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August 30 No School – Student Holiday
September 2 No School – Student Holiday: Labor Day
September 3 Back to School Night: Grades K-3
September 10 Back to School Night: Grades 4-6
September 13 CRES PTO Movie Night, 6:30pm (Rain Date Sept. 20)
We know your time is important, and we appreciate your commitment to your child's education and support for our school. Every other week, we will send our "On The Run" newsletter containing important school information. The newsletter is in a 'text to speech' format, so you may choose to read or listen to it via mobile device/computer. We organize the newsletter with "All Grades" first, followed by specific grade level information. You will find the table of contents below to help guide you to pertinent information. All newsletters are also published on the CRES website for reference.
In this issue..
- Welcome Back from Mr. Junge and Mrs. Carmack (All Grades)
- Back to School Night Information (All Grades)
- Parent Book Discussion Group (All Grades)
- School Community Diversity Survey (All Grades)
- Lunch Schedule for 2019-2020 (All Grades)
- CogAT Test Reminder from Mrs. Carmack (2nd Grade, New Students, 3rd-6th Grade Retest options)
Dear Colvin Run Families,
We had a wonderful opening with happy children who were greeted by an incredible and enthusiastic staff. We are looking forward to another amazing year at Colvin Run Elementary School (CRES). The staff and PTO continued to work throughout the summer to ensure that our children experience and benefit from integrated, enhanced and enriching learning opportunities. A huge thank you to all of our teachers and specialists for all of their work to ensure classrooms are ready to excite and engage students in learning. Our school is already buzzing with excited staff, students, and parents who are working together as we continue our collective commitment to provide students with a 21st century educational experience and caring culture.
We were able to start the 4th- 6th grade D-R-A-G-O-N specials schedule the second day of school and all K-3rd grade specials started as well. The current D-R-A-G-O-N schedule day is always listed on the Colvin Run Elementary calendar found on the CRES homepage. The letter day of the D-R-A-G-O-N schedule is also posted on the Front Office window each day to remind students regarding what is needed for their specials.
Working together, we are confident Colvin Run will continue to be an amazing school focused on a caring culture to support the personal and academic growth of every child.
Take care,
Mr. Junge and Mrs. Carmack
Back To School Nights Schedules (All Grades)
These are 'parent only' events. A more detailed plan will be sent via email as we near the dates.
September 3th (Kindergarten-Third Grades)
- 6:00-6:45 p.m. New Parent Orientation Meeting* (Theater)
- 7:00-7:30 p.m. General Meeting (Cafeteria)
- 7:30-8:30 p.m. K-3rd Grade Level / Individual Presentations
- 6:30-7:15 p.m. Specialists in the Lobby area
September 10th (Fourth-Sixth Grades)
- 6:00-6:45 p.m. New Parent Orientation Meeting* (Theater)
- 7:00-7:30 p.m. General Meeting (Cafeteria)
- 7:30-8:30 p.m. 4th- 6th Grade Level / Individual Presentations
- 6:30-7:15 p.m. Specialists in the Lobby area
Preschool/PAC- Classroom teachers will reach out regarding an evening for their own Back To School Night.
*An optional New Parent Orientation meeting will be held in the Theater. Parents interested in learning more about the school are welcome to attend and hear from Mr. Junge and the PTO.
Parent Book Discussion Group (All Grades)
Beginning September 23, Ms. Allen and Mrs. Grabel will host a parent book talk. We will meet weekly on Mondays from 9:00-9:35 a.m. to discuss the book, The Self-Driven Child by William Stixrud and Ned Johnson. If you are interested in attending please email Ms. Allen or Mrs. Grabel. Feel free to join at anytime.
School Community Diversity Survey (All Grades)
There are many different countries, languages and cultures represented at Colvin Run. Please take a minute to complete this ‘one question’ survey. We are very proud to have 73 flags hanging in our Cafeteria to celebrate the countries of our school community.
Click here to take the one question survey. Due Date: September 20th.
Lunch Schedules (All Grades)
Click here to view our daily lunch schedule.
CogAT Test Reminder from Mrs. Carmack (2nd Grade, New Students, 3rd-6th Grade Retest options)
The 2nd grade students will take the FCPS Custom Form Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) on Oct. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd from 9:30-10:30 a.m. each day. The 2nd grade teachers will administer a practice test on Thursday, September 26th during the morning to familiarize the students with the test format.
FCPS will only administer the CogAT in October this year. Students must wait at least 6 months between retaking any group ability tests.
Parents in 3rd-6th grades, who wish to take advantage of the “One Time Retest” are to make the request in writing to Mrs. Carmack by Friday, September 6th.
All parents with students new to FCPS, that do not have a cognitive test score and parents of students in grades 3-6 who have requested a “One-Time Retest”, will receive a verification letter on Oct. 2nd via student backpacks. These students will take the CogAT on Oct. 9th, 10th, 11th from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
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