❄️🎉We had "snow" much fun at our Dec staff Gingerbread House Competition. Our staff put their STEM skills to the test. Judges Principal Gaither & AP Welch had a tough time choosing a winner. Thanks to the JOY Committee for a fun celebration for the holiday season. Congrats to winning 5th grade team.

🎉 We celebrated a double win today with our "Kirstins"! Kirstin Riddick Teacher of the Year & STEAM Coordinator and Kirstin Lawler Support Staff of the Year & Library Assistant. Congratulations on your remarkable commitment to our community! We are looking forward to the celebration ceremony in May.

🎉🌟💫 Congratulations to our social worker Carol “CJ” Burka, who was recently recognized as a National Certified School Social Worker. Read more on our APS or Drew website.

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September has been busy for our Dragons! 🐉📚 From Back to School Night 💡, to an inspiring visit from author Jerry Pallotta ✍🏽, to celebrating family on Grandparents’ Day ❤️! THANK YOU to our amazing Admin, Teachers, Librarian Ms. Black, PTA, families, & students for making it all possible! #APSFACE

September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. Watch as APS students, staff and the community share how they celebrate their Latino heritage. #APSHHM #OneTeamOneAPS #HispanicHeritageMonth

My second visit today took me to @drew.apsva.us, where I sat with students engaged in a puzzle activity in Ms. Mallory's kindergarten class. It was great to explore a variety of classrooms where students are settling into the new school year. #OneTeamOneAPS #APSBack2School

🚀✨ Happy Hispanic Heritage Month, Dragons! We kicked off the celebration on our Dragons News Network this morning! 🎥🐉 Today we highlighted Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman to go to space! 🛰️🌍 Let’s honor her amazing journey! 💫 #HispanicHeritageMonth

Today we pause to remember September 11, 2001, a day that profoundly impacted our community here in Arlington and across the nation. We honor the lives lost, the families forever changed and the courage of those who responded. We will never forget. #NeverForget

👩‍🌾🚿👨‍🌾 Be a Drew Garden Volunteer. Sign-up here: tinyurl.com/drewgarden

🥚🧪🔬Ms. Flauss and our 5th grade dragons engaged in an Egg Drop activity to stimulate their understanding and connection with kinetic energy and energy transformation. Planning, building, testing and evaluating results help students reflect and improve their design. #APSisawesome 📸: Ms. Burka

🧪👩🏾‍⚕️3rd grade teacher, Ms. Bell is getting ready for a science lesson with STEMScopes! Our 3rd grade dragons are super engaged and are off to a great start learning science 🕸🕷🕸🕷.

Tomorrow is the last day to submit your Hispanic Heritage Month video! Share what tradition, celebration or saying connects you to your culture. Upload here: dropbox.com/request/I5pIwvwzChosmwK2a33I #APSHHM #OneTeamOneAPS

🌟APS is Seeking Hispanic Heritage Month Videos In anticipation of (Sept 15 – Oct 15), APS invites you to submit a short video by Fri, Sept. 5 sharing “What tradition, celebration, or saying makes you feel most connected to your culture?” 👋🏾See Friday Five Message for link to submit.

😁👋🏾🎉 Our Open House was a huge success, filled with smiles, hugs, and positive energy. We're thrilled to welcome back our K-5 dragons on Monday August 25th and PreK Tuesday August 26th!

🎉 Join us for Open House!

🍦🍨🍧 Hey Drew Dragons! Join our @drewelempta this Saturday for a cool treat with your fellow dragons. See you there!

☮️ What a peaceful way to end an amazing school year in the Drew Community! Thank you to our Staff, Families, Community and @arlingtonvapd for uniting with us for our annual tradition to demonstrate to our neighborhood that we want a safe, inclusive, and kind community. Have a safe summer!