Crossfield News 01/31/2020

Kindergarten Registration

Crossfield ES is accepting rising kindergarten student registrations for the 2020-2021 school year.

• Registration is by appointment only. Please call 703.295.1117 to schedule a date and time with our registrar, Mrs. Kathy Theis.
• Registration packets can be picked up from the school office or can be downloaded by clicking here.
• The enrolling parent should bring completed registration forms, required documentation, and their rising kindergarten child with them to register. We would like to have most of our rising kindergarteners registered before orientation (April 13, 2020 at 9:30 A.M.)

Oakton Pyramid Digital Citizenship Expo!

Come to Crossfield ES on Tuesday, February 25 at 6:30 P.M.

Learn how to help students develop a healthy relationship with technology.

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Crossfield Gives Back, February 14

On Friday, February 14^th, we will be participating in “Crossfield Gives Back"— a day of giving where all students will prepare, sort and pack over 500 weekend food packs of snacks and meals for food insecure students across Fairfax County. These packs will be distributed by Food for Others.
Over the next few weeks, our 6^th graders will be sharing information on food insecurity through poster campaigns and on the WCES morning news. Teachers will be discussing food insecurity with their classes at morning meetings. Please ask your students about those discussions and what their class is doing to give back. 

We are asking for the help of our Crossfield Community in providing the foods for these packs (oatmeal, granola bars, etc). You can sign up to donate food and to help our students with their day of giving here: https://tinyurl.com/giveback20

Please share this link for food donations far and wide (neighborhoods, churches, local friends and family). This is an ambitious effort, but we know we can do it. Let’s show the love, Crossfield! Together, we can help fellow students in our community. 

"Stay Healthy. Wash Your Hands!"

Fairfax County School Health Promotion

Germs are everywhere! Washing your hands is the best way to stop germs from spreading. When kids come in contact with germs, they can become sick just by touching their eyes, nose, or mouth. Once they are ill, it is usually just a matter of time before the rest of the family gets sick. When your family is healthy, you don’t need to worry about missing school, work, or other activities.

For effective handwashing, follow these simple steps: wet, lather, scrub for 20 seconds, rinse, dry. It takes time for children to build handwashing skills. Your child may need reminders when to wash their hands, like after using the restroom, playing outside, coughing, sneezing, or before eating. When taught early, handwashing can become a lifelong healthy habit. Children learn by modeling behaviors of adults. When you make handwashing part of your routine, you set an example for your children to follow.

Resource Corner:

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/health/handwashing

https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/materials.html

Podcasts: https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/podcasts.html