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Wednesday, November 24 - Friday, November 26 - Thanksgiving Holiday, NO SCHOOL
Monday, November 29 - Friday, December 3 - Book Fair
Wednesday, December 15 - Level IV AAP Referrals Due (grades 2-6)
Monday, December 20 - Friday December 31 - Winter Break, NO SCHOOL (classes resume on Monday 1/3/2022)
Monday, January 17 - Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday - Holiday, NO SCHOOL, School Office is closed
Thursday, January 20 - Two Hour Early Release
Friday, January 21 - Student Holiday - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
Monday, January 24 - Student Holiday - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Development Day
Dear Powell Families,
As the Thanksgiving holiday is fast approaching, I wanted to take a moment to wish all of you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. I know I continue to be very thankful to be a part of such a loving and supportive school community. I feel as though I speak for the staff when I say your children truly bring us joy every day! I know for me, I can be having the worst day ever, and one small interaction with a student is an instant mood builder.
This holiday break I have asked my staff to truly take a break, not check email, and immerse themselves in friends and family. Now, more than ever, everyone needs slow down and take the time to recharge their batteries. Thank you for understanding that any emails sent to your child(ren)’s teacher(s) will likely receive a response when we return from the holiday break. As always, I appreciate you giving the teachers this grace so they can return to school ready to give all of our students their very best.
Once again, have a wonderful Thanksgiving break next week!
Your Proud Principal,
Ms. Luerssen
On October 18, 2021 our community and country lost a great man and the namesake of our school, General Colin L. Powell. Since his passing our staff has been engaged in conversations about the ways in which we will honor him and his memory this year and in the school years ahead. It is important to us that we have input and involvement from our staff, parents and students so our school community as a whole has voice on this important work.
All parents and guardians are invited to attend a virtual meeting with our faculty and staff to support the planning of the ways we will honor General Powell’s memory. The meeting will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, December 9 from 7-8pm. The Zoom link will be shared as the meeting date approaches.
General Powell always took great in having many schools across the country, like ours, bear his name. To show our appreciation for being a namesake school we sent his family a watercolor of our school signed by our faculty and staff. (pictured below) We look forward to continuing to find ways to keep his memory alive through our actions here at the school.
The deadline for Level IV Referral materials is December 15th. All referral materials should be sent electronically to Kathleen Bach at kmbach@fcps.edu. Level IV referrals are for current 2nd – 6th grade students.
Parents should submit:
- Completed Level IV Referral Form (required)
- Parent/Guardian Questionnaire (optional)
- 2 pages total of work samples (optional)
- Work samples can not exceed two pages total.
- If a piece of writing is two pages long you can shrink the pages and put two pages on one so it counts as one page.
- Do not overload pages. I would not put more than 2-3 items on one page. The committee must be able to read the work.
- Parents may handwrite or type a short blurb on work samples to tell what the sample is showing or what the student was doing.
- Samples should represent academic areas such as math, reading, writing, science, and social studies.
*ALL FILES MUST BE PDF, JPG, or PNG.*
You may find additional information on our parent Schoology site in the AAP folder. You may also visit the AAP page on www.fcps.edu.
If you have any questions please reach out to Kathleen Bach, kmbach@fcps.edu.
This year our students in 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade have STEAM classes. It’s a fun time for students to learn the design process, how to problem solve, and get creative! Many of our projects use recycled materials or items you may have around the house. Check out the latest things we need and see if you can help by donating these items!
-aluminum foil (pre-cut pull out sheets preferred but any is appreciated)
-empty rectangular tissue boxes
-clean, empty cereal boxes (you can collapse them so they take up less room)
-popsicle sticks/craft sticks (any size, any color)
-pipe cleaners/fuzzy sticks
-cups (Styrofoam, plastic, paper …. any size)
If you have any items send them in with your child or drop them off at the front office. Thank you so much for your help!
Sincerely, Mrs. Bach
IT’S BACK! The Scholastic Signature Book Fair will be live and in person November 29-December 3. An amazing selection of books is headed our way! At the Book Fair you will find the latest and finest titles for kids.
If you have never seen a book fair, you are in for a treat! The library is transformed into an amazing bookstore for students to browse and purchase books, games, bookmarks and much, much more. Because the book fair is a fundraiser for our school library the prices are set by Scholastic and for every sale we get a portion of the profit. This money allows us to purchase books and materials for students to enjoy in the library.
More information regarding the book fair will be sent home in the upcoming Tuesday Folder.
Looking forward to seeing you at the fair!
