Crossfield News - 4/1/22


  Upcoming Dates:

April 1 - Teacher Workday. Student Holiday.

April 4 - 8 - Spring Break!  

April 14 - Open PTO Meeting at 9:30 AM in Cafeteria

April 19 - Virtual Rising Kindergarten Info. Night at 6:30 PM

April 21 - Bruster’s Ice Cream Spirit Night, PTO sponsored

April 28 - 1st Grade Show @ Crossfield

April 29 - Crossfield vs. Navy Basketball Game @ South Lakes HS


Family Engagement Survey QR Code

Family Engagement Survey

On Sunday, March 13, you received an email from Fairfax County Public Schools via K12 Insight regarding FCPS’ Family Engagement Survey. Your feedback is critical in helping to inform and improve our practices to best support our students. Please click on this link to     complete the survey or use the above QR code provided.  

FCPS is partnering with an independent firm K12 Insight to administer the survey. It will be available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese, Urdu, Farsi, and Amharic. Please visit our Family Engagement Survey webpage for more information. 


CROSSFIELD v NAVY BASKETBALL GAME

Come and cheer on your Crossfield Rockets in the staff and student basketball game against Navy Elementary on Friday, April 29th at South Lakes High School.  Doors open at 6pm.  Purchase your advance tickets and Spirit Swag by clicking here.  Both will also be available at the door on the night of the event.  Go Rockets!


Outdoor Lunch 2022

Outdoor Class Lunches: Spring Volunteer Sign-Up!

Our outdoor class lunches are back starting the week of April 11 (right after spring break)! We need two (2) parent volunteers, per class, per day to make this a success again. Click here to sign-up today! For any questions, email michelle.timberlake@crossfieldpto.org


SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING SCREENER

Students at Crossfield will participate in the SEL screener April 12-May 6, 2022. More information, including a short video about the SEL screener in FCPS and the screener questions, can be found on the SEL Screener webpage.  Students in grades 3-6 will fill out the screener themselves.  K-2 teachers will complete the screener for their students.  If you do not want your student to take part in the SEL screener, please return the this opt-out form to the school.  (If you opted-out your child earlier this year, you do not need to send the form in again.) Please contact Crossfield’s school counselor/test coordinator, Lea Fadden, with questions.


Advanced Academic News at Crossfield

Please click here to find the latest edition of the Crossfield AAP Newsletter.  It can also be found in the Parent Course on Schoology in the AAP folder. 

Newsletter highlights:

  • Information about the process of learning
  • Critical and Creative Thinking Strategy Feature – Encapsulation
  • Portrait of a Graduate Skills
  • Important Advanced Academic Programs information including a link to the Spring School-Based Newsletter

Bruster's Ice Cream

April 21

Please join us at Bruster’s ice cream on April 21 from 5-8. Fun for the whole family with ice cream served by some of our favorite Crossfield staff members! Make sure to mention Crossfield, and the PTO receives a portion of the sales. Bruster’s is located at 3903 Fair Ridge Dr. Fairfax. 

Bruster's Ice Cream

ATTENTION 6TH GRADE PARENTS

Effective July 1, 2021 all students entering 7th grade will be required to receive one dose of each of the following immunizations prior to the beginning of school:  Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis booster (Tdap), and Meningococcal vaccine (MenACWY). Seventh grade students cannot begin school in August without proper documentation.  Please contact Kristy Kim our Registrar with questions at 703-295-1100.  


Standards of Learning (SOL) Testing

Students at Crossfield will be taking SOLs May 11-May 19.  Please see the detailed schedule below to find your student’s assigned testing dates.  For more information about these important assessments, view the official SOL notification letter and the FCPS SOL page and/or VDOE SOL page

Students

Reading

Science

Math

3rd grade

Wed, May 11

N/A

Wed, May 18

4th grade

Wed, May 11

N/A

Wed, May 18

5th grade

Thurs, May 12

Tues, May 17

Thurs, May 19

6th grade

Thurs, May 12

N/A

Thurs, May 19

If you know your student will be absent on an SOL day, please contact Lea Fadden (Crossfield’s test coordinator) to pre-arrange an alternate testing date.


 LATE ARRIVAL?

EARLY RELEASE?  ABSENCE?

Please use our preferred method of reporting for a late arrival, early release or absence by going to the Crossfield Website and clicking on the blue ATTENDANCE box.  This process automatically notifies everyone in the front office of the change.  The front office is responsible for accurate attendance reporting and upon receipt of this online submission they will forward the information to the teacher.  Following this procedure reduces your wait time when you come to pick up your child and the number of automated calls from the county. Thank you!

attendance

Change in Transportation?

If you would like to report a change in your child's method of transportation for the day please use our online "Change in Transportation" form.  This type of reporting streamlines the process.  Our front office will respond to your submission to confirm receipt and cc your child's teacher.   Go to the Crossfield Website and click on the blue attendance box, then click on the "Looking to Submit a Change in Transportation" box.  

Transportation

We need you

PTO Recruiting

The PTO Board is recruiting for several open positions for next year 2022-2023. We would love for you to join us! It's a wonderful opportunity to serve our great school, and work closely with the Crossfield administration. If you would like to learn more about any of these positions, please email ptorecruiting@crossfieldpto.org 


2022 CTE SUMMER ENRICHMENT

Tech Adventure Camp

What is Tech Adventure Camp?

A weekly exploratory enrichment program aimed to give students the opportunity to explore the exciting program areas within Career and Technical Education.

Details

Eligibility: Current 2 to 6 graders

Time - 8:30 am to 2:00 pm* *Early drop off is available!

Location - Lake Braddock SS

Transportation from select FCPS schools is provided!

Cost - $275 per week

Dates -

Week 1: July 11 - 15

Week 2: July 18 - 22

Week 3: July 25 - 29

Weekly Themes

Week 1: Welcome to Mars!

Week 2: Going Green

Week 3: Young Makers

To learn more about the themes, visit our website!

How to Register

Registration is open from January 31 to June 10, 2022.

Students can register online by visiting the Tech Adventure Camp website and clicking on the register button.

Additional Information

Visit this link for more information!

For questions, please contact Beth Mehr at bgmehr@fcps.edu


FCPS Cares

FCPS Cares Program

The FCPS CARES Program is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story so we can acknowledge the good work of FCPS employees.

Watch this video to learn more