On The Run newsletter April 18, 2018
In this Issue...
Golf Tournament- Save the Date and CRES Auction Items Preview
Kindergarten Kick-Off Information
3rd Grade CML- National Winners
4th Grade Iditarod
2nd Graders are "Goin' Buggy"
Kindergarten STEAM Kids
District Band Solo and Ensemble Festival
Celebrate FCPS Earth Week
Throwback Thursday
6th Grade Math League Success
Science Olympiad Success
Brent Daniels Music Assembly
CRES Calendar of Events
PTO News and Events
Golf Tournament- Save The Date
Celebrate Great
Falls will hold its annual Golf Tournament on May 14th at Hidden Creek Country Club in Reston. Tee time is 1:30 p.m. with a shotgun
start. Sign up now to play and/or sponsor this great event at greatfallsgolf.org.
Visit this website in the coming weeks to view and bid on exciting experiences
your child can have with CRES staff.
All proceeds go
to Colvin Run ES, Forestville ES, and Great Falls ES. Last year, the
Tournament and Auction raised $25,500 and CRES received $8,500 to put toward educational
enhancements benefitting your child. But we can't do it without our CRES
families' support! For more information, please contact Lisa Cuomo at
lisac0903@gmail.com or 703-967-4629.
The Silent Auction will go live in the coming weeks. You can bid on: Principal/Assistant Principal for the Day, Reserved Parking for Promotion Ceremony, Reserved Seating at Promotion Ceremony, Various fun-filled activities with several teachers, and other exciting offers.
Kindergarten Kick-Off Information
This annual
event will take place on Monday, April
30th. If you have a rising
Kindergartener and have not already notified us via the Orange Preschool form
sent in Wednesday folders, please call the office at (703) 757-3000 to register
for our Kindergarten Kick-Off Information Meeting. You may also view the CRES Kindergarten Information Packet. Since these forms were only sent home to
current CRES families, please encourage your neighbors to contact the school if
they have a rising Kindergarten student as well.
3rd Grade CML-National Winners
Each
year, Colvin Run Elementary School participates in a math competition provided
by the Continental Math League (CML) organization. The competition requires
students to apply their analytical reasoning and problem solving skills. This
year, we are happy to announce that our 3rd Grade team was ranked
as a National winner! Congratulations
to our students and to our 3rd grade teachers!
The
following students contributed to the team award by achieving a perfect score on at least one meet:
Hridhan B., Alice R., Luke C., Ramkumar B., Nathan L., Felix X., Chris V.,
Eshaan S., Jason P., Isaac B., Jon L., Mia N., William S., Trent S., Ryan G.
4th Grade Iditarod
The
fourth grade enjoyed a visit by Iditarod volunteer, Tracy Morrow and her Siberian Huskies. She spoke a good deal about the race,
the checkpoints, the mushers, and of course, the dogs. The kids were able to see dog harnesses,
booties, and tug lines. They definitely enjoyed meeting her and her dogs as a culminating experience to their integrated Iditarod Language Arts, Math and Science
units.
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Second Graders are “Goin’ Buggy”!
Congratulations
to our 2nd Graders who performed the musical, Goin’ Buggy on
April 12. We are simply buzzing and fluttering in the glow of this smashing
success!! In true Colvin Run tradition, this event was a team effort between
the 2nd grade team (Ms. Canaga, Ms. Edwards, Mrs. Loving, and Ms
McIlhenney. and our General Music teachers Dr. Schultz and Mrs. Keller.
Ladybugs, Fireflies, Honeybees, and
Caterpillars turned Butterflies, swarmed together to address the inequalities
and attitudes that insects face. They brought to our attention that bugs have
feelings and are sensitive; if we pay attention they can teach us about the
many values of being small and six-legged. So next time you see a ladybug, make
a wish and please do not tickle its wing, enjoy the sustainable electric, magical
glow of the firefly, make sure that you know the honey that you spread comes
from a lot of hard work (it’s a trade secret), and marvel at the unbeatable
feat of starting life as a caterpillar and ending up a butterfly! What a nice way to think about Earth Day!
