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 Families and students come out for our annual Spring Clean-up!
Upcoming Dates
April 26: SCA Spirit Day: Twin/Multiple Day
May 1: Parent Input forms for 2024-25 Due
May 2: Kindergarten Parent Information Session: 5:00pm- Cub Run Cafeteria
May 3: Teacher Work Day - Student Holiday
May 6-10: Staff Appreciation Week
May 8: Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day!
May 10: Principals Walking Club: 8:05am
May 18: Cub Run Spring Fling
May 21: PTA Meeting: 7:00pm-Library & Virtually
May 27: Memorial Day- No School
May 28: Talent Show Rehearsal: 5:00 pm
May 30: Talent Show: 6:00pm
June 3: Grad Walk; 2:00pm-Graduating seniors return to walk the halls of Cub Run
June 3: Spring Chorus Concert: 7:00pm-Cafeteria
June 4: Field Day
June 4: Westfield HS Graduation: 7:30pm-George Mason University
June 5: Spring Band & Strings Concert: 7:00pm-Gym
June 7: Principals Walking Club: 8:05am
June 11: Sixth Grade Ceremony: 9:00-10:00am
June 12: Last Day of School; 2-Hour Early Release-1:25pm Dismissal
Cub Run News
Cubby Corner
Dear Cub Run Families and Friends,
We want to express our sincere gratitude for the incredible spirit and support you've all shown recently. It's these moments of collaboration that truly make our school a special place.
First, a huge thank you to our dedicated families who are actively involved in our PTA. Your tireless efforts contribute significantly to enriching the learning environment for our students. We appreciate everyone who was able to attend our meeting last week.
We also want to extend our deepest appreciation to everyone who participated in our recent Spring Clean-Up Day. Your willingness to volunteer your time and energy helped us clean-up and enhance our landscape at the front of the building. Thank you for helping us improve our learning environment!
A special shout-out goes to our students, staff, and families who wore purple in support of our military families. Our Cub Run community showed their support and we are grateful for the service of our military families.
Finally, congratulations to our talented Cubbie artists who had the opportunity to showcase their work at the Westfield Pyramid Art Show! Seeing their passion and creativity shine through was truly inspiring. Way to go, Cubbies!
This week, we celebrate Administrative Professionals Day. We want to extend our heartfelt appreciation to our dedicated main office staff for their invaluable contributions and unwavering commitment to our students, parents, and community.
Thank you all once again for your continued involvement and support. Together, we are making a positive impact on our school community. We look forward to seeing you at many of our upcoming events as we celebrate this school year!
Warm regards,
Melissa Miller & Nausheen Haider
News & Updates
SCA Spirit Day: Twin/Multiple Day!
Lost & Found is Bursting at the Seams!
Have your students stop by to locate their belongings and take them home. All items not claimed by end of day May 8, 2024 will be donated.
 
Staff Appreciation Week: May 6-10
End of Year Dates
Preschool Community Peers
Walk, Bike and Roll to School Day
Join us on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 to celebrate Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day! Walk, Bike & Roll to school day is a great way for students to get more physical activity before school and reach their goal of 60 minutes of daily physical activity.
Social & 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 your student’s teacher.
Reminders
Parent Input Form for 2024-25 Class Placements
With the end of the year quickly approaching, we are already looking ahead and planning for 2024 -25 SY. Parent input forms are due by May 1, 2024. We value your feedback and insight into your child’s learning needs. Thank you for your input!
Parent Input form LINK
Chronic Absenteeism - State Board SOA Decision
Last school year, the Virginia Board of Education decided to not suspend chronic absenteeism as part of school accreditation determinations. The Board’s rationale was a desire to send a strong message to schools, families, and students about the importance of regular attendance for student success. The Board decision means that schools with Level 3 (red) in any indicator—including chronic absenteeism—based on end-of-year data will receive “Accredited with Conditions” designation.
Chronic Absenteeism is defined as missing 10% or more of the school year, regardless of reason. A student is determined to be chronically absent if the rate of their days absent divided by their total days in membership is greater than or equal to 10%.
As of April 24th, Cub Run is ranked 3.2% away from our chronic absenteeism rate being in the yellow with a school percentage of 11.8%. As we finish out the remainder of this school year, we will continue to update this percentage with you in hopes that we can join our Westfield pyramid schools for having an acceptable chronic absenteeism rate of 10% or lower.
REQUEST FOR PRE ARRANGED ABSENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FCPS Excused absences include the following reasons: illness, injury, funeral, legal obligations, medical procedures, religious observances, deployment-related absences, or family emergency.
