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Team Rose Celebrates Digital Citizenship and 100% Attendance Today!
Save the Date
NNAT One Time Retest Requests Due - October 15th Contact School Test Coordinator, Megan Kowalczik
Hispanic Heritage Celebration - October 16th 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Fall Pictures - October 25th | Makeups - December 4th
End of Quarter 1 Early Release 2:05 Dismissal - October 31st
Diwali Holiday No School - November 1st
School Planning & Teacher Workdays No School - November 4th and 5th
Veterans Day Celebration - November 8th
Herndon Homecoming Parade - November 9th 9:30 am
Veterans Day Holiday No School - November 11th
First Quarter Progress Report Marks Available in Parent VUE- November 12th
Understanding the Full-Time AAP Screening Process - November 13th 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Thanksgiving Lunch and Family Math Day - November 21st
24-25 School Year Calendar
Hispanic Heritage Month POG Celebration and Presentations of Learning
 Hispanic Heritage Month POG Celebration and Presentations of Learning
We look forward to celebrating culture, community, and students' learning on Wednesday, October 16th. K-2 students will have the opportunity to present songs and dances that they have been learning in FLES. Please bring your family's favorite dish to share.
Limited Early Release Mondays Response Needed
Students will be dismissed at 1:05 on the following Mondays:
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- October 28
- December 9
- February 24
- March 17
- April 28
- May 19
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As of October 15th, we have 341 updated responses from our K-6 families. Please complete this form to confirm how your child will be dismissed on our remaining early release days. We ask that you submit your updated response by October 18th to support school planning. You will receive an email confirmation of your response.
Digitial Citizenship Spirit Week October 11-18
Wednesday 10/16- Community Colors Day
Pre-K/ K- Red
1st- Orange
2nd- Yellow
3rd- Green
4th- Blue
5th- Purple
6th- Black
Thursday 10/17- Kindness Day
Clothing with Positive Messages
Friday 10/18- Decades Day
Dress like any decade!
Digital Citizenship Flyer English | Digital Citizenship Flyer Spanish
Dranesville Elementary Recognized as a Common Sense School
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As we celebrate Digital Citizenship Week, we pause to recognize the leadership of our Tech Coach, Ms. Young. Ms. Young not only led the efforts for Dranesville to earn the Common Sense badge in the 23-24 school year, she supports our teachers with purposefully using technology to enhance instruction. She teaches our students how to use technology as communicators, collaborators, and global and ethical citizens. |
Dranesville ES is taking part in Digital Citizenship Week! We’ll have daily activities to help students think about how technology affects their lives, as well as a Spirit week with daily themes to continue the conversation and reflect on how they can use technology to be a positive influence in their community. Use these conversation starters to help your kids talk about their digital lives:
First graders in Ms. Comeau's class engaged in an interactive read loud during morning meeting. While reading Nerdy Birdy Tweets, students reflected on how we, as Digital Citizens, should stop, think, and make good choices. This is also supportive of being a good friend. We practiced this strategy throughout the day today. |
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Thank you, Mrs. Gadley, for Loving and Leading our School Community
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October is National Principals Month. We celebrate and thank our Principal, Mrs. Gadley, for leading the Dranesville community with compassion and care. Your joy and commitment to excellence is inspiring. |
Join us for Coffee and Connection 2024-2025 Family Coffees
Each coffee will be from 9:30 - 10:30 am.
October 30
Advanced Academics Critical and Creative Thinking Strategies
November 12
Advanced Academics Full-time Services Referral Information
January 14
Understanding Assessments: WIDA and SOLs
February 5
Using POG Attributes to Engage in a Socratic Seminar
February 11
Summer Learning Opportunities
March 11
Getting to Know Edu Futuro- Strengthening Families Information
April 8
School Readiness - Birth to 5 Programming
May 13
Family Reflection and Feedback
Fall Picture Day October 25th
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Picture Day is coming on Friday, October 25! You can place your order on https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/ using your Picture Day ID: EVTHCKC7P. Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping! Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Picture Day.
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24-25 Yearbook Cover Contest
- All artwork must be hand drawn and completed by a student.
- Use 8.5 x 11 paper only.
- Artwork must be arranged in portrait mode only.
- Artwork must be a FULL PAGE colored design with BRIGHT colored
crayons, markers or colored pencils.
- Include the 2024-2025 school year and the name, Dranesville
Elementary.
- Design must reflect the theme and DES.
- Check for grammatical errors and spelling.
- Late entries will not be accepted.
- Contest open to all students in grades K-6.
Pick up entry paper from the main office.
Submissions due to the main office by Thursday, November 21, 2024.
Voting will be on Schoology November 25th and 26th.
Veterans Day Celebration
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Second grade students are learning songs that they will perform during our annual Veterans Day celebration. The event will be on November 8th at 9:50 am.
Second grade families and distinguished guests are invited to attend in-person. The event will be live-streamed for the Dranesville school community. The zoom link will be available in Schoology.
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We welcome military-connected families in the Dranesville community to submit photos of you and your family to celebrate and honor you at our Veteran’s Day Celebration on November 8th.Please submit your information here.
K-6 Language Arts Instruction
FCPS has adopted Benchmark Advance for the Language Arts basal resource. Benchmark Advance provides 9 common knowledge-building units across K-6. The units integrate social studies, science, and literary topics. There are multiple text sets per topic, including fiction and nonfiction.
Overview for Families
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.
Dranesville CARES about each other and the world.
Student Rights and Responsibilities Quick Guide
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.
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