 Welcome Back CES,
We hope that everyone had a wonderful summer full of fun and family time! It was great to see all of the smiling faces of students and families back at CES.
Our theme this year is #OurCES, with a focus on collaborating, engaging, and building positive relationships with students, staff, and community. To help achieve this we would like to increase our attendance at family/school events. In an effort to support this we will be sending reminders out through an app called Remind (also available on computers). If you would like to receive updates about events at CES please use the following link to signup. These reminders will be coming from Mr. Douds.
https://www.remind.com/join/ources
Additional school pictures and information can be found through following us on:
Facebook
&
Twitter
We often get questions regarding the best way parents can support their students at the beginning of the school year. Below are a few tips that might be helpful.
- Communicate with your child's teacher.
- Check school/teacher websites, Facebook, Twitter, and other school news outlets.
- Have your child read every night.
- Communicate early with the office if you child will be absent or be leaving school early.
- Please do not talk negatively about a CES staff member in front of your child(ren).
- Encourage your student to be active and engage in conversation and communication about their day with others.
- When visiting or volunteering at school or picking up your student, you must always bring your photo identification.
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 We are starting a new Birthday Celebration Initiative here at CES. The flyer below will be distributed to your students. Please talk with them and determine how they would like to celebrate their birthday at school. We appreciate your support with this initiative.
We will continue our journey with the Positivity Project this year at CES! The mission of The Positivity Project is to empower students to build strong relationships -- by understanding, appreciating, and living out the 24 character strengths in us all. Please ask your students about the Other People Matter Mindset next week! Click here for a link to a video to learn more.
Band and Strings Registration
If you would like to sign your 4th, 5th, or 6th grade student for strings or band, please use the links below. Registrations will close on September 6th.
Strings:
tinyurl.com/Centrevillestrings
Band:
Tinyurl.com/cesband2018
 Today the Centreville High School Marching Band came to CES to perform and talk about the different instruments.
Calendar Reminder: All Schools Closed on
September 3 for Labor Day Holiday
As a reminder, all FCPS schools and offices will be closed on Monday, September 3, in
honor of the Labor Day holiday. Classes will resume on Tuesday, September
4. See the 2018-19
school year calendar.
Bus Delay Notification
System
Stay up-to-date on school bus arrivals with FCPS' bus
delay notification system. This system provides parents with timely
notification of late bus route information. Access it
directly online. Morning bus route information will be available
until noon. The afternoon bus route information will be available from 1 to
5:30 p.m.
E-Notify (BlackboardConnect) email messages
will also be sent to announce bus delays.
Need assistance or have questions? Visit
the FCPS
Transportation page for more information.
PTA Corner
Welcome Back Parents! The PTA is excited to start the year.
Please mark your calendars for the Welcome Back Picnic on Friday, September 7th
from 5:30-8:30. Come eat, socialize, jump in the moon bounce, and dunk a CES staff member at the dunk tank. Also, our first PTA Meeting is on Thursday, October 11th at
7:00 pm. This year we will be providing child care and light refreshments
during the meetings.
Have you joined the PTA yet? If not, you can do so by
returning the membership form from the first day packet, sign up at the picnic,
or complete the online form on our website. https://centrevillepta.wordpress.com/i-want-to-join/
Your membership helps fund our community building events and supports your
children in their classrooms throughout the year. Becoming a member does not
require you to attend meetings or volunteer, though we LOVE our volunteers and
would love to have you as part of our team! Also, if you have not liked our
page on Facebook (fb.me/CentrevillePTA1) or
started following us on Twitter (@CentrevillePTA1), please take a moment to do
so. We will have polls, information, and even an occasional giveaway on there.
Last, our spirit wear sale is going on NOW! Visit https://orderschoolstuff.com/centrevillees18/
BEFORE September 21st to order yours. We will not accept late
orders and will have limited availability after this date. All orders will be
delivered to your child's classroom in early October. The password for entering
our store is OurCES.
Don't forget to stop by and say hi to us on September 7th.
Thank you for your continued partnership!
#OurCES
Upcoming Events:
Monday, September 3
Friday, September 6
- 5:30 PM - Back-to-School picnic on blacktop
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