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 Staff Kick Off BBQ
Thank you to our PTA and Volunteers for the welcome lunch and all of your support this week! Staff members enjoyed good food and good company while they reconnected.
 Open House
Thank you to all the families who came out to our open house! We had a wonderful time meeting you and sharing our school community. Your support means the world to us.
See you soon!
Arrival & Dismissal
Bell Schedule: 8:55am-3:40pm, Monday-Friday
Doors and Kiss & Ride will open at 8:40 a.m.
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Walkers - Arrive at DOOR 1 and dismiss at the FLAGPOLE
- Students must not walk between buses at any time.
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Kiss and ride students must be dropped off at the designated zone. Dropping off on Colts Neck Rd is unsafe.
- To maintain the safety of all of our students, please follow the map below.
📵 Phones Down, Engagement Up: FCPS Cell Phone Policy
Keeping cell phones off during the school day helps students focus and learn. It also boosts positive social behavior. Review FCPS’ cell phone expectations by grade level with your child and help keep our classrooms free of distractions! If you need to reach your child during the school day, please call our 703-262-7400.
Grades K-6
- Phones must be silenced and in backpacks for the duration of the school day. Cell phones may be used on campus before and after school only.
- Smart watches that serve a dual purpose may be worn, but the phone features (texting, Internet viewing, and calls) are to be off when phone use is prohibited.
- Students are prohibited from using phones, tablets, and other mobile devices in restrooms and locker rooms, unless there is a medical necessity or emergency.
- With the approval of the principal or their designee, teachers may allow usage of cell phones for instructional activities where they are the most appropriate tool; however, one-to-one FCPS devices should meet most needs.
Emergency Care Card
Please make sure your student's emergency care card (SS/SE 3) is updated for this year on ParentVue. It is important that we have updated information to be able to contact you in case of emergency or transportation issues on the first day.
If you cannot access ParentVue, please contact jpracine@fcps.edu
Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights
Fairfax County Public Schools wants all parents and caregivers to understand its policies regarding surveys, records, curriculum, privacy, and related rights.
In its Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights and Opt-Out Forms (Annual Notice), FCPS provides explanations of the rights listed above as well as forms that may be used to exercise opt-out choices. Two versions of the Annual Notice are available: a grades K-8 version and a grades 9-12 version. Parents/caregivers with children at different grade levels should read each applicable version of the Annual Notice, because the notices and opt-out rights vary depending on the student’s grade level.
Get more information and view the 2024-25 Opt-Out Booklets.
Update Your Child's Immunizations and Records
Please check with your healthcare provider as soon as possible to make sure your child is up-to-date on the immunizations required by the state of Virginia. Starting Monday, September 30, students who have not provided proof of immunization will not be allowed to attend school.
You can check your child’s immunization compliance and submit their immunization record in SIS ParentVUE. Records may also be delivered to a school’s front office.
If your child needs a vaccine, please make an appointment with your healthcare provider, visit the Fairfax County Health Department website for a list of child immunization clinics, or access other local services. If needed, families may also provide other immunization documentation including a healthcare provider’s written statement of a permanent or temporary medical exemption or a notarized Religious Exemption Form.
Find more information on immunizations on the FCPS website.
Early Release Mondays
To help plan for our school’s childcare needs during the early release Mondays, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/fzhRsGZnx6VsAwKv8 for each of your children in grade K-6 who are enrolled at Hunters Woods Elementary. The form covers the first two early release Mondays, scheduled for September 23, 2024 and October 28, 2024. If you have multiple children, you will need to submit multiple forms. Staff will confirm the after-school supervision plan for each student.
Hunters Woods ES will dismiss at 12:40 pm on the dates below.
- September 23
- October 28
- November 25
- February 24
- March 17
- April 28
- May 19
This time will be utilized for teacher planning time to support students, complete required professional development for the new Virginia Literacy Act, new Virginia reading and math standards, and other initiatives.
Please contact esplanning@fcps.edu for further assistance.
 Back to School Night
Join us Wednesday, August 28th. Classroom presentations are for parents and caregivers. If you cannot attend a session, teachers will share their presentations in Schoology.
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Kindergarten
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Grades 1 & 2
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Grades 3 & 4
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Grades 5 & 6
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5:30 pm -6:05 pm
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6:10 pm -6:45 pm
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6:50pm - 7:23 pm
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7:30pm - 8:10 pm
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August 19- First day of school, Grades K-12
- Bell Schedule: 8:55am-3:40pm, Monday-Friday
- Doors and Kiss & Ride will open at 8:40 a.m.
August 19-First day of school, Preschool Autism Classroom Program
August 26- First day of school for Pre-K Head Start/ECCB Programs
August 28- Back-To-School Night at HWES, 5:30 pm-8:00pm
August 30- No School
September 2- Labor Day, No School
September 6- PTA Movie Night, doors open 6:00 pm
September 13- South Lakes High School homecoming parade
September 23- Early Release Monday , 12:40 pm dismissal
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Counting Down to First Day Fairfax
- Phones Down, Engagement Up
- Middle and High School Grading Updates
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