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 Students observe how our school is changing during a transition.
Save the Date
Labor Day Holiday No School - August 30 - September 2
Chalk for Peace - September 11th 5:30 pm
Back to School Night - September 11th 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Introduction to AAP & Continuum of Services - September 18th 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Family Life Education Parent Preview - September 18th 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Family Wellness Symposium - October 10th 6:00-7:30 pm
Herndon Homecoming Parade - November 9th 9:30 am
Understanding the Full-Time AAP Screening Process - November 13th 6:00 - 7:00 pm
24-25 School Year Calendar
Limited Early Release Mondays
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As a reminder, FCPS elementary schools will have limited early release Mondays during the upcoming school year. The goal is to provide elementary teachers with additional time to meet new professional development requirements for the Virginia Literacy Act. |
Early release Mondays for Dranesville school include:
- September 23
- October 28
- December 9
- February 24
- March 17
- April 28
- May 19
Students will be dismissed at 1:05 pm.
Student Rights and Responsibilities
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FCPS’ Student Rights and Responsibilities document (SR&R) explains expectations for student behavior and adult responses to enhance school safety and to create a fair, equitable, and supportive school environment. Parents/caregivers should talk to their child(ren) about expectations for this school year.
Also, please log in to SIS ParentVUE and sign to acknowledge your review of the SR&R, or sign and return the signature sheet to our main office at Dranesville Elementary school by Monday, September 30.
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Thank you for your partnership in nurturing respect, empathy, responsibility, ownership, care, and inclusivity in your child and our school community.
Dranesville CARES
Our school-wide agreements are grounded in Portrait of a Graduate attributes and skills that students need to succeed in school and life.
At Dranesville:
- We will consider the feelings of others when communicating by using respectful words.
- We will be responsible by taking ownership of our learning community.
- We will be caring by listening to, learning about, and valuing others.
These agreements support a positive learning environment for all members of our school community.
To reinforce these agreements at home, consider these questions:
- How did you show respect for others today?
- Did you take responsibility for your actions?
- How did you demonstrate care for others?
By engaging in these conversations, you can help your child develop the skills needed to thrive in school and beyond.
Dranesville Dragons are Attending, Connecting and Learning
Attending: Thank you, families, for establishing routines that support daily attendance. Our teachers are planning and teaching lessons daily to support every students' learning. 550 of our 587 students in K-6 were present for our entire first week of school!
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Connecting: Attending school daily provides students with regular opportunities to connect with teachers and peers. During the first week, students in every class participated in daily morning meetings. Morning meeting is a time to build relationships, learn routines, and set a positive tone for the day. |
Learning: In these first few days and weeks of school, students are learning about the routines that will support learning. They are completing beginning of the year assessments to inform the instruction, intervention, and enrichment that our teachers will provide first quarter. They are also learning content. |
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What is My Child Learning?
First Quarter Curriculum
Instruction in Virginia's public schools is guided by the Standards of Learning (SOL). The standards describe the expectations for student learning, assessment, and achievement. Go to the K-6 Family Facing Curriculum for an overview of what your child is learning first quarter (August 19 - October 31).
Back to School Night
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Three years ago, we reimagined BTSN and it seemed to be a relief for our families to have options for accessing Back to School information. This year, we are going to continue to provide both virtual and in person options for you to access Back to School information. The same information will be available through the virtual and in person options. |
Virtual Option: If you would like to access the virtual Back to School Night slides, they will be available in our Dranesville Parents and Family Schoology Course on Tuesday, September 10th.
How to Join the Dranesville All Parent & Guardian Schoology Course
In Person Option: If would like to visit your child's classroom(s), we welcome you to join us for Back to School Night on Wednesday, September 11th between 6:00 - 7:30 pm.
Please note that teachers will be present in classrooms from 6:00-7:30.
Children are welcome to attend.
Family Life Education (FLE)
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides a comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for students in grades kindergarten through grade twelve. Instruction is seen as a partnership among parents and guardians, the school, and the community in supporting the learning essential to the development of strong families, positive relationships, and a healthy community.
Parents/guardians may choose to opt their child out of all or part of the Family Life Education program. Students who are opted out are provided with age-appropriate, nonpunitive alternative health instruction, and every effort is made to foster respect for family choices. If you wish to opt your child out of all or part of FLE for this school year, opt out forms are available in Parent Digital Consent. Paper opt-out forms are available from your child’s school. Students receiving special education services and accessing modified curriculum will receive a printed opt-out form for modified FLE lessons.
Detailed grade-level program descriptions are available online at Elementary (K-6) , Middle School (7-8) , and High School (9-12). FLE grade level-specific lessons and media that FCPS has streaming rights for are available for parents online in Schoology. Parents/guardians login to Schoology using the same username and password as their Student Information System (SIS) Parent account. Grade level-specific lessons are also available at the City of Fairfax Regional Library (this location does not have media). Grade level-specific lessons and media that is not streamed online are available for review at your child’s school library. Due to copyright permissions, we are unable to stream all media online.
Dranesville Elementary School will host an opportunity for parents/guardians to preview FLE lessons on September 18th between 5:30 - 7:30 pm.
Dranesville Elementary School 24-25 Family Coffee Connections
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Dranesville CARES about connection, access, relationships, excellence, and stakeholder engagement. This mission requires families and school staff partnering to support our Dranesville Dragons.
Our first Family Coffee and Connection of the school year is on September 10th from 9:30-10:30 am.
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During this time of connecting, we will discuss Dranesville's Measurable Outcomes for the 2024-2025 school year, and how our home- school partnership can help expand excellence for your child and all of our Dranesville Dragons. We look forward to connecting with you!
Dranesville Renovation
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Thank you to the Dranesville families and community members who attended the Renovation Community Meeting on Tuesday, August 20th. Information from that meeting is available on the FCPS website. We are excited to grow with you! |
Learn more about the Dranesville Elementary School renovation project.
DranesvilleCARES about each other and the world.
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