A Message from Principal Crews
Hornet Community,
I want to start by thanking all of you for the warm welcome! This past month has been exciting and I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting your Hollin Hornet Student and our staff! We have a beautiful school community and I already LOVE being your principal.
Since the start of the school year, our staff have been working hard to implement and share our core behavior values with our students. Our core behavior values are that ALL of our Hollin Hornets are respectful, responsible, and safe throughout our school. Please look over the Hollin Meadows Behavior Matrix below.
 Hollin Meadows Behavior Matrix
Parents, Families, and Caregivers, I need your help keeping our Hornet Students safe! We have drop off and pick up procedures in place in order to maintain safety. Students can be dropped off and picked up in the following ways:
Kiss and Ride (Cars and Day Care Vans)
BUSES
Walkers
SACC
If you are dropping off or picking up your student in a car, you need to use kiss and ride. This keeps our streets clear so buses can pass and eliminates the need to cross the street.
If you happen to park in the neighborhood, please do not block neighborhood driveways or make illegal U-turns where the buses loop out on to Nordok Place. I am extremely concerned that someone could get hurt or there can be a car accident. Student and school community safety is of the utmost importance for HMES administration. As adults we need to model being respectful, responsible, and safe to our Hollin Hornets.
 HMES Kiss and Ride and Bus Loops
Fairfax County Public Schools believes in supporting social and emotional learning for all students. In FCPS, students use a tool called the SEL Screener to think about their own SEL skills and experiences at school. Hollin Meadows students in grades 3-6 will participate in the SEL Screener in the Fall and Spring. Parents/guardians may request that their student not participate in the SEL Screener on an annual basis. They can do this via the Parent Digital Consent System OR by completing the Fairfax County Social Emotional Learning Screener Opt-Out Request Form. After each screening, results are available in the Documents tab of SIS ParentVUE and mailed to families without a ParentVUE account. You can also learn more on the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener webpage.
🤒 When a Student Should Stay Home From School
Whether students miss school because of illness or any other reason, missing school leads to learning loss.
Help your child succeed by encouraging them to attend as many days as possible, but do make sure your child stays home if they are sick. Visit FCPS’ website for information on when to keep your child at home.
If your child has a chronic illness, make sure to notify their teacher so that support can be provided if needed. Also, keep an open line of communication with your school's public health staff.
Read about how families can help form good attendance habits. Attend today, achieve tomorrow!
 Blue Star Welcome Week is September 21 - 29, 2024
Every year, approximately 600,000 military-connected families relocate. Most of these families move to new duty stations, while some transition out of the military and others transition in. Most of these moves take place over the summer, and Fairfax County Public Schools is committed to ensuring our military families feel welcomed and a sense of belonging to their local community.
Blue Star Welcome Week is an opportunity for our community to welcome our military-connected families and show them our appreciation for their service and sacrifices. Throughout the week, FCPS will help ease their transition through events, messages, actions of welcome, and opportunities to make meaningful connections. Please help us welcome our military families during Blue Star Welcome Week, September 21 - September 29, 2024, and throughout the year! #BlueStarWelcomeWeekFCPS
 National Hisanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month is annually celebrated from September 15 to October 15. Fairfax County Public Schools believes that students deserve meaningful, sustained opportunities to learn about the experiences and contributions of the many cultures and people who make our nation (and our schools!) unique. National Hispanic American Heritage Month is a perfect time to honor the rich stories of those who trace their roots back to Hispanic and Latin American countries.
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