Bonnie Brae Elementary
5420 Sideburn Road
Fairfax, VA 22032
703-321-3900
Enrollment: 742
Principal: Kathy Bruce
Kathy.Bruce@fcps.edu
Web site: www.fcps.edu/BonnieBraeES
Back-to-School Night: Grades 1-3, Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m.; Kindergarten, Monday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m.; Grades 4-6, Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.
Daniels Run Elementary
3705 Old Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-279-8400
Enrollment: 750
Principal: Kathy Mullenix
Kathy.Mullenix@fcps.edu
Web site: www.fcps.edu/DanielsRunES
Back-to-School Night: Grades K-2, Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.; grades 3-6, Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m.
As a city school, Daniels Run offers Latin in the classroom, as well as after-school Spanish and French programs. Daniels Run is not undergoing any renovations at this time, and significant changes have occurred in staff members this year, according to principal Kathy Mullenix. Daniels Run will continue its focus on literacy this year, said Mullenix, via e-mail to the Connection. Mullenix said the school will also expand on staff development topics, such as data analysis, professional learning communities and research-based instructional best practices.
"I’m looking forward to a great 2007-08 school year," she said.
Eagle View Elementary
4500 Dixie Hill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-937-1855
Enrollment: 690
Principal: Deborah Tyler
Deborah.Tyler@fcps.edu
Web site: www.fcps.edu/eagleviewes/
Back-to-School Nights: Tuesday, Sept. 11, and Tuesday, Sept. 18, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Eagle View Elementary was a new school in Fairfax County last year. As a new school, it features the latest technology, including Smart Boards in every classroom. Principal Deborah Tyler hopes to focus on more in-depth staff development this year, along with building a stronger Parent Teacher Association at the school. She said she hopes to make the new building more comfortable this year.
Tyler has been with the county for 20 years, 18 of which she worked as a teacher, assistant principal and principal for Pine Spring Elementary in Falls Church. She said she cannot wait to start the school year at Eagle View.
Fairfax Villa Elementary
10900 Santa Clara Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-267-2800
Enrollment: 365
Principal: Dale Mann
Dale.Mann@fcps.edu
Web site: www.fcps.edu/FairfaxVillaES/
Back-to-School Night: Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.
Open House: Thursday, Aug. 30, 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
New Student Orientation: Thursday, Aug. 30, 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Fairfax Villa Elementary will continue to focus on literacy and reading in the upcoming school year, said principal Dale Mann, via e-mail to the Connection. There will also be a school-wide focus on mathematics instruction, and the school will have full-day kindergarten. The Positive Behavior Support Program will move into its third year of implementation, teaching children to be "safe, responsible and respectful."
Mann said the school is also expanding the SuperKids! Community Service Program. The school welcomes five new teachers and four instructional assistants this year.
Fairhill Elementary
3001 Chichester Lane
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-208-8100
Enrollment: 510
Principal: Patricia Phillips
Patricia.Phillips@fcps.edu
Web site: www.fcps.edu/FairhillES/
Back-to-School Night: Grades K-2, Thursday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m.; Grades 3-6, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 7 p.m.
Open House: Thursday, Aug. 30, 2 p.m.
Fairhill will have two new programs this year: full-day kindergarten and the head start program for 3 and 4-year-olds. The school also expanded its Gifted and Talented program to grades K-6, said principal Patricia Phillips. The Young Scholars Program was also expanded and is now offered in grades K-4.
The music and drama department expanded as well, adding two new full-time teachers last year. This year, Phillips said the teachers will be coordinating together more and will be putting on a lot of drama productions throughout the year. While no new administrators have been added to the school, two new classroom teachers join the staff this year.
Laurel Ridge Elementary
10110 Commonwealth Blvd.
Fairfax, VA 22032
703-426-3700
Enrollment: 809
Principal: Linda Domina
Linda.Domina@fcps.edu
Web site: www.fcps.edu/LaurelRidgeES/
Back-to-School Night: Morning kindergarten, Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m.; Afternoon kindergarten, Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 7:45 p.m.; Grades 1-3, Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m.; Grades 4-6, Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.
Little Run Elementary
4511 Olley Lane
Fairfax, VA 22032
703-503-3500
Enrollment: 400
Principal: Janet S. Johnson
Janet.Johnson@fcps.edu
Web site: www.fcps.edu/LittleRunES/
Back-to-School Night: Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.
Little Run Elementary will offer full-day kindergarten in the 2007-08 school year. The school will also offer Gifted and Talented curriculum to third-graders. Spanish will be taught to first and second grade students under the Foreign Language in Elementary School (FLES) program. The school added a "learning cottage" for additional learning space, said principal Janet Johnson, via e-mail to the Connection. There are also plans underway to add a brick pathway to the school’s courtyard habitat project.
