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August 7: Kindergarten Play Date
August 14: New Family Event
August 16: Open House
August 16: Patrol Meeting
August 19: First Day of School 2024-25
August 29: Woodson Football Feeder Night
August 30: Student Holiday
September 2: Labor Day - Student Holiday
September 19: Back to School Night
All families with rising WFES kindergartners are invited to join us at our second and final Kindergarten Play Date at the Sprague Technology Center playground TODAY, August 7, from 4:30 - 5:30. The address is 4414 Holborn Ave, Annandale, VA 22003.
This is a fantastic chance to get to know other kids and families in a fun environment. July's playdate was a huge success, so we hope to see you there today!
In the event of extreme weather, we will follow FCPS guidelines, which can be found here: fcps.edu
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We are excited to welcome you for Open House on Friday, August 16, 2024 from 8:30 - 10:00 AM. During this visit students will be able to meet their teacher, find their classroom and drop off their school supplies. |
Mrs. Massimo and Mrs. Maxwell-Gold will host a patrol training in the cafeteria Friday, August 16, 2023 from 10 - 12. This will be an opportunity for 5th and 6th grade patrols to learn more about the responsibilities associated with this leadership position. |
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We have been working on staffing all summer as there were several unexpected changes since June. We were sad to lose Mrs. Yaman and Mrs. Rowader, who both moved out of state after the end of school. As of today, we have been able to fill all of our teacher and instructional assistant positions to start the school year.
We are still working to hire Monitors for the 2024-25 school year. Monitors are paid hourly at a rate of $17.88.
Description: Provides supervision of students throughout the school day to include but not limited to the classroom, hallways, lunch, recess, specials and at arrival/dismissal; helps maintain order and discipline and assists in managing the behavior of students; operates technology; performs administrative and noninstructional duties; ensures all layered prevention/safety protocols and procedures are implemented and followed; works with individual and small groups of students.
Qualifications: Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school. Must be comfortable managing student behaviors in large and small groups, ensuring all layered prevention/safety protocols and procedures are implemented and followed; and has general familiarity/skills with basic office technology in support of teachers, students, and the classroom.
To Apply: Please email your resume to Amy Williams, assistant principal, alwilliams1@fcps.edu.
This school year FCPS elementary schools will have seven early release Mondays. The goal of these days is to provide elementary teachers with additional time to meet new professional development requirements for the Virginia Literacy Act (27 hours of training) and other planning requirements. Learn more about the plan here.
Wakefield Forest will have a three hour early release on the following days:
- September 16
- October 21
- November 18
- February 10
- March 10
- April 21
- May 12
A survey will be shared shortly with all families about child care needs.
Starting August 1st, Student consent forms currently available on ParentVue will be moved to the Parent Digital Consent System (PDC). Families can log into the PDC using their ParentVue credentials to complete consent forms assigned to their child. If you have a new ParentVue account, you must wait 24 hours after it is created to use the PDC.
Click here to fill out the forms.
Forms available include:
- School Counseling Opt-out
- Digital Resources Consent
- SEL Screener Opt-Out
- Family Life Education Opt-out
- SOL Retest Permission
- Objection to Release of Directory Information to the Public
- Objection to Release of Information to Outside Organizations
Last year with our strong focus on attendance, Wakefield Forest ended the year with 3.8% chronic absenteeism (This was the 3rd best in the school district.) Students who miss 18 days or more are considered chronically absent. |
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During spring of 2024 the school community was surveyed to gather information to inform continued growth as a school. Our school results can be found here. |
Wakefield Forest ES has been selected to participate in a pilot for how Fairfax County Public Schools will teacher the Human Growth and Development unit of Family Life Education (FLE) in 5th and 6th grades. Additional information will be sent home to 5th and 6th grade families about the pilot. The pilot will include options for students to engage in the instruction in gender combined classes or classes gender separate classes. We will have an information session to share additional information.
As part of our Equitable Access to Literacy plan, FCPS is changing the way we teach reading to our K-6 students! Starting this school year, we will have a new curriculum for Language Arts which will help our students become better readers. Because of this new curriculum, all of our FCPS teachers who help our students learn how to read will have the same high-quality materials and lesson plans. When a student can read well, they do better in all of their classes and are more likely to graduate high school.
During the 2024-25 school year, Wakefield Forest will be working to develop a new mission and vision. As a part of this work, we will be reaching out to families for input. Our goal is to include feedback from our families, students and staff to develop our focus for the next several years.
If you have questions about this process, email Principal Prindle at sbprindle@fcps.edu.
Fairfax County Public Schools is partnering with Varsity Tutors to provide students and families with extra resources for learning. Every student can take advantage of Varsity Tutors' services, at no cost, including weekly live online classes, on demand 24/7 chat tutoring, essay editing, study resources such as recorded content, practice problems, and diagnostic tests. To learn more visit the FCPS website.
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
FCPS submitted an intent to use our division’s nationally normed screener/growth assessments in place of the Virginia Growth Assessment (VGA) in grade 3-8 reading and math. We are pleased to share that VDOE has accepted this decision for FCPS to not use VGA in 2024-25, as permitted under 2024 Virginia General Assembly legislation. This will eliminate four state assessments for students in grades 3-6 this year.
The alternative growth assessments that will be used this year are as follows.
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Reading Gr. 3-8 (ES/MS) - iReady Reading
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Math Gr. 3-6 (ES) - iReady Math
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Math Gr. 6-8 (MS) - MAP Growth Math
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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