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Today's spirit day was Kaleidoscope Day to celebrate our diveristy.
Building Language and Literacy at Dranesville
Small group instruction is embedded into every school day. Students receive explicit instruction to develop language and literacy skills.
First Quarter Curriculum Overview | First Quarter Homework
Second Quarter Curriculum Overview | Second Quarter Homework
VDOE VQB5 Guidelines Requirement
FCPS participates in Virginia Quality Birth to Five (VQB5). VQB5 is Virginia’s system for measuring and supporting quality in early childhood programs so children enter kindergarten ready to learn. VQB5 builds on health and safety standards by measuring the quality of teacher-child interactions and the use of curriculum. Refer to “VQB5 for Families English/Spanish” for more information.
Monitoring Support for Your Child in ParentVUE
All FCPS schools use an approach called Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) to make sure every student gets the instruction and intervention that they need to learn.
MTSS helps school teams deliver high-quality instruction for all students and provide extra time and interventions as needed. Families are partners in this process. We will share information about your child’s individual learning, needs, and progress.
You may view your child's intervention plans and progress in SIS ParentVUE. Expect progress to be updated quarterly, with report card due dates.
Dranesville's 6-7 Reading Challenge
As of today, our students have read and logged 1.002 books!
We have challenged all of our students (and staff) to read 6-7 books in the 6-7 weeks between October 28th and December 16th. We are excited about each student growing as a reader and enjoying reading.
As of today, our Dragons have read and recorded 1,002 books. We will encourage our students to continue reading, learning, and enjoying books. When we have logged 3,000 books, students will have earned the reward of taping Principal Gadley to a wall. Keep reading, Dragons!
Students can record books that they've read on paper reading logs or online. Paper reding logs can be returned to your Additional paper reading logs are available in the main office.
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Join us at Fortnightly Library this Saturday between 10:00 am -12:00 pm. Return books that you borrowed on November 13th. Browse and borrow books to read for the next three weeks. We will have a canvas tote available for every student so they can take good care of library books between visits. |
Full-Time Advanced Academics Program Referral Information
Full-Time Advanced Academics Referrals Due December 15th
The deadline for all students in grades 2-7 to apply for full-time (formerly referred to as level IV) advanced academic services to begin at the start of the 25-26 school year is Monday, December 15. This is a county provided date, there are no exceptions or extensions. Please plan ahead!
To initiate the screening process, please submit the AAP Full-Time Referral Form through email to Tracey Jenkins at tljenkins1@fcps.edu or submit a hard copy to the Main Office by Monday, December 15th at 4:30 pm.
Opportunity to Provide Books and Board Games for Classroom Use and Winter Break Fun
💙Dranesville will be having a Books and Board Game Drive from December 1st- December 18th. We welcome new board games and new or gently used books. These books and board games will be enjoyed by our students and appreciated by our teachers.
💙If you are interested and able to provide a financial contribution to assist with field trip and instrument rental scholarships, school supply replenishment, or providing enrichment programming to our students, please contribute to the Dranesville Campaign through Educate Fairfax.
Here are a few of the board games that we'd love to add to our classrooms and cafe.
🏀Dranesville's Launching a Unified Sports Basketball Program
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We are thrilled to launch our Unified Sports basketball program at Dranesville Elementary this winter! The primary goal of this inclusive program is to promote social inclusion for all students, bringing together students of all abilities to play on the same team. Thank you to all of the families who joined us to learn about Unified Sports and have sign |
♻️Get 2 Green Needs Your Help
Our goal is to collect 1,000 pounds of acceptable plastic.
When we reach our goal, we will receive an upcycled bench for Dranesville.
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We need you to:
1) Collect accepted recyclables.
2) Weigh the recyclables.
3) Drop off at a Next Trex Partner location.
📸(Remember to take a photo during drop off. We need this to earn credit.)
4) Submit the google form.
Thank you for helping our Get2Green team and our school!
#DranesvilleCARES
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Herndon Pyramid PTA Meeting Wednesday, December 10th 7:00-8:30 pm
 Herndon Middle School 7th Grade Curriculum Night
Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 5:30 - 7:00 pm
HMS Auditorium
Featuring
- HMS Teachers
-HMS Student Performance and Panel
-Advanced Academics Honors
-General Course Overview
-Self-guided Classroom Tour
Save the Date
December 1-19: Dranesville's 15 Days of Spirit
December 8-12: Inclusive Schools Week
December 10: 3 Hour Early Release
December 10: Herndon Pyramid Community Meeting 7:00 - 8:30pm at Herndon Middle School
December 13: Dragons at Fortnightly Library 10:00 am-12:00pm
December 15: AAP Full-Time Referrals Due
December 17: Band, Strings, and Chorus Winter Concert 7:00pm
December 22-January 2: Winter Break School and Office Closed
January 5: Classes Resume
25-26 School Year Calendar
25-26 SACC Calendar
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