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In the month of June, we recognize the resilience and determination of the many individuals who are fighting to live freely and authentically. We stand with those facing an ongoing struggle against discrimination and injustice. This Pride Month, we reaffirm and uphold the dignity of LGBTQIA+ people. Each individual in our school community should feel valued for who they are. Visit our LGBTQIA+ Student Resources and Supports webpage. Learn more about the heritage months, celebrations, and traditions celebrated in FCPS.
July 1 - 5th: WFES Office will be closed
August 19: First Day of School 2024-25
 Our 6th graders were promoted to 7th grade in a beautiful ceremony. Hats off to our 6th grade teachers!
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Be on the lookout for WFES Summer Reading packets that went home in Thursday folders on June 6. Summer reading logs, Barnes & Noble free book information, and a reading tracker from Nothing Bundt Cakes are just a few details included. Students will also be automatically enrolled in our Wakefield Forest Summer Reading Program Schoology group. Here students will have access to our FREE virtual bookroom, the FREE FCPS Public Library Summer Reading Program, Pizza Hut’s Book It, websites, parent resources, and so much more. Questions? Contact our WFES Reading Specialist, Suzanne Rubinstein: sprubinstein@fcps.edu |
 We had beautiful weather for all of our awesome end of year parties!
Looking for a variety of fun summer activities to do with your kids? Try out this fun interactive bingo board with them and see how many of the activities you can complete.
Summer Fun with Get2Green.pdf - Google Drive
Anyone who missed out on ordering a 2023-24 yearbook can order one through Strawbridge starting July 1st. It will cost $14 plus $10 shipping. Use the link below starting July 1st to order.
https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/wakefield-forest-elementary-school/2023-2024-yearbooks-340/access?clearSessionAuthentication=1&utm_campaign+=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Launches on June 15, 2024
The Solving Fun Puzzle Pals have been hard at work, creating an exhilarating adventure for puzzle solvers. We are thrilled to announce the Fairfax County Puzzle Hunt, a unique community event that will take you on a journey to the wonderful parks in Fairfax County. Starting this summer, solve one puzzle or do them all. Puzzles are filled with creative thinking, logic, and wordplay. They are designed to be challenging and accessible for all skill levels. Solve the puzzles and then find clues at the parks for a final meta-puzzle. Walk, bike, and roll at our wonderful local parks with friends and family. For more information go to www.solvingfun.com/fairfax.
As we gear up for the 2024-25 school year, we want to ensure that every student at Wakefield Forest ES has the tools they need to succeed. That's why we're reaching out to our wonderful wolf pack community to ask for your support in our School Supplies Donation Drive.
To make donating even easier, we've partnered with Educational Products, Inc. (EPI) for our school supply needs this year. Please consider ordering an additional supply pack to donate to the school when you’re ordering for your child.
Here's how you can contribute:
Visit the EPI website: https://www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks/
Enter the School ID: WAK017 (3 letters, 3 numbers)
The deadline for ordering is June 25, 2024.
If you prefer to make a monetary donation or contribute supplies directly, please contact our Family Liaison, Hana Kim: hkim22@fcps.edu
Thank you for your generosity and support in ensuring that every student at WFES has the tools they need to thrive.
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https://www.fcps.edu/resources/technology/lightspeed-parent-reports
There is a new online service that is free to FCPS parents who are interested in knowing more about their child’s internet activity on an FCPS device. Parents can sign up to receive a weekly Parent Report from Lightspeed, our internet content filtering service, which will provide a list of the top sites the child visited that week.
Step 1 - Parents must make sure that they have two items before making a request - the enrolling parent email address on file in SIS and the student’s ID number. To protect the student data being shared with an unauthorized email, those two variables must match exactly what we have in the system to verify the parent’s association to the child.
Step 2 - Parents can then go to the Technology Support for Families page and submit a ticket requesting to be added to the Lightspeed Weekly Parent Report, and should include the the enrolling parent email address on file in SIS and the student’s ID number.
Once verified, the enrolling parent email will be added to the parent report recipient list, and the parent will start receiving the report for their child over the weekends.
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Wednesday, June 19, is a holiday for FCPS employees. Schools and offices will be closed. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 that word of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War finally reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, effectively marking the end of slavery in the United States. Learn more about Juneteenth.
 We had a wonderful end of year assembly, and our staff waved goodbye to the students until next year. Have a wonderful summer!
Attendance: 703-503-2323 or WakefieldForestES.attendance@fcps.edu
Health Room: 703-503-2310
Family Information Phone Lines/Support for families who do not speak English as their first language: Family Information Phone Lines
Technology Support: Resources for Families Using FCPS Technology
Principal: Sharyn Prindle sbprindle@fcps.edu
Assistant Principal: Amy Williams alwilliams1@fcps.edu
WFES PTA Homepage
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