Hollin Meadows Buzz Bulletin for Sept. 20, 2026 🐝

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hollin meadows bannerAP Seidenberg, Principal Crews, and AP Gilley at Back to School Night

AP Seidenberg, Principal Crews, and AP Gilley at Back to School Night


A Message from Principal Crews

Dear Hornet Families,

Thank you to our families and staff for making Back-to-School Night such a wonderful success! We are truly fortunate to have such a beautiful and supportive school community.

Today, we also celebrated AVID Day. It was lovely seeing students dressed in college gear, wearing future career outfits, and showing how bright their futures will be!

We hope everyone enjoys a safe and relaxing long weekend. Thank you for your continued partnership!

Sincerely,

Jasibi Crews

9 PK students dressed up in their AVID theme with their teacher

Our PK students had fun dressing up to our AVID theme on Friday!


Picture Day

Picture day is September 30, 2026. Our school photographer is Strawbridge Studios. The code for ordering photos online is PX526009. We can't wait to see your beautiful smiles!


Hollin Meadows Field Day

FIELD DAY for Grades 1-6 will on Friday, Oct 2, 2026.

THEME: TO INFINITY & BEYOND! 🌟

⏰ 1st-3rd Grade Classes: 9:15–11:15 AM

⏰ 4th-6th Grade Classes: 12:30– 2:20 PM

  • Please apply sunscreen at home before school. 🌞
  • Hats and sunglasses are encouraged. 🧢
  • Sneakers are required. 👟
  • Bring your water bottle. Make sure it is labeled with your name. 🚰
  • Wear comfortable clothes and be ready to run and play! 🏃🏽‍♀️‍➡️

Parent Coffee at HMES

Join us on Wednesday, October 14 from 8:30-9:45 am for a parent coffee. Learn about how our school network can support your family and how to support your child's attendance at school. Interpreters will be available.

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PTA News

Fall Club registration has started! Clubs begin the week of September 21. Click here for more information: HMES Fall Clubs

Spirit Wear is on sale now until September 25. Click here to order your spirit wear.

The Taste of Hollin Meadows PTA meeting will be on Sept. 23 at 6:00 p.m. Childcare and interpreters will be available. Click here to sign up to bring a dish.

 

⭐You can learn more about the PTA and join by visiting the HMES PTA website. Please consider joining and volunteering for some of our events!


Family Resource Center Webinar

Here is a free family webinar from the FCPS Family Resource Center . Interpreters are available if requested at least a week before the webinar. Interpretation cannot be guaranteed. They will have closed-captioning in any chosen language if they cannot find an interpreter.

Navigating the Digital Age: Creating Digital Balance as a Family

Friday, September 25, 2026

10:00 - 11:30 AM

This session offers caregivers practical strategies for establishing healthy relationships with technology at home. We will explore how to model balanced digital habits, foster open communication, and work as a family to find a healthy balance. You will leave this session with steps on how to create healthy technology habits for the whole family, and how to keep kids connected without technology.

Click here to register. Your registration grants you access to their corresponding recorded link.


English Classes for Adults at the English Empowerment Center

With over 60 years of experience, the English Empowerment Center provides comprehensive English language and literacy instruction for adult learners. Classes provide the essential foundational skills that adult multilingual learners need to speak, understand, read, and write English effectively.  See the current class schedule.


FCPS Multilingual Family Podcast

Listen and subscribe to the FCPS Multilingual Family Podcast, In A Few Words FCPS. The podcast is dedicated to bringing families timely, important information and resources related to school news. We want to invite you to partner with Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) in your child's education. In FCPS, we believe all families’ matter. This podcast is produced by the Office of Family and School Partnerships and the Office of Multilingual Services (previously ESOL) with the support of Digital Learning Resource Services and the Chief Equity Office. Fairfax County Public Schools.

Listen and subscribe to the podcast, In A Few Words FCPS.

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Twice Exceptional Students

Fairfax County Public Schools is committed to challenging all students through talent development and differentiated instruction. Twice-Exceptional (2e) learners are students who are gifted and have learning challenges or disabilities. 

Families can learn more about 2e learners, how to support them, and how to partner with schools on the 2e webpage, which also includes a link to the Special Education Handbook.

New information, including printable flyers, has been added under the heading Supporting 2e Learners in FCPS. 

For more information, please contact please contact Ms. Keisha Smith, Lead Special Education Teacher, at kysmith@fcps.edu and/or Mrs. Teresa Johnson, AART, at ttjohnson1@fcps.edu.


Superintendent Community Conversations

Join us for a series of Community Conversations that will be held across the school division. Share your thoughts with Dr. Reid and ask her questions. Click on the date to register for any of the following events:

Registration is not required, but it helps with planning. 

Conversaciones Comunitarias Directamente con la Dra. Reid

Acompáñenos en una serie de Conversaciones Comunitarias que se llevarán a cabo en diferentes lugares de la división escolar. Estas reuniones están abiertas a todos, incluyendo familias, estudiantes, y miembros de la comunidad. Puede asistir al evento que le resulte más conveniente, aunque no se lleve a cabo en su escuela o comunidad. Esta es una oportunidad para compartir sus opiniones, conversar directamente con la Dra. Reid y hacerle preguntas sobre temas importantes para nuestra comunidad de FCPS. 

No es necesario inscribirse, pero hacerlo nos ayuda con la planificación.



The Hollin Meadows Leadership Team 

The Hollin Meadows team is dedicated to making our school a safe and supportive place to learn for your child. We know that the best results come from families and our school team working together. Since you often hear about your child’s day-to-day experiences before we do, please reach out with questions or concerns that you may have.

Hollin Meadows Leadership Team - AP Seidenberg, Principal Crews, and AP Gilley
  • Principal Jasibi Crews is our school leader. She is available for questions and concerns by email at jcrews1@fcps.edu. 
  • Assistant Principal Francesca Gilley (flgilley@fcps.edu) is the team leader for Pre-kindergarten, Grade 2, Grade 4, and Grade 6.
  • Assistant Principal Daniel Seidenberg (dpseidenberg@fcps.edu) is the team leader for Grade 1, Grade 3, and Grade 5.

AP Gilley and AP Seidenberg both work with the Kindergarten team.


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Birthdays at HMES

We love celebrating birthdays! Families are welcome to drop off one packaged store-bought item that is allergy-friendly. Please communicate with your child's teacher as early as possible if you would like to drop off a item to share. Items should be dropped off in the front office of the school.

Celebrations take place at the end of the day. While we love our families, birthday celebrations are for students only.


Hollin Meadows Important Times

Arrive on campus: 8:00 am

Doors Open: 8:05 am

Tardy Bell: 8:20 am

Dismissal Bell: 3:05 pm

Main Office Hours: 7:45 am to 4:00 pm

A cell phone displaying 8:05 as the time and a reminder that it is time to start school at Hollin Meadows

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FCPS Cares

FCPS Cares is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story so we can all acknowledge the good work of our Hollin Meadows staff members.


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FCPS Calendars

FCPS Family Resource Center (FRC)