ATES Updates_01/30/2026

Upcoming Dates:

02/02                Family Food Market (3:45pm, Cafeteria)
02/03                End of 2nd Quarter (New Date)
02/06                Parent Coffee (9:00am, Cafeteria)
                         Topic: How to support math at home
                         Student Parent Lunch (Lunch Time, Cafeteria)
02/09                Progress Reports available for view via ParentVue (New Date)
02/11                Report Cards Go Home (New Date)
02/16                Student Holiday-George Washington’s Birthday
                         (President’s Day)-No School
02/17                Teacher Workday (No School)
02/18                3-Hour Early Release -Dismissal time 12:20pm
03/02                Family Food Market (3:45pm, Cafeteria)
03/04                Quarter 3 Interim Reports Sent Home
03/05                Gr. 5 Field Trip to Hidden Oaks Nature Center
                         (Abourakty & Rigby)
                         Partners In Print Night (5:00-7:00pm, Cafeteria & Gym)
03/06                Gr. 5 Field Trip to Hidden Oaks Nature Center
                         (Poole & Garvin)
                         Student Parent Lunch (Lunch Time, Cafeteria)
03/13                PTA Sponsored Chuck E Cheese Fundraising Night
                         (4:00pm, 9404 Main St, Fairfax, VA 22031)
03/18                3-Hour Early Release -Dismissal time 12:20pm
03/20                Student Holiday-Eid al-Fitr-No School
03/25                Spring Pictures
                         ATES Dance Night (6:00pm, AHS Gym)
03/27                End of 3rd Quarter
                         2-Hour Early Student Release - Dismissal time 1:20 pm
03/30-04/03      Spring Break


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Harrison's music class

Mrs. Badia loved visiting Ms. Harrison’s music class and listening to our 4th graders play their recorders flawlessly. Their focus and confidence were impressive, and the joy of music filled the room!


Mr. Dow, our High Impact Tutor, is doing fantastic work supporting our students in both literacy and math. Here he is with a small literacy group, providing targeted support that is helping students build confidence and strengthen their reading skills. His dedication and positive relationships are making a meaningful difference for our students.

Mr. Dow, our High Impact Tutor

February's Family Lunch_02/06/2026

Family Lunch-February 6th, 2026

The Family Engagement Committee is sponsoring the Student-Parent Lunch Day on Friday, February 6, 2026. Parents are invited to have the lunch with their student during their lunch time. This event is part of increasing family engagement at ATES and providing parents an opportunity to come to the school. The price for lunch is $5.25 for all guests (Free of charge for all students in Annandale Terrace). Please complete this survey (https://forms.gle/vzb8BMaaLT9N9T5D7) if you are planning to attend.


Student Fasting Meal Kits

From February 18 to March 19, 2026, a Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) waiver allows students fasting during the school day to request take-home meal kits. These kits include a complete school breakfast and lunch to be eaten after the school day ends.

Important Meal Kit Information: 

  • Kits are charged based on a student’s meal status (Free, Reduced, or Paid).
  • Students may claim one breakfast and one lunch kit per day.
  • Students who eat a meal at school during the day are not eligible for a take-home kit on the same day.
  • Kits are distributed at the end of the school day. Students must pick up their own kits; adults are not permitted to collect them.

Parents or guardians must submit a weekly request form via the FCPS FNS website by the deadlines:

  • February 11, 2026 for week of February 18, 2026
  • February 16, 2026 for the week of February 23, 2026
  • February 23, 2026 for the week of March 2, 2026
  • March 2, 2026 for the week of March 9, 2026
  • March 9, 2026 for the week of March 16, 2026

Forms must be submitted on time to receive meal kits for the following week.