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Our 1st grade team really shined on storybook character day!
November 10: Military Families/Veterans Day Event/Breakfast - 8:00 am
November 10: Field Day - wear sneakers and layers!
November 11: No School - Veterans Day Holiday
November 12: 3-HOUR EARLY RELEASE - 12:25 pm
November 13: Fall Picture Retakes
November 14: PTA Movie Night - 6:00 pm
November 17: Green Team Meeting
November 18: Family Workshop: Executive Functioning - 8:15 am
November 20: Thanksgiving Luncheon
November 21: Sixth Grade Talent Show
December 15: AAP Full Time Referrals Due
All WFES Veterans and Little Heroes are invited to join us Monday, November 10th at 8:00 AM. We will have a musical performance and light breakfast to celebrate. We hope you will join us!
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Field Day is on Monday, November 10th. Please have your kids dress for the great outdoors! They should dress in layers, wear sneakers and bring a water bottle. |
Outstanding Employee Awards - Deadline to nominate is TODAY, November 7, 2025
Nominations are closing today 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 TODAY, Friday, November 7th. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Lucas at mclucas@fcps.edu.
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).
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School Name: Wakefield Forest Elem School
Picture Day Date: Thursday, November 13th
Picture Day ID: EVTR7GMBW
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Our Thanksgiving Luncheon will be Thursday, November 20th. We will have a slightly modified schedule to accommodate extra guests. Due to size limitations, we ask that no more than two guests attend per child. If you are you planning to join your child for lunch please RSVP so we can plan enough seating.
RSVP Here
Your adult meal must be purchased ahead of time. Deadline to order an adult meal is Friday, November 14th. Adult Thanksgiving lunch costs $5.00. Please send to school the exact amount via cash, or a check made out to Food Services as soon as possible. If you don't order by the due date, you can still come to the lunch, but you should plan to bring your own food or just enjoy spending this special luncheon with your child.
LUNCH SCHEDULE BY GRADE LEVEL
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Our Lost & Found is overflowing! With this crazy weather (warm, hot, cold, warm, cold…) there are LOTS of jackets and other items in the lost and found. Please come in and check for items when you can, and ask your child to check as well. We will empty the lost and found at the end of the day on November 14th and donate it all to charity. |
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We hope you’ll join us on Friday, Nov. 14, for a PTA-sponsored Movie Night at 6:00 pm in the WFES gym. We’ll be showing “Lilo and Stitch,” the 2025 live-action version. Bring lawn chairs and/or blankets, along with cash or Fun Run vouchers for popcorn and other refreshments!
We had two HUGE piles of mulch that needed to be moved to nourish our plants around the school. Many thanks to the families who helped after our early release days and teacher workdays. The Green Team, the Green Team elective students and several classrooms of students helped to move the mulch as well! Many hands make light work! ❤
Next Green Team Meeting: Monday, November 17th
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If families would like to checkout a school device to support students completing homework, we are happy to support. Please reach out to Ms. Dilldine at adilldine@fcps.edu or Mr. Yeager at ccyeager@fcps.edu. You will receive an agreement that outlines the responsibilities for school devices and once we receive your signed form we will begin having your student take home their device. |
Some families may be looking for additional resources to help support their child’s academic success. The FCPS Family Resource Center (FRC) maintains a list of FCPS employees who hold a valid Virginia teaching credential and who are available to hire as tutors. This list is a resource offered by the FRC, but families are responsible for contacting and working directly with the tutors. This list is not approved by FCPS and is only meant to be a resource to families.
FCPS also partners with Varsity Tutors to provide students and families with extra resources for learning. Every student can take advantage of Varsity Tutors' services, at no cost, including weekly live online classes, on-demand 24/7 chat tutoring, essay editing, and study resources such as recorded content, practice problems, and diagnostic tests.
Due to the overwhelming response from our community, FCPS is temporarily pausing fingerprint requirements for most Level 3 volunteers.
