We are excited to announce our Outstanding Employee Awards winners for 2024-2025!
Outstanding Leader: Assistant Principal Lisa Alderton
Outstanding Teacher: Danielle Lane (Grade 4)
Outstanding Operational Employee: Kitchen/Cafeteria Manager Greg Thomas
Outstanding Professional: Counselor Leslie Fry
Outstanding New Teacher: Haimanot Solomon (Grade 5)
We are so thankful for everything that these staff members do to make our school a great place to learn! These staff members have been selected to move to the pyramid level and compete against the winners from other schools in the West Potomac pyramid. We appreciate the kind words that were shared about all the staff members who were nominated. You can learn more about the Outstanding Employee Awards by visiting the FCPS website.
HMES Student Council’s 5 Days of School Spirit
Monday December 16th: Twin Day or Favorite Color Day
Tuesday December 17th: Crazy Hair or Socks Day
Wednesday December 18th: Hat or Sportswear Day
Thursday December 19th: Pajama Day
Friday December 20th: Holiday Wear Day
❄️ Operation Snowflake PTA Fundraiser
Have you sent your beloved HMES staff members an Operation Snowflake card yet?? There is still time! Open a bit longer, fill out the online form below, or send the paper form back with your child you got in last week’s Thursday folder, and the PTA will deliver a handmade card (like the one pictured) to the staff of your choice! All funds stay directly with the PTA to help with our programming this year! 💙💛
https://hollinmeadowspta.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/7235
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Winter Singalong Friday, December 20
Join us as we gather as a school community to sing songs as at our annual Winter Singalong on Friday, December 20 from 1:15 -1:45 p.m. in the cafeteria. Families, please enter the school through the front doors and check in with the main office before going to the cafeteria.
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Important Dates
Dec. 15: Window for Full-Time AAP Referrals Closes. Click here for more information.
Dec. 20: Winter Singalong - 1:15-1:45 p.m.
Dec. 23 - Jan. 3: Winter Break (Schools are closed)
Jan. 6: Schools reopen
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 Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow
We recognize that holidays are an important time for reconnecting with families far away and exposing your children to their heritage and culture, whether you grew up in another part of the United States or a different country. The price of plane tickets often influences when you want to travel. When booking extended travel, please keep in mind the costs to your children’s education if they miss too much school. Visit our website for more attendance resources.
SIS ParentVue Accounts
Have you set up your SIS ParentVUEaccount yet? It's a great tool for staying connected with your child's school.
Update Contact Information
Be among the first to know about weather closings, bus delays, and other critical communications from our school and FCPS by adding your cell phone number and email to SIS ParentVUE. To update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE, click the “Online Packets” tab in the upper right of the screen, then click the “Online Verification/Update” icon.
Complete Permission Forms
Families can now easily give permission for their children to access a variety of school resources through the Parent Digital Consent system. This online tool can be accessed using your SIS ParentVUE account. You can easily opt your child in or out of resources including online educational tools, school counseling services, and tutoring services. You may also change how your student’s information is managed.
Visit the Parent Digital Consent webpage to access the system. Watch this video to see how to use the tool.
Submit Absences
Parents/caregivers can submit up to two full-day absences through SIS ParentVUE. Log in and click “Report Absence.” Absences longer than two days, partial day absences, and changes of transportation should still be reported to our front office.
Don’t Have a SIS ParentVUE Account Yet? Contact our registrar Melissa Breen for an activation code and follow the directions on the SIS ParentVUE Account webpage.
Winter Special Education and 504 Newsletter
The latest issue of the FCPS Special Education and 504 Newsletter is available online. Topics in this issue include:
- Community Resources for Families of Students with Disabilities
- Save the Date: 2025 Family Summit
- SEL Screener Results
- New Accessibility Resources
- Adapted Physical Education and Recreation Program
- Why Some Students with Disabilities Stay in FCPS Until Age 22
- VR Programs Supports Out-of-State Post Secondary Schools
- Executive Functioning Webinars
- Early Literacy Resources
- ESY and Assessment Webinar
- COVID-19 Compensatory Education: FCPS Service Delivery Options
Subscribe to the Special Education and 504 Newsletter.
⛄Student and Family Resources
Fairfax County Public Schools has compiled a list of resources for students and families in case they need assistance while schools are closed for winter break. Please visit FCPS’ winter resources webpage for information on academic support, mental health support, and county resources related to food, clothing, housing, and other needs.
Community Meetings on the Comprehensive Boundary Review
If you did not get a chance to attend one of the recent community meetings on the Comprehensive Boundary Review, please consider attending the final meeting in this first phase of the boundary review process. The Region 1 meeting will take place Wednesday, December 18, 6:30-8 p.m.,in the Madison High School cafeteria. Register today. If you are unable to participate, stay tuned for details about virtual Community Boundary Review Meetings coming early next year.
View FCPS’ Comprehensive Boundary Review webpage for more information. Sign up for FCPS’ School Boundary Review newsletter as well.
School’s Closed, Learning Can Continue!
FCPS encourages students to take advantage of fun learning opportunities during winter break and snow days. Consider these winter activities to blend education and play for your students during winter break or weather-related school closures.
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