Cheetah Chat

Dear CPES Families,

Your continued genuine warmth, engagement, and support is a testament to why Cedar Point Elementary is a highly effective school. Thank you for your continued trust as we foster a sense of belonging for every child in a safe, caring learning environment.

Our teachers continue to provide exceptional instructional lessons which have evidenced positive academic progress across all grade levels. This was also accomplished by your willingness to entrust our teachers and staff to foster high expectations for learning, in addition to your commitment of positive family/community involvement.

May you enjoy the highlights of our newsletter.

With Gratitude,

Aerica A. Williams, M.Ed., Principal

See our complete school calendar on our website.

Mar. 5 - Cedar Point Cheetah Fun Run

Mar. 11 - PTO Spirit Night at MOD Pizza, Gainesville - ALL DAY

Mar. 13 - Disney Newsies Jr. @ 7 p.m.

Mar. 14 - Disney Newsies Jr. @ 7 p.m.

Mar. 15 - Disney Newsies Jr. @ 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Mar. 17 - St. Patrick's Day

Mar. 26 - Strings Concert @ 6:30 p.m. (call time at 6 p.m.)

Mar. 31 - School Closed (Holiday: Eid al-Fitr)

Come see Disney Newsies Jr. at Cedar Point this month - Mar. 13 at 7 p.m.; Mar. 14 at 7 p.m.; Mar. 15 at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Our student cast of 3rd, 4th and 5th graders auditioned in September and have been rehearsing after school several days a week since, preparing and perfecting their performance!

Tickets will be sold at the door one hour before each performance ($7, cash or check only). Children ages 4 and under will be admitted free of charge.

Thank you to all of our families and staff who donated items to Backpack Buddies! Thanks to your generous donations, and the hard work of our Champion Cheetah students, we were able to pack and deliver 45 backpacks to the Department of Social Services, to benefit local foster children, filled with necessities and comfort items (blankets, stuffed animals, water bottles, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hair brushes, deodorant, body spray, notebooks/journals, coloring/activity books, markers/crayons/colored pencils, personalized cards).

We hope to continue this program in the future and thank you all for you continued support!

Our Cedar Point 5th grade strings students enjoyed a half-day field trip and Pyramid Concert performance on Feb. 4 at Patriot High School. During the day, students enjoyed performances by Patriot's orchestra, as well as by our very own strings teacher, Mr. Sam Runolfson. In the evening, our Champion Cheetah strings students performed alongside other orchestra students from T. Clay Wood Elementary, Victory Elementary, Marsteller Middle and Patriot High Schools. Way to go, Cedar Point strings!

Thank you to our parent volunteers who chaperoned the field trip and assisted at the concert. And a special thank you to Mr. Runolfson for coordinating this enriching experience for all of the participants!

On Feb. 22, three of our 5th grade students represented Cedar Point Elementary at the PWCS All-County Elementary Choir at Colgan High School, alongside nearly 200 elementary student performers from across Prince William County. Congratulations to our students Trevor Armstrong, Anna Jensen, and Tyler Shaffer, who auditioned for and participated in this amazing musical experience and achievement.

A huge thank you goes to our Cedar Point music teacher and Cheetah Chorus director, Mrs. Maddie Ro, for working with these students in preparation for this event and for continuing to represent Cedar Point at this high level of accomplishment!

Students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade will be starting to use recorders in music class this month! Order forms and payment were due to Mrs. Ro by March 3. If you still need a recorder and did not turn in your form/payment, please contact Mrs. Ro at romr@pwcs.edu.

Have you ordered your 2024-2025 Cedar Point yearbook? Make sure to place your orders and design your 2 free custom pages by April 9 so that your student receives their yearbook before the end of the school year.

You can purchase and customize your yearbook by visiting:

www.treering.com/validate

Passcode: 1015543898102785

Ms. Scott and Mrs. Plitt enjoyed engaging with students in lessons about careers and self-love! Our upcoming counselor lessons will be on self-control and personal growth for the upcoming Spring season! Always remember…Kindness is Golden!

Our AM and PM Pre-K classes have both been having so much fun this month! Our students are becoming more social and we love spending time with our friends as we learn, create, build, and play!

