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Kindergarten Orientation is Friday April 10th. We are excited to welcome the Class of 2039!
The Future is Bright for the Class of 2039 Our Kindergarten Orientation is being held on April 10, 2026 at 10:00 am to give parents of students entering school in August an opportunity to learn more about kindergarten at our school.
We recognize that parents are their children’s first teachers. Resources on the School Readiness and Transition to Kindergarten webpage
provide parents with ways to support their children to help ensure a smooth transition to kindergarten.
There’s also an easy-to-follow five-step process outlined for registering your child for kindergarten
. Register your child today! Call our Registrar, Angela Agana, by email [email protected]
or phone 703-326-5200.
Herndon Pyramid Art Show - April 10th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. 701 Bennett St. Hernon, VA 20170
Join us for the Herndon Pyramid Art Show Opening Reception Where: Herndon United Methodist Church | 701 Bennett Street Herndon, VA
When: Opening night Friday, April 5, 6-8 pm
We look forward to celebrating artists from the Herndon Pyramid with you!
Finishing Strong in Quarter 4 We have officially kicked off the fourth and final quarter of the school year! It is hard to believe how quickly the time has flown, but our Dragons are entering the home stretch with fire and focus. As of today, our students have just 46 days of learning, growing, and achieving remaining in the 2025-2026 school year.
With fewer than 50 days to go, this is the season when students have the unique opportunity to demonstrate all they have mastered throughout the first three quarters. This is a pivotal time for celebrating our students' learning and honoring the academic milestones they have reached.
We sincerely appreciate your continued partnership in supporting our Dragons. Your dedication to ensuring daily attendance and encouraging student achievement on our Spring assessments makes a vital difference as we finish this year strong together.
Purple Up Day, April 15th! Let's turn Dranesville purple on Purple Up Day, Wednesday, April 15! We are wearing purple in support of FCPS’ 14,000 enrolled military-connected students. We are also looking forward to showing our gratitude and support for military - connected students and families at Dranesville during our fourth annual gratitude walk!
2026 Special Education Family Conference
Dr. Shelley Moore
will facilitate our keynote address titled The Evolution of Inclusion
. In this session, we will look at how the goals of inclusion have continued to shift and evolve, as we learn more about diversity and identity. Participants will reflect on their own contexts and consider next steps for advocacy and action.
Visit the FCPS 2026 Special Education Family Conference
webpage to review the list of breakout session offerings and the vendor hall list.
Confirm your attendance for this year’s conference by completing the 2026 Special Education Family Conference Registration Form
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Inspire Future Professionals:
Be a Career Day Presenter We are thrilled to announce our fourth annual Career Fair on Monday, June 15th, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Students in grades PK–6 are eager to explore diverse career paths and discover their future possibilities and we need your expertise to make it happen!
If you are passionate about your profession and want to inspire the next generation, please consider volunteering. We highly encourage interactive demonstrations, hands-on activities, and small promotional items (like pencils or notepads) to engage our students.
Please complete our Volunteer Form Link
by May 1, 2026. Help us make this an unforgettable day of discovery and show our students their future possibilities!
Advanced Academic Programs (AAP)Screening for Subject Specific and Part-Time Services Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is committed to challenging all students through talent development and differentiated instruction to meet the needs of advanced learners.
Screening for Subject Specific and Part-Time Services
Students can be screened for subject specific and part time AAP services at any time in the school year. In the spring, schools review data on all students to determine services for the start of the next school year.
Parents or guardians can initiate the screening process by submitting the AAP School-Based Services Referral Form to the Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART) or Assistant Principal by April 15, annually.
The AAP School-Based Services Referral Form may be found at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/academic-overview/advanced-academic-programs-aap/advanced-academic-program-aap-forms or by searching “AAP Forms” at https://www.fcps.edu/.
Parents or guardians who submit a referral will be notified by the local elementary school of their student’s eligibility status by early June.
Screening Process for Subject Specific and Part-Time Services
Multiple criteria are reviewed holistically to determine eligibility for all FCPS advanced academic services. Committees consider student work from opportunities with AAP lessons, examples of student reasoning or gifted behaviors from class discussions and activities, progress reports, achievement and ability scores, and parent or guardian input. Committees consider whether students have access to a group of students with similar academic needs to support academic conversations and growth in the classroom.
Appeals Process for Subject Specific and Part-Time Services
If a parent or guardian wishes to appeal an ineligible decision, they may submit an appeal with new data for consideration by the local school screening committee. This new information should be submitted to the Advanced Academic Resource Teacher or Assistant Principal.
