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Dear Franklin Sherman ES Parents/Guardians,
Summer Camp Opportunities for FSES Students!!!
We’re excited to share that Franklin Sherman will host Chesterbrook PTA’s Summer Quest Camp in our building this summer as they undergo renovation work! This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to enjoy engaging activities, connect with friends, and stay active right here at FSES. Registration information and details can be found here:
Summer Quest Camp Sign Up at Franklin Sherman
Be sure to sign up early, as spots fill quickly!
I look forward to seeing our families at our annual Harlem Wizards game this Saturday!!! This is a wonderful community event.
Sincerely,
Farris Thomas
Principal
Franklin Sherman ES
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March Women's History Month
March 2 - 7 Read Across America Week
March 7 Harlem Wizards Game - Few Tickets Left!!
March 8 Spring Forward to Daylight Savings Time
March 9 PTA Meeting followed by Screenagers Viewing
March 9-13 Spirit Week
March 27 Q3 End and 2 Hour Early Release
March 30 April 3 Spring Break
April 6 Student Holiday
April 15 Purple Up!
FCPS Calendar: 2025-26
Franklin Sherman Calendar
As we begin looking forward to next school year we ask for assistance from families with three important steps.
Class Placement Survey
Submit by March 27
At this time of year we begin the essential task of determining class placements for the next school year. Many factors are taken into consideration and this is a complex but very important process. As parents, you can assist us in determining class placement by sharing your insights about your child with respect to academic and behavioral information. Please note that we do not accept requests for specific teachers for the upcoming grade placement.
Completion of the form is optional; however, the deadline for any submission is Friday, March 27. The form will no longer accept responses after that date. Any input you share will be shared with the grade level team. Please complete one form per child.
Submit the Class Placement Survey Today
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten helps children learn and practice the social, emotional, problem-solving, and self-regulation skills they will use throughout their lives.
Fairfax County public schools typically conduct kindergarten registration events, including orientation, in the spring. Eligible children can be registered throughout the summer, but registering your child early helps schools prepare and ensure they have the teachers and resources needed on the first day of school.
If your child will attend our school, please gather necessary documents and complete registration forms as soon as possible.
FCPS offers support and resources for all families to help with registration and the transition to kindergarten. For support in other languages, please visit the FCPS Registration webpage.
Students Not Returning
Please fill out this student intentions form for each child who WILL NOT attend Franklin Sherman. The parents/care givers of current 6th grade students should fill out the form if their child will not attend Cooper/Longfellow nest year.
We are celebrating Reading and Books with Read Across America Week. Here are some activities we have going on all week:
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Reading buddies - Primary grade students will read with upper elementary buddies in the library
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Reading BINGO - Read with your family, read on your own, read diverse books and complete the card then return it to the homeroom teacher
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Bowling in the library - Specialists will award tickets which can be redeemed for a game of bowling in the library
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A poem a day on PNN
Have fun and read, read, read!
McLean Pyramid Art Show
Thursday, March 5
The opening of the 2025-26 McLean Pyramid Art Show is here! The exhibit will run at the McLean Community Center until March 15. Gallery Hours are Monday to Saturday 10am-4pm, with possible Sunday hours for this show. Check the MCC website for details.
Forty-two of our talented Franklin Sherman student artists will have beautiful work on display. We have ceramics, sculpture, portraits, weavings, illustrations, prints, digital drawings, and paper collage within our scope of work. McLean HS, Longfellow MS, and pyramid Elementary Schools are all included. We thank McLean Project for the Arts once again for sponsoring and hosting in their gallery space. Stop by and see it!
Dulles Airport Youth Art Walk
Thirteen talented Franklin Sherman student artists have work on display in the Dulles International Airport Youth Art Walk sponsored by the Washington Metropolitan Airport Authority.
In conjunction with Fairfax County Public Schools and McLean Project for the Arts. Students at our school collaborated on a mixed media piece (watercolor, colored pencil, crayon, marker, Sharpie, cut paper on paper) last year in their third grade Art class. Two to three students worked together to create work that they thought would be motivating and inspirational for passengers walking by the exhibit at the main level of the main terminal right outside the TSA checkpoint. Several of these student works were exhibited in the McLean Project for the Arts Youth Art Walk around the grounds of the McLean Community Center this past fall. Four of our pieces were chosen, along with several other works from schools around the county. A reception was held last month at the airport.
