 Dear CES Families,
Wow, it is hard to believe that we only have one more week until the holiday break! This week we did some amazing learning which focused on topics including: China, natural equivalent fractions, setting goals, robots, Virginia Native American Tribes, Costa Rica, and digital communication. Our students are collaborating together and becoming global citizens as we work to strengthen our Portrait of a Graduate skills.
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Winter Strings Concert
Thank you to Ms. Henry, Mr. Johnson and all of the students for the wonderful strings concert on Tuesday night! We are so proud of our young and talented musicians!
Winter Chorus Concert
Way to go Mrs. Tiesler, Mrs. Walsh, and all of the 5th and 6th grade chorus students for the brilliant chorus concert last night! What amazing singers we have at CES!
Student Attendance
Students form important habits early, as they begin to develop responsibility to come to school on time and be prepared and ready to learn. Parents or guardians need to encourage good habits so that students are ready to learn.
Virginia requires that all children between the ages of five and eighteen be enrolled in school and attend on a daily basis. Any student who fails to report to school for a total of five scheduled school days (unexcused) for the school year may be referred to a school attendance officer for further action. When a referral is received, the school attendance officer will attempt to interview the student, parent, and other relevant parties to develop a plan to resolve the attendance issue. A student who is absent from school for 15 consecutive days or more is withdrawn from school and must officially register again upon his or her return to school.
Parents or guardians should call the attendance line in the morning before attendance is taken, to let CES know of any absence. Please leave a detailed reason for the absence with the message. Thank you for your collaboration with ensuring our students' academic success!
CES Soaring Eagles
Please share your thoughts with the staff! CES Soaring Eagles are compliments, kudos, etc. that we will share with the staff. What a great way to show your appreciation and to help make the CES Staff's week positive! Please click HERE to share your CES Soaring Eagles!
This week students focused on the character trait of kindness.
Kindness has been a foundation of moral and
spiritual life across cultures and religions throughout history. This character
strength is grounded in the belief of a common humanity in which others are
worthy of care, attention, affection, and compassion. Aristotle defined
kindness as, “helpfulness towards someone in need, not in return for anything,
nor for the advantage of the helper himself, but for that of the person
helped.”
Kind people think about the needs and feelings of other people,
and then act to help those people. Kind people are selfless. That is why a true
act of kindness is distinct from helping another person in order to simply gain
something for yourself. An individual with the strength of kindness helps
others because it is the right thing to do, not because they expect any
reciprocal treatment or gain in reputation.
Calendar Reminder: Winter Break is December 18
to January 1, 2018
Winter break for students
is December 18 to January 1, 2018. Classes
will resume on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. See the 2017-18
school year calendar.
Video: Learn How Inclement Weather Closing
Decisions Are Made
Ever wonder how FCPS administrators decide to close or delay
school due to inclement weather? Watch this video
for an explanation and answers to some common questions.
Upcoming Events:
Monday, December 11
- Mindful Mondays in the Gym from 8:20 - 9:00 AM
Wednesday, December 13
- PEP Class from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM in room 100
- Winter Band Concert in the Gym @ 7:00 PM
Thursday, December 14
- CES Spirit Night @ SweetFrog from 5:00 - 9:00 PM
Friday, December 15
- Family Spirit Night at Ciro's NY Pizza
Thank you for your continued partnership!
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