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November Family Coffee Video Recording: Advanced Academics

Family coffee meeting on October 16 from 9:30-10:30am. Topic: Adjusting to middle school

Holmes Middle School Family Survey 2024-25

Filling out this Family Survey will help guide the development of our family workshops and resources for the 2024-2025

HMS is an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IBMYP) School

Encouraging and nurturing student's educational, emotional, physical and social development

News You Choose from Holmes MS!

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Middle and High School Immunization Clinics

All FCPS middle and high schools will host a free immunization clinic this fall in collaboration with the Fairfax County Health Department. Students must participate at the school where they are enrolled. Clinics will be held during school hours. Parents/caregivers must sign a consent form for students under 18.

Holidays (Thanksgiving Break)

November 27, 2024 – November 29, 2024

Holidays (Winter Break)

December 23, 2024 – January 05, 2025

Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday / Inauguration Day)

January 20, 2025

End of Second Quarter

January 28, 2025

Student Holiday

January 29, 2025

Holiday (Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day)

February 17, 2025

Bell Schedule

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After School Program

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Safety Tipline

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Principal's Note - Nov 4, 2024

November 07, 2024

• Reporting Your Student’s Attendance
• Changes to Dismissal Plan and Early Pick-Ups
• Apply for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
• Nominate Staff for Outstanding Employee Awards
and more…

Principal's Note - Oct 18, 2024

October 24, 2024

• Changes to Dismissal
• Apply for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
• Attention 6th Grade Families
•Nominate Staff for Outstanding Employee Awards
and more…

Principal's Note - Oct 11, 2024

October 14, 2024

• Wednesday, 10/16, 9:30-10:30 AM - Family Coffee Meeting
• Friday, 10/18 - 8th Grade Band Night - Edison High School
• Friday, 10/18, 5-9 PM - Annual Basketball Tournament at Luther Jackson MS
• Wednesday, 10/23, 5:30-6:30 PM - PTA Meeting
and more…

Fairfax County School Board Approves Secondary Course Changes for 2025-26

The Fairfax County School Board approved new secondary course offerings for the 2025-26 school year at its meeting on November 14.

Seven FCPS Bands to Showcase Musical Talents at 2024 Virginia Music Educators Association Conference

Seven FCPS bands will perform at the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference, which will be held November 21-23 in Norfolk.

Superintendent's Weekly Reflections

Dr. Reid writes about all the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This past week, she visited schools to see learning in action, attended the IEP Palooza and Our Voices, Our Future events, took in some high school theater, a science Olympiad, playoff volleyball, and more!

Seven Generations Ahead: FCPS Teacher Draws on Native American Roots Over 23 Years of Instruction

November is Native American Heritage Month. A Wakefield Forest Elementary teacher is sharing his cultural upbringing as a member of the Haudenosaunee’s Bear Clan with students through lessons on drums, dreamcatchers and the role of Native Americans in rocket science.