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 From September 15 to October 15, FCPS recognizes and celebrates the histories and cultures of the members of our community who trace their heritage to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Learn more about the heritage months, celebrations, and traditions celebrated in FCPS. Learn more about National Hispanic Heritage Month.
September 23: Military Family Breakfast 8:00 am
September 27: Principal Coffee 8:30 am
September 30: Green Team Meeting 3:30 pm
October 3: No School - Rosh Hashanah
October 4: No School - Teacher Workday
October 14: No School - Staff Development Day
October 17: Kindergarten Field Trip to Cox Farm
October 18: Woodson Homecoming Parade
Dear Wakefield Forest Families,
We were so excited to welcome so many families yesterday to Back to School Night. We love being part of a such a strong community. If you were not able to attend last night this is the PTA video shared. It was a fan favorite with our very talented staff and PTA Board. (I appreciate all the grace shown with my dance moves.) We appreciate the talents of the Roessler family with their video skills.
Our renovation is continuing to progress. We are moving forward with having students start PE in the gym on Monday, September 23, 2024. We had a set back with the art rooms and will delay that move a little longer.
We're grateful for all of the feedback we received for the revision on the Mission and Vision for Wakefield Forest. It was truly enlightening to hear from students, families and staff on all of the things they love about WFES.
Thank you.
Sharyn Prindle
Principal
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WFES is a Purple Star School! We love our military families, and will be hosting a breakfast on Monday at 8am in the cafeteria. We hope to see our military parents and kids there. |
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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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At Wakefield Forest mindfulness practice is a part of the social emotional learning (SEL) program. Mrs. Robinson supports our work with building resiliency and coping skills.
Watch one of the videos with some of our first grade students talking about mindfulness. WFES Mindfulness Episode 1 (youtube.com)
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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
5th or 6th students who are interested in being a Green Team Officer were given an application this week. Please speak with your child about this leadership opportunity. Applications are due Monday, September 23rd.
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Save the dates:
September 23rd Officer applications due
September 30th 3:30-4:30 Green Team meeting (library)
October 9th Bike, Roll and Walk to school day
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Green Team Pond Repair
Thanks to great community members (Marion Yanick) and Ryan from Domain Aquascapes who offered his services for free, our pond is up and running again!
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Registration for our Fall 2024 After School Enrichment Program opens TODAY! The fall session will run from Oct. 15 through Dec. 13, with the third week of December set aside for any make-up sessions. Registration closes on September 29th. Signups are done through the Baroody Camps website, and first-time users will need to create an account. Sessions do fill up, and Baroody maintains waitlists. For any questions about the registration process, you can contact Baroody directly at info@baroodycamps.com
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.
 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.
TJ Investigative Science Outreach, a student-led organization at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology will be hosting our 12th annual invitational science fair on April 5th, 2025 and we would like to invite 5th-6th grade students from Wakefield Forest to participate. Admission to the science fair is completely free.
Participants will complete a research project of their choice and present at the fair in-person on April 5th, 2025. We help students prepare for this fair by holding multiple sessions to teach them important skills in STEM like brainstorming, collecting data, presenting, writing an experiment summary, using statistics, creating an experimental diagram, etc.
Our first interest/brainstorming session is October 11th, 2024 at 6:00 pm. We will be holding this session both in-person at TJHSST and virtually through zoom. During this session we will go over the goals and guidelines of this fair and introduce students to a multitude of project ideas. All interested students should sign up using the form at the link:
2025 TJ Invitational Science Fair Interest (google.com)
If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at tjhsstsciencefair@gmail.com
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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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