Crossfield News 10/13/26

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Upcoming Dates:

October 13th- Skyview High School's Water Safety Festival

October 20th- Chipotle Spirit Night

October 21st- 3-hour Early Release Day

October 27th- Fall Retake Picture Day

October 30th- Fun Run Day

October 30th- End of Quarter 2-hour Early Release Day

November 2nd- School Planning Day (Student Holiday)

November 3rd- Teacher Workday (Student Holiday)

November 5th- Full-Time AAP Identification Parents/Guardians 2-6 (Zoom)

November 11th- Veterans Day

Early Release Wednesdays

Our first early release day is October 21st. Students will be dismissed at 1pm via their usual route home, unless you tell us otherwise. If your child will be staying at school until 4pm and/or if their mode of dismissal is different from their usual route home, please fill out this survey to provide details about your student’s plans for dismissal. If we do not hear from you, we will assume your child is leaving at 1pm via their usual route home. SACC students will be dismissed to SACC at 1pm. (Preschool will dismiss at their usual time on this day.)

Family Life Education (FLE) and Human Growth and Development (HGD) Lessons

Emotional and Social Health ESH) lessons are taught Kindergarten through sixth grade. Human Growth and Development (HGD) lessons begin in grade 4. Parents can preview topics and materials used to present lessons through Schoology, All Parents/Guardians, Crossfield Elementary School .

General Education grade level opt-out forms are available in the Parent Digital Consent platform through October 31^st. Paper based opt-out forms are available for parents without access to the Parent Digital Consent platform or if you change your preference after October 31^st. Please contact Barbara Fant (703-295-1100 or bdfant@fcps.edu) to request a paper copy. Crossfield will partner with Oakton Pyramid schools to offer a Parent Preview opportunity later in the first semester.

Veterans Day Celebration - November 11^th

Crossfield will honor our veterans and active-duty service members with a special Veterans Day breakfast and program. Crossfield students are welcome to attend with their family members. Please share this invitation with relatives who have served in the military, such as aunts, uncles, and grandparents. They’re welcome to join us!

When: Wednesday, November 11

Where: Crossfield ES Cafeteria

Time: 9:30–10:30 a.m.

RSVP: Please complete this Google Form so we can get a general headcount. The form also asks for permission to display your name, title, branch of service, and photo at Crossfield.

We hope to see you on November 11th!

You’re Invited! PTO Open Board Meeting

Join us on Thursday, October 22, at 7:30 PM in the Crossfield Library for our upcoming PTO Open Board Meeting! All Crossfield families are welcome to attend, hear the latest school news, and learn more about what’s happening in our school community.

Here’s what’s on the agenda:

Principal Updates: Hear the latest news from Mr. Granieri.
Theatre Arts Special: Meet Ms. Pesot, our new Crossfield teacher, and learn about this exciting special!
PTO Updates: Hear from your PTO Co-Presidents about this year’s school initiatives and upcoming plans.
Budget Presentation: Get an overview of the PTO budget and how we’re supporting our students, teachers, and staff.

We’ll wrap up with time for Q&A, so bring your questions and ideas! Your voice matters, and we’d love to see you there!

Twice-Exceptional Students

Fairfax County Public Schools is committed to challenging all students through talent development and differentiated instruction. Twice-exceptional (2e) learners are students who are gifted and have learning challenges or disabilities.

Families can learn more about 2e learners, how to support them, and how to partner with schools on the 2e webpage. The page also links to the Special Education Handbook.

Skyview High School’s Water Safety Festival

Tonight, Tuesday, October 13, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at 2949 Education Dr., Herndon, VA 20171

The festival gives Grade 3-5 students and families a chance to explore the pool in a safe, welcoming environment while learning how to stay safer in, near, and around the water. Maritza McClendon and Cullen Jones, Olympic medalists, will be on-site!

Reach or Throw—Don’t Go	Learn a safer way to help someone in trouble in the water.
Life Jacket and Boating Safety	Explore how life jackets help keep people safer on the water.
Hands-Only CPR	Learn the basics of hands-only CPR.
Water and Pool Rules	Practice the rules that help keep everyone safe in and around the pool.
Underwater Robotics and Scuba	Get a look at underwater technology and scuba.

Transportation Reminders

Our buses are quite full this year, so we’re asking families to limit bus changes. Students may bring up to two friends home with them on the bus. Larger groups, such as birthday parties or scout troops, will need to arrange other transportation.

If your child will be going home via a different route than normal, please fill out the Change in Transportation form here: https://crossfieldes.fcps.edu/change-in-transportation-form. For last-minute changes after 12pm, please call 703-295-1100 to let the office staff know directly. Thank you!

Visit from Oakton HS Athletes

Oakton High School football players and cheerleaders visited Crossfield on Friday morning to greet students and help us kick off our Fun Run festivities. Students enjoyed a chance to high five the “big kids.” Congrats to the Oakton team on their big win against South Lakes on Friday night!