Important Dates
Friday, March 29
SCA Spirit Day - Crazy Hat & Hair Day
Wednesday, April 3
Spring Picture Day - Individual and Class
Thursday, April 4
End of Quarter
Friday, April 5
Student Holiday
HWES Kindergarten Orientation, 9:30-10:30 am (more information below)
Monday, April 8 -- Friday, April 12, 2019
HWES PTA Book Fair
Tuesday, April 9
4th Grade Field Trip
Thursday, April 11
3rd Grade Tableau Performance, 7:00pm
Monday, April 15 -Friday, April 19
Spring Break
Hunters Woods’ Kindergarten Orientation for children who will be 5 years old by September 30, 2019 is on Friday, April 5, 2019 from 9:30-10:30 am.
Learn more about the registration process and locate forms HERE.
If you are trying to determine a school boundary please click HERE
Please contact our school registrar, Mrs. Pattie Ono at 703-262-7404 to schedule a registration appointment.
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FCPS Values Your Opinion
On March 24th, you will receive an invitation from Dr. Scott Brabrand, Superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools to participate in the 2019 FCPS Family Engagement Survey!
We would love for you to complete the survey letting us know how we are doing in the areas of:
- Communicating
- Providing you opportunities to partner
- Developing positive relationships
- Ensuring student success and more
The survey will be available between March 24th- April 12th.The information we learn from you will help us strengthen family engagement and continue fostering a Caring Culture throughout FCPS.
There are 3 ways you can complete the survey.
- Check your email after March 24 for an invitation with a survey link from Dr. Scott Brabrand, Superintendent with subject line: FCPS Family Engagement Survey.
- Ask the front office staff for a paper survey. You can complete it right there on the spot.
- Complete the online survey using one of the school computers. The office staff would be happy to show you an available computer for you to complete the survey electronically at the school.
We honor your opinion and commitment to your child and our schools. We strive to make it a better place for ALL!
For more information, please contact the HWES main office at 703-262-7400.
Thank you in advance!
Emily Cope,
Principal
HUGHES MIDDLE SCHOOL EVENTS
Rising 7th Grade /
New to Langston Hughes Parent Coffee
Parents of Rising 7th Graders and parents of rising 8th graders who will be new to Hughes are invited to attend our upcoming informational parent coffee on Wednesday, April 10, 9:00-10:00 am in the Media Center.
Panther Preview
Any current 6th grader that will be attending Langston Hughes MS next year is invited to attend "Panther Preview" on July 29th and 30th. This is an opportunity for Rising 7th graders to preview the expectations of a Hughes student, discover how to to navigate middle school, learn the secrets to academic success, meet staff members, and create new friendships. Register today at https://hughesms.fcps.edu/
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Tweet of the Week
Magnet School Application
and Lottery Information
The Magnet Program registration window will be open from March 5, 2019 through April 4, 2019.
To learn more about the programs and the registration process, please use the following link https://www.fcps.edu/registration/elementary-magnet-school-lottery.
Students must be registered in Fairfax County Public Schools before applying to the magnet lottery program. If a student is not registered to attend Fairfax County Public schools, a parent or guardian must register the student at their local school.
The student’s local school is the school the student would attend based on current address/residence. To find your local school, enter your address in the FCPS boundary locator.
Positivity Project
Next week's character strength is: Humor
Hunters Woods has become a partner school with the Positivity Project (P2) for the 2018-2019 school year. We are so excited to join many other FCPS partner schools. The mission of The Positivity Project is to empower students to build strong relationships -- by understanding, appreciating, and living out the 24-character strengths in us all.
Each week there is a different character strength highlighted, the P2 calendar will help you follow along with what our focus is each week. There are character cards which may be helpful to you as a parent when talking with your students about the specific character strength.
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South Lakes Pyramid Events
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Dogwood Elementary School will be hosting its second Dogwood Dash 5K on June 1, 2019. Proceeds from the race will benefit Dogwood’s candidacy as an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP). |
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