Crozet Field Day 2014!

Dear Parents/Guardian:

It is hard to believe that the school year has almost ended, and summer vacation will soon be here.  Your child/children have had an extraordinary and rewarding year exercising and working to their best potential in P.E. class.  We encourage them to continue to be physically active during the summer break from the daily school-year routine.  Thank you for your help and support.

P.E. was in full swing this year.  Many of our classes took on new exciting activities and several classes were introduced and learned the value of pedometers, and how to cup stack.  Cup stacking is an exciting individual and team sport where children stack and un-stack twelve specially designed cups in predetermined sequences at lightning speed!  Cup stacking promotes hand-eye coordination, ambidexterity, quickness and concentration-skills needed to excel in many activities and sports.  When students are cup stacking, they’re using both sides of their bodies and brains to develop skills necessary to dribble and shoot a basketball, throw and catch a baseball, play a musical instrument, type on a computer and more.  The climbing wall, jumping rope, running & striking skills, locomotor movements, pathways, learning and playing new games were highlighted this year. 

As we know everyone benefits from regular physical activity - babies, children, and adults, the elderly, people with disabilities, and people with serious health conditions. Children need at least 60 minutes and adults need at least 30-60 minutes of daily physical activity a day on five or more days a week to be healthy. So we challenge each of you to make a commitment to become more physically active and to have a FUN-FILLED FIT summer.

Special congratulations to all of our Crozet 5^th grade students who will be leaving us heading to middle school.  Best of luck!

Albemarle Basketball Camp

Attention rising 3^rd-rising 6^th graders: Albemarle High School is offering a basketball camp on June 16-17 and June 19-20!  Students can register for either or both sessions of the camp.  The Albemarle Basketball Camp includes fundamental station work, individual drills, team play with a tournament, a Free Throw Contest, awards, and a camp reversible jersey!  For more information, you can contact Mr. Maynard at amaynard@k12albemarle.org.

Join us for the Crozet Elementary PTO Community Glow Run!

Friday, May 23, 2014

7:00 P.M.

Crozet Elementary School

Participants will be encouraged to complete as many laps around the Crozet Running Club course as they can in 30 minutes.  Collect a sticker after each lap and see how many you and your family can get before the time is up!

After the run, stick around for a dance party on the CRES field!

Congratulations to our Discovery Dash School Relay Team!

Before the race...

at the finish line!

Max Vieira, Marcus Vieira, Luke Reifenberger, and William Reifenberger

Don't Forget about the Discovery Dash this weekend!

24th Annual Discovery Dash
Saturday, May 17, 2014

at Monticello High School
Virginia’s oldest kids’ track race!
Races for kids ages 3-12

Lace up for Virginia’s oldest kids’ track race! It’s time for the Virginia Discovery Museum’s 24th Annual Discovery Dash! Taking place at Monticello High School on May 17, this event will feature over a dozen races including a scramble for the little ones, exciting parent-child relays, and a school relay. There will be trophies, yummy food, and great exercise. The Discovery Dash has long been one of the most fun events hosted by VDM. It is always a joy to see the kids run their hearts out as they are supported by their friends and family.