English | Español | አማርኛ | 中文 | 한국어 | Tiếng Việt | العربية | فارسی | اردو

Inspired by Balloons Over Broadway, third graders created floats and paraded across Dranesville's campus.

Happy Thanksgiving

We wish all of our students, staff, and families a safe, restorative, and joyful Thanksgiving Break!

To ensure everyone can fully embrace this time for family and gratitude, please note two school-wide practices:

• Student Break: Students will have no assigned homework for the duration of the break.

• Staff Break: To allow our dedicated teachers and staff time to rest and recharge, all emails and messages will receive a response upon our return on Monday, December 1st.

Thank you for your partnership in making Dranesville a remarkable school community every day and for making Thanksgiving a peaceful break for all members of our school community.

We are Thankful for Our Students' Presence

Ten classes ended the day with an attenDANCE party.

We are thankful for our students' presence every day. When even one student is absent, it impacts teaching and learning in the classroom. Our teachers intentionally plan grade level instruction as well as intervention and enrichment to meet students where they are and provide the lift and stretch that they need. Daily instruction across content areas will continue through December 19th. Please help us to maintain the continuity of daily routines by making sure that your healthy children are in school.

Dranesville's Current Chronic Absentee Rate is 7.6% Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing ten percent or more of the academic year for any reason, including excused absences, unexcused absences, and suspensions. Based on a 180-day school year, that means approximately 18 days per year or 2 to 3 days per month.

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.

Full-Time Advanced Academic Program Services

Identification Procedures

Advanced Academic Programs Full-Time AAP Services Referral Form

English | Spanish

Parent/Guardian Questionnaire

English | Spanish

Curriculum and Assessments at Dranesville

First Quarter Curriculum Overview | First Quarter Homework 

Second Quarter Curriculum Overview | Second Quarter Homework

Dragons at Herndon Fortnightly Library

Thank you for joining us for our second Saturday of Dragons at Fortnightly Library. We loved reading with your children and learning what they were interested in reading about. We'll be at the Herndon Fortnightly Library again on Saturday, December 13th from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and we hope to see you there! Did you know that all FCPS students can borrow books from the Fairfax County Public Library? All FCPS students have a FCPL account and can borrow 3 books or materials through the Library Equity Access Pass (LEAP).

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. If each student reads just 5 books during this time, our students will have read close to 3,000 books!

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.