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 Our amazing cheer team, students, staff and families enjoying the Cub Run vs. Virginia Run volleyball game!
 Students playing a friendly game of Uno at our Den meetings!
Upcoming Dates
April 25: PTA Spring Fling - 6:00-8:00pm
April 27-May 1: “E-Week” or Empathy Week
April 30: AAP Orientation - 5:30pm; Rocky Run Middle School
May 1: Principal’s Walking Club - 8:05am; Upper Blacktop
May 4-8: Staff Appreciation Week
May 5: 3rd & 4th Reading SOL
May 7: 5th & 6th Reading SOL
May 7-13: Lazy Dog Fundraiser for our Sixth Grade Celebration
May 12: 3rd Grade Math SOL
May 13: 6th Grade Math SOL
May 13: Rising Kindergarten Parent/Guardian Information Session- 5:00pm
May 13: PTA Meeting - 6:00pm; Library and Virtual
May 14: 5th Grade Math SOL
May 15: 4th Grade Math SOL
May 19: 5th Grade Science SOL
May 20: Three-Hour Early Release - Dismissal at 12:25pm
May 21: This is Us! Event - 5:30-7:00pm
May 25: No School - Memorial Day
May 26: No School for Students - Teacher Workday
May 27: No School - Eid al-Adha
May 29: PTA Appreciation Event
June 2: Talent Show Rehearsal-5:00 PM
June 4: PTA Talent Show- 6:00 PM
June 4: Field Day
June 8: Rain Date for Field Day
June 10: Spring Band & Strings Concerts; Stone Middle-7:00PM
June 11: Chorus Concerts; Cafeteria -7:00PM
June 16: Sixth Grade Ceremony & Celebration
June 17: Last Day of School; 2 Hour Early Release
2025-26 school year calendar
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Cubbie News
Congrats to our Cubbies who represented Cub Run for our All-County Chorus performance. Our Cubbies are so talented and we loved seeing you shine!
Congratulations to our March Mathness Winners!
Lower Elementary Conference: Ms. Jensen’s first grade class!
Upper Elementary Conference: Ms. Lee’s fourth grade class!
We are so proud of all our Cubbies and the impressive number of puzzles completed! Way to go, Cub Run!
Staff Appreciation Week!
We are looking for donations and a few volunteers to help celebrate all our teachers and staff that support our Cubbies throughout the school year. If you are able to donate any of the following items, please sign up below.
You can drop them off donations at the school front office (please label them "PTA") or have them delivered using our Amazon Donation Wishlist.
We ask that all donations to please be dropped off or delivered by Friday, May 1st!
If you have any questions or issues signing up, please don't hesitate to let us know at volunteer@cubrunpta.org. We are here to help!
Staff Appreciation Week Donations Sign-up
Save the Dates: Updated SOL Testing Dates
3rd Grade: 5/5 Reading, 5/12 Math
4th Grade: 5/5 Reading, 5/15 Math
5th Grade: 5/7 Reading, 5/14 Math, 5/19 Science
6th Grade: 5/7 Reading, 5/13 Math
Note: Testing for students with accommodations will be ongoing throughout the testing window. These students’ schedules may differ from what is listed above.
Bike and Roll to School Day - May 6
Love riding your bike? Celebrate Bike & Roll to School Day and join students, families, and teachers across the country in biking to school together! This national event promotes healthy habits, encourages walking and biking, and helps reduce car traffic.
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 6
 This is Us! A Celebration of Our Community
Date and Time:
Thursday, May 21, from 5:30pm-7:00pm
Location:
Cub Run Elementary School Cafeteria and Front Lobby
What is "This is Us!"?
At Cub Run Elementary, one of our greatest strengths is the different cultures and traditions that walk through our doors every morning. We believe that every family brings something unique to our community, and now it’s time to celebrate it!
We are excited to invite you to "This is Us!", a special community event dedicated to learning more about the various cultures and heritages that make up Cub Run.
To find out more information or how you can participate, visit the school website here
Family Input Form for 2026-27 Class Placement
With the end of the year quickly approaching, we are already looking ahead and planning for the 2026 -27 school year. We want to share some insight into our student placement process to ensure transparency and clarity for all families. Our goal is to create balanced, heterogeneous learning environments. To achieve this, we consider numerous criteria and several key factors, which include, a mix of performance levels and learning abilities, balance the distribution of girls and boys, and grouping students to ensure our resource teachers can provide maximum support. Placement decisions are a collaborative, intentional, and thoughtful effort involving current teachers, counselors, and specialists to set up our Cubbies for success.
