PFES Weekly School Newsletter

When your child is going to be absent for any reason, or if you have a change of transportation, please make sure to notify our front office. If you want to notify the teacher as well, that is great, but the office needs to know in all circumstances. You do this via our website under "quick links" to submit the form in writing. https://pennforest.rcps.us/

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at our school! All school volunteers are required to complete the county volunteer approval form through our school office. A new form must be completed each school year.

If you completed a paper volunteer form before the start of this school year, prior to the online form being available, we have already entered your information into the online system. There is no need for you to complete the form again. Moving forward, however, paper volunteer forms will no longer be accepted. All volunteers must complete the form using the online link provided below.

Once completed, your volunteer approval form will remain valid for the entire school year.

Here is the online access to the form: https://portal.laserfiche.com/p1200/forms/remvg?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Need to contact your student’s teacher? On the PFES web site click on “about us” you should see “Staff Directory.” The teacher contact information is listed on this page.

https://www.rcps.us/PennForest

School contact information

Phone: 540-772-7590

Office emails:

Jenny Griffin, Principal- jgriffin@rcps.us

Julie Noell, Assistant Principal-jnoell@rcps.us

Brenda Wooten, Bookkeeper-bwooten@rcps.us

Michele Porterfield, Attendance/Student Records- mcporterfield@rcps.us

Debbie Poff, School Nurse- dapoff@rcps.us

Jessica White, Counselor-jnwhite@rcps.us

Christine Walters, SPED coordinator- cwalters@rcps.us

Chelsea Concha, Cafeteria Manager- cconcha@rcps.us

To report an absence or make a change of transportation please go to the PFES Web site. Under “Quick Links” choose the form that fits the change needing to be made.

We ask that you report any type of absence as soon as possible and make any transportation changes no later than 1 PM each day.

We make regular posts on our Facebook page giving you a look inside the school day. Please use the link below to get there. Also look for us on Instagram, "pennforestowls."

https://www.facebook.com/groups/pennforestowls/?ref=share

11/09- Soaring Striders until 3:15 PM (Triple park)

11/10- Fall picture retake day/Gifted Art until 4 PM/PTA meeting at 6 PM n the library.

11/10-3rd and 5th graders will take a math formative test

11/11-Fifth grade Veteran's Day Performance at 9 AM- cafeteria doors will open at 8:40 AM

11/12- Fourth graders will take a math formative test

11/13- Science Outreach comes to the fifth grade

11/16- Soaring Striders until 3:15 PM (Triple park)

11/17-Gifted Art until 4 PM

11/23- Fifth grade field trip to CSMS for Band/Choir showcase/Soaring Striders until 3:15 PM (Triple park)

11/24-Gifted Art until 4 PM

11/25-11/27- Schools are closed for Thanksgiving Break

11/30- Soaring Striders until 3:15 PM (Triple park)

If you child goes to Child Care Network after school, please make sure you fill out the school's change of transportation link for Wednesday as they are closed that day, and you need to make alternative arrangements for your child.

We invite all Veterans and fifth grade parents to come to our Veteran's Day Program this Wednesday at 9 AM. If you have signed into the kiosk already this year, you may go straight to the exterior cafeteria door with your ID. Officer Strom will check you there. If you have not yet scanned in this year, you need to report to the office kiosk first. The exterior cafeteria door #22 will be opened at 8:40 AM to let you in.

How many Ms. Griffin's (aka six foot towers) can we make in the Forum in the month of November? Each grade is invited to compete against each other with students bringing in reams of paper. Any standard copier paper will do that you can get from Staples, Office Max, Wal Mart etc. Paper costs have gone up greatly, and donated paper reduces the amount of money the school needs to pay for it, which frees up money to put towards other great things for your kids!

Please mark your calendars if your child was not here on our original fall picture day, or if you want their picture retaken. Please see the fliers below for ordering information. You will get a proof to look it before you purchase.