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October 28: Boundary Meeting for Woodson Pyramid
October 28-31: Book Fair Week
October 29: 3-hour Early Release
October 30: Bookfair PM Hours and PTA Ice Cream Social
October 31: Storybook Character Spirit Day
October 31: 2-hour Early Release - End of Quarter
November 3-4: No School - School Planning Day/Teacher Workday
November 7: 1st Grade Field Trip to Huntley Meadows
November 10: Little Heroes/Military Family Veteran's Day Breakfast
November 10: Field Day!
November 11: No School - Veteran's Day Holiday
November 12: 3-hour Early Release
November 14: PTA Movie Night
November 17: Green Team Meeting
November 18: Family Workshop: Executive Functioning - 8:15 am
Principal Prindle and her comrades rode in style at the Woodson homecoming parade last week.
Friday, October 31, is the last day of the first quarter, and a two-hour early release for students. Schools are closed for students on Monday, November 3, for a school planning day, and Tuesday, November 4, for a teacher workday. See the complete school year calendar.
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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. |
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available in SIS ParentVUE under Online Packets, which is in the upper right corner of the screen after logging in. Please complete it as soon as possible. Schools will provide paper forms to families who have not completed the survey in ParentVUE starting Wednesday, November 12.
Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household is important. This year, FCPS expects to receive approximately $4 million in Impact Aid funding. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For more information, please visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page.
Register for ParentVUE
Learn how to activate your SISParentVUE account, so you can easily submit your survey and have access to other helpful information about your child.
Technical support for using ParentVUE or submitting the survey online is available by submitting a Parent Support Request ticket. Select SISParent in the Application dropdown menu and type “Federal Impact Aid Survey” in the Issue Description section. You may also call the Parent Technology Help Desk at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS).
The library is hosting our annual Scholastic Book Fair the week of 10/27-10/31. The hours are as follows.
Monday 10/27 8:45am-4:00pm
Tuesday 10/28 8:45am-4:00pm
Wednesday 10/29 9:20am-12:20pm ***closed after 12:20 due to the 3-hour early release***
Thursday 10/30 8:45am-4:00pm and 6:00pm-8:00pm ***Family Night/PTA Ice Cream Social – students must be accompanied by an adult***
Friday 10/31 8:45am-1:00pm ***closed after 1:00 due to the 2-hour early release***
Volunteers are needed to assist with set up, pack up, and student shopping during the fair. If you are available and interested in helping, please visit https://tinyurl.com/wfes1025 to sign up.
An important note about book fair payments
There have been some changes this year in the way cash and check payments made at the book fair must be documented for deposit. While cash and checks will still be accepted as payment at the book fair, we ask that you consider setting up an electronic payment option for your child if at all possible. Accepted forms of electronic payment include Apple Pay, a credit or debit card, or an eWallet set up via Scholastic. To set up an eWallet account for your child, please visit our online book fair shopping site at https://tinyurl.com/ewallet132 and follow the directions to create an account and load funds for shopping. If you have more than one child who will be using an eWallet, we recommend creating a separate account for EACH child. You can add more money to an eWallet at any time, and any funds leftover after the book fair is over will be saved in the account and can carry over to our next fair.
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 The Green Team is delighted to announce our participation in the Neighborhood Forest Free Indoor Plant Program!
Since 2010, Neighborhood Forest has reached over 3,500 schools, libraries, and youth groups – engaged over 750,000 volunteers – and planted over 310,000 (mostly urban and residential) trees through the hands of children and parents across North America. Last spring, they gave a record 112,000 kids at 1,500 institutions their very own tree for Earth Day 2025 – 84 of those free trees were given to our WFES students who registered!
We are excited to be working with Neighborhood Forest again, this time engaging young people by giving them a little piece of nature to care for and watch grow inside their home. Indoor plants provide many similar benefits as trees, including purifying the air, improving health and well-being, enhancing concentration/focus, and more!