If you happen to be flying in and out of Dulles this spring break, summer, or whenever, the exhibit will be up for the next year. We are so proud of our Panda artists!
Here is the link to order. If it doesn’t go straight to Franklin Sherman Elementary in McLean, our code is 732577.
https://www.buytheyearbook.com/en/yearbook
Cost of Yearbooks are $21.50 and to personalize is an extra $5.00.
Deadline to order is Friday, April 17. Please make sure to go online and reserve yours today!
Purple Up! – April 15, 2026
In recognition of Month of the Military Child, Franklin Sherman will celebrate Purple Up! day. We are inviting military-connected parents and family members to participate in this special event by sharing their experiences.
Share you ideas about how you would like to participate.
The ideas presented in this form are intended to gauge interest and help guide our planning for the final event. If you are interested in participating, please complete the form so we can thoughtfully prepare for the day.
We look forward to celebrating and honoring our military-connected families together!!
It's time for our next Spirit Week. All students, staff, and visitors to the school are invited to participate.
March 9 - 16
Mismatch Monday - Dress in mismatched clothes
Twin Tuesday - Dress up the same as a friend
Western Wednesday - Dress up in western style
Tropical Thursday - Dress up in your best tropical clothes
Anything but a Backpack Friday - No backpack to bring your things to school
Spring Garden Clean Up!
We will meet Tuesdays after school. The first meeting/clean up will be Tuesday, March 17 at 4:10 p.m.
Daffodils are starting to peak up in our garden! You know what that means? Its time to get back in the garden. We are looking for parent volunteers to help in our garden to prepare for the growing season. This may include weeding, watering, edging, mulching, general cleanup, planting, and maybe some painting on the tops of our stump seating.
To help, you don’t need to know anything about gardening. If you want to learn, we can teach you. It is a wonderful community to learn and grow in. Any students who come to help must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Parents/guardians must be registered as a Level 1 Volunteer.
Register and learn more about volunteering.
We are also ordering two more sheds that will need to be assembled. We will let you know when we are ready for that, and if you have tools, please bring them! We look forward to working with you in our wonderful garden! If you have questions please contact our Art Teacher, Ms. Eaton at lreaton@fcps.edu.
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Meal Kits for Fasting Students
From February 18 to March 19, students who are fasting during the day can take school meals home. These kits include one breakfast and one lunch to be eaten after the school day ends.
Families must fill out a request form each week for every student who wants a kit. The first deadline is Wednesday, February 11, for the week of February 16. Please note other important details below:
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Cost: Meals are charged just like a normal school day.
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Pickup: Students must grab their kits at the end of the school day.
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Menu: Kits include school meals that are easy to heat at home.
Visit the Food and Nutrition webpage for forms, deadlines, and other information. Please contact the Office of Food and Nutrition Services with any questions at FCPSFNS@fcps.edu or 703-813-4800.
Community Conversations: Share Your Thoughts With Dr. Reid
Community Conversations are opportunities for you to share your thoughts and ask questions of Superintendent Reid. Events will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) on:
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Tuesday, March 3, at Waples Mill ES
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Tuesday, March 17, from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m., at Glen Forest ES
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Monday, March 23, at Ravensworth ES
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Monday, April 13, at Belle View ES
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Monday, April 20, Westgate ES
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Wednesday, April 22, at Crestwood ES
FCPS News
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- The FCPS Budget
- School Safety
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving this weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
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PTA Meeting Date Changed
Due to a scheduling conflict, the next PTA meeting date has changed. The meeting will now take place on Monday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m., just before the Screenagers film showing.
3 Hour Early Release Camps with Overtime Athletics!
Early release camps with Overtime Athletics are back for the remaining early release Wednesdays.
The dates are Feb. 18, March 18, April 22, and May 13.
Register here. Families who have signed up before can get 10% off | 
