Important Dates

May 20: Early Release Wednesday - Student dismissal at 12:25

May 21: Family STEAM Night, 5:30-7:30 pm (event begins at 6:00)

May 25: Memorial Day- No School

May 26: Teacher Workday - No school for students

May 27: Eid al-Adha- No School

May 28: Talent Show Dress Rehearsal, 3:30-5:00 pm

June 3: All CRES Library books due

June 4: Spring Chorus Concert, 5:30-7:00 pm

June 5: CRES Talent Show, Cafeteria, 6:00-8:00 pm

June 8: Strings Spring Concert - 4^th graders arrive at 5:30 pm, perform at 6:00

June 8: Strings Spring Concert -5^th/6^th graders arrive at 6:30, perform at 7:00

June 10: Band Spring Concert 6:00-7:00

Upcoming Important Test Dates

May 18 – May 22: Grades 3-6 Multilingual Learners – Summit K-12 End of year assessment

May 19: Grades 1 & 2 MAP (Math) End of year assessment

May 20: Grades 3-6 iReady (literacy) End of year assessment

May 28-June 3: Grades 1 & 2 Multilingual Learners – Summit K-12 End of the year assessment

May 28 – Grades 3 & 5 MAP (Math) End of year assessment

May 29 – Grade 4 MAP (Math) End of year assessment

June 1 – Grade 6 MAP (Math) End of year assessment

A Message from the Principal

We have begun planning for next school year. Developing class assignments each year is a complex process. School administration, classroom teachers, counselors, special education staff, multilingual teachers, and specialists all have the opportunity to provide feedback on class groupings. If you have feedback that you would like for us to consider, please add it to this form https://forms.gle/THn8ppincUrvNz8r6later no later than May 29, 2026. Late submissions will not be accepted. We will consider all feedback provided, but we are not always able to fulfill requests. We respectfully ask that you do not request particular teachers. It is unfair to give special consideration to some families when it would be impossible to grant requests from all families. Please be aware that grade level assignments for staff sometimes change, due to late enrollments or other changes. Staff assignments are determined at the end of the summer.

Don’t forget about our Family STEAM Night on Thursday, May 21^st from 6:00-7:00 pm. A spaghetti dinner will be served in the cafeteria from 5:30-6:00 pm thanks to the Centreville United Methodist Church. Join us for lots of fun hands-on science, technology, and engineering opportunities.

We appreciate your continued support and partnership.

Sincerely,

Erika Aspuria

Principal

Get Ready for STEAM Night at Centre Ridge!

Blast off into a world of discovery at our upcoming STEAM Night! This super-charged evening is packed with hands-on adventures in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math designed for every grade level. It is a fantastic opportunity for students to explore, create, innovate, and spark their imaginations.

Event Details

Date: Thursday, May 21st, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Centre Ridge Elementary School

Special Highlights

Guest Presenters: Meet future innovators from the Centreville High School Robotics Club and the Thomas Jefferson High School Physics Club, who will be showcasing amazing projects and experiments.
Dinner is Served: Join us early for a delicious Spaghetti Dinner at 5:30 PM, generously sponsored by Centreville Methodist Church.

All activities for the evening are sponsored by Title 1. We can't wait to see our young scientists and artists there!

All Centre Ridge Library books are due back in the library on June 3!

Centre Ridge students love the library! We have had over 20,000 checkouts this year and we still have a month to go! One student has checked out over 75 books already this year! The favorite types of books are the Everybody Picture books with Nonfiction books a close second. The Dogman books by Dav Pilkey, the Pigeon books by Mo Willems, and the Soccer 360 magazine lead the way with the most checkouts.

We will continue checking out books through May 29, but every book needs to be returned by June 3. Paper and email reminders will be coming home throughout the month. Please look everywhere (house, car, neighbor’s house, etc.) for books that have the library barcode on the back and say Centre Ridge inside the book. There is no fine for books that are overdue and are returned, but if books are lost or damaged then families will need to pay the amount listed so the library can replace the books.

You can continue to use the Centreville Regional Public library to borrow free books this summer and all year long! Thank you for supporting the library and your student’s reading this year. Please have all Centre Ridge library books returned by June 3.

Cristen Scharkowski

Librarian, Centre Ridge Elementary

Centre Ridge's Got Talent!

Please join us for our first Centre Ridge Talent Show on Friday, June 5^th at 6 PM (in the cafeteria)!

Come see the talent at our school and show your support for our students and staff as they share their musical, athletic, magical, and creative arts talents.

It'll be a fun night that you won't want to miss!

Admission is free.

FCPS News

Exciting news! SoCo Summer Strings is returning this summer!

The camp will be hosted at South County Middle School from July 6-17, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM (weekdays only). Camp is open to all rising 5th-9th grade students with at least one year of experience on the violin, viola, cello, or bass. Students will participate in two large ensemble rehearsals, an instrument-specific technique class, and a sectional each day.

You can find more information and register for camp at www.schsorchestra.org/soco-summer-strings. Register early to save money and reserve your student’s spot!