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October 28: WFES Green Team Meeting (library)
October 30: Equity Night in the Library 6:30 PM
October 31: 2-hour early release / End of 1st Quarter
Storybook Character Day
November 1: School Holiday - Diwali
November 4: Student Holiday - School Planning Day
November 5: Student Holiday - Teacher Workday
November 8: Honoring Our Veterans 8:00 am
November 11: School Holiday - Veteran's Day
November 15: Reflections submissions due
 The WFES PTA will conclude the Howling Wolf Fun Run Day with a free showing of "Harold and the Purple Crayon" starting at 6:30 p.m. TONIGHT, Friday, Oct. 25 in the beautiful new gym. It's BYOB: Bring your own blanket to sit on! Some concessions and popcorn will be available for purchase. Pre-ordered pizzas may be picked up starting at 6pm. Doors open at 6pm.
 The 10th Annual Howling Wolf Run was a huge success!!! The morning was filled with dancing, running, and celebrating their hard work. We are grateful to our families who helped us to exceed our goal. We will continue to collect money, but as of the morning of the Fun Run we had collected $42,791.77. Thank you PTA and families for your generous support of WFES!
On Wednesday, October 24, 2024 Woodson High School rededicated in the name of Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson. Dr. Woodson was an author, historian, and scholar who has been called the “father of Black history.” Learn more about Dr. Carter G. Woodson here. Wakefield Forest is proud to be a part of the Woodson pyramid.
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During the 2023-2024 school year our students and staff created tiles to add to murals. The tile murals were installed this week and can be seen in several locations throughout the building. |
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Safeway Pharmacy will be providing immunizations at Frost Middle School for all FCPS students at no cost on:
- Monday, October 28, 3-7 p.m.
Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are highly encouraged to avoid wait times. A parent or guardian must accompany walk-in students under the age of 19 to provide consent. Learn more about immunization resources and registering in other languages for the Safeway clinic.
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October 31st will be a Storybook Character spirit day at WFES. Students may dress up in a costume that day. Students may not bring weapons or look alike weapons, wear masks or inflatable costumes. Please be mindful that students will need to be able to move about the school and participate in activities throughout the day. |
Students in all grades are invited to participate in the 2024-2025 Reflections program. Students can submit artwork in the categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography or visual arts–all based on the theme of “Accepting Imperfections.” This competition offers an excellent opportunity for your kids to showcase their creativity in their favorite way. For more details and to submit your child’s artwork, please visit: https://forms.gle/cJTrogPHaXQ2PRsW9. Submissions are due by Friday, Nov. 15.
If you would have any questions, please reach out to Jessica Gardner at j.gardner.sculptor@gmail.com.
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We would love to celebrate our WFES Veterans and their kiddos on Friday, November 8, 2024 at 8:00 AM in the cafeteria. We would love to display photos of our WFES veteran's, please send in a photo for us to display with your child or children's name included.
There will be a special music presentation and some light refreshments.
We're grateful for our military families.
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Nominations are open for the 2024 Outstanding Employee Awards! You can submit a nomination for a Wakefield Forest ES Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below:
- Outstanding Teacher
- Outstanding New Teacher
- Outstanding Principal
- Outstanding Leader (Assistant Principal)
- Outstanding Professional Employee (School Counselor, School-Based Technology Specialist, Social Worker, School Psychologist, Technology Support Specialist)
- Outstanding Operational Employee (Office Staff, Instructional Assistant, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, Parent Liaison)
All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in the criteria for that category. The google form link below has more information regarding the criteria for each of these awards and their eligibility requirements.
You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (one individual may only nominate one employee per category.) All responses will be kept confidential.
How do I nominate someone? Please click here: Nominate a WFES Employee
The deadline to submit a nomination is today, Sunday, October 27th. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Lucas.
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available in SIS ParentVUE under Online Packets (in the upper right corner after logging in). Please complete it as soon as possible.
For any families who have not completed the survey in ParentVUE, schools will provide paper forms starting Wednesday, November 13. Paper forms should be returned by Wednesday, December 4.
Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household is important. Information from this survey resulted in more than $4 million in funding last year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For more information, please watch this video on Impact Aid and visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page.
Need to Register for ParentVUE?
Learn how to activate your SIS ParentVUE account, so you can easily submit your survey.
Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid invites you to share your questions or concerns regarding Fairfax County Public Schools. Your voice matters! Two more Community Conversations will be held 6:30-7:30 p.m. on:
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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.
 Thanks to all of the students, families and staff who support our book fair!
Arrival: Kiss and Ride begins at 8:25 am.
- Students should not be let out of your car until 8:25 am.
- All kiss and ride students will enter through door #1 and go directly to class.
- Please do not letting students out of the car until your car has reached the blue poles close to door #1. They should not be let out by any of the parked cars below the door #1 area.
Dismissal: Kiss-n-ride begins at 3:25 pm.
- Students will be dismissed from the overhang and lobby at door #1.
- An adult will escort Kindergarteners to their car.
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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