SOL
May 1 G5 Reading SOL
May 2 G6 Reading SOL
May 7 G3 Reading SOL
May 8 G5 Reading SOL
May 14 G4 Math SOL
May 15 G5 Math SOL (Advanced Math G6 SOL)
May 16 G6 Math SOL (Advanced Math G7 SOL)
May 21 G3 Math SOL
If your child will be absent or late for any reason, there are three ways you can contact us: email, attendance phone line or online attendance form. When using email, please use the address below. This address goes to all of our office staff so you won't have to remember individual names/emails. Please also cc your child's teacher.
WakefieldForestES.Attendance@fcps.edu (email us 24/7)
Attendance Line: 703-503-2323 (leave a message 24/7)
Report an Absence/Tardy/Early Dismissal (fill out 24/7)
The 2024-25 calendar is already available on the FCPS web site if you want to start planning vacations for next year.
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Please be sure to have your children check the lost and found for coats/clothing, and the front office for smaller more valuable items. Lost and found items will be will be donated on 3/22. |
Registration for the 30th Annual Central Fairfax Band Camp is OPEN!
Register now: https://www.robinsonband.org/centralfairfaxbandcamp June 20 - July 3, 8:30am - 12:00pm
Students in rising grades 5-9 are encouraged to join us for a fun half-day camp to gain new skills on their instruments. Our incredible staff of professional musicians teach students in full band class, sectionals class, and individual instrumental methods, and students perform in our End of Camp Concert on the last day of camp. Students will leave camp feeling more confident on your instrument and excited about band next year. Students from any school/homeschool and experience level are welcome to participate, even students who have never played before. Beginners don’t have to have any experience at all - they'll go from learning how to put your instrument together to playing a concert in just a few weeks!
Students in all FCPS schools can enroll in the Elementary Institute for the Arts. IFTA is a weekly Arts enrichment program for students in rising 3rd through 6th grades during the month of July. Students take classes in Art, Music, Theatre, and Dance every day. Transportation is provided from around the county. Tuition assistance is available for students who qualify. Check out the Elementary Institute for the Arts website for more information or email eifta@fcps.edu.
Attendance: 703-503-2323 or WakefieldForestES.attendance@fcps.edu
Health Room: 703-503-2310
Parent Information Phone Lines/Support for parents who do not speak English as their first language: Parent Information Phone Lines
Technology support: IT Support Portal
Principal: Sharyn Prindle sbprindle@fcps.edu
Assistant Principal: Amy Williams alwilliams1@fcps.edu
WFES PTA homepage
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