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Dear Families,
This week is National School Social Work Week! We greatly appreciate our school social workers, JaQuese Hawkins and Nilofar Naderi. This year we are especially grateful for the support they provide our students and families as we navigate difficulties that have arisen over the course of the pandemic.
I want to congratulate our community for the grace with which we have made the transition to a mask-optional environment. We have had some instances in which students needed to be reminded to be kind to others with a different preference. Please reinforce this message at home as well.
We have enjoyed the spring weather this past weekend has ushered in. Our clocks will spring forward this Sunday evening, which means more sunshine in the evenings! As the days get warmer, your child may be more likely to ride their bicycle to school. Please be sure your child has a bike lock -- we have had a couple of unlocked bicycles get stolen from the rack during the school day.
Today you should have received an invitation from FCPS surveys to complete a response about my leadership at CWES. This survey is a part of the principal evaluation process and your anonymous responses will be shared with me and my supervisor. I appreciate the time you take to provide this important feedback.
Warm regards,
Diane Leipzig, Dr. L
Your Views and Opinions Are Important to Us!
All CWES parents/guardians will be contacted through email with a link to the FCPS Principal Evaluation Parent/Guardian Feedback Form Online. This questionnaire is part of the Performance Evaluation Program and offers parents/guardians an opportunity to provide anonymous input about various topics related to our school. These topics include instructional leadership, school climate, human resources management, organizational management, communication and community relations and professionalism. Understanding that this has been another unusual year, the impacts of COVID-19 will be taken into consideration when reviewing the feedback.
The questionnaire will be collected online between March 7 and March 18. When you receive an email from FCPS Surveys, please take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire. Your opinions matter!
Order Oath online or in store on Wednesday March 16th and they will donate 25% of your purchase! IN STORE: Visit the Mosaic District location and order from our team! Must mention Canterbury Woods Elementary School PTA Fundraiser or show the flier for your donation to count. ONLINE: Order pickup, curbside, or delivery from the Mosaic District location at order.oathpizza.com or on the Oath app! Enter code CANTERBURY22 for your donation to count.
This year we will have TWO events to welcome our newest class of CWES Cougars!
Wednesday, March 30, 6:30 PM-7:30 PM: Parents will join our K team for a virtual presentation of our kindergarten program.
Thursday, March 31, 3:00 PM-4:15 PM: Rising kindergartners will come to our school for an in-person orientation, rotating through all of our kindergarten classrooms to experience a slice of life in kindergarten. (NOTE: This is an early release day for current students).
Rising first graders who are new to CWES next year are also welcome to join us for this in-person orientation!
Do you know a neighbor with a rising kindergartner, or a family with a rising first grader who isn't attending CWES yet?
Please encourage them to register on our website ASAP so we have accurate numbers for staffing our classes for next year!
The State of Virginia requires immunizations for entry into kindergarten, 7th grade, 12th grade, and when transferring into FCPS. The Fairfax County Health Department will be offering a special immunization clinic for Fairfax County students to complete their school vaccine requirements (the COVID-19 vaccine is not a required vaccine).
The clinic will be held on Saturday, March 12, 8 a.m. to noon, at the Annandale District Office, 7611 Little River Turnpike, #400-E, Annandale, VA 22003. Appointments are required.
To make an appointment, call 703-246-7100.
Projecting our student enrollment next year is an important part of predicting the numbers of teachers at each grade level that we will be granted as part of the staffing process.
If you are moving out of the area or otherwise moving on from CWES, please take a moment to complete this Google Form for each of your children currently in grades K-5 who will no longer be with us next year.
On a personal note, we will miss you. But remember, once a cougar, always a cougar!
Register Now for the FCPS Virtual Special Education Conference
FCPS’s 17th Annual Special Education Conference will be held virtually on Saturday, March 26, with a combination of synchronous (live) and asynchronous (recorded) sessions supporting the conference's theme: Bringing our Inclusive Community Together: Affirming, Assessing, Advancing. Welcoming ceremonies, guest speakers, FCPS presentations, and an exhibit hall are included. Registration for this free conference is now open online.
- Parents and community members will be able to register online.
- FCPS educators, administrators, and preservice teachers will be able to register online and earn recertification points for attending the conference.
- Individuals needing foreign language interpretation (Spanish, Amharic, Arabic, and Korean), American Sign Language (ASL), or Cued Language Transliterator (CLT) interpreters for the live sessions may request this on the registration form.
For questions please contact specialedconf@fcps.edu.
Visit the Special Education Conference webpage for more information and to register.
Save the dates! CWES will be administering the Virginia Standards of Learning Tests this Spring. Please try to avoid scheduling appointments on your student’s testing days.
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3rd Grade: Reading on Wednesday, May 4th and Math on Wednesday, May 11th
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4th Grade: Reading on Thursday, April 28th and Math on Tuesday, May 17th
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5th Grade: Reading on Tuesday, May 3rd, Science on Thursday, May 12th, and Math on Wednesday, May 18th
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6th Grade: Reading on Thursday, May 5th and Math on Thursday, May 19th
Last fall, FCPS received $188.8 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III) funding to help safely reopen and sustain the safe operation of schools, and address the impacts of COVID-19 on students. Please provide your thoughts on how FCPS is meeting ESSER III requirements. And, take a look at the impact ESSER III funds are having throughout FCPS. For more information on the ESSER III grant, please watch this video and visit the FCPS website.
Full Reports on School Spending
Full reports on school spending will be available on the FCPS and school websites soon. Keep reading FCPS This Week for updates.
Wednesday, March 16: Restaurant Fundraiser, Oath Pizza
Wednesday, March 30, 6:30 PM: Virtual Kindergarten Parent Information Session
Thursday, March 31: Two hour early release, End of Q3, 3:00 PM-4:15 PM: In-person Kindergarten Orientation
Friday, April 1: Student Holiday (Teacher workday)
Monday, April 4-Friday, April 8: Spring Break
Wednesday, April 20: International Day
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