Kindergarten STEAM Kids
Kindergartners
took aspects of character education, S.T.E.A.M., and the works of Hanoch Piven
to create their very own STEAM Kids character. Students read the book, Let’s
Make Faces, by Hanoch Piven before getting information about what a STEAM
Kid is. Students were invited to create their very own character by choosing a
character shape that they had a strong connection. They then used unique qualities
about themselves from their personality to their interests to design their
STEAM Kid character to resemble themselves. Check out our STEAM Kids bulletin board in the K-1 pod!
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District Band Solo and Ensemble Festival
On
Saturday, April 14th, we had many band students participate in the
festival that was held at Cooper Middle School this year. Colvin Run students prepared solos and duets
over the course of the last four months and performed for a judge that
specialized in the student’s particular instrument. All of our students
received Superior or Excellent ratings and we would like to congratulate them
for their hard work and for representing their school, their families and
especially themselves so well! BRAVO!
4th
Grade Students: Madeleine M., Ella Z. and Aidan C.
5th
& 6th Grade Students: Back Row: Laura Z., Sabrina L. Ellen
Z., Amber L., Wesley B. and Anna S.
Front
Row: Anniyah R., Jacqui G., Sadie K., Keely W., MacPhearson S., Merik Z., Ramzi
K., Anderson H., Zelmay J. and Tyler B.
Concert News
Please
be sure that you have the following information on your calendars regarding our
June concerts! Attendance at both the
daytime AND evening concert is required!
We have been working hard preparing for this concert and look forward to
performing for our school community, family and friends.
4th
Grade Concert, Tuesday,
June 5
2:50
p.m. (students should be seated at 2:15) and 7 p.m. (students should be seated
at 6:30)
5th/6th
Grade Concert, Thursday,
June 7
2:50
p.m. (students should be seated at 2:15) and 7 p.m. (students be seated at
6:30)
Uniform (for
daytime and evening concert):
-White Dress shirt
-Dark dress
pants (no shorts, jeans or athletic pants) OR Dark Skirt (at least knee length when
seated)
-Dark Dress
Shoes/Dark socks/dark tights or leggings
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Celebrate FCPS Earth Week – April 16-20
Earth Day is April 22!
Each morning
members of the 4th Grade Green Team will make announcements on CRES
4-1-1 and show a short video clip. All CRES
students can help celebrate this week by wearing clothing in the following
colors for each day’s theme:
Earth Week
Day Themes:
Tuesday,
April 17—wear yellow
for Energy Day
Wednesday,
April 18—wear blue for Water
Day
Thursday,
April 19—wear red for Consumption
and Waste Day or get Dressed For Spirit Day.
Friday,
April 20—wear green for
Great Outdoors Day
See an Earth
Week Message from Superintendent Dr. Brabrand by clicking here.
Throwback Thursday- Spirit day
The
next SCA Spirit Day will be Throwback
Thursday on April 19th. Students can dress up in clothes
from the past to represent their favorite decade!
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6th Grade Math League Success
Congratulations to the CRES 6th Grade students
participating in the Virginia Math League Contest! Of the 33 schools in the league, the Colvin
Run team placed 2nd in the state and will be awarded a plaque for
the school. The following Colvin Run
students were ranked among the Top 40 contestants in the state: Laura Z., Lucas M., Ellen Z., Matthew G.,
Dylan C., Sabrina L., Katelyn M., and Thomas M.
We are very proud of all of our CRES participants!
