Upcoming Dates:
Thursday, December 1 - PTO - Meadowlark Winter Walk of Lights
Thursday, Dec 1 - PTO - Square 1 Art orders due
Friday, Dec 9 - PTO - Sweet Treats Buffet
Wednesday, Dec 14 - PTO - Lucia's Spirit Night
December 19 thru Jan 2 - Winter Break, No School
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Spotlight
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The five competencies of Social Emotional Learning:
Self-Awareness
Self-Management
Responsible Decision-Making
Relationship Skills
Social Awareness
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With the busy holiday season upon us, it may seem overwhelming to put one more thing on your list, but there are many opportunities to focus on children’s social emotional development this time of year. Getting kids involved in the holidays and identifying their feelings along the way is a fun and easy way to encourage SEL development. Two articles with easy resources to implement during the holidays are 4 Tips to Support Social and Emotional Learning During the Holidays and Social & Emotional Development During the Holidays.
PTO Sponsored Square 1 Art
If you haven’t had a chance to order yet, you’re in luck. Our Square 1 Art order deadline is EXTENDED TO THIS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1st!!! This is the final date to have 33% of your purchase go back to the school. (You may place additional orders all year, but Crossfield will only earn 15% on orders after Dec. 1st.) Thanks for raising money for our school by buying these special keepsakes! Visit https://www.square1art.com to order today and receive your items in time for the holiday season! Emily Simon is the Square 1 Art Coordinator.
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Crossfield Winter Walk of Lights at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
Join the Crossfield community for Winter Walk of Lights on Thursday, December 1st, 2022. The Winter Walk is more than a half-mile long, one-way route providing an enchanting and safe evening activity. Crossfield will have a dedicated check-in table to pick up your discounted $13 tickets. You may arrive anytime between 5:30 and 9pm to enter the gardens. Please put an estimated time your family intends to arrive. We won't hold you to it, but it will help us gauge crowds and manage volunteers. Purchase your discounted tickets before November 28th, 2022!
We are excited to share that our friends at the Reimann Group Realtors are generously providing 50 vouchers to be redeemed the night of the event for a S'mores kit to enjoy while there. We will randomly select 50 names from the list of people who have purchased tickets by NOVEMBER 22nd. If selected, the voucher will be included with your entry ticket envelope to pick up upon arrival.
Click Here - Purchase Crossfield Meadowlark Tickets
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2022 Holiday Giving at Crossfield
You Can Offer Hope to Families in Need
If you would like to help some of the Crossfield families in need of holiday assistance this year, please follow these instructions:
- Purchase a gift card(s) to Wal-Mart and/or Target (preferably in $20 increments).
- Write the amount on the gift card.
- Bring the gift card to Crossfield’s main office by Friday, December 2, 2022.
How to Inspire Kids to Give
It can be challenging for kids to see how donating money is meaningful. A few easy, stay-at-home ways you can provide your children inspiration for giving include:
- Read books about the importance of giving. Some examples include: Those Shoes, The Spiffiest Giant in Town, The Gift Inside the Box, What Is Given from the Heart, or Under the Lemon Moon
- Have a family movie to watch a film that encourages the spirit of giving (after checking commonsensemedia.org, of course). Gandhi, The Ultimate Gift, Pollyanna, Batkid Begins, Pay It Forward or Millions, to name a few.
- After your children feel inspired, you may be able to encourage them to include a few dollars from their own piggy bank to help with holiday giving at Crossfield.
For more information, please contact Lea Fadden at ltfadden@fcps.edu.
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Sweet Treats Buffet - Friday, December 9
The annual Sweet Treats Buffet for the Crossfield Teachers and Staff will be Friday, December 9.
Teachers and staff will enjoy a warm beverage as they pack their goody boxes full of holiday treats!
We need help with donations of lots of sweets and treats. Anything goes - individually portioned cookies, brownies, cupcakes, baked goods, candy, chocolates, fudge, etc. Healthier items and non-food treats are welcome too! Please package any home baked goods in individual portions, snack size baggies work great!
Please sign up to contribute Here!
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Tutor.com
Imagine the doors of opportunity that could be opened for ALL students if each had access to unlimited academic support before, during, or after school at no cost to their families. Guess what? This exists for FCPS students! Through our partnership with Tutor.com, students have unlimited access to live, 24/7, 1-to-1, on-demand tutoring in Schoology.
Click here for more information on how it works.
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Spirit Wear
The Crossfield Elementary School holiday sale is on until November 30th. Save 20% all of November on everything in the store. Free shipping on all orders over $75! Choose from hundreds of spirit wear designs and garments. Guaranteed delivery by Dec 23rd or its FREE!
Visit: https://1stplace.sale/97237
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Covid Case Manager
Crossfield has a Covid Case Manager this school year, Ms. Stefanie Ragano. You may include her on emails alerting Crossfield that your child has tested positive. Ms. Ragano will communicate with families with the official letter and a timeline for returning to school for covid-positive students. Ms. Ragano’s email is skragano@fcps.edu.
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