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 Our Kindergarten scientists exploring the inside of a pumpkin!
Upcoming Dates
September 27-October 5: Blue Star Welcome Week
October 2: No School - Yom Kippur
October 2: National Custodian Appreciation Day
October 3: Principal’s Walking Club - 8:05AM; Upper Blacktop
October 8: Walk, Bike, & Roll to School Day!
October 13: No School for Students - Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Staff Development Day
October 15: Early Release Wednesday - Dismissal at 12:25pm
October 20: No School - Diwali
October 24: PTA Cub Run-a-thon
October 27: Fall Individual Pictures
October 31: End of 1st Quarter - 2-hour Early Release
2025-26 school year calendar
Cubbie News
Calendar Reminders
Wednesday, October 1, will be an evening-only observance day for Yom Kippur. There is school on this day, but important events will not occur after school.
Thursday, October 2, is a holiday. Schools and offices will be closed. May all in our Jewish community observing Yom Kippur have an easy and meaningful fast.
Indigenous Peoples' Day (Holiday) Monday, October 13, is a student holiday and staff development day for Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
Principal’s Walking Club
Our Principals’ Walking Club will kick off in October on Friday, October 3 from 8:05-8:30AM. You are invited to come and join Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Haider, and other Cub Run staff to kick off the day with some movement! Please meet us on our upper blacktop. Our club charms will continue this year for Cubbies and staff attending. We hope to see you on October 3!
Blue Star Welcome Week
Every year, approximately 600,000 military-connected families relocate. Most of these families move to new duty stations, while some transition out of the military and others transition in. Most of these moves take place over the summer, and Fairfax County Public Schools is committed to ensuring our military families feel welcomed and a sense of belonging to their local community.
Blue Star Welcome Week is an opportunity for our community to welcome our military-connected families and show them our appreciation for their service and sacrifices. Throughout the week, FCPS will help ease their transition through events, messages, actions of welcome, and opportunities to make meaningful connections. Please help us welcome our military families during Blue Star Welcome Week, September 27 - October 5, 2025, and throughout the year!
 Cub Run families, please join us on Wednesday, October 8 to celebrate Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day! This event promotes:
- physical activity
- safe pedestrian and bicycling skills
- concern for the environment
We encourage families to demonstrate safe practices like using a sidewalk and crosswalk or wearing a helmet when biking. If you bike to school, please use our bike racks and bring a lock!
Early Release Wednesday - October 15
Cub Run’s next early release Wednesday is on October 15. To confirm or change how your child is being dismissed on October 15, 2025, please utilize this GOOGLE FORM by Friday, October 10.
Veterans Pictures
We are looking forward to honoring our Cub Run veterans during our Veterans Day concerts on November 10 and showcasing them on our main office windows. Please submit pictures of our Cub Run veterans (parents, guardians, aunts, uncles, siblings, grandparents, etc.) at the link below.
Submit pictures
Positivity Project
This week, our school is focusing on the character strength of Teamwork. Teamwork means working well with others as part of a group. It involves being loyal, reliable, and dedicated to helping your team reach its goals.
People who are strong in teamwork desire to help all group members succeed, committing time and resources to the group's shared goals. Sometimes, this means setting aside personal achievements to ensure the team does well as a whole. By doing this, they create positive feelings and help form a strong bond among group members.
Being a good teammate benefits everyone. When students work together, they feel proud of being part of something bigger than themselves.
To practice and encourage the character strength of teamwork at home, please visit The Positivity Project’s mobile-friendly P2 for Families (available in English and Spanish), where you will watch a video together and discuss a quote and three questions. Below are links to this week’s P2 for Families lessons. Click on the grade level that best meets your child’s needs.
Thank you for your support!
PTA News
Cub Run-a-thon!
We have less than 25 days until the Cub Run-A-Thon! We have hit 70% of our goal and raised almost $21,000! We have 259 students registered. When we hit 75% of our goal, we will have a pizza party for the entire school…we are so close!
We have 5 lucky raffle winners again this week...1 student will win a Fun Land Family Gift Card! More winners next week!
We have 4 more classes who met their goals and have earned a popsicle party!