To receive a free succulent for your child to care for at home, fill out the following online registration form by October 28.
Register by 10/28 to receive a free succulent to care for indoors with your child:
https://www.neighborhoodforest.org/parent-registration-fall-program/?school=111130
Save the dates:
Friday 10/24/Rain date November 7th 3:45-5:30
We will be doing a WFES fall clean-up in the large and small courtyard. We need many hands to trim, rake, weed and mulch our outdoor learning spaces to prepare for the winter. Come for all or part of the time! Meet in the large courtyard. Please bring water, gloves, shovels, and rakes.
Friday, 10/31 T-shirt orders due
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If you are interested in volunteering at Wakefield Forest, there are many opportunities available. Whether it's field day, howling wolf run, art, library or field trips, you can sign up for as many as you are interested in. Be sure to check back regularly for new opportunities that may pop up. Thank you for your support of our students and staff. We love our volunteers!
NEW: We have recently added two new opportunities for volunteering: lunch/cafeteria and recess. If you enjoy action-packed time w/kids, sign up for one of these great opportunities!
Click on me to volunteer!
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Parents and caregivers, throughout the school year we receive information about programs in the community that may be helpful to families who are in need of financial and other types of assistance. If you would like to receive this information, please designate the area or areas of assistance that you could use support in through the following form. All information is kept confidential. https://forms.gle/S8EV9ghqNS2rgV6u8
Participate in an Upcoming Community Boundary Review Meeting
Visit the FCPS website for a full list of meeting dates and information about the October meetings.
The meeting for the Woodson Pyramid is as follows:
Tuesday, October 28, at Fairfax High School (Woodson and Fairfax Pyramids) in person | virtual
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Outstanding Employee Awards - Window to nominate is October 17 - November 7, 2025
Nominations are now open for the 2025 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.
CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE SOMEONE
The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, November 7th. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Lucas.
 Wakefield Forest ES has an ongoing partnership with St. Matthew's Methodist Church. They host a variety of community events throughout the year.
The church runs a food assistance program that our families can access if they have a need. Learn more here: https://www.stmatthewsumc.org/mission
Our St. Matthew's partners provided our staff with breakfast last week.
The $460 million School Bond Referendum — supporting the division and county’s commitment to providing safe and welcoming learning environments for all students — will be on the Tuesday, November 4, general election ballot.
The funding provided by voter-approved bonds is expected to fund projects identified in the FY 2026-30 Capital Improvement Program, which was approved by the School Board in February.
The building and renovation of our schools is not funded through the division’s operating budget. Voter-approved bonds allow payment for these projects over time. Read more about the 2025 Bond Referendum. Watch this video that explains, “What Is a bond?”
Make sure you have a voting plan! Learn more about registering to vote.The recent renovations and updates at our school were funded by bond referendums. Learn more about the bond referendum at fcps.edu/Bond2025.
String Mentor Night is an opportunity for Woodson Pyramid elementary string students to receive one-on-one help from Frost students. It will take place from 6:30-7:30 pm on Thursday, November 13th at Frost. We will work in pairs for 45 minutes, and then Frost students will perform so younger students can see what it will be like to play in middle school. (Parents are asked to stay to observe this year.)
Please enter the student's name and school under the category for their instrument. (Parent email is fine but we need to know the student's name.)
Sign your child up HERE
If all slots are full, email ampatterson@fcps.edu to be put on the waiting list. Be sure to specify the student's name, school and instrument.
We look forward to an evening of music learning!
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Looking for more information on how to support your student at home with Executive Function skills such as study strategies, time management, organization and more? Please come have a cup of coffee with us and learn more about actionable strategies that you can implement at home to support your child with academic success and independent skills. Our School Psychologist, Anna Bukont and School Counselor, Chelsea Boateng, will be sharing tips and tricks that can support all students with executive function strategies. We will also include specialized tips and tricks for our neuro-divergent students.
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: HOME
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