 Dozens of lost items just waiting to be found outside our cafeteria.
Dear Families,
After the last gasp of winter weather this weekend, spring is in the air! That means your children won't be needing winter outerwear, so they might be less motivated to look for missing items. Please consider stopping by after school to look through the Lost and Found outside of the cafeteria. As you can see from the photo above, we have accumulated many items over the course of the winter.
This week, spring celebrations carry us through the week like a soft breeze.
Today we celebrated Pi Day (3/14) with a treat for our mathematicians in grades 4-6. The student who memorized the most digits of Pi in each class got to "Pi" their teacher in the face, and the grade level winner got to "Pi" the principal! Congratulations to the winners -- school winner sixth grader Stephan (in Ms. Freeman's class) memorized 501 digits after the decimal point! Here are just a few of the pictures of our outdoor and messy fun today.
Speaking of math, on Wednesday our first graders will celebrate the 120th day of school with a fashion show! Why 120? While kindergartners celebrated the big 100 -- the first grade curriculum builds on that number sense by counting past 100 by ones, fives and tens.
Congratulations to grade level winners Stephan (gr. 6), Alek (gr. 4) and Cooper (gr. 5)!
Wednesday evening through Thursday evening is the Jewish holiday of Purim, the Feast of Lots. Purim commemorates how Esther, Queen of Persia, saved the Jewish people by revealing her own Judaism.
Thursday is the feast day of patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick. A commemoration of the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, St. Patrick's Day was introduced to the U.S. by Irish immigrants as a celebration of Irish culture.
On Friday, we celebrate the Hindu spring festival of Holi. Also known as the Festival of Colors and the Festival of Love, Holi signifies the triumph of good over evil.
So whether you are eating Hamentaschen, Irish soda bread, or Gujiya for dessert this week, we hope you have a sweet celebration of the coming of spring!
Warm regards,
Diane Leipzig, Dr. L
 Fifth graders enjoy Pi Day.
March 21, 4:15-5:15 PM
For students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
TAC-DHH is partnering with Radford University and DARS’ Pre-Employment
Transition Services to offer Student Connection, an opportunity for ALL students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing to connect with other Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in Virginia via Zoom. Breakout rooms for children in grades K-12 will be used to ensure age-appropriate activities for your child.
REGISTER HERE.
Save the Date and Opt Out of Emails
It’s almost time for the Canterbury Woods annual Read-A-Thon!
Date: March 28-April 15, 2022.
This year’s digital fundraising platform will be through 99pledges to record all reading activity and donations online! The money raised will be used to help fund various school needs and program supplies. And don’t forget – top readers will receive prizes! (stay tuned for more on that!)
How to get started: 99pledges will send an email with a link to set up your individual page. Just follow the steps and start reading!
If you do not want your student to participate in the Read-A-Thon, please send an email to our Read-A-Thon chair, Liz McKearin (liz.mckearin@gmail.com) by Sunday, March 20th to Opt Out.
More to come in the following weeks! Happy Reading!
All CWES parents/guardians are encouraged to complete the FCPS Principal Evaluation Parent/Guardian Feedback Form Online. The questionnaire will be collected online until March 18. Please find your email from FCPS Surveys and please take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire. Your opinions matter!
Our Family Engagement Survey should have been emailed to you the afternoon of Sunday, March 13. Please participate—your feedback is critical in helping to inform and improve FCPS’ practices to best support our students.
Taking this survey will also help strengthen the partnership between your family and your school. When that partnership is strong, students can experience a range of benefits including improved school readiness, higher student achievement, and better social skills and behavior.
FCPS is partnering with independent firm K12 Insight to administer the survey, and it will be available in eight languages. For more information, please watch this short video from Superintendent Brabrand and visit the Family Engagement Survey webpage. Your voice matters!
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.
We love that our students are learning to ride bicycles during P.E. for our bike unit! And we love that our students are able to ride their bikes to and from school as the weather improves.
However, we now have had a fourth incident of a bicycle theft during the school day from our bicycle rack. We are in communication with the Office of Safety and Security and try to monitor throughout the day.
Please encourage your children to lock up their bicycles.
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!
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!
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
March is Music in our schools month. This month we will be visiting 5th grade morning meetings to show the science of sound in band instruments.
 We are also getting in the spirit of March Madness and will be holding a Chromatic March Madness Bracket Tournament for students to see who has the fastest fingers.
 At the end of the month we will do a Spring Concert preview with a grade level combined rehearsal. It’s a busy and exciting time in band!
Wednesday, March 16: Restaurant Fundraiser, Oath Pizza
March 28 - April 15: CWES Read-A-Thon
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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