To maintain a fair and effective learning environment, we do not honor requests for specific teachers. We prioritize instructional needs and individual student strengths above all else. Additionally, staffing assignments can change over the summer due to enrollment fluctuations. To avoid confusion or disappointment, staff members are instructed not to share placement information until the end of summer when rosters are finalized.
While we cannot accept specific teacher requests, we highly value your perspective on your child’s learning style and needs. If there is essential information you would like us to consider, please let us know by completing this family input form by May 15, 2026.
Your feedback, combined with our professional staff’s recommendations, helps us create the best possible environment for your child’s success. Thank you for your partnership!
Attendance is Important: Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow!
School accreditation ratings in Virginia are based on student performance across nine school quality indicators within the state’s Student Performance and Support Framework (SPSF). One of these indicators is chronic absenteeism. Chronic Absenteeism is defined as missing 10% or more of the school year, regardless of reason and whether the absence was excused or unexcused. A student is determined to be chronically absent if the rate of their days absent divided by their total days in membership is greater than or equal to 10% - that is only 2 days per month on average.
As of April 21, Cub Run’s Year to Date Chronic Absenteeism rate has increased to 10.7%, being in the yellow zone. As we finish out the remainder of this school year, we will continue to update this percentage with you in hopes that we can move into an acceptable chronic absenteeism rate of 10% or lower.
Did you know? Studies have shown that just two absences per month can cause students to fall behind. Consistent attendance helps students build confidence, maintain friendships, and stay on track with their lessons.
Let’s finish this school year strong. Visit our website for more attendance resources.
Positivity Project
This week, our school is focusing on the character strength of Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence. This means noticing and valuing the world's beauty and people's skills and not taking things for granted.
Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence involves recognizing and enjoying what is admirable. Positive psychology identifies three types of goodness: physical beauty (like sunsets or music), exceptional skills or talents, and moral goodness (like character strengths). Appreciating beauty can inspire awe, skills can generate admiration, and moral goodness can elevate us. These feelings help us forget ourselves and find more joy and meaning in the world.
This strength helps individuals experience positive emotions and connect with the world around them. It is outward-facing, focusing on external beauty and excellence, often leading to deep absorption in awe or admiration, which can help alleviate anxieties. It is also linked to other strengths, such as gratitude, curiosity, love of learning, and purpose.
To practice and encourage this strength 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!
FCPS News
Support Your Children During Important Spring Assessments
Students will be participating in spring assessments based on their grade level and courses. This includes summative assessments like Standards of Learning (SOL) tests, which measure what a student knows, and progress assessments like Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) tests, which measure where they are in their learning.
FCPS encourages all families to support their students in taking these tests. Virginia requires schools to test at least 95% of students on SOLs, so when families choose not to participate in testing, it can impact a school’s accreditation, accountability ratings, and ability to measure student progress accurately.
Parents and caregivers can help their children perform their best on these tests by reminding them to get a good night’s sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and the cell phone policy still applies during testing season.
It is important that students attend school on scheduled testing dates. If you are aware of a conflict that may cause your student to miss a test, please notify us as soon as possible.
Learn more about how to support your child and why test participation matters.
FCPS CARES
Want a quick way to recognize an employee or team? Share an FCPS CARES! Families, colleagues, and students are all invited to submit. The FCPS CARES is automatically sent to the recipient(s) and their supervisor, and is posted on fcps.edu. Additionally, each month one school in our region wins a staff celebration from HR.
PTA News
Join Us for Cub Run’s Spring Fling!
Get Ready for Cub Run Elementary’s Spring Fling!
Dust off your dancing shoes—Spring Fling is coming! Join us at Cub Run Elementary on Saturday, April 25 from 6:00–8:00 PM for an evening packed with fun, dancing, music, and community.
This all-ages event has something for everyone! Students and families can:
- Dance the night away
- Play exciting games
- Browse and bid in our silent auction
- Purchase tasty food and treats from Two Smooth Dudes, Roaming Coyote and King of Pops
Don’t miss the 6th Grade 50/50 Raffle—a great chance to win while supporting their graduation celebration. Bring some cash and join the fun!
Reminder: All children must be accompanied by an adult.
We need YOU! Help us make this event amazing by volunteering. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D49AEAF2EA0F49-62777403-spring#/
Come celebrate spring with your Cub Run community—we can’t wait to see you there Cubbies!
Calling All Talent at Cub Run!
We’re excited to announce our upcoming Cub Run Talent Show, and we’re looking for amazing performers from both our students and staff!
Do you sing, dance, play an instrument, perform magic, tell jokes, or have a unique talent to share? This is your time to shine and show our community what you’ve got!
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