Crossfield News - 1/17/23


Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, Jan 18 - Virginia Growth Assessments

Wednesday, January 18 - PTO Panera Spirit Night 

Friday, January 20 - PTO Deadline to order yearbooks

Friday, January 20 - Virginia Growth Assessments 

Wednesday, January 25 - 2 Hour Early Release 

Thurs & Friday, January 26-27 - No School, Staff Dev. & Teacher Workday

Wednesday, February 8 - Open PTO Meeting 

Friday, February 24 - PTO Crossfield Gives Back!

Wednesday, March 8 - Multicultural & Art Fest


Winter Virginia Growth Assessments

Students in grades 3-6 will take Virginia Growth Assessments in Reading and Math on January 18th and 20th.  Please direct questions to our school testing coordinator, Lea Fadden, or your student’s teacher.


Panera

Yearbooks on Sale Now!!

Purchase your Yearbooks today at the school store. The cost is only $25. Submit your orders by January 20, 2023 to guarantee a copy. Order online at the school store - Credit Card, Check or Cash payment are all accepted. Yearbooks will be delivered to your child's classroom during the last month of school. Don't miss your opportunity to reserve your copy! If you have any questions, email yearbook@crossfieldpto.org  


United

We are thrilled to announce that Crossfield will have a Multicultural & Art Fest on Wednesday, March 8 from 6:30-8:30 pm hosted at our school!

We will be celebrating all the great diversity we have in our school. The entire Crossfield community is invited and we hope many families will volunteer to interactively represent their wonderful culture, by either showcasing it in an exhibit booth or by a performance through music, dance, storytelling, etc. Stay tuned for more information and a sign-up genius to help support this new community event.

Committee Volunteers Needed (Sign-up Today): For this amazing event to occur, we are recruiting volunteers to plan, create, and implement all the logistics involved for their committee. More details on committees and roles can be found here: Crossfield United Multicultural & Art Fest Please sign-up ASAP!


Crossfield vs. Navy Basketball Game

Recruiting Coaches, 6th Grade Players &

5th/6th Grade Spirit Squad

Get excited! The Crossfield vs. Navy Basketball game is back on Friday, April 28 at Chantilly High School starting at 6:00 pm. We are looking for 6th grade basketball players and 5th/6th spirit squad members to join Team Crossfield! No experience is required to join. However, students must attend at least two (2) practices to be eligible to participate. Practices will be held at Crossfield immediately following school dismissal during March and April. Player and Spirit Squad Sign Up

Interested in Coaching? Please sign up here


Monitors Needed!

Crossfield is in need of student monitors to assist with various classes and students from 9:00am-4pm. This hourly position pays 16.36 per hour and can be part-time or full-time. The hours are flexible.

The application link is here. Please contact Mr. Granieri with questions at mtgranieri@fcps.edu.


Tutor.com

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.


CTE Summer Camp

The Career and Technical Education (CTE) office is once again planning an engaging summer enrichment program for students! For our current kindergarten to 6th grade students, we have Tech Adventure Camp. Click here for details.


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.