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Ms. Prindle enjoyed visiting many classrooms this week.
September 16: Three-Hour Early Release Day 12:25pm
September 17: Fall Picture Day
September 17: FLE Pilot Information Session - 6:30 pm (virtual)
September 18: Grade 6 - Field Trip to Hemlock (9:30am - 5:30pm)
September 19: Back to School Night 6-8:00 pm
September 27: Principal Coffee 8:30 am
September 30: Green Team Meeting 3:30 pm
Our first early release Monday is this Monday, September 16, 2024. Unless we have heard that your child requires childcare, they will be sent home based on your daily dismissal preference (bus, kiss/ride, walker, JCC, Andrew Gause).
On early release Mondays:
- The lunch schedule will be adjusted. No hot lunch will be served; however, a limited bagged lunch option will be available for purchase, consisting of a cold grab and go only. Milk will be offered as usual.
Menu entrees include: Cheese Sandwich, PB & J Power Pack or Yogurt Power Pack; Fruit/Vegetable choices: Apple, Banana, Carrots
- We will not have recess.
- If your child is staying after school on Monday from 12:25 – 3:25 PM, please plan to pack an extra snack for them. No snack will be provided.
- Students who regularly attend St. Matthews will remain at WFES until regular dismissal at 3:25 PM.
- Specials times may be adjusted and have been modified to 30 minutes to ensure all students have access to specials.
- Schedules have been shifted to prioritize literacy and math.
- If your child is remaining after dismissal, they will be provided supervision by a mix of specialists, instructional assistants, substitutes, and monitors.
- Students who regularly attend JCC and Andrew Gause’s Martial Arts via bus pickup, will be picked up during the first dismissal at 12:25 PM.
- Students who regularly attend afternoon SACC will be supervised by SACC staff.
Individual student photos will be taken next week September. You can order online using the information below. The paper version was sent home in yesterday's Thursday folders.
Dear WFES families. As we beginning the new year in our new building we are excited to engage in the process of designing a new mission and vision for Wakefield Forest! To support this work, we are gathering feedback from our students and families. We value your voice and are eager to incorporate your feedback in the vision and mission design process.
We would love for you to complete the following form as a family by September 17th.
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The PTA is excited to offer the Girls on the Run program this fall for girls in grades 3-6. There’s no better way to kickstart your day than with a surge of energy and positivity. This unique program blends an engaging and fun curriculum tailored specifically for pre-teen girls, focusing on their emotional, social, mental and physical development. Sessions begin on Tuesday, September 24th.
Registration is open now through Sept. 17 at
Girls on the Run Northern Virginia (gotrnova.org).
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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. There will be a virtual FLE Pilot Information Session offered by central office staff on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM.
We look forward to seeing all of you Back to School Night on Thursday, September 19th. This is an opportunity to learn about your child's teacher, classroom and school expectations, and curriculum. Based on the content, this event is planned for adults only.
All doors will open at 6:15 pm. Come visit our beautiful new cafeteria at any time during the evening, where there will be representatives from PTA Spirit Wear, SACC, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Andrew Gause Martial Arts and more.
Our teachers will be available in their classrooms beginning at 6:30pm with our first of two sessions. The first session will include videos from the Principal, PTA President and School Board members.
Session 1: 6:30 - 7:10 pm (longer to accommodate for videos)
Session 2: 7:15 - 7:45 pm
Limited parking will be available around the school. St. Matthew's Church on Virginia Avenue has additional parking.
We look forward to seeing you on the 19th.
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Please join Ms. Prindle and members of the mental health team on Friday, September 27, 2024, at 8:30 AM to learn more about Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Zones of Regulation (Zones) and mindfulness programs at WFES. |
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Would you like to be part of the WFES Green Team? We will have our first meeting Monday, September 30th from 3:30-4:30. All students, parents and guardians are welcome. We will continue the good work we started last year.
Our mission is to encourage student driven environmental stewardship through hands-on activities in our school and community. These activities might include reducing waste, conserving energy, planting and maintaining wildlife habitats or tending to gardens. Students must be accompanied by an adult. Questions? Contact Mary Muratore- mpmuratore@fcps.edu
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Save the dates:
September 30th 3:30-4:30 Green Team meeting (library)
October 9th Bike, Roll and Walk to school day
Parents/caregivers need to provide their students with money to purchase meals at school, send them with a packed lunch, or apply (and be approved) for free and reduced-price meals benefits.
The application for free and reduced-priced meals is now available for the 2024-25 school year. Students who were approved for free and reduced-price lunch last year are eligible for the first 30 days of school this year (or until a new application is processed). Families should re-apply as soon as possible for the 2024-25 school year, so eligible students continue to receive meals at no cost.
School breakfast for students costs $1.75. Lunch is $3.25 for elementary students.
Paying With MySchoolBucks
The best way to purchase meals (and keep food lines moving!) is to use MySchoolBucks. Set up your student’s MySchoolBucks account today. MySchoolBucks accounts can be set up to add money to the account automatically, as needed. Families with multiple children can use the same MySchoolBucks account. Visit FCPS’ Food and Nutrition webpage for more information.
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Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid invites you to share your questions or concerns regarding Fairfax County Public Schools. Your voice matters! Community Conversations will be held this Fall 6:30-7:30 p.m. on:
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Monday, September 23, at Newington Forest Elementary
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Monday, September 30, at Mount Vernon Woods Elementary
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Monday, October 14, at Fairhill Elementary
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Monday, October 21, at Virginia Run Elementary
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Wednesday, October 30, at Herndon Middle
Click the date above to register. Registration is not required but helps with planning. Additional registration links will be shared in next week’s This Week at FCPS. Childcare and interpretation services will be provided. Events are open to all. Find out about other opportunities to connect with Dr. Reid.
Is there an idea, issue, or concern that is on your mind that you would like to share with Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Reid? Dr. Reid recently launched Family Vision Groups, in which she is meeting with representative groups of Fairfax County Public Schools parents (two parents/caregivers from every school in the county), regarding what is on families’ minds--ideas, issues, and concerns. There are two parents from Wakefield Forest Elementary School that were selected to attend these meetings, and share our school community's feedback. If you have feedback for Dr. Reid, especially regarding issues related to Wakefield Forest Elementary School or elementary school settings more generally, please email Colleen Vesely (colleen.vesely@gmail.com). The Wakefield Forest Elementary School family representatives will bring these ideas to the Family Vision Group meetings this academic year (in September, November, January, March).
Visit the Family-Facing Curriculum Overview to access an overview of what students are learning and when they are learning it for the following subjects:
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Language Arts
- Reading
- Writing
- Word Study
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
- Health
 Our biggest fundraiser is the Howling Fun Run, coming up on October 25th.
- We want to feature local and WFES family-owned businesses!
- If you own or love a local business and want to see their logo on your kids' backs all year round, PLEASE send names or contacts and we’ll do all the work.
- We have a nifty one-page pdf detailing all the great benefits of sponsoring the Howling Fun Run (teaser alert: 1000's of local eyeballs + an amazing school we all love.)
- Contact Cassie (mom of Lena, grade 5) at burtoncassie@gmail.com or (415) 902-0403.
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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