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November 11th: Veterans Day- Student Holiday
November 15th: Restaurant Night Noodles & Company 4:00-8:00 PM
November 18th: Early Release 1:05 PM
November 19th: Understanding the AAP Process meeting 5:00 PM
November 22nd: Fall Luncheon RSVP here
November 27th-29th: Thanksgiving Break-Student Holiday
December 2nd-December 6th: Book Fair
December 10th: Chorus Concert 6:30 PM
December 12th: Strings Concert 6:30 PM
December 16th: Band Concert 6:30 PM
December 23rd-January 3rd: Winter Break-Student Holiday
Please bookmark the FCPS School Calendar to stay informed about school holidays, breaks, and observances.
 We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the veterans in our community who joined us for breakfast this morning, as well as to all those who serve or have served. Your dedication, courage, and sacrifices are deeply appreciated and inspire us every day. Thank you for your commitment to protecting our freedoms and for being an invaluable part of our school community. We are grateful for the opportunity to honor you.
 We’d also like to thank our talented band and strings students who performed for us during breakfast. A dedicated group of students learned all the service songs, allowing us to honor each branch of the military as families stood for recognition. It made for a truly special morning!
Dear CWES Families,
This week, we began the second quarter with weather that felt more like summer than fall! November is National Family Engagement Month, and we hope you were able to connect with your child's teacher for the first-quarter conference to discuss your child’s progress.
National Family Engagement Month highlights the important role that families play as a child’s first teachers, advocates, and nurturers. Research spanning over 35 years shows that students thrive when families are actively engaged in their education. Family engagement is a shared responsibility among home, school, and community. We strive to provide many opportunities to support family engagement at CWES, with one of the favorites being our Fall Lunch on Friday, November 22nd. This week, a fact sheet was sent home in Tuesday folders with adjusted lunch times. If you are interested in purchasing a lunch, you can do so through your child’s MySchoolBucks account. Please reach out if you have any questions.
This year all students in kindergarten through sixth grade are focusing on two Portrait of a Graduate attributes: Collaborator and Goal-Directed and Resilient within specials. Our specialists are doing this great work to help our students reflect on how they are being a collaborator and/or goal directed and resilient. Please view the skills listed below that your children are reflecting on during specials. To support your child, ask them how they are a collaborator? How do you know you are a collaborator? How can you prove it? Why is this skill important?
Portrait of a Graduate Attribute: Collaborator
Skills:
- Listen to others ideas
- Share my ideas
- Help our team finish our work
- Help my team not give up when things get hard
Portrait of a Graduate attribute: Goal-Directed and Resilient
Skills:
- Treat others with kindness
- Not give up when things get hard
- Seek help and feedback to improve work
Reminder: Our next early release will be on Monday, November 18th. As previously mentioned, students will be dismissed in the same manner as they were on October 21st. If there are any changes, please call the office at (703) 764-5600.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Leslie Malkowski, Kristi McGeehan, and Mindy Milliron
CWES Administrative Team
Do you enjoy art, music and dance or have an interest in writing, producing films and taking photos? Then join us and have fun unleashing your inner artist with PTA Reflections!
Entries are due to PTA not later than Nov 15th, 2024.
Entries may be submitted on-line at the following link and must include a pdf fillable entry form and your artwork (dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography, or visual arts). Please follow the file naming conventions in the upload links. Drop Box link to submit your entry: https://www.dropbox.com/.../ACvtGOlKjClruHZkBupv2Po...
For More information, please email Eunji Paek at eunji_paek@hotmail.com
Native American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native Americans. It is also a time to raise a general awareness about the unique challenges they have faced both historically and in the present, and the ways in which tribal citizens have worked to conquer these challenges.Learn more about the heritage months, celebrations, and traditions celebrated in FCPS.
📍 Boundary Review Community Meetings Start This Month
As a reminder, FCPS has started the process of reviewing school boundaries across the division. This important work will help the district better support student population growth, changes in school capacity, and evolving community needs. Community input is vital to this process. With that in mind, FCPS, in partnership with Thru Consulting, will be hosting a series of community meetings in each of FCPS’ six regions. Participants are encouraged to share their thoughts, ask questions, and learn more about the boundary review process.
Please visit FCPS’ website for meeting dates, locations, and other information. Sign up for the School Boundary Review newsletter for updates.
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IEP Palooza and Community Resource Fair
Parents/caregivers, school staff, and students over the age of 14 are invited to attend an interactive event celebrating the individualized education program (IEP) process. The IEP Palooza and Community Resource Fair will take place on Saturday, November 16, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Jackson Middle School.
The event is sponsored by Fairfax County Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA). Activities include simulated IEP meetings, break-out sessions on the various parts of an IEP, and a resource fair to learn more about community supports. Register in advance.
Tutoring Resources for Families
Is your family looking for resources to help support your child’s academic success? FCPS’ Family Resource Center (FRC) maintains a list of district employees who hold a valid Virginia teaching credential and who are available to be hired as a tutor by parents. FRC maintains this list, but families are responsible for contacting and working directly with tutors. This list is not “approved” by FCPS and is only meant as a resource.
FCPS also partners with Varsity Tutors to provide students and families with extra resources for learning. Every student can take advantage of Varsity Tutors' services at no cost, including weekly live online classes, on demand 24/7 chat tutoring, essay editing, study resources such as recorded content, practice problems, and diagnostic tests.
✨ FCPS’ 2023-30 Strategic Plan Goal 3: Academic Growth and Excellence, reminds us of our commitment to supporting each and every student and helping them meet or exceed high academic standards.
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