Happy New year!

We are excited to kick the new year off and begin to rebuild from a globally challenging 2020. As we move into this new year, we are looking forward to so many things:

• vaccination

• more outdoor play

• a focus on the implementation of our curriculum in a more physically active way

• recovering from the trauma of the global pandemic

• opening a NEW Kindergarten program for 2021-2022

As a reminder, with cases rising, we ask that every family continue to do the amazing job that we have all been doing to keep our community safe! Miss LJ has some really fun spirit nights planned with local businesses, and we have a couple of fun "in school” theme days coming up as well! We are taking them directly from this “Every Day’s a Holiday” calendar if you’d like to get a copy for your home and celebrate every day with us as well!

We look forward to every day within our wonderful community!

Please, as always, reach out if you need anything!

Love,

Miss Liz

(now on to the fun stuff!)

Our January Menu Is LIVE!

You can also check the menu in Brightwheel by clicking the lightbulb! And it’s available on our calendar page!

Happy New Year! We are in our first week of the new year here at Common Ground and we have already hit the streets running!

We have two “CG Challenges” going and we are encouraging our families to join us! One is a “mile a day” challenge for exercising our bodies, and one is a “Winter Reading” challenge organized by the Fairfax County Libraries for exercising our minds! Beat the winter chill by finding a little joy every day. Read more about those below, and be on the look out for our Book Recommendation/Wish Lists for instant-classic books that help your child learn.

In the interest of starting our year off with joy and fun…

We are also scheduling more “Spirit Nights” this year, and celebrating some of our more “eccentric” Holidays!

See above for our Monthly Spirit Nights dates, and make sure to add them to our calendar!! What are spirit nights? They are a way to enjoy a delicious family dinner and support your school! Read more about it here.

Do you like to dress up your dog? Do you like to celebrate your love of popcorn, chocolate cake, and… green juice? SO DO WE! Be on the look out for our posts on silly holidays from every month! We will let you know when we are celebrating here so you can “celebrate” with us, whether that’s drinking a gourmet coffee or yodeling for your neighbors!!

Let’s be silly, have fun, and grow together. Hurray for Common Ground!

Love,

Your Common Ground Family