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Starbuck
Please join us in welcoming our new family liaisons, Santanisha Chang and Danielle Azu! They will be working alongside Sook Smith to provide resources to our families and help our school community. If you like to get in contact with them, their emails are dazu@fcps.edu and schang@fcps.edu . They also have a phone line, 571-522-6017. If you would like to meet them in in-person, please reach out to schedule an appointment. They will be working in the building following the schedule below:
Danielle Azu – Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30am to 12:30pm, Fridays 11:00am-3:00pm
Santanisha Chang – Wednesdays and Fridays 11 am – 2:00pm
Our Puma artwork has been shipped! Ordering instructions for Original Works will be coming soon. Instructions will include a custom brochure to be used to help you order products online. Keep an eye out for this information in your child’s Tuesday folder later in the month. The ordering window will run from December 2nd to 15th. For more information on Original Works please visit their website at www.originalworks.com. Thank you for supporting this unique and creative program!
Any questions? Please email Colleen L. Crable at clcrable@fcps.edu
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News From Your PTA
PTA Members, Puma Families, Puma Staff, and Friends, we have TWO great events that need your support. Please come out and show your support and spread the word to your friends and colleagues.
The CPES PTA is having a fundraiser at Jersey Mike' on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD. You may now order online, by phone, OR in the store with dine in or carry out. You can order online the day of or even the day before the fundraiser and give them your pick-up time and date of pick up. If you call the order in, make sure to let them know it’s for the “COLIN POWELL PTA FUNDRAISER”.
You may also use the APP and even have it delivered through the APP. Just make sure when using the APP to put “COLIN POWELL PTA” IN THE NOTES.
The fundraiser runs all day on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD from 10am-9pm- so take a break from cooking dinner or go for lunch. Our team appreciates all your support.
Instructions on how to order online are below.
1. Go to CHANTILLY Jersey Mike's website
https://www.jerseymikes.com/6029/chantilly-va
2. Order on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD.
3. In the Checkout section of your order:
- Please put PICK UP DATE/TIME AND YOUR NAME
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Under 'Notes' please put: “COLIN POWELL PTA FUNDRAISER”
- Gift cards also count towards the fundraiser. They make great thank you, birthday or teacher gifts. Better yet grab a few for stocking stuffers!
Thank you for all your support!
****PLEASE SHOW THIS FLYER OR MENTION THE FUNDRAISER AT CHECK OUT SO THAT WE GET CREDIT. THANK YOU.
Book Fair Bake Sale: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0544a9a828a0fc1-book1
The PTA is sponsoring a Bake Sale during the Book Fair's evening hours (Tuesday, November 30, 5-8pm) to raise money for PTA budget items this school year (field trips, teacher grants, etc.)
We are requesting volunteers to bring smaller baked goods (cookies, brownies, etc) should be individually packaged. Whole pies and cakes will also be accepted. All items should be dropped off November 29 or 30 in the front lobby. **Any items that contain nuts should be clearly labelled.**
Thanks for your help!!
Date: 11/30/2021 (Tue.)
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm EST
Location: Drop off in the front lobby November 29 or 30
PTA MEMBERSHIP:
The PTA needs YOU!. Remember ALL membership fees go toward school-wide opportunities for students, teachers, and families. This includes support for a diverse opportunities for after school programs. Without your membership and/or participation, we will cannot bring school-wide opportunities to the students. See below on how to join Today!
Volunteer Opportunities Available
VP of Ways and Means (Second Vice President) still needed: The primary function of this position it to be creative and oversee / organize fund raising activates. If not already aware, most of the awesome events that we are able to have for our student, such as the spring ball, come from our success at fundraising. Because of this, the VP of Ways and Means is a crucial position to be filled. It’s probably the most fun too.
As a PTA Board Member, you will not only be supporting your own child’s education, but that of all of our children, as well as the Powell community. Moreover, you will be a vital part of the ongoing discussion with the district level administration about what is happening in our school, and will help to implement new plans and goals set forth by FCPS.
We need the VP Programs candidates ASAP! Have questions? Email Jeff, president@cpespta.org.
PTA Support: When you purchase from Amazon Smile you can directly support your childs education. In your Amazon smile account, just search for COLIN L. POWELL ELEMENTARY PTA and select. Please do not forget to bookmark your www.smile.amazon.com so you ensure continued support.
In addition to the aforementioned, the PTA is working on other ways for you to support the children. Expect to see spirit wear and other great items to be forthcoming for purchase.
Jeff Herrin
PTA President
Colin Powell Elementary School PTA
13340 Leland Road, Centreville, VA 20120
Email: president@cpespta.org
Web: www.cpespta.org
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