- Mr. Koblinski’s 6th grade class
- Ms. Pacileo’s kindergarten class
- Ms. Claessen’s 3rd grade class
- Mrs. McWhirt’s 1st grade class
Ms. Welliver’s first grade and Ms. Dent’s sixth grade classes are so close to meeting their goals!
There’s still time to register and donate! Let's get ready to Climb, Crawl, Conquer!
Interested in volunteering to help plan this awesome event? Contact: thon@cubrunpta.org
Cub Run-a-Thon Fundraiser Page: https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/event-webpage/672ba8cc3a794
FCPS News
In case you missed it it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Safety in Our Schools
- New Fall Food Items
- Driver’s Education from a Trusted Source
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving this weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
K-12 School Start Times Survey
FCPS is continuing to explore options for adjusting school start times, with the primary goal of beginning the middle school day at 8 a.m. or later. In order to minimize any cost for this project, elementary and high school start times would need to shift as well.
Providing feedback opportunities for the community is a critical part of this effort. Since 2024, FCPS’ consultant has hosted five community forums and administered two surveys. A new School Start Times Survey is open and includes two options that are designed to support student well-being, align with research, balance transportation logistics, and minimize costs.
Staff, parents and caregivers, students, and community members may provide input on the two options by taking the survey. The survey deadline has been extended to Monday, October 6. Find more information on adjusting school start times.
Participate in an Upcoming Community Boundary Review Meeting
As a reminder, FCPS will hold two sets of community boundary review meetings this fall — one in September and another in October. Each set of meetings will focus on two pyramids per meeting.
Please register by clicking “in person” or “virtual,” depending on how you would like to participate.
Child care for in-person participants and language interpretation/translation for all participants will be available as needed.
Visit the FCPS website for a full list of meeting dates and information about the October meetings.
- Tuesday, October 28, 6:30-8 p.m., at Chantilly High School
- For Westfield and Chantilly High School Pyramids
Save the Date: Community Conversations with Superintendent Dr. Reid
Your voice matters, and Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid wants to hear from you! At FCPS, parents are partners, working with us to set our students up for long-term success at school and in life.
A series of Community Conversations will be held across the school division to discuss current challenges and future opportunities. These events are also a chance for you to share your thoughts and ask questions. Events are planned for the following dates from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.:
Registration links will be shared soon. Child care and interpretation services will be provided. Events are open to all.
Reminders
Ensuring Student Safety: Register for Volunteer FCPS
Click Here to Sign Up to Volunteer at Cub Run!
FCPS has launched a new system to help ensure student safety.
- If you plan to volunteer more than twice this school year or chaperone a field trip (even just once), you must register in Volunteer FCPS.
- The process involves multiple steps and cannot be completed last minute, so we encourage you to start early.
Volunteer Levels
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Level 1: Infrequent volunteers (monthly or less frequent) who are always supervised do not need a criminal background check. However, they do need a sex offender registry check, which is performed by signing in at the school's visitor kiosk.
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Level 2: Frequent, ongoing, or regular volunteers (daily, weekly, bi-weekly) who are also always supervised are subject to the same requirements as Level 1—no criminal background check, but a sex offender registry check via the kiosk is mandatory.
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Level 3: Volunteers with direct, unsupervised interaction with students must complete a criminal background check, including fingerprinting and child abuse and neglect checks. This applies to roles like mentors, tutors, or field trip chaperones who are alone with students (not accompanied by an FCPS staff member) at any time during the activity.
How to Register as a Volunteer
- Review FCPS Volunteer Guidelines – All volunteers must read the FCPS Volunteer Protocols before getting started.
- Register in the FCPS Volunteer Portal
- Search for Cub Run Elementary
For full details, visit the Volunteer FCPS website
Click Here to Sign Up to Volunteer at Cub Run!
Contacts
Cub Run Main Office: 703-633-7500
Cub Run Attendance Phone Line: 703-633-7575
Cub Run Attendance mailbox: CubRunElem.Attendance@fcps.edu
Technology Support for Families/Parent Help Desk: 1-833-921-3277
Parent Information Phone Lines/Support for parents who do not speak English as their first language: | 