On Feb. 13, we celebrated the 100th day of school. Kindergarten students enjoyed a day full of counting, fun 100-day themed activities...and we even saw some 100-year-olds in class for the day!

In February, we celebrated friendship, kindness and all the progress that our first graders have made so far this year! We had so much fun with our procedural writing unit. If you want to learn how to blow a bubble, build a snowman, make a peanut butter and jelly, or decorate a cookie... ask a first grader! We spent the 100th day in our new auxiliary gym doing as many exercises as possible in 100 seconds. This month, we're looking forward to learning about maps, fractions and economics.

In February, 2nd grade learned about famous Americans and holidays, and focused on opinion writing and personal narrative writing. We read and learned about nonfiction text features, point of view, inferences, and asking and answering questions.

In science, we studied life cycles and, in math, 2nd graders practiced their number sense, addition, subtraction, patterns and data.

We are looking forward to spring weather coming soon!

In February, our 3rd graders had the opportunity to do a "fossil dig" and also learned about animal adaptations, performing experiments to see how polar bear fat helps them stay warm in icy temperatures.

We also participated in Project Love, packing more than 75 gift bags with toys, snacks and basic necessities for children currently calling the SERVE campus (nvfs.org) home. Following this heart-warming Valentine event, 3rd grade parents were invited to the Virginia is for Learners SOL information event to learn more about preparing students to take the Standards of Learning (SOLs).

In 4th grade, we've been learning about ecosystems and studying the Civil War. Our 4th graders have been working on writing imaginative stories and, in math, we just finished up our unit on fractions and are starting on geometry.

Just a reminder that our Jamestown field trip is coming up on April 3! Please return your field trip permission slip as soon as possible. Payment ($53 per student) is due no later than Monday, Mar. 31, and may be paid via cash, check (made out to "Cedar Point Elementary School") or online using Student QuickPay.

In collaboration with Mrs. Ro, our 5th grade students have been learning the science of sound! Using stations set up in the music room, students have had the opportunity to utilize real instruments as they learn about sound through hands-on activities.

Students have been continuing to serve delicious treats and cold drinks to teachers with our Cheetah Café cart!

This months lesson topics included: Hibernation, Living and Non-Living Things, Community Helpers, Energy and Verbs.

We can't wait for spring!

"Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give"

PTO Spirit Night: MOD Pizza

13941 PROMENADE COMMONS ST

GAINESVILLE, VA 20155

March 11 | ALL DAY (starting at 11AM)

Get a stress-free and tasty lunch or dinner delivered while supporting our school! A portion of the sales from this event will go back to our school community when you mention Cedar Point for carry out or delivery! Bring a copy of this flyer or use code MODGIVES25 when ordering online.

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Sign up for Spring Student Enrichment Programs (SEPs). These PTO-sponsored programs are held after school hours at Cedar Point and will be sure to fill your children with excitement while building upon valuable social, fine motor, and educational skills. Limited spaces remain--secure your child's spot today!

SCIENCE CLUB (Onsite, Begins April 24 | Thursdays, 6 weeks, grades K-5)

ART CLUB (Onsite, Begins April 28 | Mondays, 6 weeks, grades K-5)

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March Staff Appreciation: Donations/Volunteers Needed!

We are so LUCKY to have such amazing teachers and staff at Cedar Point! Let’s show them how much they color our world with a fun Rainbow Snack Bar this St. Patrick’s Day and first week of spring!

Please sign up below if you are able to donate any of the items or would like to help with setup. Please drop off all items by 9am on Monday, March 17 to the front office with a label for PTO. Thanks so much for your support!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C45A9AF22ABFA7-55165428-cedar

Main Office - 703-365-0963

Attendance Line (call to report your child's absence) - 703-863-2002

For attendance questions or concerns, please email Laura Confroy at confroll@pwcs.edu.

For general school-related questions, please call the main office or email our School Parent Liaison, Grace Riley at rileygp@pwcs.edu.

For complete staff directory, please visit https://cedarpointes.pwcs.edu/directory

Website: https://cedarpointes.pwcs.edu

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