Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School
@drew.apsva.us
Home of the Drew Dragons!
🎉🌟💫 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.
October 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🎉🌟💫 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.
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
THANK YOU to our amazing Admin, Teachers, Librarian Ms. Black, PTA, families, & students for making it all possible!
#APSFACE
September 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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
THANK YOU to our amazing Admin, Teachers, Librarian Ms. Black, PTA, families, & students for making it all possible!
#APSFACE
🚀✨ 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
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
September 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🚀✨ 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
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
👩🌾🚿👨🌾 Be a Drew Garden Volunteer. Sign-up here: tinyurl.com/drewgarden
September 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
👩🌾🚿👨🌾 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
📸: Ms. Burka
September 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🥚🧪🔬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
📸: 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 🕸🕷🕸🕷.
September 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🧪👩🏾⚕️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 🕸🕷🕸🕷.
🌟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.
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.
September 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🌟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.
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!
August 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
😁👋🏾🎉 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!
August 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🎉 Join us for Open House!
🍦🍨🍧 Hey Drew Dragons! Join our @drewelempta this Saturday for a cool treat with your fellow dragons. See you there!
August 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
🍦🍨🍧 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!
June 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
☮️ 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!