If the reason for this prearranged absence is different from the above, please indicate the reason for the absence. Parents must plan to arrange for their child to complete make-up work, tests, or projects. If the student's planned absences exceed five school days, a parent conference may be required. The conference will include a review of the student's academic and absence record. Students who are absent 15 or more consecutive school days will be withdrawn from enrollment.
Cub Run Elementary School is committed to providing our students with a high quality education. Academic success relies upon excellent school attendance. Children who come to school on time every day are building critical life skills they will use throughout the rest of their lives. Like strengthening a muscle, building positive attendance habits early on make a difference for our children today and for our adults of tomorrow. Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school and themselves. Cub Run is teaming up with the other 9 schools in the Westfield Pyramid in an effort to make sure all of our students are in school, on time, each day.
Did you know?
- Regular school attendance in grades preschool through grade 6 makes it more likely that your child will read on grade level.
- The 2024-25 school year calendar has been published and we highly recommend scheduling vacations around the school year calendar. We have pasted the link below for your convenience:
https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/2024-2025-standard-school-year-calendar.pdf
- Even excused absences interfere with learning.
- A pattern of absences (whether unexcused or excused) is one of the main reasons children have lower academic achievement.
- Students who attend 90% or more of the school year are more likely to graduate from high school on time.
- Absences can mask deeper struggles. For example; absences may be a sign that a student is losing interest in school, he or she may be struggling with school work or peer relationships, or possibly facing a medical or mental health concern.
Support is available:
All staff members at Cub Run ES are committed to supporting attendance. Additional resources can be found online at http://www.fcps.edu/attendance. We know that parents are the experts on their own child and our school team is here to partner and help solve attendance-related concerns. The school counselors, school social worker, and psychologist are available:
Kristen Buesing, school counselor, kabuesing@fcps.edu
Shannon Barry, school counselor, sbarry@fcps.edu
Courtney Marques, social worker, ctmarques1@fcps.edu
Denise Wilson, psychologist, dewilson1@fcps.edu
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Kindergarten Registration
If you have a rising kindergarten student (5 years old by 09/30/2024), K-Registration is now open for the 2024-2025 school year.
K-Registration will be open by appointments only during school hours all day on April 1st (Student Holiday) and between 10 am- 2:30 pm during regular school days. Please contact our Student Information Assistant (SIA) Mrs. Namrata Saxena to set up an appointment. You can also reach her at 703-633-7500.
When you register your student, you will be added to a rising kindergarten email distribution list. We will contact you with information about our upcoming kindergarten orientation!
The following documents are required for registration:
- Proof of residency(Minimum 2) : A deed or lease agreement, Any mail with address
- 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 licensed physician.
- Immunization records: Up-to-date records in accordance with the child's age
- A valid ID
Registration packets are available online or can be picked up in the front office.
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.
Kindergarten Parent Information Session
Our Kindergarten Parent Information Session at Cub Run ES will be May 2 at 5:00pm. This session is for adults only. During this session, you will hear from Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Haider about Cub Run, our kindergarten day, and information to help prepare our youngest Cubbies for kindergarten.
Our kindergarten teacher presentation will take place when our Cubbies attend Kinder Camp in August. More information about Kinder Camp will be coming out soon.
Thank you for registering early and sharing this information with your neighbors.
SOL Testing Schedule
This Spring students in grades 3-6 will show their learning on the Virginia Standards of Learning assessments. We ask that you make note of the dates and to every extent possible, please be sure that students are well rested and in school for these scheduled assessments.
FCPS/Pyramid News
FCPS News
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Spring Assessments
- Family Conference
- Community Forums on Middle School Start Times
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
Chantilly High School Theatre Presents:
School Health Services Satisfaction Survey
The Fairfax County Health Department and FCPS School Health Services invite parents/caregivers to participate in a survey on the level of satisfaction with support provided to your school community by School Health Services. The survey takes about five minutes to complete and is open until Friday, April 26. Your feedback can help to improve school health services.
Contacts
Cub Run Main Office: 703-633-7500
Cub Run Attendance Phone Line: 703-633-7575
Cub Run Attendance mailbox: CubRunElem.Attendance@fcps.edu
Technology Support for Families/Parent Help Desk: 1-833-921-3277
Parent Information Phone Lines/Support for parents who do not speak English as their first language: Parent Information Phone Lines
Parent and Student technology support: IT Support Portal
Food Distribution: Get more information about free food distribution
Melissa Miller, Principal, mhmiller@fcps.edu
Nausheen Haider, Assistant Principal, nfhaider@fcps.edu
Brittney Kalbaugh, Administrative Assistant, bwood@fcps.edu
Namrata Saxena, Student Information Assistant, nsaxena@fcps.edu
Christina Davis-Luczak, Office Assistant, cddavislucza@fcps.edu
Be Informed, Stay Involved!
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