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Dear Hunters Woods
Elementary School for the Arts & Sciences Families,
We are very excited for the upcoming school year
and look forward to welcoming all our students later this month. Below you will
find helpful information as we get closer to opening day. The first day
of school is Tuesday, August 28, 2018.
Upcoming dates and events:
- Saturday, August 18th - South Lakes Pyramid Back to School
Resource Fair
- Week of August 20th - Student Class
Assignments/Bus Routes mailed home.
- Thursday, August 23rd - Hunters Woods Open House 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, September 5th - 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. –
Back to School Night for Grades 4-6
- Wednesday, September 12th - 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. –
Back to School Night for Head Start a Grades K-3
More information on the events listed above can
be found below.
Student Class Assignments/Bus
Routes
During the week of August 20th you
will receive a letter with the name of your child’s teacher, and the assigned
bus route for the 2018-2019 school year. If you do not receive the letter
by Open House we will have staff on hand during this event to assist you in
finding classroom assignments and locations.
Open House - Thursday, August 23rd from 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Parents and students are
invited to visit the school, meet their classroom teachers, bring school
supplies, and deposit money into lunch accounts. School supplies ordered
online, through the PTA, will be available for pick-up at the school on the
23rd. School Supply lists are posted on our school website but are also
available through this link: HWES School Supply Lists 2018-2019 .
HWES Back to School Night (BTSN)
- Wednesday, September 5th 6:30 p.m. -
8:00 p.m. - Grades 4-6
- Wednesday, September 12th 6:30 p.m.- 8:00
p.m. - Head Start, Grades K-3
Breakfast and Lunch
The price for breakfast is $1.75 and lunch is $3.25 including milk.
Students can also choose to bring lunch from home. To pay for
school lunch you can deposit money into your child’s lunch account during Open
House, send a check the first day of school (payable to Hunters Woods
Elementary School), or pay online at: www.myschoolbucks.com. Breakfast
and lunch menus are available online here: Nutrislice.
Home and School Communication
We have a variety of methods for communication. A weekly News You Choose email will be sent
to you each Thursday. Please click on the link above to update your
subscriptions to include Hunters Woods PTA. You will also receive weekly
home communication folders on Thursdays in your child’s backpack.
Student Arrival and Dismissal - General
Our doors open at 8:30 a.m. and school officially begins at 8:55 a.m.
Students who arrive after 8:55 a.m. must be accompanied into the office
by a parent or guardian to sign in. Students are dismissed at 3:40
p.m.
We are looking forward to seeing all of our
students and families at Open House and on the first day of
school!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Emily Cope, Principal
 Don’t miss this one-stop destination for your family; the bash will be an afternoon filled with interactive activities and important information to help prepare children of all ages to go back to school. Learn about the fantastic resources, programs and services provided by community agencies and partnerships in your neighborhood.
INTERPRETERS AVAILABLE
For more information contact:
Wil Benjamin / wil.benjamin@cornerstonesva.org / Phone: 571-323-3669
Claudia Thomas / cethomas1@fcps.edu / Phone: 703-204-4335
Like us on Facebook for updates and new additions to this year’s Back to School Bash. https://www.facebook.com/Back2SchoolBashReston/
11400 South Lakes Drive Reston, VA 20191
Reminder for Rising 6th Graders
Virginia Law requires that all students entering sixth grade receive a booster dose of the Tdap vaccine prior to the beginning of school. The Tdap vaccine protects against tetanus (lockjaw), diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough) and is usually given around the age of eleven.
In order for your child to begin 6th grade you will need to submit a medical record showing that the Tdap booster was given prior to the first day of school.
The Tdap booster is available from your child’s healthcare provider or The Fairfax County Health Department.
Please see the link below for more information about The Health Department clinic locations and hours: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/hdclinicsite.htm, or by calling 703-246-2411.
You may submit the documentation to Pattie Ono, Registrar, at pono@fcps.edu, fax it to 703-262-7497, or bring it to the school's main office.
HWES Office Hours
Monday-Friday
8:30a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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