CESSpecial Programs
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Fifth Grade Buddies In
the beginning of the school year, fifth grade students are paired
with first grade students. Throughout the school year, they
have activities that are curriculum based and aid in reading and
writing skill development. Through
these activities, the students get to know each other and form a
relationship where character development and behavior modeling are
an important piece. Some of the activities they do together
include reading to each other, writing letters to each other, and
working on projects together. The fifth grade students write
a biography about their first grade buddy and present them to the
first grade as a culminating activity. Click here to see some pictures of first grade reading a play to their fifth grade buddies. This link may take time to download. |
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| International Week
This is a week long celebration of world cultures with events planned for each day. Flags from countries all over the world hung from the ceilings in the hallways. The events of the week included international music presented by the Capital Brassworks, a parade with each class representing a country with student made flags and posters, an international food sampling with over 30 countries represented, over 25 presenters to speak to classes about the different countries they came from or have visited, and the fifth grade international carnival where 5th grade students researched and recreated games from different countries. Thanks to all the parent volunteers who make this happen. Click here to see some pictures from the week. This page may take time to download. |
| Junior Achievement Grades 1 - 5 participate in class based Junior Achievement activities. Each grade has a theme and community leaders come to the school to lead the activities. To learn more about the Junior Achievement Organization, go to their website at http://www.ja.org/
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| Drownproofing Fifth grade students participate in this important water safety program every year. Each student learns essential techniques for being safe in the water. They practice rescue breathing as well as water rescuing techniques. These skills are particularly important in our area where students are surrounded by bodies of water. These lessons take place at the Arundel Swim Center in Annapolis.
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| Arlington Echo Fifth grade students go on an overnight trip to Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center. They participate in a variety of outdoor educational activities including canoeing and orienteering. They work together in teams to solve problems as they learn about the environment. Our course, the best part of the trip is sleeping overnight in the cabins.
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Crofton Elementary Birthday Book Club The Birthday Book Club is a program to increase our library collection, give the students an opportunity to help in the selection of books for our library and most importantly encourage reading among our student body. To honor the birthday (or for any other special occasion) of your child or grandchild, niece or nephew, cousin, or any child special to you - join the Crofton Elementary Birthday Book Club today! It is simple!!! Visit your favorite bookstore and choose a book that you like from an approved list of books. We don't worry about duplicates, because it seems we can never have enough copies of the books students like!! Because this is such a special honor, a bookplate with the birthday child's name will be placed in the book and to publicly acknowledge your child's participation in the Birthday Book Club, a photo of your child holding the donated book will adorn the Library's Birthday Book Club Bulletin Board. The birthday child has the honor of being the first to check out the new book! A list of donors and the title of the book(s) donated will be published in our school newsletter and on the PTA web page!! This is a wonderful way to commemorate a very special occasion and to help our library media center maintain a high-quality collection. You may join the Birthday Book Club at any time during the year.
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| Fundraising Programs
There are a number of retailers in the area who offer opportunities for cardholders to donate a percentage of their purchases to CES. Giant, Safeway, Office Depot, Staples, and Target all provide these kind of donation programs. Check out their websites for more information on how to sign up to give toward our school.
Each year, we
participate in the General Mills Box Tops for Education program. Each box top that
is turned in is worth $$$ for CES. This money will help fund school equipment, supplies, books, etc. Each Box Top that
is collected has a value of 10 cents. If you have any questions or would like to help with this program, please contact
CES. We have a print cartridge recycling program. Please send in all used inkjet and laser cartridges. If your workplace uses ink cartridges, consider letting us recycle them for you. The money is being used to buy new cartridges for the school.
Community Outreach Each year, CES participates in fundraising efforts for the American Cancer Society. This year our staff challenged the students to buy 500 "Believe" bracelets. Their reward...being greeted by staff members on the roof of the school dancing to "On the Roof."
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