Dragon Days Calendar October 26 AAP Levels of Service Parent Information Coffee, 9:30am, Theater 5th Grade ArtPlus October 27 Unify and Wear Red for CRES Red Ribbon Week SCA Harvest Hop 4th Grade Pumpkin Perseverance; 4th Grade ArtPlus Kindergarten Rotations, Pumpkinville November 3 2 Hour Early Release – End of 2nd Quarter; Dismissal at 2:05pm November 6 No School – School Planning Day November 7 No School – Teacher Workday November 9 CRES Veterans Day Celebration November 10 4th Grade Field Trip – Jamestown 6th Grade ArtPlus November 13-17 Library Book Fair November 17 CRES Thanksgiving Feast Table of Contents* Veterans Day SAVE THE DATE- Thursday, Nov. 9th .......................................................... 2

Impact Aid Forms ........................................................................................................... 2 SCA Representatives for 2017- 2018 ......................................................................................... 2

The Library Book Fair-SAVE THE DATE- Nov. 13th-17th .................................................. 3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Pre-Order ...................................................................................... 3 Book Character Day- Dress up/Costumes ........................................................................ 4

Wolf Trap Holiday Sing-Along – Save the Date! ................................................................ 4 Vienna Rotary donates dictionaries ................................................................................. 4 Recent Tickets donated to CRES .............................................................................................. 4

Important Dates and Levels of Service from the AART ..................................................... 5 Picture Make-Up Day .................................................................................................................. 5 CRES Red Ribbon Week ................................................................................................. 5 Digital Citizenship Week .......................................................................................... 6

School-wide Writing Initiative .......................................................................................... 6 Kindergarten Corner: Riverbend Field Trip ...................................................................... 6 Parent Interest and Expertise Volunteer Survey ...................................................................... 7 Harvest Hop ...................................................................................................................... 8 PTO Dragon Gazette ................................................................................................................... 9

Link to Support Colvin Run ...................................................................................................... 10

*For your convenience, all titles are hyperlinked to their respective article.

On the Run A Bi- Weekly Newsletter of Colvin Run Elementary

October 25, 2017 www.fcps.edu/colvinrunes www.crespto.org

www.facebook.com/cresdragons

Attendance, Early Dismissals, Late Arrivals and Transportation Changes: http://goo.gl/FY31R0

Main Office: 703-757-3000 Health Room: 703-757-3010

Veterans Day SAVE THE DATE- Thursday, Nov. 9th (Back) On Thursday, November 9th, we will highlight our United States veterans and active military with a school-wide Veteran’s Day Celebration. We will be creating a Veterans’ Hall of Fame on which our CRES families can honor/remember our school community’s veterans and active military. At the end of this newsletter is an information sheet to be completed and brought in with a picture of the veteran. Parents will find a ‘type-able’ version in the Veterans Day KIT message sent last Friday or a ‘write-able’ version at the end of this On The Run newsletter. Students will post the picture and information sheet on a school-supplied ‘ready-made’ poster (see picture below) and hang the poster in the Main Lobby. Students may bring in a picture and information sheet to add to a ready-made poster in the Front Office starting Friday, October 20th. All Hall of Fame posters must be submitted by Wednesday, November 8th. We would be honored to have our school community’s veterans/active military in attendance at the ceremony and to stay after the ceremony to meet with students. We understand that they may be unavailable to attend our ceremony, and we would still like to honor/remember them in our Veterans’ Hall of Fame. Please click the link below to see the schedule of events for the morning of November 9th. All veterans/active military who would like to be part of the ceremony must RSVP by Friday, November 3th at https://goo.gl/forms/AE8pWkXglzIpBhNG2.

Impact Aid Forms (Back)

Impact Aid Forms will be sent home in folders on Wednesday, November 1. Forms should be returned to school by Friday, November 3. It is very important that this form is completed and returned to school as soon as possible. One form is required for each student, not per family. Each November, FCPS sends out a Student-Parent Survey to identify students with federal connections to ascertain much needed federal funds via Impact Aid grants. For the vast majority of families, the form will require only a signature and date. If someone in the household is a civilian working on federal property, active duty, or foreign military, please complete the relevant information in sections 2, 3, 4 and 5. We really appreciate your assistance with this quick turnaround.

SCA Representatives for 2017- 2018 (Back) Congratulations to the elected SCA Representatives for the 2017-18 school year.

Thanksgiving Luncheon- Save the Date (Back) Colvin Run’s Annual Thanksgiving Feast will take place on Friday, November 17th. Look for ticket purchase details in the next “On The Run” newsletter. We look forward to seeing you there.

