Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family. 

American Education Week a Big Success

Over 1000 visitors graced our hallways and classrooms to celebrate American Education Week. Here are a few pictures 

Compassion is a Learned Trait

Follow the Subtitles Closely and Be Inspired!

Get ready for American Education Week

This week is American Education Week and we have some cool things in store for our students from Laser Science Assemblies to Math Night and grade level showcases. Looking forward to a great week. 

Great time with the 4th graders in Jamestown and Yorktown

Perfect day for a little history. 

Colts invade Chipotle

Big turnout for Spirit Night!

This is What It's All About! Great Inspirational Video!

Lace Up for Learning 5K

Lots of CCE families came out for a beautiful day and a great cause. 

Special Halloween Treat from our PTA

The PTA treated our upper grades kids to an amazing assembly called "The Science of a Superhero". Jerry Decaire, a comic artist whose work has been highlighted in DC Marvel comics presented an amazing show for our kids. 

Be Passionately For Something!!!

We live in a time where people seem to be against everything. Whether its Holidays, raising money for a charitable cause,or honoring a you name it, someone is against it and they will let you know about it. Popular culture calls them "haters." To me, its like a constant bleeting of lambs. This movement seems to be so pervasive that there seem to be very few people who are actually "for" something. The few that are, many whom are children, seem to be crushed by the overwhelming negativity of the folks who are so loudly against everything. My challenge to you is to be passionately "for" something and to be so "passionately" for it than everyone who is against it is drowned out by your passion. Make a commitment to make something good happen and no matter what opposition you might face, make it happen. We need more people who make good things happen! It's better to be a Lion for one day than a Lamb your entire life.

In Memory of Gabriella Miller

Gabriella Miller, affectionately known to many of our students as the "letter girl" for her letter writing campaign to Santa for Macy's and Make a Wish foundation last year, lost her battle with cancer on Saturday night. She lost her battle, but she is a winner! She is a winner because, when faced with almost insurmountable odds, she dedicated her life to making other children's wishes come true. One of her last wishes was to graduate from college and the wonderful team at Shenandoah University made that happen for her. In her memory and honor, I hope you will join us Friday, Nov. 1st as we wear our favorite college apparel in tribute to her legacy.

Tomorrow is CRAZY COLT DAY!!!

Wear your Crazy Mixed up outfits tomorrow! Crazy hats, crazy hair, crazy shoes, crazy clothes, CRAZY COLTS!

More Spooky Bingo Pics

Big Crowd for Spooky Bingo

Our school family had a great time at Spooky Bingo!

A Great Fun Experiment for Parents to do with their Students.

Welcome Our Newest Business Partners!!!

We want to give a Big Colts Welcome to our two newest Business Partners. Little Smiles Pediatric Dentistry and Northern Virginia Orthodontics, both in the Brambleton Town Center, have joined forces to support our Positive Behavior Support Program. Thanks guys! You make our Colts smile!!!

Come Celebrate Colts Spirit Night Tuesday at Johnny Rockets

Come and join us for Colts Spirit Day at Johnny Rockets. Come out Tuesday, Oct. 22nd from 11 am to 9 pm, Dine in or Take out and let them know you are a Creightons Corner family and a small portion of the proceeds will go back to our school.

Ruby loves the rain

My dog will only go out in the rain if she's wearing her rain jacket. She loves wearing coats and jackets. 

Visiting William and Mary

We visited William and Mary this weekend for my sons first college visit (he's a 7th grader). You can never start too soon and despite the rain, we had a great time. 

Last Big Weekend for Fall Fundraiser

Keep up the good work parents and make good use of the long weekend (Monday is a holiday) to make a final sales push. Remember, you can sell online and make sure to turn in your order forms. The ducks and penguins thank you as does the PTA. 

One of my Math Favorites

Khan Academy is one of my favorite Math websites. The lessons are easy to understand, the sample problems are challenging, and you can move from lesson to lesson easily. Go to www.khanacademy.org/arithmetic and login.

Fall Fundraiser Has Began

The Ducks are Back and they brought their friends the Penguins. Look for the fundraising forms today. 

2nd Grade Balloon Globes

Second graders are learning about the world of geography. 

School Pictures are Thursday, Sept. 26th

Get Ready to Look Good in Your School Pictures on Thursday! No matter what the background, we know you'll make them a work of art!

Why You Should Count to 10 When You're Angry

Thomas Jefferson gave the wise advice to "Count to 10 when you're angry and Count to 100 if you're very angry." This is a common practice with children, but researchers say it works for all of us if it's done properly. According to researchers, counting to 10 gives a part of the brain called the amygdla a chance to slow down and pass information on to the frontal lobe of the brain for reflection and response. The amygdla acts like a secretary with three basic decisions: Is this really good for me? Is this really bad for me? Do I need to send this to the Frontal Lobe of the brain for more thought and reflection. When you're angry, the amygdla loses the ability to perform this third decision and instead of sending things to the frontal lobe for more study it makes very impulsive snap decisions that usually get us into trouble. More perilous is the fact that amygdla always escalates problems turning mole hills into mountains. This decision making pathway is still developing in teens, which explains some of the impulsive things they tend to do and provides parents a conciliatory answer to the question, "What on earth were you thinking when you did that?" Doctors have three recommendations for dealing with anger. Count to 10 and breathe deeply to give your brain a chance to process the situation. Engage in a physical task such as walking briskly or exercising to increase blood flow. Finally, if you're having difficulty letting go of an angry thought, engage in a distracting activity to buy some time to engage your frontal lobe.

Great Day at The National Book Festival

A great day for books. Lot of great authors and speakers. 

Rainforest Animals

I think this Tarantula was just as creeped out by me as I was by him. We got to see some creepy critters from the Rainforest today. 

Millions and Millions of Minions

(Actually about 1000). Great weather, great food, and a great turnout. Colts love PTA Movie Night

Nice to go back!

It was nice to go back and see old coaches and players and recognize our 1993 State Champs. 

PTA Meeting Tuesday at 7 pm

Come and join us as we review our budget priorities, discuss the new playground, and focus fund raising efforts for the upcoming year. Don't worry if you haven't joined the PTA, you can join at the meeting. 

How to Make HUGE Bubbles AKA "Your Kids Will Love You If You Do This!"

Sound doesn't start till a few seconds in, but this works incredibly well. Trust me! I used to teach Chemistry and Physics.

Teacher Teams working on Planning Great Lessons

Shiny Pennies

Great 4th grade experiment using household acids like vinegar and lemon juice to clean a penny.