If you are scheduled for an upcoming fingerprinting appointment, please cancel your appointment unless you are a mentor, host parent, or non-parent volunteer having frequent, direct, and unsupervised contact with students, which will still require fingerprinting. FCPS will be charged if individuals miss a fingerprinting appointment without canceling in advance.
Those who have already been fingerprinted will be processed to be eligible for all Level 3 opportunities.
Field trip chaperone opportunities will now be classified as Level 2 (not requiring a background check).
To ensure continuous safety, all new volunteers are required to sign a Volunteer Certification Statement. This statement is a legal attestation confirming you have no history of violent felonies, physical/sexual crimes against children, or crimes of moral turpitude.
Want to volunteer? Visit Volunteer FCPS to find and sign up for volunteer opportunities. Contact Volunteers@fcps.edu with any questions.
Click on me to volunteer!
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Fairfax County is home to around 80,000 federal employees and thousands of federal contractors. Its Federal Workforce Resource Hub is intended to help navigate current and future issues for residents, government employees, active military/veterans, contractors, nonprofits and businesses who may be affected by actions, changes, or disruptions to federal services or employment.
Community Resources for Families in Need
Through partnerships with community-based organizations and other Fairfax County agencies, Fairfax County Coordinated Services Planning (CSP) provides information, referrals, and advocacy to help individuals connect with services, including: basic needs (food, shelter, clothing), financial assistance, health care services, and referrals to services and resources.
Find more community resources available to families.
Visit the CSP website or call 703-222-0880 for assistance.
How to Access or Donate Food to Those in Need
View the Emergency Food Access Providers webpage to see where to access food or donate to your local food bank.
* If you would like to donate to WFES specifically, we welcome gift cards from any grocery store.
Apply Anytime for Free and Reduced-Price Meals
Families are encouraged to apply for free and reduced-price meals at any time during the school year.
If your income changes — for example, due to a furlough, layoff, or job loss — you may become newly eligible. Once approved, your benefits stay active for the rest of the school year and for the first 30 days of the next school year.
Students who qualify for free and reduced-price meals or attend a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school receive free breakfast and lunch every school day. It’s a great way to make your food budget go further and save time from packing meals. Learn more about FCPS Food and Nutrition.
Emergency Food Access Map This food access resource connects community members to the locations of food distributions throughout Fairfax County. The results can be filtered by several variables including zip code, items needed, and language spoken. Metro routes are also displayed to help plan your trip. Please make sure to call or email the food provider listed on the map to confirm they are open. Flyers English and Spanish
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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All Wakefield Forest students in grades K-6 are invited to create artwork inspired by this year’s National PTA Reflections Theme: I belong!
Artworks can include dance choreography, literature, musical composition, photography, or visual arts. Deadline November 15th, 2025
Apply here: https://forms.gle/ZnAwYcmPgZSEXBoSA
Winners will be recognized at the school level and be eligible for the county-wide competition.
Please encourage your student to explore the arts and express themselves!
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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. Join us November 18th at 8:20 AM.
Within FCPS, full time AAP services begin in 3rd grade. Wakefield Forest offers full time AAP services in grades 3-6.
Parents/guardians of students currently in Grades 2-6 who would like their student to be considered for Full-Time advanced academic programs next year may submit the AAP Full-Time Referral Form to Alina Delarosa at amdelarosa@fcps.edu no later than December 15, 2024.
The window for families to submit a referral for Full-Time AAP services is the first day of school through December 15, annually. Forms for Full-Time and part-time referrals are available on the AAP Forms Page. No late referrals for Full-Time AAP services will be accepted.
For more information, please visit the Advanced Academic Programs website.
As the winter season approaches, we’d like to share some important reminders and community resource information regarding holiday assistance.
Families who may need assistance are encouraged to apply directly through the local charities and organizations listed below. These groups provide a range of supports during the holiday season, but also year-round!
Coordinated Services Planning (CSP)
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighborhood-community-services/coordinated-services-planning
703-222-0880
Northern Virginia Food Rescue
https://nova-fr.org/
703-822-5205
Food for Others
https://foodforothers.org/
703-207-9173
ASK YOUR KIDS...
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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