WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE FOREST - 5/16/25

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Fri, May 16 - TONIGHT! PTA Spring Fling

Tue, May 21 - Band Spring Concert, 7pm

Mon, May 26 - No School, Memorial Day Holiday

Wed, May 28 - Field Day - Grades K-2
                        Chorus Spring Concert, 7pm

Thu, May 29 - PTA Meeting, 7pm

Fri, May 30 - Volunteer Breakfast, 9:15am


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See you at the PTA Spring Fling TONIGHT!

Who will be the Guest DJ???


Strings Spring Concert

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NFES Strings performed their Spring Concert this week. Ms. Ragusa's students showed off their hard work and did an amazing job! 


Portrait of a Graduate
Presentation of Learning

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This year teachers and students have been engaged in the Portrait of a Graduate (POG) attribute “Goal-directed and Resilient Individual”. Throughout the year students identified, recognized and reflected on these skills schoolwide. Now, it is time to celebrate our Portrait of a Graduate growth in a Presentation of Learning (POL). The dates for these presentations are below for each grade level. Your teacher will provide more information as to what those presentations will entail.

Skills practiced:

Q1: “I treat others with kindness.”

Q2: I persevere through difficult tasks and I do not give up.”

Q3 & Q4: “I stay on task during work time and I am responsible during work time.”

Presentations of Learning Dates:

  • K- June 3rd (Gallego & Sakell), 9:15 - 10:00 June 9th (Tsitos), Time TBD
  • 1st -June 6th, Time TBD
  • 2nd - June 5th, 12:00-1:00
  • 3rd - June 5th, 9:30-10:30
  • 4th -June 10th, 9:30-10:30
  • 5th - June 9th, 9:30-10:30
  • 6th - June 10th, Time TBD

NFES Code-Up Summer Program

Grades 3-5 Invited

Deadline to enter the lottery for this program is May 19, 2025.

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Yearbook Sales

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Students brought home yearbooks this week!

If you do not wish to keep your yearbook, please return it to the school.

If you do wish to keep your yearbook, please make payment by:


Medication Pick Up

The Health Room is reminding parents/guardians that all medication stored in the health room must be picked up by 1:30pm on Wednesday, June 11.

Medication left in the health room after that time will be destroyed. Medication cannot be sent home with your student. If your student will attend a summer program sponsored by FCPS, the existing medication form(s) may be used for the summer program. Medication forms for next school year can be found online. For any questions, please contact the health room at 703-923-2610 or your public health nurse at asmadayag@fcps.edu.


Attendance on the
Last Day of School

Please know that attendance will be taken on the last day of school, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. If your child is going to be absent on June 11, 2025, please call the Attendance line at 703-923-2626 or submit the absence through ParentVUE.

Learn more about Attendance Resources.


Phase 2 Community Boundary Review Meetings

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Families, staff, and community members can explore and visualize potential boundary scenarios using a customized Boundary Explorer Tool. The tool will be accessible from the FCPS website. You are also invited to participate in another series of community meetings in order to review and reflect on the initial draft scenarios before the start of summer break:

Each meeting will be hybrid, meaning that you may attend in person or via Zoom. Childcare for in-person participants and language interpretation/translation for all participants will be available as needed. Registration links will be shared soon. Another round of community meetings will be held in the fall.

Visit FCPS’ Comprehensive Boundary Review page for more information.


FCPS Cares is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story so we can all acknowledge the good work of our Newington Forest staff members.

FCPS Cares

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FCPS News

In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics and others:

  • Celebrating Students
  • Stop Arms Issue Tickets
  • Next Steps in Budget Process

Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving this weekly newsletter, please sign up today.  


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