Mantua Elementary
9107 Horner Court
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-645-6300
Enrollment: 835
Principal: Jan-Marie Fernandez
JanMarie.Fernandez@fcps.edu
Web site: www.fcps.edu/MatuaES/
Back-to-School Night: Preschool and grades K-3, Thursday, Sept. 20, at 6:30 p.m.; grades 4-6, Thursday, Sept. 27, at 6:30 p.m.
<bt>Mantua welcomes three new teachers and a few new specialists this year. Principal Jan-Marie Fernandez is excited about the School Board strategic goals, since she said they fit in beautifully with "Mantua's emphasis on the Basic School philosophy within a Professional Learning Community (PLC) framework," she said, via e-mail to the Connection. The school is continuing its emphasis on visual literacy through the integration of technology, she said.
Mantua is entering its fourth year of offering Italian, under the Foreign Language for Elementary Students program, and this year that program is expanding to the grades 3-6 students. Mantua received a new roof over the summer.
Mosby Woods Elementary
9819 Five Oaks Road
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-937-1600
Enrollment: 630
Principal: Mahri Aste
Mahri.Aste@fcps.edu
Web site: www.fcps.edu/MosbyWoodsES/
Back-to-School Night: Grades K-3, Monday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m.; grades 4-6, Monday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m.
<bt>Mosby Woods will continue its Changing Education Through the Arts partnership with the Kennedy Center. Mondays are also longer this year, ending at 12:30 p.m. Principal Mahri Aste said the school will continue its high expectations for student achievement and enhancement of the character education program.
The school’s new playground should be complete in time for the first day of school. About 90 percent of the school’s staff is returning.
Oak View Elementary
5004 Sideburn Road
Fairfax, VA 22032
703-764-7100
Enrollment: 700
Principal: Debra Lane
Debra.Lane@fcps.edu
Web site: www.fcps.edu/OakViewES/
Back-to-School Night: Grades AM-K, green team grades 5-6, Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 6:30 p.m.; grades PM-K, gold team grades 3-4, Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m.
Oak View Elementary is expanding its Gifted and Talented School-based center to fourth grade for its second year of the program’s implementation. The school’s days, Tuesdays through Fridays, will be slightly longer this year, with dismissal at 3 p.m. Morning kindergarten will dismiss at 11:40 a.m. this year, while afternoon kindergarten will arrive at 11:40 a.m. and dismiss at 3 p.m.
Principal Debra Lane is new to the school this year, and a new assistant principal is expected to be hired soon.
Olde Creek Elementary
9524 Old Creek Drive
Fairfax, VA 22032
703-426-3100
Enrollment: 380
Principal: Thomas Bentson
Thomas.Bentson@fcps.edu
Web site: www.fcps.edu/OldeCreekES/
Back-to-School Night: Thursday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m.
Olde Creek Elementary has some schedule adjustments this year. Dismissal is moved back five minutes, to 12:25 p.m. on Mondays, and to 2:25 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays.
Olde Creek welcomes new assistant principal Margaret Prati, and a new school-based technology specialist, April Cascio. Five new teachers and two new instructional assistants joining the faculty this year.
Providence Elementary
3616 Jermantown Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-460-4400
Enrollment: 750
Principal: Joy Hanbury
Joy.Hanbury@fcps.edu
Web site: www.fcps.edu/ProvidenceES
Back-to-School Nights: grades K-2, Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m.; grades 3-6, Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m.
Wakefield Forest Elementary
4011 Iva Lane
Fairfax, VA 22003
703-503-2300
Enrollment: 500
Principal: Sheri D'Amato
Sheri.Damato@fcps.edu
Web site: www.fcps.edu/WakefieldForestES/
Back-to-School Night: Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. (special education and gifted and talented, at 6:30 p.m.)
Wakefield Forest Elementary School has its largest enrollment in history this year, with about 500 students expected, up from 450 last year. The English as a Second Language students are returning to their base school from Mantua, and a new Gifted and Talented program is in place for third-graders.
A few new trailers have been added to the school since it is a community-based school now, said principal Sheri D’Amato. Three new teachers are joining the faculty this year — a year D’Amato said is an implementation phase for the school’s programs and initiatives, such as second language acquisition and differentiating instruction for balanced literacy.
Willow Springs Elementary
5400 Willow Springs School Road, Fairfax
703-679-6000
Enrollment: 700
Principal: Elizabeth Rhein
Elizabeth.Rhein@fcps.edu
Web site:www.fcps.edu/WillowSpringsES
Back-to-School Night: grades K and 4-6, Monday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m.; grades 1-3, Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m.