Cedar Forest Chronicle

Para traducir este documento a otro idioma, por favor use el botón "Traduce" al final de la página.

Dear Families,

I am so proud to be the new principal of CFES. I have had a great month getting to know the students and families. Thank you all for your support.

This week we will be holding our house meetings! The students and staff are excited to celebrate with one another. Our house program is an opportunity for students to work as a team across the school and be rewarded for demonstrating positive character traits of Kindness, Resilience, Integrity and Respect. The house points are tallied each Friday and announced on the morning message.

This Friday marks the end of the nine weeks. Report cards will be available on October 14.

Also, this is a reminder that Monday, October 10 is a student holiday.

Thank you for your continued partnership and support of our school community. Please know that our doors are always open. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach us by email, or by calling the main office at (540) 834-4569.

Sincerely,

Scott Orth

October 3 - Fall Pictures

October 10 -No school for students

October 14 - Report cards available to view through ParentVue

October 25 - APEX Fun Run Kickoff!

October 28 - Trunk-or-Treat

We are actively seeking to fill hourly positions at our school, and we would love to have you! We are currently looking for cafeteria monitors and paraprofessionals.

Cafeteria monitors - $12/hr, 3 hours per day - support students in the cafeteria through supervising and helping with lunchtime needs.

Paraprofessionals - $15/hr, 7 hours per day - supporting students with special needs during the school day.

Please reach out to Mr. Kuhnert at wkuhnert@spotsylvania.k12.va.us, or feel free to call our main office at (540) 834-4569 to learn more about this exciting opportunity!

WHEW! The first 9 weeks is almost over! The year is flying by! Thank you to Mrs. Green and Mrs. Carniol for their Staff-Pick-Me-Up donation in September! We were able to provide popcorn and drinks for all staff. We have Pick-Me-Up donations for October covered, but if you would like to volunteer for November or a month in 2023, please let us know via email to cedarforestPTO@gmail.com.

Our October PTO meeting will be held on 11 Oct, 6:30 pm, in the Library. We’re hoping to have a virtual meeting available this month, so if you aren’t able to join us at school, we hope you’ll join us virtually. There is no fee to be a member and all are welcome to be a part of the CFES PTO.

Be on the lookout for BOO-Gram order forms. Spirit Stick BOO-Grams were a big hit last year and we can’t wait to sell them again. Order forms and flyers should go home soon and we’ll distribute them on 28 Oct.

Our BIGGEST FUNDRAISER of the year kicks-off on 25 Oct! We have a goal to raise $30,000 and we CAN do it with your help! On 25 Oct, your student will participate in the Fun Run Pep Rally. We plan to live stream the Pep Rally in our PTO private FB group so you can watch too! After the rally, your student will bring home a lanyard with their APEX Fun Run registration code. Please register your student right away and use social media to let people know about our fundraiser and how they can help. More information will be coming home soon about the Fun Run, but save the date for 4 Nov and come on out and cheer on your student as they run 30+ laps around the APEX course. It’s a fun day for everyone and we can’t wait to see you there. If you would like to learn more about the APEX character building program for this year, you can watch this video: https://apexleadershipco.com/apex-x-factor/

One of our favorite events for families is coming this month! The PTO is hosting a Trunk-or-Treat event in the school parking lot. Flyers with more information are coming home. Families can donate candy, decorate their trunk, or just come enjoy some safe family trick or treating. To help make the event special for all, our Counseling team is collecting new and gently-used costumes. If you have some costumes you would like to clear out of the house, please send them to school by 23 Oct! We appreciate your help to make this annual tradition bigger and more fun than ever!

SAVE THE DATES!

10 OCT - Student Holiday

25 OCT - APEX Fun Run Kick-Off (our BIGGEST FUNDRAISER of the year)

28 OCT - Trunk-or-Treat

4 NOV - APEX Fun Run

2 DEC - PTO Movie Night

Finally, the cooler weather is here. Lost & Found is already filling up. Please coats, jackets, and anything else not attached to your student! Lost & Found will be overwhelmed by Thanksgiving Break. If your student’s items are labeled, it is much easier to return lost items to their rightful owner.

Thank you in advance for your support of the CFES PTO! Without you, we can’t help our school!

Last year, the Virginia Department of Education created a Parent Portal as a new method for you to receive your child’s Virginia Assessment Program test results. This attached link will take you to a document will help you access test results.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pMRVd_wIdUCRX2iYmpsjm-JLHElroHjZiyEOT848xoU/edit?usp=sharing

If you haven't had a chance, please check out Spotsylvania's Parent Resource Center website. They offer many resources and events throughout each month!

https://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/domain/288

If you shop at Weis or Publix please link us to your shopper cards! Cedar Forest will receive money quarterly based on sales linked to our school. You can go to this website to link Cedar Forest to your Club Publix shopper card.