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- November 6th & 7th - Student Holidays
Thank you to everyone that came out this past Saturday for the PTA Fun Run! Unlike the weather we are now experiencing, it was a gorgeous and warm morning for the run and all of our Pumas had a blast! It was wonderful to see so many current AND former students at the event! As predicted, our students enjoyed getting many photos with the principals dressed in crazy costumes! That was quite a hit! Please join us in sharing a HUGE thank with our amazing PTA for creating such a wonderful event for our school community! They sure did knock this one out of the park!
We also would like to thank our kindergarten parents for joining us for the Kindergarten Book Character Parade this week! The parade is one of our favorite traditions at Powell and it was great to have so many parents join us to cheer along the children as they paraded around the school. Thank you to the kindergarten parents for being a part of this special event!
Best,
Jamie Luerssen
Principal
   
This Sunday, November 5, at 2 a.m., daylight saving time ends. Don’t forget to move your clocks back one hour!
The Fairfax Board of Elections has requested that schools be closed on Tuesday, March 5, to accommodate the administration of the 2024 presidential primary election.
March 5 will be a school holiday for students and a virtual School Planning Day. Central offices and school offices will remain open. SACC will remain open, as it does on other professional work days.
Our yearly Parent Preview Night regarding FCPS' Family Life Education curriculum will be held virtually on Wednesday, Nov. 8th at 5:30 hosted by Caitlyn Yost, FLE Lead and 4th grade teacher, Hope Song, and EJ Cho, Assistant Principals. The link to the meeting can be found here. In preparation, parents are encouraged to preview the FLE materials/lessons before the meeting by logging into their Parent Schoology account and clicking on Powell as their "course". A link for the entire K-12 FLE curriculum is available. If you haven't set up your Parent Schoology account, you can do so by using the same ParentVue SIS account log in credentials. If you need to set up a ParentVue SIS account, please contact Regina Johnson in our school office.
You can view program descriptions here: FLE Program Description
If you would like to opt-out your child in one or more lessons, you may access the opt out forms online which you would print-sign-send to school at https://www.fcps.edu/node/31710
Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Employee Awards! To submit a nomination for a Colin Powell Elementary Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please complete the nomination through this Google form link: https://forms.gle/ePJFVzm8xUxbwgQk8. You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees.
All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in the criteria for that category. The google form link has more information regarding the criteria for each of these awards and the eligibility requirements are below. Please keep in mind, if the person you nominate gets chosen to represent our school, you must be willing to complete a detailed nomination packet and recommendation.
Outstanding Teacher
Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a teacher or librarian
Outstanding New Teacher
Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a teacher
Outstanding Principal
Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a building principal
Outstanding Leader
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in their current position (Common positions in this category: Assistant Principals)
Outstanding Professional Employee
Eligibility: At least one year experience in current position (Common positions in this category: School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Instructional Coach, Psychologist, Social Worker, School Counselor, Safety and Resource Teachers)
Outstanding Operational Employee
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position (Common positions in this category: Administrative and Office Staff, Safety and Security Assistant, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, IA, PHA, PHTA, All Parent Liaisons)
The deadline to submit a nomination is Monday, November 13 at 4:00PM.
If you have any questions, contact Caryn Baptiste: cabaptiste@fcps.edu.
Thursday, November 9th is picture day for students who either missed fall picture day or students wanting a retake. Please see the announcement on our school website for more details regarding online ordering or returning previously ordered picture packages prior to retake day, https://powelles.fcps.edu/announcements/absentee-retake-picture-day-nov-9th
Please fill out THIS google form if you would like to donate a gift card to a CPES family during the Thanksgiving and/or December holidays. Please contact Renee Orlosky krorlosky@fcps.edu or Rachel Lindholm rrlindholm@fcps.edu if you have any questions.
Pumpkin competition winners (Pictures are attached):
Congratulations to all of our winners of the pumpkin character contest! We enjoyed seeing all of your creativity.
Save the Date for Book Fair!
Our Fall Scholastic book fair November 27-December 1. The Family Night event will be Tuesday, November 28th 5-7pm. We would love your help! Visit the book fair website (https://www.scholastic.com/bf/cpes18) to sign up to volunteer or email Mrs. Sejas and Mrs. Starbuck. The newest Cat Kid Comic Club book: Cat Kid Comic Club Influencers will be released the week of our book fair and is available for pre-order. Be on the lookout for more information to come. We can’t wait to see you at the fair!
 
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ORDER TODAY! The ordering window for Original Works will run until Thursday, November 9th. The brochure your child brought home includes the deadline date, school code, artwork title, and student code.
How to access and order in your online gallery:
- To view your Gallery, go to https://www.originalworks.com/ and click on SHOP from the navigation bar
- Use the drop down menu to click on SCHOOL FUNDRAISER
- Login using the credentials provided on the custom brochure
- Take a virtual tour of all the artwork submitted in the school or search for your child’s artwork by entering the image title
- Select the products to order, the quantity, and pay by credit card
For more information on Original Works please visit their website at www.originalworks.com. Thank you for supporting this unique and creative program!
Any questions? Please reach out to one of our art teachers, Maria Gangitano at mgangitano@fcps.edu or Margret Washington at mswashington@fcps.edu
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Centreville HS SGA is hosting a bonfire and movie night on Wednesday, November 8th from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the baseball field. This free event is open to all Centreville families. Come join us for food trucks and music at 5:30, followed by outdoor movie at 6:00. SGA will be selling hot chocolate and s’mores. The movie that we are showing is Elf for the winter season—bring chairs and cozy blankets! We hope to see you there!
Thank you to everyone who had joined us and volunteered on our Saturday morning Walk-A-Thon Community Event. This event was successful because of our Powell community, volunteers, admins, and volunteers.
We have such a good community here at CPES!! We have raised over $12,000!! Thank you for all the donations that were given to the Walk-A-Thon Fundraiser. Every penny makes a difference!
We have 4 days to dine at California Pizza Kitchen to support the PTA. Just mention Colin Powell PTA all day from November 6th to November 9th and the PTA will receive 20% of all food and beverage sales!
The Spirit wear online store is re-opened! Don’t miss out on your last chance to order spirit wear this year. The last day to order is November 10th at noon.
https://shop.burkesports.com/groups/1584-colin-powell-es-webstore/products
Join us for our next PTA meeting virtually on Monday, November 13th at 7 pm. If anyone is interested in joining our committee to help plan our Spring Fair and Silent Auction, please attend our next meeting or email Ellen at president@cpespta.org.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86959132698?pwd=CGlQGP609asuQQ7bKgnEPJKenGhKa4.1
Meeting ID: 869 5913 2698
Passcode: 987178
November 6-9 - Spirit Night | California Pizza Kitchen
November 13 - PTA Meeting, Virtual
December 7 - Spirit Night | Noodles & Company
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