From the Principal's Desk
Dear families,
It’s hard to believe that we are nearly at the end of the second quarter! I look forward to seeing you all at our PTA general membership meeting next week, at which I will provide a school update. I also look forward to our next parent coffee at 9:30 on Wednesday morning, February 5, at which I will provide some information about our Changing Education Through the Arts partnership with the Kennedy Center with a focus on one often-used strategy at CWES: tableau. I hope to see you then!
Warm regards,
Diane Leipzig, Dr. L
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Take Home Tuesday
January 14, 2020, please visit LINK this week to find out about:
- Recorder Time for 4th, 5th and 6th grade students!
- First Annual Spelling Bee
- Trex Film Recycling Challenge
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Do you know that according to new research, Alarming Dangers in School Zones by Safe Kids Worldwide organization, certain parts of school zones can be unsafe for students?
They noted issues with drivers dropping off or picking up students, with 1 in 3 drivers doing something unsafe, like driving while on the phone, double parking or not following the crossing guards’ rules.
As part of our ongoing commitment to overall CWES safety, we would like to offer these simple safety tips. There are things you can do in our community to help us protect our students on the move.
School Zone Driving Safety Tips
- Be on the lookout for school zone signals and ALWAYS obey the speed limits.
- When entering a school zone, be sure to slow down and obey all traffic laws.
- Always stop for school buses that are loading or unloading children.
- Watch out for school crossing guards and obey their signals.
- Be aware of and watch out for children near schools, bus stops, sidewalks, in the streets, in school parking lots, etc.
- Never pass other vehicles while driving in a school zone.
- Never change lanes while driving in a school zone.
- Never make U-Turns while driving in a school zone.
- Never text while driving in a school zone.
- Avoid using a cell phone, unless it is completely hands-free, while driving in a school zone.
Pedestrians’ Safety Tips
Parents, whether you are walking with your children or your children are walking themselves, here are some safety tips to keep our children safe.
- Walk on a sidewalk or path when one is available. If no sidewalk or path is available, walk facing traffic and as far from cars as possible.
- Never assume drivers see you; they could be distracted. It’s best to make eye contact with drivers to make sure you are seen, and to generally be aware of your surroundings – particularly when crossing the street.
- Always cross streets at marked crosswalks; this is where drivers expect pedestrians.
- Obey school crossing guards’ signals.
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The SCA Turkey Trot!
we are thrilled to share that our students raised $8,159.74 at the SCA Turkey Trot! This means we able to purchase three water bottle filling stations! A special thank you to the following top fund raisers:
Top Grade: 3rd- $1,595.25
Top Class - Mrs. Carroll - $680.00
Top Students per grade:
KG - Cole Souvlis ( Germano)
1st- Emily Shipe ( Choman)
2nd - Lauren Doninger (Mays)
3rd - Isabella Anreadakis (Simmons)
4th - Viviana Griffith ( Adams)
5th - Anya Allenworth (Freeman)
6th - John Burns ( Randolph)
We will be in touch with Design and Construction to plan for the purchase and installation and provide you with updates when we have more information.
Go CWES!!!
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SCA spirit day
70's are back!!!!
Our next SCA Spirit day will be Flashback
to the 70’s on Friday, January 31,2020. Get groovy
with us in your best 70’s inspired outfit!!
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World Language Immersion Informational Meetings
Fairfax County Public Schools’ online registration for the county-wide lottery for world language immersion programs opens on Monday, January 27. Current prekindergarten students may apply for the kindergarten immersion programs and current kindergarten students may apply for the first grade immersion programs for the 2020-21 school year.
The kindergarten immersion programs are available in Korean and Spanish. Korean is available at Powell Elementary School and Spanish is available at Bailey’s, Lake Anne, Laurel Ridge, London Towne, and Rose Hill Elementary Schools. First grade immersion programs are available at 12 elementary schools and are offered in French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.
Parents who are interested in the two-way or world language immersion programs in FCPS are encouraged to attend an informational meeting. All meetings are held at the school named. For specific dates and locations for the informational meetings, visit our website.
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Fairfax County Park Authority Offering Snow Day Camp at Four Locations
The Fairfax County Park Authority is offering Snow Day Camp at Audrey Moore RECenter, Lee District RECenter, Oak Marr RECenter, and Spring Hill RECenter for children ages 6 to 10 when Fairfax County Public Schools are closed two or more school days in a row (limited to 30 children per site, first-come basis) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is $65 per day, per child, non-refundable.
Note: Snow Day Camp will not operate for single-day FCPS school closures, late openings or early dismissals, on weekends, and will not be held when Fairfax County Government is closed or the Fairfax County Park Authority is closed.
Learn more about Snow Day Camp.
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Calendar Reminder: Schools Closed on January 20 for MLK Holiday, January 27-28 for Teacher Workday and Staff Development Day
As a reminder, schools and offices will be closed on Monday, January 20, for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 21. Also, schools will be closed for students January 27-28 for a teacher workday and staff development day, respectively. January 24 is the last day of the second quarter.
See the complete 2019-20 school year calendar.
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Mark Your Calendar
Winter Enrichment Classes - registration starts December 10, 2019- January 14, 2020.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday- Student Holiday- January 20, 2020
End of Second Quarter - January 24, 2020
Teacher Workdays- Student Holiday - January 27and January 28, 2020
CWES Family Book Club - February 20, 2020
PTA Meeting - January 29, 2020
SCA Spirit Day- January 31, 2020
Bingo Night - February 7, 2020
CWES Spelling Bee Day - February 27, 2020
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