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 23; April 19, 2024

Join us as we shoot for the stars at our Family Math Night on Thursday, April 26th!

Dear CRES Community, We are excited to announce our upcoming Family Math Night next week, Thursday, April 26th, starting at 5 pm! This event is a fantastic opportunity for us to come together and celebrate the importance of math in our students' lives.

Mathematics plays a vital role in various aspects of our daily routines, and we want to ensure our children develop strong math skills from an early age. During Family Math Night, we will have engaging activities for parents, caretakers, and children, designed to make math fun and accessible!

Your involvement is crucial in supporting your child's math journey. By attending this event and participating in activities, you will gain valuable insights and practical strategies to help your child succeed in math at school and at home.

Let's work together to inspire a love for math in our students and empower them to reach their full potential! Check out the Math At Home website for a collection of mathematical activities, organized by content, that can support you in engaging with your child. 

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Yearbooks for Sale!

Use this link to purchase your CRES Yearbook online, and choose NEXT. Type your student's first name, last name, and grade in the boxes shown. Choose the package you'd like (including extras like stickeys and custom name) and select NEXT. Finish the checkout process and receive a purchase confirmation!

Standards of Learning Assessment Dates

Please be mindful of these dates.

Students, in grades 3-6, will be taking end-of-year state assessments in literacy, math, and science (grade 5). Thank you for considering your child's schedule so that they are able to get enough rest and be prepared each day.

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:

• Proof of residency: A deed, lease agreement
• Proof of birth: Original birth certificate
• 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.

• New Preschool students, visit the Early Childhood Registration page.
• Non-parent registrations, visit the Special Registration Situations page.
• 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.

💻 Try Online Registration

Parents may register their children online for kindergarten through 12th grade. Learn how to begin the online registration process. 

When registering, parents will create (or log in to an existing) SIS ParentVUE account. Please note that passwords should be more than 12 characters long. If you have an existing account and your password is shorter, please update it when you log in. 

🧠Social and Emotional Learning Screener Results Coming Soon💗

FCPS students in grades 3-12 took the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener during March, providing updated information on skills such as achieving goals, understanding and managing emotions, establishing and maintaining relationships with adults and peers, and making responsible decisions. The SEL Screener also helps students evaluate their school community’s efforts to make them feel valued, included, and supported. 

In late April, individual student SEL Screener results will be available for families in the Documents section of SIS ParentVUE. For families who do not have an active ParentVUE account, results will be sent via postal mail. 

Get more information about the screener on the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener webpage. For support in understanding your individual student’s results or ideas on how to support them at home, please review the Family Guide or contact Rachel DiBartolo, one of our school counselors.

🎨Summer Arts Camp🎶

Don’t miss out on this summer’s most exciting arts enrichment program! At Elementary Institute for the Arts (E-IFTA), students take art, music, theater, and dance classes daily. E-IFTA is for current second through fifth grade students. Learn more on the E-IFTA webpage. Email EIFTA@fcps.edu with any questions. 

👏Nominate Someone Today for the Bussey Memorial Equity Award

Do you know of an outstanding person or group that has worked for equity in an FCPS school? There’s still time to nominate a candidate for the 2024 Dr. Lawrence Bussey Memorial Equity Award.

This award recognizes staff, students, or community members who have demonstrated significant and impactful efforts to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of students from groups who are marginalized or underserved.

Any FCPS employee, student, or community member may nominate an individual or group for the award. All nomination materials must be submitted by Wednesday, May 1. Full details are available on the Dr. Lawrence Bussey Memorial Equity Award webpage.

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!

When the weather gets nice, our students get learning...outside!

We love celebrating science and communicating what we see and wonder!

#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

Get2Green is hosting FCPS Earth Week April 22nd-26th. The themes for Earth Week are:

*Monday, April 22nd: wear green for Earth Day

*Tuesday, April 23rd: wear blue for Watershed Day

*Wednesday, April 24th: wear white for Zero Waste Day

*Thursday, April 25th: wear red for Climate Change Day

*Friday, April 26th: wear a nature print for Wildlife Day

Fairfax County Park Authority's Earth Day Festival will be held Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Sully Historic Site. The festival will include earth and nature-focused programs, scavenger hunts, and more!

Family Math Night: Shoot for the Stars!

Please let us know if you are able to attend on Thursday, April 25th, 2024. Dinner will be provided, in addition to a variety of interactive learning opportunities for learners of all ages! Please consider attending to discover and explore the wonders of math during an exciting evening of hands-on learning activities and games sponsored by Title I!

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

April 22nd-26th: Earth Week!

April 25th: Family Math Night: Shoot for the Stars! RSVP here!

April 30th: Level IV AAP Orientation, 5 pm, Library

May 3rd: Kindergarten Orientation, 2-3 pm, Cafeteria and Kindergarten classrooms

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.

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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