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Kristen Rucinski - Principal Ebony Opie - Assistant Principal
Gunston Gazette
Summer Office Hours
9:00am - 2:00pm
Monday through Friday
or by appointment.
Important 2024 - 2025 School Year Dates
Please draw your attention to the early release Monday dates since they are new this year. Gunston will release at 12:10 pm these days. Please note that not all schools will have the same dates, so if you happen to have another child attending a school outside of the Hayfield Pyramid, these dates might differ. A full list of schools can be found HERE.
We also wanted to share with you the FCPS 2024-25 school year calendar as this will be helpful for planning trips and appointments. With attendance in mind, please do your best to align vacations and appointments to days students already have off of school.
Early Release Monday – 12:10 PM dismissal 🕑
September 16 October 21 November 18
February 10 March 10 April 21 May 12
Save the Dates
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6th Grade Chew & Chat - Thursday, August 8 11:30am - 1:00pm
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Tours for New Families - Thursday, August 8 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Popsicles with the Principals on the Playground Thursday, August 1 3:00pm - 4:00pm (outdoor event)
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Open House: Friday, August 16 9:00am - 10:00am (last name: A - L 9:00am - 9:30am and M - Z 9:30am - 10:00am)
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First Day of School! Monday, August 19 (8:25am - 3:30pm)
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Back to School Night: Thursday, September 5 6:00pm - 7:30pm
School Supply Lists
Want to cross something off of your August to-do list? Check out our 2024-2025 School Supply Lists, which are updated for next school year, and have one thing less to worry about at back to school time!
The amazing staff at Gunston ES is getting ready for another wonderful school year!
Teachers spend the week of August 12th preparing their classrooms and attending professional development trainings. Care to help in welcoming teachers and staff back in the building?
We are hoping to fill the staff lounge with snacks and drinks and are accepting donations to spoil them.
Donation suggestions:
Individual drinks:
Unsweetened ice tea
Lemonade
Diet Coke/Regular Coke
Water
Individual snacks: chips, cookies, nuts, bars
Fruit: grapes, oranges, bananas
Non-perishable items can be donated next week - August 2 - 9
Perishable items accepted on Monday, August 12
Thank you in advance!
Student Registration and/or Withdrawal
Do you need to register your student for the upcoming school year or know someone who does?
Is your grade K-6 student(s) not returning to Gunston ES this school year?
Please reach out to our registrar, Lynn Warner, at 703-541-3600 or [email protected] for assistance.
6th Grade Chew & Chat
We are excited to be hosting an event for our currently enrolled sixth graders for the year 2024-2025 to have an opportunity to share their hopes for the upcoming year. If you will be a sixth grader this year, please consider joining us on August 8th from 11:30am-1:00pm. This is an event for sixth grade students only, you can drop them off in front of Gunston at 11:30am and pick them up at 1:00pm. Please complete this form if your 6th grader will join us. We need accurate numbers as we will be ordering pizza.
Immunizations
In Virginia, it's required by law for students to have certain immunizations to attend school. This is supported by guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Virginia Department of Health, and FCPS Regulation 2101.
Starting Monday, September 30, students who have not provided proof of immunization will not be allowed to attend school.
You can check your child’s immunization compliance by accessing ParentVUE.
Families of students with incomplete immunization records need to provide acceptable proof of immunization to their child's school as soon as possible. You can find the list of required immunizations on the General Registration Immunizations webpage.
If your child’s immunizations are incomplete, here's what you need to do:
- Get your child’s immunization record from one of these places:
- Request immunization records for free through the Virginia Immunization Information System (VIIS).
- If your child was immunized outside Virginia, get records from those states’ systems.
- Request records from your healthcare provider. Some may charge for copies.
Submit your child’s immunization record to your child’s school.
Families should submit their child’s completed immunization records before September 30.
Please visit FCPS’ website for more information. If you would like to speak with an FCPS staff member, please leave a message at one of the phone numbers below. Thank you for supporting our students' health and well-being.
You Definitely Want and Need FCPS ParentVUE Credentials!
The SIS (Student Information System) ParentVue account credential is the FCPS secure solution for providing parent access to school information about your FCPS children. With these credentials (username and password) parents can learn about your child’s attendance, class performance, and demographic data on the Parent SIS App. It also acts as a login for a number of other FCPS Applications that help you to support your child including Schoology, HereComes-the-Bus App, the annual ParentDigitalConsent, and MySchool Bucks. Updates now allow parents to update emergency information, health information and sign various forms/permissions via the Online Verification (OVU) Please make sure we have your correct email on file.
Your account stays active for your entire FCPS enrollment. A single login allows access to ALL of your FCPS children, regardless of school attending. Credentials are available for each parent/guardian on file with permissions for records access.
How to Get Activation Information:
Please review this FCPS webpage for all the specifics of a ParentVue Account.
First Day of School
2024 -2025
Monday, August 19
8:25am - 3:30pm
10100 Gunston Road, Lorton VA 22079 | Main Phone: 703.541.3600
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