The Library Book Fair-SAVE THE DATE- Nov. 13th-17th (Back) THE LIBRARY BOOK FAIR IS COMING to Colvin Run November 13th-17th. When you visit the book fair, look for the Teacher Wish Lists. If you are able, you may meet your child at either of that class’s two book fair sessions, to choose and purchase items together. (View the class visit schedule here.) However, if you are unable to visit the book fair yourself, your child will browse and make a Wish List on either Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday and bring the list home to discuss with you. Then they are able to bring money on their class’s buying day, either Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. The book fair will be open Monday 1:00-3:30, Tuesday 8:30-4:00, Wednesday 9:00-4:00, Thursday 9:00-5:00 and Friday from 9:00-4:00. WE NEED VOLUNTEERS to help at the library book fair. Setting up, taking money, helping little ones with wish lists, packing up—many hands make light work! Sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C49A4A62BA2FE3-colvin1

All proceeds benefit the Colvin Run Elementary Library

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Pre-Order (Back)

Reserve Your Copy Of Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The Getaway today!

Jeff Kinney’s newest book is scheduled to go on sale November 7, 2017.

Our Scholastic Book Fair is offering a specially priced paperback edition of

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway.

To order your copy, fill out the order form in today’s Wednesday folder.

Books purchased will be delivered to your child’s classroom.

Specially priced paperback edition $8.99

HARD DEADLINE Wednesday, November 1 NO Exceptions

Book Character Day- Dress up/Costumes (Back) On Tuesday, November 14th, your child will have the opportunity to wear a costume or come to school dressed up as their FAVORITE BOOK CHARACTER to celebrate our Library Book Fair. Students are not to wear costumes to school on Halloween. If your family celebrates Halloween, as long as there is a book to match the costume, students are permitted to wear the costume to school on Book Character Day.

Wolf Trap Holiday Sing-Along – SAVE THE DATE- Dec. 2nd (Back) Be sure to mark your calendars for the annual Wolf Trap Holiday Sing-A-Long on Saturday, December 2! For the ninth year, Colvin Run students in 1st-6th grades have been invited to participate in the Holiday Sing-A-Long at Wolf Trap Performing Arts Center. They will be appearing on stage with other choirs accompanied by the U.S. Marine Corps Band. More information and a student sign-up will be included in upcoming issues of On the Run. We hope to see you there!

Vienna Rotary donates dictionaries (Back)

The Vienna Rotary visited 3rd grade last week to make their annual dictionary donation to our students. Thank you to the Vienna Rotary for all of their continued support for our students. During the visit to CRES, our students were able to make connections to the Vienna Rotary’s mission and how our students help others through CRES’ service learning projects.

Recent Tickets donated to CRES (Back) Recently, a generous family’s plans changed, and they couldn’t use their Nationals tickets. They donated them to CRES. We raffled them off and our new teacher Ms. Hoff was able to take three friends to enjoy a Nationals baseball game. If you have any tickets to an event you can't use or other items to donate, think of a CRES Staff member and know they will be put to good use.

Important Dates and Levels of Service from the AART (Back)

Thursday, October 19th – Levels of Service Parent Information Night, 7:00-8:00pm, Theater Thursday, October 26th – Levels of Service Parent Information Coffee, 9:00-10:00am, Theater There will be two informational parent meetings covering AAP Levels of Service lead by CRES Advanced Academics Resource Teacher Alyssa Grabel. The purpose of these meetings is provide information about levels of service for AAP, as well as answer questions about what these services look like at Colvin Run. The meetings are open to all Colvin Run parents of students in grades K-6. The same information will be presented at each meeting. Click here to access presentation slides. Tuesday, November 14th – Level IV Parent Information Night, 7:00pm, Theater In this meeting, Ms. Grabel will discuss the identification and screening process for Level IV services. If you have additional questions regarding Levels of Service at Colvin Run, please contact Advanced Academic Resource Teacher Alyssa Grabel at angrabel@fcps.edu. AAP information is also available online via Blackboard, the Colvin Run website, or at www.fcps.edu.

Picture Make-Up Day (Back)

Picture Make-Up Day is Thursday, November 30th. If you would like your child’s picture retaken, please email your child’s teacher to let them know and also send in the original photos with your child on December 1st.

CRES Red Ribbon Week (Back) October 23-27, 2017 “I pledge to live a safe and drug-free life”

Each year, our nation celebrates Red Ribbon Week. This is a time to educate our

youth and share ideas on how to lead a healthy lifestyle.

