Leading the Pack at Wakefield Forest!

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Our mission is to foster critical and creative thinking, resiliency, strong character, collaboration and communication in students by creating rigorous learning experiences that challenge them as 21st-century learners.
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Announcements

Back To School Night 2020-21

Join us for our Virtual Back to School night. Here you'll find messages from: Principal Prindle, School Board members (Megan McLaughlin, Karen Keys-Gamarra, Abrar Omeish, and Rachna Sizemore Heizer), and our PTA President Caron Atiyeh.

Return to School 2020-21

View our 2020-21 return to school page. This is our most frequently updated page regarding the 2020-21 school year and how it pertains to a student at WFES. We've collected information your family will need to start the upcoming school year, including recordings of our Parent/Guardian Coffees where Principal Prindle shares our latest updates regarding the start of the school year and answers community questions.

2020-21 Kindergarten and New Student Registration

We're excited to welcome our newest Wolves to Wakefield Forest! Looking for information about registering a new student or kindergartener with us for 2020-21? Please fill out this form to start the registration process!

Meet Our Parent Liaison Miriam Pitchford!

Our parent liaison is available to help your family with many of your school needs and in establishing connections with your student's teachers. 

Positivity Project Resources At Home

P2 for Families is an easy and effective way for families to discuss the importance of character strengths and positive relationships. It is differentiated for grades Pre-K – 2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Each character strength follows a 1-1-3 model: 1 quote, 1 video, and 3 questions to drive conversations around character at home.

FCPS Breakfast and Lunch Distribution at Wakefield Forest

Grab and Go service hours are available at Wakefield Forest Elementary from 7:25 – 7:35 am Monday through Friday with both breakfast and lunch being served at the same time.  Please look for the school bus in the Kiss and Ride line.

Parent Technology Help Desk

To support families who are working with their children during distance learning, Fairfax County Public Schools now has a Parent Technology Help Desk. The number is 1-833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS). It will be answered by staff 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week. If the help desk is unable to solve the issue on the phone with the parent or guardian, they will enter a ticket on the parent’s behalf and the request for help will be transferred to the appropriate FCPS team.

Wakefield Forest News You Choose

Read the latest and greatest about Wakefield Forest ES.

Safety Tipline

Report safety issues online or by text message using the Safety Tipline.  You may choose to identify yourself or remain anonymous.

Upcoming Events at Wakefield Forest Elementary School

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Virtual Learning Schedule

View our K-6 daily schedules!

New to WFES?

Visit our student registration page!

Online Attendance Form

Submit an absence online!

Mental Health Resources: 24/7 Emergency Numbers

Wakefield Forest Elementary School Features

Wakefield Forest School Building Renovation Design!

September 02, 2020
Principal Sharyn Prindle, Architect Rebecca Bostick, FCPS Project Coordinator Godson Nwosu, School Board member Megan McLaughlin, and Board of Supervisor member James Walkinshaw recently joined the Wakefield Forest community and shared the design plans for our future building renovation!

Parents Return to Math Class at Wakefield Forest Elementary School

December 02, 2019
After Back to School Night in September, Wakefield Forest Elementary School third grade teacher Jessica Yaman realized something: parents were having problems supporting their children in math.

Highlights from Wakefield Forest

July 10, 2019
Photo highlights from 2019!
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FCPS News and Features

Healthy Minds Podcast

On this week's podcast, meet Olde Creek ES Psychologist Ellen Goldberger. She talks about self control; knowing how to recognize when children (and adults) are losing self-control and tips on how to regain it.

Two Fairfax County Schools Named 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools

Two Fairfax County public schools—Fairhill Elementary School and Poplar Tree Elementary School—have been named 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.

Update on Former Thoreau Middle School Principal

A message was sent to Thoreau Middle School community about the former principal.

Peter Sagal to Introduce Word of the Week to Irving MS Students

Irving Middle librarian Mary Ann Monk has introduced new words to students on “Word Wednesdays” for several years, but with distance learning in place, she decided to spice up the delivery just a bit.
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