Cheetah Chat
November 2024 Issue
All retakes need to be completed before the end of the quarter.
KG-2nd Grades
Provide remediation after county assessments and then allow students to retake an assessment.
3rd-5th Grades
Retakes allowed on quizzes and tests, but not classroom assignments.
Students or parents should reach out to indicate if they want a student to take a retake or not within 5-7 days of receiving the grade.
See our complete school calendar on our website.
Nov. 7 - PTO Meeting (in the CPES library)
Nov. 8 - Fall Picture Retakes
Nov. 8 - Veterans Day Reception (1:30 p.m.) and Assembly (2:15 - 3:15 p.m.)
Nov. 11 - No School (Veterans Day)
Nov. 12 - PTO Spirit Night (all day) at Red Robin
Nov. 18-29 - Kids Heart Challenge (be on the lookout for more information coming home soon)
Nov. 27-29 - Schools are Closed (Thanksgiving Break)
Kindergarten
On Oct. 31, Kindergarten had a blast celebrating the fall season with a field trip to Maple Tree Farms! Students were able to enjoy a train ride and corn maze, learned all about the life cycle of a pumpkin, and got to pick a pumpkin and ear of corn to bring home!
Check out some more photos on our Facebook page!
1st Grade
- Reading - Exploring non-fiction texts and their features
- Writing - Research writing
- Phonics - Sorting, classifying, and data analysis
- Social Studies - Patriotic symbols
- Science - Animals and their characteristics
2nd Grade
On Oct. 31, second grade students celebrated Pumpkin Science Day! Students weighed and measured their pumpkins, then estimated and counted the number of seeds in their pumpkins. Yes, sometimes learning is messy! Finally, we began a year-long science experiment by planting a pansy in each of their pumpkins. Students will place their pumpkins in their yard and observe and record the changes to their flower and their pumpkin over the next few months.
Save the Date: Merchant Day will be Nov. 15!
3rd Grade
Third grade participated in a fun-filled fall party on Oct. 31. First, we investigated pumpkins using all of our senses and then counted our seeds by using our multiplication skills of equal grouping. In the afternoon, we participated in our first Monster Math Mash where students "Solve-N-Treated" for letters to solve a riddle. Next time you see an amazing third grader ask them, "What does a monster fly in?"
4th Grade
Fourth Grade has started their multiplication and division unit. Students are creating flashcards at school for each fact from the 2s to the 12s. They are doing activities with each fact to help with memorizing. Students need to practice their flashcards at home to memorize their multiplication facts or create a quick method to be able to solve them.
Mark your calendars: Our Jamestown Field Trip is scheduled for all day on Thursday, April 3, 2025. More information will be coming home soon, including chaperone details.
5th Grade
In the second quarter, our fifth graders are looking forward to an exciting science unit focusing on earth processes and the rock cycle. We will be doing a lot of fun experiments, including making edible tectonic plates!
Also, make sure your Hall of Champion students are working on their service hours! By the end of the second quarter, we'd like to see students with at least 10 hours completed (5 per quarter). We will continue to share volunteer opportunities as they become available!
Hello! My name is Ms. Scott and I am the new school counselor at Cedar Point. I am at Cedar Point every day and I mostly work with kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade. This school year is my 6th year as a school counselor. I have worked at several schools in Prince William County. Outside of school, I teach dance classes at Lyrique Dance and love being outside with my Golden Retriever, Penny! I am looking forward to a great year with everyone.
In November, school counselors will be discussing amazing topics in Encore! These topics include career exploration, big problems versus small problems, and growth mindset.
Mrs. Plitt and I are happy to help, so please reach out with any concerns.
Students at Cedar Point have the unique opportunity to experience the Tech Lab throughout the year, spending the day collaborating with classmates to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) activities, challenges and project-based learning. They are able to experiment with coding, building circuits and innovating, while creatively tinkering, playing (and making mistakes!) to stretch their minds and build confidence.
Our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students visited the Tech Lab in October to solve problems as scientists and engineers!
3rd grade project - Your school project is due tomorrow, but you waited too late to finish it. You need (but don't have any) glue, so you try to make your own.
4th grade project - You are stranded on a deserted island and are in need of help. Write a letter pleading to be rescued. Can you design and create a waterproof container to send your letter into the waves?
5th grade project - The Tech Lab has received a shipment of mixed material waste from the PWC recycling center. The mixture contains iron filings, salt and sand. They need to be separated so they can be recycled properly.
We look forward to welcoming our friends in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade over the next month!
During the first quarter, each homeroom class in 1st-3rd grade participated in enrichment lessons with Mrs. Brazier, Cedar Point’s Gifted Education and Talent Development teacher.
In 1st grade, students honed critical thinking, collaboration, and communication skills as they worked together in small groups to put together jigsaw puzzles without a guiding picture. Each student had a set of puzzle pieces that fit into the overall puzzle, and they communicated information about each piece (corner piece, edge piece, color, pattern, etc.) in order to work with group members to make connections.
The 2nd grade students sharpened their visual-spatial skills as they learned to solve Q-Bitz puzzles (pictured). Q-Bitz puzzles are composed of 16 cubes that have a different pattern on each face. Students rotate the cubes and place them in the wooden game board to match the pattern on the selected card. Each second grade classroom was given two gameboards and a set of cards to continue practice.
Our 3rd grade students were introduced to the world of analogies. They practiced finding the relationship between the words, pictures, or numbers in order to solve verbal, visual-spatial, and number analogies. As part of the lesson, each homeroom class identified and practiced solving analogies with the following relationships: synonyms, antonyms, homophones, part/whole, user/object, and type/description.
Mrs. Brazier updates her Enrichment Padlet each week. All Cedar Point students can access the Padlet via Clever, or from the following website address: https://padlet.com/braziesc/enrichment_activities_24_25
PWCS students now have free, unlimited access to Varsity Tutors. In addition to the tutoring component, the platform has hundreds of enrichment opportunities. Students can explore and learn new things through fun and engaging enrichment activities such as video tutorials and live group classes. A few of the topics for enrichment are chess, coding, creative writing, STEAM Innovation, magic, and video game creation.
- PWCS website: https://www.pwcs.edu/departments/instructional_technology/online_tutoring/index
- Varsity Tutors is a student-driven platform, only students are able to log in via Clever.
- Varsity Tutors has recorded enrichment classes and live online classes on a variety of topics: Varsity Live Classes
- Recorded 25-minute information session below: Varsity Tutors Information Session recording / Passcode: l1%at#pr
The Spirt Wear Store will re-open on Nov. 11!
Did you miss out on getting your Champion Cheetahs gear the first time around? Or, do you have family in mind for holiday gifts? The school Spirit Wear Store will be open again from Nov. 11-22. Items will arrive in early December.
Our next big event will be the annual Holiday Shoppe, Dec. 9-11. Stay tuned for more details, including volunteer opportunities for our 5th grade Hall of Champions to assist as elf helpers!