We encourage school staff and parents to model and discuss healthy living tips with

a focus on positive lifestyle choices. It is important that we all set a good example for

each other by eating healthy, being kind, exercising, and avoiding doing anything to

hurt our bodies and mind.

As a school, we will show our support of Red Ribbon Week in various ways

including:

1) Classes will sign a pledge on Monday, October 23rd

2) Team up by wearing jerseys or team apparel on Wednesday, October 25th

3) All unify and wear red on Friday, October 27th

It is up to all of us to encourage and positively affect our youth.

Digital Citizenship Week (Back) Colvin Run celebrated Digital Citizenship week Oct. 16-20th. We reminded students that though we focus on how to responsible, respectful users of digital technology on this week, it should happen every day! Students saw a short video on the morning news show about different aspects of digital citizenship each day, and did hands-on activities in both the STEAM lab and computer lab times during the day to reinforce the ideas. This link provides resources for families to help raise students to be safe, responsible, and ethical in the digital world. Here is a great article from Common Sense Media for parents of upper grade parents, in particular.

School-wide Writing Initiative (Back)

The Langley Pyramid’s (Colvin Run, Forestville, Great Falls, Churchill Road, and Spring Hill) elementary school goal again this year is to address writing proficiency in all of our schools. Mr. Junge shared this initiative at the most recent PTO meeting and explained how the teachers will use student writing, focus lessons, and individual conferencing in order to have all students work toward their writing goals this year.

Kindergarten Corner: Riverbend Field Trip (Back)

Kindergarteners enjoyed taking their first field trip of the school year to Riverbend Park earlier this

month. Students received opportunities to role play the different jobs (king, queen, worker, soldier)

ants have in a colony. Kindergarteners also went on a nature walk to search for ants and ant

colonies, as well as spiders, worms, centipedes, and other critters found out in the woods. Lastly,

students were given the opportunity to dig in the dirt and under leaves to see what they could find. It

was a great experience and a wonderful kindergarten memory was made for all!

Parent Interest and Expertise Volunteer Survey (Back)

We want to find out what it is your background, what interests you, and what you could do to help further enrich our students' learning. Our CRES parents are a wonderful resource, and we want to find opportunities to keep you involved in our school. If you are interested in sharing your knowledge with our students, please complete the survey to provide information regarding your passion, interests, field of expertise, and other important information.

During the school year, we will be utilizing this database to invite parents into the school to present to students, classes, or whole grade levels as a way to help grow our students’ knowledge. As part of our Project-based Learning (PBL) focus, depending on your area of expertise, we may need you to serve as an "Authentic Audience" for our students to present their culminating project.

For example, if you are a History buff, our 4th grade students could learn more from you as they are learning about Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg. Like Butterflies??? Our 2nd grade students may need you to help in the classroom during their Monarch unit.

We have so many wonderful volunteers who regularly help at school and this is a great opportunity to bring in more parents to share their expertise for a brief time.

Click here to take the brief survey.

Harvest Hop (Back)

SCA Sponsored

Harvest Hop

When: Friday, October 27th

Time: 4:05-5:00pm (grades 1st-3

rd)

5:15-6:15pm (grades 4th-6

th)

Where: CRES Gymnasium

Cost: $10.00 at the door (includes pizza, cookie, and water)

Come dance and spend time with your friends

to music provided by T. R. Lyles, Sr. Shadow Management & Entertainment, LLC.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Only Colvin Run students are allowed to attend the SCA HARVEST HOP. Please follow the CRES dress code. Students are not to dress in costumes. Tickets are not sold separately for pizza, cookies, or water. The SCA HARVEST HOP will take place in the gymnasium; the food will be served and eaten

in the cafeteria. Chaperones will monitor the SCA HARVEST HOP activities and areas. Only students in the specified grade levels will be allowed to participate and eat during

allotted times. Siblings may not stay or wait for other siblings in different grade range. Drop-off and pick-up will take place carpool style, in the front of school. If you wish to come

inside to pick-up your child, please park in the parking lot. Students must be picked-up by a parent or guardian. Please send in a permission slip if your

child is being picked up by someone other than a parent or guardian. Please specify, “HARVEST HOP” on permission slip.

Parents may wait for their children under the portico at the front doors but not in the gym to prevent overcrowding.

WE LOOK FOWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!

PTO Dragon Gazette (Back) CRES Directories – Arriving October 25th Directories have arrived, they are going home in the Wednesday folders on Oct 25. All PTO members receive a hard copy directory. If you do not receive yours, please email cresdirectory@gmail.com. If you haven't purchased your PTO membership there is still time, we do have extra directories available.

