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Kindergarten Dragons enjoyed a beautiful day of fall fun at Cox Farms.
Save the Date
Breakfast of Champions | October 31st 8:30-9:00 am
End of Quarter 1 Early Release | October 31st 2:05 pm
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
Thanksgiving Break No School - November 27th - 29th
Herndon Middle School 7th Grade Curriculum Night - December 4th 5:30 - 7:30 pm English Flyer | Spanish Flyer
24-25 School Year Calendar
Spring 2025 SOL Assessment Dates
Join our AART for Coffee and Connection Wednesday, October 30th for a Spotlight on Critical and Creative Thinking Strategies
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Our Coffee and Connection series include opportunities for families to connect and learn about instruction, services, and programs available for students. This week our Advanced Academics Resource Teacher will be sharing how the nine Critical and Creative Thinking Strategies are use to support students' meta-cognition. Join us Wednesday, October 30th from 9:30-10:30 am. |
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
Fifth Grade Teacher, Mr. Hudlin, Leads Rap to Review Content of Cultivating Natural Resources Unit.
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
Elementary School Language Arts Grading Updates
Our teachers have been hard at work teaching with the new Language Arts curriculum, and we are excited to help all of our students become strong readers and writers! This year we also have new assessments, which is how we check if your student needs extra help with reading and writing, and new Standards of Learning (SOLs).
Because of these changes, we are now teaching all of the Language Arts skills your child needs to know (and checking if they need extra help) throughout the whole school year, instead of different skills each quarter. While these skills will be new to your child in the beginning of the year, the goal is for your child to grow strong in all of their new skills by the end of the year.
This means that when you get your child’s progress report next month, it might look different. Your child’s teacher will give you more information on the new progress reporting and how we’re making sure your child is getting any extra help they might need. You can also find more information on FCPS’ Grading and Reporting webpage.
We will also have new ways for you to help your child practice their reading and writing skills at home. These resources are coming soon!
Family Facing Curriculum: Overview of What Students are Learning
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 in grades K-12.
Pacing is the how and when teachers teach the standards. Each school division creates its own pacing. These pacing overviews are examples of how and when teachers organize and teach the curriculum. They are organized by quarter and by week.
Select your student’s grade level and content area to see detailed information.
Spring Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessment Dates
 2025 SOL Test Schedule
Grade 3 - Reading May 8 | Math May 15
Grade 4 - Reading May 8 | Math May 15
Grade 5 - Reading May 7 | Math May 14 | Science May 21
Grade 6 - Reading May 6 | Math May 13
Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available in SIS ParentVUE under Online Packets (in the upper right corner after logging in). Please complete it as soon as possible.
For any families who have not completed the survey in ParentVUE, schools will provide paper forms starting Wednesday, November 13. Paper forms should be returned by Wednesday, December 4.
Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household is important. Information from this survey resulted in more than $4 million in funding last year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For more information, please watch this video on Impact Aid and visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page.
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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