Subject Specific and Part-Time Services Overview
Subject Specific and Part-Time Services in Elementary School
FCPS offers a continuum of advanced academic services for all students in Grades K-12. The continuum of services approach allows for a focus on matching services to students’ needs rather than labeling students. Students have:
Multiple entry points for deeper learning opportunities in specific areas of need as they develop.
A cluster group of students with similar academic needs to support student learning and growth.
Teachers, administrators, and Advanced Academic Resource Teachers (AARTs) work together to provide the following levels of school-based services at the elementary level:
Access to Rigor, Grades K-6
All students have opportunities to think critically, reason, and problem-solve.
- All teachers use critical and creative thinking strategies in their lessons
- Classroom teachers provide opportunities using materials from the AAP Curriculum Framework a minimum of once per quarter.
Because Access to Rigor services are for all FCPS students, there is not a screening process.
Subject Specific Advanced Differentiation, Grades K-6
Some students require differentiation beyond the needs of age-level peers in their class in at least one specific subject area. Classroom teachers may adjust instruction for students in these areas by:
Providing different assignments and resources in those subjects,
Grouping students by their strengths, interests, and readiness, and
Providing additional challenges using materials from the AAP Curriculum Framework.
Student needs for subject specific differentiation are re-evaluated each year at the local school.
Part-Time Advanced Academic Programs, Grades 3-6
Some students have advanced academic abilities in multiple subject areas and require differentiation beyond the needs of age-level peers in their class in multiple content areas.
Students work with other students that have similar academic needs through weekly pull-out classes or weekly co-taught lessons with the AART and classroom teacher.
Teachers provide frequent opportunities to use materials from the AAP Curriculum Framework in Language Arts, science, social studies, and/or mathematics.
Part-Time services continue through Grade 6. Students do not need to be evaluated each year.
Screening for Full-Time Services
Screening for Full-Time AAP services happens at the district/central level rather than by local schools. For your planning for next school year, please know that screening for Full-Time services occurs during two specific screening cycles:
Fall screening is available for students who are new to FCPS since January.
Fall referrals are due October 15, annually.
Spring screening is available for any Grade 2-7 FCPS-enrolled student.
The referral window is from the first day of school - December 15, annually.
For more information, please visit the AAP website at: https://www.fcps.edu/registration/advanced-academics-identification-and-placement/current-fcps-students
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Full-Time Advanced Academic Programs, Grades 3-8
Some advanced learners need a Full-Time advanced academic program with differentiated instruction in all four core content areas (Language Arts, mathematics, social studies, and science).
Students eligible for Full-Time AAP services are cluster grouped on a Full-Time basis and receive:
Full-Time use of materials from the AAP Curriculum Framework in Language Arts, mathematics, science, and social studies, and
Curriculum that is differentiated through acceleration, depth, and complexity of content.
Full-Time services continue through Grade 8. Students do not need to be evaluated each year.
Standards of Learning Assessment Dates - May 5th:5 and 6 Reading
- May 7th:3 and 4 Reading
- May 12th:5 and 6 Math
- May 14th:3 and 4 Math
- May 19th:5th Science
The SOL assessment window is from April 27th through June 3rd. Grade level assessments will be administered on the dates noted above. Makeups and retakes will be administered between April 27th and June 3rd.
Kindergarten through Sixth Grade Curriculum First Quarter Curriculum Overview
| First Quarter Homework
Second Quarter Curriculum Overview
| Second Quarter Homework
Third Quarter Curriculum Overview
| Third Quarter Homework
Digital Tools to Support Student Learning Students have access to a robust suite of digital resources for learning across the content areas. Here is information about resources by grade level
that can support learning aligned to the curriculum both in the classroom and at home.
Purchase Your 2025-2026 Yearbook This year we received 52 creative yearbook cover entries. Congratulations to Dylan Ta whose artwork will be featured on the front cover of our 2025-2026 yearbook. Yearbooks are $20.00 Please pay online
with ID 14267226. You may also pay with cash in the main office. Orders are due April 24th. Order your yearbook today!
Lifetouch /https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/
Yearbook ID 14267226
Calendar Reminders April 8 - 9:PTA Run-a-thon
April 10:No School | Kindergarten Orientation 10:00 AM | Pyramid Art Show
April 15:Purple Up Day
April 18:Special Education Conference | All County Chorus Performance
April 21:No School
April 22:Full day of school 9:20 AM- 4:05 PM
April 25:Best Buddies Walk, Washington D.C.
May 5 - June 6:Standards of Learning Assessments for Grades 3 through 6
25-26 School Year Calendar
25-26 SACC Calendar
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