Upcoming Dates:
TONIGHT! Tuesday, October 19 - Chick Fil A Night, PTO sponsored
Tues - Thurs, October 19-21 - CogAT Testing for 2nd and 3rd grades
Wednesday, October 20 - First Day of After School Programs, PTO sponsored
Thursday, October 28 - Fun Run, PTO sponsored
Friday, October 29 - 2 Hour Early Release. School ends at 2pm.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 1 & 2 - No School. Teacher Workdays/Elections
Monday, November 8 - Picture Day Retakes
Wednesday, November 11 - 2 Hour Early Release. School ends at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, November 11 - Virtual Family Science Night, 6 p.m., PTO sponsored
Wednesday, November 17 - Panera Spirit Night, 4-8 p.m., PTO sponsored
TONIGHT is Chick Fil A Spirit Night
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
4 pm - 8 pm
Village Commons, 12160 Sunset Hills Road
Take the night off from the kitchen and support the PTO by having Chick Fil A for dinner. Make sure to mention you are there for the Crossfield Spirit Night. See the flyer linked here for more info. Chick Fil A Crossfield Night flyer
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Online Attendance Form
Do you have an early release, change in dismissal, late arrival or absence to report?
The preferred method for reporting any change in your student's school day is the Online Attendance Form located on the Crossfield website. Scroll down to the blue ATTENDANCE box shown here and follow the prompts. If you have a change in dismissal, select "early release" and provide an explanation in the "reason for absence". This is the preferred method because this information is emailed to all of the front office employees.
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Digital Citizenship Week - "DigCit Week"
Digital Citizenship Week is this week! We’ll be doing daily activities that promote students' well-being. Plus, they'll reflect on how they can use technology to be a positive influence in their community. Use these conversation starters to help your kids talk about their digital lives:
Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid
This week or next week you should receive a Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid. All students are required to return the form to their child's teacher.
Returning this form is important because information from this survey results in an additional $3 million in grants each year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For each school-aged child in your household, please complete, sign, date, and return the survey to your child's school. If sections 1 and 2 of the survey do not apply to you, just check the boxes in Section 3. All forms must be signed, dated, and returned by November 5. All results are confidential.
More information is available here.
Are you needing assistance with your child's picture taken on picture day?
If you are experiencing difficulties with your child's picture day order, please contact Lifetouch Customer Service at 1-800-736-4753. Thank you.
CogAT Testing October 19-21
The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) will be administered to all second and third grade students at Crossfield October 19-21, 2021. It is important that your child attend school on these days. The purpose of the CogAT is to provide information about students’ developed abilities in verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal reasoning. Score reports will be provided to parents once results become available. Typically, these reports are available in January. If you have any questions about this test, please contact the Advanced Academics Resource Teacher (AART), Melissa Graham (mdgraham@fcps.edu), or School Test Coordinator, Lea Fadden (ltfadden@fcps.edu), at your child's school.
Schoology Issue?
Parents: Have you tried to access an assignment or document in Schoology and it does not let you? Some assignments are linked to FCPS' Google accounts and parents do not have access to this "walled garden". If you run into this, you may need to view your child logging into Schoology and finding the document. They will be able to access it, you will not.
CROSSFIELD ELEMENTARY PTO Fun Run!
Coming Thursday, October 28th
Help us GO FOR THE GOLD by helping 100% of our students receive a donation! Please consider making a donation today. Visit CrossfieldFunRun.org and search for your student's name at checkout.
- The grade with the most students who receive a donation wins a pizza party!
- The top 5 students get to silly string a teacher!
- Share the link via email or social media with friends & family!
Also, Fun Run Volunteers are needed on 10/28: 2021 Fun Run Volunteer Sign-up
Mark your calendar to come cheer on your kids on Thursday, 10/28:
9:30 A.M. ~ CHINA: AM Preschool / CANADA: Kindergarten
10:10 A.M. ~ COSTA RICA: 1st Grade
10:50 A.M. ~ CHILE: 5th Grade
11:30-12:00 ~ PTO Volunteer Lunch Break
12:00 P.M. ~ CUBA: 6th Grade
12:40 P.M. ~ CAMBODIA: 3rd Grade
1:20 P.M. ~ CROATIA: 2nd Grade
2:00 P.M. ~ CAMEROON: 4th Grade
2:40 P.M. ~ CHINA: PM Preschool
Questions? Contact us at funrun@crossfieldpto.org
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Should My Child Come to School?
Parents: Please use this Questionnaire to determine if your child should come to school on any given day. If your child is at school and displays Covid-like symptoms, they may be sent to the Care Room and required to be picked up.
Parent/Guardian Access to Family Life Education Lessons in Schoology
The FLE lessons are available for you to review in the parent course in Schoology.
If you wish to opt your child out of all or part of the FLE program, please complete the opt out form included in this link and return the form to school prior to FLE instruction. Link to Opt Out Forms
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SCREENER
Crossfield students will take the SEL screener with their counselor October 12-22. More information, including a short video about the SEL screener in FCPS and the screener questions, can be found on the SEL Screener webpage (https://www.fcps.edu/node/43892). Please contact Crossfield’s school counselor & test coordinator, Lea Fadden (ltfadden@fcps.edu), with questions.
Lost and Found
If your child has missplaced or lost a personal item, please encourage them to check the Lost and Found located in the cafeteria.
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