Spooky Bingo. Spooky!

Everyone had a great night at Spooky Bingo Friday night. There were lots of students and teachers dressed to impress and there were lots of bingo winners.

Next Week is Spirit Week!

Monday- Pajama Day. It's always tough to get ready for school on Monday, so give yourself a break and wear your PJs.

Tuesday- Wacky Tacky Mixed Up Tuesday. Plaids and stripes, mismatched shoes, inside out clothing. Wear your tackiest clothing.

Wednesday- Story book character day or Black and Orange Day. Dress as your favorite storybook character or wear black and orange.

Please, no masks, weapons (Sorry young Jedis,you'll have to leave the light sabers at home and rely on the force,) claws or full face paint.

Also, Please make sure your child has full range of mobility if they wear a costume.

Thursday- Crazy Hat/Crazy Hair Day.

Friday- Team spirit day. Dress in your favorite team jersey, hat, sweatshirt, etc or show your CCES spirit by rocking your CCES Spirit Wear.

5th Graders Study the Effects of Erosion

Mr. Burns and his class studied the impact of slope and vegetation on the movement of water and erosion on our campus. Students learned the impact of gravity on erosion.

Rainbow Over CCES

Beautiful rainbow over the school at bus arrival Wednesday morning.

Events of the Upcoming Week-Oct. 22-26

There will be a Boundary Information Meeting Monday Night, Oct. 22nd at 6:30 pm at the LCPS Admin. Building to discuss New Attendance Zones for the two new elementary schools being built in the Ashburn Area.  If you wish to speak at the meeting, you should arrive early and sign up

 This week in our PE classes we will be teaming with Northern Virginia Family Services to discuss the Impact of Homelessness on our region and ways we as a community can help.

Friday, October 26th is Spooky Bingo Night!!!  Doors Open  at 6pm with Carnival Games and Concessions

BINGO from 7-9pm  Children wear your costumes! Please No Masks or Weapons (Real or Fascimile)

THIS IS A LIMITED CAPACITY EVENT SO SEND IN YOUR REGISTRATION FORMS/PAYMENT BY MONDAY,  OCTOBER 22nd!!!!

We look forward to seeing everyone Friday Night!

We have several Teachers who have DonorsChoose Projects posted on the Donors Choose website.  This is a great way to make a Gift to a specific school project and it's tax deductible.  Better yet, for a limited time, when you enter the promotional code, INSPIRE, Donors Choose will match your donation up to a certain dollar amount.  Click the link below to view the current teacher projects and learn more about supporting them.

DonorsChoose Creighton's Projects

It was great seeing everyone at Chuck E Cheese on Thursday Night!!!  2nd Grade pulled out a very slim victory in the Spirit Competition and we had over 200 students in attendance.  Great Job!!!

For Parents in Grades K-2 who have requested Clarity Passwords, we will distribute those on January 22nd, which is the opening of the 3rd grading period and the time when the Clarity portal goes live for students in K-2.

Oct. 29th - Nov. 2nd will be "Spirit Week" for CCES.  Each day will be a specific school spirit day (Ex Crazy Hat Day, Mix and Match Day, Twin Day, Pajama Day, School Spirit and Jersey Day, etc.)  Stay tuned for more information about each Spirit Day (Look for more information on Friday!)

What It's Like to Be Homeless

A YouTube Video about a Handicapped Homeless Mother and Her Struggles.

Homelessness Awareness Week

http://playspent.org/

This is an amazing Role Play Activity where you can get as close to being Homeless as you want to get!  It helps people understand how normal working people end up homeless and the tough decisions they have to make.  Click the link above, then click PROVE IT to play the game. 

Big Night at Chuck E Cheese

We had over 200 students and lots of staff members in attendance at Chuck E Cheese on Thursday night. We were told we had one of the largest and nicest crowds they had ever hosted.

Mike Stine: The Hardest Working Man in Show Business

Mike does a tremendous job keeping our school running! In this pic he's lowering the flag to half mast

Canned Food Drive to Benefit Volunteer Loudoun Under Way!

The students at Creighton's Corner have rose to the occassion, collecting over a ton (2000 pounds) of food to support Vulunteer Loudoun and their Fall Food Drive.  Students were involved in a contest earlier in the week to collect over 1000 pounds of food in honor of Mr. Knott's Birthday.  They met the challenge, colecting 1,116 pounds of Canned and Boxed Food Items.

Meeting of the Stables

Our PBIS stables had a meet and greet today and played a few games with their friends. It was a great day!

Trying Angles

Ms. Wardell's 5th graders have been finding angles all over campus and marking them with chalk.

2nd Grade ELL Famous American Museum

Our ELL students came up with a great Idea to have a famous Americans museum. Students look artifacts and try to guess to whom they belong

Christopher Columbus Journal

Mr. Lynch's class has been studying point of view from excerpts from Columbus's journal. They studied his landing in the new world from the natives viewpoint and from Columbus's viewpoint.