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Hello FEES Families,
It has been wonderful spending time in classrooms with your students over the past week! Our Eagles are settling into their routines, building relationships, and learning so much. We are excited to welcome families to several events throughout September and look forward to partnering with you this school year.
📅 Please mark your calendars for these upcoming events:
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September 15 | 5:30–7:00 PM — Back to School Night Join us for an evening to meet your child’s teacher, learn more about grade-level curriculum and expectations, and receive important information about the school year. This is an adults-only event; students should not attend.
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September 22 | 5:15–6:00 PM — AAP Information Night Learn more about Advanced Academic Programs and the variety of services and opportunities available to our students.
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September 22 | 6:00–7:00 PM — PTA Meeting Please join us for our first PTA meeting of the year! Our PTA plays a vital role in supporting our students, staff, and entire Forest Edge community. We would love to have you be a part of it!
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September 29 | 8:00–8:30 AM — Principal Parent CoffeeParents of students in PreK, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade are invited to join Dr. Rogers for coffee and conversation. We’ll discuss timely topics, answer questions, and continue growing together as a school community.
🎉 Reminder: Student Holidays There will be no school on Friday, September 4, and Monday, September 7. Please mark your calendars and enjoy the long weekend!
We are so grateful to have your families as part of the Forest Edge community. We look forward to a wonderful year of partnership, learning, and growth!
Warmly, Dr. Brittany Rogers, Principal Mrs. Ashley Fisher, Assistant Principal
Excellence ⭐ Purpose 🧭 Joy 💚
The August Attendance Challenge was a HUGE success!! Ask your child about the Forest Edge SWAG they received on Monday.
Our SEPTEMBER ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE:
Any class with a monthly average attendance rate of 98% or higher will earn a class popcorn party! How many classes will win??
Back-to-School Night is September 15 (5:30 PM - 7 PM)! Join us to meet your child’s teacher and learn more about the exciting year ahead. Additional details are coming soon!
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is committed to challenging all students through talent development and differentiated instruction. A continuum of Advanced Academic Program (AAP) services is available to students in Grades K-12 and is designed to match services to each student’s unique academic needs.
Identification for Subject-Specific and Part-Time AAP services occurs throughout the school year. Full-Time AAP services have two identification cycles:
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Fall identification: Students in grades 3-7 who have enrolled in FCPS since January may be referred by October 15, 2026.
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Spring identification: Any FCPS student in Grades 2-7 may be referred by December 15, 2026.
FCPS uses ability testing as one consideration in the holistic identification process for AAP services.
- All students in Grade 2 take the Naglieri General Ability Tests (NGAT).
- Students in Grades 3-6 who do not have a multi-domain ability test score take the NGAT.
- Students in Grades 3-6 may retake an ability test one time. Families may request the ability test retake by contacting Christina Arnberg, School Testing Coordinator, at crarnberg@fcps.edu by September 30.
Families are invited to attend two AAP information meetings, led by [NAME], our Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART):
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AAP Continuum of Services: Tuesday, September 22nd at 5:15 in the LIBRARY. Families will learn about the continuum of advanced academic services available to FCPS students.
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Full-Time AAP Identification: Tuesday, October 20th at 5:15 in the LIBRARY. Families will learn about the referral and identification processes for Full-Time AAP services.
For more information, please contact Meghan Hanson, AART, at mhanson@fcps.edu or visit the FCPS Advanced Academic Programs website.
We will begin distributing student ID cards to all our students who ride the school bus or use FCPS transportation services.
Most students received their ID card last week. This week we will begin creating ID cards for those students who do not have one; please be patient as we need to work through all grade levels.
ID cards should be worn or attached to your child’s backpack and brought to the bus each day. We will hold them during the day, then return them to students for their bus trip home. Ask your child to put their student ID card away until the end of the day.
Students who have student ID cards should begin tapping as they board and exit the bus. Only students who use FCPS transportation services will be provided with a student ID card at this time.
We ask for your patience! Bus drivers are checking in students and may need some extra time at each bus stop while they do this. The transportation team is working hard to minimize any potential delays.
Learn more about the bus navigation and student ID cards.
Are you working your way through back-to-school forms and checklists? Make sure you have a SIS ParentVUE account for your family and log in to find important forms and updates.
- Be among the first to know about weather closings, bus delays, and other critical communications from your school and FCPS by providing your cell phone number and email in ParentVUE. To update your contact information in ParentVUE, click the “Online Packets” tab in the upper right of the screen, then click the “Online Verification/Update” icon.
- Submit daylong absences by clicking “Report Absence.”
If you do not have a ParentVUE account, contact your child’s school for an activation code and follow the directions on the SIS ParentVUE Account webpage.
Families can now easily grant consent for their children to access a variety of school resources through the Parent Digital Consent system. This online tool can be accessed using your SIS ParentVUE account login. Parents can easily opt their child in or out of a variety of resources, including online educational tools, school counseling services, and more.
Visit the Parent Digital Consent webpage to access the system. Watch this video to see how to use the tool.
Opt In or Out to Student Devices Being Sent Home for Grades 1-6
New this year, families can opt out of having student laptops sent home with their student.
- If you do not want your student to bring their FCPS-issued device home, please toggle the Opt Out button to a check mark and confirm by pressing Save Selection.
- If you would like your student to bring their FCPS device home, no toggle action is needed. Confirm by pressing Save Selection.
Students whose families opt out will continue to have access to an FCPS-issued device during the school day. Please reach out to your student’s teacher to understand expectations for homework and any learning activities that may require access to technology outside of the school day.
Thank you for your patience as we all get used to new routines this school year. We appreciate our families following Kiss and Ride procedures and being patient while waiting for your child’s bus.
If your child’s bus is delayed, you may access the Bus Delay Notification System or use the Here Comes the Bus mobile app to receive the delayed bus report. Email messages will be sent to announce significant bus delays. Please contact the Transportation Office at [phone number] with any additional questions. For concerns after 5:30 p.m., contact the FCPS Office of Safety and Security at 571-423-2000.
Update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE to make sure you receive email messages about bus delays.
The Fall Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener will be administered to students in grades 3 through 12 in October. Students use the SEL Screener twice a year to share their perspectives on how well their school and community help them develop skills they need to succeed. The screener works by asking questions or presenting statements that students can think about and respond to. This gives students a way to share how well their school community makes them feel valued, included, and supported.
After each screening, results are available in the Documents tab of SIS ParentVUE and mailed to families without a ParentVUE account. For more information, including SEL Screener questions and opt-out information, please visit the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener webpage.
The FCPS mobile app lets you follow updates from all your children's schools in one place! Simply open the app, tap the teal pull-down menu, then tap the gear icon and select every school you want to follow. See this video of how to follow your school.
Find out about more features of the app. Download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
September 4th & September 7th - Student Holidays (Labor Day)
September 15th - Back to School Night (5:30 - 7:00 PM)
September 21st - Student Holiday (Yom Kippur)
September 22nd - PTA Meeting 5:30 PM
September 29th - Principal Coffee for grades PreK, K, and 1st
September 30th - 3 Hour Early Release: Dismissal at 12:35 PM
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