New Family Checklist
New to WSES and want to make sure you are fully connected to our school community? Use this checklist to help you!
- Visit our New Student Registration page for important enrollment information.
- View the School Supply List for your child’s grade-level.
- Stay up to date with what’s happening at West Springfield ES and FCPS and sign up for News You Choose.
- Under the Elementary Schools section: Select West Springfield ES to receive news and announcements from the school. You can also select to receive information from the West Springfield ES (PTA).
- Military-Connected Families can sign up to receive FCPS’s military families newsletter. Under the Family Engagement section: select Military Families.
- Create a My SchoolBucks account to fund your child’s lunch account and pay for other school expenses.
- Sign up for a Student Information System (SIS) Parent Account (SIS ParentVUE) to view your child’s attendance, grades, and assignments. You can also update your child’s Emergency Care Information.
- Schoology Parent Accounts are accessed using the same login/password used for SIS ParentVUE. Through Schoology, parents are able to view their child’s courses, assignments, groups and calendar.
- Review the WSES Parent Handbook for detailed information on school procedures and policies.
- Get the Here Comes the Bus app to track your child’s bus location and to receive text/email alerts.
- Learn about and join the WSES PTA.
- Connect with a WSES Parent Ambassador who is available to help welcome you and answer questions. We have Parent Ambassadors who speak Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin), French, Korean, and Russian. We also have Parent Ambassadors who are military-connected.
- Families new to FCPS boundaries (to include Military families) can visit the FCPS AAP page to learn more about advanced academics identification and placement.
- Follow WSES on Facebook: @WestSprintfieldES
- Visit the WSES Family Liaison page for resources available to families.