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Hispanic Heritage Night Student Performance
Save the Date
Fall Pictures - October 25th | Makeups - December 4th
3 Hour Early Dismissal 1:05 | October 28th
Breakfast of Champions | October 31st 8:30-9:00 am
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 9:50 am
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
40 Days Strong
40th Day Chronic Absentee Rate is 8.0% compared to 8.8% this time last year.
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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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
January 28
Organizing Chaos: Practical Executive Functioning Tips for Parents
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
Thanksgiving Lunch and Family Math Day
We are delighted to welcome you to join us for our Third Annual Magnitude of Gratitude! This year's celebration will be on Thursday, November 21st and will include both Family Math activities and our Thanksgiving Luncheon! There is an invitation in your child's Tuesday Folder this evening. To help us plan for your presence and to expedite the sign in line, please RSVP and purchase your meal in advance. Guest lunches are $4.75.
We look forward to celebrating with you!
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.
Benchmark 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
⭐POG Superstars⭐
Breakfast of Champions
Our students are shining examples of our school-wide agreements. They are respectful, responsible, safe, and kind to one another and their teachers. By following these agreements, they are not only creating a positive learning environment but also going for gold in their academic and personal growth. Each quarter we will honor our Portrait of a Graduate award winners at a student and family breakfast of champions to honor and celebrate the hard work of our students and continued partnerships with our families. Our first Breakfast of Champions. We look forward to recognizing students who were nominated throughout first quarter. 🥇
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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