CRES Thanksgiving Feast - Nov 17th Save the date! This is a wonderful family tradition at CRES. Parents, siblings, aunts, uncles and grandparents are invited to join their favorite CRES students for this special holiday lunch. Lunch schedules and volunteer opportunities will be posted soon. Buy your tickets online CRES students: $3 | Kids: $4.50 | Adults: $5.00

SCA Spirit Days Save the date for two upcoming spirit days sponsored by the SCA:

November 17th – Wear CRES spirit wear or anything blue and silver

December 8th – Stuffed Animal Day

Yearbook Cover Contest – Deadline November 15th What do you think of when you think of your school? Do you and your friends have fond memories of something in particular from your time at Colvin Run? Turn it into a yearbook cover! The Front Office is now accepting entries for the 2017/2018 CRES Yearbook cover. Students must use the Yearbook Cover Template - which will go home in the October 25 Wednesday folders. Extra copies of the template and instructions are available in the Front Office, or you can download them at www.crespto.org. Please remember that the cover is printed in COLOR, so please be sure to use bright, bold colors in your design. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, November 15. Please submit your entry directly to the Front Office. One entry per student.

1. Harvest Hop - October 27th

2. Columbus Day Student Holiday - October 9th 3. Early Release - November 3rd 4. Student Holidays - November 6-7th 5. Early Release - November 22nd

Link to Support Colvin Run (Back)

Each Year Colvin Run PTO receives significant income from merchant rebate programs. These funds help

supplement program costs and reduce reliance on direct fundraising from our families. Please take a look at

the programs below and put your purchasing power to work for Colvin Run. Remember, grandparents,

friends, extended family and even your business can participate and all rewards cards have to be re-linked

every year. Click here to visit the CRES PTO Store Rewards Program page.

Giant Foods ID- 04510 Log on by going to www.giantfood.com

Click on the sign up link "Savings and Rewards"

Click on A+ School Rewards

Go to the red box "for customers" to register your Giant Card

You must re-link your card to Colvin Run each year.

Harris Teeter ID- 5378 Log on by going to www.harristeeter.com

Click on the sign up link "TIE” located at the bottom of the screen.

Sign in using your username/password and choose "Link to Your School" from the left hand side menu. If you have never registered, use your VIC card number to link to your account.

You must re-link your card to Colvin Run each August.

Target Current Target Red Card holders did you know that while you are using your Target Debit Card or Target Visa Card you could be earning dollars for Colvin Run? Target's program entitled "Take charge of Education" is available only to Red Card holders. Target donates 1% of all in store purchases made with your Target Debit Card. Target also donates 1% on in store and online purchases as well as .5% of all other purchses outside of Target when you use your Target Credit Card. For more information please visit www.Target.com/tcoe.

Office Depot/Office Max Give 5% Back To Your School! Simply make a purchase of qualifying school supplies, provide your school ID at checkout and your designated school will receive 5% back in credits for FREE supplies! It's a small act that can make a huge difference.

Provide the Colvin Run id number (71025124) at check out to earn 5% back for our school. Print a card to carry in your wallet to make it even easier. You don't need to pre-register for this program. Businesses can include a school id when purchasing products from Office Depot. However, purchases made to contract business accounts do not qualify. Additional program details are available at www.officedepot.com.

Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/?tag=colvinrunpto-20 Colvin Run earns a 5% - 15% rebate for every purchase made on Amazon using link above or click on the link. The more books, songs, magazines, clothes, electronics, groceries, etc. bought by our community in a month, the higher the percentage we earn.

Note - Enter Amazon using our link first, check that "colvinrunpto-20" appears in the URL address, and then add items to your cart. If you do not plan to complete your orders within 24 hours use the wish list feature so that CRES will benefit when your order is finalized.

Community Events (Back)

The below advertisements and opportunities are being shown as a public service to our CRES families and are not endorsed by FCPS, the School Board, Colvin Run Elementary

School or the Colvin Run Elementary School PTO.

Kindergarten Boys: Opportunity to Join Cub Scouts !!

Pack 1144 has set up a Lion Den, an innovative program designed to introduce kindergarten boys to cub scouts. The pack meets once a month at Andrew Chapel, across the road from Colvin Run Elementary. The Lion Den meets every few weeks for fun activities with parental involvment at the core of the program.There are great adventures ahead: including nature walks, camping, community projects and crafts. Over time, boys are encouraged to become responsible, participating citizens and leaders. Interested? Email: 1144registrar@gmail.com