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To read our newsletter in other languages, please view it on the Centre Ridge website.
Para leer nuestro boletín en otros idiomas, visite la página web de Centre Ridge.
لقراءة النشرة الإخبارية بلغات أخرى ، يرجى الاطلاع عليها على الموقع الإلكتروني
영어가 아닌 다른 언어로 뉴스레터를 보시기 원하시면 이 웹사이트를 클릭하여 주십시오.
.اس نیوزلیٹر کو دوسری زبانوں میں پڑھنے کیلئے ، براہ مہربانی ہماری ویب سائیٹ ملاحظہ کیجیئے
Volume 2, Issue 13; January 20, 2024
Setting academic and personal goals empowers children by fostering self-discipline, motivation, and a sense of purpose, laying the foundation for lifelong learning and personal growth.
Dear CRES Community,
As we near the midpoint of the school year, it is an excellent time to celebrate your child's achievements and gear up for a strong finish to the quarter! It is also the perfect time to revisit academic and personal goals, too!
Progress reports will be distributed on February 6th. Citizenship, including effort grades, impacts academic gains over the year. Pay attention to your child's effort when considering their growth throughout the school year. The two are often linked.
For families of English Learners, please attend our ESOL Parent Coffee on January 23rd. You will have the opportunity to learn about the WIDA Assessment, a suite of English language proficiency assessments given to English learners in grades K-12 to monitor their achievement and measure their progress in English language development.
On January 31st and February 1st, we are hosting two Principal Coffees. Please consider attending one of these meetings to connect with CRES leadership. You will have the opportunity to ask questions related to all things CRES and also network with other CRES parents and caretakers.
Let's continue to work together to make the rest of the school year a success!
Warmly,
Dr. Hertzberg, Ms. Wu, Ms. Baugh, Ms. Helmer, and Ms. Ford
New Student Registration is Open for the 2024-2025 School Year!
Registration is available online or you can pick-up paperwork in our front office.
Required documents for registration:
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Proof of residency: A deed, lease agreement
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Proof of birth: Original birth certificate
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Health documentation: A certificate of physical examination including required screenings completed within the last 12 months prior to starting school by a US licensed physician.
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New Preschool students, visit the Early Childhood Registration page.
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Non-parent registrations, visit the Special Registration Situations page.
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Rising kindergarten students that were enrolled in one of our FCPS preschool programs this year, contact the registrar at the school the student will attend kindergarten for the upcoming school year. School information can be found on the Schools and Centers page.
Please contact Patricia Kirkpatrick, our School Information Assistant (SIA), for more information. She can also be reached via phone at 703-227-2605.
For support in Spanish, please contact Mary Pierri, 703-227-2656.
For support in Korean, please contact Toyon Eum, 571-536-8009.
"School is cool because you can meet new kids and play with them at recess."
Students come to school to learn and play. Let's give our students every opportunity to socialize and learn the skills necessary to make and maintain friendships.
Remember, every day of school attendance contributes to your child's academic success, and we applaud your efforts in making education a priority.
What Families Can Do to Fight Drug Misuse
FCPS is committed to raising awareness about the opioid epidemic with our educators, parents/caregivers, and students. Together, we can help ensure our students thrive.
What can families do?
- Show you disapprove of underage drinking and other drug misuse. More than 80% of young people ages 10-18 say their parents are the leading influence on their decision whether to drink.
- Show you care about your child’s health, wellness, and success.
- Show you are a good source of information about alcohol and other drugs. Find helpful resources on the FCPS Opioid Awareness webpage.
- Pay attention to your child and discourage risky behaviors.
- Build your child’s skills and strategies for avoiding drinking and drug use. Talk with your child about what they would do if faced with a decision about alcohol and drugs, such as texting a code word to a family member or practicing how they will say, “No thanks.”
Visit the FCPS website for more information.
Ronnie Ram's Tweet or InstagRAM of the Week!
We love highlighting learning experiences that support the acquisition of Portrait of a Graduate attributes and skills across our classrooms!
The ESOL team invites all families to their event on Tuesday! Partnering with parents is our top priority!
See you there!
#Communicator #Collaborator
For more information on Portrait of a Graduate, ask your child how they are a communicator, collaborator, critical and creative thinker, goal-directed and resilient individual, or ethical and global citizen. Or, click here!
Please click on our main hashtags, #CRESCulture and #CRESConnections, for more awesome highlights from Centre Ridge!
We also expanded our social media presence! Find us on Instagram for all our #CRESConnections!
DedicatED: For Parents and Teachers
9 Apps for Parents
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Nine easy discussion starters for parents of the App Generation:
1. Name and Notice Thinking
Use the language of thinking to name and notice the thinking your child is using and thus make it more visible. I like how you have used what you already know to make connections. That’s a perspective I hadn’t thought about.
2. Develop a Growth Mindset
Develop a growth mindset in your child by focusing your praise on process, learning, and effort (You really worked hard on this and have learned a lot. You’ve really developed as a musician.), as opposed to ability (You’re so clever. You’re good at math.)
3. Challenge but Don’t Rescue
When your child encounters difficulties, don’t jump in to solve the problem and rescue him/her. Instead, ask questions that will help him/her to think through the problem, identify, and choose a course of action to moving forward.
4. What Questions Did You Ask Today?
Our questions drive us as learners. Instead of asking your child, “Did you learn anything today?”, you could say, “Did you ask a good question today?” This will encourage your child to be more invested in the types of questions they ask at school.
5. Focus on the Learning Over the Work
Learning is the goal of an assignment. Take a moment to ask your child what the purpose of each homework assignment is, what do they think the teacher wants them to learn and get better at as a result. Then monitor the learning, not the work.
6. Support Your Child in Arguing Effectively and Persuasively
Research has shown that teenagers who argued constructively with their parents by building a case and providing evidence for their position were more enabled to speak up, voice an opinion, and use evidence in other facets of life.
7. Provide Time to Pursue Passions
Students need time and space to pursue their passions and interests. Pay attention to your child’s learning and passions outside of school and make time for them.
8. Make Your Own Thinking Visible
You are a model for your child of what it means to be a thinker and a learner. Model your own interests, passions, curiosity, reflection, learning, and thinking for your child.
9. What Makes You Say That?
By simply asking, “What makes you say that?”, in a curious and non-judgmental tone after someone has given a response, we are able to get a window into the thinking behind that person’s initial response.
Please Mark Your Calendars!
Great news! Centre Ridge Elementary School's events are now easily added to your own personal calendar. To find out how to download our
January 23rd: ESOL Parent Coffee; Learn about WIDA! 9:00 am, Cafeteria
January 25th: Two-hour early release
January 26th: No School (Teacher Work Day); Kindergarten Registration (Stop by the office to register early!)
January 31st: Principal coffee for our English and Korean speaking families, 9 am, Cafeteria (*We are working on getting an Arabic speaking interpreter, too!)
February 1st: Principal coffee for our Spanish-speaking families, 9 am, Cafeteria
RSVP for Principal Coffees here!
See the complete 2023-2024 school year calendar.
FCPS Cares Program
Recognizing employees who go above and beyond
FCPS Cares is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize those who go above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story so we can all acknowledge the outstanding work of FCPS, and more specifically, Centre Ridge employees.
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Ram Reflection
To provide feedback directly to Dr. Hertzberg, please use the QR code, or click on this link. Thank you, in advance, for sharing your thinking!
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