Churchill Chatter - Issue 30, April 11, 2018
In This Week’s Issue:
- Autism Awareness Month activities
- Langley Pyramid Art Show
- Girl Scout service project
- Marymount STEAM event April 14 and ticket sales for Langley HS performance of Evita
- 2-hour early dismissal this Friday, April 13 at 1:20 PM and Student Holiday on Monday, April 16
- Kindergarten Orientation Monday, April 16 at 2:00 PM
- Cinco de Derby special ticket pricing ends this Friday
Lighting It Up Blue for Autism Awareness
Students and staff participated in LIGHT IT UP BLUE spirit
day to celebrate Autism Awareness.
The Autism Awareness Committee is selling blue bracelets in the front lobby and by the main staircase before school for $1 every Friday this month. All proceeds go towards Autism Speaks, a nonprofit organization that supports individuals and their families impacted by Autism. For more information on how you can support Autism Awareness
visit https://www.autismspeaks.org/.
Last week, students in all classes learned that people with autism learn differently and that everyone is different. Each student was asked to draw a picture or write something that makes them unique or different on a puzzle piece. The puzzle pieces were then glued together for each class to demonstrate to students that "we are all different, but fit together." The finished products are posted in the main hallway near the office. Please be sure to look at what the students had to say the next time you are at the school. Thank you to Ms. Blasko and Ms. Antonio for coming up with this great project.
Mrs. Zemke's students share their class puzzle, demonstrating how they are all different, but fit together.
CRS Student Artwork Featured at Langley Pyramid Art Show
Churchill families enjoyed seeing the student artwork at the Langley Pyramid Art Show.
March was Youth Art Month, and we are so very proud of our students who featured artwork on display in the show these past few weeks!
Each year, the art show features artwork by students at Langley High School, Cooper Middle School, Churchill Road, Colvin Run, Forestville, Great Falls, and Spring Hill Elementary Schools.
Our thanks go out to the McLean Project for the Arts for once again providing a professional art gallery space for our Youth Art Month exhibit.
Congratulations to the following students who had artwork on display in the show:
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Kindergarten: Siheon Lee, Ethan Zhang
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First Grade: Ben Engola, Nora Tarquinio
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Second Grade: Kylie Rudinsky, Grove Teates
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Third Grade: Annisa Kusumaningtys, Aiden Yuan, John Weber
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Fourth Grade: Julia Jackson, Carlos Janada, Mia Tripathi, Lang Xiong
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Fifth Grade: Sheila Keshavarz, Felicia Lee, Chloe Stuckey, Kyra Taube
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Sixth Grade: Alina Chen, Adi Desai, Kyra Macomber
Girl Scouts Donate First Aid Kits to CRS
The fourth grade girls in Troop 6769 created and
donated First Aid kits to all of the Churchill Road classrooms. As part of this project, the girls identified an issue and planned how they would fix the problem to earn their "It's Your World--Change It!" badge. Each of the kits contains everything one
needs for basic first aid, including alcohol
prep pads, band-aids (both butterfly and finger) and safety pins.
The
teachers and students appreciate the girl scouts' community service project.
Wellness: Benefits of Spring Cleaning
Some of Ms. Robosky's students help clean up by recycling old folders.
Welcome back from Spring Break! We often think we need to take a break or to get away to reenergize, but vitality is something we can find in each day, no matter where we are. We can rejuvenate by making time to incorporate the things we are passionate about into our daily lives. Our lives are full, but, by making activities that excite us a priority, we ultimately gain more energy. Whether it is ten minutes of shooting hoops, practicing an instrument, studying constellations, or connecting with friends, we feel renewed after doing something we care about and we gain energy for the other things we need to take care of during our day. Just scheduling and anticipating doing something you enjoy can help energize you to power through more mundane tasks. Consider your passion an energy supplement and enjoy it daily with gusto!
Cheer
Winners of the Week
Congratulations to our Churchill Cheer winners for the week of April 2. Cheers are given to students who follow the four R’s. Churchill Cheer
winners are: Lillian Thomas (K); Minjun Choi (1st); Brooke Champoux (2nd); Charlie Stuckless (3rd); and Alan Tang (4th). Our good citizenship winners are James Wright (5th)
and Junsuh Choi (6th).
