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Hello Centre Ridge Family-
Good afternoon everyone. I hope you have had a great 2 weeks. We had an amazing assembly last week to celebrate Constitution Day. During the assembly we talked about the Positivity Project, the PTA Read-a-thon fundraiser and the new RAMS behavior expectation guidelines. We also took the time to hold our SCA speeches for our 6th graders running for office.
RAMS stands for Respectful, Accountable, Mindful, Safe. These terms help define the expectations we have for all of our students when we are at Centre Ridge. Students will offer ideas for what RAMS look like and we will post these ideas in the school.
We thank you for all of your support and look forward to working together to continue to make Centre Ridge such a magical place.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend
Chip Deliee
Principal
@cedeliee @centreridgees #otherpeoplematter
Unified Special Olympics
The Unified Special Olympics team will compete on Saturday, September 28 at Centreville High School. The event will begin at 8:30 and will take place on the track. If you can come out and support the athletes and coaches that would be great!
 SCA Officers
Congratulations to the following sixth graders who were elected as the SCA officers for the 2019-2020 school year.
President-Kate Choi
Vice President-Phillip Tran
Treasurer-Jacob Bryant
Secretary-Elisa Kim
Historian-Peyton Mansfield
PTA Corner
Read-a-thon
September 23-October 4
The main fundraiser for the PTA will be the Read-a -thon once again. Flyers will go home in Tuesday folders and we will be looking to raise money for new projectors for classrooms. The goal is $16,000 for the event. Lots of great prizes this year as well. Please let us know if you have any questions but this is a great way to support your student’s school.
Please see below for the schedule of events for the Read-a-Thon
Monday, Sept. 30 – Bring a small blanket or towel and read
Tuesday – Read with your favorite stuffed animal
Wednesday – Guest reader
Thursday – Read with a buddy
Friday – Read in your PJ’s and slippers
 Donation Bin
Reminder that the clothes/shoes donation bin is on school grounds located by the soccer field. If you have any clothes and/or shoes to donate, please bring them to the bin. All items are used to support families in the Centreville area and Centre Ridge gets a fee for every pound of clothes donated. Great way to support the community and the school at the same time.
It's time to join the PTA!!!
- Did you know...
- That joining the PTA gives us a bigger voice when meeting with school officials and local/state/federal legislatures?
- Being a member DOES NOT commit you to coming to meetings or volunteering?
- PTA Memberships are not just for parents? Grandparents, friends, and community members can also join!
- Sign up using the membership form from the first day packet or by going to:
https://centreridgepta.org/
Walk to School Day
Walk to School day will be Wednesday, October 2. We will meet at North Centre Ridge Park at the end of Field Encampment 7:50 AM and walk to Centre Ridge from there. If you can join us at anytime on the route it is a wonderful event.
CVHS Homecoming Parade
The Centreville High School homecoming parade will begin at 4:30 on Friday, October 4. Anyone who wants to be a part of the parade should meet at Union Mill Elementary school at 4:15. We will walk with the other schools in the Centreville Pyramid. Wear your CRES spirit wear and support the Wildcats.
 Positivity Project
I hope that your students enjoyed learning this week’s trait: teamwork. Next week, we'll begin learning why people who use open-mindedness are more likely to make accurate decisions – and decisions that they won’t regret. Open-mindedness is the willingness to actively search for evidence that goes against one’s favored beliefs, plans, or goals. Open-minded individuals are able to weigh all evidence fairly, when it is available. They see the other side and fight the tendency to have a bias for their own views. And, rather than favoring the socially dominant views, they give attention to those that are less dominant. This character strength helps individuals build knowledge about specific issues or points of view – and provide sound recommendations and advice. Open-minded people do not jump to conclusions. Instead, they seek out and examine all the available evidence before forming an opinion.
NASA contest
NASA is holding a contest to name the Mars Rover! They are asking kids to submit essays giving a name and reasoning behind it for the Mars Rover that will land on Mars in February 2021. You can do it in small groups or individually. Submissions are due November 1st. Essays will be judged over the winter and the finalists will be announced in February 2020. Finalists will be invited to see the Rover landing in Florida in 2021.
For more information, check out the website here. They have learning resources and a short video introducing the contest with the real Rover engineers.
Free and Reduced-Price meal applications
Online applications for free and reduced-price meals for the 2019-20 school year are now being accepted. Completing the application online results in faster processing time. Electronic meal applications are available in the following languages:
- Arabic
- Chinese
- English
- Tagalog
- French
- Spanish
- Vietnamese
Paper applications are still available to complete and submit. They are available at school offices, school cafeterias, and other FCPS buildings. Paper applications must be the original red print forms. Copied application forms cannot be accepted.
Parents and guardians can now complete the free and reduced-price meal application and the consent to share information in the same document.
More information is available on the Free and Reduced-Price Meals webpage.
FCPS Career Switcher Information Session – October 14, 2019
The Office of Talent Acquisition & Management (TAM) will host a Career Switcher Information Session at the Willow Oaks Administrative Center on Monday, October 14, 2019. This event will give military veterans, community members and anyone interested an opportunity to learn how to become a licensed Virginia teacher.
The information session will begin with presentations from the five approved Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) career switcher programs, Educate Virginia, Old Dominion University, Regent University, Shenandoah University and Virginia Commonwealth University. Troops to Teachers will also present their program offerings to our military veteran attendees. A panel of FCPS educators will share valuable information with attendees, followed by an opportunity to network with the six presenters, the FCPS licensure team and the substitute office.
We would like you to share this event information with your school community, parents, FCPS employees and anyone in your network seeking information on becoming a licensed Virginia teacher.
Event Information Monday, October 14, 2019 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Willow Oaks Administrative Center Building 8270 / Room 1000A
 Calendar of Events
September 23-October 4 Read-a-thon fundraiser
September 28 Unified Special Olympics Event
October 2- Walk to School Day
October 4- Centreville High School Homecoming Parade
October 14- Columbus Day (No school for students)
October 15- School Picture Day
October 18 Donuts for Dad’s
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