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July 29th, 2024


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Dear Sleepy Hollow Families, 

We hope you are having a wonderful summer break! It is hard to believe we are less than a month away from the start of the school year!

The first day of the 2024-25 school year is Monday, August 19. We have a lot of exciting events coming up at the beginning of the year, so please check the information below. 

Classroom teacher assignments will be available in ParentVue sometime during the week of August 12. We will also have a list of classrooms ready for you when you arrive for Open House on Friday, August 16.

We will continue to keep you updated with information as we get closer to the first day of school. We are eager to welcome our students and families back to Sleepy Hollow in a few short weeks. Enjoy the last weeks of summer, and we look forward to seeing you all soon!

Warmest regards, 

Ms. Mirnaly Vega and Kristin Growitz-Bermudez

Sleepy Hollow Principal and Assistant Principal 


Limited Early Release Mondays for

Elementary Schools 

FCPS has developed a division wide plan for seven three-hour early release days (Mondays) for elementary students in the 2024-25 school year. This time will be utilized for teacher planning time to support students, complete required professional development for the new Virginia Literacy Act, new reading and math standard and other initiatives. Additional information can be found on the FCPS  Early Release Mondays webpage. If you have immediate questions, please email ESPlanning@fcps.edu

Sleepy Hollow will have an early release dismissal on the dates below at 12:30 p.m. 

  • September 16

  • October 21

  • November 18

  • February 10

  • March 10

  • April 21

  • May 12


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Sleepy Hollow Summer Office Hours

Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

Please call the Main Office at 703-237-7000 for Kindergarten or New student registration and all other inquiries. 


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First Day of School

Monday August 19th 


Summer Reading Resources 

Great news!  Students will still have access to our digital reading resources, as well as community resources available through the library.  Take a look at the list below to book your summer:

  1. The Fairfax County Public Library has tons of print, audio, and Ebook options.  Go to the website on your computer or download the Libby by Overdrive app on your tablet or phone. 
  2. MyOn has many books at a variety of levels, including many chapter books.
  • Students log in with their FCPS username and password.
  • Tumblebooks has a variety of levels, including many chapter books.
  • After signing in, click on the ebook tab for chapter bookss.
  • MackinVia is a collection of FCPS ebooks and audiobooks.
  • Students log in with their FCPS username and password.

Mathematics Independent Learning

Options for Families

ST Math

All students have access to ST Math over the summer that they can access through Schoology. This video shows students and families how to access: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQR_drzeR9E

In addition to the information listed below, it is recommended that students who are moving from a standard level math class to an honors level math class have their ST Math journey reassigned to the next grade level. 

Family Resource Center

Family webinars that may be worth sharing are posted on the FCPS Family Resource Center site with specific mathematics webinars posted under academics.

VDOE

The following resources have been curated from the Virginia Department of Education:

VDOE Mathematics Resources for Families

Additional resources

The following resources are free and available for anyone to use. Please note that FCPS and the school do not have a paid subscription to either service.

Zearn online summer math

Khan academy summer site 


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