Calendar Reminder
December 23-January 3: No School, Winter Break ⛄
January 6: School Resumes 🏫
January 14th: Parent Meeting for Musical *see PTA updates below 🎶
January 17th: Auditions for the School Musical 🎼
📅 2024-2025 FCPS School Calendar
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⛄Wonderful Winter Break
We would like to wish all Forestville families a wonderful winter break, happy holiday season and healthy new year! We are so fortunate to be part of such a strong and supportive community and hope you enjoy this extra time with family and friends. Thank you for all you contribute to our Forestville family and we look forward to seeing you in 2025!
Forestville Office will be closed over winter break. We look forward to welcoming families and students back on Monday, January 6.
We hope you have a wonderful time with family and friends.
📱Favorite Things at Forestville
If you aren't already following us on social media, please be sure to check out us out on Facebook and Instagram. Over break, we'll be reflecting on some of our favorite things from this school year, so far.
📔Bundle Up With Books Over Break
Fairfax County Public Library’s (FCPL) winter reading adventure has begun and will continue through Friday, January 31, 2025. Visit your local FCPL library branch or visit their website to register and get a sneak peek at the prizes being offered.
Check out their Winter Reading Events webpage to learn about laser tag, movie nights, crafting sessions, Noon-Year Eve celebrations, and book discussions.
⛄Student and Family Resources
Fairfax County Public Schools has compiled a list of resources for students and families in case they need assistance while schools are closed for winter break. Please visit FCPS’ winter resources webpage for information on academic support, mental health support, and county resources related to food, clothing, housing, and other needs.
❄️ Be Among the First to Hear About School Delays/Closings
Watch this video to see how FCPS makes weather closing decisions.
FCPS’ website is generally the first place to find out about emergency weather closings. Other communication channels will be used as quickly as possible, including email, text, social media, and news stations. Learn more about how schedule changes are communicated.
Be among the first to hear about weather delays and closings! Update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE. Emails and text messages are sent to parents and caregivers based on the addresses and cell phone numbers entered on this platform.
🦺 Career Day Presenters Needed
Forestville Elementary School is planning a fun and engaging career exploration event for our sixth-grade students on Friday, January 31, 2025. We are looking for dynamic presenters to share about their profession! The format of this event will be like a Career Fair where each presenter will have a table/designated area and students will rotate through the Career Fair to interact with presenters representing a host of career pathways. We encourage you to bring props, posters, and other engaging materials for our students.
Please complete this form if you would be interested in volunteering for this event. We appreciate your help with our Career Fair as we work to expose our students to a wide array of career fields and future opportunities. For planning purposes, it would be helpful to respond by Friday, January 10, 2025. Please contact Shana Schnaue, School Counselor at saschnaue@fcps.edu with any questions.
🗺️ Dual Language Immersion Lottery Registration
Registration for the countywide lottery for Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program will open on Monday, January 13, 2025. Current pre-K students may apply for the kindergarten immersion program, and current kindergarten students may apply for the first grade immersion program for the 2024-25 school year.
Dual Language Immersion is available in French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.
Parents/caregivers who are interested may want to attend an informational meeting. Meetings are held at the school site. Visit the Dual Language Immersion Program Registration page for a list of meetings by language offered.
Get more information on the DLI Program webpage and DLI Program Registration webpage.
🖥️ Free Webinars and Events for Families
In January, the Family Resource Center (FRC) will host webinars for families on:
Sign up for the FRC newsletter or visit their webinar webpage.
Upcoming Family Academy Events
You are an important part of your child's education! The FCPS Family Academy compiles classes, webinars, workshops, and programs offered by FCPS to help you support your child's needs and learning at home. Browse Family Academy offerings.
📍 Comprehensive Boundary Review Update
The Superintendent’s Boundary Review Advisory Committee held its second meeting on December 16 at Gatehouse Administration Center. View key takeaways from that meeting and access the meeting agenda, slides, and other materials that committee members received. If you did not get a chance to attend an in-person Community Boundary Review Meeting, please consider participating in a virtual meeting:
- Friday, January 10, 2025, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1-2:30 p.m.
- Saturday, January 25, 2025, 9:30-11 a.m.
- Monday, January 27, 2025, 6:30-8 p.m.
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 6:30-8 p.m.
- Monday, February 10, 2025, 6:30-8 p.m.
Language interpretation will be available.
All virtual meetings will follow the same format as the in-person meetings that were recently held, and the same information will be shared. Please stay tuned for details on how to register. Visit FCPS’ Comprehensive Boundary Review webpage to learn more. Sign up for FCPS’ School Boundary Review newsletter as well.
📰 FCPS News
- Dual Language Immersion Lottery Registration
- Be Among the First to Hear About Closings/Delays
- Fall 2024 Sports Champions
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving this weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
🎨 Congratulations to Our Reflections Contest Winners!
A big round of applause for our 2024-2025 Forestville Elementary School Reflections Contest winners! 🎉 Your creativity has truly soared, and we’re so proud of your achievements. To all the talented Cardinals who participated, you’re ALL winners in our book. Thank you for making this contest such a special celebration of the arts! ❤️🐦
Our 1st Place winners will advance to the Fairfax County PTA Division competition—good luck! We're continually inspired by the artistic, literary, photographic, musical, and cinematic talents of our students. If you didn’t participate this year, we hope you’ll join the fun next time!
🎭 Attention EVERYONE: The Forestville Musical is COMING!
We’re thrilled to announce our school’s production of Disney’s The Lion King Kids! 🦁✨ We hope many 5th and 6th graders will audition and be a part of this unforgettable experience.
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Parent Meetings: January 14th (day and evening options)
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Auditions: January 17th, after school
Stay tuned for more details in the New Year—we can’t wait to see our young stars shine! 🌟
2024-2025 Reflections Contest Winners
Primary (Grades K-2)
Visual Arts
1st Place, Outstanding Interpretation Award: Finn Blayney 2nd, "A Tasteful Transformation"
Photography
1st Place, Outstanding Interpretation Award: Finn Blayney 2nd, "Bruised Banana"
Intermediate (Grades 3-5)
Literature
1st Place: Outstanding Interpretation Award, Serena Davis 5th, "I'm Human"
2nd place: Award of Excellence, Hasan Khawaja 5th, "DYSLEXIA: Decoding Neurodivergent Minds"
3rd place: Award of Merit, Nikita Gaonkar 5th,“Our Three Legged Blessing
Photography
1st Place: Outstanding Interpretation Award, Nikita Gaonkar 5th, "Beauty Lies in the Eyes of the Beholder"
2nd Place: Award of Excellence, Alexander Olvesan 5th, “The Autumn
3rd Place: Award of Merit, Eva Davis 5th, “The Beauty of Imperfections in Nature”
Visual Arts
1st Place: Outstanding Interpretation Award, Caroline Gorczyk 4th, “Broken Beauty”
2nd Place: Award of Excellence, Benjamin Gorczyk 3rd, “Accidental Puppy”
3rd Place: Award of Merit, Jennah Haq 4th, “Flower Power”
Music Composition
1st Place: Outstanding Interpretation Award, Hasan Khawaja 5th, “Dyslexia: Decoding Neurodivergent Minds”
Film Production
1st Place: Outstanding Interpretation Award, Nikita Gaonkar 5th, “You Win Some, You Lose Some”
Dance Choreography
1st Place: Outstanding Interpretation Award, Hasan Khawaja 5th, “Heal the World”
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