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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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Reminder Required Forms Due

Looking for the beginning of the year forms? Follow this link to be guided through the process.

Wakefield Forest News You Choose

Read the latest and greatest about Wakefield Forest ES.

Join us for our Virtual Back to School Night on September 7

Join us for our Virtual Back to School night. Here you'll find messages from: Principal Prindle, Assistant Principal Williams, and School Board members (Megan McLaughlin, Karen Keys-Gamarra, and Rachna Sizemore Heizer). Then join your student's teachers for their live presentations on September 7 at 7 or 7:30 pm. Teachers will send out links in advance of their session.

Parents, We Need Your Consent

We need your consent for your student to access some important digital resources used for classwork on their laptop. Please review these digital resources used at our school and sign the consent form.

The Science of Reading

Explore what families can do to at home to promote literacy and learn about the FCPS Equitable Access to Literacy plan.

Advanced Academics Program in 2022-23

Learn about the Advanced Academic Program in FCPS that provides opportunities for rigorous curriculum in areas of strength and interest.

New Cell Phone Use Expectations

New cell phone use expectations are in effect for the 2022-23 school year. Parents will need to review the Student Rights and Responsibilities (SRR) and sign the form.

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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Online Attendance Form

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Student Links

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Mental Health Resources: 24/7 Emergency Numbers

Wakefield Forest Elementary School Features

Ms. Yaman Recognized as FCPS CARES of the Month Recipient!

August 18, 2022
Congratulations to Ms. Jessica Yaman on being recognized as the June 2022 Region 5 FCPS CARES Recipient of the Month by the Department of Human Resources!

Construction Update

August 12, 2022
Our building is changing and the progress is exciting!

Wakefield Forest Halloween Howl 2020-21

October 30, 2020
This fall our WFES community came together virtually and marked the end of the first quarter by sharing their creative costume choices.
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FCPS News and Features

Thank you, Custodians!

October 2 is Custodian Appreciation Day. Thanks to our custodians, we all have a clean, safe place to learn, teach, and work. Across the division, Fairfax County Public Schools employs more than 1,300 custodians, field custodians, and building supervisors.

Superintendent's Weekly Reflections

Superintendent Reid writes a weekly blog to keep people up to date with all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This week she visited Marshall High School to celebrate the expansion of a program that offers free Metrobus access to students. She was also at Powell ES, Brookfield ES, Herndon HS, and Fairfax HS.

FCPS This Week - September 22, 2022

Congratulations to Mosaic Elementary, National Merit Semifinalists, and a McLean teacher who will appear on Wheel of Fortune.

Puerto Rico Recruitment Brings Mother-Daughter Teaching Pair to FCPS Immersion Program

A Laurel Ridge ES Spanish immersion teacher was one of the first hires through FCPS outreach to Puerto Rico. Now her daughter is one of the most recent recruits.<br />
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