Science Olympiad Achievements
The CRES
Science Olympiad Team had an impressive showing at the Virginia State
competition! Overall, the CRES Team
finished in 11th place, an improvement over last year, and of the 26
teams competing, Colvin Run was one of only 8 elementary schools. CRES finished in 2nd place among
the Elementary School competitors. Congratulations to all of our contestants
and coaches! Students earned
medals in the following events:
Meteorology -
2nd - Ryan & Lucas; Mystery Architecture - 3rd - Sarah & Steven;
Trial
events: Code Analysis -
6th - Eric & Oliver; Indoor Bottle Rocket - 4th - Eric & Oliver; Almost
medal (7th) in Optics - Ryan & Lucas
Brent Daniels Music Assembly
Our students recently rocked out to a music assembly by Brent Daniels. Brent used his digital sampler to gather sounds made by students and turned these sounds into music. Thank you to our wonderful PTO for funding this unique opportunity. Click the links to see videos from our K-3rd and 4th-6th grade assemblies.
https://youtu.be/88soCv1evW0
https://youtu.be/nJ-obfeQBN8
Dragon
Days Calendar
April 18 6th
Grade Field Trip to Mount Vernon
April 19 Ensemble
Day, Grades 4-6
April 19 SCA
Spirit Day: Dress
for your favorite decade!
April 19 3rd
Grade ArtPlus
April 20 6th
Grade ArtPlus
April 20 PTO
Culturama, 6:30pm, Cafeteria
April 23 1st
Grade Reader’s Theater (Baker)
April 24 4th
Grade Field Trip – NSO at the Kennedy Center
April 25 Puppet
Show Assembly, Grades K-2
April 25 6th
Grade Field Trip – Wolf Trap National Park
April 25 1st
Grade Reader’s Theater (Moon, Crewalk)
April 26 5th
Grade Field Trip – Medieval Times
April 26 1st
Grade Reader’s Theater (Abernathy)
April 27 1st
Grade Field Trip – National Zoo
April 29 CRES
Family Fitness Day at Wolf Trap National Park,
9:00-12:00
April 30 Kindergarten
Kick-off for rising Kindergarten Students
Link to the CRES PTO News and Events. Our new format does not allow us to post all of the wonderful PTO opportunities. Click the link below to read more about what CRES PTO does for our school community.
https://crespto.membershiptoolkit.com/
Culturama
On the evening of Friday,
April 20th, 2018, we hope to fill the cafeteria again to the brim with
yummy foods, cultural artifacts, talented acts, and a colorful fashion show.
Culturama works best when we have
lots of participation, so we would love for all of our CRES community to be
represented! Multiple families and scouting groups can also team up to
represent a country, too!
Some ways you can be involved:
Displays- Display a poster,
artifacts, pictures, activities, crafts, games or anything that will educate us
about your country
Foods - Bring a savory
or sweet food dish from your country for our international "tasting"
menu
Fashion
Show -
Dress in traditional clothing from your country to showcase in our
cultural fashion show
Talent - Perform a
dance, song, talent, martial art, or acrobatic routine for our cultural talent
show (be wowed by our diverse and talented CRES students!)
To
sign up to showcase a country, click here. 8th-grade
volunteers are welcome to help and earn their service hours by clicking here.
Questions?
Contact Theresa Bhatia (theresa.bhatia@gmail.com)
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Family Fitness Day - April 29
Sunday, April 29, 2017 | 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Wolftrap National Park | 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, VA 22182
April
29, 2018, is National Park RX Day. Every National Park across the
country will be celebrating by hosting events that promote health,
fitness, wellness, and exercise. Our very own Family Fitness Day will
be held in the beautiful National Park right in our own neighborhood ….
Wolf Trap National Park!
Come join your CRES classmates,
families, and staff, along with the students, families, and staff from
our sister school, Hybla Valley Elementary, for this amazing day!
The event is free, but please register for your activities here.
Heading
to Longfellow Next Year? Check out these resources.
Parent Seminar: How to Thrive at
Longfellow
April 19th at 7-8:30pm
Longfellow Lecture Hall
Parents are invited to learn from
Longfellow staff and students how to set your student up for success at
Longfellow. Learn from counselors and students about what will help with the
transition to and what to expect in middle school.
Longfellow Spirit Packs for Sale
For a limited time, the
Longfellow PTA is selling spirit packs filled with LMS spirit wear to get your
rising middle schooler excited and ready for 7th grade. These make great
graduation gifts! Go to http://www.longfellowpta.org/spirit-wear.html for
more information and to order.
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