Our teacher winner is Mrs. Zemke! Remember, at CRS we follow the four R’s. We respect
ourselves, we respect others, we respect property, we respect the Earth, and we
are responsible.
 LHS Presents EVITA
April 19-21 and 26-28
Come see current Churchill Road students and alumni in Langley High School's upcoming musical, Evita. All performances will be held in the Langley High School Auditorium, 6520 Georgetown Pike,
McLean, VA 22101. Curtain is at 7:00 p.m. Purchase tickets in advance for $12 each at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3391908. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door for $15.00.
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Churchill Road students cast in LHS' production of Evita take a short break during a recent rehearsal.
 Marymount STEAM Event
Saturday, April 14th
10 AM - 12 PM
Free Admission
The event will be held at Marymount University, Verizon Gym, located at 2807 North Glebe Rd, Rowley Hall, Arlington 22017.
Marymount University (Education) and the International Association of STEM Leaders present hands on activities for Pre-K through 9th grade in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. Activities and Demonstrations include:
- Portable Planetarium
- Rockets
- Hands-on Activities
- 3-D Printing
- Arlington Police Department
- Arlington Recycling Center
- NASA
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Attendance
Reminders
- School will dismiss 2 hours early, at 1:20 PM, this Friday, April 13 (end of quarter).
- Monday,
April 16 is a student holiday.
- If your
child will be absent additional days surrounding these dates, please call
the CRS 24-hour attendance line at 703-288-8484, or email churchillattendance@fcps.edu.
Thank you!
CRS Calendar of Upcoming Events
Friday, April 13
End of Quarter, 2-Hour Early Dismissal at 1:20 PM
Monday, April 16
Teacher Workday – No School for Students
Kindergarten Orientation -- 2:00-3:30 PM, Cafeteria
Friday, April 20
Earth Day Spirit Day
Family Fitness Day, 8:00-8:20 AM, Playground
Tuesday, April 24
AAP Orientation Night, 7:00 PM, Gym
Friday, April 27
International Parade of Cuisines & Fashion Show, 6:00-8:00 PM, Gym/Stage
Monday, April 30
Wear Blue Autism Spirit Day
Scroll down to "Upcoming Events at Churchill Road Elementary School" on the CRS homepage for event dates later in the school year: https://churchillroades.fcps.edu/.
Cinco de Derby -- Early Bird Pricing Ends Friday!
Join us for our big celebration of 60 years at Churchill Road at our Cinco de Derby Party on May 5th at Greenhouse Tysons. What is Cinco de Derby? When you realize the Kentucky Derby-themed 60th Anniversary Party (Churchill Downs!) falls on Cinco de Mayo, you want the best of both worlds to celebrate! Prices go up after 4/13: http://www.churchillroadpta.org/crs-60th-anniversary-celebration.
2017-2018 Yearbooks
Reserved your student's copy of the CRS Yearbook yet?
Order now before we run out! Learn more. http://www.churchillroadpta.org/yearbook.
Event Reminders
Links
to PTA News
Link to the CRS PTA homepage:
http://www.churchillroadpta.org/
Link to the PTA Week-at-a-Glance:
https://cresp.memberclicks.net/crs-pta-week-a-glance
As
outlined by FCPS Regulation 1367.2, school principals shall offer options to
nonprofit organizations that want to make their materials available to students
and parents. At Churchill Road, non-profit organizations will be permitted to
send home flyers in the take home folder 4 times during the year. The dates for
the 2017-2018 school year are the
weeks of October 2, December 4, March 5 and May 14. These
fliers must be related to the school’s educational mission and be
age-appropriate. Community organizations must submit their materials in advance
to the school’s principal and must include the disclaimer “These materials
are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Fairfax County School Board, the
Superintendent, or this School.” Once approved, the organization will be
required to make the copies necessary for distribution. Any questions can be
directed to Kim Moran, Churchill Road's Public Relations Liaison.
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